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QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:46 PM) That's two home runs in a normal park without the wind blowing in. Not much consolation to anyone other than Steverson.

Are we playing against 2001-2006 Torii Hunter? JESUS.

If Danks can throw 89-92 with the four seamer, 85 with the cutter and 77-81 MPH with the change-up, then he's got a chance. It's when all those pitches blend together and he has to come in with so-so stuff when he gets behind in the count that he really gets into trouble...or starts walking batters. Definitely has been lacking a strikeout or "swing and a miss" pitch since the surgery in 2012.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:37 PM) How fast was Danks' fastball last year? Mostly mid to upper 80's until the last couple months of the season, where it picked up a bit.

What do you know...a Danks K. On a fb 90 MPH or higher.

LaRoche killed that ball. Last night, it was a homer, easily. Offensive execution=check Defensive highlight=check

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:26 PM) Ned Yost bunting in the first inning...classic. There have been quite a few studies done about the psychological advantage of scoring the first run. Especially in that situation, when you've got the opponent in a position to be swept, you're playing at home with house money at this point in the series and you've got (seemingly) the best bullpen in baseball, with the idea you only have to get the game now to the 6th or 7th inning and the opponent will essentially give up.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) My goodness, how do we let Escobar just destroy us like this? He was something like 1/18 before that at-bat (career-wise against Danks). Cain 0/11. Fundamentals. Execution. Can the White Sox up their game offensively? Typical 2014 Royals run right there.

Well, on the plus side, Danks 90-92 according to Gameday/MLB. On the negative side, another Royals' double.

Is Harrelson going off on the umpires/pace of play now?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:12 PM) They are currently 0-2, The 1983 White Sox started out 0-3. The 1993 White Sox started out 2-3 with 2 blowout losses. The 1994 White Sox who supposedly would have won the WS started 0-2 and 1-3 The 2000 White Sox started out 0-2 The 2008 White Sox started out 0-2 Get a grip. So we're going to have one example to hold onto....the wildly-improbable "Winning Ugly" season. 7 games behind in the standings at 25-30 on June 10th. Went on a 21-12 streak to get to 46-42 and first place on July 18th. Finished 99-63 (same as 2005), on a 53-21 stretch, or, to extend it even further, 74-33.

Verlander still not ready for sim game.... http://m.mlb.com/news/article/117212038/ju...-simulated-game Which means more Lobstein. Nolasco looking like he's going to be out for awhile....so goes the offseason plans of Terry Ryan, with E.Santana and now Nolasco ailing.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:06 PM) They touched Duffy up for 5 runs with the likes of Beckham and Flowers in the line up. That has to be worth something to you, doesn't it? Not when Samardzija, Quintana and the bullpen/fielding/base-running habits look so bad.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:07 PM) The Sox will be alright, I do think Rodon should be called up in a week and a half though and Noesi put in the bullpen That's a panic move, one done more for the fanbase than his eventual development. He's going to need at least 2-3 starts down in Charlotte that are rock solid...and Noesi's going to have to be REALLY shaky in at least 2 of his first three, but probably all 3. Maybe it will be a Danks implosion that calls forth Carlos, too early to know.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 12:03 PM) KC started out 0-2 last year. The Angels started out 1-3. Baltimore started out 1-4. They all made the playoffs. This season is ova. How many White Sox playoff teams started 0-3 or worse?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 11:54 AM) How can Sox fans be so pessimistic after 2 freaking games? Everyone loses a couple games in a row. How many White Sox playoff teams in history started out 0-3? It's the nature of this fanbase to be skeptical/pessimistic. Doubting Thomases, fine...maybe we belong in the "Show Me" State instead. Royals' fans were almost identical, having had to wait nearly 30 years between playoff appearances. You saw the same thing with Indians and Pirates fans after those teams were torn down and had to be built back up again. If anything, we're probably closest to the Mariners...with the obvious exception of having won a World Series, which actually has caused some of the fans to tune out, those waiting for the first, like the legions of Cubbies fans whose hope springs eternal with each spring.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 06:34 AM) Adrian Gonzalez has 5 homers already. They are all solo shots. He's 10-13 to start the season. If only we'd traded Beckham for him...well, then we wouldn't have Abreu I guess.

The White Sox better declare war on themselves (apathy/malaise) before they worry about their AL Central competition.

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/USMO0460:1:US Batting practice/bunting/fielding drills will be wiped out but the afternoon will be fine.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 06:25 AM) That's pretty awesome Caulfield. I take it you ate there frequently. Yeah. Some like Arthur Bryant's, KC Masterpiece (while it was on the Plaza, a bit sweet/tangy, recipe inventor Dr. Rich Davis was on the BOD of the non-profit I worked for) or Gates. Gates is a bit like "Varsity" in Atlanta, where the waitresses are kind of sassy and yell at you if you take too much time... Oklahoma Joe's has gotten a ton of attention over the last 10-15 years, and I'm a fan (they give you an absolute TON of french fries), but I still prefer BBQ in Texas and Georgia over KC. Jack Stack's good stuff, though. The ex always brought leftovers home...the best story I have is when she got hit on by Bush's Chief of Staff Andrew Card even though she was wearing a wedding ring. She accumulated a pile of business cards about 5 inches thick after two years working there. In general, more of a business/upscale crowd than some of those other places.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 05:36 AM) This game is an automatic win. Volquez is a real b**** and we roughed him up back in his major league debut in 2005. I say we repeat history and we score 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings. Meanwhile, Danks has NEVER lost to the Royals in career, going 7-0 with a 2.43 ERA. Not sure the reason (probably some pre-game Jack Stack's), but he's better when pitching at Kauffman stadium. I'll say he goes 6 strong innings giving just one run. Offensively, Abreu hits another bomb, Alexei gets his first two hits, and Micah Johnson steals a couple of bases. You just jinxed it, I'm afraid. By mentioning Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ. My ex used to waitress there, the Freighthouse one by Union Station.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) I am almost treading the game tomorrow. Hopefully Soto will be a lucky charm or something "Retread dreading"=Treading

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...8508/john-danks Hosmer is the only one in the entire line-up to put up an OPS approaching 800ish against Danks. The rest of the Royals have been terrible against him. At least, up until tmrw afternoon.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 09:59 PM) Danks- 16 career starts vs KC 7-0, 2.43 ERA 10 starts at KC 4-0, 1.73 ERA How does he only have 16 career starts? Twins- 27, Cleveland and Detroit- 22 Post-surgery? I would imagine that the specific 2009-2011 the numbers looked a lot better...Danks was shaky, especially to end, in 2008. Could be wrong and he just has their number...

3-1 (end of 2013) 13-6 2-0 Royals have won 18 of their last 25 head-to-head meetings. 72% Probably lower than the betting odds going into tmrw afternoon's game with Danksie. The Royals ALSO won 10 of their final 12 games against the White Sox in 2012 (when the Sox desperately needed those wins). All the White Sox needed was 6-6 or 5-7.