TheFutureIsNear Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Mendick, Engel, Luery, McCann... aside from maybe Moncada these have been the bright spots for this lineup and their all backups/platoon players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Yes, he’s been very average but he’s hitting too high up in the order. I was thinking more of Encarnación. Anyone with a brain could see Encarnacion flopping coming. If they don't make the playoffs this year with only 14 teams missing it will be a huge indictment of Hahn. Edited August 11, 2020 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, gusguyman said: This was the first time all year a Detroit SP left without giving up a run.... DET has only played KC, PIT, and CIN........... Holy shit that’s bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dallas Kong said: Long time lurker, first time poster. I could be totally off base here, but I feel like a huge proportion of our offensive production is home run based. Like in our current predicament, our only hope is if we get a few big swings. One run was difficult, two is downright intimidating. We'll score twelve runs on occasion, but it's because we hit five bombs in the game. Smack two singles and a double? Operate our offense as a cohesive unit? Never heard of it. Compound it all with a seriously idiotic approach, like swinging at the first pitch after a pitcher throws eight straight balls. I'd like for our offense to not be super aggravating anymore. Welcome to SoxTalk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Offense has cooled and it sucks but Sox haven't had their "real" line up once this year, and are currently .500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Holy shit that’s bad. To be fair, he only went 3 innings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Hate that slide but Leury safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 what are you doing!!????!!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 He is so dumb lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Is there a dumber play in baseball than sliding into 1st? Edited August 11, 2020 by EloyJenkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Anyone with a brain could see Encarnacion flopping coming. He's going to flop because of the short season. Encarnacion is a notorious slow starter. Unfortunately for him, it's going to be magnified with a 60 game season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RG23SoxFan Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Steve Stone mentions it regularly that you shouldn't slide into first base, yet Leury Garcia does it often. Does our manager/coaching staff every say anything about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Dravot Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Super excited for starting shortstop, Ryan Goins! Edit: Seriously, I was so stoked for this season where we'd have an interesting at-bat at every single spot in the lineup. The rookies might struggle, Edwin might have a slow start, Yasmani might have one of his prolonged slumps, but at least you would want to watch. Two weeks in, and we'll probably see a Mendick/Engel/Goins starting 9. WTF. Edited August 11, 2020 by Dallas Kong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: Anyone with a brain could see Encarnacion flopping coming. I won’t dig up your posts when the Sox signed him, but I am pretty sure you didn’t. EE had a handful of at bats, calling him a flop is pretty dumb by itself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Good 2-0 pitch. This guy is like Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Yoan is just so not dangerous from the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 He slid headfirst into 2nd lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I love Moncada, but he just doesn't seem to have the clutch gene from the right side of the plate. Still think they string some more hits together tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Stone going in on Leury for every one of his head first 1b slides is my favorite tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Would love to know Cooper thinks of Mendick wearing a mask on the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I think some of the offensive woes can be blamed on facing some hot pitching but also good teams make their own luck. Hopefully we can see some more guys get hot and spark the offense soon or they're gonna lose a lot of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, SoxAce said: He's going to flop because of the short season. Encarnacion is a notorious slow starter. Unfortunately for him, it's going to be magnified with a 60 game season. This is what I meant by that, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautox Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Bright side is we have an excellent bench and I hope they lock McCann up in tandem with Grandal going forward. Coming into todays game according to fangraphs they've produced 1.7 fWAR. (.6 Engel, .5 Leury, .5McCann and .1 Mendick). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtom Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, fathom said: Scary thing is I’m not sure how they fix this. Awful free agent acquisitions on the offensive side have become the norm, so it’s hard to count on that. Should have spent the money to sign Castellanos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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