Pedro, Moncada and Eloy gone seems like atmosphere around team way better.

6 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Shane Smith could be a thing. How did the Brewers let him go? Isn't their current pitching staff in shambles?

Big time 

7 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Main exports — coffee and coke.

Which is why the locals usually end up drinking the worst coffee.

Smith didn’t throw a single fastball that inning. 

Mabomb!

NICK MA-DONG

Is Nick Maton a fucking dude?

Another Maton dong? The haters are in shambles. 

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Armenia? Bogota? Medellin?

Stay away from those Medellin girls lol.  Lots of gringos/Americanos have been targeted the past year for robberies and worse.

I'm outside manizalles. Technically "glamping" though since my wife wouldn't go all in on tent and hiking 

Colombia as safe as most any large US city - at least medillin and manizalles are. Some areas i won't go right now, but those are few and far between. Colombia still struggling from an old reputation from 30 years ago. 

lubob not wanting to be shown up...

Who the hell is this Nick Maton?

I am watching the Chicago White Sox correct? Nice to see

8 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Shane Smith could be a thing. How did the Brewers let him go? Isn't their current pitching staff in shambles?

Yeah, that does make it a bit more ironic.  They signed Quintana late in the offseason and had to option him to the minors to get innings.

4 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Better lineup but this Maton at DH gimmick is pretty sad.

Don’t you bash Nick Maton ever again!

11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I thought he was watching his newborn just yesterday, hopefully not mountain climbing with him…lol

Lol they're with the MIL and aunt in the city. Parents night.

It's stupid early and the offense is largely going to be brutal, but man this team seems night and day different from last season.

man, all the smiles in the dugout seem so weird. im not used to it

4 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Better lineup but this Maton at DH gimmick is pretty sad.

Lol please keep complaining about Maton.  That ball was crrr-ushed !!

14 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

What you're in South America camping watching the game? That's quite the parental leave.

We're in colombia for two weeks visiting the wife's family. A great start to parental leave AND a white sox mlb record to boot?!?!?

AV blows. Bench. 

Maton the newest folk hero 

Spring training at bats do matter.  Sometimes.

is the hitting coach actually doing something? "hardest hit ball" of Maton's career supposedly. someone else on this board was speculating that the launch angles look better.

certainly the last hitting guy is on record saying "we don't do anything unless the player asks us to" so maybe just doing something is better than nothing.

7 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

It's stupid early and the offense is largely going to be brutal, but man this team seems night and day different from last season.

I don’t know if it’ll be “brutal.” They get a lot of traffic on the bases and that’ll get better with Tauchman. Won’t be great, but it’ll be okay. 

9 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

We're in colombia for two weeks visiting the wife's family. A great start to parental leave AND a white sox mlb record to boot?!?!?

Nice on my list I got to PR and Maui this year Colombia is on list for next winter 

10 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

I'm outside manizalles. Technically "glamping" though since my wife wouldn't go all in on tent and hiking 

Colombia as safe as most any large US city - at least medillin and manizalles are. Some areas i won't go right now, but those are few and far between. Colombia still struggling from an old reputation from 30 years ago. 

Salento is the inspiration for the movie Encanto.

North of Armenia/Quindio...you can rent horses for a very low price and ride them all day where you want and as fast as you want.

Manizales is nice cool crisp weather.

I didn't need a heater and just sometimes air conditioning in Armenia. Manizales a bit more hilly/mountainous.