I remember when he came up for the Sox, the radio channels were always speculating about how old he really was. There were rumors that he was older than he let on.
Honestly, the White Sox should just bring him back.
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Honestly, the White Sox should just bring him back.
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Red Sox won 4 out of 6 against the Phillies and Yankees after barely splitting a series against the White Sox.
What a confusing team.
What a confusing team.
Manny Gonzalez might be the new worst umpire in MLB now that Angel retired.
Look at these calls.
Look at these calls.
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What do you think this is? The NBA?
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For some reason the Cubs left Imanaga in the game today against the Mets despite clearly having nothing. He ended up giving up 10(!) ER and his era jumped over a full run. Don't get that for a guy on a way to the Cy Young maybe
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The Rockies last night beat the Nationals on a bases-loaded walk due to a pitch clock violation, the first time ever that a game has been ended in such a situation.
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I know managers have taken a step back in importance in MLB, but Craig Counsell hasn't been very impressive so far. For a supposed master of managing pitching and bullpen, he's been very bad with either pulling pitchers too fast or leaving them to die a slow death. He has only been slightly better than David Ross so far, and that's a big disappointment. The Brewers haven't seemed to miss a step without him, and the Cubs gave him the biggest contract to a manager ever, so he hopefully has a better second half.
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I'm going to save BL's post and swap out a few words for whoever hires Alex Cora next season.
Although, hey, the Red Sox are still in the Wild Card hunt. I feel like this is every June since 2021. "Hey. The Red Sox aren't that bad." (July and August happen) "Nvm".
Although, hey, the Red Sox are still in the Wild Card hunt. I feel like this is every June since 2021. "Hey. The Red Sox aren't that bad." (July and August happen) "Nvm".
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Pecota has the Astros at 56%, which sounds a little bit crazy. Baseball-Reference has 32.9%, I buy that.
The only thing going for us is that until proven otherwise, Seattle and Texas don't know how to hold onto a division lead. Yes, I know the Rangers eventually won the World Series, but they did choke away the division on the last day to us last year.
I saw a stat last night that without Abreu on the team, the Astros are 21-12.
This is our last "real" push with the current lineup. Bregman is gone in the off-season, I'm assuming Verlander might choose to opt-out. Still haven't made progress with Tucker...
I saw a stat last night that without Abreu on the team, the Astros are 21-12.
This is our last "real" push with the current lineup. Bregman is gone in the off-season, I'm assuming Verlander might choose to opt-out. Still haven't made progress with Tucker...
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Steven Kwan since coming off the IL: 81 plate appearances, .457/.525/.714.
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Last night was probably funnest Red Sox game since 2021, erasing a 4 run deficit and Jaren Duran winning it with a walk off single . All with the 2024 Celtics and the Larry O’Brien trophy in the house. They have won 10 out of their last 12 now. Maybe they are actually good?
Idk if we have any Blue Jays fans left here but wooooof. I remember seeing their AA affiliate the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2018 and thinking the Blue Jays could be the team of the 2020s. Good news for Toronto fans is there is still five and a half years to make that happen but it certainly doesn’t seem like it’ll be the case with the current squad!
Idk if we have any Blue Jays fans left here but wooooof. I remember seeing their AA affiliate the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in 2018 and thinking the Blue Jays could be the team of the 2020s. Good news for Toronto fans is there is still five and a half years to make that happen but it certainly doesn’t seem like it’ll be the case with the current squad!
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I expected Blue Jays-White Sox to be the AL teams of the 2020s. We can’t all be the Braves apparently ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I’d never be all in on the White Sox being a team of the future until Jerry Reinsdorf has shuffled off this mortal coil.
Interesting sports facts thread crosspost: 2020-21 is the only time thus far that they had made the postseason in consecutive seasons in franchise history.
Interesting sports facts thread crosspost: 2020-21 is the only time thus far that they had made the postseason in consecutive seasons in franchise history.
His son has been running the Bulls pretty much, and seems just as bad. I don't see the Reinsdorf's selling either team after Jerry has passed, but I hope I'm wrong.
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Red Sox must think they are a ‘00s/‘10s Patriots team cause they are 13-1 on Sundays so far this season.
Since May 1, the only teams worse than The Cubs have been The White Sox and The A's. Just a dumpster fire of a season and I don't think there's any fix. Seems like they are going to be sellers now, and The Yankees are interested in Bellinger.
The Cubs bringing back the same roster (Aside from swapping Marcus Stroman for Shota Imanaga and adding Michael Busch) after missing the playoffs was a disastrous decision from Jed Hoyer. He should be fired as fast as possible, but I think Ricketts gives him one more year. His contract is up in 2025.
The Cubs bringing back the same roster (Aside from swapping Marcus Stroman for Shota Imanaga and adding Michael Busch) after missing the playoffs was a disastrous decision from Jed Hoyer. He should be fired as fast as possible, but I think Ricketts gives him one more year. His contract is up in 2025.