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Sox really need at least 3 out of 4 vs Oakland, probably need to sweep to be in a good position to win the division. Cleveland might get to .500 some day.

this board told me Madrigal was easily replaceable

Have lost two series each to the Twins and Royals, one to the Brewers and now this one to the Yankees since the break. Good thing they had three games against the Cubs. Fans are assuming the the division is won. I wouldn't assume that just yet.

who cares what you hit if you can't stay healthy

Just trying to be a calming voice for the children. Kids get scared when the wolf growls at the door.

It doesn't matter how productive you are, even if it's at age 23/24, if you don't have power you're a bad player and that's that

Looking forward to Hernandez at 2B next year instead of madrigal

Not giving him a huge extension was very lucky

It’s why you don’t punt games against KC and the Twins

Good thing we didn't challenge a clear safe call.

The lineup sucks, the ump sucks, his velo is down, LaRussa should have used the other guy.

Going to my first game in Chicago in over 7 years. Been looking forward to this weekend all year, let's get the W!

Tanner MacDougal had an immaculate inning (1ip, 3k, 9 pitches) in his professional debut today. Not bad for a high school draftee!

It seems like this team really sucks at hitting with RISP, so I looked at the stats. For the season the Sox are actually 4th in MLB with RISP with a .267 AVG. Then I looked at the last 30 days and the Sox are 27th in MLB with a .231 AVG. Not sure if last 30 days is just an anomaly or a reason to be concerned but those are the numbers, and yes, I used AVG instead of OPS because with RISP you're really looking for hits and not quite as concerned about SLG.

Vaughn hit a homer today lol. I get that this is a bit by you now, but its still really dumb.

Vaughn - 8 Left on Base in the two losses to the Yankees. Somebody other than Eloy, Abreu or TA has to get it done when it's crunch time.

In 2005 we had a 15 game lead at the all star break. Indians cut it to 1 game with 6 to play. Nothing is assured in this life.

A team thisclose should have been far more aggressive at the trade deadline than they were. Imagine the Sox with Bryant and Votto. Not gonna happen with this ownership. The path to the World Series is going through the East. The Sox had to be constructed to deal with that reality.

shouldn't he be trying to get Adam Eaton a job somewhere

Just batting over .300 with a .375 OBP, but he has bad medicals.

Wow! Fun games! 3 exciting finishes! Tip the cap to these two teams for giving the fans a great show. Looking forward to the playoffs. So glad there’s no reason to be upset about anything here

Good thing they threw in the towel using Foster and didn't bother using a challenge earlier in the game

Thursday was fun.

When I think of expert analysis, I think Joe Buck

TLR with the classic “on Xanax get tossed” move.

Maybe our phone is connected to the Yankees replay room lol

That’s a level on incompetence we haven’t seen in a month or two from TLR.

It is the replay room, but being it is the 7th inning they shouldn't even need to talk to the replay room.

I’m sure the umpire is a drinking buddy

It tells me we need our lifeless weak-ass lineup to start hitting the baseball.

2019 was a fluke. I want absolutely nothing to do with him making 20+ million

If we’re rooting for other teams not to make playoffs, then that’s all you have to say about the Sox. Teams should be worried about playing the Sox, but they don’t, because we’re a good team in a shit division. That’s it.

"ToP 10 pLaYeR iN aLl Of BaSeBaLl!" Still can't believe some folks tried to claim that, earlier this season.

Team looks like a first round playoff exit at this point............no crappy team from Central will be there.

I'm guessing his embarrassing attempt to catch Stantons home run on Thursday where he jumped head first into the fence

That's it. This season is over. I don't think this team can survive 7 days without Leury Garcia.

Obviously it’s not automatically dumb (buying high, selling low) if he’s the same 0.50 reliever he was with the Cubs. But the probability of changing roles seamlessly wasn’t that high. Kimbrel has been in a rhythm as a closer and that’s now disrupted, while Hendriks is naturally going to start hearing footsteps when there’s a potential HoFer getting paid even more than him on a yearly basis to close out games. Just as important is the opportunity cost impact of not having that extra money next year to add insurance (beyond Reynaldo) and to support the 7th inning (losing Tepera and then Kopech to starting, already lost Heuer.) Of course, Tepera was also a guy anyone in baseball could have picked up for “free” in November, 2019.

Yeah. It’s always been dumb. Trading long term cheap control over a 3 war floor 2B for an over paid reliever is fucking dumb. Not to mention adding Heuer who had a decent chance to be close to as good as Kimbrel the next 18 months anyway, and a potential future closer. It was a bad trade and it will get worse. Would be nice if Kimbrel would stop giving up runs and at least do his part.

i'm drunk and I hate this fucking trade now. unless the sox win the WS this year despite kimbrel this move is a bust.

Liam is a 1 pitch pitcher right now. He can't consistently throw the slider for a strike (or close enough for a swing and miss). His fastball has always been straight as a string. Hitters are just sitting dead red right now and crushing him. I think he'll figure it out. Personally I'd use him in a lower leverage spot to regain confidence, but it might feel like a demotion and TLR is loathe to do that to a veteran. Tonight, the minute Collins couldn't block the 2 strike slider in the dirt and allowed Gardner to reach 3rd we were in deep trouble. Liam scrapped the slider and went straight fastball (no pun intended). After the broken bat hit, Liam was toast mentally. The result was the mammoth shot by Gallo.

You are right. Abreu had an unbelievable at bat in the9th. One of the best of anyone this season. It was a big shame that we couldn’t capitalize on it in the 10th. And it went to waste.

Can't wait until balls and strikes, perhaps other aspects, are finally automated. With the White Sox' racial composition, this explains the consistent underperformance of White Sox calls on umpire scorecards. Article: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-umpires-show-discrimination-against-non-white-players-according-to-new-study-191649525.html Link to study: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3707&context=cmc_theses

I would have taken my chances with Leury in that spot. Seby is the worst hitter on the team by…..a lot. May be a better option than Collins vs LHP, but with Leury available that seemed like the best play. Oh well. Not exactly a bunch of good options.

We're going to wish we could go back to that 2018 draft and take someone like Logan Gilbert instead. Especially when the 2023 season rolls around and we're looking for another second baseman.

I do seem to recall Liam blowing a save before he went on that ridiculous run in May and he said he went over to watch video and picked up on something, maybe it was pitch selection, and made an adjustment. Perhaps something that might do the trick here.

Sale remains my favorite player that isn't on the Sox, and one of my favorite athletes of all-time. I'm so happy he's back and ready to keep dominating the league again.

Vera sighting!!!!!!!!! 1ip 3k