Sambuca

Umps pay more attention to a millimeter of someone’s foot being on the grass than a clock counting down right in front of their face apparently.

And a fucking missed pitch clock violation.

Is this ump serious?

See the last few pages of today’s game thread.

Jinx.

Well now he’s hinting it’s still a minor injury, out two to four weeks, and Lenyn is getting called.

Yeah, not sure the point of all of that.

I know he’s supposed to be Jerry’s boy or something. I still want to fight the tweet.

This tweet is annoying. On top of the fact that it’s alluding to TA possibly dealing with a serious injury. I hate everything about it.

Newsflash: it’s not. Unfortunately. Newsflash.

Worst pep talk ever.

I am choosing not to be miserable yet.

Let’s score 10 today.

I think Sox players never actually sprinting last year plays into this. All 2022 data is more like jog speed or limp speed. TA was the only “fast” player who actually looked good on the bases last season. Hopefully we get a full season of that. It is natural for players to slow down as they age, but I expect Robert, Moncada, Eloy to look a lot better on the base-paths this year. Even Grandal who is always terribly slow was surprisingly immobile on the base-paths. He seems to be moving better this year. Not sure how much playing time Romy will get this season, but he’s got some wheels on him as well. When I look at their roster, it doesn’t scream near-slowest-team-in-MLB, but we will see.

What’s crazy is that he actually lowered his BB% after coming here from Boston, but almost doubled his H/9. Some of that can be attributed to poor defense and bad defensive positioning, as he did improve his GB%. Either way, he has looked nothing but horrible in a White Sox uniform. He is regularly behind in the count and does nothing but put runners on base. 2+ WHIP in a White Sox uniform speaks for itself.

In reality, I’d say he has about two weeks to show he’s an adequate MLB pitcher.

I have been fairly positive about the last three games and optimistic about this season, but I do not have much hope for today’s game. I just cannot visualize Clevinger pitching a good game against the Astros.

Sounds like this ST game was really hard on you all.

Now we are complaining about hypothetical errors, since we cannot complain about real errors.

Too much sex appeal. Threatens the male masses.

Got it. Yeah, I’m thinking he freaked himself out more than anything.

Soft.

What does that mean? Seriously asking.

Relax, Soxfest.

Bobby is the only one reporting a concussion right now, so there’s a chance he got the outfielder’s injury wrong.