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QUOTE (Vance Law @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) Who, instead of Konerko, do the Sox need as a 25th man getting very little playing time? What young player that we have would be better served by sitting on the bench in Chicago? I am fine with Konerko but a lot of people aren't.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 10:14 PM) Garcia is so much more valuable as a bench player. He's much better defensively, switch hits and steals bases. Our roster is fine where it is at. Only question is Konerko but we can't do anything about that. I hate that Beckham has to come back. We have been playing fine. He either needs to be the utility guy or needs to be traded now.

I was liking life without Beckham....

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 6m Charlie Leesman has been optioned out. Beckham on the way. Umm... I assume when Gillaspie is good to go we will option Semien or Garcia down for a starting pitcher? I don't know what to think of this really. Is Gillaspie going to have to go on the DL?

Matt needs to be done as the closer. I can't take it.. I love the fight of this team!! Semien with the clutch game winning home run! Rienzo was solid as the 5th starter

Quick game!

I am so done with Matt as the closer. Thank god Abreu!!

I thought that was gone.. Wow.. Lindstrom, man come on

Matt has no stones.. Bottom of the line up. Get out of this s***!

Love Danks as a defensive OF!

Matt's fastball is so straight!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:50 PM) Especially when considering how badly the bottom of the line-up with DeAza, Flowers and Danks looks, then Leury Garcia and Konerko instead of Gillaspie and Dunn. Until the last 7-10 days, Semien was looking like he would have been better off playing SS every day at Charlotte. Small miracles. And Abreu. Its gotta be that will to win!!

Alright Lindstrom, no funny business

At least its good to see Danish can still be successful if he isn't striking people out

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:43 PM) Exactly what happened! And I am more then content. If we would have lost with him giving up 4 runs in 6 innings I would not put the blame on him at all. Great job for a 5th starter to go 6+ against the favorite in the division.

Lindstrom or Webb in the 9th? I hope Webb but I know it is going to be Lindstrom

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:36 PM) Nobody in baseball hits the ball weakly enough to have just 1 in every 6.5 balls put in play result in hits. Not to say he doesn't have some issues this year. He's walking a bit less, striking out a bit more (although you could put down a lot, if not all, of that to BS check swing calls), and looks anxious at the plate. But to say he's "worthless" is silly hyperbole. It may well be that he's less valuable than he has been, but that doesn't mean he won't still be valuable, or that you can even make a judgement after a little over 3 weeks. I guarantee you that if you took whomever is your favourite hitter on the team, I could find you a 3-week stretch where he hit about as badly*. *unless it's Jose Abreu. I understand every player usually goes through bad stretches and he won't hit this poorly all year but I don't get how you can say that based off that stat. I can say it because I have watched enough baseball in my life and have seen De Aza play enough to know he won't hit THIS poorly all year.

Paulie breaking records

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:33 PM) No pinch runner? I think our only healthy option is Nieto or Dunn if I am not mistaken

All the Paulie people can shut up now..

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:23 PM) It's pretty relevant when you have people freaking out about players in late April. A look at the box score for our game on this day of last season and we have players batting: .100 .125 .188 S*it happens in a small sample-size. If De Aza is still hitting like this in a month, come back to me. For now I'll go ahead and side with the much greater track record and the fact that balls just aren't falling for him. You can't tell me De Aza has been hitting the ball hard. He has had some s***ty check swing calls on him, I will give him that. But he hasn't been hitting the ball hard enough for me to say balls aren't falling for him

6 more outs! 6 more stressful outs!

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:20 PM) Did we not send down Leesman today? No, he is starting against the Rays

QUOTE (bulokis @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 08:17 PM) I would take him over Paulino. I don't know anyone who wouldn't

Downs did his job!