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HELL YES!!! I want to watch (and support) this kid the next two days.

Did I read that right...Birmingham got NO HIT tonight? Whoops

Fluke. I had family from NW Indiana. Uncle was ALL Sox/Bears/Hawks/Bulls. I played little league back in the ...ahem....1970s, for SOME reason I started liking the Sox. I didn't really know my Uncle (who I saw 3-4 times a year) was a Chicago sports guy. But when he found out I liked the Sox he was ALL IN. I was NOT born in Illinois, nor have I ever lived there. I've pursued jobs there before, but nothing worked out. I actually attended the last 3 games ever at ole' Comiskey. I have lost all 3 ticket stubs (damn). I saw hockey games at the ole Stadium (first game was v. the Jets in 79 I think) and Bears games of course. My only "pull" to Chicago is my uncle, but FOR SOME reason I chose the Sox back when i was like 8...lol...I hate to admit this, but I "think" it was because of those uniforms. Kids choose their team for the dumbest reasons, but NO TEAM have I ever loved as long as the Sox.

Good stuff man.

Ok, I am a Sox fan since 1977, love the boys, live in Pittsburgh, have tickets to the two games this week. Tuesday night I am taking my entire family (behind home plate section 115) and Wednesday it'll be just my wife and I (behind the Sox dugout (section 112). I have seen tons of Sox games...in Chicago, in Baltimore, in Cleveland, etc...at no time did things feel as futile as they do now. I am hoping to see Yoan play, ReyRey is on the mound, there are some things to be excited about, support the team the best I can. It's baseball, in a great ballpark, in a great city, my favorite team. But man...10-27, while not totally unexpected blows so much. I am looking for a little pep talk from Sox fans. What's your take on things at this time?

Taking time, but Gio has had two starts that were encouraging since the debacle against Oakland. I think he'll be around 94 by next month. Combine that with improved command and we're SET. Keep in mind we do NOT need Gio to be a top of the rotation starter, Kopech and Rodon slot more to that level. With ReyRey showing great signs, Gio in the #4 slot would be extremely pleasing. Especially if he continues to settle down here in 2018.

Leury to CF? Engel to bench?

Let a scrub .192 hitter drive in 2

Good lord

Sox just can't make it easy

Yea the Yoan sucks posts have dried up. I think similar tact should be exercised with Gio as well as any other kids that are going to be called up this year. Yoan will play in many all star games during his career, bank on it.

Not a brilliant performance by Gio tonight, but may have been his best outing of the year for him thus far. A nice step in the right direction.

Holy crap, they got him? Yep, he was my choice too. He's a beast. Brilliant.

VERY encouraged by Blake Rutherford.

Stanton is a DH. They are playing Gardner, Hicks in the OF right now. Gardner is pesky, but you could move him to CF, Judge to left and Harper to right, Hicks to the bench. I just think the Yankees have more flexibility in the OF. Their IF is totally set for a long time....Gleber-2B, DD-SS, Andujar-3, Sanch-C....Bird at 1B is the only question mark and that's only because he always is injured, but if healthy that is a hell of an infield.

Yea, but A-Rod was willing to move to third. There is no spot to move DiDi too. I know DIdi isn't ARod, but he is still a player no sane team should be considering replacing and if he's going to the OF, then the Yankees should probably just go for Harper instead. I just know the AL sucks this year...we already know Boston, NYY, Cleveland and Houston are in. LAA is probably in too while maybe Toronto or the Twinkies fight it out. the rest is cannon fodder.

You would think they'd pass on Manny given that lineup.

Maybe there is no information because they have none. What would there be to gain by withholding injury info about a top prospect?

WoW. Tough call. I am very high on both, but I am leaning Cease having seen him more and his performance in Spring was lights out.

Yea I mistyped Hansen for Dunning. As far as Shields, yea you're probably right.

Doh! Yea. I guess Dunning and his 10+ K/s per 9 and one walk every 2 games is just a victim of numbers.

Another guy to watch is Ian Hamilton, AA relief pitcher. He is a candidate to close down the line. Early returns here in 2018 is he looks damn good.

The Calvary is coming. I saw this early on...this team would be brutal the first half, mainly because of reliance on junk starters, but...by the middle things would take shape... -Gio and ReyRey more innings under their belt -Fulmer finally decides he's a starter or not -Kopech arrives -Rodon gets healthy -Miguel is jettisoned -Shields is traded for a low prospect -I also think another player will make the a spot start in the show. I predict the sleeper is Ian Clarkin. Not spectacular, but I have a feeling with his command he could get a look at some point. -And for god's sakes get Alex Hansen out of high-A....if there is no spot for him in AA, put him in AAA....Hansen is a future LEGIT middle to top of the rotation starter.

I think he's a pure winner. I believe he sticks as a starter. But there is certainly a lot of arms, the very best of the bunch are Rodon, ReyRey, Kopech, Hansen, Gio, Clarkin, Dunning and Cease. That's 8 there, not considering Puckett, Stephens or Hamilton (or someone else) doesn't develop into a rotation type. Of those 8, I think only Clarkin and maybe Dunning does not have "top middle to top of the rotation" stuff. However, I think Dunning and Clarkin, while not having high ceilings have great floors and I think will pitch in a big league rotation.

Yea hope that gets Eloy going. Still thinking he gets to AAA at some point this year, with a slim shot of a late season add to the big club