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We're embarrassed too, Kenny. For even believing in this team coming into spring training.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) Nice summary. #1 Easily fixable. A manager can make a difference. See Minnesota. #2 should be on the bench and #7 should go over there. #3 I think is hurt more than we know and also "sophomore slump." #4 Don't see a fix. Decide if Micah can ever play the field of Sanchez can ever hit and then ride out out with fingers crossed. #5 Gone in July (I hope.). #6 Tough fix. Lower end starters look worse with top end not living up to expectations and with no offense. Not enough MLB pitchers anywhere. #7 See #3 above. #8 I don't see an answer at catcher. Maybe they'll draft the guy Stone wants. That'll help in 2019. #9 I don't see an answer at third. Maybe... Er... Ummm... Beckham until Davidson? They're going to be forced to move Beckham back to 2b or play Bonifacio there...no choice.

If Seattle beats TB, we're looking up at every team in the AL but Oakland. And the Astros just got swept by Toronto, so they're going to come in with something to prove after losing 2/3 last time.

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) 1. Robin Ventura is nice guy, great sense of humor - not a MLB manager. 2. Melky... WTF is going on. 3. Abreu... decent but his last two bats today were jokes. 4. .145 avg 2nd basement. 5. Shark... I really hate him at the moment he was great against the sox ... now we get him and he is a steaming pile. 6. Danks and Noesi are meat... 7 Avi has potential... but his approach is childish at the plate like many of our hitters. We don't coach like pros, we don't play like pros, we don't look like pros.. From top to bottom. 2nd basement? Good play on words, albeit perhaps unintentional. Statistically, that position has to rank last in the majors unless its Utley. And everything Avi contributes offensively, he cancels out on the defensive side.

Samardzija just hasn't had the command or dominance in the strike zone with his fastball. That kills you even when you get ahead in counts because everyone's looking hard stuff. Essentially, everything's either a fastball or splitter/slider....he's like Rodon without the pretension of throwing or learning how to throw a change. For some reason, he really got away from his slider in that horrible sequence to Cepedes, Collins and Martinez. After those three at-bats, you just knew it was over and Soria wasn't going to blow another save. Every team that plays us and enters in a funk gets healthy or goes on a run....the Royals, then the Twins, now Cleve and Detroit. Predictable as clockwork. Hopeless right now to go any type of extended run to get back in it.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) We are facing a RHP. Robin said a few days ago Alexei would hit 2nd against lefties. Great job 2-3-4 hitters! Abreu's hit into some tough luck this weekend...deserves to have 2-3 more hits.

This has the feeling now of a must-win with how poorly they've played in the last couple of innings...letting the Tigers hang around is dangerous with our bullpen so erratic before the back end. Big inning coming up for Samardzija here.

Another just awful at-bat not moving Eaton to third. Ridiculous. He should have bunted on his own to do something productive.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 7, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) Man somethings gotta happen with second base. If the Sox start hitting then we can live with Sanchez at 2B, but if we don't we gotta bring back micah. A .150 hitter who is bad on the base paths (cannot steal bases) gives or offense nothing. And doesn't walk....the Tigers' announcers are pretty incredulous we're trying to compete this year without trying a veteran like Everth Cabrera at this point at 2b. With Catcher, LF and 2b....we have to be bottom 2-3 in the majors for three positions. Not even above-average from the other six players can outperform that, and Alexei's close to being that level of terrible as well.

White Sox don't need better coaching and preparation....because we're winning.

More great baserunning...Iglesias very fortunate Soto was the one running the way he played that. God...we suck at stealing bases. Guess it's not the worst thing in the world to start all over with Eaton, but...

That's a typical half inning for the White Sox defensively. Both teams with mental and physical mistakes.

IT FOLLOWS

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb...hool-prospects/ Good analysis of recent draft trends of different positions...high school vs. college, etc.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/...icago-white-sox

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/06/entertainmen...ersy/index.html Hadn't heard about this film until reading the story at cnn.com today.

It Follows was a very nifty horror flick. Quite creative/inventive...seems the lower budget ones almost always are better in this genre. Mostly a film of mood...ambience, psychological rather than visceral blood and guts action. Not up to the level of The Conjuring, but definitely top five for the last 2-3 years.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) Not watching the game but feel this is probably the case. Supporting their team despite an eight game losing streak. Wilson with a career high four hits....he's played for half the teams in baseball seemingly. Good for him. Career journeyman.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:54 PM) Bad base running Broken record. Extend Coleman's contract. It's always the players' fault. 7-8-9 hitters all have at least three hits. That will never happen with the Sox lineup this season.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:52 PM) Another great performance for the Saturday home crowd. The Tigers' announcers saying the numbers are inflated mostly due to travelling Detroit fans.

.159 and now two walks for Sanchez. Not even Bill Mazeroski could retain 2b with those numbers.

Who gets axed first....Noesi or Jennings?

QUOTE (juddling @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:42 PM) I will admit that Spy had me laugh more than Pitch Perfect 2 did. Statham was over the top funny....... You can easily see Statham discovering a second career in comedic roles as he ages another 5-10 years like Pierce Brosnan did.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 05:51 PM) If they added Samardzija next year their payroll would have at least come to $140m without trading someone. I'm willing to say they'll be under $130m as a sig bet unless they make the playoffs (at which point I will call for a Ventura extension). What say you? Seconded. Even if it's the final wild card spot. They're also stuck in a situation where unless Alexei doesn't rebound at all in the second half...where there's just no way they can give that position to Tim Anderson heading into 2016 and pretend to fielding a playoff-caliber roster.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2015 -> 07:33 PM) What happened There was a play where LaRoche laid out for a ball...Noesi assumed it was going down the line and barely got off the mound. Josh Wilson....then Iglesias doubled him in.