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QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:02 AM) I love how they try playing matchups with our bullpen stiffs like it will make any difference. Just trot any random guy out there, let them give up their 1-2 runs, then move on to the next. Good post.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:01 AM) No way to frame it, this is a bad loss. Real bad I dunno about that. With the White Sox bullpen what this is, is a reality check more than a bad loss IMO. I agree it's a 'bad loss' cause of Leury's mental blunder on that ball that skipped by him but in my world all losses are expected for this final season of lousiness.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:53 AM) If Anderson, Yolmer and Davidson are all legit...we’ll be fine. Just have to weather the Soria rants until he’s gone. No reason to rant. Just assume he blows and if he has a good game give it the nod of approval or slow clap. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:56 AM) Dude, we are more in the mode of trading pen guys if they get good than acquiring them at this point. We arent there yet I meant in the offseason, grab a couple good relievers since the payroll is so low. We're not arguing. Sounds like you agree with me this is another year of losing to grab the best possible draft pick again.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:50 AM) Semantics. This is more of a "development" year than a "tank" year. I can buy that. I was calling for signing some good relievers in the offseason BTW. I don't like another "development year" or tank year but it is what it is. Very high draft pick this year and another in May of 2019 seems to be in the cards.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:47 AM) Sadly... no he's serious. BlackSox you think Sox are trying to win this year? I don't see that in the roster at all.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 6, 2018 -> 12:44 AM) Sarcasm? Not really, only because before the site went down, we were getting in a lot of arguments about when the team would be competitive and the thought was this was another tank year. One of the reasons is the team made no attempt to improve the bullpen in the offseason. Soria doesn't count. Find the thread where I wrote about how all the fans in KC were rejoicing at Soria leaving town. He is horrific and fits into the one more season of tank theory. I mean I love fans rooting for us to win in the game threads but it hasn't been that way last season at least. Rooting for losses was huge. I just assume we have one more year of tanking in our team.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 11:41 PM) Clean house with this bullpen it’s utter trash. Nate Jones should be the only one still here by year end. Some bad decisions made by staff with assembling the bullpen. Don't forget we're still trying to tank. I picture Hahn nodding in privacy saying, "Just how we planned this." Lot of highlights but let the bullpen blow it.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 11:40 PM) Bullpen has surrendered 18 runs in 19 IP....pretty amazing. Yikes. I'd rather we win it with a double and single. HRS ... it's pretty cold out.

Somebody gets to be a hero. Hope the leadoff man gets on base, though.

I'd prefer after today we trot some younguns out there as closer(s). Not sure who the candidates would be. The experts can give me a list of 3-4 guys I hope.

Leury messed up mentally. It happens when it's 20 degrees out. Thanks, MLB for letting us play today.

In the past I'd be freaking out. Not this year. I'm trained to think we will stink and anything that happens on the positive side is gravy. Although I do not like Soria obviously. What will be will be.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 10:25 PM) Those things happen in warm weather, too. You do know that right? Yeah but it's too cold for baseball.

It's too cold for baseball evidenced by all that snow. Hope nobody pulls a hammy or rips an achilles.

Davidson certainly looks like a professional hitter.

If it keeps snowing, it's going to stick on the field. Five innings and call it?

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 10:00 PM) so what does engel have to do to get benched? Can Leury play cf? No more Engel. That said, nice sac fly. Good speed outta Timmy. Go Sox!

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 09:59 PM) He also forgot about the best- Alex Rodriguez He said it like u better not argue with him.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 09:55 PM) Miguel Cabrera is one of the best hitters of his era and an unquestioned first ballot Hall of Famer. But to say he had a chance to be the greatest hitter of all-time is indefensible. Hmmm the best four hitters in the last 50 years. Hawk says it like u better not dispute it. I dunno. Four players is not many and there have been a ton of good hitters/

How could the ump call him safe? The ball beat him which used to be ruled an automatic out. And the replay shows out.

Hmmm, stay tuned. Hawk said "no" when Jason said he was gonna go into the crowd and the fans would ask him questions. They haven't addressed it since. I bet it'll be a between inning conversation whether this will take place.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 09:37 PM) Hawk was nice for a batter or two. Now he's rambling. I wonder if Hawk's eyesight is not so good. He was slow to confirm Yolmer had put that baby in play.

I'm starting to like Yolmer. He's way above average defensively right?

Shields stinks IMO. We need a pop up here. Or deep fly out to CF.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 08:21 PM) Leury need to learn that as an OF your job is to GET THE BALL INTO THE IF. Stop pump faking dude. Exactly. ... And for those who don't like our announcers, this is a terrific half inning describing what you just said and other things.