3 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Nintendo

It's reminiscent of Kimbrel in his prime

1 minute ago, almagest said:

Grant Taylor 😍

We found our closer. Let’s put Seranthony to pasture.

As awesome as Taylor was, would you agree Newcomb was the game MVP?

1 minute ago, vilehoopster said:

As awesome as Taylor was, would you agree Newcomb was the game MVP?

Oh yeah. He stopped the momentum.

5 minutes ago, vilehoopster said:

As awesome as Taylor was, would you agree Newcomb was the game MVP?

Let’s have co MVPs. If both these guys keep pitching this way, the Sox will be favorites to win the Central. IMO.

44 minutes ago, vilehoopster said:

This is embarrassing, and not for me. I was using his Gold Glove as an example of how you can’t judge a player’s present by what he’s done in his past.

Also, he is not a league average bat. He hit 20 HRs last year, that with the the time he missed with injuries he had last year.

Benintendi is a league average hitter. He's streaky. There is no lefty bat on the team to replace him right now. I believe that when Pereira comes back, Nishida goes back to AAA. However, I think the move that will matter is when Mune comes back around the ASG. It comes down to how Gonzo's taken to pro pitching, and how Benintendi's maintained this hot streak. I foresee Gonzo cranking, and Beni dithering, and then it's not such a weighty decision to either move on from Beni, or he's your lefty bench bat. Or Gonzo goes back down for 7 weeks, and he's the extra man on Sept 1.

The ebb and flow of a full baseball season: as Hudson has cooled off and become hittable, our other bullpen lefty Newcomb has become really super good.

1 minute ago, vilehoopster said:

The ebb and flow of a full baseball season: as Hudson has cooled off and become hittable, our other bullpen lefty Newcomb has become really super good.

And Eisert has certainly become serviceable again.

Grant Taylor should be an all star