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White Sox leading in the AL in runs by 15 and 14th/15 in ERA, haha (5.22). 61 runs scored, 55 given up.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:29 AM) Keenyn Walker is just horrible. That guy may never get a cup of coffee despite his burners. Good to see the big four at W-S all playing well. Glad Barnum got off the schneid. snide?

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 10:30 AM) http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/league_leaders.js...id=mm_mlb_stats I can't express how nice it is to see a White Sox player with the top spot on this page. I feel like it has been years. Quentin, 2008

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:34 PM) And to think that he was expected to be the center fielder, until Eaton was acquired. He has looked pretty lost and not very graceful in the outfield. He may have speed, but he doesn't seem to utilize it very well. He has flat out foot speed when sprinting after he's accelerated, but the initial first step quickness/burst/reads in the outfield have been pretty darned miserable.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:44 PM) Whenever our position players have major injuries, it's always worse than it actually looks. Avi was making good progress at the plate. It really sucks he had to go down, especially for a whole year. Recently, lots of bad luck with Mitchell's career totally derailed...Avisail now, Floyd and Crain last year, John Danks, Crede/Quentin in 2008. That said, we were REALLY fortunate/exceptional for the majority of the past 10-15 years with injuries...at least since the huge string of pitching injuries from 2000-2002.

It will be interesting to see if the White Sox let him play in Winter Ball in Venezuela, or if they completely shut him down until Spring Training 2015. Offensively, having the offseason to get back into a rhythm offensively would definitely help, but then you wonder about him hurting himself again before he's 100%. With this type of surgery, the chances for him re-injuring it again (swinging the bat) aren't MARKEDLY HIGHER if he starts playing again (winter ball), as opposed to waiting for spring, are they?

Semien has to get Eaton over to 3rd there. Oh, well. He'll learn. Gillaspie picked up Abreu and Viciedo in Colorado...and now does it again for Semien. Clutch.

You just wonder after the dive last week, and with his size, why the outfield instructor/s didn't start working with him on the patented Magglio Ordonez sliding catch? Or, more importantly, why the Tigers didn't as well? Letting Manny be Manny, maybe coaches nowadays just defer to letting the players do whatever they want. Doesn't make much sense from the club's perspective, though. Well, if nothing else, it turned out to be fortunate to have Viciedo and DeAza both on the roster instead of traded in the offseason. Maybe they both can relax now, knowing they're not fighting each other for playing time every day and every at-bat, even though they SEEMED like they were handling it okay so far.

"I didn't catch it," Garcia said. "When I touch the ground with my hand, it fell out. I feel the bone in my shoulder (go) like crack, crack." from yahoosports

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) Yes, it's early, but we are 2-4 on the road, losing both series. The Sox are 2-1 at home. It is crucial the team keeps winning series at home, because if we suck at home again like last year, the record figures to be mighty similar to last year. Team is gonna have to at least win a bundle of home games IMO to avoid a horses*** year. Our pitching staff is way worse than last year IMO. Well, yeah, trade Peavy for Erik Johnson....and Santiago for Paulino, that's going to happen. However, if Danks bounces back, it's getting close to even (compared to last year). If he doesn't, they're 1 1/2 pitchers worse.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) Thumb surgery for Josh Hamilton. 6-8 weeks. Sliding into first base. YOU HEAR THAT, ADAM EATON? Harrelson brought up Puig and Hamilton in the game today. "Dumbest play in baseball..." said he would bench players who did it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 07:35 PM) Awful start for Beck tonight. This organization needs to continue to add a lot of pitching depth. That's certainly the case if Johnson tops out at 92 this season. We'll know by May. Danks might even be throwing harder than that.

They really need to shake up that bullpen, somehow. I would be tempted to start using Cleto or Webb as the closer, just to see how they respond. Cleto's never been trusted consistently even with 7th-8th inning leads, maybe he would thrive (as he's always been cut or the last guy in the pen for mop-up work at the big league level). He threw a nasty offspeed pitch when he got CarGo down in the count. The key was getting ahead. Cuddyer was fouling off those 98-99 MPH fastballs, and he wasn't simply throwing it by everyone like you'd expect at that velocity. That said, I actually like/d Cleto's repertoire more than Jones. Very similar pitchers, though. And, at some point, they're going to have to go with Veal over Downs until Scott can at least get lefties out. He might be at the end of the line.

Sounds like a new Toyota. Or relation to Tony Oliva.

if we get to the 8th with a tie it will be a minor miracle

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) All in all, looking back, it was really an acceptable game for EJ, in that stadium against that team. Damn shame el tardo in LF let him down there. de aza should have been in for defense

if viciedo makes that play garcia wouldnt be out now for an extended period of time

viciedo has got to go...

really got bailed out there by rosario

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 02:39 PM) I feel like Johnson has only thrown 2 pitches all game and it ranges from 85-91. No wonder why he has been bad. Does he not have a change up or curve ball? He flipped up a 71 MPH curveball at least once but it wasn't in the strike zone. If he can get an advantage in some counts, maybe he'll break it out. You could tell he didn't want to give Car-Go a BP fastball so he tried to get ahead with the offspeed stuff and got himself into a 2-0 count because of command issues and generalized fear of challenging him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 02:36 PM) I don't think Hughes is really that much better than Paulino. And Johnson can never stay healthy. Nice play by Avisail. Nolasco, Maholm, etc. Someone durable who won't kill you and can give you the innings and rest your bullpen. Desperately needed to have an easier inning there to get some confidence back.

Even most of Johnson's outs are being pretty hard hit. Sheesh. Just hoping and praying to get through the 5th or 6th.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 02:30 PM) Not saying someone like Santana/Jimenez, but someone they could hopefully rely on to give them innings if needed. Steve Stone is already concerned about getting enough innings from the rotatio Like the Phil Hughes/Josh Johnson types. Someone a tier or two above Paulino but not Santana/Jimenez/Garza in terms of financial commitment.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 9, 2014 -> 02:29 PM) It made no sense for the Sox to spend money on mediocre pitching this winter. They have guys in the system who are on the way, and they are no where near competing. If Flowers is major league average offensively at catcher and Abreu's MVP caliber (like Quentin in 2008), then they're not so far away. But yeah, the bullpen and the back of the rotation aren't fixable in one off-season or in the middle of a season. And, despite yesterday's anomaly, the schedule for the next month will probably illuminate the true nature of this team's overall talent...they will be inconsistent/unpredictable/talented/exciting, HOPEFULLY.

Apparently Nick Punto would not have a place on Hawk's team, haha. On an anti-diving into first base crusade.