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QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) Maybe the most disappointing thing of the last 6 weeks or so was Hahn seemingly not trying to unload LaRoche on the Cards or Pirates. It's pretty obvious LaRoche is a terrible fit here. Yes, and everyone knows it. Low ball offers were probably all he got. If you're not getting anything worthwhile back and STILL picking up a large chunk of his salary, then f*** it. My problem is that he continues to play so damn much but whatever we all know my feelings on RV.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 08:29 PM) There's just something about Saladino I like seems you can never tell how a prospect will handle the strikezone at the MLB level until they get up but the kid has a talent for working counts and not getting himself out.

Eaton is turning into an OBP monster again. He's got it up to .340 now and I wouldn't be suprised to see him finish around .360. What an acquisition by Hahn looks like he's gonna finish around 3 WAR again.

ok get this last out and rain, rain, rain, rain.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 08:04 PM) I feel like we've been over why Soto can't DH many times. why because of something that might happen one out of 120 games? Nah. It's time to get the best hitters into the game.

he's left so many 78 mph fastballs over the middle and up, come on sit fastball and drive it.

flowers come on man soto should be dhing tonight...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 07:39 PM) Not much drama early tonight with the Twins leading Sea 5-2 in the 1st, Tigers over Orioles and Jays over Royals big.... Ackley to the Yankees for two AAers. Might supplant Drew at 2B? Or more likely bench guy. Seattle wtf man. What a s*** season.

lol, thanks sawx

wow, the last 3 games the White Sox broke the record for most xbh in 3 consecutive games against the Red Sox in all time. That is crazy.

lol that is the same swing Flowers will use in 20 years in the beer league.

this ump is giving 3 inches on both sides you'd think that would favor sale as time goes on.

both shuck and laroche caught it just off the end of the bat.

sox should try and just sit on his fastball he can't command it for s***.

this bum has a pretty good knuckler tonight actually

perfect motion 10 mph slower changeup right at the bottom of the zone. video game easy mode at times.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 07:09 PM) Man I thought LaRoche killed it melky needs to share his vitamins.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) Meteorologist Harrelson told me the rain should stop after the initial passthrough that caused the delay. I don't know what to believe now. sons of sam horn said there might be more delays, fwiw, rain could be heavy at times according to the bean towners.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:33 PM) About the only thing you can say is that he was coming into the season with a full year to get back his health and also joining a team filled with a core of players where he wasn't expected to be anything but a complementary piece. That and the fact that joining one of the better teams in either league tends to bring out the best in a player, like when seemingly any journeyman joined the Twins a decade ago, or the Cardinals/Giants/Yankees, etc. I certainly think there is something to that. In a good lineup, there's much less pressure in any given at bat and everyone loves hitting with runners on.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:31 PM) Toronto is only 0.5 game ahead, not 1.5 games. even better.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:23 PM) Morales barely misses a homer, then doubles and drives in two runs with yet another two out hit. Now leading the AL in RBI's with 69/70. One of the best signings of the off-season and likely the AL Comeback Player of the Year. 2-0 KC going to the bottom of the 1st. If anybody other than his mom said they saw this from Morales they gotta be lying.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) Somebody with the White Sox deserves a lot of credit for sticking with him. He had a long time where he was sub-Phegley level at the plate and they let him work through it. Most teams wouldn't. He doesn't have to stay this hot from here on out, but he does have to keep hitting well to show that we didn't just experience two flukes (one bad, one good) One thing about Carlos, he doesn't ever take his bat into the field. He let's some balls play him from time to time but for the most part he not only makes the routine plays -- he routinely makes the spectacular plays. Not many guys are fun to watch defensively on the Sox but with the sudden emergence of Ramirez and Sanchez up the middle the Sox' defense has produced several wow moments lately. I'm rooting like hell for the kid his twitter page is awesome, just all family and business.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 06:15 PM) Hopefully. Listening to the Blue Jays game, it's crazy to think with Tulo, Donaldson and Price, they have probably now have 3 of the top 10-15 players in the majors (Tulo not quite as good as early 2014) and that's not even including Joey Bats and Edwin Encarnacion. And, it being baseball, nothing is ever guaranteed. In fact, the baseball fates might conspire against AA and Jordan4Life just like they did with Beane last season. Hopefully the Yankees and Jays both beat up on each other or the Yankees just obliterate the east. Whatever happens at least we are in a position to scoreboard watch for a bit. If you think about it the Jays, with all that talent, are 1.5 games ahead of the Sox in a weaker division. If they are going all in, shouldn't the Sox at least consider adding a solid piece? The Jays have position player mashers, but the Sox have (suddenly) defense and elite (whole season really) pitching. As much as we b**** about Danks, most teams would be absolutely over the moon to have a rotation of a half seasoned Rodon as the 4 with Sale, Shark, Q out front and Danks as the 5th wheel. Yea they have some weaknesses in the pen in the 6th and 7th but if the offense keep up that will be minimized, which is what Hawk never seems to realize. Hahn and KW both know a bat is going to be worth more than another middle reliever and an elite reliever isn't worth the assets it would take.

Another milestone! (lol) Carlos Sanchez has been worth roughly .8 fWAR over the last 4 weeks and is back up to replacement level on the year! Seriously though, Sanchez and the Melkman have been critical in this run, hopefully they can keep it up as both are assets not just this year but hopefully the next couple.

Boston fans are thinking 9pm eastern start