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QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 10:42 PM) Lol, Robin thinks Webb is his long guy. Robin is too clueless to realize Webb should close. Lights Out Lindstrom should be the closer.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 03:26 PM) With Leesman on the mound, playing the OFs in the bleachers would help. Saw a few innings of Boston/New York last night. Kaat was saying basdeball has started to see a change this year where players are starting to hit against the shift. The Red Sox shifted on McCann as most teams do. But the stat they showed was that more than 50% of his hits this year are to left instead of right. On that play he flied to warning track in left. Kaat said some teams are starting to reconsider shifting for some players they normally shift on.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:16 AM) Well first of all, he's 2/19 and not looking very good at it. Second of all, he's not even on pace for 200 PA's, he's on pace for half that. There will be injuries and Paulie will get more at bats. Now when the increase comes, he may decide he does not want to continue. Then again, he could also get an injury and hang them up sooner. He could also get more playing time, go on a tear and sign again for next season. He may be the manager next season.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 10:16 PM) Let's sweep these suckers! We have a closer----Lights Out Lindstrom

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 10:12 PM) Get him the f*** out of there No, he is setting up the 6-4-3 double play.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) 1-0 Rangers thru 1 Why can't we get players like Alex Rios?????..............................

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 09:45 AM) It seems to be the best option, and it probably isn't a good one. This is like shades of the early 2000s where the one starter is just a huge problem. It's one thing to count that spot as almost a guaranteed loss, but they need to find someone that will at least get them through the fifth or sixth inning. I found it strange at the time that before spring training the article that ran about Paulino being ahead of Rienzo. Obviously some combination of Hahn, Coop and Robin were already ticketing him to be the 5th starter. Then the results of spring training did not change that opinion. Either some combination of that group totally missed the boat or the other 5th starter candidates are really not legit. If the next in line are really weak, Hahn should have acquired another arm over the winter in case a starter went down to injury or totally flopped. Considering Johnson and Paulino had a limited resume of recent MLB success and Danks had some questions surrounding him, another arm should have been added via trade or FA.

QUOTE (glangon @ Apr 18, 2014 -> 04:39 AM) Robin isn't the greatest manager out there but to blame him for the failing bullpen is taking things too far. In the bullpen, you have a closer that can't close - Matt Lindstrom You have a lefty speciallist that walks the lefties he faces - Scott Downs You have a set up guy who can't get outs, walks people and is erratic - Ronald Bellisario You had your second lefty who threw more balls than strikes which ultimately cost him his roster spot - Donnie Veal. You have a newbie that has done well but does walk too many hitters - Maikel Cleto Nate Jones wasn't fit and got hit around. That leaves you with two rookies in the bullpen to rely on in Dan Webb and Jacob Petricka. Any manager would struggle to manage that bunch. The so-called veterans need to step up and do what they get paid for, especially Bellisario and Downs. Once those two sort it out and Jones returns, the rest of the pen will fall into place. It's Coop's fault.

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QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 10:31 PM) Downs got a out............praise the Baseball Gods. Actually a good move by Robin bringing in a new pitcher to face the rookie.

QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 09:48 PM) 1-2-3 nice One walk and 8 strikeouts is terrific.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 01:57 AM) If this offense keeps up, we'll start pulling in a normal number of people. I almost went to this one, but live in Peoria so it was a little too much for the wife. I think there is a significant fan problem. Last night the White Sox were by far the lowest draw in baseball. Unfortunately Tampa Bay which usually gets that honor was on the road. Obviously the season ticket sales tanked this year which is the core of most teams attendance. Hopefully the Sox react and offer packages conducive to getting fannies back in the seats.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 09:58 PM) I think we will be in the playoff race until mid September. Book it. YES------------That means Hahn becomes a buyer at trade deadline and resigns Dunn to a multi year deal and trades several prospects for a few rent a players.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) No. What are you basing that on. On most teams the pitching and bullpen coach set a rotation for the bullpen set up guys for the game They track not only appearances but also up and downs warming up. Are you saying this doesn't happen w the Sox???

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 02:12 AM) Then sick back dude. Lots of today's coming at you. Personally I think we gel and take a step towards 90. I like the energy. 90 losses is still a step in the right direction after last year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) The game is immaterial. They were looking to not burn the bullpen again. It is cold in KC. The bullpen guys want the work so they can get to a heated bullpen.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 02:20 PM) I was thinking this earlier today too. I would love an infield of Abreu, Micah Johnson, Semien and Davidson. They might be very good offensively but awful defensively. The knock so far on Davidson and Johnson is defense and we shall see w Semien as a SS and Abreu as a 1B.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 06:06 PM) 11,056 today. With so few fans, they should have invited them all to sit in the press box.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 05:55 PM) Avi Garcia played about as bad of a game as you can play. Well if he collided with Abreu on a pop fly and knocked them both out for the year, that would have been much worse. Compared to that , today was no big deal.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 06:46 PM) It should be De Aza against RHP, no questions asked. In fact, it's so obvious Ventura will never do it. Actually a question asked. DeAza has swung a hot bat in ST and the first 2 games. Shouldn't he be the 5th hitter between the righties instead of (all)Dunn? Move (all) Dunn down to 7th. Got to give Semien more than 2 games hitting 2nd before you move him down or even out.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Thanks for the compliment! Not having an established closer may kill any chance for Sale. I was glad yesterday that the pen was able to finish off his start.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 06:53 PM) Sale 1-0, Eaton and Abreu were great. DeAza was greater.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 04:21 PM) JI DeAza will be the LH bat next year.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 30, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) You know when it's bad when Opening Day isn't sold out yet. Even Tampa Bay is already sold out................

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 08:30 AM) Hawk doesn/t sound well at all. Medically, that is. He sais one very odd thing. He complained that last year's team was the worst defensively he has ever seen . But his biggest complaint was their attitude towards playing D. This year, he said, with the changes Hahn made, there is a new and improved attitude. But then he went on to say that a poor attitude would not have happened under KW either. So who were these players and if Hahn or Williams isn't to blame is he complaining about Robin allowing it.