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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:05 PM) Shields throws strikes. Swing the bat Having a plan at the plate = overrated. It's truly stunning how boring this offense is. They basically do nothing right at the plate.

I blame the Tigers as well, as it seems like a very tough task to put together a roster that can win the division over them.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:54 PM) Depends how many players sox trade off too as well as prospects/young players they play. But Carlos Rodon would not be a bad consolation prize. I agree, Rodon is a stud. However, it still seems hard to imagine the Sox being worse than the Astros and Marlins, regardless of who's on the roster after the deadline.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:52 PM) Keppinger can't be this bad. I wasn't very familiar with him, but words like "scrappy" were used to describe him. He's seems very lackadaisical to me. He was Hahn's big move, and bust is the only word to describe him at this point. He's the type of guy that can get overexposed if he has to play every day. No shock, but Tampa used him perfectly last season and he ended up also having a career year. To me, he looks incredibly weak all around. He's not driving anything at the plate, as it doesn't seem like he's getting his legs into his swing at all. Thing is, a lot of teams were interested in him this offseason.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:48 PM) "1st pick in the draft" catastrophic Not as long as the Marlins and Astros still exist.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:45 PM) What else can go wrong? Don't say that, as an injury to the big guy on the mound would be catastrophic.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:45 PM) Not going to happen the next 2 games. 4/29 against Shields and not a good match-up with Harvey, either. Give Konerko the day off against Harvey and put Dunn at 1B.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:39 PM) we gotta get Konerko going You have the fountain of youth?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:40 PM) Walk the previous guy on four pitches? Better swing at the first pitch. It's cause he has to cheat to try to do damage now.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:35 PM) I agree with Fathom on this one. KC is going to finish 2nd in the division probably no matter what happens today. Might even win the division, but Detroit appears a bit better on paper. Today doesn't matter too much, Royals still are going to do what Caufield said. A bit?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:34 PM) man are they making him work Must be nice to have a team that's focused at the plate.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:33 PM) With Sale's pitch count no way he goes more than 4-5 innings today. The minor league guys can go a few innings today.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:33 PM) How is Hawk going to handle broadcasting a team this bad this season? By saying "the Sox are X wins and x losses, but Ventura will get this turned around"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:30 PM) A loss today would be 14 in the last 18 (4-14) in KC. 1-8 over the last 9. Again, why would this game matter so much for the success KC might have this year? It would be like saying the White Sox were poised for a big year if they beat Seattle with Felix Hernandez on the mound. Seattle and Felix have been the Sox b**** for a few years now.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:29 PM) CSINAA He definitely needs to make adjustments to how the league has adjusted to him since last year's ASB. It's the next step in his development.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:26 PM) p.s. Sale's velocity sucks. What is going on?? Righties continue to hit him much harder this year than last year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:11 PM) If the Royals win this game, they go on to finish at least 5 games over .500 and in 2nd place in the AL Central this season. Why would a game against one of the worst teams in the AL with an injured roster matter so much for the rest of the year? It's not like they have some awful pitcher going for them either.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2013 -> 10:06 PM) Every single minor league position prospect has disappointed so far. Semien and Phegley have played very well. Semien is a better 2b prospect than Sanchez, in my opinion.

I can't imagine how frustrating a loss like this would have been in previous years. Right now, it's just par for the course unfortunately. Hopefully we can go 72 hours without anyone else getting hurt.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2013 -> 10:46 PM) It looked like Rios slowed up on that? Absolutely

Well, you call up a guy who is struggling in the minors, and you can't expect him to do very well.

Rios, are you kidding me. Way to run to a spot.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 5, 2013 -> 10:37 PM) Omo was terrible at Charlotte. This thing is probably over. Which is ok by me. 2 just really bad outings. He's better than Heath though.

We're into the "injuries have depleted the roster so much" part of the game with Omogrosso on the mound.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 5, 2013 -> 09:29 PM) The Sox are just stuck until they get Dunn off the payroll. They don't need to do a Cubs/Marlins/Astros break down. They just need to get these contracts off the books and get better players for shorter term deals while they develop their own (or hope to develop their own). And amnesty Danks