1 minute ago, gusguyman said:

What do you guys think the chances of a bunt here are? 

Only the White Sox could put down a great bunt and the runner is still out...Phillies’ announcers chiding White Sox for over-bunting and making that play too predictable, lol.

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by caulfield12

Just now, SoxAce said:

Fuck off Ricky. Love Stone taking a shot at him for bunting.

Yeah...i mean yolmer could've at least sac flied there

1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said:

50 bucks on Ricky attempting a squeeze bunt

Great call.

I was thinking we might squeeze but not with Eloy on third and risk of him getting hurt. Not crazy about the bunt there; not crazy about Yolmer's chances of lofting a deep nuff fly ball either. Bummer.

Calling for a bunt with the infield in and a slow runner on third. That's a real head-scratcher.

Was he safe?  Already used challenge?

Renteria trying to keep the Phillies in the Wild Card hunt come hell or high water...

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by caulfield12

3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Only the White Sox could put down a great bunt and the runner is still out...Phillies’ announcers chiding White Sox for over-bunting and making that play too predictable, lol.

Quite a few opposing announcers have questioned Ricky it seems. Stone took a bit of a shot at him too for that. Bunts with a slow ass runner at 3B (and he puts the steal on with slow ass runners instead of his fast guys not named Tim Anderson or he'll put hit and runs on and the hitters fail to execute). Just a joke of a manager. 

Edited August 4, 20196 yr by SoxAce

Just now, skooch said:

Calling for a bunt with the infield in and a slow runner on third. That's a real head-scratcher.

That's the genius part of it. Rick is playing 4D chess and the rest of the league is playing checkers.

 

 

Ricky is so baseball dumb it’s ridiculous. Any one with half a brain could have called that bunt there. So obvious.

Inexcusable. No other word for it. 

Pretty good fastball there. I thought he coulda hit the next to last pitch in the sequence. Oh well we have no business beating the Phils anyway.

Ricky just felt bad for the Phillies since Eloy was out at 1st anyway. 

1 minute ago, GermanSoxFan said:

That's the genius part of it. Rick is playing 4D chess and the rest of the league is playing checkers.

 

 

Shame its a checkers tournament. 

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Quite a few opposing announcers have questioned Ricky it seems. Stone took a bit of a shot at him too for that. Bunts with a slow ass runner at 3B and he steals with slow ass runner instrad of his fast guys not named Tim Anderson. Just a joke of a manager. 

To tell u the truth, he should be fired (again) for the squeeze. You don't squeeze Eloy the gazillion dollar man when the team is buried in the standings. Eloy could get hurt on the squeeze which was unnecessary. I know you don't play scared, but even if I was tempted to squeeze I'd stop myself with slow/valuable Eloy on third.

Again, why are you playing for one run with a tired bullpen?  Ricky just needs to get the hell out of this organization.

I don't understand why would play for a tie game on the road in the late innings in the first place...it’s that unwritten baseball rule, like never making first or third out at 3B.

12 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said:

You pull that stat out of your ass.  Most errors are on throws. Typically not on glove work. 

Sorry for not being clear enough, I meant 70% of botched grounders are of the mental variety. 

How many times does the bunt have to fail before he stops calling for it?

That's what an ordinary manager would ask himself, RIcky though is convinced that he has successfully built a time machine to the 1950's.

1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:

I don't understand why would play for a tie game on the road in the late innings in the first place...it’s that unwritten baseball rule, like never making first or third out at 3B.

Yes sir: the unwritten rule: "Tie at home; win on the road. WTF?" Time to fire him, just let him go. Bring up Omar.

3 minutes ago, greg775 said:

Pretty good fastball there. I thought he coulda hit the next to last pitch in the sequence. Oh well we have no business beating the Phils anyway.

Somehow, that’s sadder than anything Thad Bosley writes..they’re really just a very average team this year.

2 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:

There aren't enough ways to like, love whatever, this post. Can someone Photoshop Renteria's face on this? I'd then have a new signature.  

Just now, GermanSoxFan said:

How many times does the bunt have to fail before he stops calling for it?

That's what an ordinary manager would ask himself, RIcky though is convinced that he has successfully built a time machine to the 1950's.

He calls for it so much it's literally in the scouting report. Just no creativity or imagination. Even a shit manager like Kapler can figure that out. 

Just now, greg775 said:

Yes sir: the unwritten rule: "Tie at home; win on the road. WTF?" Time to fire him, just let him go. Bring up Omar.

The one manager everyone expects would play the same style..but at least Moncada, Anderson and Madrigal would be tutored/mentored into Gold Glove-quality fielders, like he did with Alexei.