Tony

Pretty sure he's using a Wiffle ball

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In my eyes, it looks WORSE if all the background players go but Stan keeps his gig. I'm really curious the backstory on a lot of these. Read the Powers piece today and a ton of people have either left or been moved around the organization with new titles. It seems like a lot of the higher ups that were part of the 3-Cup basically have been moved aside for fresh blood. I can get way more on board with that if Stan goes. If he's still there.......nothing really changes in my eyes.

I think party lines play a huge role, quite frankly. We're tribal in nature...and both sides are guilty of it on a number of issues. Obviously with COVID, the far-right has been very anti-mask, anti-mandates, anti-vax. What I find interesting is all the different "solutions" that side seems to be trying to come up with. Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, etc....all things not proven to work (and in some cases be very dangerous for human health.) What it tells me is that they aren't taking COVID lightly. They know it's dangerous. It's why they are trying these things. But they are SO focused on sticking with their tribe and going along with the ideology that their leaders are telling them, the vaccine just isn't an option for them. They'd rather spread horse paste on their toast than take a now FDA-approved vaccine because of what their friend posted on Facebook. So yes, there are many factors that are driving the vaccination decision. And I think party lines plays a very large role.

I don't want to speak for everyone, but I think the frustration comes from.....we didn't have to just "live with this." But because a bunch of people are so obsessed with party lines....we're probably going to have to live with it, you're right.

Eh, I'm sort of in the middle on this. On one hand......right now it seems like the Sox are running with a very solid Top 4 in Lynn-Rodon-Giolito-Cease. Different pitchers, but similar to the Sox rocking Buehrle-Garcia-Garland-Contreras. The heart of both teams seemed to occupy 1B, and Eloy and Dye seem incredibly similar to me. The difference-making, veteran FA catcher also sort of holds true in both cases. Aside from that.....I would agree the two teams are pretty different. This 2021 squad is much more "star heavy" and I think the talent on the 2021 teams blows 2005 out of the water. 2005 was in a lot of ways an incredible collection of decent parts that made things work together. 2021 seems more like a powerhouse full of high-end pieces that when all on the field at the same time.......few can match. I didn't feel that way in 2005.

I can’t understand how you haven’t already gotten a GM job somewhere.

I have my gripes with LaRussa, but managing players workloads and knowing what strings to pulls behind the scenes is not something I worry about with him. I’ll trust his judgment over yours in this area.

I know the Cubs are a borderline AA team (Ricketts >> Jerry ?) but this Sox lineup is just relentless.

Hahahah what a douche

Nope…he doesn’t serve any purpose right now. None.

As it stands, he 100% shouldn’t. Things can change, but right now be absolutely served no purpose.

Piss off

Let this asshole wear it, don’t pull him

Just don’t know what purpose Dallas serves in this capacity. Don’t know how you justify giving him one of the 25 spots in October.

He has zero business making the playoff roster. None.

Don't bother. If Kimbrel isn't closing, the deal is AWFUL. cc: @fathom

Grammar aside.....I'm not disagreeing with the fact Michael Conforto has put up good numbers in the past and still may very well in the coming years. What I am saying is being on Soxtalk for well over a decade....if the Sox "star" RF put up a slash of .218/.342/.356 and was up for a new contract.....people wouldn't be screaming for his return. Seeing a player put up that line everyday for the team you root for changes things, it just does.

I always love these type of posts. While I don't think either of you are wrong per say....if he was on the Sox all season and put up the numbers he has....you'd be counting the days until he's gone. But he's not on the team, you're not watching him everyday.....so it's a totally different perspective.