Jake

Gordon will save us!

Someone tell CSN not to use that goddamned behind the catcher view.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 04:30 PM) Hudson is our best option to PH for Lopez? LOL. Great bench there, KW. Who is supposed to be on the bench? We've used everyone and there's that whole thing about bench players and why they aren't starters...

Maybe Holland wants to do his best Jose Valverde impression. Without all the game delay

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 04:23 PM) Yes, he's terrible now 20 of 25 appearances have been scoreless. He's only given up runs to a non-Royals opponent twice. A week or two ago he was our only reliable reliever. With the standards we have here, we wouldn't pitch anybody in late innings.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 04:22 PM) Relegate him to long relief. Myers?

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 04:20 PM) And now we need 3 runs in the bottom of the 10th. 2?

Ha, doesn't get his game finished

Myers and the Royals are the opposite of Guthrie and the White Sox

So much for all that

I thought he had no chance.

lol, I knew that two-strike approach was going to burn us. Where's Dunn to strike out when you need him?

For f***'s sake, he hit it too hard

Whatever, just get a hit Alexei

But...why

I have a feeling his innings will be decreased here shortly. The pulling up made sense but he watched the rest of the play develop without ever sprinting. I have no idea what went through his head, it would have made more sense if he had at least made some last ditch effort to run hard

What the f***?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 03:48 PM) He's going to be out for a bit Have we heard more about it?

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 03:44 PM) Lets just get one run this inning and I'll take our chances. Can Dunn come off the bench and drop some dick as soon as they take the lefty out?

We started looking like a well-oiled machine by the end of the game. I think Luck is going to be good too. Very poised, confident, and didn't really change despite turning the ball over. He racked up some decent yardage.

Someone put the sky back up there, it already fell at Soxtalk

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 03:24 PM) A couple of the gamethread regulars really need to get laid. They'd probably complain about it, too.

Christ, Guthrie might go 9 if we don't start hitting him.

We look really f***ing good. Can't wait to see how we do against Green Bay's s***ty defense. The best part is there is plenty of room to improve. Cutlet made several ill-advised throws and even B Marsh had a couple catches he didnt make. However...."it's all good!"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 10:54 AM) Well, Lopez was absolutely horrible two nights ago and Olmedo at least plays consistent defense. Not sure what they can do there, one area where KW seemingly dropped the ball. It's telling that Robin Ventura has a lot more faith and trust in Dayan Viciedo against RH'ers than Dan Johnson. The homer yesterday and the defensive gem that prevented Cain from scoring the 3rd run with Myers on the mound in the 8th were HUGE for the Sox....plus the assist from Alexei, who's the 3rd leading hitter with RISP in the AL this year. That has more than made up for his sub 700 OPS and low OBP and WAR and whatever SABR stat you want to throw out there. He's been as valuable, if not moreso, than any player on this team since June 1st. Leaders in fWAR in past 30 days Alexei 1.0 Flowers 0.9 Wise 0.6 Viciedo 0.4 Dunn 0.4