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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) 5-4 throw it to 2B. 5-2, just get the out. Anything goes wrong there and the tying run is at the plate. Outs are what's important. Whether the run to cut the lead to 2 is at first or second doesn't matter. Wow, you said something even I can agree with. Keep it up. Atta boy!

16,351 tonight. For those in attendance, what was the ratio of Detroit vs. White Sox fans?

We were also pretty fortunate that Greene has turned into hot garbage after starting the year so well....20 ER in his last 8 IP or something like that. The first couple of innings were really shaky, we ended up with 3 official errors and made a number of other mental mistakes which could/would/should cost you the ballgame against a David Price when the margin of error is much thinner. Micah really needs to tighten things up defensively, or they need to start replacing him late in games (with a lead) with Beckham. Finally, solid start from Samardjiza after struggling early in the game. In some of his bad starts, he really fought his slider command and got behind in counts, which allowed the opposition to key in on his FB. Good bounceback win for him after the weird BALT start in front of 0 fans.

We were also pretty unfortunate that Greene has turned into hot garbage after starting the year so well....20 ER in his last 8 IP or something like that. The first couple of innings were really shaky, we ended up with 3 official errors and made a number of other mental mistakes which could/would/should cost you the ballgame against a David Price when the margin of error is much thinner. Micah really needs to tighten things up defensively, or they need to start replacing him late in games (with a lead) with Beckham. Finally, solid start from Samardjiza after struggling early in the game. In some of his bad starts, he really fought his slider command and got behind in counts, which allowed the opposition to key in on his FB. Good bounceback win for him after the weird BALT start in front of 0 fans.

Yeah, 29-49 now. We have the rotation well-aligned with Sale and Q and they're going with Simon/Lobstein, so NOT taking 2/3 would be pretty much unacceptable at this point.

Questionable change-up there to Gose. Eaton playing that ball very conservatively...seems a bit tentative out there tonight. Afraid to make more mistakes?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 5, 2015 -> 07:14 PM) That's just selfish or stupid or both to swing at the first pitch after he couldn't find the strike zone. And it wasn't even a f***ing strike! Yeah, it worked...but the approach wasn't correct at all. Wonder if anyone in the dugout will mention that? Hopefully Steverson will point out the logic of allowing an imploding pitcher to dig his own grave instead of helping him out.

That's more like it. If they somehow manage to f--- up this game, there's not going to be anything left to say.

Almost got another DP but the bat shattered and slowed the ball down enough....bat ended up in 3 pieces. We'll take it.

5 BB, 6 GIDP for Abreu now on the season.

Even when the White Sox run, they're creating outs accidentally. Melky just missed a hanger big-time, was late on it.

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:59 PM) That's kind of the opposite of subliminal. It has become subliminal because it's repeated so often that people start to block it out...yet the underlying message is still there, lol. If the runner wasn't going, that probably would have been a single up the middle....runners 1st and 3rd, nobody out with the heart of the line-up coming up. LOL...

Eaton, .192, no homers, no RBI's, just one steal...very hard to accomplish for a leadoff hitter with almost 80 AB's.

Johnson just one double and 4 walks....just not on base nearly enough to make an impact. Chris Getz-like. Calling him out must have helped. Now how will he be eliminated from the basepaths?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) Shark Cage is probably jumping tonight!! Speaking of the deadliest predator in the ocean, Richard Dreyfuss from Jaws/Mr. Holland's Opus could manage this current team better, one would think. If he's unavailable, JK Simmons from WHIPLASH. Someone hopefully can wake everyone up from their slumber.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) They can spin it any way they want, but they were not prepared for 162 when the season started. I think if Balta repeats that often enough, the mantra will stick. It's like subliminal marketing messages that are reiterated over and over again. How this can't be OBVIOUS to JR/KW/Hahn is beyond everyone...

Abreu just booted another ball....luckily it didn't count, but that ball didn't hit Gose's foot, lol. Talking about how unsustainable the BABIP rates for Gose (440ish) and A.Garcia are....with their high K and low BB rates.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:45 PM) Haha, terrible. Alexei had a terrible plan in that at bat I'm surprised Marty hasn't shown up to say Alexei Ramirez has no trade value, lol. Obviously he's going to rebound somewhat, but there's teams out there like SD and the Yankees/Mets that could really use a competent veteran SS.

More ugliness on the basepaths. Well, Greene just made a better pitch....Ventura trying to force things, they're playing so bad. Whatever can go wrong will go wrong. What else is new?

QUOTE (Condor13 @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:41 PM) That was def a play that is not routine and would not have been ruled an error. And Alexei made the play, Micahs speed gave them the ability to get the out Tigers' announcers disagree...and you know they would err on the side of taking a hit for their guy if it was in any doubt.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:39 PM) Not this again... He has the best average on the team and he hit the ball hard. I don't care what his BABIPBIPE is. Garcia's the second best hitter on our team right now....for better or worse.

Well, Greene has given up something like 13 or 15 runs in his last two starts....although he was very good three starts ago against the SOX. If we don't score 4 runs or more tonight, there's going to be a need for something more substantive than patience.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:38 PM) Finally a great play by Micah You mean a great play by Alexei, or it would have been an error on Micah probably.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:37 PM) four innings? four half-innings or 2 innings. yeah, I meant half-innings, lol seems like it's impossible to make THAT many mistakes so quickly in a game

Accountability. Gotta love it. Where can I apply? Who wouldn't want to work for the White Sox?