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Good hard fastball sinking down at 94 on that pitch Snider hit

Not an auspicious first pitch.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 04:41 PM) Beck won't stay here long, I would bet. I would imagine he is sent back tomorrow. Presumably then you're guessing Webb stays up?

Nice catch by that fan.

Well that was surprising.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2015 -> 04:26 PM) Dan Bernstein @dan_bernstein · 1h 1 hour ago #Bulls sources: at least three starters ripped Thibs in exit interview, said they'd avoid team facility this summer if he were still there. I wonder if overall the disagreements with ownership were making him harden in his ways and thats what led to the failures we saw on the court this year.

Yeah that was no where near a strike. Sale got things much closer than that called balls.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 28, 2015 -> 03:55 PM) Petricka? Eh...not sure about this. Unfortunatley I'd probably agree he's the best option out there right now if Robertson can't go. Although...Robertson going for one batter would actually be something I was ok with. Petricka has worked just about as much as Robertson the last 2 days.

Chris looks disappointed that he didn't get to make Machado do that.

So yeah...wow.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 28, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) That 9-pitch AB may have ruined it though. 108 pitches so far. They usually let him go when he's at that level. And usually he's still pretty good afterwards.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 28, 2015 -> 03:07 PM) Any chance Sale comes out for the 8th? Knowing this team I'd be surprised if he doesn't.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) re a team that needs a pitcher. now that is the wild card in this discussion. many teams, contending teams do trade for a pitcher for that playoff run. the intangible is, how good of a chance will that team will do in the playoff? lets look at Hou, they do have a chance to do nicely, right now, it not even mid season. but they might offer a crap load to get a pitcher like Shark, now that, his beginning of the season constant problems is over. If teams are going to "offer a crap load" to get a pitcher...there's a problem for us. Actually 2. Hamels and Cueto...both are better pitchers than Samardzija and both are likely available if teams are willing to make a major offer.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) Hit and run time I'm going to congratulate you on this one.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:14 PM) You don't think Carlos Sanchez is going to be a good hitter. You're arguing just to argue here. I still think he's Omar Infante v 2.0.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 02:03 PM) The White Sox have always dealt with pitching in this respect. They don't have their guys throwing full out all of the time, and they are very careful about surgery causing pitches. They are already working on that kind stuff with Rodon. They feel the fall off is much less, then if you were to spend a year and a half of having [insert triple A pitcher] pitch while a Sale or Rodon sits out after Tommy John. If Chris Sale can't throw his slider more than 10% of the time without getting injured they need to have Chris Sale throw his slider 20% of the time for a month or two and then trade him.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 28, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) Sure, but there seemed to be a media angle that the Bulls were going to f*** with Thibs and prevent him from getting a good job. Wondering if that was leaked by Thibs's side so that they got even more angry and just got it done.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 28, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) Yeah I remember that. He did it on a national broadcast and also on the Zach Lowe podcast. It was clear trumpeting on Thibs' behalf. Reinsdorf was pissed about it too and that probably sealed his fate. Again though, add in the fact that the Bulls have only progressed so far, and i'm not sure why anyone is that upset about it. He was a great regular season coach and a great defensive coach. And he should get credit for the development of late 1st round talent. But he took from the point C to B and we need someone that goes from B to A. If the players were getting tired of him, which several apparently said in their exit interviews, then a change has to be made. You and I....are in agreement. I just thought we needed to mark that with a specific post stating so.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 28, 2015 -> 01:15 PM) And all the nonsense about the Bulls keeping him on until after the coaching hires were completed was, as expected, a bunch of nothing. I think they probably tried and failed on the trade front.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2015 -> 01:15 PM) Probably time to stop batting him 2nd. Are the Sox the lowest scoring team in the first inning all season? Seem to go down 1-2-3 very frequently. yes, we are the lowest scoring team in the 1st inning in MLB. We have scored 13 first inning runs. Red Sox and mets have scored 14. Yankees have scored 50. Tigers have scored 41.

That was a pretty solid play by their 2b

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 12:59 PM) This is why they are so pissed, supposedly. Teddy Greenstein ‏@TeddyGreenstein 30m30 minutes ago Thibs buried own grave w/unwillingness to work w/his #Bulls bosses. But credit Jeff Van Gundy (rips during TV broadcasts) w/the assist. Van Gundy ripping Thibs or the FO?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2015 -> 10:17 AM) Actually he didn't. He turned down multiple interviews. Houston comes to mind as one for some reason. Which we're regretting to this day. He needed to take the Houston job then trade us their best prospect or two for an average player right before we hired him back.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 28, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) Didn't see this before but it's a good sign. Link

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 28, 2015 -> 11:51 AM) Have they ever mentioned what is causing the swelling in Avi's knee? If it isn't really anything, it seems to be hanging around a while. They keep using the word "tendonitis"