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@wissox watching the replay of Giolitos start. Should be an exciting season with all the CWS young talent getting a little more seasoned. Mind if I adopt the White Sox (a bit) as I've got the MLB pkg for the month?

Moncada is a beast!

I have been impressed by the new Royals manager, while it is early, seems to be an upgrade over Ned.

Wow they've won 8 games and they're still in the cellar. When did AL Central become toughest division from top to bottom?

They have been working on it for a few years. Royals future is looking better. A lot of young pitching prospects. If developed properly Royals can contend in couple of years.

@AsadZ good to see Duff get the win, he’s been pitching good but no hitting back up!

2022 Royals should be able to contend if ownership is willing to spend and get some free agent pitching in to help.

@approxinfinity Hey! Never saw this thread. Yes there's a lot of room on the bandwagon. Glad to have you! Sox a little inconsistent right now, but at 11-11, that's in playoff contending territory. Long time since we've been paying attention to the Sox this late in the season.

@wissox yeah! The central looks like it's up for grabs still. Its not going to be easy but they definitely can hit and play relatively error free baseball. I haven't watched that closely, a few games. The Nats have most of my handwringing attention. Im also impressed with the Os. We have played them 5 Times now and they're legit. Pitching is strong and the bats get it done.

Yeah the o’s are an interesting case. Pretty quick rebuild. Nats showing difficulty of repeating in baseball

@wissox what about your new job?

@Crimsonorblue22 Haven't started yet. Will be teaching remotely until February believe it or not! That could change after 1st quarter.

@wissox what grade are you teaching, still in high school? English? Are you excited or not? Very far from home? Just fill me in. Thx!

@Crimsonorblue22 doing 6th gr sciences. Always excited to start the year!

@wissox nice! I've got a 6th grader, going to be virtual starting in a new school. Do you have any interesting books about science you'd recommend? He's a voracious reader (though mostly fantasy, I probably also need to find some good science fiction for him to bridge the gap).

@approxinfinity Ugh,public disclosure, I've always been a social studies teacher but through some strange circumstances got a new job in a new district teaching science. The Gary Paulson books have a bit of science in them and are good reads. Hatchet is his best known, but he has a lot of outdoorsy type books and I suppose they've got some good science in them.

The "boy who harnessed the wind" is really good too.

Back on the Sox theme this highlight is a classic. The flyball interceptor is Luis Robert who's a ROY favorite and future perennial MVP candidate. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/video/luis-robert-steals-jimenez-catch-eloys-face-says-it-all ↗

N O H I T T E R ! ! !

Wow! Giolito!