southsider2k5

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) By this logic, I will never be able to drive a boat. I have never done it in my life, but I also have had 0 opportunities to do so. You are also suggesting that if he got 48 save opportunities, he'd only get 20 saves. That implies that he'd have a save percentage of roughly 40%. By the averages of baseball, that would not happen. Saves are a result of getting opportunities. I can pretty safely guarantee that if Nate Jones were given 48 opportunities, he'd have right around 40 saves. Possibly more, possibly less, but it'd be right around 40. On the bright side, you have also never crashed a boat, so you should be awesome at it.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) No one asking the million dollar question for who? Probably Gillaspies to DL. But I do not know. We probably won't find out until Saturday. Leesman is the obvious one

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 04:04 PM) I should stop now and wait for some board support. My take is the division sucks; Abreu and the lineup has been fantastic meaning this could be a .500 team. On paper with Sale, Q and Danks and an emerging Erik it's a fair to good rotation, especially for our division. But ... with a GIVE UP bullpen, the worst bullpen imaginable, .500 isn't possible. All it would take is hanging around .500 to .550 all year and we'd be in it. That brings us to REED. He would make a world of difference in the bullpen options though arguably the bullpen still "might" suck. My position is not outlandish. Yes. You shouldn't post until at least five people support your position.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:52 PM) It shouldn't be. Not in this pathetic division. It was winnable with Reed IMO. No. No, man. s***, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:50 PM) I guess if Davidson is a George Brett phenom the pains of this year will be worth it. If Davidson is Joe Crede the trade was worth it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:44 PM) Then why is Adam Dunn on this team? Why is Konerko? Why is Beckham? Why is Lexi? These are not guys who will be a part of the future? My point is in this s***ty division, there's no reason to give away your only possible closer when all it takes is flirting with .500 then catching lightning in September to win the patsy division. This bullpen is so bad it is laughable. Is it even a good AAA bullpen? Seriously. Did any of those guys render an offer of a 6 year positional starter in a trade?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:38 PM) I contend it's an awful trade because he had nobody waiting in the wings to close. I guess the answer to that is the Sox don't care about this season at all, blah blah blah. You've got to have a closer candidate and they made no attempt to find one to replace Reed. And Nate Jones is not the answer. If they thought he was ... Wow. Having a closer on this team is like having a car alarm on an 82 Chevette.

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QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:35 PM) Let's face it. You cannot trade Addison Reed and have no closer in waiting and expect anything but this to happen. It was a boneheaded decision to trade Reed with NOTHING left over. How this team is flirting with .500 is amazing with this bullpen. And if the rotation loses Sale ... wow, the bullpen is going to be needed A LOT. The bullpen has sucked for years now but at least the Sox have always had a closer. Yes you can. A closer on a rebuilding team is a complete waste, especially when said closer gets you a potential starting 3B for the next six years. It doesn't really matter what the bullpen does this year in terms of rebuilding.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:24 PM) His baserunning not so good. It was interference. It had nothing to do with his baserunning.

Bah.

Get well soon Adam. Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 46s Since he homered on Sunday, Jordan Danks is 1-for-20 with 11 strikeouts and two walks.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:08 PM) I don't get why they're trying to make him a multiple inning reliever. He isn't exactly showing he is ready for high stakes work right now...

And now he is in full on meltdown mode.

The offense scoreth, and the bullpen giveth away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 03:00 PM) Lead off f***ing walks. Which is now in scoring position.

Lead off f***ing walks.

Damn. Oh well. We got two back. Let's hold em here.

We are a WP away from tying this game.

SWEET! Tying run is now on second. 5-4.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 02:49 PM) lol fail, De Aza should never bunt. He probably shouldn't swing either with the way he is going.l

Lucky that wasn't a DP.

Tying run now standing on 1B, Sox within 2.

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 19m Jose Quintana is 1st #WhiteSox SP to not issue a walk in a start this season in Game 23. Chris Sale twice walked just one batter.

Tying run is at the plate in the form of Alexei.