Pilkington vs Lynn…. Guardians trying to break out the ? ? 

Loretta Lynn starting

Can we please stop being Cleveland's b****?

Would be funny if Lynn didn't show up until the 2nd inning, running late from Gene and Georgetti's. 

 

42 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said:

Would be funny if Lynn didn't show up until the 2nd inning, running late from Gene and Georgetti's. 

 

Funny peculiar or funny ha ha?

5 minutes ago, wegner said:

Funny peculiar or funny ha ha?

A little of both. Would start Lopez as the opener. Could be a blessing.

1 minute ago, South Side Hit Men said:

A little of both. Would start Lopez as the opener. Could be a blessing.

I'd rather save Lopez so we can not use him later in the game.

Maybe we can Un-FA Keuchel and just put this team out of misery 

Calls for TLR to be fired (while justified) only obscure the fact that the players and pitchers  on this team (Cease and Cueto aside) were overrated, almost down to the man.

The standings indicate that the Sox can contend, but when you watch games against the top teams, you realize the Sox are way short on speed, power, athleticism and pitching. If the Sox decide to sell, I would dangle All-Star Liam Hendriks and see if he could net some prospects.

 

7 minutes ago, tray said:

Calls for TLR to be fired (while justified) only obscure the fact that the players and pitchers  on this team (Cease and Cueto aside) were overrated, almost down to the man.

The standings indicate that the Sox can contend, but when you watch games against the top teams, you realize the Sox are way short on speed, power, athleticism and pitching. If the Sox decide to sell, I would dangle All-Star Liam Hendriks and see if he could net some prospects.

 

Look, it might hurt your feelings, but if you are the boss of an organization where essentially every single person of substance in your direct reports gets worse and worse at their jobs, said supervisor loses their job.  That's true in baseball or any other leadership job.  The other thing that has proven HUGELY overrated is Tony's ability to win.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

Look, it might hurt your feelings, but if you are the boss of an organization where essentially every single person of substance in your direct reports gets worse and worse at their jobs, said supervisor loses their job.  That's true in baseball or any other leadership job.  The other thing that has proven HUGELY overrated is Tony's ability to win.

You missed the point.

It’s not a coincidence that the projection of this team plummeted when they hired the cuck from the retirement villa. Everything has been downhill since then, unfortunately I don’t think there is a way to salvage this shit show without Jerry going/selling. 

Edited July 23, 20223 yr by ShoeLessRob

The game tonight is a regional broadcast televised on FOX.  That is Channel 32 WFLD in Chicago starting at 6 PM CDT (Central Daylight Time).

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I fear that Lynn gives up a quick 3 runs. If so pull him while he still has some trade value.

1 minute ago, tray said:

I fear that Lynn gives up a quick 3 runs. If so pull him while he still has some trade value.

He has 0 trade value right now. Allowing him to give up 3 runs and pulling him doesn't help that. Do you think none of the other 29 teams wouldn't notice? Their scouts in attendance go blind pregame, their MLB apps somehow don't show this boxscore, the TV cameras break, and the radio signals go out? Is that the grand plan?

14 minutes ago, ShoeLessRob said:

It’s not a coincidence that the projection of this team plummeted when they hired the cuck from the retirement villa. Everything has been downhill since then, unfortunately I don’t think there is a way to salvage this shit show without Jerry going/selling. 

They went 93-69 last season w significant injuries throughout, 24 games over .500 from hire is not "plummeted" in my book. 

Something has happened this season where Moncada, Grandal, Eloy all have forgotten how to hit a ML baseball. 

Something has happened this season where Giollito and Lynn are complete ass. 

This is how you get a .500 ball club. 

 

This team was and is overrated.. They lack speed, power, and in many cases, the durability required to endure the grind of a long season. Too many one tool players and one trick ponies.

2 minutes ago, tray said:

This team was and is overrated.. They lack speed, power, and in many cases, the durability required to endure the grind of a long season. Too many one tool players and one trick ponies.

Add in a lack of solid pitching and defense. They can hit a lot of singles, though.

So Grandal can play both games in a doubleheader and Jimenez can pinch hit in game 1 and play game 2, but TA cannot play both games or pinch it. 

I honestly don’t get the fucking logic. 

 

We need to get an early lead in this one.

9 minutes ago, Greg Hibbard said:

So Grandal can play both games in a doubleheader and Jimenez can pinch hit in game 1 and play game 2, but TA cannot play both games or pinch it. 

I honestly don’t get the fucking logic. 

Oh, well you know…as the folks in Minnesota say the world needs ditch diggers too.  At least you’re working pal.  Seriously though, Anderson did play in the all star game.

12 minutes ago, Greg Hibbard said:

So Grandal can play both games in a doubleheader and Jimenez can pinch hit in game 1 and play game 2, but TA cannot play both games or pinch it. 

I honestly don’t get the fucking logic. 

It's like someone said on the game thread, Abreu refused to sit and demands to play.  A leader.   It doesn't appear TA puts up much of fight to get into the lineup when offered a day off.   He should be on LaRussa's ass demanding to be out there every day.  

 

 

3 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

It's like someone said on the game thread, Abreu refused to sit and demands to play.  A leader.   It doesn't appear TA puts up much of fight to get into the lineup when offered a day off.   He should be on LaRussa's ass demanding to be out there every day.  

 

 

#hehasotherPriorities. No more spaghetti dinners to put up the fight w TLR?

Must be nice to have the luxury of Pilkington in AAA with a 4.24 big league era in almost ten starts...