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What a revolting development this game is so far.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 20, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) Great effort by Saladino again You mean Genghis Khan.

Q B O K

Avila caught 2 breaks from the ump on strike calls.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2016 -> 08:14 AM) In true Mr. Pessimism fashion, I predict leadoff homer by Altuve on a 91 mph fastball and the board melts down and everyone claims they want him to start throwing harder again. You should be at the game. Can't believe you CAN go but won't because the Sox aren't playing well. How are they ever going to play well at home without help from the fans ? Go mofo ! That ends tonight ! Kansas City ...DEAD !! Cleveland .. DEAD !!

So these last 2 pages is what it looks like when we hit the panic button. Sure these games are disappointing as are all losses, however, things are not nearly as bad as some of you think. The Sox have been in every game in this slump.The pen has blown up a bit and the luck has turned but then again the luck was so good for a while. The pitching and defense were great. The hitting and pitching were in sync. Score 3 give up 1 , score 3 give up 2 . It wasn't going to go on like that forever and it was a pretty long run of success . The hitting has actually improved and getting contributions from more guys now. But they are not in sync anymore. We were not as good as the really good run and we definitely aren't as bad as this bad run. The Sox are somewhere in the middle and I think they are very capable of making the playoffs. I think they should definitely add Morneau when he is ready. He won't cost anything but money and shouldn't be that much, The only questions I have is what will Hahn give up to get another starting pitcher. The Sox need to hold the line at somewhere around 10-12 games above .500 until Hahn is able to add to the mix. P.S. Royals... DEAD !! Indians ... DEAD !! We gotta take these bastards.

Boatload of 1 run innings this game by both teams.

Would be a shame if Abreu's rookie year turns out to be the best year of his career.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 18, 2016 -> 06:55 PM) The Sox are scoring at least two runs in this inning. Calling it now. You should ve been right.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2016 -> 06:53 PM) I was going tomorrow night if they won last night or tonight. No thanks You don't want to see Sale pitch for some reason ?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 18, 2016 -> 06:52 PM) Damn Latos fell back to Earth And burned up on re-entry.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 18, 2016 -> 06:44 PM) I don't care about pitch trax. That ball was at Rollins' nipples. Are balls at nipples strikes ? That sounds bad.

Take him out !!!

I was going to ask before this inning if this was the inning Latos gives up no runs or a bunch and gets knocked out but yet again he gives up one run. Sox need to not wait til the 7th inning to get some runs before they are too far behind.

QUOTE (Tony @ May 18, 2016 -> 06:09 PM) I've been curious about this for a while, what does hitting that button actually do? It makes you give the " Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor " speech .

For anyone with DirectTV their program guide lists 2 channels both as Astros broadcast. Channel 735 is the Sox broadcast.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 16, 2016 -> 07:22 AM) Odor stinks. Roughneck Odor ?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2016 -> 10:30 AM) I think I pointed out that they are taught to throw low, however, Odor went lower than I have typically seen an infielder go (like that was about as low as I've ever seen an infielder drop his arm for a throw). There is no doubt at all that Odor was throwing at Bautista's head. 1st of all Odor nimbly avoided the slide. It didn't take him out at all so he had could easily have made a good throw . Instead the throw was way way wide of 1st base. Bautista didn't look like he wanted to fight. Even after Odor gave him a hard shove he didn't react like a guy looking for a fight. That punch took him by surprise. Maybe if Bautista's slide had actually taken him out I might be more sympathetic to Odor but in my mind he went from an AJ Pierzynski type, doing whatever he can to irk the other team, to a thug.

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 16, 2016 -> 08:50 AM) I think they are for real. IMO, I thought 2016 was going to be a bridge year and the team was really going to be competitive in 2017 with Anderson and likely Fulmer up. This season has been a lot of fun so far and while this last week sucked, Im not really down at all on this team. I think they need another bullpen arm and think they need a #3 starter. Robin also needs to stop hitting Rollins and AJax in the 2 hole. Other than that, I have no real complaints. It's been fantastic watching Frazier and Lawrie so far and I've personally been really happy with Avi's progress. We've seen them play some really tough teams well, I think we will be watching some meaningful October baseball this year. As an aside, I know there is a lot of concern about Rodon thus far, but I was taking a lot back through his numbers this morning and he really hasnt been that bad. 4 of his 7 starts have been quality, he's been keeping his walks down since the game against Minnesota, and he's striking people out. He's just about to hit the year mark, let's cut the kid a break, he's pitched pretty damn well all things considered. We get spoiled because Sale and Q are legitimately 2 of the best 10 pitchers in the league, having those same expectations of someone who is supposed to be our 3/4 is unrealistic. With Rodon I think we got a little bit spoiled with how he finished last year. He had that 8 start stretch where he had under a 2.00 ERA. Many were hoping he could be that guy right away and all year and he really hasn't approached that level again yet .

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 15, 2016 -> 01:14 PM) Would love to buy low on a guy like Inciarte. Much the same way I was yearning for Jackie Bradley Jr. for 2 years when he couldn't hit and now look at him .

Avi is hitting right handers very well so far with an .837 OPS He has far less AB's against lefties but (SSS) terrible stats. I would imagine most of those AB 's against lefties came while he was struggling. If he ends up hitting well against LH and RH it would be great.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 11, 2016 -> 06:17 PM) I'll always have that 9 or 10 pitch at bat of his that led to a walk a couple days ago in my memory bank. What a man. What a player. What a legend. Sad to see him go. So are we going to see a Hector Sanchez appreciation thread ?

I'm thinking no Lincecum for the Sox with the Ranaudo pickup.

Couldn't a batter theoretically defeat a technology that calls pitches by making his strike zone smaller by crouching more every at bat ? Ricky Henderson walked a lot because not only did he have a good eye but he also made himself smaller. So then theoretically could not a team of small folks make a mockery of the game just by standing there and basically dare the pitcher to throw the ball into a very small strike zone ? The 1st question I asked is serious. The one about little people not so much.