7 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

[b]Your original answer didnt include "3B is only one spot "[/b] since you said one of your possibilties was Meidroth at SS and Ant at 2nd. I never imagined you'd put in Hill in LF and actually call that a better lineup.When he's just as bad as Acuna vs RHP, maybe worse. That pretty much left Benintendi for LF if you wanted a better lineup and then you have to change DH. But sure put Antonacci at 3rd after you just saw him get an interference call at 2nd base which is his natural position.

Frankly the game results speak for themself .The Sox comitted no errors and Acuna didnt embarass himself offensively. And the world didnt end because Colson played 3rd in a pinch .

It's called defensive flexibility.Its not exactly unheard of in the modern game .He's not exactly a butcher there. The whole reason for drafting SS is because they are athletic enough to field other positions.

The coaching staff is awate of a lot more things than you are.

Yeah it did as I said “Your regular SS plays SS and Sam plays 3B” for one example.

Edited Thursday at 12:30 PM2 days by Bob Sacamano

7 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Your original answer didnt include "3B is only one spot " since you said one of your possibilties was Meidroth at SS and Ant at 2nd. I never imagined you'd put in Hill in LF and actually call that a better lineup.When he's just as bad as Acuna vs RHP, maybe worse. That pretty much left Benintendi for LF if you wanted a better lineup and then you have to change DH. But sure put Antonacci at 3rd after you just saw him get an interference call at 2nd base which is his natural position.

Frankly the game results speak for themself .The Sox comitted no errors and Acuna didnt embarass himself offensively. And the world didnt end because Colson played 3rd in a pinch .

It's called defensive flexibility.Its not exactly unheard of in the modern game .He's not exactly a butcher there. The whole reason for drafting SS is because they are athletic enough to field other positions.

The coaching staff is awate of a lot more things than you are.

Of course they are, but the beauty of baseball doesn't always mean they are right. Like the time in Oakland when he didn't walk the bases full to face a pitcher batting. It was dumb then, it is dumb now. They still may have lost that game but the move made no sense. Why pitch to a guy with the infield in where an out could score a run when you can pitch to a pitcher with the infield in, and if you get him, face a worse hitter with the infield at normal depth where an out gets you out of the inning?

PCA Lol having glove trouble. Ball through his legs for a Brewer HR. Not too golden.

1 hour ago, Dick Allen said:

Of course they are, but the beauty of baseball doesn't always mean they are right. Like the time in Oakland when he didn't walk the bases full to face a pitcher batting. It was dumb then, it is dumb now. They still may have lost that game but the move made no sense. Why pitch to a guy with the infield in where an out could score a run when you can pitch to a pitcher with the infield in, and if you get him, face a worse hitter with the infield at normal depth where an out gets you out of the inning?

Apparently you can't make mistakes if you are getting a paycheck from a major league team. Who knew?

9 hours ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Your original answer didnt include "3B is only one spot " since you said one of your possibilties was Meidroth at SS and Ant at 2nd. I never imagined you'd put in Hill in LF and actually call that a better lineup.When he's just as bad as Acuna vs RHP, maybe worse. That pretty much left Benintendi for LF if you wanted a better lineup and then you have to change DH. But sure put Antonacci at 3rd after you just saw him get an interference call at 2nd base which is his natural position.

Frankly the game results speak for themself .The Sox comitted no errors and Acuna didnt embarass himself offensively. And the world didnt end because Colson played 3rd in a pinch .

It's called defensive flexibility.Its not exactly unheard of in the modern game .He's not exactly a butcher there. The whole reason for drafting SS is because they are athletic enough to field other positions.

The coaching staff is awate of a lot more things than you are.

The whole point is to get the most positions covered by good, competent defenders. The White Sox have two guys who can play 3B at a top level. Vargas and Colson. They have 2 shortstops who play at that level, Acuña and Colson. Playing Ant at 3B takes a serious step down in coverage. I guess it's fun to find a wrinkle that makes us feel smart when we complain about it.

32 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Apparently you can't make mistakes if you are getting a paycheck from a major league team. Who knew?

It's more that "the thing they did didn't work. I can think of anything different, which may or may not work, therefore, I am smarter."

5 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

It's more that "the thing they did didn't work. I can think of anything different, which may or may not work, therefore, I am smarter."

Except that wasn't what was said, but nice spin.

5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Except that wasn't what was said, but nice spin.

No, that's what I'm saying. When the other team scores a run and wins the game, anybody who can think of any other option instantly believes their thought would have worked, therefore, is better and smarter. It's counterfactual bias.

Just now, WestEddy said:

No, that's what I'm saying. When the other team scores a run and wins the game, anybody who can think of any other option instantly believes their thought would have worked, therefore, is better and smarter. It's counterfactual bias.

And it works the opposite way too. Confirmation bias.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

And it works the opposite way too. Confirmation bias.

And none of it is accurate. It's just carping on a particular move because a run scored. If he decides to pitch to the guy in front of him, he's not paying attention. If he's running through spreadsheets to glean the tiniest advantage, he's over-managing.

1 minute ago, WestEddy said:

And none of it is accurate. It's just carping on a particular move because a run scored. If he decides to pitch to the guy in front of him, he's not paying attention. If he's running through spreadsheets to glean the tiniest advantage, he's over-managing.

But just that stuff though. Everything else which doesn't question, is completely accurate, of course.