southsider2k5

13 IP and 2 ER for Lopez and Giolito today. I will take that every single day.

Another good curve for the K.

It isn't about simplicity even. It is about comfort and confidence and even I can see he has none right now.

Two good curveballs in this sequence.

Of course they know. Giolito probably knows it before anyone does. He is obviously having major problems with muscle memory and repeating. It isn't because no one knows, but because it is really hard to do right now for Lucas. Dude has been broken down and rebuilt multiple time in a short career. That is brutal for a pitcher especially one who is most likely overthinking and lacking confidence.

That apparently had a 10% catch probably on the Tilson play in LF.

You want some W's? Here are some to describe this post. Worthless. Waste of my time. Wrong. Wilfully ignorant. Without merit. Whack. Wacko. Wreaking havoc on Soxtalk. Wholly devoid of intelligence.

That would be the worst possible scenario. Keep him starting, but send him down if you need to. Keep getting him his regular reps.

I should have asked earlier.

Could have been a whole lot worse. The offense needs to get back to work.

There was the curve.

Jesus Escobar.

It will be a pensman, with Santiago going back to the pen.

Aw, it is a sure sign of summer, Ron's annual Abreu hate thread.

It will be a pensman, with Santiago going back to the pen.

Making contact.

You can bet 30 teams are calling tonight with that exact question.

Way to work out of it!

Lopez is laboring a bit more this inning. Has lost a little command, and has had trouble hitting his targets all inning long.

Engel with another 2 hit game, yawn.

As of today it is probably Hector Santiago who will be the first one out of the rotation. That might change if Giolito goes back down the toilet again today, but the Sox seem to want him to stick here.

And ReyLo doesn't give a F.

Now they call the balk.

In the 9th round the White Sox select Gunnar Troutwine a college senior catcher from Wichita St.

This is a pretty good rule of thumb for pitchers drafted by the White Sox.