Great AB by Abreu. Look at all that leadership.

Stone has always been a company man, but he has never carried water to the extent he has this season. He knows this years team is off limits because Jerry handpicked the manager, I guess.

How is it possible to keep hitting high fastballs into the ground?

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

at least Robert can still crush a hanging slider

He was going up there to take 3 hacks, and then got one hung to him. 

Other than that, he has no plan at the plate right now. 

 

Letter high fastballs hit on the ground.....sigh..

3 minutes ago, reiks12 said:

our RF doesnt make that catch

With Sheets the ball would have bounced from his glove into the stands.

If the Sox got a division title and a 93 win season, can we really call the rebuild a failure? 

Just now, HOFHurt35 said:

He was going up there to take 3 hacks, and then got one hung to him. 

Other than that, he has no plan at the plate right now. 

 

I don't think he's ever had a clue at the plate. When his legs are strong, he is talented enough to overcome it

Just now, Harry Chappas said:

Letter high fastballs hit on the ground.....sigh..

This is as broken as I’ve seen the Sox in a long time.  

3 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

He was going up there to take 3 hacks, and then got one hung to him. 

Other than that, he has no plan at the plate right now. 

 

Robert is going the way of Eloy. Early promise, followed by baseball figuring him out. Lack of plate discipline should be an automatic disqualifier in scouting. 

Edited June 29, 20223 yr by Jack Parkman

I'm sure continuing to swing at garbage & hitting everything on the ground will start working any day now

1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said:

If the Sox got a division title and a 93 win season, can we really call the rebuild a failure? 

Multiple Championships. 

2 minutes ago, flavum said:

Great AB by Abreu. Look at all that leadership.

The usual boiler plate ground ball to the SS.  No surprise there.

4 innings in the books:

4 groundouts

5 strikeouts 

A Menechino Masterpiece!

Whenechino is TLR asleep in the dugout?

1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said:

Robert is going the way of Eloy. Early promise, followed by baseball figuring him out. 

He has way more skills than Eloy

Welp

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

Robert is going the way of Eloy. Early promise, followed by baseball figuring him out. 

Robert can play defense which doesn’t get “figured out”.

Sox killed the ball that inning and couldn’t score

i like how every semi-routing play by the other team is a breath taking defensive display to our announcers.

 

the vaughn flyball and the grounder from sheets should be gobbled up by any competent defense.

Just now, fathom said:

He has way more skills than Eloy

He does, but his plate discipline is just as bad. The major difference between Robert and Eloy is athleticism. At least Robert can play defense. 

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

I don't think he's ever had a clue at the plate. When his legs are strong, he is talented enough to overcome it

2nd half last season he was a lot more selective up there and picked a zone and went with it.   And his numbers showed the results. 

This season, he's just going up there in hack mode no matter what. 

Not sure if he is pressing, but it's a rough watch.   

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Robert can play defense which doesn’t get “figured out”.

Talking about at the plate. 

5 minutes ago, reiks12 said:

we are the worst team in the league against sliders

And pretty bad against fastballs too aren't they ?

Just now, fathom said:

Sox killed the ball that inning and couldn’t score

Crushing the ball straight into the ground is useless