South Side Fireworks Man

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 07:25 PM) Avila! That's what I said!

Avila!

Lawrie bomb! It's a hot summer night at the Cell!

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 07:16 PM) Troubling for sure. Sale giving up two homersvti lefty Hosmer us ridiculous. But giving back the lead seems par for the course. I think Sale us having a hard time pitching under control Maybe he needs to go back to throwing harder.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 07:13 PM) Does Sale need the annual DL trip? lol He may need a sports psychologist. Or a different pitching coach.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) Hosmer sucks ! He'd look good playing 1B for the Sox.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 07:02 PM) It's gotta be done though...I like the Focus ST too damn much Don't let the salesman know that. When I bought my Focus back in 2001, I made my best offer and when they wouldn't meet it I walked away. About a week later they called me up on the phone and asked if I was still interested. I said yes, but only for the price I offered. They told me to come in, and met my price. Good luck!

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:59 PM) A win today would take aware from the horror I'm about to go through tomorrow with car dealers I feel your pain!

Melky is a stud!

Thank you Jose!

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:50 PM) It's all good man. Wasn't trying to be jerk. No offense taken. I agree with you anyway.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:44 PM) What are they showcasing lol? How to not play the outfield? He sucks. I'm sure he has next to no trade value. Yeah, I know. I'm just trying to find some kind of logic for playing Avi in the field and DHing Shuck.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:42 PM) Stone talking about BABIP!?!? I thought advanced metrics were banned from the booth?! Only on road game telecasts.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:36 PM) This entire lineup was so poorly constructed. Abreu should not be hitting #2 w/ the way he's hit this season. Shuck should be in RF & not batting 5th & Avi should never play the field again. It's simply confusing on what Robin is thinking with some of these lineups. I hope they are showcasing Avi in the outfield for a trade.

Sometimes when I'm bored I imagine replacing Avi, Shuck and one of our catchers on the roster with Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez.

QUOTE (ronkark @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 05:27 PM) I'm excited about the idea of Anderson and to get a look but this has struggle written all over it. 1 - Defense. Can we afford bad defense? No. He had, what 9 errors already at Charlotte. 2 - Discipline. His BB/K slightly upticked lately but a ways to go. Be curious when he draws his first MLB walk. I'm gonna go with July. That said I know he has more range than Rollins and hopefully he can hit it hard and steal some bases. We need that. Eaton is just not a base stealer. And now with Abreu behind him he never will be. The last thing this team needs right now is a bad defensive SS and another hitter that strikes out a lot and hardly ever walks.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 10:00 AM) I don't understand the front office's thinking here. They certainly have gone to extremes here. First they want the veteran leadership, so they bring in a guy who is clearly "washed up". Then they reverse course and bring up a kid who they admit is a little raw, and still learning. I wan't crazy about the Rollins acquisition and even less in agreement with this one. It's too soon to be calling up Anderson. He is not a "savior" for what ails this team, and they are risking damaging his confidence. If he becomes a really great player, it will very likely be in a couple of years. In the meantime, he should be getting much more experience in AAA. His skill set is not what this team needs. He has no plate patience, which means that his OBP is not likely to be anywhere near .300 in the Big Leagues. He is not an elite defensive SS, as I have stressed in prior posts. He isn't even a left handed bat, and certainly not a power hitter. So what exactly does he bring to the table, that suggests that he needs to be rushed to the Majors, in order to help right this "sinking ship"? Great post as usual, Lillian. I hope I'm proven wrong, but I don't think Anderson will be any improvement over Saladino this season. But then again, I'm one who likes Saladino. Maybe Anderson is being brought up to play CF now that Jackson is hurt. It's not a wise thing to throw him in a new position upon his arrival in the big leagues, but with the Sox you never know.

Saladino is one of the better players on the Sox.

Melky again!

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 06:30 PM) They've been infused wit the spirit of Zach Collins. I thought it was Justin Morneau.

This feels good.

Melky is so good!

QUOTE (chisox802 @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 03:33 PM) For what it's worth once again (in the Mat Latos thread I stated aprox. 20 minutes before it was announced that my buddy who works for the sox & bulls said that this was being announced today or tomorrow), he also said this. This move is solely in case they are not able to land a big bat, which unless the wheels continue to completely fall off they will make every effort to. Thanks for the info. Post here more often!

Leave him in! He's supposed to eat innings to save the bullpen.