vilehoopster

Sox figured out how to fix Seranthony: replace him with Jordan Hicks.

We need to score some runs. If Kay goes out and gives up three in 5 & 1/3 innings, that should be fine with our bullpen vs. their bullpen. But again, we need to score some runs, some solid offense.

How many people would feel a lot better, not only about tonight’s game but even more about the season going forward, if Mune would hit a damn home run in this game.

I completely agree with: Quero is the obvious choice. Plus, he has so much talent. Hopefully, he can fix himself with a 2nd chance.

Let me do what I can to help Schultz again tonight. I’ll make the same doofus pregame comments I made his last start, so he can again prove me wrong. I’ll go a little bigger this time: Why the hell are we pitching Schultz tonight?? It should be Sandlin. Sandlin is clearly better with a higher floor and ceiling. C’mon Venable, go with Sandlin.

Are all those starts going to be with the Dash? I would like to see a couple there, then up to AA for one start. If all is going well, get him starting as soon as possible in Charlotte. Let’s try to (again if all is going well) fast track him up to AAA. Also, knowing nothing about his defense, I like to see Boston Smith being used at catcher with Charlotte as soon as possible also.

You mean those two when his injury started to tell, but he went out and tried anyway?

I’ve posted this general idea a few time before when the other team appears to have a starting pitcher advantage. Yes, but the White Sox offense is also clearly better. So, I think the Sox are as likely to score off DeGrom, as Texas is to score off Fedde. As far as I’m concerned, tonight is a coin-flip game, 50/ 50 either tesm wins.

It’s tough to refute the way you phrased your point, but I think there are several times this year where having an ABS challenge available has altered a gsme. I can’t think of a specific example/ game, but it seems to me that, at least, at least, twice this year (one relatively recently) the Sox have won an ABS challenge for the 3rd strike and 3rd out in the 9th inning for a Sox win. I think having them in the 8th and 9th inning are really important.

A great read. Thanks for taking the time to write it up and then share.

I understand that Venable wants to be a players’ manager and have them know that he has faith in them and that they’re allowed to make mistakes, but (and this is a big but), he has to put in some rules about who can use the ABS challenge and absolutely when they can use it. The two challenges the Sox batters wasted yesterday were just so stupid with the Sox trying to hold a lead going into the last innings, just completely stupid to waste them at that time. One rule I would do is pitchers and batters can never try an ABS challenge, never unless late in a game and the game is tied or Sox are behind. Only catchers can use an ABS challenge early in the game. If Rule 2 is too restrictive, then incorporate yesterday’s situation somehow. A batter can’t use a challenge in the mid-innings if the Sox have a lead of 3 or less that they’re trying to protect late. (This one needs fixing.) but something like this. Also, they go quickly. I think teams should have 4 challenges instead of 2. Why should teams have to horde them?

Watching Charlotte. Pereira with 5 strike outs today. Ouch!

Why Hays and not Periera as trade bait. When the Sox got him, I remember reading on this forum that the reason the Yankees gave up on Periera was that he was injury prone. I’m there. Yes, I get that Hays is also brittle, but how many times has Periera gone on the IL this year already? At least 3, is it 4? Let’s go with Hays and move on from Periera. This is not a strong opinion from me, really it could be either one or both; I just have a little more faith in Hays, just a little.

Are they playing/ batting to see who replaces Perez? I kinda hope so.

Yes and no. Like you said he might become a very good player, and really, two month ago he was leading (or right up there) the minor leagues in homers. So, it didn’t start just two months ago. But I have to agree, he had nowhere to play, which is a nice statement on how much the White Sox depth has improved.