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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.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 07:17 PM) Nice play by Conor...but Abreu's defense has been just abysmal so far. Good thing Gillaspie scooped that throw or it was Keystone Kops time. Is Eaton's arm worse than Johnny Damon or was that an anomaly? Don't know much about him.

I won't say it. Better censor myself here.

Brownback is a f***ing fool and we elected him.

I would have to say Konerko assuming he can get hold of some of the lefty stiff's offerings.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 01:51 AM) I remember Johnson's Fastball in the 92-95 range last September. Today he was 87-90. What happened? I hope it is a late onset of dead arm and he returns to his previous velocity because he was throwing meat today. If the velocity woes continue for another 3-4 starts, they should send him down. Is it possible he is hurt and not telling anyone? I was baffled when he threw his fastball consistently around 89 in the first inning. I agree he was lousy today. If Robin can keep this team around .500 he deserves manager of the year. Weaknesses: Bullpen, defense. If/when our offense stops hitting we will be in a 99-loss world of hurt.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 01:21 AM) Kansas City has the exact same stadium layout/design/configuration and a similar propensity for fans to sit in the lower bowl as USCF...their ushers are very vigilant about letting someone into the box seats, which is of course their responsibility. It gets crowded, but they've managed to widen the concourses as well as adding to the outfield/patio area so not everyone is drawn to the area between 1st and 3rd. Have never noticed a big problem there. It goes back to "protecting" the experience of the box seat holders. Caufield are u back in KC? or still overseas somewhere? Caufield and Fathom are interesting. They never post in the winter. They are like bears in hibernation. Then they reappear. They are regular-season aficionados.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 12:20 AM) Has the size of the strike zone gotten bigger this year? It sure seems like it. In addition to the four Sox games to date, I have watched parts of many others, and I think the strike zone grew over the winter. I sure hope so. I haven't watched enough baseball yet, but I was shocked in one of the games I've watched that a letter high fastball was actually called a strike. I loved that.