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QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:55 PM) Sox are a botched play by Getz away from getting shutout for 3rd time in 4 games. They're the worst offense in the AL, and it's not even close. Which is a recipe for disaster playing 81 homes games at USCF. Worse, it's horrible for business.

Well, it figures after Jones got all those "vulture" wins last year in relief that he would be 0-3 this year.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:11 PM) Let's get him. Anyone making Walker look competent for even a limited time should be good. If nothing else, it would make for an interesting soap opera if Gordon broke up with her or vice-versa and Fletcher was still his hitting coach. Would give new meaning to the word "flips." She definitely deserves a spot on the "hot babe" thread, that's for sure.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:11 PM) Scapegoat all the way The fans aren't going to care about this hitting coach change...they'll be lucky to get an article in the TRIB. Maybe they can get "guest" columns by Rongey, Merkin or Dan McNeil preaching more patience with our hitters.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:10 PM) Getting rid of Manto isn't going to make the Sox hit better. It's going to have to be Jesus and Lazarus to do any good with our hitting.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:09 PM) They allow two now. Scooter Fletcher (his daughter is dating Beckham) is Walker's in ATL.

Flowers, Keppinger and Dunn....the "Sub Mendoza Line Cold Cut Trio," coming to a Subway in your neighborhood.

5 walks is going to get him killed pitching for Chicago. It's the new "obvious" stat of the day. 80% of the time when your pitchers give up more walks than your team's hitters compile, you lose.

Wow, Harvey only had 79 pitches coming into this inning. Sheesh.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:04 PM) The current Sox team is a collection of misfit toys and they are going nowhere this season. I remember keeping track of the 85-88 offenses from box scores in the newspaper when I was in high school....and this offense is even worse than some of those teams, at least without Beckham and Viciedo.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 7, 2013 -> 07:01 PM) Which makes you wonder, is there something we don't know? Is the coaching staff blind? No, just stubborn. Clearly, at this time, Santiago has the second best stuff in the rotation, and he's looked better than Sale this year with the exception of getting battered around by the Indians when he came into the game on short notice to replace Floyd. Other than that, he's been like 2011 first half Sergio Santos or 2012 Donnie Veal.

111 pitches. Chicago White Sox baseball. Being carried by two 30th round draft picks nobody had even heard about 2 years ago at this time, except for those who watched Axelrod in the College World Series playing for UC-Irvine (Go Anteaters!)

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:27 PM) Here's a question: did they flat out miss the tears last year when he had similar pain? Quite possible. Or we're not giving him nearly enough credit for "manning up" and pitching in pain as we should have. (Not that it's advisable from the club's point of view, but it is respected by his teammates, like Konerko trying to play through last season).

Santiago entering the bottom of the 7th near the brink. Already at 99 pitches.

The amazing thing is that Jordan Danks, with his long, "sweeping" swing, took out a 99 MPH fastball yesterday.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) The signing was fine as long as they didn't have to overexpose him. The Beckham injury has been a killer with this. Although they would have probably been just as well off with paying Eduardo Escobar the minimum to do the exact same thing. Looks like Santiago has done an amazing job stranding runners throughout this game.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) The signing was fine as long as they didn't have to overexpose him. The Beckham injury has been a killer with this. Although they would have probably been just as well off with paying Eduardo Escobar the minimum to do the exact same thing.

QUOTE (Baron @ May 7, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) There ya go and now everyone bomb Ken's twitter Rosenthal?

If Santiago isn't winning a spot in the starting rotation, I don't know what else he has to do to prove himself. He is pitching better than John Danks ever pitched for about 85-90% of his career.

If Santiago isn't winning a spot in the starting rotation, I don't know what else he has to do to prove himself.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 7, 2013 -> 04:43 PM) I agree. He's fine. Not great and a lot of ST'ers only remember the couple mistakes he's made. My dad insists that he always steps forward to early when he receives throws and that it costs him range...I don't know if I see that. One issue with Dunn is that he always seem to "set up" and lock into a position to catch the ball...then, for whatever reason, he's having a very difficult time adjusting. Part of it is simply his size and frame.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 7, 2013 -> 04:14 PM) I've been told over and over he is one of the best in the game!! When you don't make the playoffs with Trout, Pujols, Trumbo, Greinke, etc., you're going to be on the hot seat eventually. Scioscia's still living off the fumes of the early 2000's glory and the 2002 World Series title, which came one year before Moreno arrived on the scene.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-190949158.html

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 03:20 PM) Dunn has been fine defensively at 1B since he's been on the Sox. What do the various defensive metrics say? I would just think (subjectively) he's a bit below average...certainly better than in LF, though. Not as good with scooping the ball out of the dirt as Paulie, but better range and he gets to more balls than Konerko due to his height and a bit more athleticism.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 7, 2013 -> 03:13 PM) He needs to show he can still be a productive hitter. Some huge question marks about his bat speed. It's kind of sad. A lot more fans hoping with their hearts over their brains with Paulie...at least what we've seen out of him so far in 2013.