Stinky Stanky Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 3:08 AM, Highland said: So much for the easy win. Never let Vaughn play right field again. He has no clue out there. If he can't play first or DH, sit him on the bench. The hardest hit ball was Grandal's out in the eighth. Left the bases loaded in the first. Normal for this team. Home run? There wasn't even a ball hit to the warning track. Otherwise, everything popped up, no line drives. Cueto deserved to win this game. No runs should have scored in the seventh. The Sox were lucky they scored at all. Expand Got gifted the two runs that they scored, otherwise they're shut out. Five hits. Four singles and a Little League triple. Fire away at me if anyone wants, but on the sac fly mixup between Vaughn and Pollock, Vaughn was in a much better position to make the play and he's an ex-pitcher, so he can throw. Pollock was running away from the play to make the catch and would have had to skid to a stop and reposition his body to make a right handed throw home. I don't care that Stoney kept harping on the opposite opinion. Pollock should have laid off and let Vaughn make the play. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradMc Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) On 8/4/2022 at 2:47 PM, Buehrle>Wood said: Really though this should be the free-est non-Cease win of the year. There is literally NO WAY the Sox lose this game. Expand Where there is no will, there will always be a way. Edited August 5, 2022 by GradMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Sure would be nice to be tied for second and one game back of first… Oh well, I guess… just have to hope for the same tomorrow… and then the next day… and the next… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 3:01 AM, chw42 said: I thought they would split. Cease going tomorrow and Kopech on Saturday are games they should win. Expand Should but they pretty much have to toss shutouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 3:13 AM, maloney.adam said: There’s seriously something wrong with both TA and Moncada. I can’t wait until Montgomery takes over at SS and Moncada is sent packing somewhere. Expand The only way to get rid of Moncada is to package him with TA in a trade, the sooner the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) On 8/5/2022 at 10:23 AM, The Mighty Mite said: The only way to get rid of Moncada is to package him with TA in a trade, the sooner the better. Expand Then you destroy all of TA’s value. It’s why Strasburg or Corbin ultimately didn’t go out with Soto…and there’s only 3-5 teams who could handle the financial hit, so you’d basically be surrendering all your leverage. Then you’re going to end up Burger and Mendick? Sosa? Popeye Rodriguez? Pushing Montgomery and Colas up next year? Edited August 5, 2022 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 10:23 AM, The Mighty Mite said: The only way to get rid of Moncada is to package him with TA in a trade, the sooner the better. Expand We may not like the return, but both are tradable separately. Both have shown to be productive in the past and some GM would bank on a change of scenery/coaching. Moncada is an GG level defender at 3rd, those don’t exactly grow on trees. TA is a former batting champ and 2 time All Star. To suggest that the *only* way to get rid of them is to package them together is patently absurd. I understand the frustration, that is completely valid, but the loss of objectivity here is something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Good thing we were so collectively excited to see the lineup so healthy! Woo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 5:24 AM, Stinky Stanky said: Got gifted the two runs that they scored, otherwise they're shut out. Five hits. Four singles and a Little League triple. Fire away at me if anyone wants, but on the sac fly mixup between Vaughn and Pollock, Vaughn was in a much better position to make the play and he's an ex-pitcher, so he can throw. Pollock was running away from the play to make the catch and would have had to skid to a stop and reposition his body to make a right handed throw home. I don't care that Stoney kept harping on the opposite opinion. Pollock should have laid off and let Vaughn make the play. Expand Pollock admitted that in the morning read today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 11:37 AM, Tnetennba said: We may not like the return, but both are tradable separately. Both have shown to be productive in the past and some GM would bank on a change of scenery/coaching. Moncada is an GG level defender at 3rd, those don’t exactly grow on trees. TA is a former batting champ and 2 time All Star. To suggest that the *only* way to get rid of them is to package them together is patently absurd. I understand the frustration, that is completely valid, but the loss of objectivity here is something else. Expand He's saying Moncada has to value so you have to attach him to someone with a ton of value. TA has a ton of value. It'd be stupid to trade Anderson anyways, some mental lapses be damned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Vaughn misplayed three balls and almost injured Pollock. Imagine if he collided with Luis Robert like that and ended his season. Vaughn is a tank. Bring up Colas, a slightly faster tank, and DH Vaughn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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