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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 09:47 PM) Emilio has a pretty weak arm Jack of all trades master of none. That said, he needs to play more imo.

I will say that I have enjoyed this game more than any other this year. Cleanly played in all facets. IMO, it's no coincidence that the best defenders the Sox have in the IF, played.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) NL, the pitchers bat. LOL, I wasn't even paying attention. I compared T Flow to a pitcher. s***.

Damn was that Flowers in the wrong uniform? That was an awful chase.

Nasty. 93 on the black. edit: or not, still will take the k.

Ah, made a good pitch on him.

Great take from Avi. Seems he's starting to really see the ball well.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Q not nibbling nice to see. He's got his good fastball.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Is Q a strikeout pitcher now? He always has been. He hasn't been below 7.4k/9 since his rookie year. Last year he was at 8k/9

Hawk really seems to be losing it.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) I'm so sick of watching Quintana bat. He's worthless. Gotta love Hawk on T Flow: He had FOUR REALLY GOOD AT BATS LAST NIGHT. Ok, so when the next 20 are REALLY s***TY AT BATS what should we do? Ignore them duh.

Beckham's bat looks quicker this year for whatever reason. Maybe he's just fresher off the bench.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:29 PM) Familiarity breeds contempt. For sure.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:24 PM) For all the guys who have thus far fallen way below expectations, Avi has exceeded all reasonable predictions. He's a great talent I don't know how anyone could be over the Moon about the "upside" of Micah and not also support Avi for the same reason. FFS, Avi is younger than Micah. If you're going to give anyone time to figure it out, it's Avi.

What the f*** is this s***? Damn. More please.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 13, 2015 -> 07:21 PM) It's funny how some don't think he has much home run power He has a ton of raw power for sure. Great bat speed. He needs to continue to try and go straight up the middle and to LF and it will show up more in games imo. Sometimes it seems he takes a two strike approach with less than 2 strikes.

WOW. That looked like a lazy fly ball. Now that is POWER. Rocket.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 13, 2015 -> 01:24 PM) i really didn't want to be the first to mention this, but i agree. actually i thought it was a bad sign, period. but he supports that with other hitting tools. It's a huge red flag no matter what his other tools are. If you can't command the strike zone MLB pitchers aren't going to throw you many strikes. I'm high on Anderson overall but he needs to start taking more walks. Not a ton, just a few more. I'd be happy with 30-40 a year in MLB. Just enough to keep pitchers honest. I will add that I have zero faith in the Sox to develop any sort of strikezone command in their prospects. It's not something they do well, at all.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Old stadium, yes. Now the area surrounding the park is similar, if not better, than USCF. And how many times did Illitch have negative revenues? He's like Cuban....fans perceive he cares more about winning the World Series than his bottom line. That is something his (Reinsdorf's) supporters won't or can't argue. Illitch is an anomaly (a la Steinbrenner), just like the Cubs with their unique situation. It is a better area without a doubt. Furthermore, Detroit is obviously a car town and it's quite easy to find parking around there for $5-25 if you're coming in from the 'burbs. Comerica is an easy sell as well with the way they setup the stadium. The sight lines aren't that great from inside but the promenade outside with the statues is an easy gathering spot on warm summer days for anyone (and there are more and more) living and working around downtown Detroit.

It only took 6 weeks to figure they needed more defense. Well, better late than never. Now you can do the obvious thing and exchange Micah for Sanchez. Bonifacio isn't that great at 2B.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) To look at how those are impacting in balance, Alexei has -0.3 fWAR while Semien has 1.2 fWAR. Semien is doing what Micah's boosters thought Micah would do: hit enough to offset the defense. Semien has been brutal in the field but when you put up a wRC+ of 143 at SS it papers over a lot of bad defense. IMO Semien will never stick at SS but if he hits this well he's a solid starter anywhere.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) We're looking at 3 straight losing seasons and 4/5. We have done nothing better this decade than doing exactly what people say we can't do. You can't make me fear "OMG what will the fan base do if we tear things down and lose every year" when...we're losing every **** year! good post

I was widely panned for arguing Sanchez would be 20 runs better than Micah over the course of the season defensively. Turns out I lowballed it: Micah is on pace for one of the worst defensive seasons at 2B in history: -47 runs below average. It's well past time to make the change. Micah needs to be Ray Durham in his prime with the bat to offset his defense and he's not even close. How this decision was made continues to boggle the mind. Every warning sign was on full display in spring training wrt to his defense -- the game is simply too fast for him. That play at 2B last night was simply inexcusable and it's not the sort of thing you can teach IMO. He simply needs more experience and he shouldn't be learning on the job in a year the team expects to contend. Just to pile on: Micah has an ISO of .029. He's been on base 25 times and has erased himself with a pickoff or CS 6 of those times. His wOBA is .289. He's hitting like Carlos Sanchez and fielding like Micah Johnson. As a fan, it's just frustrating to see the Sox continue to push the Micah's through the org instead of the Sanchez' and for that matter the Semians. Can you run? You might want to go to open tryouts next spring the Sox will probably sign you. Maybe bring a glove if you think it will help, but it probably won't matter, just stretch your hamstrings well before you show up.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2015 -> 01:15 PM) That plan also didn't include being 4 games under .500 and 6.5 back of the division in mid-April, hence the fact that this thread exists in the first place. I'm getting younger? Yes!

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 12, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) @ckamka The last time the White Sox started a season 2-12 in their first 14 road games of the season was 1942. Let's win tonight and avoid the worst road record to start a season in franchise history! Yea! #wow #whitesoxbaseball2015