The crazy thing is we might have been closer (realistically) to contending last season at the end of July than we will be this year.

 

That one "false" positive hot streak that caused Hahn not to sell off, but not to add, either.

The crazy thing is we might have been closer (realistically) to contending last season at the end of July than we will be this year.

 

That one "false" positive hot streak that caused Hahn not to sell off, but not to add, either.

That still pisses me off. We should've either bought or sold, but doing absolutely nothing was simply stupid.

The Sox should have runners leading off the bases when they take BP just so they get used to it and hit better with runners on base. 7 solo home runs? Still can't get over that.

If we kept Jennings for the 9th this game is probably tied

 

 

Hahn's responsibility to fix this bullpen mess.

 

Before you get to Jones, Duke and Robertson, it's just not major league caliber...unless you're a rebuilding team, that is.

Oh wellbwe lost but the offense did their best. You wont see a team hit seven solo homers again anytime soon

You're not going to be able to compete with a 5th starter with a 5.17 ERA, Shields as your 4th and quicksand in front of Duke/Jones/Robertson.

 

Not unless you immediately replace Garcia and Shuck with 800+ OPS hitters.

8 runs and lose terrible.

First team since 2004 to lose when hitting 7+ HRs

4th and 5th starters that's the problem and we need better to win this thing plus a staff walking too many hitters

lmao, RV and this bullpen is like dipping a rag in kerosene and giving it to a pyromaniac a long with a pack of matches.

 

Game was there to win, RV pretended it wasn't for a minute, and that cost them. Yea the pen sucks but that just makes using it smartly even more important.

First team since 2004 to lose when hitting 7+ HRs

 

Who was that team? Just wondering.

 

Sox tied the club record today with seven home runs in a game. Set originally in April 1955 in the Sox 29-6 destruction of the Kansas City A's.

 

Mark

 

lmao, RV and this bullpen is like dipping a rag in kerosene and giving it to a pyromaniac a long with a pack of matches.

 

Game was there to win, RV pretended it wasn't for a minute, and that cost them. Yea the pen sucks but that just makes using it smartly even more important.

This.

The 4 big name relievers were all unavailable according to Ventura

You're not going to be able to compete with a 5th starter with a 5.17 ERA, Shields as your 4th and quicksand in front of Duke/Jones/Robertson.

 

Not unless you immediately replace Garcia and Shuck with 800+ OPS hitters.

Tell me what Dan Jennings has done his last 50 appearances that would make him quicksand?

On the bright side Beck looked good. It is laughable some here are blaming Ventura. People were calling for Ynoa yesterday. He was the only reliever to allow runs today.

 

Coop has done a hell of a job with his rotation.

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On the bright side Beck looked good. It is laughable some here are blaming Ventura. People were calling for Ynoa yesterday. He was the only reliever to allow runs today.

 

Ventura was given a very short deck today

The 4 big name relievers were all unavailable according to Ventura

Hopefully Ventura will be unavailable Sunday

On the bright side Beck looked good. It is laughable some here are blaming Ventura. People were calling for Ynoa yesterday. He was the only reliever to allow runs today.

 

Coop has done a hell of a job with his rotation.

 

 

Nicely done, now you're on Cooper's side, lol.

 

Fine, Jennings has been pretty good, but he still doesn't 100% have Ventura's trust in games when the Sox are leading or in the 7th/8th innings unless he's already had to use Duke and then game conditions force him to also use Jennings. And the splits don't dictate pitching Jennings as a loogy.

 

I'm done picking on Ventura. There's no point. Joe McCarthy or Miller Huggins couldn't win the AL Central with this current roster.

Hopefully Ventura will be unavailable Sunday

 

 

Doesn't he have any more daughters he can attend graduations for on the West Coast?

The shell game of blame continues.

 

Reinsdorf needs to realize his franchise sucks from top to bottom.

 

The end.

The Sox should have runners leading off the bases when they take BP just so they get used to it and hit better with runners on base. 7 solo home runs? Still can't get over that.

 

 

Problem is that leads to unnecessary injuries......

The 4 big name relievers were all unavailable according to Ventura

 

are you f***ing kidding me? Man the f*** up. It's all hands on deck the rest of the year. This team just really pisses me off. Not sure if RV is covering his own ass but how about challenging your men to step up when guys are hurt in a big mid-summer game?

 

I honestly question if these guys would p**** foot around like this if RV wasn't such a pushover.

Interesting that all of those runs didn't come from the 3 guys that are suppose to be the run producers.

are you f***ing kidding me? Man the f*** up. It's all hands on deck the rest of the year. This team just really pisses me off. Not sure if RV is covering his own ass but how about challenging your men to step up when guys are hurt in a big mid-summer game?

 

I honestly question if these guys would p**** foot around like this if RV wasn't such a pushover.

Under Ventura Sox are run like country club not a baseball team.

Nicely done, now you're on Cooper's side, lol.

 

Fine, Jennings has been pretty good, but he still doesn't 100% have Ventura's trust in games when the Sox are leading or in the 7th/8th innings unless he's already had to use Duke and then game conditions force him to also use Jennings. And the splits don't dictate pitching Jennings as a loogy.

 

I'm done picking on Ventura. There's no point. Joe McCarthy or Miller Huggins couldn't win the AL Central with this current roster.

Dan Jennings, the guy you wanted replaced with Brian Duensing, has a 1.45 ERA his last 56 innings.

Edited June 25, 20169 yr by Dick Allen