Dick Allen

Last night, I thought about the post after Kimbrel was acquired, I think by Balta, that his acquistion LaRussa-proofed the bullpen. I thought it was a really good point. Turns out it was wrong. There is no LaRussa-proofing as long as he is getting a White Sox paycheck.

Maybe in the hit column.

Hernandez needs a day off. Wait, they are giving Hernandez a day off? WTF? Vaughn is horrible with 2 outs and RISP. Why isn’t Vaughn in the line up in a run producing spot?

So if you were managing the White Sox in October, you would rather have Heuer than Kimbrel, correct? Since you are twisting and turning stats in an attempt to fit your narrative, wouldn't the 2021 Codi Heuer bear some blame for the White Sox overrated bullpen?

Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones.

I've never understood the "just don't give him anything close" approach. You are risking a PB, WP or as we saw when they used to have to throw 4 pitches for an intentional walk, a couple get pretty close to the zone. Tony should be mad only at himself. He only had to raise 4 fingers.

Clearly Pilkington is going to win several Cy Youngs in his future, and most likely, if he stays healthy, be in the HOF. Hernandez is up there in all time terrible, but not as bad as Madrigal who definitely would be the worst player ever to put on a major league uniform if Zack Collins wasn't standing in the way.

2018 Lance Lynn had an 11.57 postseason ERA, Hendriks postseason ERA was 18.00, and according to the Guaranteed Rate commercial Lucas Giolito was the worst pitcher in baseball. The Sox are screwed.

Gotta love him blaming the rookie. Yell to the umpire, put 4 fingers up Tony.

But you are going on about 2018 and also admitted a bad outing or 2 blows everything out of proportion.

The first 8 innings he pitched in the postseason in his career, he gave up 1 hit and struck out 15.

One thing is for sure, it you knew TA was banged up, all the posters who think the Sox need to approach every game like it was game 7 of the WS, would be livid if TA played, got hurt and wound up missing the playoffs.

The first WP tonight, a defensive catcher probably blocks the ball. The one that scored the run, Johnny Bench in his prime was probably 50-1 stopping it.

These last 2 “disasters”, one good thing is he isn’t getting hit very hard.

Why did Tony give a no comment about the Vlad AB? Did he just find out that he could intentionally walk him afterward?

I personally think they really never had any intention of keeping Kimbrel next year, so it might be awkward with Hendriks to make Kimbrel the closer, and then go back to Hendriks next year after he really didn’t lose the job. But at this point, the Sox need to win some games and have Hendriks unavailable and see what happens with Kimbrel in the 9th. If it is more of what has been going on, then th 8th vs. 9th is BS. If he is mowing them down, start giving Hendriks some 8ths and see what happens.

How many White Sox seasons has everyone on this board witnessed where the Sox played great 162 times? The reason they lost tonight was because they scored 1 run. They didn’t score 1 run because they were half assing it. Most of these games have been real close, they just haven’t been getting the big hit.

The fact is Kimbrel could come in with the bases loaded and no one out, strike out the side on 9 pitches, and you would say the hitters bailed him out. It’s like Harold with Madrigal, you can’t be objective.

The only hit the first 5 in Toronto’s line up had tonight was the 3-0 hit Val JR. had.

Kimbrel has a 5.59 ERA in the 8th and a 0,00 ERA in the 9th this year.

Because baseball is a marathon and there are peaks and valleys. In a week or so, they will be hot again.

Frank doesn’t want the gig.

Except for his good trades, name one good trad RH has ever made.

I think Kimbrel is snakebit. His gave up a soft hit. Struck out 2 including Bichette twice on WP, so his stuff must be fine. That last WP was crazy wild, it was a Little League run.

Hawk ragged on Jerry Manuel for 10 years when he told a pitcher not to give Jim Thome anything to hit instead of just putting him on. Thome homered and won the game.