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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 10:19 AM) Trout also has a .427 OBP. The earlier you get him up in the order, the more damage he will do and the more at bats he will get. The only other guy on the Angels roster with an OBP above .340 and a near-full-season played is Howie Kendrick. Trumbo is getting those RBI's because he's knocking in Mike Trout. Yea I know all that but you want guys on base for Trout too . You can bat him 3rd 4th or 5th and still have Trumbo hitting behind him. Having Trout basically hitting behind the bottom of the order isn't very useful either.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 02:40 PM) He is a good manager, but there are things about him that would drive a lot of us crazy too. Still, he is one of the few guys I'd be ok with. I don't see Ventura leaving though under any circumstance. I'm too busy here in SoCal watching the Sox and rarely watch the Angels but one thing that bothers me about Scioscia is most of the time he bats Trout 2nd or leadoff. The guys has 64 extra base hits and rarely bats in the middle of the order. (3rd through 6th only 18 games and all 18 were hitting 3rd.) Mark Trumbo has more RBI than Trout (84-80) and is hitting .240

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 07:14 AM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/cubs...asel-puig-.html With the recent success of Cubans, he is going to get an incredibly lucrative deal. I'm not saying they won't, but speculating about whether they will sign him this early is the process is silly. If you're going to dream, dream big.

No Petricka ? ^

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 06:49 AM) Without looking up the few I'm not familiar with, none of those brother combos are pitcher-hitter, are they? Ken and George Brett off the top of my head.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 06:44 PM) God damnit I hate this f***ing team. They can't do anything right. My main concern is that the Sox fall ot of the top 10 picks. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, teams with one of the first 10 picks in the draft that sign a free agent who was tendered a qualifying offer are not required to surrender their top pick.

Addison Reed has 13 straight scoreless innings, cutting his ERA from 3.91 to 3.08 since August 7. Reed has allowed just one run in 15 1/3 August innings.

2 of Phegleys 4 HR's are off of Garza, one when he was with the Cubs.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 04:10 PM) Yeah, there aren't very many MLB brother combos that are a pitcher and a position player. Almost all of them are either both pitchers (Maddux, Niekro) or both position players (Upton, Boone) There have been over 350 brother combinations in MLB history. Some associated with the Sox are Tom Paciorek and his brothers Jim and John, Dick Allen and brothers Hank and Ron, Sandy and Roberto Alomar, Ken Boyer and his brothers Clete and Cloyd, Scott and Willie Eyre, George and Mike Bell, Ken and George Brett, Jose and Ozzie Canseco , Joey and Alex Cora , Orlando and Livan Hernandez ,Jerry Hairston Sr. and Johnny Hairston, Vicente and Enrique Romo, Steve and Dave Sax, Carlos and Lee May, Jose and Javier Valentin, Nyles and Chris Nyman, Jayson and Laynce Nix, Dennis and Jim O'Toole. * underscored is who played for the Sox

John Danks continued his comeback by pitching the White Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Txas Rangers. He allowed two runs on eight hits, walking one and striking out five to notch his second consecutive win lowering his ERA to 4.15 . Brother Jordan pitched in by getting 2 hits including a solo HR that put the Sox in the lead for good. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jordan Danks' go-ahead home run was the first time since June 5, 1955 that a player homered in support of his brother on the mound, when Kansas City catcher Billy Shantz homered for brother Bobby. Danks came into the game in the 4th inning as a replacemnt for Avisail Garcia who hit his head on the chain link fence in RF chasing after a Jeff Baker HR. Up until that point Garcia was 0-1 thus ending his 11 game hitting streak. The Sox bullpen did the job throwing 3 scoreless innings between Lindstrom, Jones and Reed, with Reed notching his 35th save. Josh Phegley hit his 4th HR of the season in the 7th inning off Matt Garza to finish the scoring for the Sox. The Sox have won 14 of its last 20 , and 8 of its last 9.

Danks replaces Garcia admirably. Hits hanging curve from Garza for a solo HR into picnic area in RF.

That ends Garcia's 11 game hit streak.

Garcia bangs his head on chain link fence in RF , removed from game. Danks in.

Sac bunt for DeAza . Liner into center field for Beckham that Gentry lets go off his glove. 2-0 Sox.

There we go some patience by Phegly . Layed off 3 low pitches and takes the BB.

Viciedo grounds a pitch up the middle for 1st Sox hit bottom of 3rd inning.

All of Garza's K's have come on swings and misses on pitches out of the strike zone ( Dunn, Alexei, Garcia and Keppinger).

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 01:46 AM) Might as well let the kids play. Kid Konerko ?

Thataboy Phegs !!

Fail and Fail.

Nice job Lindstrom

Was about to type they're squaring Darvish up this inning with nothig to show for it. Nice to see a Dunn Oppobomb !

His name is Rios and he dances on... oh wait.

Lost in all this is Hector is pitching very good once again. I love our starting pitchers.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 24, 2013 -> 05:52 PM) Clearly clean. Not even close. What's clean and not close ?