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(Nick Friar; WEEI)Matt Barnes and Tyler Thornburg both struggled results-wise on Saturday, but the feeling around each pitcher was different after their respective outings. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)Boston’s offense has plenty of pop and potential for explosion, but the key for them to be their best is making contact, and lots of it. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal) ($$)One of the faces of this approach is Andrew Benintendi, who is worried about getting hits more than getting home runs in 2019. (Jason Mastrodonato; Boston Herald)The Red Sox have a lot of talent on their pitching staff, and particularly in their rotation Red Schoendienst Jersey , but pitching coach Dana LaVangie is the true heart and soul of the staff. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe) ($)Bobby Dalbec got off to a red-hot start this spring before slowing down a bit of late, and he’s looking to add more consistency to his game. 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Screen names I have never seen before are popping up to comment. Which is both so-very-White Sox Fan (stick my head out only to complain) and also genuinely heartening (we have never met, most of us, but we’re here, together). Many of you are emphatically stating you are quitting the Sox for good, or at least not spending your money on them this year. I get it, and I support it. I am tempted to make such a declaration myself. There is precedence: After the 1994 strike, my parents and I did not set foot in Comiskey Park again for four years.But ultimately, and perhaps predictably Kolten Wong Jersey , it comes down to this: I love baseball. I love watching baseball. I love watching baseball live. Most of all, I love watching baseball live with an Italian sausage, churro, a beer, and my scorecard and pencil in hand. So what am I to do? Trek 90 miles each way to catch the Brewers? Make a tour of the suburban minor league teams? I’m sure as fork not becoming a Cubs fan. So I will go to Sox Park this year, definitely less often than usual, likely CRABBIER than usual, possibly wearing a to-be-designed t-shirt that expresses my disgust with the front office. But I will be there. I will hope that TA and Yo谩n and Eloy and the young pitchers give us reason for optimism. We need it.I hope to see some of you there. But my heart is with you even if I don’t.Cheer up, White Sox fans: Our owner has not been caught sending vile, racist, stomach-churning emails. Yet.