SCCWS

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 10, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) No he was not needed yesterday so he is pitching back to back days for no reason ..........called common sense HUH! If your closer can't pitch back to back, he ain't much of a closer.

I see this "message" as a sign to the fans that Robin has been warned. My gut says Robin is here for the season but if improvement doesn't happen, he is gone. Management will then say that we asked RV to be more hands-on, it didn't help so we have no choice but to make a change.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 8, 2015 -> 04:27 PM) Looks like pretty bad weather heading toward the cell tonight. Wonder if it will be a long delay or a PPD Looks like Bulls game is also cancelled due to rain..................................

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 8, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) Boston fired Nieves. When are the White Sox going to show some accountability and fire their pitching coach for this hot mess? Nieves also was pitching coach when they won WS in 2013. But Boston has totally redone their staff since 2013 and not for the better. Boston media says you can't fire the pitching staff so the coach is the scapegoat.

Red Sox fired Juan Nieves. Now Sox can fire Robin and name Coop interim manager and bring back Nieves as pitching coach..................................

QUOTE (LDF @ May 7, 2015 -> 06:47 PM) interesting point you bring up. lets see. there are a 162 games in a season, the played including this game 26 games, that will leave 136 games, lets assume 50% wins should be a nice number, that is 68 wins, 68 plus 10 win already that should leave a record of 78. wins in a worst case scenario for the season. its a far cry from what i was predicting but i will let you decide. I predicted the Sox would be a .500 team. 78 would be a little less than that.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 7, 2015 -> 04:51 PM) Again, an indication that a change should probably be made in the clubhouse. Not even those jerks at Baseball Prospectus thought they'd be this bad! Vegas predicted 81.5 for maximum wins. That would be around a .500 record whcih to me is pretty realistic.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 6, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) Walker has been gone three years and ZERO playoff appearances. With Walker World Series WIN! Is playoffs and world series the best way to judge the effectiveness of an individual coach? Yes. Ozzie, coop and walker should have been given contracts for life.............................................................

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 4, 2015 -> 08:49 AM) On the subject of ineffective Managers, the Brewers just fired Ron Roenicke. Add him to the list of available manager candidates.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 3, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) Well, they're definitely not going to fire Hahn or replace 10-12 players in the middle of the season. Agree but this is a lot worse than mental mistakes. You have a bunch of key players unperforming. Starting pitching and the offense both are lousy. Funny but the defense has actually been better than the last 2 years and the bullpen has done a good job.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ May 3, 2015 -> 09:24 PM) I wana see a new manager. I think we have contending team they just need managed and coached better. They make way too many mental mistakes. That's on the manager. In the prediction thread I think many of us predicted this team would not make the playoffs. They are worst than expected though. But when you have the worst offensive team in the AL in numerous categories, that is not mental mistakes.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 3, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) wow, nice word.... i got to look that one up. The problem with firing a manager in the middle of a season, is that you are mostly limited to in-house replacements or guys out of jobs. Even guys out of jobs are going to want some security for a few years to right the ship. Now there could be someone w a ton of baggage out of a job and then the Sox would have some leverage. The other problem with an interim manager is it could have a negative impact on the young players. Having 3 managers in the course of a year telling a young player to do 3 different things can be a big problem with certain players. As far as Cooper goes, he should not be the interim. He needs to stay focused on the young pitchers. My guess is that if the Sox bring in a new manager next year, he may want his own pitching coach. I think the best bet is you ride Robin out for the year and make a change in the offseason. Certainly a team w Abreu, Sale and Rodon alone will attract some quality candidates.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2015 -> 10:43 PM) Well, the counterargument to that is Matheny and Ausmus...but it just seems catchers always make the best managers. Not surprisingly, catching is one of the team's most glaring weaknesses, ever since AJ left. AJ is available and he is the opposite personality wise of Robin. Since he ia a catcher, he should be named manager. It certainly would generate some wild scenes in the clubhouse.

Would have liked to see Beckham get the start since he has been one of the few who has been hot offensively.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) Sox are worst team in AL right now not even close. Minnesota is the worst team in AL right now not even close.

I know this sets up the left/right/left lineup to perfection ( FWIW). But I also like your best hitter batting 3rd not 4th. Hopefully we don't see Jose leading off to many innings.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 05:23 PM) Sox are next to last in the AL in homers. This lineup just doesn't have any power outside of Abreu and LaRoche. It's hard to win a lot of games when you have minimal power and very few high OBP guys. Also last in RBI, BB SH, SF and SB. Worse, today's game is going to really affect our road attendance numbers. Some of the bad numbers can be attributed to the fact we have also played at least 2 games less than every team.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 25, 2015 -> 09:42 PM) No, just threw his name in there as the guy to pitch because of the suspensions. Could be Erik Johnson or somebody else. But the point being, they need one start to be covered during the suspensions. Hopefully they pitch and just drop the appeal the next day. I thought he might start the suspended game. But I wonder if they would be afraid to start Rodon after the other night. Tthe Sox may be concerned if he starts and is wild again, what do they do next with him. They may want to see him get a couple of successful relief appearances under his belt.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 25, 2015 -> 09:31 PM) Samardzija could pitch Monday and serve Tuesday-Saturday Sale pitches Tuesday and serves Wednesday-Sunday Baltimore- Samardzija, Sale, Noesi Minnesota- Quintana, Rodon, Danks, Samardzija off Monday Detroit- Sale, Noesi, Quintana Cincinnati- Samardzija, Danks/Rodon, Sale at Milwaukee- Noesi, Quintana, Samardzija Did they say Rodon will start????

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 25, 2015 -> 01:23 PM) Samardzija is starting Monday; Sale on Tuesday in Baltimore. Doesn't Sale suck in Baltimore? C'mon. Sale is our ace. Be confident he can beat anyone anywhere.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 10:32 PM) What more can you ask from quintana can he hit???

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) The fact that we have penciled in Sale winning the opener worries me. With Sale, I use pen not pencil. He is 5-0 in March/April the last 2 years.

We know Sale will win the opener. After that it is a 3 game series.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 02:31 AM) I'll say this. I realize the KC pitchers have our number and quite easily could throw four great games and stifle the Sox. But seriously, all four of those guys are hittable. Ventura is AWESOME, yet he can throw a straight fastball that gets blasted. He's been hit. Ditto Duffy. He gives up runs. And it goes without saying you should be able to hit their other two starters. If Sox lose 3 of 4 or all four it will be very disappointing to me. But 3 out of 4 of our pitchers are also hittable. So they could win 3 of 4.

Another way to look at this is the Cubs are averaging about 2,000 less fans per game versus last year's avg. The Sox are averaging about 2,000 more. So 2,000 Cub fans have seen the light and been converted. Hallelujah!!!