Balta1701 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Smart FOs never assume that on whole the squad will play to their projections. They work night and day to cover worst case scenarios because this is real life, not a projection. The Sox just assumed Eloy would put up 5 WAR, Moncada would stay healthy, Robert was a 7 WAR MVP and so on and on and on. Well guess what -- if they had planned for a scenario like this they'd still be in a great position. But, a failure to plan results in failure usually. I don't really agreee this. There are so many guys who have punched below their weight this season. Lynn, Giolito, Moncada, Eloy, Robert, Grandal, Kelly, that there's not much they could have done to plan for it. They could still have planned better and been in first place in the AL Central and on pace for 86-87 wins if that's your goal fine, but I wouldn't call that "being in great position" when that's still straight into the wild card round or even bounced into 2nd place if Cleveland gets hot for the last week of the season while the White Sox are playing the Twins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOFHurt35 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said: Smart FOs never assume that on whole the squad will play to their projections. They work night and day to cover worst case scenarios because this is real life, not a projection. The Sox just assumed Eloy would put up 5 WAR, Moncada would stay healthy, Robert was a 7 WAR MVP and so on and on and on. Well guess what -- if they had planned for a scenario like this they'd still be in a great position. But, a failure to plan results in failure usually. I think we can all agree that the Sox ended up with much bigger issues this season than the rags they threw out there to cover RF and 2B. Even with the realistic options which were out there this off-season. The goal was to win 95+ games and compete for a trip to the World Series. Lamenting that we are going to lose an 85 win division doesn't really solve the big picture . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb0928 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 3rd time a charm with bases loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 When’s giolito going to give a refund on that extra 50 grand he whined about 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthSideRock Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I guess have a day Gavin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 These guys with the bases loaded….wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Time for the patent pending bases loaded double play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmb0928 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 run again. Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Shocking!! A “productive” out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 How do we keep sucking this bad with the bases loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtom Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I think Will Smith just realized he only needs to lob the pitch right down the middle and he can get outs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Whomp whomp whoooommmmp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Have they hit a slam all season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, chw42 said: How do we keep sucking this bad with the bases loaded? More like how many times have they loaded them in this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Tomtom said: I think Will Smith just realized he only needs to lob the pitch right down the middle and he can get outs! What the hell happened to him? He's throwing 88 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Jack Parkman said: I have no idea where or how they're going to cut payroll. It would start with trading some of their expensive relievers and letting Gio and Abreu walk. They should treat Grandal as the backup catcher next year. Maybe they get a bit of a bounce back when he's only playing 75 games. He’s been a split catcher his entire tenure here. 29 GMs saw that in 2019. Just too hard for catchers to excel in their 30s. One can always point out a few outliers, but 99% of MLB catchers are backups or out of the game into their 30s. His high workload prior to the Sox only wore him down more. 150 starts at catcher, 300 White Sox games heading into today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 minute ago, fathom said: Have they hit a slam all season? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Looking at the box score, Giolito sucks. Good thing they didn’t give him a deal. Now add a starting pitcher to a shopping list. Two of them because Cueto isn’t a long term solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 we could start with the bases loaded every inning and score 5 runs for the game. This offense is just so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Just now, harkness99 said: we could start with the bases loaded every inning and score 5 runs for the game. This offense is just so bad. If they update Manfred ball to this....we are truly fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: To borrow and old JR line, anyone who thinks this team can catch Cleveland is crazy Pretty sure they felt that way internally at the deadline, just decided to not run fans faces in it like Jerry did 25 years ago. Explains why they did nothing beyond a minor backup catcher for LH reliever trade at low salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, wegner said: Tony despises Haseley. Tony rather start an everyday outfield of Jake Lamb RF, Leury Garcia CF and Nick Williams LF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 My favorite part about this series was the delusional posters who after two games were like “You know what we’re actually a bad match up for the Astros if we see them in the postseason” like get the fuck outta here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Embarrassing performance by the pitchers today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Ruiz sucks so bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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