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    MLB 2021-2 off season thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    16 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

    Why do the Sox have to continue to trade assets (they're running out of ones of value) to supplement the core? Why do we continue to pretend that it's exciting that the Sox insist on trading assets to fill holes instead of just spending money as they promised?

    1st thing you have ever said that I have agreed with.

    ALDS Game 4 - HOU @ CWS - 1:07 pm CDT

    in 2021 Season in Review

    Posted

    4 hours ago, PDXSOX said:

    Incredibly disappointing, to be sure.  Completely foreseeable, absolutely.  So much for all the "experts" talking about the irrelevance of a poor record against a team you get to face first in the playoffs.  It is and was all true - the Sox were very lucky to be in the AL Central, it made them look much better than they were.  I resent the fact that, given that management must have known this, they dismissed the importance of winning, of developing  a killer instinct to crush opponents, for 6, 8, maybe 10 weeks at the end of the season.  And what you saw was a team with talented pitchers who didn't pitch, talented hitters who didn't hit - in short, not ready for prime time.  The net result is the same as if Ricky Renteria were still there - I, for one, hope that Tony does the right thing and steps down - he had his shot, it didn't happen, and Reinsdorf won't fire him again.  Rodon - hey, thanks for the memories, go get paid - elsewhere, I'm down with that.  Rodon pitched in both games that blew the Sox out of the playoffs 2 years in a row - let Boros stick that into a Powerpoint and spin it for all it's worth.  

    Net/net - the team rode over an awful division (Tom Brady knows how that feels in his NE years), bragged they were better than they could show to be, got pummeled in their first playoff series, and had none of its key stars show up when it mattered.  They were outclassed - by a mile - by the Astros in terms of talent, skill at baseball, and overall determination to win.  Maybe to prove that they can win without cheating?  Who knows?  They weren't cheating this time - forget about that - the White Sox missed their moment.

    They need more pitching, more reliable pitching, more experience, fewer headcases; they need the hitters they have to hit, remember how to hit, something.  And they need to learn to pick up the ball and throw it straight - I've never seen a sloppier team for a whole season.  At the end of the day, the White Sox are this year's Twins - the AL Central excuse for a playoff team that has no business being in the playoffs and gets pounded and thrown out in the first round.  Hurray!  I guess you can call it a development year.  Screw the bat flips - hit the ball, get on base, hit home runs, throw strikes and miss bats.  Back to basics.

    I can't say - and won't - the Cub's refrain for decades.  Next year is promised to no one.  Hopefully Soxfest doesn't turn into a Cub event where they all congratulate themselves on getting close but still getting their participation trophy.  I live outside Chicago, so there's no more Cubs angst here - but it's worse in a way.  My Sox gear is going away for the winter, because I don't feel like getting the out-of-town commentary on how the loud South-siders went out with a whimper - or a roar from the other team as Liam gave up that 3 run homer.

    Make the team better, Rick - and Kenny - and especially, Jerry.  And lose LaRussa along the way, please.

    best comments i have ever read on this site, thank you for telling the truth, but I am afraid the people making the needed baseball decisions are not the right people.

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    Are We Done Dealing.....

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

    DJ Peters will be a great help?  

    They actually have to clear four more spots, Knebel and Seager are back soon.  Doesn’t mean they don’t have options or that we would win a waiver claim since many rebuilding teams would get to pick before the Sox.

    Great idea, I have wanted him for 2 years now

    GT 7/16: HOU @ SOX, 7:10

    in 2021 Season in Review

    Posted

    5 hours ago, hankchifan said:

    Abreu kept hitting ground balls to third.  Didn’t move the runner in the 1stinning and hit into a double play later. We need to hit and run more, we are mostly a ground ball hitting team.  Need to press the defense more and open holes with the hit and run.

     

    Can someone tell me why this team hits so many ground balls?

    Joc Pederson to Braves

    in The Diamond Club

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Blackout Friday said:

    Bro, I heard stuff on a scouting level that I probably got too excited about. Scouts were all a-Twitter about one of our guys and were in love with theirs. I probably got overheated. That’s my bad and my last dabble in trying to predict moves. I still think we make a substantial move, but lesson learned. Listed to y2jimmy

    Thank you for your honesty

    6/23 Games

    in FutureSox Board

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, runtheballdown said:

    The Sox need hitters and there’s no reason not to bring up sheets and burger to give them a shot for the games before the all star break and maybe beyond. The Sox are missing four outfielders and don’t have a second baseman. They currently can compete with a team that hits a little. Sooner or later their pitching will hit a wall and the hitters will have to pull their load. 
     

    give these kids a shot until Eloy Engle and robert come back. What is Hahn waiting for? This team needs some life. 

    You are correct in everything you just said and the reason hahn is still waiting is because hahn IS NOT a baseball man.

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    6/17 Sox @ Astros, 7:10 CT

    in 2021 Season in Review

    Posted

    44 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

    The sox don't have the firepower to get into a mashing contest with any of the elite teams. 

    Starting pitching has to be great in order for us to compete vs good teams.   The margin for error is none. 

     

    The best and completely accurate statement i have seen on this site, it looked like men against boys and it looked like the Sox were using wiffle bats while the Astros were using aluminum bats.

    6/11 Games

    in FutureSox Board

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, bmags said:

    Damn didn’t realize he hit two. 
     

    This is what I mean with it being a weird season. We have these older prospects playing insane, and we don’t know what to make of it.

    Really is amazing that Every team that Jirschele manages ends up the best in the org. He was the last to have a good Kanny team too.

    We all laughed at how bad that Bham roster was, they are 10 games over or something. Crazy

    And which older prospects are playing insane considering they won't bring  1 to the major league team

    Dickman: That's Danny Mendick

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, tray said:

     

    Mendick will hit a few more HR than Madrigal, but really,  we need more HRs from the guy in the DH spot than we do from a second basemen.

    I'm OK with Mendick at second base for now.  The guy is a grinder and a gamer. He showed that yesterday on a coupe of plays.

    How about the guy at 3rd also, oh yea and  the guys playing the corner outfield positions also.

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