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Poor Robert has to swing at junk because 2nd pitch in a row to him 4 inches off the plate called a strike. Just terrible game from Alan Porter.

Sure. Its also a 13 game sample in April.

Yah, well its tough to compete when 3 of your 4 best position players are not playing. This team can definitely compete if they're healthy, but alas... Thankfully the injuries are all minor. Eloy and Moncada will play this weekend. TA probably misses 15 games. Its not a death kneel. But more injuries will come.

Middleton kinda nasty

Man, I really want to believe. Its too early for this season to hit the drains. Not even 2 weeks in. But this team is making it very difficult. Just a brutal series of a baseball here. Down 1-0 and feels like we're down a touchdown.

I believe the only ball he is has hit to LF all season was when a position player was pitching.

Its been a consistent theme for SOx hitters all year. Work a solid at bat. Clearly get walked. Ump expands zone to give the pitcher a break, Sox striekout. Also that pitch to Robert was like 4 inches outside.

After that entire debacle, should have gotten out without any runs allowed. Just brutal

All three hits off Gio absolute doinks

Gio touching 96. Looks crisp so far. Working with a great rhythm.

Hanser isn't very good at baseball

Yet some here still think Sox should have handed him 3/$60M. Woof

Its wrong. I was at the game sitting right down the 3B line. Alberto was 100% in there for bottom of the 9th.

Alberto actually came in for defense for the bottom of the 9th. So clearly Sox staff thinks Alberto is a better defender.

No, he only had 2 chances though. Doesn't change the fact he posted -5 DRS is 37 games there in 2022, though. I remain far from convinced Alberto is any better, however.

The Twins did do a better job insulating for it, however, adding solid major league vets like Farmer, Solano and Taylor for their bench while Sox added Billy Hamilton, Jake Marisnick and Hanser Alberto. None of those guys for the Twins are necessarily guys you want starting for long stretches of the season - and they already are for the Twins as they're every bit as banged up as the Sox - but they aren't going to kill you.

Still no Correa. Solano 1B, Buxton DH, Miranda 3B, Gordon LF, Jeffers C, Larnach RF, Farmer SS, Julien 2B (MLB debut), Taylor CF

Still no Correa. Solano 1B, Buxton DH, Miranda 3B, Gordon LF, Jeffers C, Larnach RF, Farmer SS, Julien 2B (MLB debut), Taylor CF Wrong thread, my bad.

Another thing that has been bugging me about last nights game is that Taylor was pretty clearly inside the baseline on that final play. While you don't see that called a ton, the Twins were literally a benefit of that call last weekend against the Astros in a similar play (albeit the catcher threw to 1b). It glanced off Kyle Tucker's shoulder who was called out, and then got tossed from the game while arguing. I am assuming that isn't reviewable because on replay Taylor was very clearly inside the baseline. I was at the game and it certainly looked like possible interference in real time, and once I was able to watch the replay it didn't really change my mind. That said, still an awful throw that probably wasn't terribly catchable without getting rammed into by Taylor, but Romy wasn't afforded that chance since it hit Taylor's helmet in fair ground. By letter of the rule, that is technically interference.

Agreed. Tough to play Romy today and recognize that. Just dreadful at bats lately. I’d probably have Burger at 3B, Colas in RF and Sheets at DH today myself. But maybe something is barking at Colas this morning.

Precisely my concern.

I am starting to get concerned about Pedro and Alberto. Hanser has shown no signs he is a major league quality defensive 3B. The options are certainly thin defensively without Moncada available, but have the last two days not been enough Hanser at 3B? Yikes.

Day game after night game is usually pretty standard for the backup catcher to play. Day off tomorrow tho, so I hear ya.

Interesting lineup https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1646143120134885377?s=46&t=PwGpJSYDHRtBNl_6AGEKiQ