southsider2k5

This is what I am saddest about missing last night.

I want to say I remember hearing he was leading in Pinch Hit homers and HRs in the 9th inning this year.

I mean it isn't like there are a bunch of people out there playing for their futures or anything. It isn't like the games that get played have any effect on their job status or salaries going forward.

No one WANTS to see him pitch. But people also realize that there is value to having someone pitch 200 innings to make up for a very young bullpen, and a very young pitching staff so as to not tax the people that actually matter going forward. If not James Shields, the White Sox have a need for someone just like James Shields. At this stage of the rebuild the quality of the innings is secondary to not burning up young arms. It really is that simple.

Its been so dismal, that fans refuse to even pay attention to reality.

I mean they are literally dragging out the targets of the racism, while the racist moron shouts racist phrases at them, and no one bothers him except his buddy. You can't do any worse here.

So has anyone figured out who this dude is yet?

Delmonico has been replaced due to a sore right shoulder.

That was a great catch by Nicky, but he might have jacked up his shoulder.

Because it isn't.

Avi doesn't need no stinking knees.

The flavor of the day is salty.

As was pointed out, Avi has all of the incentives in the world to try to play this year. He might well be walking into a contract year if the Sox non-tender him.

I would not be shocked if James Shields was back next year on something like a 1/5 + option kind of a deal. Especially after losing Kopech, they need someone to eat innings. if it isn't James Shields, it will be somebody like Shields.

I can think of one.

Between Addison Russell, the bleacher brawl last night, and now this... the Cubs are on a nice winning streak.

He has some old fashioned racist views, for sure, but he has never just not liked guys because they were black.

What? This is awful.

I legitimately think he has no idea that 50+% of the country despises the man.

This stage technically Texas and Cincinnati are still possibilities for the #3 pick. The lowest possible the Sox can fall as of today is 8th. Texas has 90 losses and 6 games to play, so if they lose all six, and the Sox win their last six, Texas would pass them. The Sox own the tiebreaker, so we only need 1 Texas win or White Sox loss to eliminate the Rangers. Cincy has 91 losses with 5 games left to play, so they can also get to 96 losses. The Sox own the tiebreaker here as well, so again they only need one loss or one Cincy win to eliminate them. San Diego has 94 losses, and 5 games left, so they can get to 99 losses as well. The Sox won the tiebreaker so would pick first in the event of a tie, meaning the Sox actually need 4 losses or Padres wins to eliminate them. Detroit has 93 losses and 6 games left so they can get to 99 losses. The Tigers are the one team left that the Sox do NOT have the tiebreaker with, so to eliminate them the Sox need a combination of 5 Tigers wins and/or 5 Sox losses. Miami has 94 losses and 6 games remaining, so they can get to 100 losses. If the Marlins play on the last day of the season, the Sox would need a combination of 5 losses and/or 5 Marlins win to eliminate them. Where it gets interesting is if the Marlins don't make up the last game, the Sox would actually need to finish with more losses. If the Marlins lose out, and finish at 61-100, the Sox would still need to lose all six games to eliminate them.

Ricky made it sounds like not going to play again this year, last week, but I haven't seen any other updates.