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I wonder if KC's announcers are mocking the Sox now. Reverse karma, b****es. Great catch in cf.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 04:38 AM) Wilkins is going to be a guy you forget in about two years. "Oh yeah, that guy that came up after Dunn was traded." He and Phegs sure look rotten. Though Phegs roped a nice single last at bat.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 04:36 AM) No, it's Wade Davis. He was the right choice OMG. We hit Wade Davis? Incredible by Conor. I thought it was Crow. Man, if Conor could hit lefties and improve the 'D' he'd be an all star for sure.

Such a smooth stroke against righties. Reminiscent of Wade Boggs. Beautiful triple. That's Crow pitching isn't it? KC fans will blame Ned.

This game defines everything that is wrong with baseball. Too many pitchers. Too much jacking around inside and out of the batters box. Slow paced. Horribly paced game. Boring.

I wonder if Sox would bunt here if the game meant anything to the Sox.

Eaton is one, tough out. I'd hate to be a righty trying to get that guy out. Nice hit.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 04:01 AM) Aoki really has been ridiculous against us....I almost wanna sign him just to make sure we no longer have to face him. If Sox get him, be ready for Mr. Slappy. He has some multi hit games, but he's a slap hitter.

Again LOL at our bullpen. Lindstrom ... he's the definition of 'hittable.'

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 03:55 AM) As a former college player, I was an outfielder (righty), I would of much rathered of faced a righty than a lefty. I honestly don't get it because with lefties at least for me, they have natural run on their fastball and a curve down and in to me is just deadly. But when facing a righty, I could read the fastball cutting or coming back in to me, and much easier to pick up a curve or slider and lay off. It just baffles me. Interesting. I remember being able to see the ball so much better against the rare lefty it was like a picnic facing one as a righty hitter. And playing third base, I always had a busy game when we had lefties pitching. It seems like there were way more righty hitters back when I played.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 03:46 AM) Gillaspie's splits are much more concerning, IMO Yeah, he can't start against lefties next year. I wonder whom his platoon partner will be at third. Semien is uncomfortable at third, correct?

OMG. Ned's playing the platoon game in the sixth fricking inning? Finnigan can't even stay in to face Viciedo? Baseball is so f***ing boring with all this platooning. Awful. Why do I stay with this sport? Ridiculous.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 03:43 AM) Andy Wilkins is one of the more overmatched prospects the Sox have called up in a long time. I'm amazed at how many baseball players today like Wilkins have no chance of hitting the ball against a pitcher who throws from the same side they hit. I mean is Wilkins EVER going to be able to hit against a lefty?

Wilkins obviously had no chance there. Wow.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 03:32 AM) the royals announcers can f*** off. You're the team that is struggling to beat this awful team, jackasses. Terrible announcers. They are from the school of praising KC at all times and mocking the opponent. Denny Matthews on the radio is good; the rest of the guys are horrific.

Webb is LOL bad tonight. Not a big fan at this stage of his career.

Do the Sox eventually run out of pitchers tonight? Bullpen gets call rather early.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 09:43 PM) I think once you get to college you are an adult and typically you are spending your own money to be there. If you want to waste it by not paying attention during the lecture, that’s your problem. Great point. I was just thinking the texting might bother a teacher. I know if I was giving a presentation it would throw me off seeing all the people texting and surfing and playing video games rather than listening.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 10:27 PM) It's truly amazing to see how one can shape their memories to fit whatever narrative they want. Yeah, they presented the college professor and great speaker with the crazy black preacher as a regular guy. Sure. Plus they kept saying how great he was at bowling and that didn't dominate any news cycles. You have to admit, though, that Obama and Bill Clinton are a campaign manager's dream. They are great looking men. They look great on TV. They are very very likeable. Hillary, meanwhile ... I cant believe you all don't agree with me about the Bob Dole comparison. She, like Mr. Dole, is cranky at times, known probably more for a scowl than a smile. I am amazed that the Democratic candidate for president has it so easy nowadays. The Republicans are un-electable. That party is so out of date it is unelectable no matter who the Demos toss out there.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 03:48 PM) Yeah, I know, how on earth would Hillary survive a campaign. I can't think of any other time in the past decade when Hillary Clinton has spent a year on the campaign trail. That must be exhausting and draining and I can't imagine her ever doing it. She has a record though of getting grouchy and saying things that are not very nice, certainly normally things not heard on a campaign trail. Even the glowing coverage of the Iowa appearance pointed out the media was shocked she was acting nice. Obama seemed like a regular guy . If Hillary was Republican she wouldn't stand a chance. How is she going to handle the impasse in Congress as well. Those Repubs will have nothing to do with her, even worse than Obama in trying to get any support I'd think. You have to admit this is going to be fascinating to unfold. Hillary is going where most winning candidates do not go -- having a Bob Dole-ish type demeanor.For so many years, part of an election is electing the person who looks the best and sounds the best on camera. Obama and Bill? PERFECT candidates. They are matinee idols in how they look and what they say.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 01:28 PM) Does it really matter? Short of Hillary getting implicated in some very major scandal between now and Nov 2016, there isn't a Republican candidate that can beat her. Romney won't fare any worse than Perry, Paul, Rubio, Bush, Christie or whoever else gets nominated. You are right. My post about Romney was dumb. I guess I was just shocked Romney would put himself through that again when he'd not electable.

Read the CNN story that Hillary was making nice with the reporters in Iowa, taking the lead from Bill, who was holding court with them enjoying the attention. Don't know if Hillary can do it in a full campaign. Can a person who does not like the media (Hilly, Chelsea too) suck it up and do interviews and love interviews for 2 plus years? Generally it's hard to fake it that long. Bill innately loves the media so it's no problem. This should be a fascinating study of a person's demeanor in the Hillary campaign/8 years of presidency. You just wonder if she's capable of playing the game that long with the media/public. Like I said it should be fascinating. Also her relationship with Bill during the 8 years should be fascinating. Is he just going to hide? He's a former president for gosh sakes and deserves the fame/accolades former presidents get. I think Bill is a MASTER politician/candidate for office. My gut tells me Hillary is not.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 04:30 AM) 29 years without a playoff appearance will do that to you...even 2003 was a complete tease and that Royals' team wasn't in it going into September as the Twins and White Sox had already blown past them in the standings. The White Sox...only 6, but it seems like a lifetime. I think you are right. They are out of control. They are going crazy. I find myself looking for things Yost does wrong just cause he gets murdered so much by fans on twitter and the talk shows. Tonight I remarked it was dumb of Yost to take Aoki out of the game cause I figured the game would go 12 innings after KC tied it with two outs and then what do you know, the fast pinch runner (for Aoki) comes racing home to win it on a simple ground ball. Yost won them that game if he's being blamed for specific defeats.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 04:37 AM) Eaton, Abreu and Avi all had multiple hits tonight. Danks had a great start. What more could you ask for? You know what I could ask for that I didn't get. It says a lot about the state of MLB that the Sox are not in last place. What a rotten baseball team.

I had Royals fans texting me throughout the game and I told them not to worry that they would win because our bullpen is the worst in baseball. I had to text them and say 'I told you so' even though I hate people who say I told you so. Royals fans are really really pathetic. They are more pessimistic than I am, on the rare occasions the Sox have a good team.