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Ooops. Tie game coming up? Willingham up.

Sox in big trouble. Two on nobody out.

He's safe by an eyelash. Bummer.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 04:39 AM) I'm going to copy this quote for if he ends up with below a 600 OPS next year, haha. No matter what happens to him I can't deny he kept plugging and got his average to .250 in August of 2014. I'm still thinking about that blast he hit over the foul pole just a tad foul on the last homestand.

DeAza. Very nice base hit there. Good job, sir. Can you imagine if that last one woulda cleared the fence? No excuses, closer. Get through the Twins in the ninth. This game needs to be OVA soon.

OMG, what a great game! Tyler Flowers, you deserve some postgame beer! I'm starting to respect Tyler Flowers. He never quit this season! f***in A.

Cmon Tyler. Give those fans a thrill!

Beckham should copy Gillaspie's style of hitting. Bad luck there, but great approach.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 04:26 AM) LOL I was proven right Jose almost f***ed it up. It's obviously the most important run in the game. There's only one out. The rightfielder looked like he deked him. Doesn't matter. He scored.

Holy crap! Nice hit, Lexi. Nice sprint home, Abreu!

I would never insult the GREAT Paul Konerko by calling him a mascot. Shame on those who do. Paulie with the KEY hit. Cmon Lexi.

I worship Paul Konerko. What a f***ing stud!

Paulie had the right idea swinging at strike one, but missed it. Bummer.

Beckham is so overmatched. Does he need glasses? Nice hit, Abreu.

Beckham's batting stance and approach is so bad it's hard to fathom. He needs a total revamp. One of the biggest busts in a long long time.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 04:07 AM) This bullpen is absolutely awful. Surkamp isn't even close to throwing a strike with his offspeed pitch. He belongs in the Paulino group for absolutely ridiculous expectations on here coming into the season. Embarrassing bullpen. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 04:08 AM) Well, we needed this not-so-subtle reminder that this team is going nowhere with the likes of Surkamp and Webb in high-leverage situations. So thanks, White Sox. Good post. We do need that reminder from time to time.

So much for this "easy" homestand. Every game will be a war. That doesn't mean Sox can't pull this one out but you'd have thought with Sale going this woulda been enough runs.

Funny thing is Bevington or Kessinger actually might be the worst manager in history of MLB. So the Sox did have the worst ever possibly.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 05:19 AM) How does holding onto Beckham generate any value unless they're tendering him in the off-season, which almost everyone is completely opposed to? Just banking on injuries that would make Danks and Beckham and maybe Viciedo/DeAza and Dunn more attractive in August? We can all see Danks moving then...if a team loses a starter to TJ/UCL, but at some point you have to think more about the future and giving those 2B at-bats in September to SOMEONE: Either Semien, Sanchez, Saladino or Micah Johnson. During the game, it was interesting DJ and Farmer were talking up Leury Garcia as a trade/acquisition target. About how he can play many positions (made some excellent plays at 3rd), is the fastest runner on the team, etc. Seems to me they're looking to put Semien in that utility role, keep Alexei at SS and then let Saladino/Sanchez/Micah Johnson fight it out for the starting 2B position. The main problem with that is pushing Micah Johnson 2-3 months ahead of schedule, basically the same thing that happened with Semien. With Detroit holding Price through 2015, even losing Scherzer, they've got Price, Sanchez, Verlander and Porcello as their Top 4. The White Sox are probably better off targeting 2016...also because of the lack of matches with our areas of need in FA (LH power bats, #3 starters behind Shields but better than Masterson, there's a huge falloff to the 4/5 guys after you go through Scherzer/Lester/Shields....and catchers, since 12-15 teams can't all have Russell Martin). It's amazing how we have to concede next season to Detroit as it continues to win title after title. The Sox had a team everybody thought would dominate for years after 2005 and hasn't done s*** since. Sad. Detroit is so good we're having to concede next season as well.

Not totally. I feel like it's not in the cards to make a run this year either way. Here are guys I despise with my comments on them not getting moved. • Dunn - I didn't expect anybody to take him, so how can I be mad? It's destined that he finish the string with the Sox. Will be interesting to see who replaces him at DH. I guess it'll be Viciedo, unless ... • Viciedo - I believed the rumors and thought maybe Seattle would want him, or maybe even KC. Not thrilled about him going to KC cause you just know he'd feast on Sox pitching. s***, 19 games vs the Sox per season? He hits .450 vs. the Sox it could affect his career! You know he'd be just like Chen, Guthrie, valuable pretty much only because of his performance vs. the Sox. So we keep him and see if he can figure it out. ... • Beckham - I believed the Frisco rumors and hoped Sox would get two minor leaguers for him. I don't think he'll be with the Sox next year, so whatever. • DeAza - I figured nobody in their right minds would trade for him, so not disappointed. • Relievers - I would have been happy had any one of those guys got traded, but again, there's no value out in the pen so no surprise. Guys whom I don't despise and glad they are still here . ... • Danks - I like Danks and am glad he's still a Sox. I really don't care about the payroll until it's so high that it actually matters dropping salary. Jerry can pay him just as fans pay all that money for beer and parking. • Alexei - He's having such a good year. I'm thinking if the Sox ever hope to contend again, they need a ss at least as good as Lexi. Trading him now would have been buzzkill. It really would have hurt the team's chances of sticking close to .500 which will be a nice improvement over last year's 99 losses. • Q - There's no reason to trade Q. Again, if Hahn isn't lying and he wants to contend without a total rebuild, Sox need the Big 3 lefties of Sale, Q and Danks with Rodon joining the rotation next year with hopefully a free agent righty joining the mix. Or trade Danks if you must and get a suitable righty for him, too. GO SOX!

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 01:21 AM) Dunn will be moved (assuming the Sox don't go on a big winning streak). He has an .858 OPS in 300+ PAs this year against righties. That is a lot better than most baseball players. I truly don't think teams care about Dunn's stats and perceived value. They think about the reality of having Adam Dunn around and the idea of that does not sit well with them. If you were a contender would you want to risk Dunn going in a 1-for-30 with 20 strikeouts? A GM can't take that risk; he'd be run out of his town by irate fans.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 02:10 AM) 1. Adam Eaton, CF 2. Marcus Semien, 2B 3. Jose Abreu, 1B 4. Victor Martinez, DH (2 years, $30M) 5. Melky Cabrera, LF (3 years, $39M) 6. Avisail Garcia, RF 7. Conor Gillaspie, 3B 8. Yasmani Grandal, C (acquired for Davidson & Beck) 9. Alexei Ramirez, SS Why go old at the 4 and 5 spots in the lineup? Victor and Melky scare me moving forward.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 10:13 PM) Real nice to take 2 of 3. Now they get 6 games against 2 of the worst teams in baseball. Great win today no doubt. But it doesn't matter who we are playing. We all know that. Would be nice to win both series. QUOTE (DashFan @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 11:50 PM) And we've had so many good results from our core players. Even with the pitching being up and down this year you'd have to think if we'd had just one more positive result this year from a Beckham or Tank or perhaps if Avi stayed healthy we'd be right there in the mix. It's too bad because I really do think this team is very close to contending for at least a WC spot and in a couple more seasons with the right moves and some luck Hahn can have a contender on his hands. I know what you mean. Some White Sox are having incredible years, simply incredible, yet the team is still under .500 and frankly doesn't figure to leap above .500. If the crap Royals could somehow win 10 in a row, why not the Sox? The Sox are one 8-10 game win streak from WC contention. Abreu and Eaton are amazing baseball talents. I like 'em both.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 06:10 PM) They don't need FULL salary relief, but if they could get someone to pay half of Danks' salary for example, that would be a major win. The Danks hate grows old. Who cares if he's a bit overpayed? The Sox payroll is very cheap once Dunn's contract finally, mercifully runs out. Danks is a valuable member of the rotation moving forward IMO. Obviously nobody wants Beckham and Dunn. Case closed. I can't blame Hahn for being unable to dump those stiffs.

I'm guessing Seattle finally gets Viciedo. I'm hoping Beckham gets traded to the Giants. Danks' brother replaces Viciedo the rest of this year. Semien replaces Beckham.