Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) Sale was cruising and had no high stress innings tonight. I really don't get pulling him with the way he was throwing. 100% agree. Not a fan of normally going that high on the pitch count, but he's also our stopper and would have very likely won us the game tonight if he kept Chris in. Any small sliver of hope of a turnaround ended tonight.

There's really no reason to keep Steverson around at this point. The entire lineup is underperforming and it's not entirely due to a lack of talent. Half of the team has terrible approaches at the plate and part of that falls on the hitting coach. May not be fair, but there is no downside it firing him and maybe it finally wakes up these f***s.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 09:01 PM) At this point the game is a must-win and you give Chris a chance to close it out despite his pitch count. I stand by this comment. Hopefully Eaton here can save our asses, but I think pulling Sale was an incredibly stupid decision.

At this point the game is a must-win and you give Chris a chance to close it out despite his pitch count.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 08:53 PM) They sold more tickets than usual this winter. School is out. It is supposed to be warm. The crowds are going to be bigger. And we've lost seven straight, which usually puts a damper on crowd size. However, upon further research, the answer was mullet night.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) Can Melky go on the DL so Thompson can get a chance I'd like to see Thompson get another month in AAA before I consider calling him up. He's had a history of short hot stretches followed by extended periods of failure. Come late July and he's still doing well, then call him up and find a way to get him some at-bats.

Is there a promotion going on tonight? Why are so many people at this game?

For the love of God, please get a run here!

You can't have a fire sale when there's not much to sell. Shark & Alexei will have some value and maybe Robertson and the cheap bullpen arms could be moved, but there isn't anything worth a ton outside of the core (Sale/Quintana/Rodon/Abreu). Unless you go full-rebuild, which I think is a horrible idea, we're kind of stuck for the time-being. However, you got to find a way to get our young guys some playing time. That means Micah at 2B, Sanchez at SS (worth a look IMO), Thompson in the OF (not sure where/how), & Erik Johnson in the rotation. Maybe consider guys like Davidson, Saladino, Kevan Smith, & Beck depending on where they are at a month from now. The key is we need know if any of these guys have a chance of being 2016 contributors.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jun 19, 2015 -> 05:17 AM) AZL roster has been updated. Alfaro, Nunez and Mercedes all on there as well as Yosmer Solorzano. Andres Sanchez is with Great Falls too. A little surprising that they're going to be so aggressive will all these guys. I though Micker was a one-off last year as he already spoke English, but evidently not. Blake Hickman listed at catcher is odd, though likely just a mistake, and they also have him on the 60-day DL. Alfaro's ago also appears to be incorrect as it was previously reported as 1997, not 1995. So 5 of 8 six figure signings from the 2014 period are now in the U.S., along with 2 of 3 from 2013 & 4 of 6 from 2012. It's crazy to think we'll finally have an influx of international talent in the system. Let's hope a few of these guys turn out to be more than filler.

Chris Sale (6-3, 3.01 ERA) vs Colby Lewis (6-3, 4.37 ERA)

Sox win 1-0 tonight. Shark with the complete game shutout.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2015 -> 11:33 AM) Jaye? I caught him in person last season and was far more impressed by Beck. Thought he might have a shot as another of our starter-to-bullpen guys. Don't forget we also got rid of Teahen's contract and saved $10million on that deal, so it also turned into $10 million. And received Zach Stewart who would eventually help us get Youk. Sucks we wasted value on dumping Teahen, but getting Webb & Jaye for Frasor down the road was excellent. If anyone is b****ing about that particular trade they are clueless.

First step in the right direction. Carroll has had some success out of the pen, Noesi not so much. With Junior Guerra and the starting options in AAA, Noesi was more than expendable. Next move is to send Sanchez down to AAA. I still like him as Bonifacio's replacement at some point this season, but he needs to get his confidence back with the bat before I use him in a backup role. Bringing up Micah seems like a no-brainer to me, although he clearly has his detractors here. Last but not least, I'd really like to move on from Flowers. Obviously it's a much more difficult move to make given his familiarity with the pitching staff and the lack of standout replacements. Having said that, I see nothing to lose at this point and would happily role with a Soto/Kottaras tandem for a few months.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 09:19 PM) Sanchez has officially hit a wRC+ of 0. 0. Over 102 plate appearances. 0. .141/.200/.174. He can still go negative correct? Didn't Leury have a negative wRC+ last year?

I literally hate anyone with the last name Mercer after the Ron Mercer fiasco.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 08:54 PM) Say what you want about Danks ... He's the LEAST of this lousy team's problems. I for one respect the guy coming back from injury. He's an OK pitcher in my book. The eye test tells me he competes. I don't give a s*** what stats say about Danks. You must be blinder than Mr. Magoo if he passes your eye test.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 08:45 PM) No idea how he scored on that Looked like the throw in bounced off someone's glove away from the plate. Otherwise, he would have been dead to rights.

Lol at that 2nd run right there!!

http://www.si.com/mlb/strike-zone/2013/07/...est-in-28-years The scoreless inning to streak ends at 30 2/3! And we were just a dozen away from an all-time low over the past 30 years!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 07:30 PM) Yeah, whatever. By 2017, it's going to be like the movie Rookie of the Year except it's real life. You'd agree if it were anybody but the Cubs. f***, might as well cancel the next decade of baseball. Cubs have that s*** on wrap B.

What's the record for games being shut out in a row? I'm almost rooting for something historically bad to happen to force some change.

Thompson with his 8th HR. Wish his BB rate didn't drop in half this year. Anderson with two doubles tonight. Need him to keep getting those XBH.

It's crazy how bad this offense really is. Just mind-boggling.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 07:59 PM) Something about deck chairs and the Titanic Micah sucked defensively in an incredibly small sample. He was made the scapegoat for our teamwide defensive issues. He deserved a longer opportunity with us. Unfortunately, we've now given 100 PAs to a guy with a motherf***ing 3 wRC+ b/c we over-reacted to a handful of bad plays from Micah. It was stupid then, looks even more ridiculous now.