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The Padres owner also publicly ripped him for his performance.

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Very good question.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/hagen-smith-out-with-left-shoulder-impingement?t=mlb-top-prospects You wonder if this suddenly happened. Remember in his next to last start he struck out nine or ten guys and looked very good. Then Saturday he stunk the joint out.

Two factoids today: June 16, 1997 - After numerous charity and exhibition games, the Sox and Cubs played for real for the first time in the regular season when they met at the new Comiskey Park. Since then, the two teams have played each other every season multiple times. June 16, 2023 – The White Sox struck out 16 times in a 3-2 loss in Seattle against the Mariners. This came on the heels of striking out 16 times the night before in a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. That tied the club mark first set in 2018 while the franchise was rebuilding. Another oddity was the Sox hit six home runs in the two games but because they couldn’t get runners on-base, every single home run was a solo shot!

SIX factoids today: June 15, 1950 – It was only the beginning for him. Sox pitcher Billy Pierce threw a one-hitter, the first of the four he had in his career. Pierce shut down the Yankees at Comiskey Park winning 5-0. The only Yankee hit that afternoon, came off the bat of infielder Billy Johnson who singled to right in the fifth inning. Pierce would strike out seven for the afternoon. Two of the five Sox runs were unearned because of an error by Johnson. June 15, 1958 - Sox pitchers Jim Wilson and Dick Donovan both fired complete game shutouts in beating the Orioles in a double header at Baltimore. The Sox won 3-0 and 4-0. Later that day the Sox acquired pitcher Bob Shaw as part of a four-player deal with Detroit. Shaw would come up big for the Sox during the 1959 pennant winning season going 18-6 with a 2.69 ERA. Shaw began that season in the bullpen working with Sox pitching coach Ray Berres. After some refinements he was given a start in Boston where he shut out the Red Sox winning 5-0. After that he became a regular in the starting rotation and would cap off his year by winning a game in the World Series against the Dodgers at the Coliseum 1-0, with relief help, beating Sandy Koufax. June 15, 1975 – It was a move made at the trading deadline that showed great foresight by Sox General Manager Roland Hemond. Hemond shipped pitcher Stan Bahnsen, who never recaptured the magic from 1972 to the A’s for pitcher Dave Hamilton and prospect Chet Lemon. Hamilton would save 25 games including nine in 1977, win 16 more and never have an ERA above 3.61 Lemon would go on to a pair of All-Star Games representing the Sox and would become one of the best center fielders in baseball. Offensively he led the league with 44 doubles in 1979. In his six full years with the Sox Lemon would collect 278 extra base hits and drive in 347 RBI’s. His ability to cover ground, especially in spacious Comiskey Park, was unmatched in the league. June 15, 1979 - With the Sox going nowhere G.M. Roland Hemond began looking towards the future. He traded third baseman Eric Soderholm to the Rangers for two players, one of whom was Chicago native Ed Farmer. Farmer would go on to make the All-Star team the next year, finish with 30 saves and become a top closer. In his three seasons with the club he’d save 54 games with 13 wins. His association with the Sox continued as a broadcaster in 1992 until his death in April 2020. June 15, 1983 - Sox G.M. Roland Hemond swapped second basemen with the Mariners getting Julio “The Juice” Cruz for Tony Bernazard. Cruz energized the bottom half of the order, stole 24 bases, drove in 40 RBI’s and provided stellar defense to help the Sox go on a rampage and win the Western Division by a then record 20 games over second place Kansas City. June 15, 2004 - Sox slugger Carlos Lee established the team record when he got a hit in 28 straight games. It broke the old mark held by Luke Appling and Albert Belle. Lee ripped 45 hits in the streak (his uniform number), with 11 doubles and 22 RBI’s. Oddly though he only hit one home run!

Didn't realize that, they were 12-0 vs. the Yankees. Sox were the only team that year to post a winning record against them.

Agree with you to an extent but given the state of the franchise especially the last few years (you could say since 2007) change is going to take time AND at least some continued success by the Sox.

I don't know where you've seen that, just saw Venable quoted as saying he's still two/three weeks away. They certainly don't need to rush him.

When you've seen as many bizarre, incredible, unbelievable things that have happened to this franchise, you expect the unexpected and it's usually not good.

I'm not that old, this is my 65th season as a fan. Became one when I was five.

Yes he got lit up.

Hopefully Teel doesn't hurt himself again during the rehab.

They take four of five from arguably the two best teams in MLB. VERY well done! Now take at least a game in New York and put this two week stretch of playing against top opponents in the rear view mirror.

The Sox are in an excellent position because they have avoided getting swept or having long losing streaks. That's a big deal. Nothing could sink this group quicker than having a stretch of say 10 losses in 12 games and with this schedule that certainly was possible. especially with the pitching staff's shortcomings. They have avoided this and again that's a very big deal. Nothing pessimistic about that at all. They've done pretty well given the schedule circumstances right now, there's no way in hell they were going to win every game in this stretch against who they were playing. That's being realistic.

Two factoids today: June 14, 1953 - Sox pitchers Billy Pierce and Sandy Consuegra both fired complete game shutouts in beating the Boston Red Sox in a double header at Comiskey Park. The Sox won 6-0 and 1-0. Pierce was brilliant in the opener, with two hits and one walk against eight strike outs. Consuegra got his shutout on an eight-hitter. June 14, 2000 - The White Sox trounced Cleveland, 11-4, but failed to hit a home run which snapped their streak of 17-straight games with at least one long ball, a club record. The streak started on May 26, when Frank Thomas hit a solo home run off Cleveland’s Chuck Finley in the first inning of a 5-3 win. The White Sox hit 28 home runs during the streak, Thomas had eight, Jose Valentín, Carlos Lee and Ray Durham all had five, Magglio Ordonez had three and Chris Singleton and Greg Norton chipped in with one each. Eighteen of the homers were solo shots, seven came with one runner on, two were three-run shots, and one was a grand slam. The White Sox went 13-4 over the 17-games of the streak, raising their record from 26-20 to 39-24 and extending their A.L. Central lead to five games by streak’s end.

Well I was hoping they didn't get swept during any of the four killer series they have had or will have to play and they haven't. As far as I'm concerned they are playing with house money today, let's see what they can do.

You sir are completely out of your fucking mind. Just like when you wrote that I was being used by the Sox regarding things that I write and have written.

Yamamoto is really good, since the Sox had no chance to win I was hoping he'd get the no-no. See what they may be able to do on Sunday.

Try listening to the original version of the song by Syl Johnson 1975.

SIX factoids today: June 13, 1946 - He set records that will never be broken including winning an incredible 40 games in 1908 and on this day Ed Walsh, White Sox star pitcher was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Walsh played all but four games in his 14-year career with the Sox leading the A.L. in various categories between 1904 and 1912 including games played, games started, complete games, shut outs, games finished, saves, innings pitched, strikes outs and wins. In his miraculous 1908 season Walsh in addition to the 40 wins, threw 464 innings with an ERA of 1.41. He had a great fastball as well as a mean spitball (which was a legal pitch at the time.) June 13, 1953 – The White Sox made a deal with the St. Louis Browns that would be to their advantage as they traded two players and 75,000 thousand dollars for two players including pitcher Virgil “Fire” Trucks. Trucks would step right into the rotation and win, finishing the season at 20-10 with a 2.93 ERA. The following year he won 19 games making the All-Star team, saving the game for the American League in Cleveland. His ERA that year was 2.79. Then in 1955, his last year with the team he’d win 13 more games. Trucks would also fire a pair of one-hitters in his time on the South Side. June 13, 1957 - The Sox and Yankees hooked up in perhaps the greatest ‘base-brawl’ in history. In the first inning at Comiskey Park, New York’s Art Ditmar threw a pitch at the head of the Sox Larry Doby. As the pitch rolled to the wall, Ditmar ran to cover home. Doby warned Ditmar about the pitch and then threw a left hook which dropped him. The fight appeared to have racial overtones and lasted a full 30 minutes. Chicago native and future Sox player Bill "Moose" Skowron jumped on Doby which brought Walt Dropo into the fray. Dropo was 6-5, 220 pounds, and a monster for his time. At various times, “Whitey” Ford, Casey Stengel, "Jungle" Jim Rivera and Enos "Country" Slaughter were in the middle of it. Slaughter’s jersey and undershirt were ripped to pieces and his hat was backwards in one of the most famous photographs of the 1950's. After things settled down Billy Martin rushed into things and started in on Doby. Five players were ejected and fined for the melee. New York won the game 4-3. June 13, 1966 - The Sox traded relief pitcher Eddie Fisher to the Orioles for infielder Jerry Adair. Fisher was an All-Star in 1965 and the Fireman of the Year but the Sox had incredible bullpen depth thanks to the anchor, Hoyt Wilhelm, up and coming pitcher Bob Locker and youngster Dennis Higgins. June 13, 1978 - It was one of the greatest comebacks by any team in franchise history. After trailing Cleveland 9-0 going into the bottom of the third inning, the Sox wound up winning the game 10-9! They scored six runs in the third, four runs in the fourth inning and hung on to win. They scored 10 runs without benefit of a home run. Wayne Nordhagen led the way with three RBI’s. Rich Hinton went over six innings in relief allowing only a run on five hits to get the win. June 13, 1997 - Interleague play began with the Sox in Cincinnati. Ray Durham inaugurated it with a leadoff home run. The Sox would beat the Reds 3-1 behind the pitching of Wilson Alvarez and Roberto Hernandez. All three Sox runs scored on home runs by Durham and Albert Belle.

1990 the "Doin' the Little Things..." club.

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That's his slamball/UFC background. It simply doesn't translate.

Your dad has unusual tastes! 😄