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I said that starting pitching has been spotty. Kopech has been less than even he expected he would be in his last couple of starts. Lynn coming off surgery looked OK in his last start, but Gio, who was our Ace at one point, has been in a funk. Cueto has really helped stabilize the rotation.If Keuchekl was still no. 5, Sox would be in even worse shape. Cease is looking like the Ace right now.

Tony the Dino Win !

I hope that a no-name interim Manager is announced after Tony retires/gets fired and that the interim Mgr. is given instructions to tank the rest of the season. Meanwhile the Sox become sellers and no player on the 40 man roster is untouchable, not even Cease, Robert or Vaughn. Take it down to the ground and start over. The fans seemed much more content during a rebuild than they do now during the obvious failure of a rebuild. Lower expectations and fans will be happy again.

Eloy is not going to agree. That discussion has already taken place. Anyway, Eloy is not the reason that this team sucks this year.

Tony should go immediately...bur with any Manager, this team is just not good enough to win the Division. Starting pitching is inconsistent and bullpen is horrible. Not nearly enough home runs , especially during home games. Without a good year from Moncada and Grandall and with all the injuries, Sox are a third place team...in the Central. It is what it is.

Fire Tony so that fans can focus on how this team really sucks down to its core players. .

LaRussa will go, but this team will still suck. Way short on talent.

Yea Tony shoulda brought in Ruiz. LOL.

Yea Hahn has to make a move to bring in another utility player to replace Leury.

If Orioles sweep us, maybe reality sets in for Hahn.

Benetti and Stone scoreboard watching as though the Sox have a shot at the Division with this team.

The Yankees are the team to watch if you want to watch wins. The Sox , even without the injuries, are well short on the talent needed to compete against the top tier teams. Many on this forum lauded the signing of Grandal and the trade that brought Moncada. Those players are inconsequential at this point. Our starting pitching is spotty and the bullpen is a joke. The Sox may become sellers by the trade deadline. Then tank it and bring up Colas., Colson Montgomery, etc and at least make losing an interesting pastime.

Sox won 2/3 from Toronto, a team with a far better line-up and much deeper talent.

"getting ready" ? He is recovering from surgery for C sake.

I wonder if Grandal and Eloy had a similar surgical procedure on their hamstrings. They have both had setbacks in their respective recovery/rehabs.

LaRussa ruined him....

I would not be surprised if Moncada is suffering from the same oblique that he has had for months and seemingly years. There isn't much the Sox can do with him other than relegate him to the Injured list and then platooning him to see what he has left in the tank.

Well yea, you hate that mofo.

Let Leury pitch. Fuk it.

Gio's high fastball wasn't getting called and he was getting behind in too many counts. Pack this one in and we go after them tomorrow.

Super Joe is the worst 3rd base coach in baseball

Eloy starts and switches between LF and at DH when he returns....and he will hit home runs which the Sox haven't done enough so far this season. I am not fine with Moncada at 3B every game based on one good offensive performance against Detroit, including one AB against a position player. I am also not sure Burger has the durability to play every game, even as a DH given his two Achilles injuries. If you don't want Eloy, you must not want to win this season. He can provide a lot of what is lacking in the line-up and in the clubhouse in terms of his positive attitude and fun spirit .

Vaughn looks like a legitimate .300 hitter this year. .400 if he can face Detroit pitching. He killed Detroit in that early series plus this last one and the Sox have several more games left against the Tigers. Detroit has really thrown in the towel .It is ugly to see that this early in the season. They should at least make it look like they are trying.

The thing about Major league baseball, as in life, no one is irreplaceable. If Joe Kelly can remain healthy, he can fill in as Closer. He might even thrive in that role for us. Hendricks was lit up a few times by hitters who geared up for his fastball. He countered by mixing in more sliders and it proved to be a good strategy. However, I wonder if his slider put more strain on his forearm than his fastball. even though they both look like maximum effort pitches. Anyway, I wish him the best.