Jake

You all hate our bullpen when our worst guys blow it but I never hear a peep when Jones-Thornton-Crain-Reed shut it down (may not be a better top 4 bullpen guys out there) and the rest of those guys are what you expect -- sometimes on, sometimes off. Paying much of anything for a bullpen arm would be very superfluous at this point. Brian Bruney is not a bad 5th reliever, might as well let him have that role. Usually Ohman does a good job against lefties, not tonight. Stewart does fine as a long man, but I wouldn't mind letting him start in the minors instead if we've got somebody else.

Why is this umpire giving us nothing? blah

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 10:05 PM) By the 3rd. Some pitchers, particularly ones that have done it their whole life, struggle converting to having to warm up in a matter of minutes and pitching with irregularity. Put an exclamation point on it when you have to make that change in the major leagues. Tough to have all of your pitches, etc especially when he just threw his first screwball last season. He's almost completely abandoned it this year in favor of a changeup (easier pitch to find release point on out of pen)

Dear Hector, I'm really sorry about what the White Sox did to you. Hopefully they will see the light and bring up Brian Bruney and one of the other AAA guys have a decent season out of the bullpen to replace you and Zach Stewart

Hide your wives, Brett Myers is getting loose

lol what is with the little spin-o-rama Hector is using

Nice job Jordan, very professional at bat. Will get to keep bat and ball.

Pick us up Rios, stay hot

I call 'em like I see them. We held Ozzie accountable for BS play like that, I hold our current coaching staff accountable. Alexei has his share of the blame as well, but I guarantee it doesn't happen if they'd run through that in the past week or so.

I am going to hold Robin accountable here. If that play is practiced the amount it should be, it is NEVER messed up in that way.

Someone tell Paulie to quit pouting and run to first base...that's so irritating

I'm so irritated about the pitch calling. Whoever is doing it needs to realize that especially against lefties, fastballs in the same spot four times in a row is just stupid.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) Just a terrible, terrible pitch to Lowrie there. Not shocked he's lighting us up at all after this last offseason. This is why a lot of pitchers don't like pitching inside

Fastballs against lefties

Wandy getting by with some serious smoke and mirrors

Floyd to break Sale's strikeout record, Soxtalk collectively tells him to f*** off

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 07:49 PM) Nice job minimizing the damage by Gavin. I looked up his numbers, and I had no idea that lefty hitters are just destroying him this season. Until this inning his pitch selection them has been brutal. He needs to use both curve and change more against them. Usually he feels around with the fastball and won't use his offspeed behind in the count -- also stays outside with everything for the most part. Been very predictable that the run of bad starts were all against VERY left handed teams.

Good job pitching over it.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 07:45 PM) AJ has really made some lazy ass plays this season...good thing he's hitting. Maybe it's the lack of rest. The last thing Gavin needs is his catcher making him earn extra outs.

God damn it AJ go to your knees you lazy motherf***er

His stuff looks really great. Just can't throw all fastballs to lefthanders...it's pretty simple. Zero margin for error when he does that

Iffy call on the wild pitch. AJ needs to glove that ball, Gavin needs to be able to throw it there without being afraid his old catcher will miss it. Overall Gavin looks good so far.

AAA Brent Morel - .615 OPS

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 09:52 AM) If rotations hold, and Danks returns on the 17th, here is what our interleague play looks like: Houston-- Rodriguez vs Quintana Lyles vs Quintana Harrell vs Quintana St. Louis-- Quintana vs Lynn Quintana vs Wainwright Quintana vs Westbrook Dodgers-- Quintana vs Kershaw Quintana vs Billingsley Quintana vs Capuano Cubs-- Garza vs Quintana Wood vs Quintana Samardzija vs Quintana Brewers-- Gallardo vs Quintana Greinke vs Quintana Wolf vs Quintana 15-0 would be very good. looks good QUETZALCOATL

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 04:14 PM) Still would have been all for Adam getting a night off vs. a LHP. Quoting in case of home run