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Frazier hits 40th. Miguel Gonzales pitches very impressively through the rain delay going 8 1/3 . Robertson with a 1 pitch save getting a DP ground ball. Sox 5th win in a row after 6 game losing streak. Sox win 1-0.

The Sox are my team, of course I watch them. I watch to see who hits for a higher batting average, Abreu or Melky. Will Frazier get to 40 HR's? Will Frazier and Abreu each get 100 ribbies ? Carlos Sanchez has 3 HR's and a handful of doubles in the last 8 games. Minaya is pitching well. I enjoy when players and the team does well and and don't let meaningless losses bother me.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 25, 2016 -> 03:34 PM) It's just rap, pop, and electronic (or whatever Skrillex is classified as) so I don't know what that post meant Actually what I said about not knowing any of the artists wasn't entirely true. I only know Chance the Rapper from his Sox commercials but John Legend, Lil Wayne and Alicia Keys are huge artists and I even knew about Skrillex though I would certainly agree that their genre is hard to pinpoint.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 26, 2016 -> 11:58 PM) That's one hell of a lineup. A little bit of something for just about everyone. An old rock and roller like me finds this statement funny. Caveat:I have no idea who any of these artists are so for all I know there could be jazz, rock , big band and country and classical music represented but I highly doubt it.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 25, 2016 -> 01:06 PM) It would be so White Sox if they come home and go 7-0 for 81-81. Leave 'em thinking you're close to competing. White Sox going 7-0 ? Nah that is really un-Sox like . They can't even win 4 in a row and when they do win 3 in a row they usually followed it up with a losing streak.

So so sad and tragic. A truly amazing talent. Condolences to all that knew him from near and afar.

Lets see if Robertson gives up runs with a 7 run lead.

That was my only point of contention about the new sponsor, the down arrow had to go.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2016 -> 01:25 PM) And, pretty much every starting pitchers arm/shoulder exploded. Eldred, Sirotka, Parque, and Baldwin all never really were the same again. Baldwin held onto it a bit longer than the other three, but that starting staff was ragged when the playoffs started Off topic but what you just said is why I don't understand the people who complain about Sale or Q or Rodon throwing too many pitches in meaningless games. Cooper ,with Sale's blessing, have agreed that he has faded over the course of previous seasons and they are building his endurance so he can be prepared for the playoffs if he ever gets to them either with the Sox or another team. The strategy is twofold ,not only building endurance for the playoffs but being able to recover for the following seasons work load.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 16, 2016 -> 07:45 PM) Hahaha f*** of Herrera Carlos Sanchez out of nowhere Woot . Hope it holds up. The Royals are a pain in thee arse.

1st hit given up by Sale with 1 out in the 5th .

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 10:58 PM) Shiiiiiiit. I was apparently sitting near Tyler's girlfriend and their dog Luna tonight. I didn't realize until after the game when a mutual friend of mine and Tyler's saw my snap and told me I was sitting right by her. Wish I would have introduced myself. My buddy had some interesting things/stories to tell me about Sale and Melky from this summer. Well ?

What a beautiful inning this has been for Q . Hits and runs galore.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 04:51 AM) Player A Age 27 550 Career PA's .737 OPS 95 wRC+ 14.3 UZR/150 1.2 fWAR Player B Age 26.5 2,417 Career PA's .723 OPS 91 wRC+ -7.7 UZR/150 0.8 fWAR Those are only 2016 stats and the UZR/150 values are for 2B only. Regardless, I'll easily take player A as my starting 2B over player B. Not only has Saladino been far more productive this year due to his defense, he's also a less developed player and has room for growth despite being slightly older than Lawrie. I'm certain that with a full year of regular playing time his BB rate would increase (look at his minor league numbers) and he could become a 3 WAR 2B. Factor in the team control and there really is no argument for starting Lawrie over Saladino. There you have it right there in a nutshell. You mentioned everything but running and Saladio is also superior in that. No one should want Lawrie as a starter , too many K's , too often injured. Too often we hear that a super sub is too valuable to start. Just not true. Valuable is valuable and everyday is better than part time.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Sep 12, 2016 -> 10:36 PM) Absolutely nobody is or has done that. Maybe not exactly as greg said but go back a year or year and a half and you will see many here deriding Saladino much the same way Carlos Sanchez is now.

After the shutout yesterday it's great to see them bounce back and get the offense back on track. Have a day Avi.

Home plate ump against Sox hitters is calling the outside strike against lefties evidenced by Eaton and Melky's AB's but not against righties( Anderson and Saladino walks ). Just another example of the vagaries of umpiring and why I take pitch framing stats lightly.

I'm honored that you continued the use of Specials in place of Royals .

Thank you Lip for all your hard work posting these historic audio and video moments in White Sox history. It's much appreciated.

The Sox look to extend their winning streak to 4 games at home and keep playing the spoiler role.

I know even after winning we haven't had a winners thread lately, however this game deserves one. The Sox fell behind early 2-0 on a catchers interference call, a bloop hit and a 2 out slap hit by Kendry Morales. After that it was all White Sox. They probably played one of their most well rounded games despite not hitting any HR's. Eaton had 2 doubles one down the LF line and the other one hopped the fence in right. Tyler Saladino had a double , a steal, 3 hits and 2 RBI while getting his 1st back to back 3 hit games of his career. Abreu had 2 hits and an RBI. Melky 2 RBI on a sac fly and a hit. Avisail Garcia went 2 for 4. Tim Anderson had a hit and a steal. Morneau had a hit and RBI. The bullpen pitched 3 innings of 1 hit ball. Dan Jennings in particular went 1.2 with 3 K's without giving up a hit and lowered his ERA to 1.76 . And finally Carlos Rodon pitched 6 inning with 9 K's, 2BB 2 runs, 1 earned run. It was the Sox 3rd win in a row against Central division opponents. It was also a great way to celebrate halfway to St. Patrick's Day and Jason Benetti's birthday. All in all the kind of game we wished we had witnessed more this year. With Shields pitching tomorrow it's likely to come crashing to and end but for a night the Sox looked like a very good team.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 5, 2016 -> 10:31 AM) There's one Hahn got right. Not really . The time to get rid of him was the year before. I know many here wanted it.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 12:32 PM) Hard not to be excited about Alec Hansen the way he performed this season. Really, almost all of the 2016 draft class gave us a lot of reason for hope and excitement going into 2017. I haven't seen a draft class perform like this both pitching and hitting in I don't know how long with the Sox. It's very exciting and unprecedented.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 07:25 PM) Really pumped about the emergence of Rodon. Looks better and better each time out. He's looking like an ace in the making and possibly as soon as next season. That rotation is downright nasty if they get that #5 spot tightened up. Ha so Sox are hitting, starters are going good .Wouldn't it be sad/funny if the Sox really look as though they could compete next year only to start the major sell off in the off season .

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 08:25 PM) Did it occur to anyone that it is H.S. football season and games are played on Friday evenings? I'm sure everything mentioned is a contributing factor including what you said. Game threads have been about 3 pages for the last 2 weeks regardless of what day or night of the week it is.