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I had a feeling the Rays would pitch around Burger. Then saw the st 3 pitches against Colas all up and thought here comes the down and away slider. Too bad Colas couldn't figure it out for at least that 4th pitch and get the count to 2-2.

I went out on a limb.

White Sox approaching season long win streak of 2 !

Great to hear. Time to change the thread title !

Herm Schneider = healthy players and Non Herm Schneider = not healthy players does not necessarily compute. We actually have no idea if players listened to Herm more than their counterparts today listen to their guys. Or if Herm was some health guru when no one else, in an age when we learn more all the time about conditioning, can figure out how to keep modern players healthy. We also have no idea that if the players do listen, if it has anything , little or much to do with maintaining their health. There are basics things players can and do without advice from the team such as getting enough sleep, proper diet, staying flexible w/e. Players often do weight training which has advantages and disadvantages depending on how you go about it. Everything has a proper way to go about it but many things are approached differently by different people. There's also body types and genes to take into consideration. It's hard to know family history of soft muscle injuries. It's hard to ascertain if you drank enough milk as a kid to have strong bones. Some bodies just can't handle stress due to so many factors that pre exist. Some are lactose intolerant. Some may have had early health issues as children. How deep do teams delve into the health of players since the day they were born ? It's like asking a 110 yr old person " To what do you attribute your long life ?". The best possible answer to that may be luck and genes. Even living a clean life is not a guarantee of long lasting health.That's usually why I don't discuss how to fix the health of players arguments. I just don't think it matters much who the Athletic Trainer is.Just vet him/her thoroughly along with the health history of players you are interested in . Maybe some of these teams trading with the Sox know some things that good organizations do or consider that bad organizations don't regarding health. Remember when Hahn said that perhaps their vetting process regarding Clevinger may need to be reviewed ? And that's just recent history. Imagine trying to vet an 18 year olds entire health life or his family health history on both sides of his family. Why could Nolan Ryan throw so hard for so long ? Mostly because there was no one exactly like Nolan Ryan who ended up playing baseball with the right genes, early childhood work ethic, w/e it was that made him unique. He could've been in another profession and no one would've ever know he had an arm like a cannon. Does anyone really think the athletic trainers had anything to do with his longevity or the health of his arm ?

Burger for hitting coach. "Listen fellas, this is how to hit HR's."

No and wasn't expected to. 19th round pick from NU. He was injured a lot in 2022 originally a 2nd basement More info here: https://www.southsidesox.com/2023/2/20/23607955/south-side-sox-white-sox-top-prospect-no-64-shawn-goosenberg He's off to a good start but only 23 ABs so time will tell if he has picked up his game a lot .

That would be great for his Achilles tendons. Paging Greg !

Winston Salem's 3-6 in the lineup Gladney, Veras, Kath and Goosenberg went 12/23 ,3 doubles 2 HR and 9 RBI. Goose stole a base and the box score says it was his 5th? Seems like a lot for a 1st Baseman.

Probably have to pick a Chicago Band like Styx singing Light Up (Everybody) And Just so I can join this century. The Pretender Foo Fighter right when Grohl starts singing.

I think you are the only one who mentioned it, twice. But I have mentioned LF in the past just so it would be good for his career to learn another position though. Figured couldn't hurt to learn it in the minors but not up here.

Great starting pitching, good BP, good defense, a timely HR. Who knew that could work ?

2007 Buerhle had a no no on 4/18

Nah I make those kind of comments in the off season. Don't think I've ever brought up his name. Outman, Varsho, some other Az. OF's. Can't remember them all. Pretty sure I mentioned Kelenic in at least 1 post this off season as someone who would be worth looking into.

Falter is not a good name for a pitcher.

Burger becomes Filet Mignon against LHP.

Does it make much difference ? Probably just because when he has played OF either in ST or regular season so far this year it's been RF ? Not sure if that's correct though. Feels like it is.

Didn't seem to bother him much the 2nd half last year but something has to jump start him.

The thing about Eloy is he could get so hot that he could pass Robert for the team HR lead in 10 days.

Probably trying to break him out of his funk although swinging at pitches off the plate inside a lot less would help more. More likely to help him break back onto the IL.

You're not building for the future right now .Have to get the present fixed if possible. I've wanted to get younger guys the last couple of off seasons.Instead we got Kimbrel, Pollock,Harrison, Andrus, Diekman, Kelly, 1st basemen in the OF, an over the hill manage , more injuries than you find in a nursing home, an owner who won't fire anyone and a bunch of FO people deserving of being fired.

Has Colome pitched yet for Charlotte ?

A very sound post . You seemed to have learned a lot about baseball or actually apply life lessons and common sense to this subject. Winning and losing colors our perspective on managerial performance. No one here is out there making a list of his alleged mistakes siting score, situation,BP usage etc. Every Day correct decisions are easily discarded but bad play by at the wrong time by the wrong player is magnified tenfold. It's like half the responses to Sheets starting in LF questioned that decision but Sheets drives in. 3 runs and has 2 hits. If he goes 0-4 and makes an error leading to runs scored he's an idiot. Sox win he's a genius. You call out these fans for not thinking beyond the end of their noses and you're a smug know it all. You make some predictions to back up your supposed smugness which no one else would ever do. Your prediction comes through 100 % and you are an even bigger dick if you point this out because you are tooting your own horn but God forbid you make a post singling out all the people who were wrong if they were the ones making that managerial decision. No one likes being wrong. No one likes if you point out that there are legit reasons these decisions are made because teams have all kinds of info fans don't. That's not to say some managerial decisions aren't mind boggling but most of the minds can't see beyond their own frustration and need to place blame on the most convenient target. Yes Grifol didn't come from a great organization. Yes that same organization that people are putting down as a loser organization suddenly must have made a winning choice by not hiring Grifol.

Yea it's farcical hearing he can't manage the pen when he doesn't have a pen, Who even has done well out of the pen? Outside of Lambert there's no one. Can't DFA them all. There's worse in AAA.

Just to expand on this 9 HR's for the starting 9 in 450 AB. 8 from the backups in 118 AB.