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QUOTE (flavum @ May 27, 2014 -> 12:31 AM) They did a stat on the pre-game today. The Sox have 2 HR from the 3B position, and both are from Semien. But there are a lot of teams in the same boat as the Sox with 2 or 3 homers at 3B. Gee, wonder why? I still don't know how that deep fly from Semien steered foul today. Looked like a HR off the bat and all the way to the pole. Good win today. Gillaspie is for real. Our hitting coach must be some kind of guru. Gillaspie looked like George Brett today, minus the 25-30 HR power. Spraying doubles all over the place. Also, Q is really impressive at times. Our big three of Sale, Q and Danks isn't half bad. If Danks is the Danks who pitched the last game, we have 3/5s of a very SOLID rotation.

QUOTE (Realfan @ May 25, 2014 -> 03:55 PM) +1. The Davidson trade was worth doing a few months ago and would be worth doing again today. Reed's numbers don't smack of anything close to an elite reliever. He has 14 saves; he'd probably have a ton of saves with the Sox as well (yes I realize some of his numbers suck). QUOTE (Jake @ May 27, 2014 -> 02:06 AM) Webb is striking out 6.8 per 9 and walking 6.1 per 9. He's getting by on an unsustainably low homer rate. I see the potential as everyone else does, but the best way to ruin the kid is to put him in at closer when he's very obviously not ready for it. My order of closer candidates: 1. Belisario 2. Putnam 3. Petricka 4. Webb Though I could see Guerra climbing up there given his considerable MLB closing experience. Belisario has a few more outings to get back to his dominant self. Putnam could be overtaken by Petricka if he continues to look shaky. Webb has the most to prove of those four IMO Sox should just do closer by committee unless they want to try Webb out in a few weeks. Didn't Rock Raines say the plan was Webb to be the closer the second half? As far now, I'd just leave in the guy who finishes the eighth. We have NO closer candidates besides Webb and I do not think Webb is anything special either. CLOSER BY COMMITTEE. We have no closer.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 26, 2014 -> 11:58 PM) Sierra and De Aza are the same player in a lot of ways. I know Sierra has the incredible arm, but he is dumber than a box of rocks. After that throw today, he deserves a shot at least. DeAza is bringing nothing but out after out at the plate. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 27, 2014 -> 02:09 AM) What the heck happened to De Aza? I was sure we had a solid cheap leadoff hitter for a couple years. Now he's awful at everything I remember when it seemed like he was going 2-for-5 regularly. He'd have a lot of multiple hit games. My gosh he is such a bad player now, though I think he got an RBI single today somehow.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 26, 2014 -> 09:32 PM) I'm glad De Aza scores well in defensive stats. It does more to invalidate them. Any stat that says he's anything other than atrocious is a stupid stat. Good post, Taylor. The eye test says he definitely stinks. He needs to go away.

Nice win. Sox are hanging onto that notion they are a .500 team and not letting that Yankee disaster be the defining point causing the landslide to the cellar. Good job today, Sox.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 26, 2014 -> 10:36 PM) Rob Deer hit under .200 so what? It has nothing to do with De Aza. Nice to get a W today. Let me settle the DeAza argument for you guys. So far this season he has been absolutely pathetic. By all accounts. Only DeAza fans are believing he'll turn it around. Which is OK.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 26, 2014 -> 10:33 PM) Games are too damn long. Way too long. Ridiculous. Too many relievers and like always, the home plate umps won't call strikes strikes. They won't call anything above the belt a strike.

No matter what happens, just stupid to walk anybody in this situation.

That's why Marcus cannot be sent down. he's a big leaguer.

Beautiful. Downs just laid the 3-1 in there and he pops it up. Nice.

Where are the Hawk haters this weekend? You have to admit he's been a pleasure to listen to. My gawd he is a pro.

Is Micah as good as they say? I know the verdict is still out on Avisail.

Awesome. I figured it out. This ump can't judge lefties' pitches well! That was a ball. I'll take it. Way to go, Downs. Put this one in Downs' plus column.

Can Downs get this guy out? If he can't, what damn good is he?? It's up to you, Downs.

If we lose this game I will not be watching games from start to finish anymore. Too frustrating and time consuming. Way to go with the splitter! Two out.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 26, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) Remember when people wanted Gillaspie DFA'd this winter in order to keep Dunn. I hated Gillaspie. Maybe our new hitting coach is that good.

Gillaspie's swing is amazing. He is a star in the making. Bye bye Davidson. WOW

Sox marketing department putting on quite a classy show today on Memorial Day.

Semien with the solid glove work. Wow. Petricka gets through the seventh easily thanks to defense.

Sierra looking like a star. One out.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 26, 2014 -> 09:39 PM) I bet Sierra's worse than most of the young Sox hitters at bunting. Not his game. But it was the catcher who was battling, forget his name. In hindsight I was probably wrong; shoulda bunted.

And now the parade of relievers I'm assuming. Maybe today they'll be awesome.

No squeeze here, Robin.

First six innings have gone very well for the Sox. 5-2 lead.

Nice base hit; here comes DeAza whiff or DP. Alexei is amazing.