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QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 04:21 PM) Yeah, this one is not playing out well. Lexi in retrospect tagged him right on the foot which isn't a bad way to tag a guy and not get yourself hurt. It was a simple tag and Lexi made it. The fact Robin a.) didn't challenge. b.) didn't trust Lexi. c.) didn't even walk the batter to give the team a shot at a fluke double play, makes this game one the team is gonna have to forget in a hurry. I mean what was Robin thinking having Duke pitch to the righty with a man on third and one out in a tie game in bottom of ninth? Somebody educate me on that one. ONLY HOPE is the K or popup with a lefty against a righty who plays for a first-place team and is not going to f*** up. Great post Greg. The worst part of this is that he didn't trust Ramirez. I mean, dude, you don't trust Alexei Ramirez to know if he tagged him? Ramirez is many things, but a ballplayer is one of them and you f***ING TRUST YOUR VETS.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) This team has taken on a passive persona on the field. Gee where would that come from? It's obvious that nobody plays with any sense of urgency for Robin. Ozzie had his faults (big time faults don't get me wrong) but the one thing you could say is that he almost always had his guys ready to play and would go to bat for them against the umps, other team, and media. Robin never has his guys ready to play, hardly ever sticks up for them when the umps screw up, and his media handling ability is gonna get really tested if this team is 10 under in July.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Seems managers are putting a lot of heat on video crews in determining whether or not to challenge. In my mind, since the throw beat the runner by so much and umps used to call that an automatic out when the throw beat the runner, I'd challenge 100 percent of those type plays no matter what my video guy told me. I mean s***, the throw beat the runner by so much, u gotta challenge. You challenge because you have literally nothing to lose. That he didn't realize that is moronic.

disheartening f***ing situation. I bet Hahn is ready to blow his top watching this.

Fire his ass yesterday. Pathetic. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE WHO CARES IF THE SOX STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. Robin is brain dead and a wilting flower. Stand up for you team dude and challenge it. He f***ing sucks. I can go on and on but really Robin??? REALLY?????????????

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 04:03 PM) As far as I could tell the White Sox broadcast did not get that view. Only way it wouldn't get overturned is if NY didn't get that view, which they might not have? they are supposed to get all the views. This entire staff deserves the BROOM.

QUOTE (Sockin @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 04:02 PM) Colleen Kane ‏@ChiTribKane Robin Ventura says call from White Sox video crew was that Ramirez did not make the tag, so he went without challenging. wow dude, have some f***ing stones YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE. Robin ventura is a f***ing moron.

DUDE WTF. WHY IN THE f*** DIDN'T HE CHALLENGE. 2 TIGERS FANS HAVE ALREADY TEXTED ME ABOUT IT. EVERYONE EXCEPT ROBIN KNOWS HE WAS OUT.

Melky, how about you do something...

wow one of our 2B made a play.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) We really need Sanchez on this team. Who is the backup SS? Gordo? Jeeze.

now Jeff is locked in. Nasty splitter.

QUOTE (kapzk @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) 4 IIRC he was having a lot of tough luck on line drives. Def not the case this year.

Great fastball from Jeff there.

QUOTE (kapzk @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) Abreu was hitting .200 after game #17 last yr and how many HR?

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Hopefully he breaks out. Yea although it would be classic White Sox for him to regress to 240/300/440.

QUOTE (kapzk @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Abreu looks bad today He's looked bad all year. Ran into a couple mistakes that's it. His bat looks slow and he's pulling off everything.

sigh

Come on Melky you have to start hititng.

Not a good swing on 3-1. Why are swinging at that total pitcher's pitch.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) Basically how lucky/unlucky you get with your hits/outs I think. Dumb downed version It's a very simple stat... Batting average on ball in play. Yes, it can indicate luck but many hitters (e.g. Eaton, Garcia) maintain high BABIBs because of how they hit and run. League average is about .300.

what a f***ing start from melky 171/171/171

I like Soto more than Flowers as the starting catcher.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) Then someone else f***ing play better! Hey I'm f***ing with ya. It's pathetic that Beckham is the savior AGAIN.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 01:29 PM) The Shark has been pretty damn good so far today. It is a pitchers duel today, that is what happens when two good pitchers take the mound. a pitcher's duel? Dude, it could easily be 4-1. Shark has had many meatballs either fouled off or lined right at someone.