He's on a tear right now.

Burger is fun to watch.

This team is fun to watch.

They’re almost there to go on a big run. So close. Hope they do it.

Woke up from a nap and wtf happened?

The team you think is poised to go on a big run blew a 4 run lead with their “ ace” on the mound to go 10 games under .500 is what happened.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Shut the fuck up.

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The Burger Meister Meister Burger. A burger with dusseldorf mustard, kraut and a small piece of schnitzel. Or go full on fatty and replace the bun with two pieces of schnitzel

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

3 of the 7 series played, pretty much right on schedule....

One each of below still left on the bingo card of mediocre:
Get Swept
Win 2-1
Split 2-2
Lose 1-2

Every time there has been even a microscopic glimmer of hope, they lose.

The sick thing is our two teams play in god awful divisions. The Sox are 5.5 back and the Cubs are 3.5.

Just lots of bad baseball all around us.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

The schedule makes it ridiculous. They need to get rid of divisions altogether or go back to just east and west and then have four Wild Card teams. If they wanna keep it the way it is they have to go back to playing more division games.

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i can't wait for the push for the final wild card spot

gonna be exciting !

Agreed, scheduling more like the NFL than the NBA/NHL would be fine. It worked much better in the past than this current schedule.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

The schedule just highlights how bad both of the Central divisions are. Going back to playing more division games might add a few wins to the Central champs, but they still won't be any good.

Can't see MLB eliminating divisions though, because having them keeps more fan bases interested. Sox are 5.5 behind the Twins, and we're still clinging to some hope of catching them. Sox would be 9.5 games out of a playoff spot in an East/West setup.

I think their plan is to expand to 32 once the Rays' stadium situation is sorted out, and then go to the four divisions of 8 format, and guarantee any division winner at worst a 2 seed. That would let them still keep the two NY, Chicago, and LA teams in separate divisions.

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

Baseball play and injury has never been worse in my lifetime. So add a couple more teams with more games. Half the league is throwers and swingers. The craftsmen are a dying breed and on top of it, they aren't appreciated. Jake Burger is a god with his 33% K rate, .290 OBP, and a negative dWAR while Lucas Giolito gets spit on for 180 innings every year and making the most out of average to below average stuff. Haugh wants to make Lopez a starter. Why? "He throws 100."

I don't know about what the stats are but I don't think over-all that the pitching is good over-all in baseball and I think that the pitch clock is to blame because Pitchers do not get to rest and collect themselves a bit before delivering. I wouldn't get ridof the clock but I would like for them to increase the time element a bit. I think this also is responsible for starters not going longer into games and getting arm fatigue.

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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

Exhibit A....Kopech 102 pitches in 4-1/3. Hey, Michael, why don't you just flip off the bullpen before you leave the mound.

He was in trouble all night, it should’ve been a blowout Seattle win considering the amount of runners they had on. Also saw where they struck out 16 times two nights in a row.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/06/ ... ayers.html

In the hope that someone different will be calling the shots after this season, I agree with this approach.

What about Jackie?

The white Sox are 11 games under .500 and their star player is having marriage counseling on a podcast.

They won a game!

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Win like that could be a turning point in the season

Lynn has a 13 ERA in innings when facing 1-4 in the order. I'm not an Opener guy, it's pathetic, but so is Lance, so use an Opener if you're going keep running him out there .

I had no idea this happened. Nice little story in a forgettable season:

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Reynaldo Lopez sucks.

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Seattle was not a good team this series .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Bizarre that Lynn with a 6.51 era would stike out 16 in 7 innings.

I agree and I am surprised. He looked like he was on his way to becoming a legit closer or even a starting pitcher in a good rotation. The drop off this season is terrible and he is one of the biggest reasons for the failure of our bullpen overall. He sure has wrecked getting a good contract offer in the off season with anyone.

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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

what ??

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

This ensures the White Sox will sign him.

But I agree. Between Hendrix being out and Lopez not being dependable (trying to be nice), an already weak bullpen doesn't really stand much of a chance.