9 hours ago9 hr If Murakami homers today it'll tie the Sox record for most consecutive games with a HR (5).https://www.mlb.com/stories/game-preview/825097?storylocal=web-scores-preview-embed
8 hours ago8 hr 31 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:If Murakami homers today it'll tie the Sox record for most consecutive games with a HR (5).https://www.mlb.com/stories/game-preview/825097?storylocal=web-scores-preview-embedI wonder who it was. Looked up Belle's 98 game logs, he had 3 in a row, went hitless for a game, then 4 games with HRs, hitting 9 HRs in 8 games.
8 hours ago8 hr 4 minutes ago, WestEddy said:I wonder who it was. Looked up Belle's 98 game logs, he had 3 in a row, went hitless for a game, then 4 games with HRs, hitting 9 HRs in 8 games.Luzinski and Kittle both in 1983.Frank Thomas did it twice in 1994.Carlos Lee in 2003Konerko in 2011Pierzynski in 2012.
8 hours ago8 hr Speaking of consecutive games with a HR not only did Murakami's streak get extended to 4 consecutive games with a HR , Montgomery's streak is now 3 and Vargas now at 2 straight games. Tough opposing LHP going for the D'Backs tonight having a very good start to his season Eduardo Rodriguez. Anthony Kay though has been equally impressive so could be a tight game.
7 hours ago7 hr 9 wins before May for the first time since 2021. Date to beat for 10 is 5/4.Would you believe the Sox are 3 games back in the wild card race? Lots of early underperformances across the AL, and only six teams above .500. The 13-10 Pirates are last in their division but would be a top 3 team in the AL. There are 3 teams outside of the NLWC at 13-10, including AZ.Dbacks were pretty hot coming into this series, going 10-4 in their last 14 (before yesterday) including 4 straight series wins and a bunch of comebacks. Top 3 bullpen during that span and batting .300+ with RISP.Their Vargas is also on the longest hit streak in the league (19 games I think?), extended by that garbage time HR.Taking another one off them won't be easy. Slight break perhaps to be catching them when they have no lefty arms out of the pen, with Colson and Mune hot.In addition to Mune's chance to tie the Sox consecutive HR record, he also has a chance to tie another record if his next HR comes before his first 2B/3B:
7 hours ago7 hr Keep hitting and keep playing good defense and the wins will become more consistent. Keep stacking Ws boys
4 hours ago4 hr It is nice to see this team win the first game of a series more often this year. I feel like they've had a knack for dropping the first game of a series for quite some time now.
4 hours ago4 hr Colson is currently 7th in all of MLB in RAA defensively on Fangraphs. I think it's time to consider that he's a full time SS until he's in his late 20s.
4 hours ago4 hr Author 11 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:Colson is currently 7th in all of MLB in RAA defensively on Fangraphs. I think it's time to consider that he's a full time SS until he's in his late 20s.Kid has passed the eye test and the stats test. Not sure why he isn't at SS every day until an actually superior defensive SS comes along, but I guess we should be used to this by now.
2 hours ago2 hr 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:Kid has passed the eye test and the stats test. Not sure why he isn't at SS every day until an actually superior defensive SS comes along, but I guess we should be used to this by now.getz would rather run a guy out there with a wrc+ of 30 until he finally shows a glimmer of hope that he's possibly a major league player than just play your best players everyday, because he can't fathom being wrong about another trade return
2 hours ago2 hr 10 minutes ago, joejoesox said:getz would rather run a guy out there with a wrc+ of 30 until he finally shows a glimmer of hope that he's possibly a major league player than just play your best players everyday, because he can't fathom being wrong about another trade returnAre you saying that the Sox would have the best record in baseball if only they'd run the best players out there every day? Because if this team is "LMFAO bad" as you keep telling us, then the whole point is to give the guys you traded for a run to see what they are and can do. Everson Pereira was 0-6 in his first two games and missed a cut-off man. Guess they should have DFAed him, right?Also, Colson has played 16 of 23 games at SS. 4 of those games saw him moved to 3B, and 1 at DH. He's gotten 2 games off. The 2 players who have played SS in Monty's absence (Murray, Acuña) are actually better, defensively, than Monty. Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by WestEddy
1 hour ago1 hr 56 minutes ago, WestEddy said:Are you saying that the Sox would have the best record in baseball if only they'd run the best players out there every day? Because if this team is "LMFAO bad" as you keep telling us, then the whole point is to give the guys you traded for a run to see what they are and can do. Everson Pereira was 0-6 in his first two games and missed a cut-off man. Guess they should have DFAed him, right?Also, Colson has played 16 of 23 games at SS. 4 of those games saw him moved to 3B, and 1 at DH. He's gotten 2 games off. The 2 players who have played SS in Monty's absence (Murray, Acuña) are actually better, defensively, than Monty.oh i'm sorry, did you think acuna was a major leaguer?
1 hour ago1 hr 5 minutes ago, joejoesox said:oh i'm sorry, did you think acuna was a major leaguer?This is his 2nd team employing him as a major leaguer. People who make way more than I do off of baseball have faith in the guy's skills.
1 hour ago1 hr 3 minutes ago, WestEddy said:This is his 2nd team employing him as a major leaguer. People who make way more than I do off of baseball have faith in the guy's skills.Getz, not the Mets. The Mets were probably happy to part ways with him. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by WhiteSox2023
1 hour ago1 hr 19 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Getz, not the Mets. The Mets were probably happy to part ways with him.He was traded to the Mets, straight up, for a still dominant Max Scherzer. They liked him when they traded for him.
1 hour ago1 hr https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings/_/sort/pointdifferential/dir/desc/group/overallTied with Toronto ahead of Mets Royals and Phillies in rs/racontract extensions for all mission accomplished!
1 hour ago1 hr 5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:He was traded to the Mets, straight up, for a still dominant Max Scherzer. They liked him when they traded for him.That was 50% a contract dump whether you like it or not
1 hour ago1 hr 25 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Getz, not the Mets. The Mets were probably happy to part ways with him.At least they targeted Baty first.Then Vientos.Then their switch hitter of the future if it was still 2023-24.
1 hour ago1 hr 2 minutes ago, WestEddy said:He was traded to the Mets, straight up, for a still dominant Max Scherzer. They liked him when they traded for him.That was on July 30th, 2023, almost three full years ago. A lot has changed since then, and I’m sure once the Mets saw what we are currently seeing from Acuna, their opinion of him changed. Getz relying on those scouting reports from 2023 and 2024 definitely wasn’t a wise strategy. 🤣
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