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I'm an old dude that still plays video games and currently playing a ton of MLB The Show. Saw this thread this morning and thought it was pretty cool. For the uninitiated, The Show will temporarily "supercharge" players in the game to 99 overalls based on recent performances in real life, a group of players from around the country is advocating for Liam to get the supercharge boost upon his return for beating cancer, always neat to see national Sox love. https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/138pjc5/motion_to_supercharge_liam_hendriks_upon_him/?sort=top

Didn't realize he said that, now I feel even better about leaving a shitty Yelp review on his highly overrated brewpub in Los Gatos, CA.

What a bummer, ball was flying off his bat in the Houston series like I haven't seen since 2019 Yoan.

They were claiming it flared up during the long WBC flights he was on, which seems pretty accurate based on my past experience with flared/bulging discs.

I'll defer to PTATC for his expert opinion, but anecdotally I've had a disk slip a few times in my life, numb leg(s) and all. Resolved itself with increased walking and abdominal strength building exercises and not sleeping on my stomach, has not flared up in probably 8 years now. I'm sure it depends how bad it is, but not necessarily a season ender for folks with a normal pain tolerance, Yoan might be a diff story however .

Is he? I watch almost exclusively on opposing broadcasts to avoid Benetti and Bacon. Eloy’s act is long worn out, hopefully the first guy out the door.

Need to listen to that interview, but I've always suspected this. Katz has done zero for me to give him the benefit of any doubts, so I question if his coaching technique, especially with his pet project Giolito, was simply to increase lateral movement and FB ride with the aid of spider tack, and he's been scrambling ever since the ban to reinvent himself, which has in turn resulted in a complete loss of control for most of our staff. Pure speculation, but he certainly seems to be a fraud.

10th slowest sprint speed of qualified batters according to baseballsavant btw all this stuff is free on baseballsavant, pretty excellent website

I think there's probably some flaw to this stat where it's based on Home Plate to 1B speed and guys aren't always running 100% effort where Jake probably is. Like is Jake Burger legitimately faster than Ronald Acuna Jr? Seems difficult to believe.

yeah I didn't realize that either, I've thought to myself "he moves well for a big guy" but never would have guessed a tick behind Robert speed. Here's compared to the league

Yeah, he's hit lefties pretty well in his MILB career, I've seen enough Romy.

So Colas shows the expected rookie slow down after the league adjusts to him and he now can't crack the startling lineup. Classic White Sox, the season is already meaningless, let him take his lumps and play nearly every day.

If Robert wasn't making all these stellar defensive plays I would be very concerned about his blurred vision being back, guys absolutely clueless right now.

just when I think it can't get any more heinous, it somehow does...

Still in the office and just checked the box score, to all you gluttons out there, keep in mind that Jose Berrios is possibly the worst starting pitcher in professional baseball.

Sox fundamentals must have gotten to the point they're contagious

This season is already a foregone conclusion, I'm fine with a #5 by committee or just let Martin take his lumps there.

It's almost like Eloy has no idea that the scouting report on him is sliders away all day. He's gotta start laying off that or he's toast.

Kopech back to the pen is really the only option at this point if you want to attempt to salvage his career. What a shame.

I would trade Eloy the minute he puts together a solid healthy stretch for cost controlled SPs with upside, probably not going to get much in return but at least stock up on some healthy arms. Just DH Sheets against RHP and work in right handers at DH vs LHP.

DFA Alberto before he gets to the clubhouse and make him pay his own way home.

wondering the same, looked awkward

agreed, now sure maybe his launch angle is lower than desired, but he destroys baseballs

I’ll stan AV for as long as I need to, this narrative is false and not supported by advanced metrics.