Chicago White Sox

Nice quick out, two more to go Nate.

I will say this, it's pretty remarkable we're above .500 two months in when Abreu has been worth -0.5 WAR.

Come on Jose! Get us one more run!

Saladino now has a 107 wRC+ despite BB% & K% decently worse than his recent minor league averages.

Ball four base hit!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) Saladino will need to jack one for us to win this game. We're going to win!?!?!?!

That was the pitch to hit...f***.

Saladino will need to jack one for us to win this game.

Ball four base hit!

I can't believe it even took that long to reverse it.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 31, 2016 -> 01:05 PM) You don't have to have a manager. Just have a laptop in the dugout and follow the stats. GMAFB. Baseball is an incredibly mental game and a manager's influence goes beyond their in-game decision-making. How about Robin provides some leadership and gets this team to stop pressing? Teams rarely go into multi-week funks after one tough loss, but he we are still losing day after day. If Robin can't right this ship, then it's time to see if Renteria can. Also, name one private-sector occupation where the complete failure of a team doesn't cost the manager his job? Why is it in baseball that many fail to hold the manager accountable and say "blame the players". When an entire team underperforms, the manager must be held responsible too. I'm just shocked that there are this many people willing to give Robin a free pass at this point.

Great stuff as usual raBBit! Was hoping it was mechanical changes driving his performance after reading your interview with Buddy Bell and it sounds like that may in fact be the case.

Stop the bleeding! Please stop the bleeding!

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ May 31, 2016 -> 01:25 AM) Move them out of state where there is no MLB. Create a new fan base. People will tolerate a relocated losing organization. Plus more TV revenue. There is absolutely no market that offers more upside than a split Chicago. Montreal is probably the closest thing and MLB will likely be adding a team there anyways when they expand to 32 teams in the not too distant future. I'm not sure where this idea comes from that our franchise would be better off moving, but the notion is pure garbage.

QUOTE (SpankyEaton @ May 30, 2016 -> 08:09 PM) I guess we will have to wait until the end of the year to see the changes. I would love to see Renteria get a chance now but I don't think that's going to solve anything. Kenny Williams getting fired and JR selling the team would help, but I honestly think the Sox will move in the next ten years. I went to the Cubs game today because of my fiancé and can't see the Sox competing and staying afloat financially even though deep down I hope they do and get families to the park since that's where I think they can compete with the Cubs. Do you guys think we need to worry about a move? No, not at all.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ May 30, 2016 -> 07:17 PM) My biggest gripe is not against Ventura but those who decided to hire him. This has to top everything in baseball stupidity. He didn't go through the usual steps that lead to management. He was basically set up for failure. Did we even interview a second candidate when we hired him? I'm under the impression we did not, which is an epic fail in and of itself.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ May 30, 2016 -> 06:35 PM) Fans are meatheads. If you run an organization paying attention to their idiotic wants and decrees you have no chance. And if you run an organization without any accountability you will have no chance. Sometimes those "meathead" fans are right and this is one of those times. Robin is a joke and needs to go.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 30, 2016 -> 05:42 PM) Greg, they were up 7-1, 5-1, and 4-2 in the Royals series. The bullpen holds and it's a sweep. It's absolutely hyperbole. Have you seen the NL? Why are you wasting your time with him? He's an internet character looking for attention.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:10 PM) OK I get you. But what if Melky would have grounded into a 4-6-3 DP? What would have been the reaction Anger, but not at the decision. Outside of two posters, the entire board strongly objected the idea of bunting before it happened.

Today wasn't just about the bunt though. Robin also batted Shuck 5th, started Rollins over Saladino against a RHP, pulled Albers for Duke when the batter had stronger splits against LHP (plus burned two relievers late in a one run game), & pinch-hit in the 9th with Navarro over Avi & Saladino. Just an absolutely horrific display of managing today.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) And to add to that Tony, if Frazier doesn't get it done, you set the stage for Mr. -76 wRC+ And to add to that fathom, Frazier was in like a 1/22 slump coming into that at-bat.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) This season ended on Rua's bomb. Team has lost all of its confidence and swagger since. And that falls 100% on Robin. A good leader would have gotten the team past that game.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) Why Navarro over Avi Because Navarro is a switch-hitter so technically a lefty in Robin's mind.

Wow, bulls*** call to end the game. Quite fitting.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ May 30, 2016 -> 02:43 PM) Calling Jose HR. Ballsy call on 0-2.