Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) Nice play by Albers. Terrific play regardless of the call.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:37 PM) My blood pressure is good Baron, I'm with you man, watching Flowers makes me want to murder a bunch of puppies.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) Gota better suggestion? I'm all ears. QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) He really needs a break lower in order. Honestly, that's the problem with our lineup and why LaRoche is f***ing us so badly right now. I'd be ok with Avi batting 6th or 7th, but would prefer a better bat behind Abreu. Unfortunately, we don't have that guy on the roster right now unless Adam gets going.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) They are about to be winning. Another bogus review call saved them last inning Which game are you watching fathom?

I really hate Avi as our #5 hitter.

Come on Jose, need this run badly.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:23 PM) Not a good 30 minutes for him No doubt, but he's done more than enough to deserve some rookie slack.

Tie ball game b****es! Let's keep this going!!!

God Sanchez is making me look bad & I'm loving it!!

Come on Carlos, get on base buddy.

No time to dwell on the error, Saladino needs to come out and tie the game this inning one way or the other.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:11 PM) I dont get the excuses made for him. I believe he's struck out 70+ times and only walked 9. How is that good? His swing is so horrid he should really just stand there and take pitches. It's because someone here mentioned we were middle of the pack production wise at catcher and some people just assumed that meant Flowers was ok this year despite Soto providing the entirety of the value.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 08:05 PM) I loathe Stanks even more. I feel some compassion for Danks cause of the injury, none whatsoever for Tumbleweeds.

Time to pull Danks!!!

I loathe Tyler Flowers.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:55 PM) How many eams have a 5th starter that pitches well every game? 3 outings this month giving up nothing. Go to royalstalk. Problem is Erik Johnson is likely a better option, so it's frustrating to watch these s***ty starts 75% of the time.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:54 PM) Shuck has historically been decent vs LHP IIRC Was just trying to remember if someone on this board said this. Good to hear.

Nice double Abreu!

This game is far from over, but Robin needs to pull Danks at the first sign of trouble.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 07:47 PM) Shut up, Red Sox fans. This.

Big f***ing strikeout right there.

This s*** is unreal!

Antonio Rodriguez hit his 6th HR. Batting average is still really low, but that looks like the result of some bad luck. He's dropped his K rate significantly this year while maintaining his power. The BB rate still needs a lot of work, but the kid is improving. Happy with his season so far and can't wait to see him at Kannapolis next year. Will be nice to finally have some age appropriate position players on that team.

Regarding LaRoche, I think we need to start playing him at 1B more frequently to see if that can help him get going. Worst case scenario it improves the defense a bit. And we definitely need to start platooning him. I don't care if that's a shot to his ego, but he should not be facing LHP under a normal circumstance.

Blue Jays lost in the 10th, so we're only 2 games behind them in the wild card race. I still think you trade Shark if the offer is right, but it's absolutely crazy how open the playoff picture is right now. None of the other teams in the mix for that second wild card spot are any better than us if the recent turnarounds from guys like Melky, Alexei, & Sanchez are for real.