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That's because the Red Sox actually invest a ton of money into scouting, both the US and internationally. It would be instructive to know if we would have taken him over Fulmer had he slipped past BOS. Probably not. Were there any rumors of Sox interest? Anderson 0/4 with a K. Knew it wouldn't last forever...

When you are discarded by the Indians and they're starting Lonnie Chisenhall in RF, you know you're really not good.

Maybe we need Konerko as hitting coach, because he could actually turn on a fastball... But there's no way with the money and relaxing life he's got it would be worth it.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:12 PM) Danny f***ing Dufffy is throwing a no-hitter through 4. No wonder caulfield is so excited. If it means Ventura's getting replaced by Renteria, sure. He's not going to come close to the 9th with a 75-80 pitch count anyway. This line-up alone before the game even began, you could have predicted it happening.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) I don't want to see Sands ever again this is a damn joke. How does Sands deserve a shot over Davidson? Because Davidson hasn't shown any ability to make (any) consistent contact against MLB opposition since 2013...and has been atrocious for the most part in the high minors. Like Mike Olt, he'll go down as yet another busted 3B prospect. There are many littered throughout the minors. And Davidson can't play in the outfield. Of course, Sands can't really, either.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:07 PM) How does Todd Stevenson keep his job? I really don't understand. He's under so little pressure nobody even knows how to spell his name. Steverson. They certainly all knew Walker's name five years ago.

BUMPED JUST FOR ROBIN'S IDIOTIC LINE-UP No Eaton. Sands hitting 5th. Rollins actually hitting down in the order when the only pitchers he can hit are left-handed. If our manager thinks so little of Garcia, maybe the GM needs to make a change and actually find a hitter he does believe in.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:01 PM) Jackson is just incapable of pulling a fastball. Looks like Brent Morel out there. More like Chris Snopek, lol. Heck, Greg Mr. Norton (does Paciorek accent) would look like a masher comparatively. Duffy looking at a 75-80 pitch count tonight, roughly. Going to be like the Ross Stripling situation for the Dodgers. Yost will have to pull him out a no-hitter/perfect game...it figures.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:00 PM) Can anyone tell me why a DFA candidate is batting 5th in our batting order? Because we didn't sign Ian Desmond or Dexter Fowler, lol...? Napoli pops up. 3-3 Orioles/Indians going to the top of the 6th in CLE.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:57 PM) The problem is with JR as the owner, nothing of substance will ever change. We will continue to be a horribly run organization from top to bottom with no future. LOL. Right now, all the optimism as a fan resides on the shoulders of Tim Anderson. That's a lot of pressure for a rookie, though.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) After giving up those first two hits, Miggy has actually looked pretty good. Yep, offense just hasn't supported him, and some defensive miscues as well. Not to mention our bullpen follies.

Probably lose this review. Indians tie on a sac fly by Lindor. Great grab by Abreu. Guess he's out, 1-2-3 inning, retired 5 in a row.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:50 PM) Sickening effort so far. If this effort takes place this entire road trip, changes better be made. How many times have we said that...since the beginning of 2013? To no avail. One has to hope that Hahn and JR must feel this season slipping. They can either change the manager or bring up Anderson to attempt to spark it.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) JC scores a run on a high hop ground out. Just so frustrating We might need Jesus to win this game...who is JC? Kipnis K's. 1 out, bases still loaded.

I'm not sure there's any difference between the Piranhas and the Twins from 2001-2010. Feels like they are the anti-Sox. Rollins, Garcia, and Navarro...that's looking not so hitterish. YAY!!! Gonzalez finally got Dyson out. 7 for 9 career-wise now. Sharply hit but at Lawrie. Looking like the Indians are going to tie or take the lead this half inning. 1st and 2nd, no outs. Darn that Chris Gimenez and Rajai Davis. Wright walked the bases load, uh-oh. 0 outs still.

Hey, the White Sox minor league system produced a .400 hitter!!! .364 career average against the White Sox. Of course. That almost fell in, probably would have been a triple. Jams himself a lot and flares balls to the opposite side, partly by design. Surprising pop there...almost made it 370 to the opposite field.

That was just complete dominance. Duffy looking like the first-half 2014 version and not the pitcher consigned to the bullpen. That's probably the last thing the American Central needs, for him to get going again. Similar to Trevor Bauer, in that sense. Great stuff, questionable command and struggles with the mental side of the game.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:28 PM) It's all about the offense... we put no pressure of give our team confidence because of our dead brained, easy out at bats. Been the same weak s*** for 4 years now and it hasn't changed. They weren't playing and hitting that way the first 33 7/9th games this year. But yeah, now they're falling back into bad habits again and the offense (and entire team body language) looks like dead man walking. Sox seemingly not ready for Duffy's velocity. Swings are not the definition of short and quick. Throwing lots of strikes.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:27 PM) When was the last time the Sox lead a game? Felt like it's been a while. Didn't last very long because of our pen recently. The answer would be the first game of the DH against CLE Monday...and we were tied at one point in the second game. Rainout game will be made up SEPT 19th. Royals swing at the first pitch. White Sox don't...Farmer has that right, especially when so many pitches are for strikes and then you get behind in the count and become more defensive. Swinging at pitchers' pitches at that point.

Well, it COULD be worse. Definitely don't want to let the runner at 2nd score here with 2 outs. Indians now down only 3-2 and Bauer settling in. At least Abreu didn't try to throw the runner out at home (I guess that's positive).

Pretty hard to justify sitting Eaton with his numbers against LHP this year and the fact that we REALLY need all our best horses to get going to carry the team through this ten game road trip. And that's why he is sitting him, 4 for 23 lifetime against Duffy. Ignoring his 929 OPS vs LHP this year so far in 51 AB's. Not to mention the fact that Danny Duffy has just come back to the rotation and is likely to face Eaton only twice...maybe, just maybe...three times. And they say that Ventura's not really a genius using his intuition about line-ups. His last week, he's 6 for 34 so we MUST sit him despite his being one of the Top 5 players in baseball. That's not even taking into account how bad we make our defense in one of the bigger outfields to patrol in the AL...east of Safeco and south of Minnesota. (And I'm going to go out on a limb that most of those 23 at-bats came in 2014, when the Royals owned the Sox and Duffy looked like one of the most promising lefties in the AL the first 3-4 months of that season before injuries took their toll down the stretch. Not sure how relevant a handful of at-bats are in 2014. SAMPLE SIZE SAMPLE SIZE SAMPLE SIZE.)

First three hitters for Baltimore reach. 1-0 over the O's in Cleveland, runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs against Bauer...who many are looking at to be traded, either him or Carlos Carrasco (once he proves he's healthy after returning to the rotation). First four, Bauer walked (Davis) the bases loaded, Trumbo up. Couldn't ask for a better start to this one. LOL. As soon as I read that Eaton wasn't playing, Bauer K's the next two batters. Perfectly fitting. Schoop still has a chance to break it open with a big two-out hit. 3-0 Orioles now. Thank you, Mr. (pronounced Scope) Schoop (he killed us too, with a big hit). Indians are making some bad plays now, Ramirez throws to 3rd instead of 2nd (trying to nail Adam Jones) and allows Machado to reach on the throw...but Bauer K's Davis for a huge out to remain in the game. Nearly 50 pitches through 2. Urias got hit pretty hard his first inning in NYC. 4 hits and 3-0 lead, has a very nice and easy 93-95 MPH fastball, but it's relatively straight...threw over 35 pitches but kept his composure, which must not be easy for a 19 year old. Btw, Koufax and Drysdale both debuted at 19 in 1956 and 1957 (Harrelson stat of the day).

The difference is Viciedo in 2008 when he was signed...they were talking about him playing 3B THE NEXT SEASON. In many ways, in the minors, it was the fielding and position changes that held him back, because he went from 3B to LF to 1B to DH and just couldn't play well anywhere from a defensive standpoint. He didn't really become a full-time player until 2012. Ozzie saw some of his flaws and resisted bringing him up when Juan Pierre was struggling, must have been in 2010, and he mostly saw the most advantageous pitching match-ups so Ozzie kept his stats looking better than they would have with full-time play. And I still haven't heard any explanation of what happened to his defense. Adam Eaton had a pretty bad season (comparatively) last year and became the best RFer in the game this year. There has to be SOME reason for that happening.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ May 27, 2016 -> 04:08 PM) Meanwhile, the last home stand drew well. The attendance rose in each game Of the Houston and kc series, with 34k on the value Sunday game. And the Cleveland games drew close to the seasonal average of 20k, with 22k on Wednesday AFTERNOON when kids are in school and mom and dad are at work. It's trending upward, despite what out of town fans have to bellyache about. Hahn better hope that Tim Anderson performs as advertised, because it's going to be more than out-of-town fans bellyaching if the Sox don't stay in the race. http://espn.go.com/mlb/attendance Passing Miami, Atlanta and Cincinnati shouldn't be hard. And for those who complain about Sox fans, the Orioles have had a much more recent playoff appearance and overall better team by far the last three or four seasons...still have one of the most beautiful parks in baseball in a downtown location near the harbor/National Aquarium...and their fans aren't supporting them, either. One of the "proudest" and most storied franchises in baseball that spent a ton of money to bring back Chris Davis, they traded for Trumbo, brought in Pedro Alvarez, etc. Maybe they're all furious they no longer have Jake Arrieta, right? That must explain it.

Well, comparing their numbers (or Phegley's with a middling A's team playing insignificant games)....might as well be comparing Kip Wells' (or Josh Foggs' years in PITT) with what he did for the Sox in 1999-2001. Not really comparable or translatable to their situations and expectations with the White Sox. Nothing is expected of them in ATL. Except for them to be replaced by better players, eventually. Same role as Ryan Sweeney had with the Cubs. Placeholder, hopefully a bit above replacement value.