Chicago White Sox

I'm just glad we got one out of that inning, could of easily had a goose egg there with those groundouts.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 26, 2015 -> 07:25 PM) Hit a blast Jose Nice call!!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 26, 2015 -> 07:17 PM) Wouldn't shock me if we see Beckham at 2nd and Davidson at 3rd in a few weeks I would be shocked if we saw Davidson at 3B in a few weeks. He has not done enough to earn a look at the major league job.

Lol...I'm not ready to write off Sanchez just yet, but anyone thinking he would be an upgrade over Micah with the bat was out of their mind. Unfortunately, he's just an incredibly limited hitter. He's got utility infielder written all over him IMO.

Sox have six starters in their lineup tonight with OPS's below .625, which is almost impossible to fathom this late into the season. How we are only four games below .500 is beyond incredible.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 26, 2015 -> 07:46 AM) I dragged this team up to .500 once. Can I do it again? Dude, you are our only hope.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 26, 2015 -> 01:01 AM) We score zero runs. Doesn't matter how great we do in the field. Let's start worry about actually hitting the ball. Feels like everyone is mentioning the defense when the offense has been just as bad if not worst. You can't win games when you consistently score 0-3 runs every game. Which is why we need try something to get it going. Shuffle the lineup a bit, moving Melky down to 6th and the 3B platoon up to 2nd. Bench LaRoche against LHP or at least move him well down the order. I would also like to see Kotteras called up and given some playing time at catcher. I'm guessing that he's beyond terrible defensively, but we can't keep starting Flowers on most days when our offense is struggling to score a run. There's nothing to lose at this point, so you might as well see what you have in Kotteras.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 24, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) Even with a good spring training, if you would have told me Hawkins would be at .167 on May 24, I would have believed it. For him to be at .267, with a .335 OBP, is damn good. And hopefully he'll just progress from here. K rate is at about 33%, needs to get that closer to 25% to feel comfortable about his chances at the major league level. Still, I'm not going to complain about a 21 year old in AA with history of contact issue posting those numbers.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2015 -> 06:03 PM) Typically when a team is one of, if not the worst, teams in the Majors in hitting, fielding and base running, they're going to lose a lot of games. If they can't get things turned around, thoughts of contending will be done in a few weeks. Avi being injured highlights just how weak the offense is. Eaton's been far and away the most productive player this week. Need to shuffle some things in the order though, and I would suggest Conor batting 2nd and Melky in the 6-7 range. This is exactly what I suggested earlier in this thread. Move Melky down to 6th and hope he gets going soon.

Flowers is beyond pathetic. And f*** you Ventura for actually letting a guy who struggles to make contact bat in a situation where even a bloop single would tie the game. Why the f*** is Bonifacio on this team if he's not going to be used as a pinch hitter late in games against LHP?

This is like a never ending nightmare. "Here comes Flowers". Why not pinch-hit here??

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2015 -> 05:48 PM) Wait, why is JB batting? God only knows...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 23, 2015 -> 05:45 PM) Total bases, hits, rbi's, runs, hits all were down. Lol...a bunch of counting stats went down because he played in 25% less games.

That at-bat sucked. At least the team is going with a fight.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 23, 2015 -> 05:36 PM) League started catching up on him 2nd half of last year. lol...dude put up a .948 OPS and wasn't even 100%.

Alright Abreu, time to extend that hit streak with your first HR in weeks. No more f***ing around, we need you to man up and tie this game now.

Come on Melky, we need you right now buddy.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 23, 2015 -> 05:24 PM) Say what you will about Sanchez, but Flowers is the biggest weak link on this team. His CERA is awful, average pitch framer coming into this season, has forgotten how to take a walk when he was an OBP machine in the minors, average blocker with balls in the dirt, minimal contact rate, below average CS%. At least Sanchez can throw the leather. 100% agree. We can't keep trotting Flowers out there on a regular basis. Soto hasn't been very good either, but I'm willing to give him an extended look as the starter and hope that more playing time leads to better at-bats. It should be clear to all of us that Flowers is not the answer.

I honestly think we got to get Melky out of the two-hole. Move him down to sixth and see if he can get his offense going. No idea who I'd bat second though. Sanchez is not an option IMO, which leaves you Alexei or Conor/Gordon.

It's a miracle that we've scored three runs with this lineup. If the Sox can hang around for another month or so, Hahn better find an upgrade at C or 3B.

And I think most of you are completely wrong about Littlefinger's feelings towards Sansa. Dude is obsessed with her as she reminds him of her mother, the only women Littlefinger ever loved. He would definitely not purposely put her in harm's way, hell he killed Lysa without a solid plan in place to protect her. The idea that he would give her up to Ramsey Bolton is beyond ridiculous. Of course the show uses the "I've never heard much about him" excuse, which goes against everything we know about Littlefinger. This is a guy who is very calculating, there is no way he wouldn't have done his research on a potential marriage partner for Sansa. I'm fine with changes from the books, but this move go against his character and is stupid IMO.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 20, 2015 -> 05:20 PM) But that response doesn't answer the two biggest issues with Littlefinger's plan. He needs Sansa alive, yet he does no research re: Ramsay. If Sansa is dead, do you really think the fiercely independent North bows to Littlefinger - even if he avenges Sansa's death/routs the Boltons? Littlefinger barely has control of the Vale - and only through Robin Arryn. Again, acknowledging that the books and show are different entities on this point, why would the Lords of the Vale agree to go to war on Robin Arryn/Littlefinger's say so?* On the rape, it's a plot device that, like the Jamie-Cersei rape, halts the momentum it seems like the show was trying to build for the character. Jamie is on a redemptive arc, but then he rapes Cersei setting back any growth he's shown as a character. Sansa finally starts to gain some agency/stop becoming a victim. Half a season into that arc, she gets raped while Theon watches. I get that it's a plot device to replace Jeyne Poole and I've been dreading the scene all season. I'm saying it was poorly done and slows/halts Sansa's character growth. She's back to the damsel in distress that needs to be saved - by either Theon or Brienne. Also of note, don't get me started on how dumb the Dorne scenes were this week. After how well they portrayed Oberyn last season, the portrayal of the Sand Snakes has been comically awful. EDIT: * I acknowledge that Robin Arryn is the ruler of the Vale, but as we've seen in King's Landing, the decisions of a weak leader are not really respected. Littlefinger is an outsider in the Vale - the foundation has not been laid for him to be able to send the Vale to war. Great post. 100% agree with everything here.

I think his improved K rate is making him a legitimate option for the 4th OF role at some point in the future, but overall his offensive numbers aren't very impressive. Or said another way, he doesn't look close to starter material IMO. However, if he can be even passable with the bat in small doses, his ability as a good to plus defender at all three OF spots will make him a very solid bench player. In fact, I think there's a decent chance he replaces Shuck at some point this year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 20, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) .279/.466/.861 in May. Huge, huge problem. He is killing the offense. Considering how much you pined for Grady Sizemore, and couldn't have been more wrong, why don't you give this a little time? I think you are wrong yet again. Not only is LaRoche a slow starter, but he has also been adjusting to a new league and the DH mentality. If there's one guy on the team we should give some time before writing-off it's Adam.

QUOTE (onedude @ May 20, 2015 -> 03:53 AM) Last episode is rated the worst episode on Rotten Tomatoes. I agree. Not a fan of this season at all. I knew they needed to change things, subtract here, add here, condense and reestablish things...but the direction they've gone with doing that has not been good at all this season. Going with Dorne as the main new storyline this season has been a failure...especially cutting Arianne, Darkstar, Oakheart, Quentyn, and Aegon. Yeah, they've really botched the Dorne storyline IMO. Too little character development and world building. Honestly, most of the storylines feel a bit rushed this season. I was all for condensing books 4 & 5, but I really think they've gone too far. Also, I find the Sansa storyline completely ridiculous and counter-productive for the character.