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Mental error and physical one by Alexei. Got to be smarter than that. Sale got out of it anyway.

Very dumb to run on Sal Perez. It's like erasing the runner on the basepaths. If it was a hit and run, fine, but no reason to run on Perez. Stupid.

I could say nobody cause we are definitely going to get swept, but I'll choose DeAza for some reason.

I think Wisconsin wins the game if the one guy hit the three free throws, do u? Wisky would have been up by three with :12 left and could have fouled. I think Wisky had it had he just made all 3. Unlucky for him there was a LONG delay before his first free throw. TOO MANY FRICKING DELAYS.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:42 PM) The highlight for me was Ramirez continuing to hit so that the Sox can trade him. Isn't this the last year of his contract? Nobody knows how old he really is? I wouldn't think the Sox can get much for him.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 09:58 PM) You can't win games without a bullpen, Hahn. Go find one ASAP. Too late for this year unless they turn some starters into relievers. Just think when we do get a slim lead, who the hell is going to close it out? QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 09:59 PM) The key was our bullpen would have blown it anyway. It doesn't help that Ventura: 1) Doesn't realize how badly Moustakas is hitting 2) That Cleto is a FB pitcher and Perez a FB killer 3) That he actually can walk Perez, the best catcher in baseball, to face Moustakas with the veteran Downs...it's not like Moustakas is now 0 for 15 or anything...or can hit sliders well...but maybe Ventura's going off spring training results, lol. Still, if DeAza just puts the ball in play we might have stole a game. The fans were restless and booing Wade at that point. Maybe we'd have stolen one. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) Man people living and dying with these games already? This team isn't going to be very good. Enjoy the youth and take the good times with the struggles otherwise it's going to be a long year. I'm looking forward to that Winston Salem game later. It's tough to "enjoy the youth" when you actually watch the entire game and your favorite team appears to have a chance to beat the heavily favored team and blows it. The highlight of that game from a Sox standpoint was the throw by Nieto to nail Dyson. Lot of lowlights.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:18 PM) Abreu has 1 unintentional walk in 80ish PA's since Spring Training started. That's not concerning, right? Swinging at everything usually catches up to a hitter with a 1-for-30 in there somewhere. Then again, Dunn draws walks and isn't exactly a good MLB hitter. Maybe Abreu will be fine, but you need to draw some walks.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:10 PM) I like Semiens patience or something I love Semien, but it's Beckham time. When's he ready? Semien down for more seasoning. QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:11 PM) I think the Sox have hit one ball in the last two games that went farther than 300 feet. That is scary. As we all know our best teams have been HR hitting teams. MLB is like college baseball now. Not many bombs. QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:11 PM) Yes, .500 hitter vs .000 hitter isn't a hard choice I'm not just saying this because I worship Ozzie, but that was the worst managerial decision I can remember off the top of my head. Seriously. On paper, it was a move that can be ridiculed over and over with Moose hitting .000. The Royals probably would have pinch hit that former Twin they've picked up who is going to platoon with Moose soon if Moose keeps this up.

On paper, the Royals are so much better than the White Sox, the Sox deserve a grade of A for keeping this game this close.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:05 PM) If he did, then that's when you bring in a righty pitcher. Good point. I forgot about that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 10:02 PM) It shouldn't have mattered who the righty reliever was. You had the open base with 2 outs, with one hitter batting .500 and the other without a hit. I didn't even think it would be a difficult decision. I wonder if Yost would have pinch hit for Moose. Probably not this early in the season. Royals fans would have been incensed had Moose made an out. They'd have wanted a pinch hitter.

Cleto's fastball must be awfully straight. If he throws that hard and still is lousy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 09:57 PM) Left a fastball right out over the heart of the plate. Cleto has no clue where the ball's going. And the White Sox bullpen implodes again, despite the CS. Passed ball on Nieto. 90 losses is looking generous. 95 would be an improvement over last year. I expect 92-95 losses. QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 09:58 PM) You could just say he may be the worst manager in baseball, and I doubt you'd get many complaints. I guess Robin thought Moose was due (ha ha). Robin is the sacrificial lamb manager during our "rebuild."

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 09:56 PM) I think we all saw that coming. Blah. We sure did. Double blah.

Key to this game was the last DeAza at bat. We had a chance to actually grasp the lead.

Nice to see a Sox catcher throw a speedster out. When is the last time that's happened? Seriously. Cutting down a guy known for speed.

Replay sucks. let the umps make their mistakes. he's safe obviously.

How is Hawk holding up now that the excitement of the first two games have been replaced by reality?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 07:57 PM) Chen ranging from 65 to 88. Moore/Yost probably made the right decision holding back Ventura for the Rays. Guthrie and Chen own the Sox. Konerko fooled by a pitch right down the middle. The key to only losing 88-90 games this season is winning series against the Cleveland's, Minnesota's, Yankees, Baltimore's of the world and some of those NL teams. We're simply not going to beat the good teams like KC, Detroit, just about everybody in the East.

LOL at Darin Jackson thinking we can get to Chen this half inning.

I finally had to turn down the sound. Can't take the Royals announcers.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 07:42 PM) You can understand why the White Sox struggled with a Johan Santana or CC Sabathia in their primes. Why they haven't been able to make adjustments against someone with Chen's repertoire is beyond me...it's not like they haven't seen him and Guthrie over and over again. Tigers already off to a 4-0 start. Didn't see that one coming. I didn't either. Maybe I've overrated Leyland all these years. ... Who is this Nieto guy? Is he a bonafide prospect or lousy?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) Abreu with a horrible approach against Chen. All of the righties are going up there trying to pull the ball. Exactly. You've got to have a clue. Oh well, we'll only face Chen about five times this year.

Well, Semien has nobody to blame but himself when he gets sent down when Beckham is healthy. Got to get that run in off Cy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 07:24 PM) Eaton has a very strong arm that is very inconsistent. Good. I didn't want a Damon out there.