2 minutes ago, hankchifan said:

In TLR’s mind, you need to have your best players rested for the playoffs, but you may not make the playoffs punting so many games  We are also paying millions to many of these guys to have them grabbing so bench on national TV.

Is there anything empirically that backs up that players receiving one day of rest a week somehow produce better than when they play every day? I don’t really understand where this notion came from. It’s not like back in the 90s you would see players completely gassed from playing 130 games.

1 minute ago, Capn12 said:

Good News: Keuchel is pitching to contact

Bad News: We have a 1B and a utility infielder out there patrolling the corner OF positions.

Every hot dog a banquet! Every fly ball an adventure! Baseball at it's finest.

Just now, A-Train to 35th said:

Time for Engel or Pollock to replace Sheets in left field with the wind blowing.  Sheets only hope is the wind pushing the ball foul. 

WTF is Sheets bunting for, your suppose to be left-handed power bat.  Sit him.

Lmao

Sheets bunting for a hit is an inspired choice.

1 minute ago, Capn12 said:

Uh....Gavin?

 

1 minute ago, reiks12 said:

lol sheets... so lost

 

1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Lol Gavin 

In his defense, seems like Verdugo is having a tough time out there too

Interviewing guys in the field during play . has to be extremely distracting to the player.

Just now, Quin said:

Sheets bunting for a hit is an inspired choice.

Might have worked out if he bunted it like he was bunting for a hit and pushed it past the pitcher but he squared up like a sac bunt.

Sheets is just completely lost if he's trying to beat outta bunt for a hit.

Just send him to Charlotte to play every day.

The bunt was a good idea

That bunt call absolutely came from the dugout which is even funnier

 

43 minutes ago, gogosox1959 said:

It's on the NBC network; not just local Chicago.   I'm in NYC

I checked around. It might be channel 10-1 for me which my small antenna doesn't get. I'm listening to the radio feed which is fine

Just now, CentralChamps21 said:

Might have worked out if he bunted it like he was bunting for a hit and pushed it past the pitcher but he squared up like a sac bunt.

How much time does he realistically spend working on push or drag bunts?

That's a knockout punch . just brutal.

Just now, caulfield12 said:

Sheets is just completely lost if he's trying to beat outta bunt for a hit.

Just send him to Charlotte to play every day.

Completely agree. Can't try to force him back to hitting while in a pennant race. Once Moncada is back send him down.

Just now, TheTruth05 said:

That bunt call absolutely came from the dugout which is even funnier

Did he think Billy Hamilton was up instead?

Do they have a spare umpire?  What happens if he cant come back

Verdugo is going to be an announcer one day lol

Just now, Green Line said:

Do they have a spare umpire?  What happens if he cant come back

They just go to one less.

31 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Too much concentration on TLR and keuchal that no one noticed the awesome strike em out throw em out double play?

Compliments are for the weak !

12 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said:

If you go back to opening week Pollock was hot before the baby came.

Kids. ?

3 minutes ago, almagest said:

Completely agree. Can't try to force him back to hitting while in a pennant race. Once Moncada is back send him down.

Mendick will go down tomorrow. Gotta imagine Sheets goes down when Vaughn returns

1 minute ago, Green Line said:

Do they have a spare umpire?  What happens if he cant come back

I'll sub in. Don't worry I'm 100% unbiased.

1 minute ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

Verdugo is going to be an announcer one day lol

He likes to yak.