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We can pass the Indians again. YAY!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:48 PM) Nice to know you have quit on two guys who aren't even a combined 50 years old yet. There's quite a bit of territory between "quitting on them" and not expecting anything above a 650ish OPS in the future. They are/should be the last guy on a really good playoff team.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:46 PM) Are you overreacting to one bad save or do you think that the Sox have a tall task in the ninth? It's hard to tell. Maybe he'll be fine. Actually, it seems or feels like Robertson has struggled at times with bottom of the line-up hitters more than the top or heart of the order. Plus, he's pitching in NYC again, that should give him some added adrenaline.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:42 PM) What are irrelevant to the discussion for $1000 Alex? They're GRINDY. The problem isn't producing enough grinders, it's not producing enough studs. We have had enough Carlos Sanchezes and Micah Johnsons recently.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:38 PM) Hmm... you know what, that looks pretty good. Don't see the Sox moving Frazier off 3B. I think it would be easier to put Frazier there since he can play both 3B and 2B...and psychologically as well, you don't want to mess with Frazier when he's on this kind of a home run tear. His average is obviously pretty low, but he's been our most consistent threat offensively this season, despite the struggles with RISP.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:39 PM) He plays the game the right way and he is one of those grindy players we always lack on our teams. I swear to god if Saladino is sitting tomorrow Hahn needs to call Robin and tell him to leave Chris Getz, Brent Morel and Ryan Sweeney say hello.

Flores, Plawecki and a PH for the Mets in the 8th. Ty Kelly, Lagares, Rivera and POSSIBLY David Wright are the options for Collins. 9th inning looks to be the real problem for Robertson.

Did a great job spoiling three mid 90's fastballs in a row and then finally timed one. Great, we need some fastball hitters on this team. Everyone should copy Saladino's moustache/goatee look!!!

Saladino's won the SS job for now. Great game for him. Now it's on Nate Jones and David Robertson.

Saladino's won the SS job for now. Great game for him. Now it's on Nate Jones and David Robertson.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:12 PM) If they call him out, just pull the team off the field. Not even close That would be ONE way to get fired and make national news simultaneously... Wow, Shields gave up 10 runs in 2 2/3 in Safeco?? Almost all of them scoring with 2 outs. You can forget about that one.

Betts has 3 homers tonight already for BOS. Btw, where did Syndergaard come from? Why is he relieving? Came out of last start early and needs the extra work? Where's VINCE COLEMAN and our newly-rejuvenated running game?

In a perfect world with their current roster, Anderson could be like Chone Figgins and play everywhere around the diamond. But it's extremely scary to move him around and not let Tim get 100% comfortable at SS. Theoretically, he should be able to play 2B, but then that means you're giving up on Lawrie. Maybe you rotate them at DH. Kind of a tough situation when you're trying to compete but also develop your 2017 team simultaneously. It would be a shame to see them convert him to CF before we find out how he would do at the MLB level playing SS. 98-99% sure they won't move him off SS, though stranger things have happened with Sox prospects.

That's not so good...Sands/Avi combo accounting for 3 outs that inning.

White Sox showing some life...pretty amazing. Avi Curse continues, though. Now how do you have Tim Anderson and Saladino in the same line-up?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:40 PM) They are not as good as the 23-10 team that we thought they were. They are also not as bad as the team that is losing like crazy and dropping like a rock. They are a mediocre team. They will right the ship and get back to .500 baseball for a while with a run here and there in each direction. The question is will Ventura make it to the ASB. And will Williams ship off half the prospects to appease the fan base and make it look like we are going for it. They pretty much have to keep Anderson. Fulmer and Adams have seen their value diminished a bit...at any rate, they're not trading any "top" prospects. Unless you consider Trey M., Jacob May or Courtney Hawkins to be top prospects. Actually don't think the majority of the fanbase even will know the names of most of any prospects they trade (if they go that route).

QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:35 PM) Harvey sucks against real baseball teams. He hit 99.2 last night. Coming into last night, his fastball average was around 94. Last night, he was consistently 95-97, touching upper 90's. Completely different pitcher, pitching with confidence, especially after we helped him out in the 7th by bunting our way out of that inning. Hitters had a .509 average coming into last night against Harvey his 3rd time through the line-up. .509!!!...no signs of that pitcher last night.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:35 PM) Harvey sucks against real baseball teams. He hit 99.2 last night. Coming into last night, his fastball average was around 94. Last night, he was consistently 95-97, touching upper 90's. Completely different pitcher, pitching with confidence, especially after we helped him out in the 7th by bunting our way out of that inning. Hitters had a .509 average coming into last night against Harvey his 3rd time through the line-up. .509...no signs of that pitcher last night.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:31 PM) We have good players going through a real bad stretch. What user with posts Luke referenced us it doesn't really matter rivthecauthor of Saud posts just what us happening. It could be a bad play, one game list or this horrible stretch and all you get is the same ranting. The team needs fan support as well as to rally around themselve. We don't need garbage from make believe fans The true fans are not going anywhere...but teams also need to create their own luck, too. (Honestly, if you look at the best records in baseball, all those teams have excellent home records other than maybe the Nats, who are around 5 games over). I remember when USCF had an appreciable home field advantage, in 2008 and 2010. Would you honestly want to bring out your family to USCF next week if they have a 12 game losing streak? That wouldn't be much fun, you'd have to explain to your children why they are booing your favorite team. It's not going to be a "fun environment" for anyone if they're in 4th place.

At least Tim Anderson won't have any pressure on him when he does come up, so there's that. The Rangers and Red Sox look like the class of the AL right now. Nobody's really close for 3rd.

QUOTE (soxfan85 @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) Better yet, Gonzalez vs. DeGrom tomorrow. Should be a doozy!! On the bright side, Cleveland is losing and hopefully that stands. Then, hopefully KC will lose and we will still only be 2 GB. YAY!! Pretty sad. I think this division is weak, too bad we aren't any good. Well, Gee's on the mound, so this is TB's best chance. That said, it's a different KC team playing with a ton of confidence after taking 2/3 from BOS (arguably the best team in the AL) and then rallying the last four consecutive games with late-inning heroics.

We're back to the "do we really want them to win OR do we actually want to see how many losses they can absorb before they have no choice but to do something about it?" Feels like 2013-2015 all over again. These same debates. Incredible.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 31, 2016 -> 06:00 PM) Latos pitching in the cell during the summer is gonna be comical He's not going to make it at this rate... And there's no sense in sending him out there for too much longer when he's not going to be part of the 2017 team.

That Sheehan article is definitely worth reading. Forgot about the bunt by Saladino that happened in the Astros' series (ended up a 6-5 loss eventually) where Rollins and Abreu struck out against Giles. That was another worrying loss which looks even more indicative now from a retrospective glance at what happened went wrong. And then the Youkilis bunt back in September 2012 that pretty much directly led to the Sox blowing the lead. 4-0 Five of his last six starts, Latos has now given up 4 runs or more. He's cooked. How we got those first four starts out of him now seems like a minor miracle. And of course the leadoff walk scored as well. Everything's caving in and it doesn't get easier against deGrom tmrw.

The ONE thing that can undo Ventura is even sloppier play and the losing streak continuing... If they actually win a game, the pressure's off for a moment. But the media's going to focus more and more on the story as the streak continues, particularly in relation to where they were 3 weeks ago. Blowing the 7-1 lead is an aspect to this that's irresistible and those three consecutive games against KC is hard to ignore.