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QUOTE (scs787 @ May 18, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) Sigh people still see Saturday as a mistake? It would have been his 5th game in 7 days, and he was needed on the 16th as well. If Robin pitched him 6 of 8 days and Rovo got hurt or starter to get beat up a bit, Robin would get roasted for using him too much. It's not that. He got played for a fool by Oakland. Made a pitching change before the PH was officially announced. An error you expect a 1st year manger to perhaps make. Not a guy in his 4th.

The mistake with Duke on Saturday night could have easily cost them the game. It was another amateur moment (like not challenging in the Detroit) that could have had a big negative impact. RV got lucky. The team playing better is what they should do. I will give RV credit if the team wins 88 games and makes the playoffs but right now I just see another guy on the bench, one that continues to make simple mistakes that cost the team.

That was an All-Star series for Avi. He now leads the team in OBP and OPS. Other than the baserunning blunder he dominated. Made every play in the outfield and hit the s*** out of the ball. The As radio crew was slobbering on him.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 17, 2015 -> 05:24 PM) ...completely irrelevant in a conversation about the difficulty of walking Crisp. lol are you this obtuse? ATTACK THE HITTER. and where are you getting your stats anyways? 11%? it's 9.8% this yearr and 8.4 for his career bro. You were looking at his minor league row on Fangraphs.

he walked a guy that had a -32 wRC+ coming into today. GMAFB. That is what happens.

SHark sucks.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 17, 2015 -> 05:19 PM) That 2-2 pitch to Crisp was so filthy the ump missed it. A lot of run on the 2 seamer today. for sure.

you have to really try to walk crisp.

Shark playing with fire.

wow that was low right?

Semien owes his 1B a couple steak dinners.

hate to keep harping but Sanchez is making it look easy!

Kazmir settling in his change obviously looks good.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 17, 2015 -> 04:42 PM) I am not banking on his future, but he's first sox prospect tO hit his way up in a long time. his contact rate will be critical. If he can hustle out 10-20 hits a year and hit around 270, he'll play. Power will never be there nor patience but with his glove, you can live with it as long as he hits some ropes like he did that inning and hustles 'em out. This is his age 22 season. He's got some development left imo.

good pitch to hit, fouled it off.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 17, 2015 -> 04:39 PM) CARLOS! Pretty good for a utility ceiling His ceiling IMO is solid starter. I can easily see him having a 10 year career with 15-25 war. His glove will play. If he can hit 270/300/380, in today's game that's a fine 2B.

NICE CARLOS!

nice Alexei. Can't hit it much harder than that that was a rope.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 17, 2015 -> 04:33 PM) It's all about his slider. Once he finds it he will pitch as advertised. The pitch is a big negative until then. From reading this game thread you would have no idea the Sox were up 1-0. Always comical. Shark continues to look awful, 1-0 lead aside. "it's all about his slider" -- easier said than done. He also has s*** command on his fastball.

so a guy that can't throw a strike you swing at the 1st pitch. Thank god that Crisp sucks. He seems like a guy Ozzie would continue to play. Don't they have other options?

just put him on f*** it.

hanging slider. Jeff sucks right now. Getting tired of Rowand as well we don't need to hear the obvious over and over.

You can't compare anyone that throws 88 from the left to Buehrle. Let's see post shoulder capsule tear Danks throw 1 year with 200 innings and an era+ above 100, let alone 10 in a row. By the vast majority of metrics (just for example era, fWAR) he was bad last year. Quality starts? How about the 5+ times it was 3-0 or worse after a few innings? And to be fair, as always: helluva a comeback from what is usually a career ending injury.

good riding fastball 2 seamer?

seems like the staff as a hole has a hard time finishing pitches.