What an embarrassing 3-4-5 sequence right there. I'd show emotion about it, but the SoxTalk police might give me a talking to. Whatever. These pitiful fucks make me excited for the damn conference call I gotta participate in right now. Adios!

If only Ricky was on the bench he could have clapped and our hitters would have known not to swing at balls in the dirt but alas we only had joe mcewing.

Holy fuck...I am watching on the Gameday feed and that Eloy at bat looked beyond horrendous...what the fuck was he swinging at?

So let me get this straight.  We had the following things happen and did not score a single fucking run:

1. Leury walks on five pitches
2. Palka gets his first hit of the season
3. A wild pitch advances the runners to 2nd & 3rd
4. Abreu starts his at-bat 3-0

We may never see Moncada steal again after that injury.

Just now, Sockin said:

This is the kind of thinking that will keep the game in the 70s and the popularity dropping. Times have changed, players need to show emotion. 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The NHL has this problem as well. 

Part of the reason the NBA is so popular is because players can talk shit, have feuds, etc. It straddles the line between an actual sport and the WWE. 

Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

F*ck this noise. He is not hot dogging at all. He is playing the game with emotion, period. Theres nothing wrong with how Tim handles himself. 

Relax dude.... Your act is getting tiresome

Just now, wegner said:

Holy fuck...I am watching on the Gameday feed and that Eloy at bat looked beyond horrendous...what the fuck was he swinging at?

Abreu was a great example for him 

1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said:

More like to protect MLB from lawsuits.

That too. 

2 minutes ago, bmags said:

Great approach by our hitters and coaches to prepare them. "Definitely just swing at everything, expand your strike zone as much as possible because you never know, maybe you'll make contact"

Yes im sure the coaches are telling them to swing at balls.

Just now, Soxfest said:

Abreu was a great example for him 

LMAO. 

2 minutes ago, Sockin said:

This is the kind of thinking that will keep the game in the 70s and the popularity dropping. Times have changed, players need to show emotion. 

Dude emotion is one thing. Hot dogging is something else

Ruiz staying in...didn’t know he’s a long reliever.  At least we get an amazing segment from the locker room.

3 minutes ago, Sox Fan In Husker Land said:

3rd and 2nd and nobody out with your 3/4/5 hitters up down 1. Fail miserably 

Ad funny thing is ( or not so funny) is that Abreu AB KC was giving him the intentional/unintentional walk and Jose said Nah I don't want it.

2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

F*ck this noise. He is not hot dogging at all. He is playing the game with emotion, period. Theres nothing wrong with how Tim handles himself. 

People are going to love or hate Tim's antics. There's no in between. Reminds me when fans hated Carlos Gomez for the same stuff. 

Just now, Sockin said:

This is the kind of thinking that will keep the game in the 70s and the popularity dropping. Times have changed, players need to show emotion. 

Exactly. There is no "right way" to play baseball, and fetishizing Victorian ideals of masculinity in a sport in 2019 is going to do nothing but decrease its popularity 

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

So let me get this straight.  We had the following things happen and did not score a single fucking run:

1. Leury walks on five pitches
2. Palka gets his first hit of the season
3. A wild pitch advances the runners to 2nd & 3rd
4. Abreu starts his at-bat 3-0

Yep pretty much

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

Awful, awful at bats. This game has been a total disaster. 

I mean, Gioltio looked awesome, Timmy hit a bomb, and Yoan continued to look good at the plate.  Wasn’t all bad before they all left abruptly.

It would have been nice if we didn't use are 2 good bullpen arms yesterday.

No Sox fan should overly surprised.

Their approach in situations like this is piss poor. They're into high testosterone hero ball. 

Homer or bust.

Two ground ball OUTS to right side and they have the lead.   

When they start doing that is when this team turns the corner. It may just be those type of difference makers just ain't on this team yet.

And with this owner I wonder if they'll ever be.

Edited April 17, 20196 yr by GradMc

2 minutes ago, SoxAce said:

People are going to love or hate Tim's antics. There's no in between. Reminds me when fans hated Carlos Gomez for the same stuff. 

The only thing I remember about Carlos Gomez is he would always swing as hard as he could, and on a whiff you could safely bet the over that he would do a 360 spin and his helmet would fly off his head.

Edited April 17, 20196 yr by Scoots

6 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I mean, Giolito looked awesome, Timmy hit a bomb, and Yoan continued to look good at the plate.  Wasn’t all bad before they all left abruptly.

The fact they all looked great and left abruptly is why this is a fucking disaster. Honestly a concussion is one of the worst things that could've happened to Moncada. That is the biggest disaster out of this game. At least Anderson isn't injured. 

Edited April 17, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

Avi currently has a .8 WAR according to Baseball Reference, that includes a positive rated defensive WAR. Just saying.

Unpopular opinion I guess, but I'm not upset about using Colome yesterday. Take the wins you've got.

5 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Relax dude.... Your act is getting tiresome

What act?

Relax about what? Commenting on a forum. I'm at the game today, commenting on the game a couple times because of a horrible decision. I'll continue to act how I please but thanks for the advice.