SoxBlanco
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1 hour ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:
@ Colorado: 1-1
Oakland: 1-2
Kansas City: 2-1
@ Texas: 2-2
@Kansas City: 3-1
Detroit: 2-1
Total: 11-8
If we go 1-2 against Oakland, it’ll be the most disappointing series of the season so far (and that’s saying a lot). Oakland is so bad this year, and we’ll have Cueto, Lynn, and Cease.
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On 7/23/2022 at 10:42 AM, kgrittenburg said:
I wish he would be kicked out of doing Big 10 hoops, he's unbearable
I actually enjoy the Benetti/Hummel combo.
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The next 19 games will probably let us know if this team will make a playoff push. People kept calling the Baltimore series an easy series, but the next 19 are all against teams that are worse than Baltimore (Texas is the best team with a record of 43-51).
So make a prediction on how the Sox fare over these 19 games. Feel free to add where you think that puts us in the division on August 15. For reference, this is who the Sox will play:
@ Colorado (2)
Oakland (3)
Kansas City (3)
@ Texas (4)
@ Kansas City (4)
Detroit (3)
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1 hour ago, poppysox said:
I would do this before I trade away the farm in trying to save this appalling season. Of course...the new manager is a requirement.
The post you quoted was from over a year ago, but it fits this year pretty well right now.
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1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:
He’s closer to the “fun arms” group, but I expect him to start in AA next year so excluded on a technicality.
Gotcha. Thanks. Would be great if something clicked for him like it did with Cease this year.
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5 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:
What do you think a hypothetical Happ trade would look like?
Also, would Happ basically replace Sheets on the roster and become the every day RF? Could he then become the every day second baseman next year?
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1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said:
We’re going to have some fun arms to follow next year at the two A ball clubs between Kelley, Vera, Mena, Schultz, Pallette, Cannon, & McDougal. Dalquist should be there too if ugly starts are your cup of tea.
How about Thompson? I haven’t really followed him this year. Is he closer to the “fun arms” group or the “Dalquists”?
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4 minutes ago, Soxfest said:
50% of Sox shifts don’t work
73% of stats are made up.
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6 minutes ago, hankchifan said:
One of the worst games of the year. Flat, listless team. Poor defense, no clutch hitting, no homers, poor starting pitching, etc. no retaliation after no respect from the Guardians hitting Abreu,Eloy. We really got pushed around. A bad start for the series. No sense of urgency.
Could have been worse, I guess. At least we didn’t lose 28-5.
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3 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:
Yeah, but there's no need to leave things to chance all because you're worried someone is going to pick up your scrub ass catcher thru waivers.
Sheets might be a better CF option than Pollock at this moment, I'd hate to lose a tight game under any of those scenarios.
The chances of Engel and a middle infielder going down in the same game AND the game being close AND we end up losing that game because of poor defense in one of those spots are close zero.
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7 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:
This is where Rick Hahn loses me. He has zero sense of managing his roster.
So if Engel goes down, Leury goes to CF. What happens if you lose an IF on the same game (which with this team is a high probability)? Cement feet Vaughn goes to play a Middle Infield position?
If Engel and let’s say Anderson happen to go down in the same game, then Leury goes to SS and Pollock goes to CF. Not the end of the world for a couple innings.
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3 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
Luis is not in the line up tonight.
I was sort of expecting this given the lack of updates, but now that it’s official, I feel like we should be pretty concerned about it.
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1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:
Because they're fans who are impatient and want success now. Sox need more players with the offensive profile of Moncada and Grandal (when playing to their abilities), not less.
“Why do all of our hitters swing at the first pitch?!?! How about we work the count a little for once??? Oh yeah, and why can’t we get some left handed power in our lineup??? Also, by the way, we need to get rid of Moncada and Grandal. Those guys are bums.”
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Cease should just try to give up zero runs. Then the lineup won’t matter much. We’ll find a way to scrape across a run.
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Impossible to disagree with Kelly being an F right now, but I do think that grade will go up by the end of the year. Can you imagine if Kelly and Bummer return to from? The bullpen would be insane.
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5 hours ago, ChiSox59 said:
Leury over Engel in RF with a lefty on the mound is a joke. Other than that, guess the rest makes sense.
TLR is a genius. If he doesn’t start Leury over Engel, then Leury is the guy inserted in the 3 hole and Engel doesn’t hit in that spot. I can’t believe we have been underestimating his mastermind abilities this whole year.
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Kelly’s stuff is so filthy. Need him to get right for the Sox to be a legitimate contender. Tonight was a good start.
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Just now, chw42 said:
2 Madrigals gets it standing.
Eh, bottom Madrigal would have to be on tippy toes.
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Kopech has started 14 games this year and has given up 0 ER in 7 of those 14. And yet, the Sox are only 5-9 in games he has started.
(*Note: One of the 7 was when he exited early with the injury)
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7 hours ago, SoxBlanco said:
Can we please, for once, set the tone in a series by winning the first game? And along those lines, let’s set the tone in game 1 by jumping on them early.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Can we please, for once, set the tone in a series by winning the first game? And along those lines, let’s set the tone in game 1 by jumping on them early.
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15 hours ago, ChiSox59 said:
How is moving a 23.5 year old with an .850 OPS from A+ to AA rushing?
Don’t hold your breath for a response. If you make a good point while responding to @Harold's Leg Lift, he just won’t give you an answer.
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30 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said:
The draft is Sunday-Tuesday and the trade deadline soon after. Rick Hahn isn’t going anywhere.
How about Tony? You hearing any rumblings? Please tell me yes. Pretty please.
7/26: Sox @ Rockies 7:40 CST….Is now the time to get over that .500 Mountain Top
in 2022 Season in Review
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Who’s in CF when Engel is in RF?