Grandal and his 2 HRs, .175avg, .537 OPS is hitting 5th
Vaughn and his 4Hrs, .254avg, .798 OPS is hitting 9th.

Maybe LaRussa walks away on his own. This organization sucks.

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They discussed TLR’s belief in the second lead off man concept vis-à-vis Vaughn on last night’s broadcast. They highlighted he seemingly viewed it as more valuable in the AL where they’re the only league with the DH (aside from the NL of course).

Benetti is not a fan of it. Enemy of my enemy makes me a fan of it. But Latinx Biden supports it, and he’s also my enemy, so I’m not a fan of it. But that makes me my own enemy, so I’m both for & against it and neither for nor against it.

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Obviously you should track down Hawk and ask him to break the tie.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

It's neither good or bad.

Hawk?

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Yas getting a little chirpy with a fan after murdering a softly hit single.

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This is not a championship team.

What an embarrassment.

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Naylor's 7 RBI against the Sox...with a twist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxvtYHIVqJ4

the numbers bear out that they are lucky to even be around .500.

good to see winning pitcher Lucas Pryor come off another extended break to dominate a last place team

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

The team leaders Anderson and Abreu have been terrible defensively. Abrue hasn’t hit either. Neither have 4 other guys in the lineup. Getting late to call it a slump.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

I don't understand why we can't hire a manager that doesn't have rocks in his head. Of all the major sports, it's the easiest.

I'll say once again, that I don't think managers really matter, but LaRussa doesn't seem to understand percentages or math.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

A laptop software program could do it. That's how Tampa does it.

Most of the time, this is the case. There are a couple 2-3 every year that add a few wins and take away a few wins. The manager is supposed to put his club in the best position to win and put his players in the best position to succeed. There have been at least four or five instances this year where TLR has not done this.

To gd's point above with Lucas, the players need to execute. Make no bones about that. But you can't fire Giolito or Grandal.

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Scoring 11 runs through 4 games against the Royals seems bad.

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They scored something like 25 runs during that 7 game streak.

All things considered, their pitching has been absolutely terrific which gives me a tiny fraction of reason to hold out hope for this team. But this is not a Championship offense and I wouldn't argue against it if somebody said they are not MLB level defense (Robert and McGuire notwithstanding).

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They need guys to get on base, which was why signing a 34-year old who is known for speed and putting the ball in play was a bad idea.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Something needs to drastically change. Maybe, TLR not going to NY will ultimately be him stepping down for health reasons.

It's a longshot but if it happens it's because they were swept in Ny.

TA white knighting LaRussa is concerning as he is the team leader, or at least one of the two team leaders.

I fully expected a bullshit getaway day lineup, and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised.

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https://twitter.com/GUnit_81/status/152 ... nYEIZeQM4w

Starting pitching is fine. Bullpen is a shit show, which I said it would be in spring training.

KC pitcher is 0-3, 9+ ERA, 15 BB in 26 innings. If the Sox can't hang 5 or 6 on this guy, forget it.

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This has to be Velazquez' last regular start in the rotation, right? Cueto looked good and Keuchel is on a two game roll.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Velasquez sucks. Cut him soon.

Timmay with another error, then Harrison drops a perfect strike 'em out, throw 'em out.

This team is probably the most disappointing and underachieving team in baseball so far this season.

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And of course this leads to another unearned run because that's what the White Sox do.

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Are you a diehard or a masochist?

Both?

Game is on in the background at my desk. If I wasn't at work, I wouldn't be watching at all.

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I'm probably both too. Stream all the 1:10 games on my phone while at work.

Even if they start hitting/scoring, it's hard to see them winning anything meaningful in October. Whether it's official errors, or missed opportunities, they give teams 30+ outs every game.

They'll probably fire the hitting coach. "At least we did something!"

Nothing with change until JERRY? dies. But goddam, Tony, show a pulse. Even Ventura and Ricky would get kicked out of game once in a while, They weren't very good managers, but I can't deny their passion.

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