caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: McCann was so bad last year that it made complete sense to move him to the bench for 2/3 of the games in 2020. You’d think we were the Dodgers or something with no holes elsewhere. Positional-strength wise, that was one of our top spots. Repeatable, there was certainly doubt there. But it was pretty obvious they needed at least one more veteran starting pitcher (certainly more reliable than Gio Gonzalez, something along the lines of Maeda/Odorizzi would have been perfect to really solidify things along with Dallas.) Edited July 29, 2020 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: A lot of teams have better 5th OFs than what we’re rocking out there. See. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Dude if you're going to wear the mask at the plate cover your nose it doesn't work if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ptatc said: No, this organization sucks. They should have foreseen this. Stop talking your nonsense. Yeah, who could have seen Jimenez, Mazara, or Robert getting hurt given their sparking records of health!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, SouthWallace said: Wonder who this was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vote4Pedro Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said: Yeah, who could have seen Jimenez, Mazara, or Robert getting hurt given their sparking records of health!! The exact reason another OF bench piece was needed this offseason 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, caulfield12 said: Positional-strength wise, that was one of our top spots. Repeatable, there was certainly doubt there. But it was pretty obvious they needed at least one more veteran starting pitcher (certainly more reliable than Giolito, something along the lines of Maeda/Odorizzi would have been perfect to really solidify things along with Dallas.) Sox need at least two reliable veteran starters to pair with Giolito if they want to contend. Cease, Kopech, Rodon, and Lopez were all huge wild cards coming into this season. At best, you get decent production from two of those in the 4/5 slots but even that was a huge if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Whatever happened to that slider Rodon threw at NC State? I recall a time when it was even cool to follow his college starts, along with Trea Turner at-bats. Guess it went the same way as Francisco Liriano's...just way too much torque on the elbow to get away throwing that for more than 3-5 seasons in top form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Yeah, who could have seen Jimenez, Mazara, or Robert getting hurt given their sparking records of health!! How did Mazara get hurt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: Wonder who this was? Are you being serious? The TV actually showed Rodon off in the corner throwing stuff. Clearly him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, ptatc said: How did Mazara get hurt? A lot of his cells have been attacked by some sort of protein-surrounded RNA creature that we can't comment about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, HahnsKiddieTable said: The exact reason another OF bench piece was needed this offseason 😂 Yeah. And I like Engel as a backup OF. Just not someone you want to rely on for long periods of time. If he were a 5th OF, sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Sox need at least two reliable veteran starters to pair with Giolito if they want to contend. Cease, Kopech, Rodon, and Lopez were all huge wild cards coming into this season. At best, you get decent production from two of those in the 4/5 slots but even that was a huge if. Are you sure you don't mean Keuchal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, Balta1701 said: Are you being serious? The TV actually showed Rodon off in the corner throwing stuff. Clearly him. Oh I didn’t catch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Dude if you're going to wear the mask at the plate cover your nose it doesn't work if you don't. This is derived from the "you lose 85-90% of your body heat from your throat, so somehow conserving that seems like it MIGHT potentially have health benefits" school of thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Whatever happened to that slider Rodon threw at NC State? I recall a time when it was even cool to follow his college starts, along with Trea Turner at-bats. Guess it went the same way as Francisco Liriano's...just way too much torque on the elbow to get away throwing that for more than 3-5 seasons in top form. shoulder surgery and TJ surgery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ptatc said: How did Mazara get hurt? How did Eloy get hurt? And what game was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, ptatc said: How did Mazara get hurt? I don't think he is being literal here. Just that he's not a guy with a perfect bill of health in his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 That's how Timmy needed to play that groundball early in the first game that pulled Abreu well off the bag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowch Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Maybe the sox pitchers should throw dugout fits after every bad inning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Balta1701 said: A lot of his cells have been attacked by some sort of protein-surrounded RNA creature that we can't comment about. Got it. Makes sense with his injury history to which he was referring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Rodon is settling down. Keep hope ....for a few innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHatesShe Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Cowch said: Maybe the sox pitchers should throw dugout fits after every bad inning I wouldn't object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 It would be really nice if we could have one of those big innings right about now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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