There are so many parallels to the Twins' 2021 campaign here on this board and on the field for the Sox in 2022. Literally the exact same comments are being posted here as on the Twins board last year this time. Granted they were further under .500 but the run differential and overall performance was similar.

Sometimes a bunch of guys just get hurt and/or have shit years at the same time. Sometimes you have absolutely no depth to weather the storm. This is a bad team and wishcasting career slash lines on the lineup at this point (or health) is a fool's errand.

Edited June 1, 20223 yr by chitownsportsfan

Reese McGuire revenge game CONFIRMED

13 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

The issue is that the offense is putting so much pressure on the SP and they're starting to show cracks. 

The issue is his drop in velocity

we have offense..

Reese > Grandal

Lol let's gooo

11 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

People want Lucas traded, Cease is doomed to underperform his peripherals forever, letting Rodon walk was correct because he's been hurt a ton... there's basically no pitcher on earth who's good enough for Soxtalk

Pitching should be the least of our worries nowadays.

offense looks lively

1 minute ago, Polar Bear said:

Bunt.  Gotta score at least 2 here 

Calling for a bunt again 

3 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Sox bingo:

injury

starter blowup inning

three up three down

three up three down under 10 pitches

more than one error in an inning

moncada grimace (when playing)

I could go on.

Grandal grounder to right side.

 

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

Reese McGuire revenge game CONFIRMED

anytime as a big leaguer you have a revenge game to raise your wRC+ over 30 you take it.

 

It's just hilarious how all these dudes are hurt, we have this triple a lineup, and they're gonna score more than 4 runs. I just don't understand it.

Watch Grandal find a way to screw this one up.  

Dude you have a hitters count why are you so late on the fastball stop trying to hit it to the left side

Harrison can't catch up to 94 MPH down the pipe on a 3-1 pitch. He's so cooked.

Anyway, credit to him for drawing the walk.

4 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Ah the Covid excuse again. Gio will be fine, but this is not Covid. 

What's your basis that it has had no effect?

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

I don't think it's a given he walks, otherwise I would agree with you. They were willing to pay up for Wheeler so that's proof to me they're willing to break from precedent for the right pitcher. I still think it's possible Lucas ends up signing an extension here for a bit more than what Berrios (7 years 131M) got from Toronto. But I understand I'm in the extreme minority in believing that's a possibility. I think he's a guy the Sox will do everything possible to keep, but I understand why everyone on here is very cynical about that possibility.

I thought an extension was a possibility until that arbitration in the offseason.

Twins down 4-0 to the Tigers btw

Why you’d ever walk Harrison is beyond me. But we’ll take it!

Just now, Heads22 said:

What's your basis that it has had no effect?

Well if you're a certain type of materialist you think the last scoop of corn flakes he had for breakfast has an effect, so how far you want to go here friend?

The only time the offense scores a lot of runs is when the pitching sucks.

Just now, ChiSox59 said:

Why you’d ever walk Harrison is beyond me. But we’ll take it!

the sort of moronic ass shit usually reserved for a Sox away half of the 8th inning. That shit used to drive me fucking nuts as a position player in college.

2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

anytime as a big leaguer you have a revenge game to raise your wRC+ over 30 you take it.

 

it's always been hilarious (and sad) to me how much worse his hitting has been than basically every other guy in a lineup that's been nothing but black holes

Mendick has been a huge spark plug since being recalled. Let’s see what he’s got in a big time situation here.