Jake

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:24 PM) I don't think so. Lilli's a .172 hitter and Dunn's the guy who can beat you...and you want him facing a LHP. Even if Lilli does something positive, odds are it isn't going to tie the game. What does he have? One double? Lilli has been a decent hitter against lefties in his career (hasn't had many ABs this year period) and if Lillbridge gets a hit there, Acta would have had to pull the lefty with how bad he'd been pitching. Bringing in a righty for Dunn could have made things real fun. But in true White Sox #2 hitter fashion, he went down without much a fight to a pitcher that had looked like s*** the whole inning.

Lillibridge =/= pitch recognition

LOL terrible managing here for Acta to have Brent face the lefty

God damn it now we have Lillibridge up. Keep the lefty in please!!!

Gordon's swing wasn't bad either. Pick us up De Aza!!

Why was he showing bunt?

Damn, he put a great swing on that.

Come on Tank!

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:12 PM) Team can't be so fragile. The Marlins have had like 5 blown saves this season and have rebounded to play good baseball now. The bullpen blow-ups hurt more at the beginning of last season than this one IMO...I took those much worse. Of course I could just be a year older and more mature lol... Well we don't know if it has hurt their mindset...I doubt it has. I think we haven't played well because of the various reasons a team doesn't play well. Some bad players, bad luck, etc.

Things are getting a little bit spicy

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:05 PM) We always look for "turning points" as Sox fans. I wonder if this Sale thing is the one thing that will be the turning point. It had to be deflating to all our veteran players who had to think Sale was a special starter. To just throw a dominant starter into the bullpen this early in the season makes no sense and again ... I think it might be THE turning point to turning the team into the piece of s*** it was expected to be. I'd say all those deflating blown games by the back end of bullpen hurt the team mindset much more than Sale leaving the rotation.

Huge balls for Quintana. He throws that 89mph heater like it's 98. No fear mothaf***a

I love that magic that lefties have against other lefthanders.

If we won a game by four, the game thread would be saying that we don't have the offense to blow anybody out. When we lose by four, it's a blowout.

Those old Cleveland lineups were unreal

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) I wouldn't go that far, but he did do his job today and saved the bullpen from disaster while keeping the Sox within striking distance. The line up is filled with too many out makers. I'm not suggesting he be on the ML roster, but KW is very high on him and I have to wonder if anyone else would have picked him as the guy coming up today. Worked out nicely so far. BTW, Lilli is freaking hopeless against righties

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2012 -> 02:50 PM) Really, this isn't a rebuilding pitching staff? I see, that's why we've got Philip Humber and Chris Sale tearing it up as starters, right? Guys we could count on through thick and thin. Guys with long records of consistency. How many teams have 5 starters with a good track record? You're bound to have to take some chances and win on them.

I remember when Aaron Cunningham was the next coming.

89 mph GAS

Apparently KW's man-crush on Quintana may be warranted.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 7, 2012 -> 02:37 PM) 3.2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB. He did walk in a run but overall great work by Quintana Is he going back out? I want MOAR

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2012 -> 01:50 PM) This is a game thread. You're supposed to conclude that whatever he does in his first outing will represent what he will do for his entire career. Haha, well. A brief personal experience for you: My first college outing came in a tight game with the bases loaded and nobody out. I proceeded to hit 4 straight batters. I recovered once I got into our rotation later that year, but I'm not sure if my ego ever did

Trying not to read too much into this poor kid's first big league outing. Not fun to come in for the first tiime in a jam like this

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) Keep pitching him and hope he turns it around. If he ends up showing he can't be counted on as a starter in future Sox rotations, then holy crap, is the starting rotation depth awful. You're looking at Danks.......and no one else if Floyd is traded. Hector, your bus to Charlotte is waiting

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2012 -> 01:44 PM) Not true...we'll still have Reed and Thornton for the 2nd game if Stults can pitch well. This. If Quintana gets completely shelled we'll have Lillibridge or somebody pitch