Harry Chappas

QUOTE(fathom @ May 31, 2007 -> 11:57 AM) Sorry, meant to say 3b. You play to win the game (thanks Herman). If Jenks retires Hunter, then you have our 3-4-5 coming up, and the Twins have their bottom of the order coming up in the bottom of the inning. I see your point and understand it, I see Guillen's too. I believe neither is right nad neither is wrong. Taking the game as a whole I don't see anyone coming up for the Sox as a benefit and worthy of leaving Jenks out there to be done today. If Halladay is on a pitch count (I don't think he will be) these bozo's better make him work as his stamina should be reduced somewhat. The same thing with Clemens Monday. This series will decide if this team is good or not. A nice weekend series could do the White Sox good especially with the Tribe and Detroit playing 4.

Not to rehash the 9th inning yesterday but the fact that Nathan threw about 9 pitches in the top half of the inning and he was going to pitch the 10th and the White Sox hadn't gotten a hit in 6 plus innings lead me to believe that Guillen was being rational about the situation. If you throw Jenks for the 9th and 10th he is done for today and the chances are you have lost he and Thorton for a game today that we may have a better chance of winning. Guillen wanted to see what Aardesma could do he rolled the dice but he is rationale. The way the White Sox are hitting they most likely were not going to hit nathan yesterday. Today Jenks is ready to go if needed. I could see using him yesterday but I also could see him not using him in that situation.

Don't team use different signals for cut, I got it, stop, go etc. to alleviate this from happening? If A-Rod knows this signal and yells it than this is kind of bush league. Defensive players can not mock snap calls in football.

The problem with the White Sox was epitomized today as I pointed out in the game thread. The inability to recognize the strike zone and make a pitcher work. Did they see more than ten pitches in one inning from the 4th through the 9th? This inability leads to the offense of the opposition feeling a little more comfortable. They do not work a count at all and let the pitcher work himself into trouble. The offense not being able to hit has caused the pressure to build on a somewhat inexperienced bullpen at pitching in pressure situations. The White Sox have not eased the pressure at all. Even when they were winning 10-1 in the 4th.....poof shut out for the last six innings against the Oakland bullpen. Same thing happened today. The White Sox have the resources to overcome a weak farm system, they just aren't using them right. The guy that shoudl be fired....Joey Cora. The fact that Logan has had greater success than Aardesma agaisnt Hunter, not knowing if Pagan was a better hitter right handed or left handed, bringing in a leftie/rightie match-up that blew up in his face (Derek Lee). These are the things that a bench coach needs to do and Cora seems like he does nothing or at least anything he does is wrong. Razor Shines will be the next Terry Bevington BTW.

NICE f***ING GAME WALK OFF WALK f*** THIS TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry Aardesma is as big a joke as Sisco At least he run is unearned.

Walk or HBP

This is why they lose, bad defense.

7 walks in 9 innings, that's good. McDougal should throw underhand. Here comes another walk to Punto and three run blast.

Can't bring in Jenks until we take a lead why waste him?

Here is the ballgame folks gas can McDougal to work his Low A ball magic.

Nathan may be able to go 10 innings after throwing 5 pitches that inning. Another great play by the Twins. They simply have more heart than the White Sox. The White Sox now this and do nothing about it but take their medicine and lose to them and make excuses.

There's the bright spot to the series Thorton pitched well. How about taking a couple of pitches before looking silly. Nathan should be in.

No hits for 5 innings. Amazing what a bullpen can do, just ask John Danks.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 30, 2007 -> 02:27 PM) Hunter = clutch. You can say that again, took away extra bases.

Nice K and good pitching. The Twins stopped taking pitches after two got on.

Hard slide breaks up the double play. A team with heart, amazing

I said 8 or 9 to 6. It will be that in about 45 seconds.

Punto is hitting .238 and has walked three times today. The Sox have been no hit in their last four at-bats soon to be the last six innings. Nice job keeping the heat on the opponent.

The offense was nice early in the game now they have gone away completely. They will lose this game because the offense can not stay on the field for more than 10 pitches. Sorry but the offense is why they lost last year and why they will again. They can not takethe other team out of the game by continuing to score. 6 runs is nice but the Twins pen will end the game with 6 shut-out innigns. This what happend in the Oakland series.

The White Sox never let the strike zone dicate the game if the zone is small they hack away. If the zone is big, they hack away.

Crede with a hit. Rick Anderson the Pitching Coach for Minnesota, wasn't he the coach for the A's and Mets. Cintron with another hit.

Baker with two K's in the inning. Farmer and his f***ing home run here and home run there gets really annoying. The White Sox announcers are becoming unlistenable. 2 run blast Big Mack........have a day

What happened on the Hunter bouncer to short was Morenau running or was it softly hit?

Work the count and draw a walk. Amazing how a medicore hitter can do damage as oppossed to $15M a year guys. First pitch swing DP. Nice.

I love guys that foul off good pitches as oppossed to dribbling out to second or short.