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No "TLR love fest"...just pointing out how repetitive and unwarranted criticism, ageism, and snarky comments (or in one case an avatar) have turned juvenile and petty.

Oh, I didn't know you felt that way and are even predicting injury.

The notion that Cardinal fans or Cub fans or any fans decide who gets traded is absurd. I'm not sure why any true White Sox fan would not want Yadi for the stretch run instead of Collins and Zavala...if Yaz cannot come back and catch. Yadi is a gamer and a winner. You have to know Tony would want him *if* Yaz can't come back.

If you want positivity start by removing the degrading image of TLR avatar.

If Sheets isn't that valuable then he will not be a linchpin in any trade.

Sox have gone to great lengths to get a LH bat with power in the past;. i.e., Griffey Jr, Thome, Dunn, LaRoach. I am not suggesting that Sheets can be on par with any of them, especially HOF hitters, but he is a LH bat with power, and that plays in the major league. He also appears to have a decent eye at the plate and good plate coverage. Lamb has had a few clutch hits...but so has Sheets. Sheets looks dangerous when he comes top the plate. All things considered, I would keep Sheets and DFA Lamb. I would not trade Vaughn, Sheets or Burger until they get a chance to show what they can do this year. Then you at least have a better idea as to their trade value versus their value to the team. Right now it is possible that they are all somewhat overrated but after a year in the league, they all might turn into special players.

The Sox had high expectations for Lucroy early in Spring but he looked like sh1t so they released him. I doubt they pick him up now unless it is for minor league depth. If the Cards fall back in their division they might make Yadi available. He still has what it takes for play-off baseball. Man would that be awesome.

Boom sha-ka- laka night.

Fvk them up good.

F vk em up good ! @@#$%^

I love all the oppo hits and homers tonight. Also going deep in counts. Great approach boys!

Abuse the 'stros pen and beat them silly again tomorrow.

I share the enthusiasm other Sox fans have for Lynn. He reminds me of Lamar Hoyt. His walk to the mound song could be a little Bachman-Turner Overdrive:

Interesting short article that pertains to Ted Williams approach to hitting and generally with decision making in other aspects of our lives. The science of hitting

Sox need to find a catcher. Not sure Yaz will come back anywhere near 100%. Collins is shaky behind the plate and is a marginal hitter.

Perhaps there should be a different approach taken by hitters who don't fare well against top of rotation starting pitchers. The tried and true methods come to mind....take the first pitch and look closely at the delivery, release point and trajectory like Ted Williams did on every first pitch. Study the pitcher in advance for tendencies in terms of location and pitch selection when either up or down in the count. Choke up on the bat , don't try to pull the ball, and protect with 2 strikes. Develop an effective swing to hit outside pitches to the opposite field. Just because TA has success hitting first pitch fastball doesn't mean the entire line-up needs to be hunting for fastballs early in the count. Overall, I think the Sox hitters need to try to improve their approach. As has been mentioned, too many ground balls and double plays as a result. And no excuse for Goodwin striking out 4 times. This team misses Madrigal who served as an example in real time to other hitters about how to approach pitchers.

Sorry that his feelings were hurt.

I agree with you sentiments in general with respect to anonymous posters, but not about the TLR post. IMO, that was beyond being in poor taste.

The Sox have 5 very capable starters and, in large measure, that has kept this team in enough games to have the record they have. You need five horsemen pulling the chariot to stay in the race. Given that, try to sign Rodon and Lynn.and otherwise fortify the pitching staff as much as possible during the off-season. Look North a few miles to see a franchise that let a few veteran pitchers go but did not have a good plan to replace them. Now Wilson Contreras set off a circular firing squad in the clubhouse but meanwhile, the blame belongs squarely on the Ricketts and their hiring of a General Manager who could not defy the Peter principle. Now I don't care about the cubs and kind of enjoy witnessing their implosion, but sometimes it is wise to pay some attention to losers in order to avoid their mistakes.

The quality of the video was not good. Let's wait to see more but yes, he did not look good in the video.

He looked so athletic when he played back in that Futures game. .. That was then.. Eloy promised he would improve defensively and from the current videos it doesn't look like he even kept himself in decent condition. I'll be pretty disappointed if that proves to be the case.

LOL

Eloy looked out of condition in those videos unless it was just the camera lens and angle.

in my opinion, Kopech is the best pitcher in our bullpen, not Hendriks. If he is not available out of the bullpen the Sox are going to lose a lot of games after the 6th Perhaps scouting reports on Hendriks may have made him more predictable and hit-able this season. Crochet and Heuer are the only other relievers I have confidence will help hold leads in the second half of the season. For me, improving the bullpen and adding a starting catcher are the highest priority for trade acquisitions. Yadi would be a great match for this team

Cheaper as well.