hankchifan

He probably sleeps in the clubhouse while the Sox are in town. He is a permanent fixture at GRF.

Right, but I hope they don’t embarrass themselves like has happened in previous nationally televised games.

I think tonight’s game is on ESPN, so TV dictates hours.

This makes more sense.

I am very glad that we signed him. Will be hard to keep with Boras looming around. Let’s enjoy it while we can.

It is a AAA team with Contreras and Hendricks in the lineup, otherwise a AA team. In European soccer they would have been relegated to the minors.

Must have taken the Bezos rocket with capsule landing in Lake Michigan.

To switch him to football? The guy has too many weaknesses.

Would have been better to try a hit and run, like the Cubs didin the previous inning successfully.

Takeaways: -Sox hit homers, they win. - Zabala validated the awful 2 strike bunt call in KC game with 2 hits tonight, as well as the three homer game before. The bunt sign was one of the worst TLR calls this season. - Don’t throw low inside fast balls to lefties, even bad hitters like Romain,particularly in potential 3 run homer situations. - Cesar Hernandez was one of our better acquisitions. Homered tonight. A big upgrade over Leury, Mendick, Lamb.19 homersthis season although only one with the Sox so far. - Sox keep hitting into double plays. Try hit and run or base steal when appropriate.

Sox have become a ground ball machine in a home run friendly. Can’t get the ball in the air when we need a sacrifice fly, can’t move the runners over, hitting into so many double plays. I keep insisting we need to hit and run more, what do we have to lose with our very high ground ball rate particularly with Abreu. TLR needs to adjust strategies.

That is another TLR inexplicable decision. In the MLB broadcast they said TLR was saying he wanted to try a new lineup to see how it went. Hard to understand.TLR has been going righty lefty matchup all season but the line up today had no lefty batters other than two switch hitters. You figure..

Never happen. TLR is maniatic about lefty-righty matchups. That is whyKC brought the lefty reliever in a one run game. Took potential home run tying hitters, Sheets, Collins and Goodwin off the table and left us with Leury instead.

It is what they did and took 2 potential home run hitters, Goodwin and Sheets off the table and left us with Leury.

Engel not taking the walk with the bases loaded and then striking out really hurt. I would have give him the take sign on 3-1 to possibly tie the game and keep the bases loaded. Seby bunting with two strikes and failing was also a rally killer.

TA. Is not setting the table. Understand today was first first inning run in 10 games.

2 under since the All Star game.

Good idea for them to grab some bench as soon as possible.

Our number one priority should have been a slugger likeBryant or Gallo. Guess Hahn was counting on Eloy and Robert coming back strong. But our lack of homers and awful outfield defense is hurting us now. What is the value of Kimbrelif we cant score enough runs to protect. Hope this will help tracking him back.

Tonight yes, same as Engel becoming Goodwin tonight.

I for one would have preferred to have obtained a good defensive slugging outfielder as our number one priority. Kimbrel was a nice to have but a luxury. We need more power at GRF where most opponents are out homering us, and is making it more difficult to comeback when we are down.

Worst game of the year forEngel.

Royals look like the better team in this series. Out slugging the Sox. Lack of homers is hurting the Sox lately.

TLR doesn’t like to bring in the big guns unless we are ahead.