Just now, DirtySox said:

We gonna have a 9 pitching 3 strikeout inning here?

Nah Covey has better plate discipline than pitchers brought up through our system 

lol covey is trending on Fangraphs.

Just now, fathom said:

Sanchez has impeccable control today actually

He’s commanding the corners but we are chasing everything and doing him a ton of favors. Nothing out of the ordinary 

Tim still has absolute putrid at bats way too often.  At this point you wonder if he will ever figure that out.  

1 minute ago, BackDoorBreach said:

Tim still has absolute putrid at bats way too often.  At this point you wonder if he will ever figure that out.  

We have way too many guys over the past decade that just get up there and swing at everything.

 

Which shockingly coincides with bad offense and losing baseball.. shockingly.

Just now, harkness99 said:

We have way too many guys over the past decade that just get up there and swing at everything.

 

Which shockingly coincides with bad offense and losing baseball.. shockingly.

He's just frustrating more so because he has the tools and speed on the base paths.  Him giving up ABs so often is maddening.  

9 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said:

Tim still has absolute putrid at bats way too often.  At this point you wonder if he will ever figure that out.  

Alright pal

Are people being sarcastic? Most of the time, TA is balling up there. Fuck you if you think he's not allowed to have a bad game. 

I can't stop gushing over Soto. Such a stud.

Just now, South Sider said:

Are people being sarcastic? Most of the time, TA is balling up there. Fuck you if you think he's not allowed to have a bad game. 

Tim is a good player but many of us want him to be great and in order to be great he's gotta get a better handle on how to approach ABs like that.

Am I just seeing things or has Covey ditched the sinker? That could explain why he's pitching better. 

Just now, SoxAce said:

I can't stop gushing over Soto. Such a stud.

High baseball IQ.

Okay, can we string a few decent AB's together. 

1 minute ago, South Sider said:

Are people being sarcastic? Most of the time, TA is balling up there. Fuck you if you think he's not allowed to have a bad game. 

And he has a terrible approach a lot more than you would like to see with his talent. If he refined that more he could be elite.

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

Am I just seeing things or has Covey ditched the sinker? That could explain why he's pitching better. 

He is quickly replacing Lopez as best probable #5 when rebuild is complete.

2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Tim is a good player but many of us want him to be great and in order to be great he's gotta get a better handle on how to approach ABs like that.

So the solution is for us to b**** and whine about it here in a season where he has shown tremendous progress going from average to good? There's no point in complaining about a players progress when he is proving he can make significant progress. 

 

4 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Am I just seeing things or has Covey ditched the sinker? That could explain why he's pitching better. 

His best pitch when he's been rolling has been his 2 seamer and then following that up with a decent change and breaking ball.  I would hope he ditches the sinker.  Pitching to contact is a fool's errand.

 

edit: 2 seamer, yikes.  More coffee.

Edited June 5, 20196 yr by chitownsportsfan

Just now, South Sider said:

So the solution is for us to b**** and whine about it here in a season where he has shown tremendous progress going from average to good? There's no point in complaining about a players progress when he is proving he can make significant progress. 

 

it's a game thread sir.

Yo!

YOYO.

Moncada has stupid power. 

Yoan BOMBcada!

MONCADA

Crap I saw Fry warming during the replay of Yoan's blast. 

Martinez is pulling Sanchez after that? 80 pitches.... wow that's odd.