Twice Leury comes up to the plate with RISP and twice he failed.  Why isn’t Big Energy hitting ahead of Leury?  He has been hotter.  Sox find it hard to win games with Leuryin the lineup.

Just now, fathom said:

The lack of power in this lineup right now is ridiculous.  

They need Burger back.  They can always pull him for defense late in games.

Does anyone else mute the tv when they do that stupid ass nationwide jingle or is it just me?

Garcia and Pollock are killing this team with their total lack of production on offense. 

You don't have a lot of choice with Pollock but with Garcia you have to start limiting his AB's. He is playing way too much for as awful as he is at the plate. 

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What team in their right mind would want Pollock?

I guess if he goes back to the NL West he will magically return to his 3 fWAR form from last year...that, or he's just toast.

4 minutes ago, Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm said:

Did Luis Robert have covid? Isn't one of the lingering long haul symptoms dizziness?

He had it earlier this year and talked about its effects in an Athletic article.

 

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A case of COVID-19 forced Robert to miss 10 days at the end of May. He returned effective enough but has been a singles hitter in the middle of a batting order already lacking power. He went homerless in the first 17 games afterward and acknowledged he lacked the same energy he had before he got sick. 

 

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

An entire roster built out of guys who are best suited for 1B or DH and they don't hit for any power or draw walks. Way to go, Rick Hahn

Right now, you have really only Abreu or Vaughn that you think can hit a homer.  

Just now, brijames1957 said:

Garcia and Pollock are killing this team with their total lack of production on offense. 

You don'y have a lot of choice with Pollock but with Garcia you have to start limiting his AB's. He is playing way too much for as awful as he is at the plate. 

Drury or Happ

Have to imagine Buxton will be off and running.

1 minute ago, fathom said:

Right now, you have really only Abreu or Vaughn that you think can hit a homer.  

Sheets against righties.

That was strike 3 against Buxton.

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How did the sneak Jim Parque out in Michael Kopech's uniform? Man, he looks rough tonight.

That was a great slider and Buxton laid off. Sometimes you have to wonder if the hitters know it's coming. 

Foster already warming up in the Sox pen. What's been the point of Kopech starting the last few weeks when they know he has nothing??

This ump has been giving the Twins every close pitch and then squeezes Kopech

Just now, chw42 said:

That was a great slider and Buxton laid off. Sometimes you have to wonder if the hitters know it's coming. 

With Kopech, it seems fairly certain 

20 minutes ago, AJ'S Cousin said:

This has to be the worst conditioned team in the history of baseball. If Herm Snyder was still around we wouldn’t be in this condition. 
 

Tell me how many games we’ve had Robert and Jimenez in the same lineup for an entire game? 
 

snakebit is maybe the biggest understatement of the year

Herm Schneider had nothing to do with their conditioning. He was the athletic trainer.  He took care of them after injuries.

Strength and conditioning staff is responsible for conditioning. 

Just now, chw42 said:

That was a great slider and Buxton laid off. Sometimes you have to wonder if the hitters know it's coming. 

I'm not smart enough to identify ideal slider "shape" from statcast data, but I know people that can have said it doesn't have good characteristics this year

2 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said:

An entire roster built out of guys who are best suited for 1B or DH and they don't hit for any power or draw walks. Way to go, Rick Hahn

That's the thing.  You would think a team comprised of so many 1B/DH types would suck on defense but would be mashing at the plate, just like the '77 South Side Hitmen.  But this team sorely lacks power.

hey! a swing and a miss!

Was the plan to only use Kopech for 3 innings? Is that why his fastball is playing up?

Just now, ptatc said:

Herm Schneider had nothing to do with their conditioning. He was the athletic trainer.  He took care of them after injuries.

Strength and conditioning staff is responsible for conditioning. 

So the Sox should write Allen Thomas a blank check to return as a strength & conditioning coach, then? The Sox had like a 20 year run where they were always amongst the best teams in terms of IL days lost, fewest soft tissue injuries, etc

17 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Engel can't hit 89/90 mph fastballs

I really think Engel hit his prime about 2 yrs ago.

1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said:

I'm not smart enough to identify ideal slider "shape" from statcast data, but I know people that can have said it doesn't have good characteristics this year

His slider had problems last year too, especially in the 2nd half. Remember when Cleveland basically didn't swing at his slider in that game they got 7 runs off Kopech last year? 

Good slider there

Just now, maxjusttyped said:

Foster already warming up in the Sox pen. What's been the point of Kopech starting the last few weeks when they know he has nothing??