How about that Kopech !! Still think he could be a servicable closer, GD ??

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

WOW.

Just fucking WOW.

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On pace for 44 failed save opportunities.

This video replay the announcer called it a 3-run homer??

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/chicago-wh ... 440610112/

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

The entire bullpen sucks, but you can't keep trotting these same clowns out there. Its beyond time to DFA or option some of these relievers. The guys in the Charlotte or Birmingham bullpen can do worse.

Sox have had a lead in 26 of their losses. 19 of leads were blown in the 6th inning or later. Its mind boggling to be that bad.

Kopech has 27innings. 18 BB, given up 6 HRs, 3 blown saves, and almost a 9 ERA in non save situations. You can no longer use him in high leverage innings. And Grifol has been a fucking idiot for continuing to use him in non-save situations.

Since the AS break last year, the Sox have played 137 games. They are 40-97

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Is that bad?

Better than I would've guessed.

I was told Kopech was now an elite reliever that would fetch a massive prospect haul at the deadline, what happened?

just imagine it still happens, and the prospect doesn't pan out

I was told Counsell would add 10+ wins and that the the Cubs were on a 101 win pace. What happened?

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Southside STAAAAAAAANNNNNND UP!!!!

I know you have evidence to back up your claim because you would never talk out of your ass.

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

I know they were trying to turn him into a closer or late inning option, but he's probably more a 5th/6th inning guy who can maybe go 2-3 innings. He can't be used in high leverage and has become more of a mop-up option. As a starter, he throws way too many pitches also. Yes, very talented, great fastball, but he's not an elite pitcher and probably not much more than a former top prospect who is hanging on because he has arm talent.

Grifol has nothing in that bullpen. Your stats show that. 26 leads that they lost.

It's sad, but the team is nowhere close to being competitive. Yes, there is some talent coming, but they dont' have enough talent to offset the roster especially because they don't spend on difference makers either.

He’s Kyle fucking Farnsworth

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

Holy shit. You might be right.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

I want to see Kopech do this then

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

That's awesome.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

That's a pretty good comparison.

I hate any combination with Maldonado, but I particularly hate this Maldonado catching/Lee DHing combination. It basically guarantees that they will not be able to pinch hit for Maldonado for the entire game.

I don't even care if they play Maldonado if there's some thought that he helps pitchers, but it shouldn't be more than 2x a week at this point or as a late inning backup. Lee should be playing 4-5x a week behind the plate.

Maybe he is. I wouldn't know. Does anybody? All I ever see is funny clips such as throwing errors on appeal plays.

Realmuto is out for a couple of months. Maybe the Phillies would take him for nothing.

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

How about we just DFA him?

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Pedro uses 512 ops Benintendi as a PH with a risp in the 10th.

Showing a glimmer of hope with young pitchers.

Sox pregame is Leila, Scotty Pods, Ozzie Guillen and a bucket of Lites. Ozzie is looking at the Lites like Leila is looking at Pods.

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Both hoping for "less filling"?

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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

This is a borderline Haiku. Keep them coming.

One great taste, the other less filling.

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Maldonado has to be the worst catcher all around that has ever played the game of baseball. EVER.

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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

there have to be some poorly aged posts out there by sox haters about Crochet

He and Cease are both Cy Young candidates this year, but the Sox couldn't keep them. That's Reinsdorfs legacy.

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