southsider2k5 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 SUCK IT ROYALS! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Gutsy win. Shows that the team has potential if it can start to put things together. They’re still like 9-5 in May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 PANTERA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 But we lost...the Game Thread told me so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Thanks, Luis! Yikes this offense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Nice job by Robert again. Great starting performance and closing job. First game of a five-game set is big. Sox aren't going to do something disfunctional like lose all five. Now the Sox need to crush KC in both games tomorrow, be up 3-0 in series and go for the five-gamer sweep. Not saying it will happen, but Sox are due to start playing .580 ball instead of .500. KC is a lousy team, fired its hitting coach today and Sox pitchers have no excuses. This is a pathetic opponent. So let's win four or five. Edited May 17, 2022 by greg775 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Line Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 They still look really bad. However, I've seen so many walkoffs against us in KC I'm honestly shocked it didn't happen. Maybe this can be a turning point. The veterans on the team really need to step it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spumoni Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Greg Hibbard said: Gutsy win. Shows that the team has potential if it can start to put things together. They’re still like 9-5 in May Easy to forget this due to 1-3 against the Yankees. If they can manage to beat the Royals like they should and (god forbid) steal 2 of 3 in NY we will be feeling much better this time next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Green Line said: They still look really bad. However, I've seen so many walkoffs against us in KC I'm honestly shocked it didn't happen. Maybe this can be a turning point. The veterans on the team really need to step it up. I thought they looked pretty decent today. Abreu and Grandahl seem to be turning it around. 2B is still a dark hole offensively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Line Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Just now, elrockinMT said: I thought they looked pretty decent today. Abreu and Grandahl seem to be turning it around. 2B is still a dark hole offensively The homeruns were nice but they still aren't stringing together hits like they should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Nice to see Abreu draw 2 walks and get a hit and for Grandal to have 2 hits. Got to see those two start to turn it around. The team can upgrade 2B at some point if it needs to and even find a back-up catcher to replace McGuire. Pollock will hopefully come around too (usually he hits when he's healthy so I think he just has to adjust a bit to the league). I go back to - one win at a time and grind, cause this lineup is too good to stay this bad (I Mean it is crazy how bad they are hitting while still being around .500). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 The Chicago Luis Roberts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: Nice to see Abreu draw 2 walks and get a hit and for Grandal to have 2 hits. Got to see those two start to turn it around. The team can upgrade 2B at some point if it needs to and even find a back-up catcher to replace McGuire. Pollock will hopefully come around too (usually he hits when he's healthy so I think he just has to adjust a bit to the league). I go back to - one win at a time and grind, cause this lineup is too good to stay this bad (I Mean it is crazy how bad they are hitting while still being around .500). Is that a result of the AL Central being so bad or the White Sox playing better? We were absolutely crushed by the Yankees. We have played relatively well against the Rays Angels Mariners and that sweep at Boston certainly stands out. Eventually the defense will get better when TLR finally starts learning he has to replace Grandal and Vaughn late each and every tight game late. And the bullpen statistically has to start doing better like the 2021 version after April. Edited May 17, 2022 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 A great debut for Cueto. It's a shame he didn't get the win, but the team did. Luis Robert is going to be a special player and a problem for opponents for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Debut went about as well as it could for Cueto. I really hope there are tough decisions ahead for the rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I was surprised that KC pitched to Robert in the 10th inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Kind of, but not really. Abreu still provides protection, as much as he's been struggling. Every run counts in that instance, so the risk of putting on Robert with Abreu on deck is that you're down 3 instead of 2. I personally would have pitched around Robert though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Park Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Luis Robert is everything that he was hyped up to be . Johnny Cueto was fun to watch . Liam strikes out the side . a win is a win is a win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Great job by Cueto and obviously nice to get a win; just wish this offense would fill me with a bit more confidence. Edited May 17, 2022 by Taz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Mercedes Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 When a pitcher just knows how to pitch like Cueto, much different look than stuff guys like Velasquez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Cueto, Engel, Grandal (for better and worse) Robert, Hendriks. All W 's are Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 -28 differential isn't filling me with warm fuzzy feelings exactly. Offense needs to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kids Can Play Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great win! Awesome pitching gem from Cueto for his first Sox outing. Robert is once again the stud on the team. Btw, TLR was being ripped on Twitter for batting Vaughn 9th and his BS justification and reasoning for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: -28 differential isn't filling me with warm fuzzy feelings exactly. Offense needs to pick it up. It's almost the exact opposite of last season. Last year we won by blowing teams out, but blew a lot of close games. This year, we don't blow anyone out and only win close games. Our run differential was really good last year because of our blowout wins, but that didn't exactly translate to playoff success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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