?? Get Hernandez out of the top of the lineup please. 

1 minute ago, ShoeLessRob said:

?? Get Hernandez out of the top of the lineup please. 

who else though? against a lefty it would have been nice for Robert to leadoff and hit Engel 2nd. the bottom 4 of todays lineup are less than ideal against a lefty

Raining at the moment

17 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

Moncada and Goodwin seem like a spot where our rallies will go and die. Hope not!

Over their last 5 games the OBP of these two is a combined .368. So they're fine.

Until Leury and/or Engel are back, Goodwin is going to have to start vs LHP.

A bigger issue is that because the pitchers are so damn picky about who they throw to, we had Zavala starting against a righty last night and Collins against a lefty today.

3 minutes ago, KipWellsFan said:

Over their last 5 games the OBP of these two is a combined .368. So they're fine.

Today is a lefty is why I worry about the bottom 4 but they already won the series so honestly not too worried about getting a W today.

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1 hour ago, maloney.adam said:

Ahh ok. Thanks for clarifying. Mods please delete this thread.

Unwritten rules man. TLR would be quite disappointed in you

21 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

who else though? against a lefty it would have been nice for Robert to leadoff and hit Engel 2nd. the bottom 4 of todays lineup are less than ideal against a lefty

Now that I look at it, your probably right. 

Hand-wringing for sure, but I also would like to see Hernandez at the bottom of the order.  Fine today with TA resting, but Cesar has been struggling last couple weeks. 

14 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Unwritten rules man. TLR would be quite disappointed in you

LOL

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6 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Hand-wringing for sure, but I also would like to see Hernandez at the bottom of the order.  Fine today with TA resting, but Cesar has been struggling last couple weeks. 

When Grandal comes back and we are at full strength, I hope Cesar hits 9th.

this would be the biggest series of the year if it was a 4 game sweep...and even more important in the midst of the gauntlet part of the season. Excited about Robert batting 2nd. him seeing more fastballs...?

 

Possibly Lynn goes on IL? I didn’t watch the game yesterday but from I read this morning, he was upset at the ump because of how late the substance check came as he was going down the tunnel to be checked by a trainer for a physical issue.

1 minute ago, manbearpuig said:

Possibly Lynn goes on IL? I didn’t watch the game yesterday but from I read this morning, he was upset at the ump because of how late the substance check came as he was going down the tunnel to be checked by a trainer for a physical issue.

In fegan's update he quoted Lynn as saying "You will see me in 5 days". he is fine. 

1 minute ago, EloyJenkins said:

In fegan's update he quoted Lynn as saying "You will see me in 5 days". he is fine. 

you can't pull fat.

2 hours ago, maloney.adam said:

Oops my bad! I didn’t know I was unauthorized to post game threads here. I better go back and read the rules. 

It's just like Jeopardy only without Art Fleming.

FYI: This Oakland lefty has moderately reverse splits. Not much sense in stacking the lineup with all RH hitters.

Are we going to throw todays game?

We seem to do that with any last game in the series that is played in the afternoon.

 

26 minutes ago, manbearpuig said:

Possibly Lynn goes on IL? I didn’t watch the game yesterday but from I read this morning, he was upset at the ump because of how late the substance check came as he was going down the tunnel to be checked by a trainer for a physical issue.

The full quote said he was going to the trainer to get ready for the 5th. He wasn't even coming out of the game

Thanks for clearing that up all. Like I said I wasn’t watching the game.

 

I think one thing that’s never really talked about enough is all the planned rest that was baked into the schedule this year.  Like a ridiculous amount of planned rest.  Like so much that you question lineups and bullpen usage almost daily, wondering why all the fodder-type guys are playing so much.   

And then on top of that plan they had more serious injuries than probably expected so they needed more fodder-type guys to play even more.  

There’s a lot to talk about within this subject.  It would make for a fun thread

13 minutes ago, Jerksticks said:

I think one thing that’s never really talked about enough is all the planned rest that was baked into the schedule this year.  Like a ridiculous amount of planned rest.  Like so much that you question lineups and bullpen usage almost daily, wondering why all the fodder-type guys are playing so much.   

And then on top of that plan they had more serious injuries than probably expected so they needed more fodder-type guys to play even more.  

There’s a lot to talk about within this subject.  It would make for a fun thread

The Athletics color guy, a former player said it was a huge luxury and advantage that the Sox can basically rest one regular every day from here until the playoffs and be fine.