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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2015 -> 11:55 AM) Literally it is hard to find a team that from a position player perspective is as futile as the White Sox, when you consider the trifecta of defense / baserunning / hitting. So you're saying the Sox are an elite team . Triple Crown of suck.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) Anyone else notice the pitch Molina hit, Robertson tilted his head to the left? Maybe subliminally tipped what was coming on the next pitch. Before he threw it, I was wondering why he did it. Sure enough, outside part of the plate, and Molina may have seen that too. No wonder pitchers have the edge these days. Pitch after pitch Lynn goes for the outside corner mavbe the high strike also . But with the help of the ump he was getting a lot of strikes called there. I just wonder why a hitter who can guess a FB on the outer half is coming doesn't move closer to the plate during the windup. Yes i know that wouldn't give a guy time to dig in that back foot but still gives you a better chance to barrel it up.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) To be fair, Flowers really looks lost at the plate right now. Robin probably just didn't want to watch him bat again. WHen Flowers is going bad it's pretty sickening. I'm talking strategy , you know, what Robin gets paid for . More than likely Flowers K's but have to be thinking HR there not a single and pray for another single and another single . No big deal Shuck could've got a hit, a walk, a HBP and with his speed scored on a double.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 08:03 PM) A curious question... If Abreu is hurting and laroche hits better when he's playing 1b.... Why is Abreu playing 1b? Probably because he's getting paid $25M for 2 years to hit no matter where he plays , but you make sense.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 08:19 PM) When you pinch hit for Flowers, Soto has to pinch hit for our weakest hitter due up next right? How on earth can he not use Soto there? Kind of weird he pinch hit for Flowers. Not that it makes much of a difference but there's always a chance Tyler runs into one to tie the game up since he's big lumox but Shuck won't hit a HR . Only power on the bench is Beckham and Soto and neither was used . Rosenthal is RH but if Ventura thinks the Sox get 3 straight hits to tie it he's crazy. Have to think HR in that situation even if Rosenthal gives up very few.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 08:14 PM) You're acting like he's the only left-handed hitter who gets this shift put on him. Not even close. Rizzo gets it too. So does Ortiz and a lot of other good left handed hitters. Changing their approach to hit the other way would likely take away more than it would give. Unless you're Mike Moustakas who has learned to hit the other way and also is 5 for 5 in bunting hits against the shift.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) Scratch that, had no idea about Siegrist's splits Splits don't matter now with LaRoche,

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 07:56 PM) This absolutely should be Soto facing Siegrist. Absolutely. Sox just destroy any value LaRoche could build by batting him against lefties.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 06:56 PM) Garcia completely blown away on 3 fastballs up in the zone. Sometimes you just don't see a guy well. You guys bagging on Avi I just don't understand. He's 23 . Saladino is 26. Avi's got a ton of talent as evidenced by the fact that he's a total hack up there yet batting average wise he's like 2nd on the team. If he ever learns how to hit and not just rely on his natural ability. he'll be pretty good.

Abreu taped the handle of his bat. Let's see if it makes a difference . Yes maybe it did !

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) He usually does when people start noticing. His last HR was 59 PA's ago. Yeesh. He has 2 in his last 133. Between Abreu ,LaRoche and Avi it might be 250 AB's without a HR . Just a pure guess there. But I'm sure someone can prove me wrong or right if they want.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) He usually does when people start noticing. His last HR was 59 PA's ago. Yeesh. He has 2 in his last 133. And he couldn't elevate the ball twice with a man on 3rd and less than 2 outs last game , once striking out the other time grounding out to the pitcher. He did have an RBI single that took a wicked bounce past Reynolds at 1st. Ground balls every time up.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 12:38 PM) No nobody has ever noticed! I'm sorry, it's been pointed out numerous times, beat to death really. Fact is the guy is the best catcher the Sox have and he plays not nearly enough. I don't care if he walks the ball back the mound. Play LaRoche against lefties, don't play Soto nearly enough, keep Bonifacio . It's like management wants the Sox to lose. I don't give a rats ass if Sale likes Flowers . Does anyone think Flowers will be the only guy catching Sale for his whole career ? Sale will be Sale regardless of who is catching him. I'm not saying play Soto all the time but DH him against lefties , split the catching duties equally. It's really so simple and apparent but the team just keeps defying logic with personnel decisions.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 12:02 PM) I am not a fan of signing Samardzija long term either but if the Sox want to sign him long term, they should still trade him...now. Everything is going as I predicted it would. Despite insider "knowledge " that the Sox would sign Jeff , it was a long shot to start with. I said trade him after his next 2 starts , the 2nd one being the KC series. I said do it before guys like Price become available and more players period become available , which has happened. I said the KC series was enough to know whether the Sox would be contenders while others pointed to the 1st 3 series after the AS break. Now I have a sickening feeling that the return the Sox get for him will be less than we all hope for. I truly hope I am wrong this time and by that I mean ,if for some crazy reason they keep him, I will have lost what little faith I have left in team management to make the correct decision.

QUOTE (Downtown518 @ Jul 20, 2015 -> 06:00 AM) NPR story on Saladino's journey... Major League Dreams It's actually like 5 articles on him from over the years. If you want to know everything about the guy that's the link to go to.You don't even have to read the stories. You can listen to them .

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 22, 2015 -> 06:59 AM) Simple question, would you trust two of Saladino/Sanchez/Johnson to plug up 2B/SS for the forsee able future? Im leaning closer and closer to yes. I have little doubt Johnsons bat will be able to play. That's weird saying, I haven't thought that about a Sox MILB guy in forever. His defense needs to come along, but I think it will. So hopefully one of Saladino and Sanchez pan out to something decent. The other could hopefully make for a utility man. I still have faith in Sanchez. His glove is that good where his bat won't have to do too much more, if we can plug up a few other positions offensively. Every time I see you post I wonder how can you resist the urge to say " I was right about Hector Santiago ' !

QUOTE (VAfan @ Jul 21, 2015 -> 07:52 PM) Last offseason, I was firmly of the view that Brian Anderson espouses here -- you can't trade Alexei, because it opens up a NEW hole that you then have to fill. Fill the holes you have -- Alexei isn't one of them. Now, I'm not so sure. If you look at his numbers over the last 4 years -- http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramiral03.shtml -- what it looks like is a guy on a pretty steady decline with one good year thrown in -- 2014. Take out 2014, and you have HRs going from 15, to 9, to 6, to 3 this year. So, I think the Sox need to re-calibrate the expectation of keeping Ramirez, and use the money he was slotted to make somewhere else. And if you aren't going to tender him in the offseason, there's no reason to keep him now. Trade him for whatever you can get. Everything you stated is the reason why many here wanted him traded during the off season. Only special players or guys on PED's continue to maintain a high level of play approaching their mid 30's. There's no question the Sox may have to do some creative financing in the off season to improve this team and that $10M might come in handy. Despite the rant by BA Alexei is hitting terribly and some of us could be saying " I told you so" about trading him after last season and now he want's to keep him yet another year ? Time is never on your side as a professional athlete. It must be awful nice to be so clear about the future of ballplayers. I would imagine what BA might've thought of Jose Iglesias' minor league hitting stats and his chances of being more than just a slick glove at the ML level.

Another one on the ground for Abreu.

Does Abreu hit fly balls anymore ?

2 crooked number innings in the same game ? 1 more Sox might get back in it.

Saladino !!!!!

Sox signature solo shot by Soto

Bring back the blister.

Avi's out

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 20, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) You want to bring up a guy to the majors when he's starting to doubt himself a bit? Caulfield was being facetious . Saladino was brought up during a good stretch of hitting .