chw42 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Kimbrel gave up 3 hits to AAA players. Fucking sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 there is nothing more fun than watching a good club when they are rolling and nothing more painful than watching a good club when they are struggling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Why is it everyone in the pen takes a turn at choking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 simply put, you don't trade for the best closer in baseball and not make him the closer. He has very little experience as a set-up man. His velocity is down without the added adrenaline. He also excels by throwing curves when hitter is expecting a fastball. Romine needed to see a curve on 2-2 or 3-2. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 We got fleeced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, fathom said: simply put, you don't trade for the best closer in baseball and not make him the closer. He has very little experience as a set-up man. His velocity is down without the added adrenaline. He also excels by throwing curves when hitter is expecting a fastball. Romine needed to see a curve on 2-2 or 3-2. He was hanging them. If he doesn't fix that we're in for an awful stretch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, Baron said: Oh wow! What great timing! I didn't see you the last two times he didnt give up runs He just blew a freaking 3 run lead in the 8th inning guy. The entire point I've made is that one or two bad outings literally degrade the value of the trade given the limited amount of games in which he makes a serious impact over his replacement. That's why trading a boat load for a reliever is terrible, and his ERA Is now over 9 with the Sox which again... is why trading a shit ton for a reliever who is already paid 16 million and pitching in a set up role is something no other team has done. Kimbrel will be fine, but guess what? He blew one of the chances that a replacement likely would not have. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox80 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 This team fucking sucks . No more excuses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Team has massive loser energy lately, just looking beaten all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Chris Sale said: same. i was honestly depressed all day after i heard about that trade. i know he was hated by so much of the fanbase but madrigal was my favorite. he's gonna be great tho ngl i am really liking hernandez, and he already typifies the type of player i expected to watch nick grow into (a gamer who fields and runs well, hustles, plays smart and hard baseball.... obviously cesar will never have nick's batting eye because nobody does, but at least he has some power and we won't have to suffer nick's growing pains). but i've always hated kimbrel even tho he's had a HOF career, and i kinda thought this year was a fluky last hurrah.... hope i'm wrong but jfc what a start Nothing flukish about a wxOBA in the 100th percentile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 kimbrel with a reality check.... eventually when you dont have control they are going to get you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, fathom said: simply put, you don't trade for the best closer in baseball and not make him the closer. He has very little experience as a set-up man. His velocity is down without the added adrenaline. He also excels by throwing curves when hitter is expecting a fastball. Romine needed to see a curve on 2-2 or 3-2. You dont trade for a closer when you already have a closer. You trade for the best set up man you can find. Maybe it will work, but it generally seems not to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrankinSox Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Kimbrel hasn't allowed 4 hits in one appearance in over 10 years. Lol, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 minute ago, fathom said: simply put, you don't trade for the best closer in baseball and not make him the closer. He has very little experience as a set-up man. His velocity is down without the added adrenaline. He also excels by throwing curves when hitter is expecting a fastball. Romine needed to see a curve on 2-2 or 3-2. GTFO with this garbage. He's paid 16 million dollars to get people out. If he can only pitch in one situation then he's a clown. This was a high leverage situation that he made even higher. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said: LMAO, for one outing? WTF is wrong with you people. Get a fucking grip folks. Seriously 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I always here this claim that we have one of the smartest fan bases in all of baseball. There's a lot of fucking dumb ass shit on this thread. Be better Sox fans. Don't live and die on every pitch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, Look at Ray Ray Run said: He just blew a freaking 3 run lead in the 8th inning guy. The entire point I've made is that one or two bad outings literally degrade the value of the trade given the limited amount of games in which he makes a serious impact over his replacement. That's why trading a boat load for a reliever is terrible, and his ERA Is now over 9 with the Sox which again... is why trading a shit ton for a reliever who is already paid 16 million and pitching in a set up role is something no other team has done. Kimbrel will be fine, but guess what? He blew one of the chances that a replacement likely would not have. Dude you are actively rooting against him because you got absolutely shit on in the trade thread. Don't make this about more than it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Man you guys are pathetic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Hey guys it’s ok we have a 9 game lead we can just sleepwalk into the playoffs and be good. You know, just like last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, fathom said: simply put, you don't trade for the best closer in baseball and not make him the closer. He has very little experience as a set-up man. His velocity is down without the added adrenaline. He also excels by throwing curves when hitter is expecting a fastball. Romine needed to see a curve on 2-2 or 3-2. Wait. I thought these type of guys shouldn't just pitch the 9th. Everyone wants them to pitch in the high leverage situation even if it's in the 7th. You can't have it both ways you can't say that he should only pitch in the 9th bit then want him in the 7th if it's high leverage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Codi about to come in and K the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Last time I checked, we had a 99.6% chance of winning division. I think I see the 0.04% bleeding thru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Sale Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Just now, Chicago White Sox said: Nothing flukish about a wxOBA in the 100th percentile fair enough. i meant more just that it was an outlier from his previous two years, and i didn't understand why his performance improved so drastically despite getting older and not making any obvious changes. i'll concede his underlying metrics from this year were really good though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Glad we don't give a shit about base runners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: GTFO with this garbage. He's paid 16 million dollars to get people out. If he can only pitch in one situation then he's a clown. This was a high leverage situation that he made even higher. You always hear about closers that can't pitch without the adrenaline. I think it's stupid also, but it's a mental thing for these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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