Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 26, 2016 -> 08:21 AM) He probably did get fired in Miami at least in part due to his comments on Castro, though. Sox should send down Sands and call up Hayes.

QUOTE (hi8is @ May 25, 2016 -> 08:16 PM) If only we would have signed Cespedes. Imagine what his OPS would have translated to in terms of wins above Avi. That's the only thing that pisses me off about the offseason. It was clear we needed another impact bat and Cespedes was there for the taking. I blame ownership more for that than I do Hahn though. He was a player worth opening the checkbook for and it seems like Hahn didn't have enough financial flexibility to add an impact free agent. Hell, Ian Desmond would be looking pretty good right now at SS over Rollins.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2016 -> 07:29 PM) The only way to have Lucroy on your team is NOT having Anderson to bring up because he was just traded. UNLESS the White Sox were also willing to take on all of Ryan Braun's contract as well...which you know JR will never do. What would be your proposed trade that DOESN'T involve Anderson? Fulmer for a rental? Hahn won't do that. A package built around Adams might be able to get you Lucroy.

Must win game today. Quintana & the offense both need to bring it. We can not let Cleveland get within half a game of first place.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2016 -> 09:15 PM) Saladino is a good defensive player who is fine as the 9th hitter. Problem is the catcher and CF spot are also players that are defense-first. Just not enough offensive talent in the lineup I think we can carry Saladino & Jackson if we can get a legit DH. Avila is a real problem and Navarro is such a bad framer that he's not the full time answer either. The catcher position has to be addressed IMO.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ May 24, 2016 -> 06:32 PM) One bad game? Have you looked at Saladino's entire body of work? Rollins has a significantly better OBP and OPS in a greater number of at-bats. Given that Tyler's numbers plummeted with increased exposure last year, I believe the same would happen this year if we let it go on. So that gap should widen. Also, despite his speed, Saladino's produced no steals, and been caught twice. Once due to an awful slide. His one advantage is defense, and I reject the notion that Rollins is so bad that his offensive superiority doesn't cover it. Rollins has a .483 OPS against RHP, making him arguably one of the worst hitters in baseball against such pitchers. Throw in defense and no logical argument can be made for Jimmy over Tyler.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ May 24, 2016 -> 05:53 PM) Why is Saladino playing again? He wasn't useless enough yesterday? Ugh. So you want to bench guys for having one bad game? Don't think we could field a full lineup aftet last night I guess. And honestly, who do you want to see in there? Rollins??? No one else can play SS.

Avila is a real problem at catcher. Outside of drawing some walks, his bat is completely useless. Whether it's Lucroy or a lesser option, we desperately need to add another catcher IMO.

QUOTE (ron883 @ May 23, 2016 -> 10:12 PM) 2 hr for Delmonico. He is absolutely destroying AA. He is only 23 too. Do we have a legit hitter in the making? We might. We're talking about a former over-slot signing (got $1.5M as a 6th round pick) and Orioles top 10 prospect who was side-tracked due to off the field issues. I'm not ready to include in our five year plan, but there's clearly a ton of talent there and his left-handed bat stands out in a system devoid of offensive talent. I'd give him a few more weeks at AA as his BABIP is bound to regress some, but would move him up to Charlotte shortly thereafter.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 23, 2016 -> 08:24 PM) I want him to be good so bad. I have hope every time he comes up, not sure why anymore I do too for some reason, but the velocity is gone for some reason.

Dude is a f***ing headcase. Serves up one meatball and all of the sudden it's the walk show.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ May 23, 2016 -> 07:47 PM) Johnson is incapable of "bringing it" sadly. He just needs to not suck and go 6 innings. Well that's what I meant by bringing it. His last start was a total disaster and I'm getting sick and tired of attending all his starts. Dude needs to man up and keep us in the game. Can't be a headcase tonight if he ever wants to start another game for the Chicago White Sox.

Johnson needs to bring it tonight. This may be his last shot to show something with the Sox. No no more excuses, it's put up or shut up time.

How did Meera kill a White Walker just seconds after one of the Children of the Forrest failed to do so with a similar spear?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 22, 2016 -> 10:55 PM) That was amazing. Wow. Hold the door. There were a ton of revelations and plot progression in that episode. I've actually been pretty down on this season so far, but tonight's episode was incredible IMO.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ May 22, 2016 -> 05:04 PM) The vote in Addison was all Pate's doing, he was a Cub fan and didn't want the Sox in Addison. Here's the thing, when we first moved to DuPage county in 1972, we lived about a mile west of the proposed site in Bloomingdale, it was in an empty field no where near the main population center of Addison. Most of the traffic heading to the park would be from 355 to the south and 290 from the east and the north. From the west fans would have driven on North Ave or Lake street. I'm not even sure the land was in Addison, it was just about a mile south of Medinah Country Club. Where the Dave & Buster's is located? I work across the street from Medinah Country Club and can't even begin to think how awesome it would be right now if the Sox were located down the road.

He was also a Wilder signing IIRC, which doesn't help when you're a fringe prospect to begin with. Not surprised the org chose to move him at such a young age.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ May 22, 2016 -> 06:10 PM) Is there any reason not to swap Coats and Sands at this point? I'm almost more intrigued by Danny Hayes. I might be ok with swapping out Sands & Sanchez for Hayes & Luery Garcia. I think those moves provide us with a stronger overall bench.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 22, 2016 -> 05:54 PM) Attendance looked good, sox won, beat Royals, Indians lost. All good things

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 22, 2016 -> 04:08 PM) Rollins destroys lefties that's what he does. Which is fine, but should make him our backup IF and not our starting shortstop. I definitely don't want to cut Rollins as he seems to bring a lot to the clubhouse, but it's clearly time to give Saladino an extended look.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 22, 2016 -> 04:03 PM) 3-8 over the last 11 but a run differential of just -2. Been in every game, hopefully it's a sign it's just been a rough patch. Need to win a series again, no better time to do it. Outside of a completely dead offense the past few days, the team hasn't been playing that bad. An over-achieving bullpen hit a rough patch, Latos came back down to Earth, and we stranded a lot of RISP in close games that turned up costly. The team is better than the record as of late.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 22, 2016 -> 04:02 PM) I'll give it to Ventura... the spring training line up worked out. ? Sands, Sanchez, & our DH Rollins went a combined 0/10. Credit goes to Frazier & Melky, definitely not Robin.

Absolutely critical win heading into tomorrow's double-header. Major props to Rodon for keeping us in the game until the offense found itself.

Sox win!!!

K this f***!