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Ok back in Charlotte today and hit a HR.

Wasn't that in the ACL though while on rehab?

It wasn't Sosa so that's good.

Had to celebrate the HR by Sosa. Hopefully a few more to come this season with Tim on the shelf.

So batting left handed (which Moncada does roughly 75%) the right oblique (His injury) is the lead side which is where 77% percent of all oblique injuries occur and Moncada's better hitting side. So while he bats from both sides he is actually hitting LHP better which would support my theory that the right Oblique is still a problem either physically or in his head since it would affect his LH AB's more. And since all obliques are used in hitting a lesser amount of discomfort would lead to better stats against LHP but still uncomfortable from both sides of the plate. So far everything checks out with my theory with his stats also.

I don't think it really matters since he bats both ways and all the obliques expand and contract in a swing but it was the right oblique. This is just a theory so nothing is fact except the diagnosis of the original injury that caused him to miss the 1st month of the season.

Well it is just a theory because Yoan could be saying he's fine but because of the oblique injury he might say he's fine but just not swinging as hard as he used to. I have no idea how advanced the Sox have been in biomechanics back when Yoan hit better to compare it to now. Driveline Baseball has been a leading proponent of this for both pitching and hitting. I know Carson Fulmer used Driveline to try and get better and he said the Sox don't use the same philosophy back in 2019 in Feb of 2019. But in MAy 2019 I found an article that said the White Sox were one of only 2 teams that would admit they used Driveline. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/05/23/velocity-is-number-one-thing-this-high-tech-biomechanics-lab-is-changing-baseball/ https://www.yahoo.com/now/carson-fulmer-turned-one-baseballs-top-data-driven-companies-reclaim-career-140030895.html

Everything athletic requires some action from your core but nothing quite like swinging a bat where once you stride your feet are almost planted in one place then you whip a 30-34 ounce bat around as you twist your body from the waist pressuring the spine , shoulders ,stomach, hips, ribs . As you turn your body during the swing you stretch your abdominal muscles, including your rectus abdominis and obliques. Your obliques also contract at different points in your swing . If you’re a right-handed batter, you begin your swing by rotating clockwise -- starting with your arms, shoulders then your hips -- and shifting some weight to your right foot. You then lift your left foot and stride toward the pitcher. Your hips begin rotating counterclockwise while your arms and shoulders continue moving clockwise, coiling your torso and stretching the abs. Your shoulders then reverse and begin rotating counterclockwise, followed by your arms. When you move the bat back, rotating clockwise, your left obliques contract to help rotate your spine and coil your torso, while your right obliques are stretched. The opposite occurs when you pull the bat through the hitting zone, as your right obliques contract and your left obliques are stretched. So, no I wouldn't call it equally tested at all, not even close . Between batting practice and live hitting you're probably talking 100+ swings a day doing that. You body is moving clockwise and counterclockwise at the same time. That corkscrew effect plus the weight of the bat is a violent force on the abs. When the bat meets the ball there is anywhere from 2-4 tons of force on the ball. When fielding ,a player has freedom with his feet and isn't throwing a 30-34 ounce ball . https://healthyliving.azcentral.com/gym-exercises-mens-softball-13492.html https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/04/23/whats-oblique-explaining-pesky-strain-thats-keeping-baseball-players-down/524329002/

Ronny Hernandez DSL, C, RH 17 yo hits his 5th HR. Impressive season so far.

Godwin Bennett, 19, RF ,RH with his 9th HR. Still K's a lot but overall his stats look like they've been trending up. .400 OBP .591 Slg. .991 OPS.

Imagine the Sox giving Sosa the AB's the Dodgers gave Outman when they brought him up and Sosa doing what Outman did 6/13 ,2 doubles , 2 walks and a HR then the Dodgers turn right around and send him back down. If the Sox did that after a call up like that everyone would be pissed off.

I was really hoping that the Sox could've picked up Outman in the Kimbrel deal. I'm sure I mentioned him somewhere in some post trying to figure out who was available who was LH with power and could play the OF. But of course Hahn went with the 34 yr old.

Man I love that LH DH 1st baseman the Phils brought up a little over a month ago, Darick Hall. He has really stepped up. Just a couple years ago he was in the minors ,AA hitting HR's , taking walks and not much else. Then he plays in a Mexican league doesn't do so hot there but the Phils stuck him in AAA anyway and more of the same HR's and walks. But this year he starting doing much better in AAA hitting like he did in 2018 in A+. Phillies called him up and he's still hitting like he did in AAA this year in 27 games with the Phils. With him ,Hoskins and Schwarber hitting bombs they don't miss Harper as much as they could have. Gotta love a couple of other LH savages too PJ Melendez with KC and Michael Harris with Atl.

Somebody has to have a long serious talk with him and tell him to be truthful if his oblique is bothering him. If he says he's fine .Go over each of his last 20 or so AB's and ask him what he's thinking on each pitch and someone with a good understanding of hitting has to tell him where his thinking is wrong and tell him to swing like he means it. Use pitch data you have before that . See how they are pitching him . Lots of changeups , curves , sliders ? How many fastballs is he seeing ? Give him a better understanding of himself and his swing . Concentrate of his LH AB's because thats the majority of his AB's. Also if the Sox are upset with him in any way because of his personal life tell him if he can't help the team and get his act together he'll be back in the minors until he does and that he's hurting the team and letting his team mates down. He must be dedicated to baseball and work hard and want to be much better. He owes it to himself and his family to be the best he can be.

The Asche is back !

If I had to guess ( and I do ),it's still lingering doubts or pain because of the oblique injury. In the field he doesn't have to do a lot of twisting. Every swing puts a lot of stress on your core when you're body is acting like a cork screw .

Winners thread created today at least !

Vaughn HR. Gio pitched decent. 4 guys with 3 or more hits . 15 hits total. A walk in the park. 8-2

Nice slide Leury !

Took 2 2 outs hits and a walk to score Eloy but he finally came around.

I was about to chastise Luis for swinging at pitches out of the zone with 1st base open but then pitcher decides to go in the zone and Robert made him pay on 0-2.

Mistake by Howard getting that pitch in the zone.

Ok one batter off lol .I felt a double.