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Fucking wet behind the ears?

A big part of the problem is the constant focus on LaRussa by his harshest critics. OK he is a terrible Manager but they miss the main problem which is that this team lacks the talent to compete. Look at their pitching staff and position players. Kopech is what, their third best pitcher? or is that Giolito or Lynn? Vaughn is their best hitter...with 10 home runs and he is a DH with no speed on the bases. Play him in LF because Eloy might get hurt out there. . LOL. Sheets...LOL. Leury, LOL, Grandal, Pollock and Moncada LOL.

Fvk Stone.

Did Babe Ruth?

It is easy for Stone to criticize and suggest that players are not working hard enough. These guys can work 24/7 trying to improve but they just aren't very good. The Sox are probably the 15th best team out of 30. ...maybe. All the disappointment is due to inflated expectations from the likes of Rick Hahn and people in the sports media. It is sport for a lot of fans and people in the media to build up a team or a player, promote inflated expectations.,then rip them a new @ hole and spend hours whining about how they fvked up. That's what is done here, every day.

Tony has Vaughn in the outfield. LOL Vaughn lost the first game with the Rangers with his defensive foibles and almost took out Pollock.

Too bad Vaughn is such a stiff defensively or he could have been a permanent replacement at 3rd.

Moncada needs to cut down on his swing and try to make some contact....especially with two strikes...like most other hitters.Striking out too much reveals that he just isn't seeing the ball. Maybe a new hitting coach .

When players approach 1.,000 major league at bats, one can begin to draw some conclusions. Numbers don't lie.

Another bloop and a blast and we can get a W.

Need a double to score Yas.

Mendocino - Sir Douglas Quintet

Yaz ! And he looks slower than Vaughn... Put him in the outfield!

Maybe Moncada should stop switch hitting. Pick a side, LH or RH and stay with it every time up. Maybe Mendocino can have his bat speed from both sides measured along with other data to make that decision easier.

Why is Vaughn in the outfield ?

Eloy - My favorite White Sox player He starts in LF. or wherever he wants.

Average Hone Runs over 162 games based on all career MLB at bats: Eloy Jimenez - 37 Luis Robert - 36 Jose Abreu - 32 Yasmani Grandal - 26 Gavin Sheets - 26 Jake Burger / AJ Pollock - 22 Yoan Moncada - 20 Andrew Vaughn - 19 (source: Baseball Reference.com)

Vaughn misplayed three balls and almost injured Pollock. Imagine if he collided with Luis Robert like that and ended his season. Vaughn is a tank. Bring up Colas, a slightly faster tank, and DH Vaughn.

Vaughn is not an outfielder and probably lacks the range and reach needed at first base, so he is mainly a one tool player. If Andrew continues mashing the ball he has a high ceiling, even if limited to DHing. More HR's would elevate his value even more.

Carlos Quentin who had two All Star years. Vaughn has a similar looking body type with very stable foundation at the plate and a level swing that produced a lot of line drives.

Moncada looked winded as he was running to first yesterday on what I recall was a single. All of us who watch the Sox regularly have noticed that Moncada at times, seems to be in some kind of physical pain....almost like he has an oblique strain, I would guess. That has been going on for a long time now. Whatever that problem is, it appears to impact his stamina while running the bases and perhaps, his bat speed and bat extension at the plate. I would like to see him get better because he is a potential 5 tool player and an elite defender at 3rd.

A 2-2 split in Texas would be OK. It will be hard to get 3 there.

Dickman for Diekman was a good trade. :Looks like Deik will be the 7th inning reliever instead of Kelly.

Eloy was injured. His early at=bats were in April . He is one of the best hitters in the league.

Respect your elders.