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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) Offense is really going to have to come together if we want to win Samardzija MUST get Gardner here.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) PLEASE, not another yankee slam 4 feet away. 4-0 Yankees. At least we recorded an out.

What's that 5 straight batters reached?

On target throw woulda had him.

Now Samardzija really needs one of those hard ground balls he got early in the game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) They need to get Saladino out of the 2nd spot, as he's not doing much of anything over the last 10 days offensively. He's still putting the ball in play decently, he's in a low "BABIP" stretch. And even with that, he's still got a decent OBP and he's taking some walks.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) I'm not watching the game, but just checked the box score. Saw the Sox were down 1-0, and I thought: "I bet Shark gave up a home run to a left-handed batter." Yep. He's like Gavin Floyd in that regard. To be fair, the Yankees have 8 players hitting left handed in their lineup.

Yankees had a white sox quality rundown going and then for some reason Alexei just gave himself up and stopped running? He better be hurt.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) base hit for Avi. The usual flip of the high and outside pitch to right field. That was a ball that could have been driven a lot harder.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 12:46 PM) Bryant has only shown flashes of being a sure thing but his average is going down everyday. I'm sure he'll be good for awhile but I'll wait to see it. We shouldn't be surprised that the strikeouts are catching up with him. Now he's going to have to adjust his game and his approach to make some more contact.

Samardzija getting a lot of ground balls today.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) I hope he is smarter than that. Retaliation is horrible for teams in Wild Card races. He was extremely wild for a few pitches after that before snapping things together, so it might well have been accidental, but "first pitch after a home run to lead off the game" never looks very good.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 02:21 PM) So Samardzija threw at Gardner and warnings were issued? I turned it on during A-Rod's at bat. Can't tell for sure on the warnings but it sure looked like Samardzija had the ump point at him.

Yup, solid job pulling that back together.

Yeah this isn't a particularly positive start. Already a warning I believe.

Damn I literally just opened my computer.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:58 PM) At a friends house for the fight tonight. How we looking? Quick summary? Danks having one of his good nights, couple HR including a 3 run by Cabreroid.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:17 PM) Perhaps someone can clarify that "three year" statement for me. Have the Sox ever said EXACTLY what they are talking about when they refer to a "three year" plan / window? Three years to accomplish exactly what? * Win the World Series? * Play in a World Series? * Make the playoffs? * Have a "winning" season * Three year's until they have to trade Sale because he's about to become a free agent? What are we talking about here? Have the Sox ever said? Not to my knowledge but I may have miseed something along those lines. Thanks, Mark 3 years before fans are allowed to complain. So stop talking.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:05 PM) Avi's slash lines aren't bad. I wish he had any pop. He will never be a terrible hitter. The fact that he can bloop the outside pitch to the right side will keep his batting average above .250. But if he wants to be a solid or a good hitter he has to also be able to drive the inside/middle of the plate pitch and he can't do that right now.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:01 PM) Faith day? Oh Goody. I know, it's not like every sunday they sing a 7th inning stretch song specifically designed to make me turn the TV off.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 05:50 PM) Yeah, you're right, he's not too bad. 12 more starts at 6 per, would be 72 + 90 now= 162 innings isn't bad. Frankly we should push him more.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) Rodon looks like an average prospect at best right now. To be honest, he's resembling Danks. About 50 percent of his outings are good, the rest are lousy. This year is a rebuilding year so he's learning on the job in the bigs. On paper, the Sox rotation has to be the best in baseball. It's just inconsistent sometimes. Rodon has been nasty nasty at times but also has been horrific. Slight difference between the 89 mph fastball and the 95 mph fastball.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 04:57 PM) Ok. I botched it last night. Well since Greg thinks Danks is amazing half the time then he'll be amazing tonight. Am I right? If he is perfectly on he can still dominate, but the Yankees will not help him out.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 03:10 PM) If you think about it, the Yankees looked like a premium team so you got to see what you paid for........................... I still say you had a beautiful night, a ballpark, fireworks, and there was beer. I saw Rodon get toasted in Pittsburgh and it was still a great night.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) Somebody needs to do a pattern on the season. The Sox appear to be awfully streaky to me. Losing 3 in a row and falling four under .500 again would pretty much signal white flag time considering Toronto, the O's, the Rangers and even the Twins (playing Cleveland 13 more times) would appear to be way better teams than Chicago. The "why not us?" mentality that one of the beat writers suggested was the team motto the second half will be silly if the team loses today and makes it 3 in a row after the 7 game win streak. Like you said it really is a must win. Time to give up again if they lose tonight. Too late. Had to raise the flag by 4:00 pm Friday. Now we get cannon fire until either we sink or emerge victorious.