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Lopez fastball to Calhoun to lead off 96-99 according to Angels broadcast.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 24, 2017 -> 01:29 PM) Avi clearly has a ton of power. You can measure that, you know, and he hits the ball as hard as anyone on this team. Whether he will hit a bunch of home runs is another question. Yep huge power . I mean he is a huge guy, strong as an ox and his HR's when hit to left center have traveled 440- 460 feet enough to know you don't hit them that far without having power. Power and the ability to translate the power into HR's are 2 different things.

QUOTE (zisk @ Sep 24, 2017 -> 06:46 AM) YM walks a lot. TA never walks. I agree with the guy who thinks TA would be best suited for #6 hole. Bat Moncada lead off and you might end up with a Ricky Henderson type{from my lips to Gods ears}. For #2 slot the next 2-3 years it might be covered very well by Nick Delmonico. His career OBP in the minors is 85 points higher than his BA because he's a patient hitter. He also could use that patience to give YM a chance to steal some bases. If ND turns out to be a .275 hitter with 60-70 walks and 40-50 XBH's for a few years while also making peanuts for a salary, that would be an incredible help. Long term the sox have several in house candidates for #2 hole. Luis Gonzalez is a guy I would keep an eye on. I was also thinking Nicky as the 2 behind Moncada. Not only does having the top 2 with good eyes but also need that 2 hitter to be a good fastball hitter since with Moncada on 1st the 2 hitter would see more fastballs. I know most don't like Davidson and with TA so hot if he can continue that he could be behind Avi , Abreu as the 3, 4 ,5 in the order. Depends on when we see Eloy . If Sox keep Abreu and Avi and Eloy hits right away and Delmonico can keep his OBP above .350 the Sox have a potentially potent 1-6.

I 'm pretty sure Pujols did it for his first 10 years . I see no reason to throw the caveat in there about his age when entering the league. If only 3 guys have done that in baseball history it is something noteworthy and something to be very proud . Besides it's not as if the Sox have a lot of hitters in their history with amazing hitting stats.

QUOTE (ChiSox1917 @ Sep 24, 2017 -> 04:04 PM) If they can get a top 50 prospect for him, would rather trade him this offseason Very happy you are not the Sox GM

It's so easy to root for this team to win . To me it's like any other year. Root for them even though you know the losses are going to pile up. Me rooting for the draft pick or the Sox has no effect on the game so might as well do what I always do.

I will say this. Its a different kind of game thread. Even in the inning where the Sox came back with the 5 run 4th all the talk was about how Lopez looked . No mention of the Anderson RBI. No mention of the Davidson 2 run HR. Only when Moncada hit the other 2 run bomb did people comment.

That was an awesome finish. Avi with his 2nd assist on the night both at the plate.

Just got home. turned on the game I see Sox losing 6_2 runner on 2nd Anderson up. Next thing I know it's 7-6 Sox and still going !

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 11:50 AM) Giolito does throw a slider as well. Yes he does and from reading his comments on whitesox.com after games he refers to his slider often.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 19, 2017 -> 09:30 AM) Hey Chili, What was your minimum PAs for Avi in our wager? 550? Could be close... Wasn't I in on that bet too:)

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 05:59 PM) The player who seems to have the most fun out there, at least from the games I've attended, was Leury Garcia. You could see it in his step and the way he interacted with fans. Speaking of Leury what the heck happened to him to be out so long. Worried about my AAP. Also would give anyone 3-1 odds Melky will not be back. Would be shocked if the Sox get any veteran bat .

A couple of pretty competitive games . Pitching holding up well while the hitting has been slumping after that hot streak of hitting. Abreu took some really good pitches to hit tonight.

I will say this Peacock got some really borderline strike calls on both corners against lefties and righties and also low. Hard to get hits when the plate is so wide. Liriano also got a very generous strike call where Hawk called out the ump " saying cmon you're better than that."

Avi removed from the game for some reason not yet apparent.The Mighty Hanson now batting 5th .

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 05:58 PM) Going to have to jinx Peacock now . He has a no hitter through 3 Ha it worked ! Yolmer walk and Moncada HR !!A laser beam shot.

Going to have to jinx Peacock now . He has a no hitter through 3

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 05:43 PM) Poor defense by Moncada and Houston leads 1-0. Lead off walk didn't help I wouldn't call it poor defense he did range far to his right . Probably fundamentally unsound not getting down on the ball to at least knock it down.

Did Hawk just call Adam Engel Adam Eaton ?

Peacock has a nasty slider he throws more now. Keep an eye on how he switches which side of the rubber he stands on when approaching lefties and righties.

Shields against Peacock. Game in the 2nd inning now

This series will be good for draft pick status. Stros seeking revenge for that sweep.

Anderson had his first career four-hit game against the Tigers, going 4-for-5 with three singles, a double and two stolen bases. The White Sox shortstop has been on fire as of late. In September, Anderson is batting .428 with four doubles, two homers and eight RBIs to go along with 13 runs and seven stolen bases. He also has nine multi-hit games in his last 12 outings and extended his hitting streak to eight games. Per CSN

QUOTE (Soha @ Sep 16, 2017 -> 03:32 PM) What I would say is. you're probably right that his BABIP won't hold where it is. But there's more to hitting than just BABIP. It's isn't the be all end all. Is it impossible for Avi to continue improving in to next year? What if he starts lifting the ball more than he has in the past? If he maintains his very hard contact and starts lifting the ball, even with an expected drop of his BA - he's going to be an even better player than he's been this year. This sounds very familiar. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=3561830

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2017 -> 05:15 PM) Not overly impressed with Lopez as a starter. Has been a two-pitch pitcher with his slider non-existent. I easily see why many projected him as a late inning reliever. If he's going to be an effective starter, he needs to throw more high fastballs. I see a guy who did a decent job of pitching out of trouble in a lot of innings without anywhere close to his best stuff. He's most likely pitching his highest innings total in his pro career . It;s a good sign that he can pitch not just throw,