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  1. Maxbialystock
    To me the only real concern is the hitting/scoring. Season to date the Sox overall OPS is .748 and with RISP it's .746. With runners on base it's .756.
  2. Maxbialystock
    Mayer's wrist was waiting to go bad. He should have had surgery the first time 2 or 3 years ago. I agree his loss is significant. He sure wasn't hitting lefties, but his righty OPS was .739 and his defense excellent in just 44 games. Hamilton's August OPS is an insane 1.076 and he is our best defensive 2b. He and Gonzalez are a good fix at 2b and, when he returns, Lowe is at 1b. In 67 games Anthony's WAR is an insane 3.1. As you predicted, he has tied Bregman in OPS and should go right past him in the Pirates series. His one "flaw" is that he doesn't hit the green monster enough.
  3. Maxbialystock
    My realistic view of the 2025 Sox is that they are in a good spot but with a lot of work still to be done. Their hitting is suspect and the pitching is not. Last night they added a 5th starter, Tolle, who, despite his pitch limitation, makes this the best Sox rotation in decades. Weissert stunk last night, but overall the bullpen has been good. But the hitting/scoring in August has not been good. Abreu will be out maybe another 2 weeks. Lowe is on paternity leave. Bregman is in a slump (OPS .768 in August), and so are Gonazlez (.702), Duran (.689), Yoshida (.619), Rafaela (.591), and Wong/Narvaez (.591/.513),
  4. Maxbialystock
    My impression is that Anthony is a good outfielder, but determined to avoid injury--because his hitting benefits the team far more than his defense.
  5. Maxbialystock
    Major, shmajor. Lots of K's come from pitches a foot or more outside the strike zone. We've all seen Anthony K on a pitch in the dirt. So has Bregman. Story and Duran lead the Sox in K's with 152 and 142. Rafaela has 95. Abreu has 93 and has played in 12 fewer games than Rafaela. Anthony, our best hitter right now, has K'd 77 times in just 67 games.
  6. Maxbialystock
    Well said.
  7. Maxbialystock
    Here are August OPS's and games played in August-- Hamilton 1.076, 9 games Anthony .957, 24 games Refsnyder .924, 7 games Lowe .856, 9 games Abreu .832, 14 games Story .818. 26 games Bregman .768, 26 games Gonzalez .702, 21 games Duran .689, 24 games Yoshida .619, 20 games Rafaela .597, 26 games Wong/Narvaez, .591/.513, 28 games Toro .406, 14 games Wong and Narvaez, .591 and .513 (14 games each) Hamilton's August OPS is 1.076 in 9 games. Ref's is .924 in 7 games. Lowe's is .856 in 9 games. Abreu's is .832 in 14 games
  8. Maxbialystock
    Yesterday was memorable both for the starters and eventually for the Sox ineptitude at the plate yet again. The Pirates, the worst hitting team in MLB, had 4 doubles last night and two of them were hard hit and off of Weissert, who has a lot to answer for. Last night was his 6th blown save this season.
  9. Maxbialystock
    Maybe the velocity is why he lacks control and a good curve/slider/changeup/whatever.
  10. Maxbialystock
    Not unreasonable. However, we do know the bullpen stunk tonight as did the hitting.
  11. Maxbialystock
    He's there for the crucial experience of pitching in MLB, not to go to 100 pitches for the first time ever. As it was, he went over his planned number of 72. The bullpen stunk. So did the hitting.
  12. Maxbialystock
    This game was absolutely, positively on the hitting and the bullpen. I like Wong, but tonight he was 0/4. The Sox had one stinking ER in 9 IP--rookie Anthony's dinger in the 5th off Skenes, no less. Anthony and Bregman both had GIDP's. Sox were 1/7 with RISP.
  13. Maxbialystock
    This game was absolutely, positively on the hitting and the bullpen. I like Wong, but tonight he was 0/4. The Sox had one stinking ER in 9 IP--rookie Anthony's dinger in the 5th off Skenes, no less. Anthony and Bregman both had GIDP's. Sox were 1/7 with RISP.
  14. Maxbialystock
    Tolle and the Sox defense looked good early on. The hitting stunk yet again and so did the bullpen (which has been great). So, me, I'm grateful the Jays and Mariners are losing, but the Yankees are killing the White Sox and will pass us tonight.
  15. Maxbialystock
    Your fav Rafaela did him one better. Looked at 2 called strikes then swung at a pitch very low and very outside. The first pitch was fat--right down the middle. Sox lineup scored 1 ER in 9 innings. Pathetic. Tolle looked terrific.
  16. Maxbialystock
    You think I like Weissert? I don't. I'm just explaining why he got sent out--low ERA and righty going against righty bats. 5 relievers tonight: Weissert gave up 3 runs (2 counting against Tolle), Slaten gave up 2 hit and a walk but no runs. Hicks gave up a run. Wilson got 2 outs and no one on base. Bernardino gave up a double and a walk but escape. So this was by no means the great Sox bullpen tonight. That said, I agree with everyone that the hitting stinks yet again.
  17. Maxbialystock
    Agree. The offense lately is anemic. Tonight it's 1 ER in 8 IP so far. Terrible.
  18. Maxbialystock
    Wilson did well, I agree. But Weissert's ERA was under 3 and he was going in against an all righty bat Pirates lineup.
  19. Maxbialystock
    He was at 72 after 5. I can't blame Cora for sending him back out because he was doing so well. Weissert simply came out to throw more wood on the fire. I know how you rank him, but I cannot for the life of me see how he gets people out. He does not have great stuff and must rely on exquisite command, which he didn't have tonight against the worst hitting team in MLB. Bregman slump continues.
  20. Maxbialystock
    Tolle was already 8 pitches over his target of 72. Weissert just stunk, that's all. You got that right.
  21. Maxbialystock
    Tolle was already 8 pitches over his target of 72. Weissert just stunk, that's all. You got that right.
  22. Maxbialystock
    Tolle was already 8 pitches over his target of 72. Weissert just stunk, that's all. You got that right.
  23. Maxbialystock
    Tolle was already 8 pitches over his target of 72. Weissert just stunk, that's all.
  24. Maxbialystock
    He's been terrific this season--at bat, in the field, and talking to other players after the games. But facts are facts. I think he might be tired, but whatever the reason, this I hope mild slump is in its 7th straight game. Oh, stop
  25. Maxbialystock
    No, I don't want Hicks. But I do want Weissert to do better than that against the worst hitting team in MLB.
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