RHP Vince Velasquez (2-3, 5.30) RHP Davis Martin (0-1, 1.80) vs LHP Shane McClanahan (5-2, 2.01)

 

Edited June 3, 20223 yr by CentralChamps21

Here's my certain to be futile attempt to guess the lineup:

Pollock 9, Vaughn 7, Robert 8, Abreu 3, Burger 5, Grandal 2, Moncada DH, Harrison 4, Mendick 6.

Figuring Moncada for DH instead of Burger to ease him back into playing every day.

McClanahan is nasty.  Would be a "bigger name" if he was playing anywhere but Tampa Bay.

32 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

Here's my certain to be futile attempt to guess the lineup:

Pollock 9, Vaughn 7, Robert 8, Abreu 3, Burger 5, Grandal 2, Moncada DH, Harrison 4, Mendick 6.

Figuring Moncada for DH instead of Burger to ease him back into playing every day.

It has to be this way if we had any kind of logic from our manager BUT that is a lot to expect.

Better manager than TLR:

So..........McClanahan vs a bad team, with Velasquez pitching for us....on the road....

2 hours ago, CentralChamps21 said:

Here's my certain to be futile attempt to guess the lineup:

Pollock 9, Vaughn 7, Robert 8, Abreu 3, Burger 5, Grandal 2, Moncada DH, Harrison 4, Mendick 6.

Figuring Moncada for DH instead of Burger to ease him back into playing every day.

That seems like a good, sensible lineup considering who is available. So in other words, there’s no way in hell this will be the lineup for tonight.

2 hours ago, Capn12 said:

So..........McClanahan vs a bad team, with Velasquez pitching for us....on the road....

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Hoping to see the White Sox get a win tonight and begin to turn around this miserable start so far to the season. While it may be too much to expect, a series win against TB might just jumpstart this floundering team to get back on the right track.  Hope so anyway though I won't be surprised to see yet another lackluster effort by the team.

We usually make a trip to the Trop when the Sox visit St. Pete but I'm so upset and depressed with this team and the manager right now that we will probably take a pass this year. If we go it will be on Sunday so we have time to make our final decision.

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It strikes me as funny that for some reason Twitter thinks that the Sox line up could offend people.

2 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

 

Fine!!

Just flip moncada with Robert and I have no issues 

6 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

It strikes me as funny that for some reason Twitter thinks that the Sox line up could offend people.

Lets be real, some of these lineups *are* downright offense!

So a struggling Moncada hitting righty is somehow a better option in the 3 spot than Robert vs a LHP.  Someone explain that to me, because I'm obviously stupid.

One of the first lineups in weeks, that is mostly acceptable, really. You can only rearrange the chairs on the Titanic in so many ways.

16 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

 

All I can say is the calligraphy is beautiful.

I think Robert is destined to be a perennial number 3 hitter, and i wouldn't mind starting right now.

15 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

So a struggling Moncada hitting righty is somehow a better option in the 3 spot than Robert vs a LHP.  Someone explain that to me, because I'm obviously stupid.

No you're not stupid, it's the manager who is stupid besides being moronic, idiotic and brain dead.

Edited June 3, 20223 yr by The Mighty Mite

if they get swept imma start rooting for losses. but we ain't there yet so go sox.

13 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:

No you're not stupid, the manager is stupid.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's hitting Robert 5 to protect Abreu and hopefully get him some pitches to hit to get out of his funk,  but yes, it's stupid batting Moncada 3rd.  Moncada should bat 5th or 6th.

A lineup that makes sense is refreshing!