OT: Other Sports 78

[clydesdale line]

I was at the game. It was glorious until after the 7th when La Russa gonna La Russa. f*** him. f*** Reinsdorf.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Went too, stayed til the end to appease my Yankee fan friend. f***ing miserable.

 

[Sarava]

Probably not going to beat the Yankees with the bases loaded with 1 out and not scoring.

 

[Sarava]

Well , unfortunately the trend of getting steamrolled by World Series contenders seems to be continuing in to this season.

 

[hawksfan50]

Sox getting embarrassed again by Yankees ...
Failure of the alleged big guns noticeable.. Not hitting..no power...MIA by the meat of the border...Abreu ,Grandal and Robert ...not starring ..not producing...Pitchers I am of Yankee mystique and not pitching well...


As I said. An embarrassment.

 

[SimpleJack]

Yeah this home stand has been an epic disaster for the Sox. Instead of building off the 6 game win streak and turning their season around they’ve taken a step backwards.

So far the 2022 Sox look to be a .500 team. We’re pretty average all things considered. And we were this way for the entire 2nd half of 2021, too. So that’s a long stretch of .500 baseball.

Idk and I’m not saying the answer is “Yes”, but it’s definitely worth asking at this point: Is this simply just who we are? An average baseball team? I mean, at some point you have to look at the performance/results and call it what it is…

 

[southsideIrish]

Yeah this home stand has been an epic disaster for the Sox. Instead of building off the 6 game win streak and turning their season around they’ve taken a step backwards.

So far the 2022 Sox look to be a .500 team. We’re pretty average all things considered. And we were this way for the entire 2nd half of 2021, too. So that’s a long stretch of .500 baseball.

Idk and I’m not saying the answer is “Yes”, but it’s definitely worth asking at this point: Is this simply just who we are? An average baseball team? I mean, at some point you have to look at the performance/results and call it what it is…

They were average last year and their games vs. contenders and then the embarrassing beat down in the playoffs proved it. They're still average, at best - but the division improved while they basically stood pat.

And they have an ancient, has-been drunk at the helm - they desperately need someone who will whip this team into shape and teach them basic fundamentals like fielding and baserunning, which incredibly they still can't do reliably.

 

[hawksrule]

They were average last year and their games vs. contenders and then the embarrassing beat down in the playoffs proved it. They're still average, at best - but the division improved while they basically stood pat.

And they have an ancient, has-been drunk at the helm - they desperately need someone who will whip this team into shape and teach them basic fundamentals like fielding and baserunning, which incredibly they still can't do reliably.

LaRussa’s a bad manger, no question, but a major league manager doesn’t teach fielding and baserunning.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Moncada sucks

 

[madgoat33]

2 straight good starts from dallas...love it

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Hendriks blows another save

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Hendriks blows another save

That's on Kelly/TLR for forcing him to need to get 5 outs.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Moncada sucks

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White Sox winner

 

[IU Hawks fan]

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Mocking a certain someone after he homered.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Mocking a certain someone after he homered.

Understood

 

[Illinihockey]

Eat shit Chelsea

 

[madgoat33]

Eat shit Chelsea

Jeez, what did this lady do to you to attract so much ire?

 

[southsideIrish]

Two straight full counts w/the bases loaded and Kopech doesn't come close to a strike. Walks in two runs.

Edit - wild pitch allows another run lol. Sure just gift them free runs...

 

[No Fun Shogun]

At least we’re not Reds fans. Imagine having your team pitch eight innings of a combined no hitter (even though combined no hitters are meaningless) only to lose 1-0 and to not even get the chance to make the no hitter official on account of only pitching eight innings.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Sox offense another disappearing act today

 

[SimpleJack]

The TA/Moncada/Robert/Jimenez era of White Sox baseball is looking like a massively overhyped failure. It’s not going as planned. The team is actually getting worse. What a disaster. After all that talk too about how great we were gonna be, this is the result? We’re an average baseball team? What a joke. Someone gonna need to lose their job for this. We were supposed to become a legit contender, not peak after one first round exit.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

The TA/Moncada/Robert/Jimenez era of White Sox baseball is looking like a massively overhyped failure. It’s not going as planned. The team is actually getting worse. What a disaster. After all that talk too about how great we were gonna be, this is the result? We’re an average baseball team? What a joke. Someone gonna need to lose their job for this. We were supposed to become a legit contender, not peak after one first round exit.

It was kinda obvious this core wasn't good enough last year.
idk, it's been 130+ games of .500 ball now, it's a large enough sample size to say that they are what they are.
They have a lot of individually above average players, but the pitching staff lacks a true ace and the lineup lacks a true superstar. TA, Moncada and Robert are very good players, none seem to be at a level to carry a team.

 

[SimpleJack]

It was kinda obvious this core wasn't good enough last year.
idk, it's been 130+ games of .500 ball now, it's a large enough sample size to say that they are what they are.
They have a lot of individually above average players, but the pitching staff lacks a true ace and the lineup lacks a true superstar. TA, Moncada and Robert are very good players, none seem to be at a level to carry a team.

Yup. It’s 100% an average team. Anyone out there that still thinks we’re just having bad luck/in a funk and it’s all gonna eventually get better…well im sry to say but you’re being delusional.

Every little detail along the way too seems to constantly go against us/doesn’t work out:

-We add Kimbrel and he ends up being awful.
-We let Rodon go, refuse to replace him, and now he’s the best starting pitcher in the NL.
-The Twins are already dramatically improved and capable of winning the division.

…nothing is working out. It’s one disappointment after another. Cease and Kopech both get exposed against the NYY. I wonder what’s next? Who’s turn is it to disappoint? Cuz that’s all I expect at this point.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Yup. It’s 100% an average team. Anyone out there that still thinks we’re just having bad luck/in a funk and it’s all gonna eventually get better…well im sry to say but you’re being delusional.

Every little detail along the way too seems to constantly go against us/doesn’t work out:

-We add Kimbrel and he ends up being awful.
-We let Rodon go, refuse to replace him, and now he’s the best starting pitcher in the NL.
-The Twins are already dramatically improved and capable of winning the division.

…nothing is working out. It’s one disappointment after another. Cease and Kopech both get exposed against the NYY. I wonder what’s next? Who’s turn is it to disappoint? Cuz that’s all I expect at this point.

Not to mention Abreu, Grandal and Pollock all falling off of a cliff. And guess what? They have Grandal and Pollock on the books for another year, and who knows if the owner will allow Abreu to be let go?

They also invested a ton of payroll in the bullpen and they're average.

 

[Mrfenn92]

130 games left. Time is running out