Look at Ray Ray Run

I have no idea when this BS started in baseball, but if Andrew Vaughn was anything like any other kid in the country who was good and focused on baseball, he was playing 100+ games a summer starting at 13-14. Load management for young position players in baseball is comical in my opinion. I have no idea why this nonsense started. There wasn't a rash of baseball injuries to young guys because of the increase in games played. Jaysus.

I mean, they already called the guy up which gave him health insurance coverage for life; I doubt they wanted to call someone up just to IL him. While likely meaningless in his case, it also would have counted as service time.

Here's my analytical look. Hes throwing strikes

Headed to the game tonight, so you all know what that means!?!? Big loss.

Sports journalism has always been like this.

Eh, great win. Offense picked up the team in the end. B good folks!

@Baron I'm going to the dog park. I won't be posting from there. I hope that is OK and that you don't accuse me of only posting when Kimbrel blows leads. I will keep you updated on my schedule going forward as to not confuse you.

This guy more upset with me than he is with Kimbrel. Pretty hilarious. Good news is we still win this game.

Yes, it must be a vast conspiracy that at 5pm I got off work and turned on my other computer. IDK about you, but I work until 5-6pm pretty frequently, and I post less during work because I'm getting my ass handed to me there. Holy shit. You're sitting here stanning for Kimbrel as if he's done something to earn your admiration as a White Sox. He's a dominant arm who was having an incredibly dominant year after two bad ones. I heard a lot of excuses for the bad years; now I'm hearing an excuse for why he gave up 3 runs to blow a lead. The fact is, every game he blows makes the trade worse and worse because he will pitch in SO FEW innings his impact is really tied to shutting the door in the chances he does have. That's why the trade was a poor way to spend your assets at the deadline, as I said.

I've barely posted since the trade pal; occasionally I have other things to do in my life than post. As much as I enjoy it; I am posting now because I Just got off work after a long ass work week.

Why the fuck would I be rooting against him? LOL I want him to be as good as possible, I just understand that the limited amount of innings that relievers pitch makes trading a lot for them really risky, especially when you already have a 16 million dollar closer. There are countless other posters saying the same shit but you chose to obsess over my comment. I want Kimbrel to strike out every batter and dominate, but I also know that crazy shit happens in small samples.

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.

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.

Relievers. Are. Volatile.

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Guys, if the White Sox play like the worst stretch of baseball they'll likely have this season, in the playoffs, I don't think they're going to succeed there!

Savala isn't good, but he's got a 142 wrc+ so far so to compare him to a pitcher is kind of crazy.

Is larussa fucking s4erious?

Sac bunting in the 5th inning trailing by one. Truly amazing

Oh, the horror! My mom and dad taught me when I was a kid not to talk to drunk strangers so you'd be in the clear!

Lol you people are too much honestly Edit: I mean you people in a derogatory way too, in case you were wondering.

I was at the game on Friday.

I think I'm bad luck. Been to 4 games this second half, lost 3 by about 45

Because age alone doesn't dictate being out of touch? Dusty isn't clinging onto the past like LaRussa has on many occasions. And LaRussa defending Abreu was great, and I had no beef with it. Felt a little bad for Perez, but at the same time Tony's job is to be overly protective of his guys. In classic Tony fashion he plays favorites (see Abreu situation vs Mercedes) but that's whatever. Tony is an asshat but this wasn't an occasion where he was an asshat. How many DUI's has Ozzie gotten? I must have missed it. How many times has Ozzie passed out at a stop sign from getting hammered and driving?

Ben Verlander literally played professional baseball lol