Thad Bosley

Nice inning there for Danks.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 10:10 PM) Why the hell is Gavin still pitching??? Particularly since we have a rather well-rested bullpen after the outings of the past few days.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) Who cares? If he wants to retweet, let him. Can the Sox scratch out a run? This game has a walkoff loss feel to it. What? No Sox late inning rally to win it? A walkoff loss? Who's side are you on?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 09:49 PM) Meh, he's been throwing first pitch strike all night and Rios didn't miss that by a whole lot. This is one of those soft-tossing lefties that I don't think has been making us look stupid as they often do, I think he's just throwing exceptionally well. He really is. Give credit where credit is due. Let's hope we can somehow break through and find a way to win this one!

This Milone's control and ability to grab that first pitch strike bodes well for a successful career in this league. He's been pretty impressive.

BIG TIME congratulations to Mr. Humber on his extraordinary achievement! Appreciate the PERFECT game!

I can't help but wonder if all of that muscle he put on a couple of years ago has somehow become part of the problem, whether contributing to the longer swing and/or possibly slowing his ability to get the bat through the zone quickly enough to catch up to all of those fastballs that are routinely blown by him these days.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:33 PM) The Walker hate is hilarious. Beckham has nothing to do with Walker. Yup.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:29 PM) I'm pretty cool with deciding to send him down at this rate. For his own good, at this point.

Four at-bats for Dunn today, four full counts, a bunch of foul balls and pitches seen, but no results. Just four K's.

Second inning in a row where it took a spectacular play by one of our Cuban players to end a serious threat!!!

TANK!! You gotta be BLEEPING me!!!!

The last three innings for Peavy against the very capable Rangers team, coupled with the first six today against an equally capable Tigers squad, is cause for some nice optimism for the Jake-meister this season. Very encouraging, indeed!

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 08:13 PM) The Sox will use at least 4 pitchers in this game. Another Sox manager overusing a bullpen - the more things change...... So.....you were saying?

When you least expect it, EXPECT IT!!

YESSS!!! RIOSSS!!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 11:49 AM) That might be true back in the era when leadoff hitters were stealing all the time, but the Sox haven't had a leadoff hitter who could steal 50+ bases since August of 2005, and they're exceedignly rare around MLB. If nothing else, you put a guy with decent speed on first, even if he's not stealing, a slow ground ball to the right side is a "productive out". AJ obviously isn't the ideal candidate there...but it's more because he's slow himself and he doesn't walk much so he's never on base. But the problem is...someoen else needs to earn that job. It can't just be given away to another guy who will wind up spending a month hitting .210. Well, two things: a.) Pierre stole 68 bases back in 2010, and b.) DeAza, if healthy, definitely appears to be a candidate for 30+, perhaps even 40+ stolen bases. And so if we're going to sacrifice what DeAza might be able to produce with his bat lower down in the order in terms of run production for the sake of having someone who at least profiles as a typical lead-off hitter with the stolen base capability, then you have to give him a fighting chance to do so. And A.J. Pierzynski, batting in the number two slot, will least allow DeAza to maximize what he can offer in that capacity more than just anybody else on this team. I admit, we don't have any super options to turn to on this one, but most certainly, it isn't A.J.

The number one characteristic or ability of the number two batter is to take pitches. This enables the lead-off hitter to see a pitch or two and get a read on the pitcher before deciding to steal a base, as well as give the number three hitter on the on-deck circle and the clean-up guy in the hole a chance to observe a few pitches before coming to the plate. With that said, you could arguably make the case that AJ is the last person on this team who ought to be hitting in that slot. He swings at the first pitch about as often as anyone in the league, and while he does make a lot of contact, often times it's weak, resulting in easy grounders to the right side. So if DeAza continues to be the get-on-base type of player he was last season, you'd hate to waste those efforts with a guy who could erase things in the blink of an eye with a 4-6-3 double play. Just my opinion, but for me, it's 'no way, AJ!' as the number two hitter.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 28, 2012 -> 01:12 AM) Forgot that Gary Thorne and Wayne Hagen worked together as the White Sox radio team...that was a great pairing, while it lasted. I think you are getting Gary Thorne and John Rooney mixed up here. Thorne only spent one year with the Sox, and that was as the TV play-by-play man in the very forgettable 1989 season (paired up with Tom Paciorek that year). Rooney and Hagin worked the radio side of things from '89-91. I thought it was just an ok pairing, but only because it was two play-by-play guys with no playing experience between them handling all the broadcasting chores. I think each is obviously much better off when paired with an ex-player to provide the color analysis.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 07:40 PM) I loathe Hawk. He's an embarrassing clown of a hack. I can't wait for the day he's gone. I couldn't agree....less. VIVA LE HAWKEROO!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 14, 2012 -> 03:26 PM) This will be embarrassing for the Cubs. They will not draw squat in the Cell. I respectfully disagree. I definitely think the Cubs could draw reasonably well at the Cell, and the problem with that is that if they were to outdraw the Sox in the Sox' own home, that's just the kind of negative publicity hit the Sox don't need. It would only add to the age-old story of White Sox attendance problems, and really call into question the allegiance of the Sox' fan base. I don't think any of us nor the Sox organization needs that kind of headache.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 12, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) Herbert is a classy, classy name. It's no "Thad", of course, but it's alright.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2011 -> 06:56 AM) Oh man. Claudell Washington... Bad memories. "Claudell Washington Slept Here" He was, in many ways, the Alex Rios of his time. Unfortunately.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 09:44 PM) Haha, I completely forgot that that was someone's handle. It's hard to imagine a black guy named Thad, too. Good stuff!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 09:56 PM) He used to be a Soxkiller! I still remember Harry Caray of all people waxing all giddy-like about the "very fine, young outfield of Bosley, Lemon, and Washington". I shared in that enthusiasm at the time, as it did seem promising. Wasn't meant to be, as it turned out!