25 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

You're playing scared. Stop playing scared.

Good lord, are you a random generator?

7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Good lord, are you a random generator?

If Taylor's maximum value to the team is as a starter, then you have to try to see if it works or else you'll never know. Never trying it because it opens a potential hole on the 2027 team is playing scared. Stop playing scared, scaredy cat. Meow.

1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

If Taylor's maximum value to the team is as a starter, then you have to try to see if it works or else you'll never know. Never trying it because it opens a potential hole on the 2027 team is playing scared. Stop playing scared, scaredy cat. Meow.

Grant Taylor has literally never been a starter, going back all of the way to his college years of 2022. It's like saying my maximum value in my bank account is to be adopted by Elon Musk. It's technically true, but also the odds of it are complete trash. Stop and think for yourself for a second.

Remember when Kenny Williams announced that Chris Sale was going to be a permanent part of the bullpen? And then Chris Sale himself had to tell KW to stop playing scared and unleash the dragon. Good thing they didn't play scared.

2 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

Remember when Kenny Williams announced that Chris Sale was going to be a permanent part of the bullpen? And then Chris Sale himself had to tell KW to stop playing scared and unleash the dragon. Good thing they didn't play scared.

Remember when Chris Sale actually started in college? Do better than being a parrot.

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Remember when Chris Sale actually started in college? Do better than being a parrot.

Just because he hasn't done it, does not mean he can't. Unleash the dragon. Or sit around wondering forever what could have been. I prefer to not play scared.

2 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

Just because he hasn't done it, does not mean he can't. Unleash the dragon. Or sit around wondering forever what could have been. I prefer to not play scared.

Just because I haven't won the lottery, doesn't mean I can't. Nevermind the 300,000,000 to 1 odds.

I prefer to think for myself and not just swallow everything I am fed when the obvious downsides are right in front of us.=. We SHOULD have 10s of millions of dollars to spend, which makes way more sense than trying to catch another miracle. The actual scared move is being scared to spend in free agency to fill holes instead of breaking something to fix something else that might not be a fix afterall.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Just because I haven't won the lottery, doesn't mean I can't. Nevermind the 300,000,000 to 1 odds.

I prefer to think for myself and not just swallow everything I am fed when the obvious downsides are right in front of us.=. We SHOULD have 10s of millions of dollars to spend, which makes way more sense than trying to catch another miracle. The actual scared move is being scared to spend in free agency to fill holes instead of breaking something to fix something else that might not be a fix afterall.

It's long been discussed that Taylor was a potential rotation option. Don't be obtuse. Meow.

2 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

It's long been discussed that Taylor was a potential rotation option. Don't be obtuse. Meow.

I would bet you here and now today that Grant Taylor does not put up 150 innings next year.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I would bet you here and now today that Grant Taylor does not put up 150 innings next year.

Sox had 2 pitchers go 150+ last year. I know cats play in trees, but don't go too far out on that limb. Meow.

1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

Sox had 2 pitchers go 150+ last year. I know cats play in trees, but don't go too far out on that limb. Meow.

That's what I figured. Keep regurgitating.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

That's what I figured. Keep regurgitating.

You're failing to understand risk/reward. He's got the arm and the frame. He showed he can throw 50+ pitches in an outing. It's long been in the plans to try him as a starter. It's worth seeing if it works.

I can tell my wife to meet me in bed in red lingerie when I get home from work. It might end with me getting slapped, but it is certainly worth the chance.

1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

You're failing to understand risk/reward. He's got the arm and the frame. He showed he can throw 50+ pitches in an outing. It's long been in the plans to try him as a starter. It's worth seeing if it works.

You are failing to understand basic baseball. The guys who pitched 150 innings for the Sox last year?

Sean Burke who pitched 134 innings the years before and a career starter.

Anthony Key who pitched 155 innings the year before in Japan.

Notice a theme here?

How about you tell me the last guy to go from no more than 80 innings in any season over a six years span to 150 successful starters innings?

2 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

I can tell my wife to meet me in bed in red lingerie when I get home from work. It might end with me getting slapped, but it is certainly worth the chance.

Sure, except in this scenario you've never even been on a date and spent last night jerking off.

1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

You are failing to understand basic baseball. The guys who pitched 150 innings for the Sox last year?

Sean Burke who pitched 134 innings the years before and a career starter.

Anthony Key who pitched 155 innings the year before in Japan.

Notice a theme here?

How about you tell me the last guy to go from no more than 80 innings in any season over a six years span to 150 successful starters innings?

You're only thinking short term. So what if he goes only 130ip, pitches well, but runs out of gas? He's 24 years old and under team control for several years.

3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Sure, except in this scenario you've never even been on a date and spent last night jerking off.

Damn, you mean to tell me the mailman is the father of my 4 kids?

12 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

You're only thinking short term. So what if he goes only 130ip, pitches well, but runs out of gas? He's 24 years old and under team control for several years.

130 innings is probably a 3 standard deviation scenario. You keep throwing the term "risk" around without actually understanding what it means. This isn't a "what if" type of thing, it's a "what are my realistic outcomes". Defining something by it's 0.3% move isn't understanding risk at all. For a dude with a long injury history, and zero starting history, the realistic outcome range isn't frontline playoff starter. It also ignores you throwing a dude with barely any experience at all, and zero closing experience into the back of the pen to replace him, potentially destabilizing an already sketchy pen that Getz just said isn't a priority.

33 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Sure, except in this scenario you've never even been on a date and spent last night jerking off.

But what would Boner have to do to have his wife waiting for him in red lingerie? Expensive dinner, flowers, and god forbid a back rub? Sometimes STROKIN’ is simply the easiest option.

18 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

130 innings is probably a 3 standard deviation scenario. You keep throwing the term "risk" around without actually understanding what it means. This isn't a "what if" type of thing, it's a "what are my realistic outcomes". Defining something by it's 0.3% move isn't understanding risk at all. For a dude with a long injury history, and zero starting history, the realistic outcome range isn't frontline playoff starter. It also ignores you throwing a dude with barely any experience at all, and zero closing experience into the back of the pen to replace him, potentially destabilizing an already sketchy pen that Getz just said isn't a priority.

22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

130 innings is probably a 3 standard deviation scenario. You keep throwing the term "risk" around without actually understanding what it means. This isn't a "what if" type of thing, it's a "what are my realistic outcomes". Defining something by it's 0.3% move isn't understanding risk at all. For a dude with a long injury history, and zero starting history, the realistic outcome range isn't frontline playoff starter. It also ignores you throwing a dude with barely any experience at all, and zero closing experience into the back of the pen to replace him, potentially destabilizing an already sketchy pen that Getz just said isn't a priority.

1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

File size requirements ruined my meme!

8 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

But what would Boner have to do to have his wife waiting for him in red lingerie? Expensive dinner, flowers, and god forbid a back rub? Sometimes STROKIN’ is simply the easiest option.

Step one. Find a Wife.

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Step one. Find a Wife.

My wife is hot!

3 minutes ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

My wife is hot!

I don't care what you named your right hand.