Every game you tell yourself the offense can't look much worse, but Thaiss in the 3 hole and this mysterious fascination with Palacios???...doesn't take much convincing to think a Greg775 house bet is in order here.

Otog, I guess telling yourself There's maybe just four "questionable" hitters rather than the normal 5-6...but who would Lugo actually fear facinLike this lineup? Who's going to impact the ball?

 

MeidrothSS	R	0	2	3	.273	.691
Vargas, M3B	R	2	12	1	.223	.641
ThaissDH	L	1	7	0	.204	.713
QueroC	S	0	8	0	.314	.790
Vaughn1B	R	3	14	0	.178	.506
PalaciosRF	L	1	4	0	.188	.578
BaldwinLF	S	3	14	2	.240	.660
Rojas, J2B	L	0	1	0	.000	.333
Taylor, MCF	R	1	6	3	.191	.574

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/34873/seth-lugo

Robert 0/7 3 k's vs. Lugo

nobody with a career OPS over 600 against for that matter...what are the betting odds here again?

 

The Royals, at -220, are the favorites in this matchup, while the White Sox are underdogs at +180. This game carries an over/under of 8.5 runs (over -115; under -105).   

Over here seems a bit high when both teams are averaging in mid 3s and Sox offense looks to be shut down again.  Really have to count on an explosion from KC offense at home.

Edited May 6, 2025May 6 by caulfield12

I really don’t see them beating KC at all this year.  The Royals have had their number for a while.

20 minutes ago, Tomtom said:

I really don’t see them beating KC at all this year.  The Royals have had their number for a while.

Since a Cease start in late 2023…

DH'd robert the other day now he sits. Hopefully it's nothing.

Didn't Sosa have a few hits last night? 

Will really need to start having consistent lineups. And yeah this fucking infatuation with suck ass Palacios is crazy

22 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Didn't Sosa have a few hits last night? 

Probably hiding him and Robert from a tough match up.

That doesn't explain Vaughn though.

At least we are better than Nats' bullpen lol...only surrendered six to the Guardians so far today.

Then the CLE pen promptly gave back 4 lol...Smith and Gaddis.

Still second game of DH left to go.

 

And we don't have Devin Williams either.

Am I sensing an uneasiness with our beloved new manager?

49 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said:

Am I sensing an uneasiness with our beloved new manager?

Nope...he has almost nothing to work with.

As they said during the Nats/Indians' broadcast today, you can't be a good manager with a bad/horrific bullpen (see Dave Martinez).

 

Also, when your GM refuses to allow one of your hottest hitting prospects to give it a try, it's very demoralizing for the rest of the minor leaguers.

Guys like Corey Julks (yes, he would have to be put on the 40 man again) and Tristan Gray really can't do any worse than Amaya or Palacios.

Even if they did, you have to maintain the belief that if your play merits it, you'll get your shot in the big leagues eventually.

Edited May 6, 2025May 6 by caulfield12

That didn't take long.

2 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

Probably hiding him and Robert from a tough match up.

That doesn't explain Vaughn though.

You can't hide Vaughn, you can only hope to contain him,,,,,uh or something like that.

Sox are playing a man short because of Benintendi, right? So stupid. 

The question is, can The Sox score a run THIS SERIES?

51 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said:

Am I sensing an uneasiness with our beloved new manager?

Not from me. The team is basically talentless, but they look a hell of a lot better than the last two years.

7 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Not from me. The team is basically talentless, but they look a hell of a lot better than the last two years.

Once again, our two best pitchers, at least statistically, are Rule 5 picks.  Booser, arguably the third best...at least a lively armed LHP, albeit with command/control issues.

What can you expect from a bullpen of AAAA/journeymen types...when you don't invest ANY new money there?

 

12 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

Sox are playing a man short because of Benintendi, right? So stupid. 

so fucking tired of playing a man down because they refuse to just make a move and do this hope and wish crap.

Fletcher, DoCF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.272	.826
JulksLF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.354	.997
Elko1B	2	0	2	1	1	0	.346	1.096    What else can he freakin' do????   Tristan Gray also has an .888 OPS, try ANY of them, but Elko's clearly most deserving.

I love Quero but the lime green makes me think Yoan is up sometimes and I throw up.

come on quero swinging at 91mph down the middle and missing isn't going to work. team has gone back into offensive hibernation.

Great AB Vaughn! FFS.

7 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

I love Quero but the lime green makes me think Yoan is up sometimes and I throw up.

Dude was about to post the same s%*#. Its driving me nuts. Stay completive will says... With Palacios?

At the rate they're going, Wikelman Gonzalez or Scholtens will be their next starter in the Wilson spot.

Unless they convert Vasil, which would be pretty dumb with how comfortably he's pitching as the swing man out of the bullpen...

 

 

Edited May 6, 2025May 6 by caulfield12

Burke at 4.63 ERA is about what the consensus was coming into the year...although a lot of saber predictions were in the high 4's and low to mid 5's for ERA.