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Not sure they want to go back to having four left-handers in the rotation, ceteris paribus. Gonzalez probably gets at least two more starts, unless he just gets rocked on Monday.

Plus, there won't be so many jokes about who tipped at the restaurant or anything to do with golf...so there's that. Must have killed Harrelson to have the Red Sox playing well and visiting USCF and not doing those games I bet.

Gonzalez gets rocked on Monday, puts even more pressure on the White Sox to make a move with Latos also starting to regress to mean...that said, they're now 19-1 (95% winning percentage) in Sale/Quintana/Latos/Gonzo starts so far this season.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2016 -> 07:40 PM) Could have been way worse. That's it for him I'm sure. Really not sure what we have with him. His first four starts were great. Saw quite a few pitches at 91-93 and even a few at 94. Seems he was actually more effective at lower FB speeds his first four outings. Thank god for Adam Eaton...almost had a classic match-up with Sano's arm and Eaton's legs but throw was way off line. Sano at 262 pounds is like Dave Parker out there.

Essentially, the same performance we got out of Erik Johnson last night. Bullpen night...Latos now at 95 pitches and walking a tightrope. Simply cannot afford to let this game get away and breathe some life into the Twins (Chris Sale's going to have to face his MN demons as well...)

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 6, 2016 -> 08:20 AM) trump floating the idea of defaulting on the national debt Reminder that the 2nd place GOP nominee and a sizeable minority of their House representatives are also totally on board with this "crash the world economy" plan. But isn't something like $14 trillion of that $19-20 trillion basically money that's owed to Americans? I guess the argument would be that if we could devalue our currency that it would give the US a huge export advantage (temporarily)...but then the US dollar would no longer be the respected world currency it is and nobody would ever dare buy US debt/bonds again. So probably not a great solution there.

OTOH, the Indians don't have the financial resources the White Sox do to add payroll in July/August. So it's basically even...as they do have a number of legit Top 100 prospects.

6 strikeouts through 3 2/3 IP for Nolasco. Sox struggling with his offspeed stuff, he's got a crisp slider.

Not sure what the heck Saladino was doing on that ball hit to Lawrie...but he saved a run earlier with his defense. Mostly a symptom of sharing time with Rollins and not having enough reps with Brett to have that second sense about where to be on a play/teamwork/communication. He also had such a great baserunning jump he scored the fourth run from 1st. At any rate, that's what you get with younger players, they have to learn at the big league level (just like the Twins with Sano, Berrios, Buxton before demotion, etc.)

He very quickly faded out of the major leagues. Great clubhouse guy though, one of the best senses of humor you could find. Coming up with the Royals in that generation of players, you had have a way to deal with all the losing.

He very quickly faded out of the major leagues. Great clubhouse guy though, one of the best senses of humor you could find.

Suzuki just feasts on the White Sox...he has to be in the Top 10 for opposing baa the White Sox in the last 5 years or so.

They are the team to worry about because they have comparable starting pitching and can go 5-6 deep there... Offensively, Kipnis, Brantley, Santana, Napoli, Gomes and Lindor give them six legit threats. Plus they have a much better farm system than anyone in the division that's competing legitimately for the division.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 6, 2016 -> 07:12 PM) Sox need to feast on the Twins this weekend And the warm weather to put up some homers against a struggling Twins' staff...

QUOTE (Tony @ May 6, 2016 -> 07:11 PM) Add his leadoff skills, along with his contract, he's honestly is probably one of the most valuable assets in the MLB right now. If he had the knack for stealing 40-50 bases as well, he might be the most valuable asset in the game... As far as that most valuable asset goes, we're going to hear 1,000,000 different trade proposals for Mike Trout now that Richards is going down to TJ.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 6, 2016 -> 07:09 PM) Guys im at the park. That was un freaking real. He shot out like a cannon to catch that The Twins' hitter (think it was Nunez) was in shock/disbelief at that one...maybe they're just used to Sano messing up every play in RF these days that they assume a ball like that has to be a double or triple off the bat.

Abreu leaned on a curveball there...dove across home plate and hooked it. Looked like a DJ iron shot. 5-1 Sox. Don't stop now!

That's arguably two runs saved (by holding the runner to a single last inning) and then saving a double/triple just now...it's fun to watch great defense while other teams are making mistakes that lead to runs. Fwiw, the highest number of games up in the standings were 6 games ahead for two days in early June. After tonight, it should be 4 ahead of the Indians and 5 ahead of the Royals and Tigers.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 6, 2016 -> 03:04 PM) The same O's team we nearly got Arietta from for a bag of balls. Not a very good post. By that logic, the Yankees are the dumbest franchise on earth because they traded away Contreras and let Jose Quintana go for nothing. Sometimes, things just don't work out for highly-touted prospects in their original organization. That's the way it works in the world of sports. When they get a second chance, and find the right coaching/regimen, they take often take advantage as long as they possess the requisite amount of talent. The Brooklyn Dodgers tried to hide Roberto Clemente in their minor league system and didn't play him for long stretches so opposing scouts wouldn't notice him...their major league outfield was full at the time. Are they idiots because the Pirates claimed him and Clemente went on to become the best RF in the game?

QUOTE (Tex @ May 6, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) I was just thinking doesn't releasing Danks put the team in a more honest negotiating position. Here is the spot for you. Look at the standings. Don't look at our offer. Look at the standings and here is your spot in the location. Why are you looking at the cash? I told you don't look at the cash, look at the standings. . . Unless the Giants want to bring him back and put him in the rotation again...they'd have to give up on Cain or Peavy, though. http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Tim-L...gue-7406488.php Threw 88-91 MPH...

The answer to your question is the first 3-4 seasons of the new stadium, early 90's. Then things started to really go south the second half of the 90's until they became at least sort of relevant again in 2000.

Jon Garland was more like a 3/4 for most of his Sox career with the exception of a couple seasons (2005 being one). Not sure how good of a comp that one is.

Haha...well, the movie title is just a bit misleading in one sense...because, marketing. (Yes, I'm aware it's part of the comic pantheon also). True, no Hulk and no Thor, but it has all the feel of an Avengers movie because you've got about 12 different characters in motion at the same time. To me, it was a bit reminiscent of X-Men (everyone's got a gimmick these days!) mixed in together with the Captain America series.

http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/11...target-bathroom This Target story sounds "too perfect" in a sense...but interesting take nonetheless. Oops, saw where Greg already picked up on it, but surprised because it doesn't support his argument necessarily.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 6, 2016 -> 11:36 AM) I don't understand their short leash on Johnson. He's no worse than Gonzalez or Danks right now. At least give him a chance to try and improve at the MLB level. Unless they have some "inside information" with team doctors/psychologists and just don't believe he possesses what it takes "between the ears" to be a consistently successful big league pitcher. Cooper pulled the plug on Daniel Hudson after just 3 starts, and he had much more obvious stuff/ability than Johnson, who, considering his ideal size/frame, should be a workhorse who throws consistently in the low to mid 90's. Johnson looks a lot better on paper (especially his AAA results and even August/September run with the Sox) than he does in reality. Watching video, there's just nothing overwhelming or exciting that jumps out at you that makes you believe he's actually going to stick.