3/31/24 2:10PM EDT Tigers @ White Sox

[Dtrain72]

There's good ol Harvy

[Dtrain72]

That was a thing of beauty...AJ with the threeve D chess putting in Ibanez

[Sports_Freak]

Hinch pulling ALL the right strings.

[IdahoBert]

Please, please… 

[Tigermojo]

Sweep!

 

[IdahoBert]

All their base are belong to us!

[Dtrain72]

All these years of one run losses, we get three one run wins in a row to start the season...yayyy sports karma!

[Dave Christian]

Tic tac toe three in a row!!!

[Sports_Freak]

Never a doubt......

[IdahoBert]

I feel like the accumulated toxins from the past are being flushed out of my system in a Gwyneth Paltrow sort of way. 

[holygoat]

 

[Sports_Freak]

They have 3 night games scheduled in New York? In early April? And it's going to rain all 3 days. Some real thinking went into that schedule making. Real geniuses. 

[CMRivdogs]

1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

They have 3 night games scheduled in New York? In early April? And it's going to rain all 3 days. Some real thinking went into that schedule making. Real geniuses. 

That’s what happens when you assign scheduling to AI

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

They have 3 night games scheduled in New York? In early April? And it's going to rain all 3 days. Some real thinking went into that schedule making. Real geniuses. 

Blame A.I. I sure do. 

[IdahoBert]

3 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

That’s what happens when you assign scheduling to AI

Great minds think alike. 

[Tenacious D]

5 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

That’s what happens when you assign scheduling to AI

Avila?  Guy can’t catch a break with any of you.

[IdahoBert]

Are the Yankees going to play dirty tricks like they did during the playoffs against us years ago because of the rain? Are they going to make our players strip down naked and run the bases in the rain and snap their butts with a towel like they did last time? That was poor sportsmanship on their part. I’m glad we beat them. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 minute ago, IdahoBert said:

Are the Yankees going to play dirty tricks like they did during the playoffs against us years ago because of the rain? Are they going to make our players strip down naked and run the bases in the rain and snap their butts with a towel like they did last time? That was poor sportsmanship on their part. I’m glad we beat them. 

Uhhhh...it's the Mets.

[bobrob2004]

[Tigermojo]

How about Holton? 4 batters and 4 Ks.

[Sports_Freak]

Flaherty deserved a win. The imitation Todd Jones blew his win.

[IdahoBert]

11 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Uhhhh...it's the Mets.

When I hear the word “New York“ I think of the Yankees and reach for my revolver. My mistake. It’s a reflex. 

[gehringer_2]

If this team ever hits a little watch out.

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

The only reason he's on the team is his contract. No wonder Chris doesn't want to sign any free agents.

I don't think it's the only reason, but it's up there.

[mtutiger]

It's one series, and the Jerk Sox aren't exactly prime cut in their current iteration, but there's a lot to like about this team on the pitching side. The league is sleeping on them, I'd go as far as to say. And despite their flaws, AJ has enough tools at his disposal to play matchups like he would like probably for the first time as manager, on both sides.

But they are going to have to score more runs this season than in years past in order to really compete for this division.... they probably will to an extent, but at least in this series, there's reason for concern. But it's still really early.

It's the million dollar question with this club... can they manage to be around, or at least within shouting distance, of league average offensively? Or be close enough to first place in the division to make deals to fix that flaw? It'll be interesting to see, but I like the overall direction they are going in a lot.