You can't have a black hole at DH which is what EE is right now. Bring up Vaughn or have McCann and Grandal take turns. Tonight the Sox ran out 3 guys who can't or aren't hitting a lick. That is 1/3 of your order. That is ridiculous.

The decision to not rest Yoan last week against inferior completion has hurt this lineup a lot. 0-8 with hardly any contact by the 3B this series.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Already saw articles about how EE is so influential in the clubhouse 

If they dump him, they’ll get over it after a few wins. There’s plenty of leaders or respected guys there, and sometimes the grown ups in the front office need to make decisions that the children won’t like at first.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

The decision to not rest Yoan last week against inferior completion has hurt this lineup a lot. 0-8 with hardly any contact by the 3B this series.

I have no idea what they were thinking there. 

7 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said:

1/3 of your lineup are automatic outs. When you have 2 of those holes hitting back to back there isn’t much momentum you are gonna put together

I would also say 2/3 of Minny's lineup are automatic outs. 

This one, yet again, you could pin on Ricky without much of a stretch. Absolutely no reason to bring a struggling Cordero into a 1 run game in the 6th. His ERA is now over 5 with a WHIP nearing 1.5.  Blatant mismanagement, again.  
 

oh, and Ricky...don’t think we didn’t notice you had your boy Yolmer on deck behind Mazara. 

3 minutes ago, flavum said:

If they dump him, they’ll get over it after a few wins. There’s plenty of leaders or respected guys there, and sometimes the grown ups in the front office need to make decisions that the children won’t like at first.

THIS

Your everyday cleanup hitter and RF can't be this bad...period.

 

4 minutes ago, flavum said:

If they dump him, they’ll get over it after a few wins. There’s plenty of leaders or respected guys there, and sometimes the grown ups in the front office need to make decisions that the children won’t like at first.

Ricky is too busy staring at the back of his bubble gum card and won’t want this

This was an avoidable and very sh*tty loss. 

Especially seeing as it probably means the series. I give Lopez very little chance of not being pulverized tomorrow. 

I love what this team is doing, overall. I love where it's headed in the big picture. However, until we start start beating CLE/MIN in these series? I can't get my hopes up to win the division and I really can't begin to start thinking about a deep run in the post-season. 

3 minutes ago, RudyLawRules said:

Your everyday cleanup hitter and RF can't be this bad...period.

 

Add in Grandal and that’s a heck of an offseason of offensive additions.  Thank god the young guys and Abreu have been great.

3 minutes ago, mmmmmbeeer said:

This one, yet again, you could pin on Ricky without much of a stretch. Absolutely no reason to bring a struggling Cordero into a 1 run game in the 6th. His ERA is now over 5 with a WHIP nearing 1.5.  Blatant mismanagement, again.  

Even worse to bring him out to start the 7th inning against Cruz with Marshall ready in the pen. Who he then brings in after Cordero gives up a double to Cruz. 
 

Just mind-numbingly dumb. 

 

4 minutes ago, RudyLawRules said:

Your everyday cleanup hitter and RF can't be this bad...period.

 

I'm not sure our front office actively cares about this season anymore. It's kind of a house money thing it seems. They will let it play out and I doubt Vaughn gets the call. 

Exactly...and the fact Ricky slots Grandal between 2-5 in the order is criminal.

Man, we just can’t win every game.  I don’t see any reason to be all jazzed about this one.  Close game- couldn’t punch through.  
 

Edwin, Mazara and Grandal need to keep playing.  
 

Until it’s Vaughn time it’s not Vaughn time.  

This type of stuff can’t be happening 

https://mobile.twitter.com/southsidehitpen/status/1301001781602902016

2 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

Man, we just can’t win every game.  I don’t see any reason to be all jazzed about this one.  Close game- couldn’t punch through.  
 

Edwin, Mazara and Grandal need to keep playing.  
 

Until it’s Vaughn time it’s not Vaughn time.  

What makes you think EE and Mazara need to keep playing? Not trying to be an A hole about this just curious?

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by HahnsKiddieTable

1 minute ago, fathom said:

This type of stuff can’t be happening 

https://mobile.twitter.com/southsidehitpen/status/1301001781602902016

Clueless

1 minute ago, fathom said:

This type of stuff can’t be happening 

https://mobile.twitter.com/southsidehitpen/status/1301001781602902016

Exactly why I asked why he would go away from the slider

Tomorrow's lineup 

Tim

Madrigal

Abreu

Eloy

Robert

Grandal

McCann

Mazara

Mendick

Don't care about right lefty or feelings. With Lopez on the bump we need runs. 

 

If Mazara has no power, I see no reason why we don't run Engel out in RF most days.  I could see EE heating up at some point.  I don't see Mazara doing so this year.

 

1 minute ago, wegner said:

If Mazara has no power, I see no reason why we don't run Engel out in RF most days.  I could see EE heating up at some point.  I don't see Mazara doing so this year.

 

Agreed

3 minutes ago, wegner said:

If Mazara has no power, I see no reason why we don't run Engel out in RF most days.  I could see EE heating up at some point.  I don't see Mazara doing so this year.

 

We’re not going to want Engel facing tough righties.  Sox are now 11-14 against RHP this year 

1 minute ago, fathom said:

We’re not going to want Engel facing tough righties.  Sox are now 11-14 against RHP this year 

Engel nor Mazara will hit tough rightness. At least Engel is a good defender.