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Guys like Sale won't come out of games. He obviously was furious at Ventura for taking him out.

Royals were smart enough to put Duffy back in the starting rotation. He'll dominate this division for years. Teams like the Sox can't hit a guy like Duffy.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) The bunt was not bad. It advanced two runners. Melky does not hit Duffy very well. But, Garcia didn't have his head in the game Some managers never bunt. Bunting is always bad.

Like Fathom said, our scouting is pathetic. Like I said before teh series, throw them straight fastballs and they will hit them out of a park like the Cell.

I know we somehow won last night but have you noticed Sox have cured the Royals' hitting slump? They hadn't been hitting at all. What's with all these Royals fans at the Cell? Embarrassing.

Watched most of the Ali funeral today. Pretty damn good stuff. I know from the past that Soxtalk is very anti religion with most people not believing there is a God. I will tell you one thing there are a lot of intelligent people on TV today at the Ali funeral who do believe in God. I mean Ali was a very smart person and his whole existence was for God. Same with his whole family, all those dignitaries who were speaking and talking about God. President Bill Clinton. If there is no God there sure are a lot of smart people who have been fooled.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 01:57 AM) When I watch a game in any sport, I listen for a few things. If the color guy is brilliant, I want the pxp man to serve him up 77 mph hangers all game and let him do his thing. I look for humor. I listen for genuine care and conversation between the two. In Bennetti and Stone's case, they have it. Hawk and Stone do not. Stone sounds excited and happy during home games and quite the opposite during away games. I cannot blame him, because Hawk's cliches, consistent interruptions and homerism get rather old. Good way to put it. Stone sounds happy at home games like you said. That's cause I'm sure he never knows what he's gonna get with Hawk. Hawk actually is too grumpy. And if he listens to the home games, which I doubt he does since that's why he wanted the time off in the first place, he'd be shocked at how much different a color man Stone is with a kid who sucks up to him rather than a grouch.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 04:28 AM) I blame Ventura for this win Don't get bitter about all us negative posters. 6-19 will do that to most fans. Realize you are an unusually positive fan.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 04:12 AM) At first when you watch him hit, that exaggerated bat wrap really scares you that he can't get around on a fastball (ala Viciedo/Beckham/Flowers/Garcia). But he's got ultra quick hands and the hand-eye coordination/physical tools are pretty obvious. Yes I agree with you. My first reax was exaggerated bat wrap and he's using too big a bat. Glad to see him pull that ball past third and rope it up middle.

First of all, f*** KC. Eight losses in a row! Damn if we could make it 10 in a row that would be monumental! Q normally is good for only five innings vs. KC. Please, Q, throw a better game! Anderson ... yes. This is our old winning formula. Home runs at the Cell. I would go for lift and pull in ALL home games. p.s. My mlb.com hasn't turned off the postgame. Whatever happened to Rongey? What does he do now for the Score? p.s.s. I can't believe Eaton is barely above .250 now. He needs to draw more walks and be more selective IMO.

Yes! We finally won the first game of a series in a month besides September against those bastards! I hate those bastards!!! Eight in a row for KC. Damn I would do anything to make it 10 in a row!!!

I'm leaving til after the game. Will make some postgame comments after the sad L. I can only hope we somehow win.

The Royals have lost 7 in a row and are "fighting" to scratch this win out. Hilarious. Can u imagine if the Sox had a 7 game losing streak and were going against Scherzer? Uh 10-1 loss. Royals batter double digit hits off Sale and are primed to steal another one late. Thanks Abreu for that bonehead play!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 03:46 AM) What are the odds that 8th theoretical run doesn't become a factor? Remember Austin Jackson recording an out at 3rd base the last time we played them? Was just gonna print that. Bye bye ballgame. We have our turning point.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 03:44 AM) That being said, Robin is a f***ing moron for even letting him start that inning. He was clearly gassed. It was a no brainer to let Sale try to go 7. With the Sox bullpen???

Why in the hell would Abreu tag up on that shallow fly? He was out by a mile. And b.) why not slide? Those kinda plays fuel KC comebacks!!!!

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:18 PM) Reports are the guy had a large rock and was walking towards the officer. You can hear them light it up. Because a guy was threatening with a rock. Where's the common sense? You don't shut down an airport because of some asshole with a rock.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 08:27 PM) Who are you trying to kid, you love to be negative. Don't go there now. I am wishing Anderson the best. But the way this organization works ... James Shields takes the mound, sucks and gets booed. Anderson comes up against the Royals ... I hope he's the hero but he could have the same fate with this snakebit organization.

The way things have been going for the White Sox ... poor Anderson will be nervous and have several errors in the first inning and we'll get our asses kicked by the Royals and the fans will boo as they did Shields. Hate to be so negative but the Sox do that to you.

I hope everybody is patient with Anderson, including people like myself. Don't pull an Eric Johnson with his development and send him down if he goes 1 for 35. Just let him play. It's a rebuilding year for us now anyway as this team just isn't good enough to make the playoffs. So just let him play a couple months. I'd actually give him a day or two off per week and let Saladino play ss 2 days a week and second base two days a week. Sit Lawrie some. He's not exactly a good hitter, either. Whether you like the decision or not fans, to rush Anderson, be patient and let him suck a while. Again, the team is nothing.

Cut Rollins now. Go with Saladino and see what we've got. If he sucks, who cares? Release him in September if he blows. Rollins needs to start his coaching career.

L L L Duffy is good now. So better win Game One or Two cause we ain't winning No. 3.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 04:56 AM) Seaver won 15 games both seasons with an ERA if I remember of under 3.5 and he pitched a ton of innings. There was nothing broken down about him at all with the Sox. Mark Seaver was effective. He just lost it after six, seven innings some times. I think he had several six inning no hitters, then boom. But he was good as a White Sox. I think they traded him to a contender for his final hurrah.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 02:50 AM) Albers DFA'ed. Burdi added to the active roster. Thank goodness. Can you believe the Albers story? All those scoreless innings and all that praise and love in April. Eight weeks later, bye bye from all of baseball cause he's so so bad. He ought to go to a personal trainer, lose 15 pounds and try it again with SOME OTHER TEAM.

Even though we FINALLY have Sale and Q opening up a 'big' series, I'm thinking Greg should not watch this series lest I blow a gasket. Maybe I'll suck it up and watch while expecting us to lose and not go crazy. It seems to me Sale has been throwing a lot of pitches lately. You know, the Royals don't like to draw walks (except against the Sox ... seriously check their BB stats before that last 3 game series in KC). I'd suggest throwing strikes but you better not throw STRAIGHT fastballs to their Big 5 (Hosmer, Cain, Morales, Perez and Orlando). If fastball isn't moving, figure something else out. They will hit home runs in the Cell again if we throw straight fastballs.