2 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said:

Great pitch call and execution there.  Nothing like a rolling breaking pitch over the heart of the plate.   This playing baseball by the gut thing is amazing.

 

 

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Cooper doing a bang up job fixing Lopez.

 

It’s amazing how the pitching strategy doesn’t change, regardless of the batter or his tendencies.

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Cooper doing a bang up job fixing Lopez.

I’m 100% convinced it’s because Castillo is back catching ReyLo. 

5 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said:

KW and Hahn were sure that the friends and family plan was landing machado.   Meanwhile the twins picked up something better than both Jay and Alonzo.

 

Yep.  The Twins signed Nelson Cruz for $14 million dollars for this season with a cheaper $12 million dollar team option for next year.  Cruz is currently sporting a ridiculous 1.040 OPS.

Hahn wasted $13 million combined on both Alonso and Jay.  Alonso is long gone and I’m afraid to even look at Jay’s OPS.

Pretty awful.

Edited August 21, 20196 yr by Moan4Yoan

1 minute ago, SouthWallace said:

I’m 100% convinced it’s because Castillo is back catching ReyLo. 

Well someone and his gut thinks there is no correlation.  Now he doesn't have data per say.   But who uses that.  

Wait if RR is so anti stats why did he employ a shift.  Should trust his gut and play straight up.  

 

8 minutes ago, Moan4Yoan said:

Yep.  The Twins signed Nelson Cruz for $14 million dollars for this season with a cheaper $12 million dollar team option for next year.  Cruz is currently sporting a ridiculous 1.040 OPS.

Hahn wasted $13 million combined on both Alonso and Jay.  Alonso is long gone and I’m afraid to even look at Jay’s OPS.

Pretty awful.

He also got a bargain deal on McCann who is one of the best catchers in MLB this season, offensively AND defensively. I'd say that outweighs those bad signings tbh. 

Bennetti shouting out @mlbrandomstats has gotta be so cool for that kid

Abreu come on 

What The Fuck Was That

Hey Greg, example 500 on why Abreu is not a good defensive 1st baseman.  That mitt thing that the fielder threw the ball to.  You close that around the ball and if your foot is on the bag its an out.  

Inexcusable, and no that wasn’t a great throw 

1 minute ago, southsideirish71 said:

Wait if RR is so anti stats why did he employ a shift.  Should trust his gut and play straight up.  

 

He literally said he doesn't discount numbers. He's probably just sick of everyone's shit. Yeah his lineups are dumb a lot of times but if I were him Id tell everyone to fuck off at least once this year too. Hes had to face this media since February.

Just now, southsideirish71 said:

Hey Greg, example 500 on why Abreu is not a good defensive 1st baseman.  That mitt thing that the fielder threw the ball to.  You close that around the ball and if your foot is on the bag its an out.  

He’s so lazy when it comes to shuffling his feet

Abreu, the man, the myth, the goalpost.

Just now, ScooterMcGee said:

He literally said he doesn't discount numbers. He's probably just sick of everyone's shit. Yeah his lineups are dumb a lot of times but if I were him Id tell everyone to fuck off at least once this year too. Hes had to face this media since February.

Wait, you think the Chicago media is tough on him?  My god, the toughest question he’s had all year is Benetti asking him what the longest road trip he’s ever taken was.

You know the Sox will pay for that!

Just now, Moan4Yoan said:

Abreu, the man, the myth, the goalpost.

I like to say I think it’s very neat of Reinsdorf to put the Abreu statue on the field while he’s still on the active roster

2 minutes ago, ScooterMcGee said:

He literally said he doesn't discount numbers. He's probably just sick of everyone's shit. Yeah his lineups are dumb a lot of times but if I were him Id tell everyone to fuck off at least once this year too. Hes had to face this media since February.

Cry Ricky a river.  He’s getting paid money to manage a game, and to do it well.

Oh wow, he has to answer tough questions by the media...

How about not making such awful decisions and then you won’t get questioned?

He’s a terrible manager and needs to go.

Edited August 21, 20196 yr by Moan4Yoan

3 minutes ago, southsideirish71 said:

Hey Greg, example 500 on why Abreu is not a good defensive 1st baseman.  That mitt thing that the fielder threw the ball to.  You close that around the ball and if your foot is on the bag its an out.  

@greg775

The Twins rally squirrel campaign is going to be SO annoying.

Just now, fathom said:

Wait, you think the Chicago media is tough on him?  My god, the toughest question he’s had all year is Benetti asking him what the longest road trip he’s ever taken was.

How would you feel if you had to be in front of cameras every day and people questioning your decisions, every day, for millions of people to watch and listen to? Idk how the chicago media is tbh i havent lived there in years, but regardless of how they are, i would hate to be questioned like that 7 months straight

Batting AJ Reed in the clean up spot was the last straw for me!

That looked like it hit his bat.. wtf challenge it 

4 minutes ago, fathom said:

I like to say I think it’s very neat of Reinsdorf to put the Abreu statue on the field while he’s still on the active roster

 

Edited August 21, 20196 yr by ron883

1 minute ago, ScooterMcGee said:

How would you feel if you had to be in front of cameras every day and people questioning your decisions, every day, for millions of people to watch and listen to? Idk how the chicago media is tbh i havent lived there in years, but regardless of how they are, i would hate to be questioned like that 7 months straight



Really?  He is a manager of an MLB team, this is part of the job description.