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Is relentless really the correct word there, lol? Surprised DA didn't also mention the Royals blowing two saves against the Cardinals and still prevailing at Busch. Resilient would be better.

Congrats to Rick Hahn for providing Robin Ventura one of the worst bullpens (minus the back end of Jones and Robertson) in recent Sox memory...at least back to 2007. 2014, if you want to go there...but nothing was expected of that team, at all.

Reminiscent of the infamous Jose Paniagua game against the Twins in 2003. (That was the last game that particular season we beat them, if memory serves correctly.) I really thought former Sox prospect Escobar (who kills us usually) was going to drill a line drive just barely over the fence and tie it up...well, just because we lived through the same or similar outcomes in Texas and against the Royals that three game set with 3 blown leads, including the HUGE lead in the 9th. Actually, pretty sure 90% of Sox fans had already moved on to other things and were shocked to see how close it came to actually being a tie game there in the 9th despite a 9-1 lead.

Wow...if anyone would have predicted at the beginning of the year that Junior Guerra would be the one we'd rue (the most) for getting away....he's currently shutting out the Dodgers in the 7th. 3.29 ERA, 7 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K's About to have a 5-1 record for a pretty so-so Brewers team.

Yeah, not sure where Coats/Davidson would get playing time with Abreu at DH. There's no way either one can get into an offensive rhythm without playing 4-5 times per week minimum. We already know what we have with Avi and Shuck, there's no remaining mystery there. Need to send Coats back down and let him play everyday again. At any rate, as long as Saladino can hold his own offensively (low 700+ OPS), that defensively alignment in the infield is probably our best one.

As far as Engel goes, it would be nice to see him put up an OPS challenging 800 in AAA. At the major league level, right now....he's more similar to Jackson stats-wise, but more reminiscent of Eaton in terms of physical tools. In most organizations, that would be a 4th outfielder. As long as he can have a respectable OBP, though (let's say 315-325), he could make it as a regular. More confident in him than May, tbh.

Throwing five straight fastballs at Anderson...not a great idea. That's one area he has an advantage, middle relievers don't have the confidence to go to their offspeed stuff consistently. Timmy with an 802 OPS without the benefit of a walk in that line. This game quickly became blowout city.

Saladino currently at a 726 OPS. Anderson 787, Garcia still a paltry 662. Don't want to discuss Coats or Shuckster.

Saladino, more often than not, does something positive when he gets playing opportunities.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 07:44 PM) Better option then Avi or not? If we had another outfielder (Jackson or trade) to replace Avi, Saladino at 3rd, Frazier at 1st and Abreu at DH would be workable. Obviously, Tyler didn't quite cut it last year at 3rd, but he seems much more comfortable/confident this year. Like he fits in more and feels like he belongs at this level, instead of trying to prove himself every time out. Of course, that arrangement would also block Morneau (eventually). As a way to get through the next week with Melky out, it's as good as anything, I suppose.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 07:44 PM) He's one of the better players on the team. He always gives you a full effort, that's for sure. Wish everyone on the team had his attitude.

Shields with a 3.27 ERA in his last 11 innings pitched. Fwiw, two of those runs were on Fat Albers. The guillotine hovering over Hahn isn't quite so oppressive...he can loosen his tie collar a bit and roll up the sleeves and get back to work on trading for more high-paid veterans.

Cue the Saladino playing everyday crowd...

Cue the Saladino playing everyday crowd...

[/quote Don't be trying vti cover for the kud lol LOL. Making me think of a dairy cow out in a field...you really need to figure out that typing/autocorrection issue. You're falling off into LDF territory these days.

26 k's in 79 ab's is a trend Anderson wants to get away from... Needs to get it down to 15%, no more than 20%.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 06:48 PM) Keep the cameras on the field, not on this guy's ugly mug. Who? What's Anderson K ratio right now?

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 06:52 PM) James Shields theme song should be Livin on the edge by Aerosmith lol Livin' on a Prayer would work, too.

Shields playing with fire but managing to extricate himself so far...

Are the Indians ever going to lose again? They look like the AL's best, along with the Rangers. Baltimore, it's just difficult to be 100% convinced about their starting pitching. Here we go again...can't get it done with an 89-91 MPH fastball. That's Erik Johnson or Danks territory. Needs to mix in more offspeed stuff in order to survive.

Let it be officially recorded for posterity's sake the Sox are NOW leading this game. For the moment.

Rick Hahn really pulling out all the stops...or putting nails in his own coffin. Pretty difficult for Hahn not to be (especially) personally invested in Davidson's numbers, since he and Avi were once touted as key additions to the young core of pitching going forward.

Don't say that, SSS. You will be accused of being pessimistic and a "bad" fan.

Some had Curbelo in their top 10's or even 6-7 after the draft (ahead of the Mays and Trey M.'s of the world). Why such a disparity in how he's perceived? 6-15 to me is totally interchangeable. Engel at 6 just feels way too high. I can't imagine even the Reds accepting him as the centerpiece of a potential Jay Bruce deal, or the Rockies for Cargo. Maybe for Beltran...but the Yankees are going to wait until the last possible moment with that bullpen. They're not in the rebuilding business, typically.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 29, 2016 -> 04:13 PM) Topical, from yesterday: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kateashford/20...s/#2866f6702dbe Support Obamacare they said, things would be better they said. College/university tuition and the costs of new homes rose at even higher rates (than quoted about medical/health care costs) in the 90's and 2000's. Anticipation of Obamacare was responsible for those increases as well? What about profit margins for health insurance companies? They've fallen at a precipitous rate, and most are in danger of going out of business?