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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 09:31 PM) A s***ty shift ruins what would have been an easy DP The runner was going on the pitch...if he (Beckham) wasn't covering the bag, it would have been 1st and 3rd, no outs. (I'm sure Hawk just gave Gordon a shout-out for the Gold Glove Award, even though he has no prayer of winning it).

Luckily, Beckham had an extra step and a half because he was covering the bag. Or this game would really be over.

If Nick Markakis hit against the rest of the league like he does against the White Sox, he'd be a perennial All-Star.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) You trade Beckham for whatever you can get at the trade deadline. Gillaspie plays second the rest of the year when the standings don't matter and learns the position. Semien plays third for the rest of this season, but obviously isn't the answer. So we try again to acquire a strong third baseman in the offseason. If we trade Lexi, let L. Garcia play ss the rest of the year til that Anderson guy takes over next year. Anderson's probably not going to be ready until 2016, at the earliest. With Micah Johnson and Carlos Sanchez to also somehow find playing time for, they're not going to move Gillapsie until Davidson's play at Charlotte forces them to. At any rate, there's just no way they would move Conor in the middle of the season to a middle infield position. It would be a complete and utter disaster of epic proportions.

Ramirez is almost always vulnerable to that slider. Sigh.

Leroy Garcia is coming on as a PRer. Nice job, Orioles' radio. Well, it's getting late there. Actually, that's what he told the White Sox broadcasters....didn't realize that, as it's not the traditional Spanish pronunciation for that name. Of course, we've also gone from Al-uh-say Ramirez to Alexi.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 09:14 PM) Why not move Gillaspie to second base? He's a good hitter but has no HR power at all. So you let him play second base for the next 10 years and get a third baseman. Because he probably can't play the position any better than Mark Teahen. And because we have 3-4 middle infield prospects at that position already, not to mention we still have to trade Gordon Beckham first.

Forgot the White Sox had to go through customs as well in Toronto as well. Going to be a nightmare for them...unless they win this game. We NEVER EVER play well at Rogers Center. It's one of the well-known laws of Sox baseball.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) As soon as the opposition scores the 4th run, the Sox are 9-39 this year. Terrible. I would expect a stat like that from 2013, when our offense was amongst the worst in the world. Surely, there's a similar positive number for when our offense scores 5 or 6 runs...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) True. At least KC won 3 of 4 in Detroit when KC had to pick up some games over a slumping Tiger team. It's crazy how Detroit is dominant again suddenly. Just as crazy as 9-20 after 27-12. Now looking to be 7 in a row, with Kinsler getting his revenge on his former mates, who look to be in full-on sell mode heading into July.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:15 PM) Damn. A live arm? A real reliever? We really need him to excel. If Bella falters wouldn't Javy be a logical closer candidate?? I just haven't heard much about him anywhere including this board. Don't get too excited. At any rate, the Tigers look to be in the process of winning 7 games in a row now, responding to all their critics. The moment of vulnerability was fun while it lasted for Royals' fans.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) How many HRs for Davidson? 13 I'm pretty sure, would have to double-check at MILB.com though.

Too make matters worse, bad weather heading for the stadium. They're really going to have to remember this one if they have to make up this game with a one-day road trip on an off-day later in the season. 20-30 minute rainshower.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 07:55 PM) Noesi 4.26 ERA in 11 starts. 63.1 innings. Bullpen sucks. All for the White Sox, or did he start a game for Seattle this year? Or all his action in Sea and Texas was from the pen? We'll happily take that for a 5th starter. The problem is we have two fifth starters and we're still not exactly sure what Danks is or will be.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 07:54 PM) Thing is, I have no clue what Hahn can do to fix this bullpen. The Charlotte bullpen is as bad as you will see. I wonder if they would consider Surkamp or Heath in the pen? De Los Santos was in their thinking for a moment. Who knows. They never gave Purcey another chance. Gordon Beckham's quickly falling back towards mediocrity again...by the way.

First Oriole (Cruz) to hit a grand slam in the same game paired with two double play balls, EVER.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 07:47 PM) No reason to blame Putnam. Downs was bad in spring training -- and has only gotten worse. Contract is the only reason he's still around. Leesman could not be worse. Purcey wasn't bad last season, although not in high pressure situations. Sierra seemingly mistimed his leap, as well. Might have been catchable. At any rate, if there's ANY game to push the White Sox into sell mode, it's blowing this one, and two of three in the series.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 07:47 PM) No reason to blame Putnam. Downs was bad in spring training -- and has only gotten worse. Contract is the only reason he's still around. Leesman could not be worse. And that's no longer as compelling, as Hahn was willing to pull the trigger on the Keppinger mistake quickly. They have to pay him $250,000 for next year's buyout, but the bullpen is destroying the morale of this team.

The fact that we're using Javy Guerra in the 8th inning of a tie game in Baltimore at midseason is just as telling as using Maikel Cleto in high leverage situations earlier in the year. Correction, bases loaded 4-0 high leverage situation...then tie.

Feels like the Dodgers series all over again. Poor Hector. As much as we've downplayed the need for a closer and how easily replaceable they are, it hasn't proven to be the case this year. That said, we didn't foresee losing Jones and Lindstrom, either.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:26 AM) Well it certainly isn't Warren Newsome or Don Wakamatsu. I think you mean Warren "The Deacon" Newson...

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:49 AM) These were definitely the right calls, although the more I see the Italy foul it looks less and less expulsion worthy, I realize he was given the red card more his intentions than the actual hit but it makes the ref and overall fifa look bad that he gave the play a red and nothing came of the Suarez debacle later in the game. Clearly, none of the refs saw it...you almost think with his reputation now, they'll have a camera soon that focuses JUST on him for the entirety of the game, and then report something to the officials down on the field that might have been missed (like in the crowd/scrum on a corner kick), somewhat like the baseball replay system.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) This is the second time I've seen you refer to Ravelo's health being an issue. Where are you getting this? He's had two short stints with minor injuries, missing a few days once, and once a few weeks. How is that a health "issue"? Anyway, let's be more direct - the question is about Ravelo's home run power very specifically. He gets tons of XBH, more usually than most Sox prospects. His Iso SLG this year is .151, which is pretty good but not great... but the good news is, he already has 5 HR after hitting 4 all of last year, and he can hit the ball a long, long way when he gets a little loft on it. He's a line drive hitter by nature, so really he doesn't lack power in the tool sense - he lacks home runs. At 22 in AA, he's on pace for about 10 HR, so progress is there and I think there's a good chance it develops much further. For that matter, if he keeps hitting .300 and getting on base .400 and keeps up his typical 40-double on a full-season pace, that alone might get him there even with only 10-15 HR a year. Can we honestly imagine Ravelo at 1B/DH, Gillaspie at 3B....god knows who in the middle infield, then Eaton and maybe Micah Johnson or Marcus Semien in LF? That's a recipe for another 99 loss team. In 2012, Ravelo only played in 76 games. In 2013, 101. By my count, that's around 85 games or so he's missed out in terms of his development over those two minor league seasons. In 2012, he was a mid-season all-star for Kanny, so that means he missed significant time in the 2nd half. This is also his first season in three where he's been healthy for almost the entire year, at least up til this point.

Don't see a problem with either call. As for Liverpool and Uruguay, they've got a real mess on their hands.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) How about everyone stick to sports and back off of the personal attacking? I'm assuming you mean other posters and not Scott Boras?