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Two consecutive nights of mystifying late inning defense? WOW.

Of course. Dammit Ventura...you can't put Albers there with the bases loaded like that.

Did Eaton have a play at the plate there...or would have been pushed by momentum too far to his left to get off a good throw? I guess he just kept it in his pocket to keep the runners at 1st and 2nd, right?

If Albers can come in now, he should have come in after the first or second runner reached base in the inning. Actually, it should have been Duke against Mazara, then Albers...but whatever.

Why did Ventura leave in Carroll for Mazara? Doesn't make any sense. The first runner, maybe the second one...but not one of their hottest hitters and LH/RHP match-up.

I thought Carroll already qualified for his major league pension...so we didn't have to worry about that being denied?

Man, Duke has been pretty damned ineffective against lefties recently...

At least for two consecutive nights Sands and Carroll are showing why they probably shouldn't be on the roster. Carroll's fine in mop up when we're way down or WAY WAY ahead but not against the Rangers in Arlington.

Hawk coronary for walking Mazara there. Would have been happier if he'd just cleared the bases with a homer and we still had a 2 run lead.

Knew it wasn't going to be so easy with Carroll out there. Pretty sure I'd rather have Lincecum on the team...

Still doesn't feel like this game is completely in control, especially with all the pitches thrown last night by the bullpen. DP ball would be nice. I think all the players are ready to call it a night at this point.

Navarro the only Sox batter without a hit tonight so far... 14 total.

White Sox now around 9th or 10th in the majors in runs scored. 150 runs in 34+ games. Now up to more than 4.4 per game. OPS was a respectable 15th in the majors at 718 and went up a lot higher tonight.

Rollins up to .247...Austin Jackson at .243 Nice to see those batting averages bounce back up. We can live with the catchers not hitting as long as they do a good job behind the plate, take some timely walks and occasionally flash some power like Navarro has done recently.

Shades of Justin Verlander and Bartolo Colon, lol... Getting stronger as the game goes on. He has that physical build. Typically the scouts described him as a "horse." Javy Guerra and Hector Santiago taking it on the chin for the Angels against STL tonight.

Danny Almonte in the LLWS was throwing harder than this...granted, he should have been ineligible at the time. Whatever happened to that girl, Mo'Nae Davis?

Shades of Justin Verlander and Bartolo Colon, lol... Getting stronger as the game goes on. He has that physical build. Typically the scouts described him as a "horse."

QUOTE (reiks12 @ May 10, 2016 -> 09:17 PM) The Rangers manager reminds me of Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones He's intense. In person, he's like a general or military leader...always in charge. But he's gone through cancer, a crazy minor league career in which he fought just to get one hit in the big leagues off Dan Petry (Dish)...he's just really standup and admirable. I knew back in 1995 he was going to be a big league manager someday, surprised it took him 20 years (and it required the revolution of "pitch frame" and "infield shifting" with the Pirates/Hurdle to get some attention and job interviews.) His favorite restaurant is Hooters in Augusta, lol. But a great family man...cool wife, has got it all.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 10, 2016 -> 09:16 PM) The Rangers are kinda like the Sox before this year. Minus the fact that they could hit, made the playoffs, have one of the best farm systems in baseball and pushed Toronto to the edge of elimination.

Now entering the game for the Chicago White Sox....GONG GONG GONG...Shingo Takatsu and the frisbee.

What's the MLB record for the most hits surrendered by a starter over over the course of 5 innings to still get the win? Rodon has to be getting pretty close...12-15, has to be somewhere in there.

Is Rodon really throwing all of his fastballs at 90-92 even in key situations or against their best hitters? Usually he dials it up into the mid 90's when he really needs a K.

What have Harrelson and Stone been saying about Rodon tonight?

Ventura HAS to pull him. You don't want to completely destroy his confidence.

RH batters must be at .320-.330 now against Rodon if he's holding lefties to only .176 so far. Odor is a hitting machine, the next Cano, fwiw.