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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 07:06 PM) Is there a reason he's left in for a full 94 pitches to throw softballs? Resting the bullpen for the next week, lol...or padding Cespedes' numbers for 2016 FA? Maybe there's an agent there in common.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 06:55 PM) They White Sox have made they playoffs 7 or 8 times iin 100 years. It would be silly of me to take that bet. But here is a bet. You started a thread which stated the White Sox had a 2.54 % chance to make the playoffs. That is a little more than 39:1. I will give you a deal and bet you $100 and all you have to give me is 20:1 Take that one,. Speaking of Cooper, how do you explain his zero trips to the mound today? What's he going to do, give an intestinal fortitude and cojones transplant on the mound? Quintana was fearless the first half of 2012...somehow the White Sox blowing all of his leads and/or Tyler Flowers' pitch calling has caused him to become more tentative. Or he's injured/dead arm and not at 100%. If the White Sox have only made the playoffs 7 or 8 times in a century, why would you bring that up? You're making the comparison with last year's Royals' team and arguing KC was 4-7 last year at this same time, so why shouldn't the White Sox (with an even bigger payroll and more resources) make the playoffs in 2015, according to your logic?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 06:41 PM) LOL. You make up percentages all the time. Robin isn't a quote maxhine. The media doesn't need to protect him. What qualifies Levine to make the assertion that Ventura isn't responsible at all? Hasn't he (Bruce) been watching the same team/organization repeat the same exact pattern of mistakes since September of 2012? Why would any sane baseball observer expect it to change? What's Balta's trademarked quote again?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) Didn't know that. Was it clear he was trying to hit him? http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...le18930987.html Pretty much...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 05:48 PM) How in the world could anyone rip someone for saying run production is a problem.? I know you want to keep the rip Robin bandwagon rolling, but use some common sense. Is he a scientist that can just isolate "run production" and say that it's 82.6% of the reason for the slow start? C'mon! Use some common sense that it's simply the local media protecting a "favorite son" and that's about it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 05:29 PM) You are not going to believe this but look it up. The White Sox, the team you said had aboit a 1 in 300 chance of making the playoffs with 159 left on the schedule,, as bad as they have played, have exactly the same record through 11 games as your beloved Royals in 2014. And that statistic about starting the season off 0-4 is relevant exactly how to the 2015 White Sox at 4-7 with two teams at 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 games ahead of them??? What was Detroit's record last year after 12 games? I'm pretty sure it wasn't anywhere close to 10-2. What's the point? That they will still make the playoffs at 15-30 like the Houston Astros did in 2005? I'll make you a bet. The White Sox will not make the playoffs this season with Robin Ventura as the manager. If you they do, I will never post at SoxTalk again. If you lose (again), you can never mention Don Cooper's name while he's still employed as pitching coach for this organization. Deal?

Balta was off by a year....but he definitely should have seen any velocity rebound almost 3 years removed from that surgery.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 05:29 PM) Oh, Bruce.... https://twitter.com/MLBBruceLevine White Sox lack of run production not Ventura cause for slow start . Take away 12 run game they have averaged 2.6 runs per . (3,45 overall ) Honestly, I think he should replace Haber as Asst. GM if Levine can diagnose what's wrong with the team/organization so easily and remedy the situation.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 04:58 PM) You should change your name to Kap. You are the David Kaplan of Soxtalk, only he loves the Cubs and you love the Royals. No, I love teams that play baseball the right way, with energy/excitement and enthusiasm...imposing their will with speed, solid fundamentals and great defense. Basically, the opposite of the White Sox since 2008/10/12. Remember how the Twins were the small market "underdogs" (they were even rumored to be leaving the Twin Cities in 2001)...well, the Royals simply inherited that role vis a vis the White Sox and Tigers. Of course, I have a LITTLE bias deep down because I lived in Kansas City from 1996-2007...and watched many a White Sox team absolutely throttle the Royals, even felt sorry for their fans (like the time Ascencio threw 16 consecutive balls to walk in a run). I will always root for the White Sox first, but the Royals 2nd (when not playing the Sox), as well as the Dodgers, Cardinals and Rangers now (because I know their manager). Heck, it's going to be a VERY long baseball season if the only thing to keep me interested in the season is Carlos Rodon after a mere two weeks. We all have our rooting interests. You love to support Ventura/Beckham/Danks against the world and pick on Don Cooper. Fine. Enjoy yourself. Have at it. Remember, I predicted Beckham would hit under .240 last season and over .270 this year and I'll have been right both times. Not that anyone will care about Gordon by the end of this year, anyway.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 04:50 PM) Do you have to mention Bryant in every post? Fathom is leading me by 18 posts in that category, lol.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) When was the last time he pitched? He could be out of the bullpen for a day or two and then start in place of Quintana. I doubt it but that is the first thing I thought of. I am not a fan of him being here out of the bullpen Well, you can't be a fan of him starting this week and then being shut down in mid to late August, either. It's the best way to limit his innings and pitch count for the next 2-3 weeks while he gets his feet wet...and he can refine his fastball and change mechanics with Cooper and Geo Soto to watch over him and monitor his daily progress. And it's impossible to discount the PR angle of it...although I hardly doubt there will be any type of attendance bump like the Cubs are getting with Bryant (at least Fri and Sat).

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Wow, Herrera throws behind Lawrie and is ejected. Benches cleared.. Why are they throwing at him again? Is once not enough? Because Kazmir threw at Cain early in the game and nothing happened to him or Melvin. I'd love to see this type of spirit and enthusiasm on the White Sox. The home crowd basically won that game for the Royals...you just had the feeling there was no way they weren't going to at least come back and tie it. Escobar is their brother. Ventura and Herrera have his back. Simple. All the Hispanic players on that team are bonded together, with Sal Perez as the father/mentor/advisor despite his young age, the AL equivalent of Yadier Molina. The Royals are simply showing they're not going to be pushed around by anyone in baseball anymore (plus, nobody except his teammates can stand Lawrie). LaRussa did the same thing for years and years and people called him a master tactician/hardass. So be it.

It might already be too little, too late (in terms of getting any refocused attention with the slow start, Bryant hysteria and Bulls/Blackhawks)...but this is going to be a huge important development year in terms of setting things up for 2016.

Sometimes it pours, lol.

The funny thing is that Sanchez has been as bad or worse as Quintana and Verlanders their own version of the D Rose story but Greene and Simon have almost covered up for it, along with Lobstein, Cespedes, Gose, JD Martinez and Iglesias. dombrowski on a pretty incredible run as GM...despite all the bone-headed Illitch longterm deals like paying Verlander $140 million more.

0-2,goes to 3-2 yet again.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 11:18 AM) Was he stealing or did he take off thinking that was gonna fall for a hit? Misread...needs to be halfway so the worst thing that could possibly happen is one out at 2b if the ball inexplicably drops.

Leading the world in baserunning mistakes...

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 18, 2015 -> 07:49 PM) yup. Greene has been MUCH better than predicted out of the gate...he's barely given up anything in 16 IP. Of course, historical patterns would dictate that he's simply not THAT good, OR Cashman's an idiot once again for trading a pitcher (see Contreras, Jose or letting Jose Quintana go to the Sox) under a favorable contract for a marginal or negative return.

Funny, but Ned Yost specifically mentioned how Jeff Samardzija beaned one of his players right after a homer and absolutely nothing happened to him....so not sure how the White Sox exactly have the moral ground. Remember, the Sox also didn't lose a player from their starting line-up as a result of a controversial Lawrie late slide with his spikes a bit higher than they should have been into a key middle infielder, either.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Apr 19, 2015 -> 05:49 AM) Can't forget Linebrink, fits right in with these scrubs Except he was a major reason we reached the playoffs 2008... He was near Politte 2005 level pre-injury.

Ventura hit Lawrie intentionally and was promptly tossed...lets see what Sunday brings. Textgate....who is lying? http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...le18882678.html

Why is Buehrle gettin punished for being pushed out when Konerko is rewarded? In the end, Mark will get more Hall of Fame votes surely.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 18, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) If he continues, can we see by mid season/end of the season a rotation of Sale, Samardzija, Quintana, Johnson, Rodon? That could be filthy. Edit: Also, big thing I see, 0 walks from Johnson tonight. Depends on their willingness to eat $20 million on Danks and/or the court of public and media opinion...fan frustration levels, attendance trends, etc. If you've really got Johnson, Rodon, Montas, Danish, Adams and Beck/Fry/Trexler/R.Leyer (outside looking in) as legit starting prospects, that would be a huge improvement from 2-3 years ago.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Apr 18, 2015 -> 02:00 PM) I can't even unpack what this means. The real problem, of course, is that the fans who remember seeing those guys play are dead. Dick Allen is the owner of perhaps the greatest offensive season in Sox history, and I know he is sometimes credited with saving the franchise, but his stay was much too brief to warrant inclusion on a Mount Rushmore. Crede and Rowand aren't even close. What I mean is that double play combination was the heart of the White Sox lore many of us grew up with....hearing stories about the late 50s/early 60s teams from some favorite uncle or grandfather. Just their style of play and the way they complemented each other. Oscar Gamble, Ron LeFlore, Rudy Law, Tim Raines, One Dog, Rodney McCray, Claudell Washington, jJorgeOrta, Ralph Garr And it should be Warren The Deacon Newson, Norberto Paco Martin, Grebeck/Willie Harris and Pablo Ozuna for the super utility/bench Rushmore.