Harry Chappas

No fan can ever complain about bullpen usage every guy out there is a crapshoot.

The 8th inning of a game in August and October are vastly different. The trade could be a disaster but until the White Sox season is over there is no evaluating it. Neither of the guys traded for Kimbrel were moving the needle on this season as one is hurt and the other was most likely about to get his locker moved to Charlotte.

I don't do much research and kind of muddle along in life other than the vast amount of energy I put into the Whtie Sox but the thing I picked up on is that while fully vaccinated and wearing a mask I can get COVID but it should be similar to the common cold. I am OK with that.

If Anderson is back tomorrow why not give Hernandez tomorrow off? I suppose they want to load up on LHH but for this game and if so play Hernandez over Mendick.

Berrios handles the Sox rather easily and I am certain there will be no adjustments made to rectify this situation this evening.

What do you consider to be the reason they can continually get shut down by mediocore starting pitching for what seems like two months? Do you really watch this team and believe there is an organizational philosophy in play? They have talent I am not saying they do not. I'm just saying there appears to me to be a lack of planning on how to attack a pitcher.

I said other things and defended my stance. You can disagree and that's fine. I'm not saying they all suck just that I disagree with their daily game plan as I view it. There is a reason the starters against NY and Oakland were not allowed to go deep into games yet a guy like Patino can breeze along with no adjustments as he was a one pitch pitcher.

I'm not saying they suck it's just the same approach across the board that results in wild inconsistencies.

The white sox don't have any of what I consider to be professional hitters. Seems everyone guesses a lot, swinging at anything close and getting themselves out. While the raw numbers can look good a team like Oakland makes a pitcher work and get better results.

This offense straight up sucks?

and a whole lot more strike outs

Bieber is not coming back any time soon and if he does it will be a couple of games to make certain he is fully healthy for next year. It would be sad if the Sox offense cannot reach their potential as that is what is making things a little more dull at this time. This stretch ending next Monday was always going to be a telltale sign. Thus far it is average, 5-5. Go 7-7 and it is what it is but after this things are more manageable. 2 off days next week Off days each of the following two weeks Then 14 games in 13 days before Then two off days again the last week of the season. Get through these four games.

Hopefully the offense can figure something out soon.

First you have to get there, then you want to be healthy,then you hope to have everything lined up pitching wise.

Crochet needed to get Phillips out. The intentional walk was the right move. Cruz the other night, same thing. Guys need to do their job. The whining about LaRussa is justified at times but today it's a lack of offense as it was yesterday and for most of Friday. Tampa started shit pitchers and the offense did nothing. Maybe the offense needs to do something.

More 2 out runs....what a fantastic idea

Crochet is pitching well enough to say the bullpen has 6 guys that can close a game for them. Offense needs to gain consistency. That said he has to put Phillips away there.

Until the offense especially the top of the order finds some consistency they will struggle. Other than the Bassit injury it seems like the opposing pitcher breezes through the first 3 or 4 innings.

Sox are 3-1 against the best team in the AL

Bummer needed to be better that is all. He had been lights out for a while tonight he wet himself. Thankfully the Sox won and Gio was fantastic,

Defense is going to make mistakes. The Cease bases loaded walk and piss poor hitting from Hernandez and Moncada are why they lost. I look at the pitching matchups for Tampa and hope this lineup is rearranged to be more consistent. The Sox have still not seen great pitching in a while and won't this weekend....at least from the Rays starters. Although the Sox cannot seem to jump on a starter early.

That's not news. This team should kill LHP. He is there to hit RHP which he does.

He seems to now be a prime candidate for mailing it in after the contract extension. Talk about Vaughn 2 out RISP but Moncada has hit middle order all season and has no power or ability to drive in a run. He also can't play 2B so we were hamstrung when Madrigal went down yet Vaughn can play anywhere with a fraction of the athletic ability. Starting to almost hate Moncada.

A's LHP seems to have pitched around AV twice today.

The White Sox have thrown 137 pitches the A's 98. That is the thing that has driven me nuts about the Sox for a number of years and it becomes magnified when they play teams like the Yankees and A's. The White Sox give away way too many at bats with quick easy outs.