On 5/21/2026 at 9:06 PM, ron883 said:

Thanks tray. Means a lot. Sorry if I was rude in the past.

You are right though. Ray Ray hopped on the bandwagon after I did.

I'm sure if you really investigated properly you could come up with plenty of people who liked him from the day he was drafted. Other's saw him for the 1st time in Spring Training and then the WBC. When are you claiming your loyalty and Ray's started ? Maybe your investigative reporting has some biases perhaps ? 😂

Chairman of the Board is a terrible nickname. Whoever came up with it should self-suspend for 10 days.

That said, I’m glad the Sox finally have a grindy player who actually grinds. He’s one of my favorites, and it’s crazy how quickly he’s adapted to the outfield.

Vargas, Mune, Peters, Colson, really a whole team (including management and coaches) has turned things around. Depending on how you define "valuable" the most valuable player could be Antonacci. He brings a contagious attitude.

One of these is Sam, and the other is 2025 Jose Ramirez.

I think Crazy Train is overplayed and it hasn't made me feel a thing in years. But man, when I hear the "All Aboard" when there's RISP and I realize Sam's about to bat, I get goosebumps

Sam is the man! What a season!

Same guy also had some thoughts on why Sam has such strong platoon splits:

Sox might not have won the game without Antonacci’s amazing hustle on first pitch/hit of the game. What a start.

8 minutes ago, Springfield Soxfan said:

Sox might not have won the game without Antonacci’s amazing hustle on first pitch/hit of the game. What a start.

Sam is the unsung hero of this entire season. He may not do “sexy” things like Mune or Vargas or Colson or even Chase, but he’s a huge reason why we’ve been competitive this season.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by AntMan26

1 hour ago, AntMan26 said:

Sam is the unsung hero of this entire season. He may not do “sexy” things like Mune or Vargas or Colson or even Chase, but he’s a huge reason why we’ve been competitive this season.

.380 OBP all year will lead to some damn good outcomes.

3 hours ago, AntMan26 said:

Sam is the unsung hero of this entire season. He may not do “sexy” things like Mune or Vargas or Colson or even Chase, but he’s a huge reason why we’ve been competitive this season.

Totally agree. This is so true!!

4 hours ago, Springfield Soxfan said:

Sox might not have won the game without Antonacci’s amazing hustle on first pitch/hit of the game. What a start.

Springfield, at a minimum, I wondered if Sam's copping of that surprise double, by way of pure hustle, on the first pitch of the game, might've thrown Melton off his game just enough to set the scene for additional Sox offense. Maybe it didn't affect him at all, but I do wonder.