kitekrazy

This was another excuse no to blame Tony LaBevington. I think the Tony that Hawk fired was better. Jerry hired him and Hahn and KW are forced to support that decision. If they start unloading the players because of a bad manager. I think I;m done with this team.

I guess it depends on who you put in.

Yep and sometimes the starters are the problem. Since last year this team is notorious for surrendering leads after the 7th.

The Katz method of trying to throw through a wall and get those Ks.

Can't call up someone from Charlotte for a spot start. It would look like a Lynn outing.

The greater surprise is the Sox put up 4 runs so far. Hopefully the pen doesn't go into mental weakness mode.

Imagine of the Sox didn't make a trade and made the playoffs. Most like if the Sox got Ohtani and Trout they'd make the playoffs. Somehow though Tony would mismanage Ohtani. Trout also has an injury history and Tony will bubble wrap him and Leury will be his sub.

Post of the week.

Joe Kelly says "no I can get him out". Tony agrees if it's a high leverage situation.

It makes sense since players come from other languages and cultures. I think this may be manufactured news so the Sox still get some attention because most talk will be about the NFL. Also making excuses for Tony.

So is tony leaving?

If it comes down to winning the game do you think Tony will pinch hit TA for Leury.

79 wins might take this division.

Tony would rather do this on his own. The big market teams wouldn't trade for him when they could eventually buy him.

But we could be like the pre Ohtani Angels and have just one superstar. I never understand why people make these threads. Save it for fantasy baseball.

Not in a White Sox uniform. I don't need to think when the obvious is right there. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

You are basing your assumption that somehow GMs and scouts don't see what we see,

Leave out the factor he plays in the NL and somehow is just going to put up those same numbers for the Sox. Maybe just maybe it will finally work. I know the arguments already the Sox never sign the good free agents. Long forgotten is the giddyness of signing Grandal. I guess they can keep trying someday to make it work. History hasn't worked in the Sox favor. He still a young player and would adjust after next season. It's a pipe dream. I doubt they would trade him. He also has leg soreness. He'd fit in with this team with Vaughn and Bubble wrap Tony. This team seems to have a curse or two. I'd like a Ted Williams, or a Mantle, along with a Palmer, and Maddox. Who knows maybe he is on Kenny's always wanted list and he will be on the team 15 years from now. I'm sure they'd take TA, Robert, Eloy and Leury (just to be nice) for him.

That was the usual dumpster diving than worked. Meanwhile this 8 runs probably means being shutout tomorrow. Sheets and Vaughn will be on the bench and Tony trying to insert Leury into the lineup twice.

Still waiting for age to set in on Scherzer, Verlander. Today it's throw the ball as hard as you can for 5 innings. Hopefully you have guys in the pen that can throw as hard as you can. BTW there is a college pitcher than can throw 105. I heard there's plenty of young injured pitchers available for the draft.

It's pretty hard for angry fans to take a step back and resort to kneejerk reactions as in ditching every player. People got upset at a Stone Tweet that addressed this. I get the impression Hahn is #4 on the list of being in charge. Reinsdorf hiring Tony I don't think was Hahn's choice. There is conspiracy theory Hahn wont improve the team under Tony. This team is lifeless and they have the personality of the manager. It would be a bad move to change the players when it's the manager and staff that needs the change. The Yermin incident was the turning point. How many managers throw a player under the bus after a win? While the Sox are stupid one the bases they still have the same base coaches since Ventura.

It's odd that Abreu and Anderson got the largest votes. Usually the "real" large market player get the popular votes.

That was Tony's hire.

How does a manager deal with a mentally weak pen? After hitters seeing the same pitcher 3 times, the advantage should be to the guy coming in needing one out. I didn't mind Gio in because usually the pen struggles after 2 outs and Sox have been giving up late leads under the Katz era.

That's why they shouldn't make trades and and pursue AL players in the offseason.