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Colson Montgomery & Munetaka Murakami: The first pair of teammates in MLB HISTORY to each homer in 4 consecutive team games 🤯

Murakami’s home runs are absolute cinema. The swings, high exit velocities, (generally) higher launch angles, his own admiration of them, and tbh the (generally) good calls by Schriffen are all top tier

NEW: Are the Sox playing to your expectations? 🎙️🎧 Our crew discusses this and much more, including: ⚾️ Venable's in-game decisions ⚾️ Davis Martin's improvements ⚾️ Schultz/Antonacci debuts ⚾️ A change from Luisangel Acuna? Tune in! ⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/I-koxDi4NuQ?si…

@isureppin12 Yeah, tbh I have felt like the home run measurements haven't always been that accurate ever since they switched to Hawkeye. Not always, but some of the moonshots to dead center in particular seem to be underestimated. Could be my own bias

@Gaur_Nik My question is, does this taint every projected HR distance ever? Thats a significant difference imo

For the people who think 431 feet is underselling it — take this with a grain of salt, but I put this batted ball profile into simulators with tonight's estimated weather, and the projected distance was about 446 feet

@paulderdash1 It may be exaggerated at Charlotte but the entire International League has been this way for a bit now, IMO

@Gaur_Nik it was road game tho

Rikuu Nishida, who previously had 1 career home run in 273 games, hitting a home run in his AAA debut is both cool and quite the statement about the offensive environment lol

@MSuareo I know it’s harsh but anything under a ~.925 OPS in that league for someone who is “breaking out” means I’m remaining skeptical

@Gaur_Nik This is exactly why I’m not letting myself fall for Jacob Gonzalez’s sudden breakthrough lol

Luis Robert Jr. lays out for a sensational catch!

@Sean_W_Anderson And a .143 BABIP lol

People on reddit are bringing up “batting average”…he’s got a .277 ISO brother.

Munetaka Murakami is T-4th in most walks drawn in a player's first 17G (since 1969). He is the only player on the list with 4+ HR in that span.

NEW: Getting excited for Noah Schultz's debut 🎙️🎧 @jlazowski14, @Gaur_Nik, and @haffball7 get you ready for Tuesday's excitement and recap the team's split with the Royals! Also, the White Sox say the aren't worried about the offense - should they be? youtu.be/A5zufd_S2ZU

I was going to say that Murakami might have the lowest BABIP I’ve ever seen (.154) of anybody with more than 60 PAs, but somehow Naylor and Perdomo are both lower so far

A lot of people don't realize that the decline of the White Sox can be directly correlated with them abandoning these jerseys (don't fact check this)

I feel like Reynaldo Lopez was always a super lowkey, humble guy so it’s surprising to see him in this situation. But before I even saw the context, I remembered Soler absolutely owning him as a Royal. Their careers have gone in complete opposite directions since lol

Munetaka Murakami's hot start to the season has led to consternation about his future from White Sox fans. Here, @Gaur_Nik looks into the range of outcomes for Murakami's long-term outlook and contract. soxon35th.com/projecting-mun…

I don't know if he's going to hit enough to start long-term, but I absolutely love the way Luisangel Acuña clearly gets in pitchers' heads when he's on base and forces them to press

Even if his stuff is ticking up in shorter outings, this would still be a ridiculous (complimentary) profile as a starter

NEW: 2026 White Sox stumble out of the gate 🎙️🎧 Well, 1-5 isn’t the worst it could be, but it’s not far off. @ThatPodGuyDuke, @Gaur_Nik, and @haffball7 discuss whether to hit the panic button while trying to find some silver linings. youtu.be/MNpnywKwKhM?si…

I really regret not writing the pro-Meidroth article I’ve had rattling around in my brain all month lol, and part of it is that he has more power than people think