hankchifan Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Tomtom said: You mean to tell me that not one of LaRussa’s coaches said to him, “Maybe we should get a lefty ready for Gallo”! Same as on last Friday’s game, TLRshouldhave been told to warm up both a lefty and a righty in the disastrous 8 th inning, when he brought in the lefty Banks to face two right handed sluggers. TLR is averse to having two relievers up at the same time, as well as to pinch hitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chitownsportsfan Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) TLR is a convenient scapegoat for the completely underwhelming 25 man depth his boss put together. Edited May 15, 2022 by chitownsportsfan 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: TLR is a convenient scapegoat for the completely underwhelming 25 man depth his boss put together. I don’t even know if we have enough fingers to point out all of the blame. The manager sucks, the players can’t get their heads out of their asses, the front office is incompetent and the owner is trash. Other than that, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijames1957 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) Take a look at the Twins schedule the rest of this month. They have a combined 16 games against Oak, KC, and Detroit. Edited May 15, 2022 by brijames1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Snopek said: I don’t even know if we have enough fingers to point out all of the blame. The manager sucks, the players can’t get their heads out of their asses, the front office is incompetent and the owner is trash. Other than that, though. It's a .500 team. I'm not quite ready to get out the pitchforks yet but it is fairly clear playoffs are 50/50 at this point and the over under on wins is probably like 86 instead of 92. At most a manager might make a 2 game difference tactically over the course of a season. Yea, you want a good one but having a bad tactical manager is something good clubs overcome all the time including uh, the 2021 White Sox. Edited May 15, 2022 by chitownsportsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 32 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: TLR is a convenient scapegoat for the completely underwhelming 25 man depth his boss put together. TLR should have his plaque revoked for this atrocious encore that he forced upon us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKreevich Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 You La Russa haters need to stop. The know it all (in his mind only) Bernstein on the Score and others didn't get the manager they wanted so they want to disparage the Hall of Fame and three time winning World Series manager. Have you been watching the games? This White Sox lineup is 28 out of 30 teams in runs scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 hour ago, SCCWS said: Tough to lose to a guy named Nestor. Yet Nestor Molina was the opposite of a diamond in the rough for the Sox… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxaparicio Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 hit the baseball...hit the ball..try and take it back thru the middle...hit where it's pitched...stop taking these long looping swings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said: You La Russa haters need to stop. The know it all (in his mind only) Bernstein on the Score and others didn't get the manager they wanted so they want to disparage the Hall of Fame and three time winning World Series manager. Have you been watching the games? This White Sox lineup is 28 out of 30 teams in runs scored. You TLR lovers look at this walking babbling corpse as the same man he used to be. He isn't. He was a bad hire. Guys near their 80s shouldn't be running things as important as this team in it's competitive prime. Edited May 15, 2022 by southsideirish71 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, brijames1957 said: Take a look at the Twins schedule the rest of this month. They have a combined 16 games against Oak, KC, and Detroit. Shhhhhhhhhh..…nobody will believe the Twins will be anywhere close to 8-10 games over .500 at that point. Before all the injuries, I said +14 games over .500. 10-6 the next 16 has them at +8. That’s conservative based on the competition. I actually think Buxton alone if he doesn’t hurt himself running into walls could outdo some of those entire teams offensively, especially the Tigers and A’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Just now, MikeKreevich said: You La Russa haters need to stop. The know it all (in his mind only) Bernstein on the Score and others didn't get the manager they wanted so they want to disparage the Hall of Fame and three time winning World Series manager. Yes, but this is a White Sox message board and Tony hasn't done much during his near decade with the White Sox, certainly nothing "Legit Hall of Fame" worthy, Brother. 1979 27-27 .500 1980 70-90 .438 1981 54-52 .509 1982 87-75 .537 1983 99-63 .611 (Lost 1-3 in the ALCS) 1984 74-88 .457 1985 85-77 .525 1986 26-38 .406 2021 93-69 .574 (Lost 1-3 in the ALDS) 2022 16-17 .485 Overall 631-596 .514 (Plus 2-6 .250 in the Playoffs) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: At most a manager might make a 2 game difference tactically over the course of a season. Balta had a running count last season. I think he quit tracking it after like 7-8 games blown directly by poor TLR decisions. And the line-ups he's running out there? Are you saying he doesn't take any of the blame today for starting 6 guys who can't hit? Five of the six hovering between .165-.205? When other teams' announcers or MLB commentators are shocked by the poor moves your manager is making, it's a problem. A major problem. Are the players underperforming? Absolutely. That tends to happen when a team quits on their manager/coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, mmmmmbeeer said: Balta had a running count last season. I think he quit tracking it after like 7-8 games blown directly by poor TLR decisions. And the line-ups he's running out there? Are you saying he doesn't take any of the blame today for starting 6 guys who can't hit? Five of the six hovering between .165-.205? When other teams' announcers or MLB commentators are shocked by the poor moves your manager is making, it's a problem. A major problem. Are the players underperforming? Absolutely. That tends to happen when a team quits on their manager/coach. I’m going to venture it’s a lot closer to 4-5 losses than just a couple. There’s no way Yost was nearly this bad in KC…there’s just not. And the proof was/is two World Series teams that weren’t among the most talented on the starting pitching side. Those teams executed by making consistent contact, played fundamentally sound baseball on both sides, stellar defense, lockdown bullpen and absolutely ran you out of games late with their speed. We don’t do any of those things well with a HoF manager. Edited May 15, 2022 by caulfield12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKreevich Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Yes, but this is a White Sox message board and Tony hasn't done much during his near decade with the White Sox, certainly nothing "Legit Hall of Fame" worthy, Brother. 1979 27-27 .500 1980 70-90 .438 1981 54-52 .509 1982 87-75 .537 1983 99-63 .611 (Lost 1-3 in the ALCS) 1984 74-88 .457 1985 85-77 .525 1986 26-38 .406 2021 93-69 .574 (Lost 1-3 in the ALDS) 2022 16-17 .485 Overall 631-596 .514 (Plus 2-6 .250 in the Playoffs) Most who post on this board don't remember. I do. That's not why he is disliked here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Let’s not act like Tony didn’t have a large role in deciding who to acquire the last two offseason. Hahn is a disgrace though and should be fired IMO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 minute ago, MikeKreevich said: Most who post on this board don't remember. I do. That's not why he is disliked here. Well, he’s also disliked because he’s a bad human being 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, MikeKreevich said: You La Russa haters need to stop. The know it all (in his mind only) Bernstein on the Score and others didn't get the manager they wanted so they want to disparage the Hall of Fame and three time winning World Series manager. Have you been watching the games? This White Sox lineup is 28 out of 30 teams in runs scored. Brilliant defense of La Russa. They're 28th out of 30 in runs scored with a lineup that most people looked at as a preseason strength. His whole schtick was getting the team ready for games and he sucks at it. Well, that and bullpen management, and he's atrocious at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 This team is an embarrassment. Astonishing. When will heads roll? The Sox will somehow manage to squander the prime years of TA, Robert, Moncada, Giolito & Cease... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 TLR, Hahn and Williams need to be fired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saufley Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Let’s not act like Tony didn’t have a large role in deciding who to acquire the last two offseason. Hahn is a disgrace though and should be fired IMO. I would have had more respect for Hahn had he resigned after Reinsdorf forced him to hire La Russa! He deserves what he now has. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm said: This team is an embarrassment. Astonishing. When will heads roll? The Sox will somehow manage to squander the prime years of TA, Robert, Moncada, Giolito & Cease... Veterans peaked before the young core could fully catch up and coalesce as a team together. Simplistic way of looking at it, but mostly accurate. This FEELS from a fan standpoint a lot like the 2016 Royals, to be honest. Injuries, too many players declining at the same time, too much talent not to hang in there. The only difference is the Indians had a great team that year. This year actually looks like it will have more of a 2008 ending to it due to how bad the Central is overall. Survival of the fittest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijames1957 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: TLR, Hahn and Williams need to be fired. They most definitely do but they won't be because the owner is more incompetent than they are. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 minute ago, brijames1957 said: They most definitely do but they won't be because the owner is more incompetent than they are. QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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