South Side Hit Men

Keep the line moving. Win this one for Liam! https://twitter.com/NBCSWhiteSox/status/1663360989952188423?s=20

Andrew Vaughn delivers! Opposite field, the ball is carrying today which means the White Sox are still in it. On the radio, they played the standing ovation for Liam Hendriks heading out to the bullpen.

I wanted the Sox to trade Eloy and Mercedes two years ago for Lopez when it was rumored Ng was interested. That would have been so awesome for the White Sox.

Len and DJ said they were discussing this off air and decided to mention it on air that Kopech may be going through a panic attack out there. Sox need to do everything to make him comfortable to extract what talent is in his lanky body. Like Cease, he settled down to keep the team in the ball game. Sox need to average 4-5 plus runs at home to be competitive. If the Sox lose 4-1, the blame lies with the hitters as has been the case most of this season.

Baltimore, Miami and Pittsburgh weren't spending legitimately, would blame ownership. Arizona was driven by Tony La Russa and Dave Stewart's Rick Hahn like negligence. Kansas made two World Series, been tanking lately, but did the best they could with limited resources. Minnesota was in somewhat similar circumstances as Detroit, Philadelphia and Texas, coming off a stretch of division wins / playoffs (6 of 9), and they are at least trying the past few years with Correa and other signings. Cincinnati, Colorado and the White Sox are out of their element, spend enough to at least occasionally contend but are unable. Angels and the Padres the past few years are the same but with even more money to burn. I didn't agree with the Sox signing Machado or other $300-$500M players with the current owner. It would constrain them even more than the Grandal/Keuchel/Benintendi deals. It could work with a new owner. Would rather start with an excellent home grown player getting the first nine figure deal. Time will tell if Robert can play consistently to earn one, and if Jerry remains alive to deny him.

FTFY

Where the teams slot have nothing to do with injuries. These records are over ten years. The records have to do with performance and payroll. The Sox aren't too far off the average payroll, and are among the worst. Also, 16 of 30 teams have winning records over the period. Do teachers cover math in Texas?

I just slotted based on criteria. Thought + .520 - .480 was a good threshold. All three were coming off their previous legitimate multi-championship windows, so it's just the timing of Hahn's tenure that puts them here. Texas and Philadelphia have good teams today, Detroit is on the upswing as well. Sox and Colorado identical twins, identical bottom barrel front offices.

I liked when he bat high vs. LHP and lower vs. RHP. Moncada and Eloy are the only two hitters I would consistently bat top 4 regardless of starter.

I'll take that from Benintendi from that all season. Would like him and Tim to bat 1st (TA vs. LHS, AB vs. RHS) and 9th (opposite) the rest of the season.

2 hits and four runs, worst case scenario. Hopefully the balls are jumping for White Sox bats. Wish they were facing a lefty.

Tipping pitches or just sitting on the fast ball? DJ saying the Angels are prepared, sitting on fastballs and pouncing. When was the last decade a White Sox team was prepared before taking the field?

Well, that might be ballgame. Having two legitimate stars at the top of the lineup vs. 0 makes a difference.

The Summer Decade of George Hahn (2013-2022) Total Record over decade, average payroll over decade. Average Payroll = $126.8M. 1. Consistent Winners (.520 +) with Above Average Payrolls Los Angeles A. L. 931-588 .613 ($222) New York A. L. 858-660 .565 ($208) Saint Louis 848-668 .559 ($144) Boston 818-700 .539 ($182) Chicago N. L. 789-729 .520 ($153) 2. Consistent Winners with Below Average Payrolls Cleveland 845-671 .557 ($92) Houston 832-686 .548 ($124) Tampa Bay 809-710 .533 ($69) Atlanta 793-723 .523 ($120) 3. Winners with Above Average Payrolls Washington 778-740 .513 ($152) Toronto 770-748 .507 ($134) New York N. L. 767-751 .505 ($148) San Francisco 766-752 .505 ($163) 4. Winners with Below Average Payrolls Milwaukee 778-740 .512 ($95) Oakland 772-746 .509 ($76) Seattle 762-756 .502 ($116) 5. Loser with Above Average Payroll Los Angeles A. L. 743-775 .489 ($163) 6. Consistent Losers (.480 -) with Above Average Payrolls Texas 714-805 .470 ($139) Philadelphia 704-814 .464 ($145) Detroit 684-829 .452 ($142) 7. Consistent Losers with Below Average Payrolls Minnesota 729-789 .480 ($111) Pittsburgh 726-790 .479 ($72) Kansas City 713-805 .470 ($104) San Diego 707-811 .466 ($114) Arizona 704-814 .464 ($97) Chicago A. L. 700-817 .461 ($115) Colorado 700-818 .461 ($116) Baltimore 687-831 .453 ($99) Cincinnati 684-834 .451 ($112) Miami 653-863 .431 ($71)

Today is the day I would have liked to head to a bar to watch the Sox and Vegas games, but having trouble finding one open nearby. Hope both pull through tonight, will try to juggle both audio or find a stream for one.

Need to be able to do better than this in the MLB Draft over a decade to build "multi-championship window" depth. Rick Hahn (2013-2022) - Top 10 Draft Picks - White Sox bWAR 17.6 T. Anderson (1 2013) - Starting SS 2023. 16.7 C. Rodon (1 2014) - 11.2 with the White Sox through 2021. Hahn declined QO. 3.8 A. Bummer (19 2014) - Set up reliever 2023. 3.1 A. Engel (19 2013) - Reserve OF post tanking. Released 2022. San Diego 2023. 2.3 N. Madrigal (1 2018) - 0.6 after 83 games, Traded for Kimbrel. 1.6 A. Vaughn (1 2020) - Starting 1B 2023. 1.4 C. Heuer (6 2018) - Traded for Kimbrel 0.0. 0.8 post trade with 2021 Cubs. 1.2 J. Burger (1 2017) - Possible starting DH effective May 2023. 1.2 D. Mendick (22 2015) - Reserve INF, Mets AAA in 2023. Released 2022. 1.0 I. Hamilton (11 2016) - Waived 2020, claimed by Seattle.

This Moniak kid has got off to a hot start, hope the White Sox have a gameplan against him. The Angels starting lineup looks to have been healthy the entire season with few games missed. I like the fact that Zavala is catching today, as Kopech's last two tremendous starts has occurred with him behind the plate. If Michael is on again, the Sox have a solid chance of starting off this series with a win!

Pitching Matchup RHP Michael Kopech (10 Starts, 57 1/3 Innings, 3-4, 4.24 ERA, 1.221 WHIP, 60K). vs. Angels (3 G, 1 GS, 9 1/3 IP, 1-1, 3.86 ERA, 0.964 WHIP, 12 K) RHP Griffin Canning (7 Starts, 36 1/3 Innings, 3-2, 4.95 ERA, 1.349 WHIP, 30 K) vs. White Sox (1 Start, 7 IP, 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 0.857 WHIP, 8 K) Chicago White Sox Starting Lineup: T, Anderson (R) SS 36 G, .615 OPS A. Benintendi (L) LF 51 G, .686 OPS L. Robert Jr. (R) CF 52 G, .836 OPS E. Jimenez (R) RF 26 G, .763 OPS Y. Moncada (S) 3B 25 G, .764 OPS A. Vaughn (R) DH 53 G, .719 OPS G, Sheets (L) 1B 40 G, .785 OPS R. Gonzalez (R) 2B 30 G, .560 OPS S. Zavala (R) C 32 G, .431 OPS Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineup M Moniak (L) LF 12 G, 1.094 OPS M Trout (R) CF 50 G, .889 OPS S Ohtani (L) DH 52 G, .849 OPS H Renfroe (R) RF 52 G, .760 OPS B Drury (R) 1B 49 G, .761 OPS M Thaiss (L) C 35 G, 767 OPS G Urshela (R) 3B 50 G, 742 OPS L Rengifo (S) 2B 45 G, .572 OPS Z Neto (R) SS 40 G, .738 OPS

17 minutes before Twitter, take a bow Dick Allen, but don’t offend Jerry while doing so.

I'm with you in the Schueler and Williams eras, the Sox were better off trading their overrated / non developed pros. Sox still have trouble developing prospects under Hahn, though he hasn't had a grasp of who to keep and who to trade (Tatis Jr., Semien, others). Also has had trouble on who to draft (Anderson his lone contribution), though part of this should also fall on Player Development, also under his purview. The key to a successful Sox rebuild of the organization, likely not pending until new ownership, is for the FO to draft, acquire and develop young talent. Marco Paddy is the lone success story in the current regime, and Jerry undercuts him by his compulsion with trading international draft money, and their limitations on younger prospects.

Yes, the Cubs have fallen from 4th overall to 10th. The White Sox went from 29th to tied with Cleveland for 27th, and climbed out of a negative overall fWAR number. Through Games Prior To Memorial Day and Payroll Team Totals: Cubs 13.7 (10th) $184.2M (11th) Sox 5.2 (28th) $181.1M (13th) Position Players: Cubs 8.1 (7th) $92.0M Sox 2.2 (27th) $85.0M Rotation: Cubs 4.6 (8th) $62.3M Sox 3.1 (19th) $46.0M Bullpen: Cubs 1.0 (17th) $16.9M Sox -0.1 (27th) $44.6M Net Buyouts / $ Transfers: Cubs $13.0M (Primarily Hayward less Hosmer $ from SD) Sox $5.5M (Leury) MLB fWAR Standings entering Memorial Day AL East: Tampa Bay (1st 22.3); Toronto (8th 13.8); Baltimore (12th 12.5); New York (15th 11.7); Boston (19th 9.8). AL Central: Minnesota (6th 14.2); Detroit (25th 6.3); Cleveland (26th 5.4); Kansas City (26th 5.4); Chicago (28th 5.2). AL West: Seattle (2nd 16.9); Texas (2nd 16.9); Los Angeles (8th 13.9); Houston (11th 13.3); Oakland (30th -2.4). NL East: Atlanta (4th 16.2); Philadelphia (14th 12.0); Miami (20th 9.5); New York (22nd 8.4); Washington (23rd 7.6). NL Central: Saint Louis (7th 13.9); Chicago (10th 13.7); Pittsburgh (17th 11.0); Cincinnati (21st 9.1); Milwaukee (24th 6.7). NL West: Los Angeles (4th 16.2); Arizona (13th 12.4); San Diego (16th 11.6); San Francisco (17th 11.0); Colorado (29th 4.1). Next Update, Independence Day

Somewhat surprised Glen Kuiper was fired after being caught at least twice in the COVID era broadcasting the N-Word. Thought owner John Fischer ordered him to do it to help continue depressing attendance for his stadium shakedown schemes. Jim "40-acre field full of them" Kaat remained unscathed for his comments a few months after the Crony BBHOF Veterans Committee put Kaat and fucking Gil Hodges into the HOF, but once again kept Dick Allen out. Shaddy Recent (2017-2022) Veterans Committee Omissions and Inductions: Dick Allen: 17th Third Base JAWS Tony Oliva 34th Right Field JAWS Gil Hodges: 41st First Base JAWS Harold Baines: 76th Right Field JAWS Jim Kaat 109th Starting Pitcher JAWS Jack Morris 163rd Starting Pitcher JAWS Bud Selig - Cancelled 1994 World Series, Led Steroid Era, Wild Card Scams, Taxpayer Scams, Introduced MLB Sponsored Gambling - Should be Banned for Life and in Jail

Will provide photo evidence if I catch Rick Hahn at the parade that goes right past my house tomorrow.