Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 12:43 PM) Wow this is definitive Yeah, I’m sold now.

Phillies are going to snag Bohm right in front of us just like they did Nick Burdi in the Rule 5.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 10:55 AM) Saw on Twitter - Konerko hit his inside the park home run in Tropicana 18 years ago today. Crazy. I remember my dad came home from work, asked me how the Sox scored, I told him and he thought I was messing with him. I still remember watching that game. One of my favorite moments in Sox history.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 08:55 AM) FWIW, if you take out opening day, Matt Davidson is 4-26, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 8 BB, 12K, .308 slg, .371 opb, .679 OPS. 100% fair response, but that’s why it’s called a hot take. The walk rate has been ridiculous and is making me question my own pessimism towards Matt. I’m hopeful that when the weather heats up the power will return. And I’m not suggesting Davidson will ever be a star (he won’t), but potentially a serviceable DH option. Just two weeks ago he was the one guy on the roster I wish wasn’t on it, so this is as hot of a take as I could come up with.

Now that we're 10 games deep into this lovely season, I'd thought it would be fun to see some takes on players based on this incredibly small sample size. I'll obviously go first with a couple. 1) Carson Fulmer is NOT a starter but should be a very good reliever 2) Matt Davidson has actually figured s*** out & will be a solid DH option 3) Reynaldo Lopez is going to pitch like a legit #3 starter this season

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 12:41 AM) Reminds me why owners never pay for stadiums. They are a bad investment. Threatening to move is a good way to force it on tax payers. Too bad they don't hear "no". The Sox would be in Tampa right now if we said no.

Wow, Basabe 5-5 since I ripped his slow start mid game yesterday.

Not to be a hater, but how many ground balls has Avi hit this year? Doesn’t appear to be getting any more lift and that’s going to be a problem when his BABIP regresses back to the mean.

Apparently the only way to stop Bennetti from telling more funnies is to actually escape an inning.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:54 PM) It's going to be nice when Sox pitchers start throwing strikes again and when Sox batters start getting hits again. FIFY

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 02:38 PM) We just look... defeated We still have 15 outs to score four runs and that feels basically impossible at the moment.

What the f*** is happening with this defense?!?!

QUOTE (Anderdale @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 08:52 PM) 3 more k's for collins. Looks like the swing isn't fixed. All swinging too.

Basabe really struggling to start the year.

Tie ball game!

Wow, close call there. Bases loaded Sox.

The defense is f***ing killing us lately...

Looks like we’ll be going to the pen early today. MiGo at 27 pitches already.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 07:30 AM) Living in Tampa area for the winter, I get to see a lot of the Rays. They get good starting pitching and Cobb is good but they are an awful team. Remind me of some of the past expansion teams. A few good young players and veterans and the rest look like AAA material. More amazing, they are going w a 3 man rotation. They went into the year wanting a 4 man and one got hurt so they changed to a 3 man and use days off and bullpen day to get through. This franchise needs an implosion. the Sox should sweep as long as they get by Cobb. Do you mean Archer? Cobb isn’t on the team anymore and was never as good as Chris.

I think the days of a 70 FV fastball projection are done with and his ability to become a legit TOR starter will depend on his secondary offerings. Other than the curveball, those pitches have come a long way. And while I didn’t get to see him a ton in spring training, he finally demonstrated that plus curveball on a consistent basis in his start against the Cubs. I do disagree with the notion that he can completely abdandon his curve and a TOR starter. He’ll need to learn how to pitch without it at times and he seems to have enough quality offerings now to survive, but that curveball needs to be his biggest weapon if he wants to dominate on a consistent basis.

Nice job getting out of that Reynaldo, now let’s get him some runs boys!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2018 -> 02:16 PM) That was a strike Nasty pitch too. Lopez looks awesome today. Velocity maintaining at 95 MPH.

I’ll be honest, I’m going to be pretty pissed if Lopez holds the Tigers to one and doesn’t get the win. It’s still very early, but no excuse to get shut out by Mike f***ing Fiers.

Davidson K’s on an 87 MPH fastball, the skepticism is starting to grow again.

Am I crazy or has Fiers been in the high 80s all day and we can’t get to him?