Chicago White Sox

f***, I thought we had him there.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) Whoops, that is now 10. my bad.. Too bad he only has 1 more inning I'd let him throw 170 pitches and go for the strikeout record.

Double digit Ks!!

I really think we need to change up the lineup a bit. Give Beckham & Soto the bulk of playing time at 3B & C, while moving Melky down in the lineup. 1. Eaton, CF 2. Beckham, 2B 3. Abreu, 1B/DH 4. LaRoche, DH/1B 5. Avi Garcia, RF 6. Melky Cabrera, LF 7. Ramirez, SS 8. Soto, C 9. Carlos Sanchez, 2B

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 08:05 PM) He's actually doing quite well vs LHP these days. I'll admit I was surprised to see his splits, but I'm still skeptical of him having success at the major league level. If we fall out of the race, I'd try him in a platoon role. But right now I think it would be too risky.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 08:03 PM) I gotta admit that this is where I agree with Hawk. If your team is struggling to score runs why sacrifice defense? I like Gordon at 3rd because Gillaspie is just too inconsistent. I'm fine with Gordon at 3B over Gillaspie for the time-being. But Sanchez has been so awful offensively, that's he actually provided the same amount of negative WAR as Micah in less games. Obviously Sanchez will improve with the bat, but we can't wait forever despite his defense. I'd say give him a few more weeks and start thinking contigencies.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 08:00 PM) I'd rather move Beckham to 2nd and platoon Conor/Davidson at 3rd than bring Johnson back to play 2nd. Under no circumstance does Davidson deserve a major league job. He'd be embarrassed by major league pitching, even in a platoon role.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 07:56 PM) SO...you really want gordon at 2nd? Let's be honest, it doesn't matter how good Sanchez's defense is if he's going to hit like a pitcher. I'm cool with giving him a few more weeks, but if he doesn't show something we'll have no other choice but to bring back Micah or give Beckham a shot.

Incredible play by Sanchez.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 06:51 PM) It's Fangraphs WAR which is what most use. This argument is stupid though. Q is awesome and would take a haul to acquire though. And losing him would create a massive hole that would be nearly impossible to fill. I just don't see the desire to move Quintana, I feel like the addition of Rodon has people fooled that our rotation is mucher deeper than it actually is. Trade Quintana & lose Shark and our rotation becomes a huge liability.

If we lose Shark & trade Quintana, who the f*** do people think will be in this rotation exactly? We have some #5 types in Danks, Beck, & Erik Johnson, but counting on more than one of those guys next year and you're not serious about competing. Build around Sale, Rodon, & Quintana and find a way to keep Shark if the contract is right. As long as the rotation is strong, we'll never be that far away from competing.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 3, 2015 -> 09:18 PM) Is it wrong if I feel a tiny tinge of disappointment when Flowers does well in a blowout just knowing it buys him more time for games when it will matter? I 100% think this way every time he bats.

Holy f***, 6 runs!?!

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 3, 2015 -> 03:17 PM) RE: Samardzija. Right but it's been ten starts. That's the point. RE: Melky. He has performed substantially worse than at any point in his career, even the low points. And he jsut put a 125 wRC+ last year, post-steroids. This is just not his true talent level, and it's far off. But he's just one example, most of the team is doing this. The problem is Balta can't be objective with past PED users, so he honestly believes Melky will be 60/70 wRC+ type hitter.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 2, 2015 -> 05:36 PM) Here comes the hero-worship. He's the greatest ever. The elite, the best of the best. Trade every decent prospect we have for one player. Go for it! And if we still suck, we'll still have a hero. Who cares about defensive holes on half the diamond, back end of the rotation, underachieving veterans, and utility-ceiling bench. One player will solve the problems. Or you can build an organization and get these players on their upward trajectory without giving away all the young players, as so many are want to do. At the same time, the vast majority of these prospects will fail and add zero value to the organization (or even negative when you factor in wasted development time). Hold onto them all and you're wasting a ton of value. Like everything in life, there has to be balance. That's why being excellent at self-scouting is critical. Move the guys you think will fail before other organizations come to that same conclusion. I agree that emptying the system for one guy is typically a bad idea, especially when you have multiple needs to fill. However, you also have to factor in the majority of our prospects are highly flawed or extremely far away and a lot can still go wrong. We can't be afraid to move some of these guys if we can get a sure-fire major leaguer with multiple years of team control at a position of need. I know it's easier said than done, but it's up to the front office to trade the right ones.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 2, 2015 -> 06:07 PM) If you want to play this game...we've increased our winning percentage by 0.18% this year and spent $30 million more than last year's payroll. Getting to .500 at this pace will require a payroll of $175 million. Come on man, the lineup has six regulars with negative WARs. Do you actually think that is sustainable? There is no doubt the team will play better, as regression to the mean is a certainty. That isn't to say some (or even many) of these guys will end up with disappointing seasons or that we've already dug ourself a hole too deep to dig out of. But to act as if what we've seen in April & May is the end product is completely ridiculous.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Jun 2, 2015 -> 04:29 PM) Haha, that is great! Can the mods please make this Soxfest's picture? When I read his posts, I always imagine him with a pitchfork.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 1, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) I think you know this, but you're not going to get an answer here because the proof does not exist. Just a mischaracterization of a relationship rooted from some people's preconceived judgement of a specific individual. In short, Kenny Williams is brash in his public dealings so he's ruining the front office. Yeah, but I was hoping there was something, anything really, to explain why certain posters blame KW for this disappointing season. I can't recall a single article or rumor that stated any of the moves this offseason were because of KW. That's not to say he didn't offer his opinon on potential deals or contribute towards the vision of the organization (he is the club president), but I truly believe this is Hahn's ship and he's ultimately making the decisions. The "KW has veto power" angle is significantly overplayed on this site IMO.

I really am starting to think Stannis is going to burn Shireen to save his cause. Based on Roose's comments about the snow & weather this past episode, it seems unlikely Mel could make it back to Castle Black in time for Jon's stabbing. On top of that, if Stannis is really against sacrificing his daughter, he would not send Shireen back to Castle Black with Mel after their last conversation. However, if Ramsay's attack on Stannis' camp is successful and let's say his supplies are wiped out, maybe he sees no alternative as they are all dead anyways if the storm is as bad as it seems. The other possibility is Balon finally dies and Stannis 100% believes King Blood is needed to finish the cause, but that seems less likely to me. There has to be a reason for Ramsay to attack Stannis' camp and I think that ends up being to put Stannis in a position of desperation.

Where is all the proof that KW is meddling too much in the day-to-day dealings?

Also, got to love that the giant turned out to be Wun Wun.

Easily one of the best episodes in the series and a game changer when it comes to the White Walkers. They've always been the real threat, but until now we didn't really know how serious of threat they are. The Tyrion/Dany stuff was also great. Lots of foreshadowing in the episode. I found Tyrion's comments on Varys particuly interesting ("he's the only person I can trust"). The show has done a good job convincing viewers that Varys is actually good, but book readers obviously have seen a much grayer version of the character. IMO, it's all but certain Varys is not a Dany supporter after watching that scene. Also, did anyone catch that Doran scene in the preview for next week? He's telling someone to pledge allegiance or die. The question is if it's Jaime or Bronn. If Jaime, seems like they could be setting him for a Jon Connington type role. If Bronn, he may be filling a Dark Star type role, although it seems late in the season for that. Will be interesting to see how this Dorne plot plays out.

Didn't realize we were playing in Wrigley.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 31, 2015 -> 01:42 PM) http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/pros...13/2614702.html Interesting article to review. Will follow Otano this year, yeah 3 ks first game. This is Otano's third go around in the DSL and the first two were pretty terrible. I would keep my expectations low with him despite his toolset.

QUOTE (onedude @ May 30, 2015 -> 02:51 AM) Ive been thinking the same. I'm thinking Dorne support for Dany/Viserys has switched with Varys/Ilyrio support for Aegon. Doran is show supporter of Aegon and Varys is show supporter of Dany. I think this makes even more sense with Arianne actually travelling to meet with the supposed Aegon landing near storms end Honestly, I think we're going to see Varys in Dorne in the next three episodes. There was a story a while back about a certain actor being on set when they filmed the upcoming Jaime/Doran scene and people were told to keep it a secret. I can't think of another character that would make any sense in that capacity. And if Varys was really supporting Dany, wouldn't he have been able to beat Tyrion to Mereen given their setbacks? I really don't see an alternative for the Dorne storyline. There has to be some payoff and cutting Aegon entirely doesn't make any sense IMO.