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Why didn't the Manager pinch hit Grandal for McGuire or Burger ? Yes, of course, now that you know they didn't get a hit maybe Grandal would have. Maybe anybody would have.

Hindsight is 20/20. A lot of that here, especially after every close loss.

Silver lining on a dark cloud - Vaughn key HR, Eloy clutch double in the 9th, Sheets two hits and good contact, Great start by Kopech . OK shabby 8th inning D with two errors on a cold night in an empty stadium in (Minnesota). And no, Grandal would probably have done nothing more than McGuire or Burger, especially with an ump calling marginal pitches for strikes so he could go home., Anyway, I would like to start seeing what we got in AJP for 16 Million. , Something more than 0 for 3 ,2 Strike-outs and 3 LOB.

My take away after the last few series: 1. Vaughn should not be in the outfield... ever. He flipped Harrison who was injured trying to avoid him. It is only a matter of time before Vaughn injurs himself diving into the ground or bulldozes Robert. 2. Burger might be as good of a hitter as Vaughn. Jake has been one of the bright spots on the team thus far. 3 Super Joe should be reigned in in terms of his aggressive "sends" . I did not see whether he put up a stop sign for Leury when he rounded 1st base, but he should have. If he did, Leury should have heeded it. 4. Bennetti needs to work on his tone of voice when a player hits a fly ball into the OF. His call often raises the expectation that a ball has a chance to leave the park, and then it ends up being a 300 ft deep fly-out. 5. Stone is just awful. I wish he would retire so that the Sox could hire another color commentator.

TLR will ultimately be judged by the Sox W/L record. Unless the Sox play under .500 baseball, you are wasting your time criticizing him after every loss. Save your breath

Vaughn clipped and flipped Harrison pretty good.. Harrison is lucky he did not take the full brunt of that or he would come have come off on a stretcher. Injuries happen though so no excuses. Just try to win game 3 and get out of town.

I thought Sheets checked his swing but did not see the replay.

Why is Leury swinging on 3-1?

Fvk Keuchel.

We are still in this game...somehow.

Vaughn looks like he is a danger to himself and others. He just made himself a weak side DH for the rest of this season. Imagine Stone if Eloy almost took pout an infielder.

Worse case you squeeze Engel in from third.

Key superfukup by Joe. There were No outs. Geezus Chryst how could that decision be defended?

Huge momentum shift....for NO good reason.

Stone and Bennetti liked the send....LOL.

It's the same fans.only more of them at the Opener. Sunday day games are the exception. That's the day to go with kids.

I don't see as many kids at games as I saw in past years... for whatever reason(s). . Mlb ballparks have turned into open air bars. A lot of people come to games to drink as many beers as they can. I was filing through the outfield concourse during the Opener for food and to get in line at the bathroom. There were a lot of people chugging beers who were oblivious to the game...not even watching it on monitors As one might expect (even just experiencing animosity on sports fan forums) , bellicose fans in the stands spark up an occasional fight. Take me out to the ballgame is just not buying peanuts and crackerjack or taking the kids to Disneyland anymore. For a lot of fans, It's an outdoor bar with baseball.

The name of the game in the mlb now is home runs. Teams routinely sacrifice some D in LF for power. Eloy is fast and gets to balls other players cannot. His height and a long reach helped him snag that ball on Opening Day which aided the victory. fans in the LF stands reacted and he acknowledged them with a tip of the hat and that smile. He also beat out a throw avoiding a DP which allowed the winning run to score. I go to games and evaluate players based on what I see. I don't buy into screeds like "he's a DH playing LF, is a danger to everyone around him.." I have never heard of roster decisions based on fear of injury. Almost every player will sustain some injury over the course of ST plus 162 games. Engel, Robert, Yasmani, Moncada, TA, Burger....all have had injuries (inc some serious ones) over the past few years. Anyway, speaking only for myself, I enjoy going to WSox games and seeing all the players in person, including Eloy . Again, IMO , I think he adds a lot to the fan experience with his personality and his performance on the field. I like the "Hi mom!" and his interactions with fans. His positive attitude is contagious. That is always a good thing in any field of endeavor.

I like Burger/Sheets DH platoon with Burger used in spots as a back-up at 2B and 3B

Any credit go to TLR......ever?

Eloy is a generational hitter. He is a stud - his body looks like LeBron's , about 6'4" solid muscle. Vaughn will; be a good hitter but IMO, he will never generate the power numbers that Eloy will. Vaughn and Burger are arguably the same type of player, lthough I think Vaughn may hit for better average while Burger seems to have more of a home run cut and possibly more power. . I like them both, but please, neither one is on par with Eloy. I sense some people do not like Eloy for other reasons, but I am not sure what those reasons might be. Eloy is the heart and soul of this team. Eloy makes people smile and laugh and makes the game fun to watch. It's an added dimension to his game that other players just don't have.

Jake hit a 430 ft. bomb in cold weather. He is carrying himself like a pro and taking his job seriously. Let's see his game play out a bit more before making further judgments about him. For example, I could definitely see getting rid of Leury or Harrison and keeping Burger on the roster if he keeps this up. Jake's D has been surprising to me. I thought he was not going to be as mobile as he has been after his Achilles injuries. HRs win games and Jake's blast against a pretty good pitcher probably won that game for the Sox.

Boom Boom Turn out the lights

Eloy looked to be in pain as he hopped away. I hope there isn't a broken bone in his foot but that did not look good.

IMO, it is best to see Vaughn or any prospect prove himself over time. That is all I am suggesting. Vaughn has not done that yet. He hit .235 with 15 HR last season. That was not a small sample size. In addition, scouting caught up with him toward the end of the year. Vaughn is also a veritable tank, short wide and slow in the field. Sheets or Eloy are much faster than Vaughn Vaughn is probably a DH on most teams Sheets hasn't proven much yet either, but from what I have seen in person, he has the type of powerful LH swing that could produce a lot of key HR for the Sox. Vaughn seems like surplusage at this point for the Sox , a team that has plenty of RH power and Abreu firml;y in command at first base for a few more years. Another consideration with a trade is the player's wishes. Vaughn is a Left coaster who misses his old friends and family and might love playing for Oakland, which is close to home for him.