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101 MPH on the gun.

One out, Avila on 1st.

And the DREADED lead-off walk. Can just imagine Harrelson announcing this one now.

What happened? Wild pitch? Why was Butler trying to score there? How can you have 1st and 3rd, no outs, and not score the 3rd run there?

Somehow this week is more fun rooting against the Tigers than rooting FOR the White Sox. Maybe because Monday sucked, and the White Sox didn't show up to play Tuesday and seemed like they were more concerned with getting to the airport on time to get out of town than winning the game Thursday... To think we went 1-3 this week and are going to gain 1/2 game on the Tigers...can't believe it. And obviously this game is FAR from over.

Tigers were set up to tie the game and have blown two chances....the dreaded Peralta now up to bat. Leadoff double goes for naught. Nine more outs for the Royals to get.

Now, 9 times out of 10 when you have bases loaded, no outs and either score 0 or 1 runs, you will go on and lose that game... We'll see if that occurs here. Tigers escaped a major bullet there.

Thanks for that Mr. Cain. I would love to pull out the July pitching market discussion thread for a slew of derogatory/dismissive comments directed at Guthrie. He's actually been much better than Zack Greinke, for example.

Bases loaded, no outs. Need AT LEAST two runs here. TB losing 2-0 to the Blue Jays as well. Every little bit helps.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 03:48 PM) sweep = miracle two = it's all good one = could be much worse swept = partial meltdown Partial only because of the fact we were already swept there once, so it wouldn't be AS shocking, although we do have our 3 best pitchers slated to go. And we have the four game home series still on the calendar. We lose those first two though, ESPN Sunday Night, all the pressure on Sale going against Verlander...you'll already have that partial meltdown, especially if the Tigers would be going back into first place again by one game. Then you have the recent play of Balt, Oakland and the Rays, and the Angels are going to make one more run at it.

Usually...at least in the past, I thought every team in MLB was allotted 6 spots?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 03:22 PM) Its been noted that the one non-pitching position where the Sox seem to have some decent talent depth, is in the outfield. So, thread idea... list your, say, top 10 outfielders in the Sox system. We can do this for pitchers too, or other positions, later (though at some positions there aren't even 10 guys, more like 5, worth mentioning). With his time in service, let's say Jordan Danks is ineligible. Same with Dan Johnson. So to start, here are my top 10 outfielders, just for fun... 1. Courtney Hawkins 2. Trayce Thompson 3. Jared Mitchell 4. Keenyn Walker 5. Brady Shoemaker 6. Brandon Short 7. Mark Haddow 8. Michael Earley 9. Jose Martinez 10. Kale Kiser How about yours? No KWJR?

The biggest flaw in AJ's game this year has been blocking pitches, IMO, and his pitch calling in recent months to the relievers. He doesn't move his body and tends to stab at the ball instead of blocking it. We've had numerous wild pitches that shouldn't have been...advancing runners into scoring position. And our success throwing out opposing baserunners (both Flowers and AJ) has gone down from the first half of the season. Part of it's being tired and worn down, the other part of it is bad habits which have formed in his defensive approach.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 01:10 PM) You have to wonder if his slump at the plate is causing him to lose his focus behind the plate. He's playing just awful baseball of late. Hope it doesn't come out later that he was concerned about his future and next contract negotiation looming in the offseason...as the reason why he's struggling now so much late in the season. Would rather believe it's because Ventura pushed him too hard in the first 3-4 months and didn't give him enough time off.

Ramirez just passed Konerko in RBI's. Weird.

Well, this one is definitely not looking positive...Axelrod, of all our pitchers, really bailed us out yesterday.

What's the latest YOUK update? The ubiquitous "day to day"? Aren't we all, as Farmio always says.

Feels almost exactly like a repeat of the Sale start. Two guys pitching on fumes that have never been extended so long in their careers. They won't make excuses, but it has to be at least SOMETHING of a factor.

Quintana's having way too many games now where he gives up crooked numbers early. Usually, he's been able to recover and gut it out for 3-4 more innings, but we can't afford to be down so much early every time he goes out there...especially against the really good teams in baseball. 8-2 OAK over the Indians. Oakland is actually getting within shouting distance of the Rangers for 1st place in the AL West.

why is there an instant replay sign up? White Sox Baseball: Beware the Two Out Walks and/or Runs...they will come back to bite you.

Well, THAT was fast. At least we won yesterday. Getting swept four in a row would have been hard to recover from going into DET. And thankfully the Royals showed up as well at home. Seems like whenever you have runners thrown out at the plate, bad things always happen to your chances about 80% of the time...especially on the road.

Quintana's velocity seems down a bit. There have been some starts where he's been at 91-92 and even 93. There's a surprise. Oakland pounding the Indians yet again. 6-2.

Why wasn't Beckham there around the plate to tell AJ to get down and slide? I know he picked up a hit to drive in one...and was hot yesterday, but he still should have been there.

Okay. Merge with minor league news. By the way, why isn't Salvador Sanchez on the roster? http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=527