Chicago White Sox

Dumb question, but if yesterday's game is made up as part of a double-header today or tomorrow, is there any way for the Sox to game the system and keep Shark and/or Sale on their regular schedules?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 27, 2015 -> 10:19 PM) It's a possibility, but it's pretty late in the game to introduce major players. They only have 2 seasons left. Fair point, just not sure how season six will play out with so many important characters missing. Seems like Danny's invasion of Westeros will be one of the major plot points in the Winds of Winter. A weakened Lanister family doesn't seem like enough opposition. Aegon & Euron are poised to be two of her largest obstacles IMO and I find it hard to believe they be cut entirely. One TV theory I've read is that Trystane Martell might be Aegon. While I personally don't like that idea for many reasons, it would make Doran's long-term plan much stronger than in the books and make Dorne an important part of season six. And given how the producers are trying to limit the amount of characters and storylines (see Sansa replacing fake Arya), I really could see this happening unfortunately. The good news is it would mean that Varys' motive would no longer be as simple as just being a "Targaryen" supporter, which is incredibly lazy and lacks any payoff IMO.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 27, 2015 -> 09:43 PM) If Aegon was actually a Targeryan, they'd have cast him in the show. Still too early to say he's out IMO. Doesn't Varys lie to Tyrion about his plans in the book as well? They could just be saving Aegon for a big episode 10 reveal with his invasion of Westeros starting off season six. I think some of the major characters from Feast & Dance that have been omitted from th show, like Euron for instance, will show up in some capacity next season.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 27, 2015 -> 08:39 AM) Please let's stop using ballpark factor as if it is meaningful in 2 weeks' worth of games. The effect isn't even all that huge over a full season, let alone such a short sample. You're saying the ballpark factor at Charlotte isn't that significant or that ballpark factors in general aren't?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 27, 2015 -> 06:57 PM) Samardzija is starting tomorrow if there's a game, vs Ubaldo. Makes sense, skip your 5th starter when you have an unforeseen off-day.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 27, 2015 -> 07:28 AM) If you just look at the 5 guys at the back of the bullpen that are the ones who will be pitching in close games (Robertson, Jennings, Duke, Putnam, Petricka), their numbers are pretty phenomenal. Every team is going to have a garbage time reliever that is going to skew the numbers so I think it's safe to ignore them for the sake of deciding just how good a bullpen is. Just looking at those 5 guys they have a 2.52 ERA, 1.99 FIP, 1.066 WHIP, 11.36 K/9, 3.46 K/BB That is really about as good as you could realistically expect and they could be even better depending on what Rodon is going to be able to give you. Spot-on summary. Whether this performance is sustainable is up for debate, but there's no denying just how good the core of the bullpen has been so far this year. IMO, those guys are pretty much the reason our season didn't spiral out of control after the 0-4 start. Anyone arguing against the quality of their work this year is clearly hating for no logical reason.

BUMP Win and a save in one day!

Guys, can we stop trying to jinx this game? Let Robertson get the last out and then we can all glorify him!

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Apr 26, 2015 -> 04:12 PM) Hopefully Robertson is available if the save opportunity arises. If he isn't, who closes it out? Maybe Duke? I don't think Robertson will be available.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2015 -> 03:36 PM) The Sox are going to have a big call at 3b pretty soon. Conor seems to have been a couple months wonder. Davidson is not MLB caliber at this point. It's too bad they didn't cash in their chips for Donaldson. Yeah, I'm about ready to admit I was wrong about Conor being able to be part of an effective 3B platoon. And while I don't think Davidson is anywhere close to being an option yet, Sanchez and/or Saladino could get a look at 3B in the not too distant future. Not the ideal solution, but not sure there are better in-house options at the moment.

I've got to be honest I love Melky Cabrera. f*** the roids, dude plays with a lot of heart.

Let's score some runs here!

Is this serving as the game thread for today's game? If so, what time is the suspended game being resumed at?

Trayce Thompson has gotten incredibly lucky this year (.429 BABIP), so I wouldn't get too excited just yet, especially when he is striking out 31% of the time and his power & BB rate numbers are down.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) He's still only 23 without the benefit of a full season in the Major Leagues, so you would think he does have time, with experience, to fine tune those tools and then recognize his talent. The problem I have at this point is trying to get him to do that underneath the pressure of being a middle-of-the-order hitter. He needs to be down around 7th in the order at this stage of his career. 100% agree. He's nowhere near ready to be our 5 hitter.

Three shots to drive Alexei, if we fail here we deserve to lose.

Alright time for some overreaction but I think I've seen enough of Avi in RF for a lifetime.

It's really scary how bad this lineup would be without Abreu.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) And I love when people call me Tito, hahaha, what an awkward screen name i picked as a kid. You could have picked Chicago White Sox but at least you had an imagination.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:37 PM) So there wasn't a thread? Which poster in that thread said they are in favor of batting Micah leadoff in this thread? Don't use generalizations, find a specific poster being hypocritical.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) I got flamed this offseason for saying I hope Robin has the flexibility to bat Melky 5th because I had no hope in Avi/Gillaspie/Flowers. Starting to look like you were right about Conor. Still too early to write off Avi, but obviously he hasn't looked good as of late. I will say Flowers' at-bats babes looked ok to me lately, even if the results haven't been impressive. Regardless, Melky batting 5th may happen sooner than we think if Avi continues to struggle.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:32 PM) Everyone does that. I don't Tito.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) It was 5 days ago a thread was created that suggested Micah be sent to AAA. Things change quickly. You really are the king of combing all posters into one large hypocritical group.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:23 PM) Maybe Robin should try to shake things up? Put Micah at the top for a few games and see what happens I think you have to keep Micah batting 9th for a bit longer. Maybe put Alexei in the 2 spot and move Melky to the 4 or 5 spot. The problem is you're just shuffling the deck with a group of guys who have scored less than 2 runs in more than half of their games.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) Right now we are short at lead off as well. Our order is a mess. I think Eaton will come around, it's the 4 & 5 spots I'm worried about.