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Greg, you keep saying you want "young blood/charisma/dynamic/energetic." McCain and Biden, REALLY????? We all know how this works. We don't have to watch MONEY MONSTER. Trump is insulated at the top...his surrogates will be the ones to take the fall. Surely when you have fashion designers and artists teaching $35,000 courses about flipping houses, you're going to have fraud at some level and a settlement. I actually think all the beatings that Hillary has taken from the Conservative Right since the 1992 election cycle through today has made her less egotistical (Bill has always taken up all the air in the space he occupies) but it's definitely made her a warrior...a survivor...someone who is at times a bit bitter and comes across as caustic and especially impatient with the younger generation. I wouldn't say it's as much about ego though as just the general polarization of the electorate over the last 20-30 years.

The funny thing is that Albers actually was more effective when he was tired, seemingly. It caused him not to overthrow his sinking two-seam fastball, which had more downward movement as a result.

Seems like it. Waiting for Jason Bourgeois to be recalled. Seems a better option than Leury in terms of having a little offense to his game and similar versatility and speed. Finally, Hayes and (especially) Coats keep hitting though, you have to give 'em that.

Even with Soria being pretty consistently shaky, that Sox series and the one against the Red Sox where they took 2/3 really really rejuvenated their team. The crazy thing is how all these "2000's era Twins' scrubs/Piranhas" keep coming out of nowhere and contributing. They missed really big on Bubba Starling, it's also looking doubtful with Kyle Zimmer due to injuries and they've traded away Manaea, Finnegan, Lamb, Montgomery and Odorizzi from their pitching depth but are still hanging in there. They can beat up on each other for four days in CLE. Should be a really interesting series, Bauer just pitched tonight so it's the top four pitchers for the Indians going.

http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/thr..._10144_21020854 Articles still out there pushing the idea of Cubs, Red Sox and White Sox as best fits.

Eibner to 15 day DL Peter Moylan back up Gee to AAA and out of the rotation Chris Young starting on Sunday against CLE Reymond Fuentes up as 5th outfielder

All of the "villains" of recent weeks coming through today/tonight. Carroll, Albers and Abreu. What's the latest with Tim Anderson? Cold streak started finally?

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.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2...adio-interview/

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