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Fun bad has arrived. Wheels now officially coming off.

Heath is waiting to come in and clean things up, haha.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:33 PM) Lots of talk yearning for the return of Gordon...but do you really want to see Gillaspie go to the bench? Do we prefer Gordon to Keppinger? If he's 100% healthy, yes. We need some more pop in the line-up...Gordon's more of a home run threat (scary, I said it).

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:30 PM) The next 2 weeks is definitely danger time. If the Sox keep playing poorly, they can easily put themselves into a hole that statistically is very difficult to overcome. With that said, a lot of this has to fall on the pitching, as the offense scored a decent amount of runs against 3 of the 4 best pitchers in the AL. And you just have a feeling that by May 10th, the Angels are going to be playing better....that's a scary home series...because their biggest weakness is pitching, but it's also our weakness. Jones has regressed from where he was in the middle of last season. Control...control...control.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:28 PM) With all the injuries, it's been hard to get a lot of continuity in the lineup/on the field. Having Keppinger and Greene at 2B has definitely had a domino effect...we all knew that Beckham's defense was important, but we didn't realize how much the dropoff was going to be with little things like hitting the cutoff man. They've been woeful at that so far this year. We've given up an extra base to runners how many times this year already?

Great work bullpen. Only Torii Hunter has more multi-hit games this year than Kinsler.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:26 PM) Gimenez must have said something awful to that home plate ump. He hasn't caught a break yet When you're playing in our 12th or 13th MLB game at age 30, you're not going to get much respect from umps yet. Another factor lost with AJ, that gamesmanship angle with the umps and opposing players.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:24 PM) He's also a .607 OPS career hitter against lefties. You have to pick your sample. He started out 1 for 18 this year in that category....but 7 for his last 18. That's a pretty strong recent trend. Combined with Veal's horrible trend recently, it's not a great combination.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:23 PM) Soon. If this was Will Ohman, he'd already be packing up And Ohman had a decent-sized contract comparatively.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) Why oh why do you bring Veal in when he's been so awful? De Aza played that one awful as well. DeAza really should have had it. When the announcers are comparing you to Nelson Cruz defensively.... That said, Moreland was 7 for his last 18 against LH pitchers.

YAY SABR ANALYSIS VENTURA.... DeAza misplayed it again, took the wrong route and first step was in the opposite direction. MORELAND NOW 8 for his last 19 against lefties. Great work, Ventura.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:16 PM) Not at all, it's just it could get awkward if the wheels completely fall off. Reminds me of how Hawk used to say that Ozzie could easily have 2 or 3 World Series rings. He won't turn on Ventura, but he'll get awfully quiet and you'll be able to tell he's barely controlling himself from going off. Combined with a snort and a sigh.

Was about to give up on this game for Iron Man 3....but pulled back in. It's weird, the Chinese version is supposed to be a bit different, with additional scenes shot in China as well as the inclusion of one of the more famous actresses here now, Fan Bing Bing. Walks always end up killing the White Sox in Arlington. Solo homers are one thing... If Donnie Veal comes in, this is his last chance.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:13 PM) He had some big ones last year when De Aza went down, too. I have to think his stretch with the Sox since he came back last year has been his best stretch as a major leaguer. He had a real tough time his first time here, probably because Ozzie thought he should be an MLB starter He got overexposed. He did hit a huge game winner in late 2008 against the Tigers, I remember that game vividly. And the way he played in the post-season, he was one of our best hitters, if not THE best.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:08 PM) And Sandy...oy, bad times. Back when Carlos Baerga was a great hitter, Lofton was ultra dangerous and Vizquel was the best SS in history unless you want to go with Ozzie Smith over him.

Hey, we made an opposing pitcher pay for a mistake. Career homer #31 for Wise. Perhaps the most important in his SOX career since the end of the 2008 season. 60 MPH curveball floating up there.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:07 PM) In my dumb opinion, this Tigers team is the most talented team the Sox have had to contend with in the AL Central since those loaded Indians teams with Manny and Thome, etc. Or the Twins/Tigers in the 2nd half of 2006 when they both blew by the White Sox....Liriano and Verlander were both coming into their own, Morneau and Mauer and Hunter and all those guys were close to being in their primes. The Twins had that White Sox 1983-ish second half run.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Great post Another advantage of Viciedo coming back....DeAza will have to play CF. Got the break at 1B. Can the White Sox take advantage offensively?

FWIW, Rangers' announcers said the rumor about Gillaspie is that he was complaining to Bochy about lack of playing time. That probably explains why they gave up on him pretty quickly...change of scenery thing, like Jon Rauch pushed himself into with KW about 10 years ago. Bochy runs a pretty tight ship.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 07:57 PM) I think next year it will be someone outside the organization starting in CF. Which will suck, because it means that Mitchell, Thompson and Walker all stalled in their development to the point where, ONCE AGAIN, we had to go outside of the organization for talent, either overpaying for a FA or giving up pitching depth from the minors. Otherwise, it's a mini-"fire sale" to find a CFer. Tigers beating up the Twins 6-1 behind Verlander...Tigers starting to play much better baseball. The might not be waiting until August to wake up from their stupor this season.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 07:54 PM) De Aza job needs to in jeopardy because he is hurting the team this year. Q is toast. Who could replace him? Casper Wells in CF? Wise? Danks? Those are the only guys capable of playing CF, and Wise really shouldn't be there anymore.

18 errors ties for 6th in the majors and unless the other teams near the top both made multiple errors...that's the worst fielding percentage in the American League.

You know it's bad when a 6'5" 1B doesn't even make an attempt at a throw. Well, Greene did come up as a SS. When it rains, it pours. And, of course, it all starts to go wrong. Crazy karom down in the corner as well. Another error for the defense on DeAza? Jesus.

On the plus side, our 2/8 with RISP has raised our average coming into the game from .180, haha. Team batting average raised from one point to .230.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20130430 Something new. Hawkins with a double and single, a walk, RBI and only one K. Now at .182.