Lip Man 1 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Yay they won. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky Stanky Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, The Mighty Mite said: We needed a tested veteran manager instead of a guy who is going through OJT but when you have a cheapskate owner that’s what you get. TLR was available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 10 Author Share Posted August 10 6 minutes ago, Stinky Stanky said: TLR was available. I think I'm going to throw up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Montgomery, no hyperbole, is our best prospect maybe ever. That swing on the homer is as smooth yet forceful as anybody who has worn a Sox jersey. Whoever is responsible for drafting him must be a genius. 22nd overall pick? How could all those teams pass up this natural talent? When is the hype machine gonna take off?? He is the Sox's Caitlin Clark. He is the Sox's Connor Bedard. He is the Sox's versus of the Bulls' Mxxxxxx Jxxxxx. OK I won't go that far yet. Edited August 10 by greg775 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 55 minutes ago, greg775 said: Montgomery, no hyperbole, is our best prospect maybe ever. That swing on the homer is as smooth yet forceful as anybody who has worn a Sox jersey. Whoever is responsible for drafting him must be a genius. 22nd overall pick? How could all those teams pass up this natural talent? When is the hype machine gonna take off?? He is the Sox's Caitlin Clark. He is the Sox's Connor Bedard. He is the Sox's versus of the Bulls' Mxxxxxx Jxxxxx. OK I won't go that far yet. Montgomery > F.Thomas/Ventura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, Stinky Stanky said: TLR was available. Sure, because he already burned this franchise to the ground. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Montgomery, no hyperbole, is our best prospect maybe ever. That swing on the homer is as smooth yet forceful as anybody who has worn a Sox jersey. Whoever is responsible for drafting him must be a genius. 22nd overall pick? How could all those teams pass up this natural talent? When is the hype machine gonna take off?? He is the Sox's Caitlin Clark. He is the Sox's Connor Bedard. He is the Sox's versus of the Bulls' Mxxxxxx Jxxxxx. OK I won't go that far yet. Well, when Colson falls apart, here's why. He got gregd 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Montgomery, no hyperbole, is our best prospect maybe ever. That swing on the homer is as smooth yet forceful as anybody who has worn a Sox jersey. Whoever is responsible for drafting him must be a genius. 22nd overall pick? How could all those teams pass up this natural talent? When is the hype machine gonna take off?? He is the Sox's Caitlin Clark. He is the Sox's Connor Bedard. He is the Sox's versus of the Bulls' Mxxxxxx Jxxxxx. OK I won't go that far yet. This is when you remember that Greg is just fishing for rage cause he wants everyone to go "how do you forget FRANK THOMAS" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I went to last nights game and attendance was announced as over 17,000. I went to todays game and the attendance was announced as over 19,000. I think I'm a good judge of the size of crowds. It seemed to me there where more fans at last nights game and todays game. Perhaps there not announcing fans who get free tickets. All I know is that both days had bigger crowds than what was announced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Imagine two HR every game. Love the power display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: For comparison. holy s%*# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 4 hours ago, SoxBlanco said: The eye test certainly hasn’t been great for him on defense. What do the advanced metrics say about his defense at 2B? Below average but not a butcher. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 24 minutes ago, nrockway said: holy s%*# That deserved so much fucking more on the call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne030 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) 2 hours ago, greg775 said: Montgomery, no hyperbole, is our best prospect maybe ever. That swing on the homer is as smooth yet forceful as anybody who has worn a Sox jersey. Whoever is responsible for drafting him must be a genius. 22nd overall pick? How could all those teams pass up this natural talent? When is the hype machine gonna take off?? He is the Sox's Caitlin Clark. He is the Sox's Connor Bedard. He is the Sox's versus of the Bulls' Mxxxxxx Jxxxxx. OK I won't go that far yet. Only need to go 36-7 to get to .500! Start a new thread. Edited August 11 by champagne030 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 That was like a McGwire Canseco Pasqua Borchard bomb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: That deserved so much fucking more on the call. Schriff had a much better call on this moonshot, but something about hitting it to the concourse is extra special. boring call, you're right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) 5 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said: Nice stress free save by Taylor to take the team lead with 4. I imagine Yankees fans are pretty thankful. JRam made the last out to finish an 0-5 day for him, and a 1-13 series (the one hit was that fake double in game 1). Maybe his worst series vs. the Sox in recent memory? They held Raleigh to 1-12 (a single) in Seattle too despite the sweep. Shutting down the opponent's biggest threat is not a bad goal to have playing in this division. Any word on why Taylor hadnt pitched in so long ? Seemed like a planned rest without IL- ing him so a pitcher short during the losing streak . Edit Forgot he got the loss in the 11th inning against Seattle 8/7 but before that his last appearance was 8/1. Edited August 11 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Imagine if Miguel Vargas hit that ball...alas Schiffren is not bros with Colson and his father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 2 hours ago, Quin said: This is when you remember that Greg is just fishing for rage cause he wants everyone to go "how do you forget FRANK THOMAS" Maybe greg just meant best ever for such late 1st round pick who had a series of ups and downs that had nearly everyone diubting him and quite a few calling him a bust /bum. Frank Thomas did nothing but hit from the time he was drafted to the day he retired.Pretty damn good #7 1st round pick ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 3 hours ago, Quin said: This is when you remember that Greg is just fishing for rage cause he wants everyone to go "how do you forget FRANK THOMAS" Frank is/was amazing (his batting eye especially and overall hitting of course) but this Montgomery has the SWING. Smooth, explosive, BOOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 15 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Maybe greg just meant best ever for such late 1st round pick who had a series of ups and downs that had nearly everyone diubting him and quite a few calling him a bust /bum. Frank Thomas did nothing but hit from the time he was drafted to the day he retired.Pretty damn good #7 1st round pick ! It took 4 minutes for him to jettison this theory. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 3 minutes ago, Quin said: It took 4 minutes for him to jettison this theory. Tim Anderson was 17th....and had a very disappointing sophomore season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 20 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Maybe greg just meant best ever for such late 1st round pick who had a series of ups and downs that had nearly everyone diubting him and quite a few calling him a bust /bum. Frank Thomas did nothing but hit from the time he was drafted to the day he retired.Pretty damn good #7 1st round pick ! Burger? Although he never was ranked as highly in the Top 100 only to fall completely out of it due to his performance...rather it was the back to back Achilles' injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: Tim Anderson was 17th....and had a very disappointing sophomore season. Sorry, the theory that was jettisoned was that greg " meant best ever for such late 1st round pick who had a series of ups and downs that had nearly everyone diubting him and quite a few calling him a bust /bum" As you can see, it's just Montgomery > Frank. 16 minutes ago, greg775 said: Frank is/was amazing (his batting eye especially and overall hitting of course) but this Montgomery has the SWING. Smooth, explosive, BOOM. You can go through my comment history and see that while I never tapped out on Colson I was down on him hard. If he turns into a Top 20 hitter all time, then sure. But like Cali pointed out, Frank raked from day 1. I mean for god's sake, greg is using "BOOM" as an argument against Frank Thomas. I also realize that by letting myself get pulled into this I've satisfied the feeding of the troll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Burger? Although he never was ranked as highly in the Top 100 only to fall completely out of it due to his performance...rather it was the back to back Achilles' injuries. Burger ? People liked him because he seemed like a helluva nice guy and was upfront and hinest about how depressed he was. But he never made the impact as a Sox player. Many of the biggest brains on Soxtalk will still tell you the idea of that trade was the right thing to do even though it ended up a bad trade. But Buger had people who liked him . You, me, many more. Baseball since then covets position players with power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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