He is the Sox best hitter? Based on what?

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Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
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That is a bad line-up? Who says? Where is their weak spot? I'll give you Delmonico but he is a utility guy.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Did you see that SHOT he hit today? I love him batting in front of Jimenez who batting style wise looks like Edwin's young kid.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

It is one game and you're bagging on who many people call the best defensive catcher in baseball?

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

I always thought that Dick Allen was another guy who absolutely killed the baseball. And a right handed hitting Mickey Mantle.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Tomorrow should be another race to the batrack.

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They are not good defensively. But they are not a train wreck either. Jimenez has improved. Robert is going to be a fine center fielder and right field should be adequate also when the starter gets back. In the infield, Moncada is above average. And Abreu and the rest are average. They also have the best tandem of catchers in baseball all around.

The way baseball works right now, defense really is a lot less important than it has ever been. The line-up of the White Sox is at least top three in all of baseball, maybe the best. And I think that their starting pitching will show itself to be above average and their bull pen at least above average.

I'd say that the White Sox are at least a top five team in all of baseball and by the end of this short season will probably be the AL favorite to win the 2021 championship.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Plus Robert will have no fear in just going over to LF and taking a fly away from Eloy if he senses trouble. He already did it once on Friday, DJ was laughing about it in the booth.

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This guy gets it.

(Watched the rebroadcast. Lots of fun.)

I like how Steve Stone correctly predicted Eloy's home run.

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He's not the best defensive catcher on his own team, nevermind baseball. McCann handles pitchers better, he calls a better game, and he stops balls from getting behind him better. The only thing Grandal is better at is a completely overblown semi-myth. But I definitely want his high obp switch hitting ass in the lineup everyday. And to me, that leaves Encarnacion out in the cold. We have bombers. We need basemen.

The Hawk:

It is one game and you're bagging on who many people call the best defensive catcher in baseball?[/quote]

Nardi:

He's not the best defensive catcher on his own team, nevermind baseball. McCann handles pitchers better, he calls a better game, and he stops balls from getting behind him better. The only thing Grandal is better at is a completely overblown semi-myth. But I definitely want his high obp switch hitting ass in the lineup everyday. And to me, that leaves Encarnacion out in the cold. We have bombers. We need basemen.[/quote]

The Hawk:

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it but you are not in the majority of people who rate major league players. I read the same player evals that you do and I am comfortable with my own evaluations of players also. That's okay and I like McCann a lot. Encarnacion is not going to be left out of anything. No one that has his track record in the major leagues gets left out of their line-up

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Nardi:

He's not the best defensive catcher on his own team, nevermind baseball. McCann handles pitchers better, he calls a better game, and he stops balls from getting behind him better. The only thing Grandal is better at is a completely overblown semi-myth. But I definitely want his high obp switch hitting ass in the lineup everyday. And to me, that leaves Encarnacion out in the cold. We have bombers. We need basemen.[/quote]

The Hawk:

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it but you are not in the majority of people who rate major league players. I read the same player evals that you do and I am comfortable with my own evaluations of players also. That's okay and I like McCann a lot. Encarnacion is not going to be left out of anything. No one that has his track record in the major leagues gets left out of their line-up[/quote]

That's too bad because I want to win a world series and sitting Grandal over Encarnacion won't get us there. He's high end clutter.

The Hawk:

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it but you are not in the majority of people who rate major league players. I read the same player evals that you do and I am comfortable with my own evaluations of players also. That's okay and I like McCann a lot. Encarnacion is not going to be left out of anything. No one that has his track record in the major leagues gets left out of their line-up[/quote]

That's too bad because I want to win a world series and sitting Grandal over Encarnacion won't get us there. He's high end clutter.[/quote]

Based on what? Certainly not Encarnacion's track record as one of the best power hitters in baseball. I'd say getting him in the line-up 4 or 5 times a weeks is a no brainer. HIGH END CLUTTER is a very silly opinion.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Nardi:

He's not the best defensive catcher on his own team, nevermind baseball. McCann handles pitchers better, he calls a better game, and he stops balls from getting behind him better. The only thing Grandal is better at is a completely overblown semi-myth. But I definitely want his high obp switch hitting ass in the lineup everyday. And to me, that leaves Encarnacion out in the cold. We have bombers. We need basemen.[/quote]

The Hawk:

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it but you are not in the majority of people who rate major league players. I read the same player evals that you do and I am comfortable with my own evaluations of players also. That's okay and I like McCann a lot. Encarnacion is not going to be left out of anything. No one that has his track record in the major leagues gets left out of their line-up[/quote]

That's too bad because I want to win a world series and sitting Grandal over Encarnacion won't get us there. He's high end clutter.[/quote]


I'm aware it's an unpopular view. I didn't like the signing. The man is 37 and his skills are identical to skills we already have a surplus of and he's taking ABs away from guys I'd rather have in the lineup. I want McCann catching 25 games. Including every Giolito start. Maybe I put too much importance on my view that McCann has a special somethin' somethin' with the staff. But maybe not.

Based on what? Certainly not Encarnacion's track record as one of the best power hitters in baseball. I'd say getting him in the line-up 4 or 5 times a weeks is a no brainer. HIGH END CLUTTER is a very silly opinion.[/quote]
I'm aware it's an unpopular view. I didn't like the signing. The man is 37 and his skills are identical to skills we already have a surplus of and he's taking ABs away from guys I'd rather have in the lineup. I want McCann catching 25 games. Including every Giolito start. Maybe I put too much importance on my view that McCann has a special somethin' somethin' with the staff. But maybe not.[/quote]

They will rotate three players so that all three will play regularly. The three are McCann, Grandal, and Encarnacion. Its a great situation for all involved. It is really great because you can always trot one of them out a PH's late in the game.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Wow. 9 pages for a Sox series?

Used to be we had one game thread for the entire season.

Whats different about 2 games this season?

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He's amazin'.

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Too high in the order for Eloy

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Sitting the two hottest hitters.

Agree. Switch Leury and Eloy.

Maybe Moncada is still a bit tired from Covid. Otherwise yeah his bat needs to be in there.

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What a terrible call. Still though a bobble from Timmay forces a challenge to be used.

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I'm all in on Lopez. Best stuff in the rotation.

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Big year for him. If he cant figure it out and put it all together this year, might look to trade him is the Sox have a lot of young pitching in the minors that could take his spot.

As it is after two quick outs, he is making this first inning about 15 pictures too long. Hopefully he can keep the twins off the board.

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He’s trash

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Bitch!

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Lopez is such an asshole. We should be done with trotting out bums like him at this point

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Mitch, Lopez. Even IMU isnt this bad with the players he likes.

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