3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

better lineup than i thought it would be

4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Glad to see Burger in again

5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

Can't seem to shake the rebuild lineup. 

OK, maybe you want McGuire to catch Lambert and Jose gets a "1/2 day off" at DH, but then why Sheets over Yaz at 1B?

Interested to see whether the wind will blow in or out today.

Either way I think we see two Burger home runs, one hitting the Piping Plover in RF.

18 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Can't seem to shake the rebuild lineup. 

Tim and Robert the best 1-2 punch in the game; the rest of the guys don't even matter.

31 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Yaz not in lineup today.

Silly

1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Tim and Robert the best 1-2 punch in the game; the rest of the guys don't even matter.

Yeah our lineup is otherworldly fun when they are healthy. 

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Silly

I mean I can understand this one with no off days coming up. Yaz even running the bases as a DH probably wears his legs out. 

51 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Can't seem to shake the rebuild lineup. 

Injuries: Moncada, Pollock, Eloy.  Full day off for Harrison (back issues) ,1/2 day off Abreu. Our depth is better than last year. Our backup catcher is much better defensively. Sheets we get from the start of the year.  Our backup OF ,Engel, is healthier atm. Burger, at this time last year, wasn't even on peoples minds to play in MLB. This is how you manage when there are injuries.

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34 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

 

This is a solid lineup. It's time for Lambert to prove he belongs up here!

Way better team than last year. 

11 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

I mean I can understand this one with no off days coming up. Yaz even running the bases as a DH probably wears his legs out. 

Yaz has caught 1 game since Saturday.    

10 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yaz has caught 1 game since Saturday.    

True but the issue is the schedule moving forward. No off days for a minute. 

9 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yaz has caught 1 game since Saturday.    

I wailed and gnashed my teeth all off-season about getting a #2 catcher to little avail until we got McGuire (that's his name right?) If he can he a batter, he looks like the real deal.

15 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yaz has caught 1 game since Saturday.    

Day game after night game I'm guessing.

My meatball take for the day is if these guys keep winning, I don't mind TLR mixing things up and keeping guys fresh. As others have already mentioned, from an offensive side, this team is in fact pretty deep and they should take advantage of that by keeping guys active and in the lineup, which should help in the dog days of August. 

Vaughn being a platoon player is dumb as hell but I think he's going to hit well enough that TLR will be forced to make him an everyday guy...but other than that, I don't mind the different lineups every day...to a point. 

20 minutes ago, Tony said:

My meatball take for the day is if these guys keep winning, I don't mind TLR mixing things up and keeping guys fresh. As others have already mentioned, from an offensive side, this team is in fact pretty deep and they should take advantage of that by keeping guys active and in the lineup, which should help in the dog days of August. 

Vaughn being a platoon player is dumb as hell but I think he's going to hit well enough that TLR will be forced to make him an everyday guy...but other than that, I don't mind the different lineups every day...to a point. 

He’s in the lineup against a righty today in the 5 hole. 
 

I think it’s less he’s a platoon bat and more, Tony’s trying to get everyone in the lineup early on which he’s always done. 

Another game for Rake Burger. 

Even though I really like him, there really isn't a spot on the Sox for him other than as a bench player and I hope he raises his trade value enough that the Sox can use him as a centerpiece for a pitcher. 

Battle of the Berts 

Having McGuire is like found money. Between him and Yaz that's quite the receiving duo. 

1 hour ago, SonofaRoache said:

Can't seem to shake the rebuild lineup. 

Not much they can do when half the team is hurt. 

I'm shocked they won the first two against Seattle.

35 minutes ago, Dick Allen said:

Day game after night game I'm guessing.

Should have played Tue then. McGuire starting 3/4 games in a row is silly. 

Grandal isn’t exactly locked in at the plate. No problem resting him today.

After last year my opinion is not "oh no grandal is not catching enough games in april".