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That would have been a heckuva time to have Cespedes in CF. Still don't quite get why they didn't insert him into the game in the 7th for Conforto when they had runners on 1st and 2nd, no outs.

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Yeah, those six consecutive losses to CLE and KC were a killer...all we had to do was win 1/3. Well, technically we went 1-3 against the Indians in that series, but we let a 4+ game lead at the end of the doubleheader last Monday turn into a 2 game deficit. As far as home and away goes, the White Sox in recent years have played better on the road against the best competition...but, to win the division or even get a WC, they're going to have to play better than .500 ball against two of the three teams from here on out and keep killing the Twins (and FINALLY START CREATING/DEFENDING THE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE). You can say with the Indians, they'd be ahead of us were it not for their poor play against MN, for example.

Obviously this rumor might pick up again with Shields getting publicly reamed by the CEO. You would think that might give him even more motivation, but Shields was pretty nonchalant about his start with the press, at least. Didn't admit to being an embarrassment or "feeling embarrassed" by his performance.

That has been Detroit and (while GM, Dombrowski's) Achilles' heel for nearly a decade.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tigers-remove...1112--mlb.html# http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tige...llpen/85264300/ Sanchez pulled from the rotation, looks like it will be Matt Boyd instead Sunday. Thankfully we miss Michael Fulmer the way he's pitching tonight against the Angels, has really improved from his first 2-3 outings.

Flavum's projections are back! How about JUST BEAT THE TEAMS IN YOUR OWN DIVISION AND EVERYTHING WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF??? Obviously, they need to continue to beat up the Twins...who showed they could be dangerous against the Mariners.

Albers was 2 for 34 in the NL hitting for the Astros and Orioles. 21 strikeouts. Minor league totals of 0 for 21 with 11 K's. Overall, combined 2 for 55 with with 32 K's. 1 walk, 1 run scored, 1 RBI Last scored a run for Corpus Christi (AA ball) all the way back in 2006.

First series win since early May (MN at home), last road series win was all the way back in April at Toronto. Albers to DH in Detroit for Garcia against Zimmerman Friday? Albers, hitting LHed, absolutely killed that ball into the gap. Then he was still barely safe at 2B and almost overran it with so much "momentum" behind him.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) BTW who got the game winning hit? Abreu sac fly with no outs to score Albers from 3rd who'd doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch. First run scored at the big league level. Interestingly, Collins didn't walk the bases loaded in that situation. Some strange managerial decisions on his part.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 03:53 PM) Wow... What a win. These past two games are a huge breath of fresh air. Now let's hope for a KC & Baltimore loss tonight & enjoy the off day tomorrow. I think you mean Texas over the Indians, again. Balt is playing BOS. Tigers in Anaheim.

If it gets to the next batter, it's going to be crazy for Purke to come in and face Granderson with the game on the line. And that's the ballgame. Not sure the White Sox are "whole" with Abreu looking so bad, but at least he came through with a SAC FLY instead of striking out and potentially turned his season around. First road series win since the end of April in Toronto. Nice feeling going into the offday. 4:41 time of game. Wow.

Albers at 34 pitches now and climbing.

Colon warming up for the Mets.

Lagares, Kelly and Rivera the last three outs (hopefully) as we go to the bottom of the 12th. Purke the last man left in the bullpen if Albers gets in trouble.

Purke warming in the bullpen in CF. Albers' legs might be gone. Maybe you have to pull him the first baserunner that reaches. His velocity was definitely falling at the end of last inning. Conforto is definitely the goat of this game for the Mets so far. 4 k's and a DP, 0/6.

Got the job done after 4 consecutive fastballs on the inner half... Albers scores! Wonder if that will ever happen again the rest of his MLB career? Need a dinger from Frazier.

Was that like Colon running the bases? Jesus. The problem is he's going to be so winded he won't be able to pitch the bottom of the 12th. Would be incredible if they can pull this one out with Albers hitting. Robertson had 42 pitches today and 29 in the 9th on Saturday...hope that doesn't catch up with him in the 2nd half

Can't believe Collins didn't bunt there. Maybe Conforto's just not comfortable doing so, but he was 0-5 with 4 K's going into that AB.

Just goes to show you that minor league success doesn't immediately translate. Kelly, pretty sure, was leading the minors in hitting or hits or something like that but has struggled so far in the bigs. At .133 now.

Nate Jones with the good 'ol self-inflicted inning looming. Harrelson must be going batty. Had him down 0-2, which is the worst part of all...to put the go-ahead run on 2nd when Lagares is probably a 650ish career OPS guy. Jones isn't throwing high 90's now. Only 95.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 01:47 PM) I dont think you can keep batting Abreu at the top of the order while he's slumping. If Im Hahn, I am bringing up Coats and Hayes while Jackson is away and dropping Abreu down to 6th. Eaton CF Coats RF Cabrera LF Frazier 3B Hayes DH Abreu 1B Lawrie 2B Saladino SS Navarro C I think you're overestimating how high the organization and/or Ventura are on Hayes and Coats. I can see ONE addition, but not too completely inexperienced rookies without a pedigree. Not on a second place team in the middle of the playoff hunt. They need Shuck because they prefer to keep Eaton in RF. Now Sands' spot, sure, one of those guys could change places. Unless they're willing to give up on Avi...which is still at least 2-3 weeks away from happening, at least.

Should be easy if he can just get past Neil Walker...

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 01:41 PM) Anybody hear the Padres Exec Ron Fowler's interview today? The honesty was extremely refreshing. No bulls*** answers. LINK? That inning would have been a better opportunity to put Eaton in motion to try to get him to second base somehow...than running with Abreu at 1st and Frazier hitting.

Man, Abreu is really really not seeing or driving the ball well.