Tony Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Harold's Leg Lift said: I think there's too many reasons why they're not hitting to put it all on one guy. Who do you think the teams listens to more. Menechino or Abreu? I think I know what you're getting at, and if I'm right...I agree with you that one guy (Menechino) simply can't be having this much of a negative impact on the entire group of veteran players on this team. I just can't see any scenario where players are actively going along with some plan to diminish driving the ball. However, it's not like one guy is being impacted. There is a team-wide power outage happening and SOMETHING is causing it. I agree it has to be a collection of things, but I really don't know what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dan Pasqua said: Can someone tell me something we are good at as a team? The Sox are leading MLB in singles by like 70. So, there is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 May have to become an Oriole fan. They’re rebuild seems to be working! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie’s Cuban Cigar Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dan Pasqua said: Can someone tell me something we are good at as a team? Grounding into double plays on first pitch sliders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Tony said: I think I know what you're getting at, and if I'm right...I agree with you that one guy (Menechino) simply can't be having this much of a negative impact on the entire group of veteran players on this team. I just can't see any scenario where players are actively going along with some plan to diminish driving the ball. However, it's not like one guy is being impacted. There is a team-wide power outage happening and SOMETHING is causing it. I agree it has to be a collection of things, but I really don't know what they are. Sox need a jump start, but it has to be spontaneous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, Tony said: I think I know what you're getting at, and if I'm right...I agree with you that one guy (Menechino) simply can't be having this much of a negative impact on the entire group of veteran players on this team. I just can't see any scenario where players are actively going along with some plan to diminish driving the ball. However, it's not like one guy is being impacted. There is a team-wide power outage happening and SOMETHING is causing it. I agree it has to be a collection of things, but I really don't know what they are. The Sox were obsessed with developing hitters who make contact and hit the ball to all fields. But getting good results on opposite field batted balls was reliant upon there being a juiced ball. Now that the league wide offensive conditions have changed, the Sox are either unable or unwilling to adjust their approach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, fathom said: Slider seems to be lacking downward movement. He still has pitched plenty good enough to win. The Os also had a solid approach set up against the Slider tonight, so credit to their hitting coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Penty of teans able to put a lot of LHH into their lineups against the Sox, yet Hahn can't ever find any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Penty of teans able to put a lot of LHH into their lineups against the Sox, yet Hahn can't ever find any. Pollock has good career numbers against RHPs so he'll do fine 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, maxjusttyped said: The Sox were obsessed with developing hitters who make contact and hit the ball to all fields. But getting good results on opposite field batted balls was reliant upon there being a juiced ball. Now that the league wide offensive conditions have changed, the Sox are either unable or unwilling to adjust their approach. The other big part of this is that somehow they forgot how to take walks. I cannot explain that, even Abreu got better at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: The other big part of this is that somehow they forgot how to take walks. I cannot explain that, even Abreu got better at that Grandal, Yoan and Vaughn all seem to have lost their batting eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Robert looks incredible tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 The left field wall in this stadium is an absolute joke lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 at least we know Robert's healthy again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Stone has had about enough on the lack of hustle here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 So how will this runner get stranded….? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Just looked at box score. Sox have 8 hits and 2 runs. Orioles have 3 hits and 4 runs. Shocker. As a non-white sox fan, I bet this team would be fascinating to disect in the offseason, on how such a talented team completely flopped. Edited August 24, 2022 by ScooterMcGuire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Robert will put up Playstation numbers whenever he is healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, MEANS said: So how will this runner get stranded….? Good start with pulling that outside slider on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, fathom said: Grandal, Yoan and Vaughn all seem to have lost their batting eye. Grandal is down nearly .400 points in OPS compared to last year. He's 33, not 43. Vaughn seems to be once again hitting that late season wall like he did last year, I can somewhat forgive that given the positive season he's had overall. Yoan...I don't know what the fuck has happened there. Pollock is also down over .200 in OPS compared to last year, Robert same deal, Anderson is sitting at .734 and hasn't had an OPS not in the .800's since 2018. I don't get it. Something has happened. It can't just be the hitting coach, and it can't just be the "dead ball" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, Dan Pasqua said: Can someone tell me something we are good at as a team? GIDPs? Leaving men on base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Another horrible at bat for Abreu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Could you imagine how much Stoney would have blamed Renteria if his team didn’t hustle like this? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, Tomtom said: Orioles have 4 runs on 3 hits! It would take the Sox 16 hits to score 4 runs. Two of the four runs were walks. Three runs came on a 3 run homer Earl Weaver style. 3 run homer are not part of the Sox repertoire and is hard for us to comeback in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 These are basically the only situations all year Yoan has gotten hits in, so hopefully he can come through again here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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