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Yesterday Frazier took an outside pitch... and Hawk emphatically stated "I haven't seen him take an outside pitch like that in awhile... that's a great sign" Then in todays game Frazier said he had a bat last night where he saw the ball for the first time in awhile... and thought he was about to get hot. That's the kind of s*** that Hawk has that hardly anyone else does.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 09:43 PM) Some times it looks like Abreu just gives AB's away. Looks at 2 pitches right down the middle them weakly waves at a pitch at least a foot outside. I just knew it a last.. he was getting hot. Then he missed that game and ever since he has been cold again. F******* knew it was going to happen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) larry southsidesox ‏@SouthSidelarry According to @baseballpro, which does the best job of calculating catcher value, the difference btw Navarro & Flowers this season is 3 wins. Wow... 3 wins is a lot.

This guy... he just looks like the real deal. Super quick bat.. and legit top end speed. A lot of times they call this guy or that guy fast... but this guy is legit super speed.

I kind of feel bad for him... he deserves to play more.

QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 11:08 PM) I don't believe he does. But man, he's so refreshing. The home broadcast is so listenable. Makes me wish Hawk would just call it quits. Yeah the game tonight was the definition of refreshing... if any announcer could be refreshing during that game then I must live in another baseball universe.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 10:05 PM) Could totally be fine with firing Ventura after this lol. Something to wake the team up. Grasping at straws at this point. Ventura just doesn't have it... this team was dead tonight. They play with no confidence so often and look tight, and befuddled constantly.

His defense has been a surprise... Also has shown more power than I was guessing he has.

I'd call this game "The James Shield Effect"

Avila looking good lately.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) That's odd, considering it wasn't scheduled. I mean, it was scheduled the day before since he was injured and limping, but, to me, "scheduled day off" implies that it has been scheduled for more than a day. Easily could have been both.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) He's injured. Yeah I got that... Ventura said he was available though. But then later on one of the announcers said a "scheduled day off"

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 03:34 PM) Damn pretty awful game for Abreu I didn't like the day off yesterday at all.. not when he was actually getting hot. Maybe he is hurting.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) The bullpen is severely taxed. Use a relief pitcher early and it can affect you fir a long time down the road Yeah need to get some innings out of Gonzalez.

Lawrie's been hot the last few games... keep it going.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 02:09 PM) With our lineup Anderson is the only speed threat he has been killing the ball since he came up. The only hitters better than him has been Melky and possibly Eaton. Eaton is not a leadoff hitter and he admits it, he is a great 2 hole hitter. Our lineup and offense has been wayyyyy better with Anderson at the one. He also has scored a ton. Right now he is swinging at strikes early in the count and ripping the ball all over the field. That's what you need from a rookie leadoff guy. Once he makes that adjustment to big league pitching then he will be more patient at the plate. Our offense needs a spark at the top and it's not Eaton, it's Anderson. Just bc he is not walking doesn't mean he is not a leadoff hitter. Would you rather the sox go back to scoring 1 run a game like they did before Anderson was in the leadoff spot. That has been an entire two weeks... over the long hall of a season Anderson's metrics don't account to being an ideal lead of hitter. He strikes out a lot and doesn't walk (and no walking doesn't matter all the time but OBP does... Todd Frazier has a higher OBP atm then Anderson). Just being fast doesn't make you a leader off hitter. I like Eaton batting 2nd (although how he isn't a good lead off hitter I really have no clue... he battles the pitcher a lot/draws walks/sees a lot of pitches).. but Anderson batting 1st isn't going to last. He has some potential but his offensive style doesn't fit well for a lead off.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 01:55 PM) Anderson is 100% a leadoff hitter and should only be batting leadoff You'll have to explain more.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 01:54 PM) He's got to find a way to make more contact behind in the count. He seems defeated once they get that first strike on him. If he's going to have an OBP around .270, he shouldn't be leading off Yeah... kid has some potential.. but no more leading off.

It was exciting for awhile... but Anderson is not a lead off hitter. He should be batting 9th.

Not a good day or ball park for a knuckle ball/fly ball pitcher.

That 0-2 pitch that Gonzalez threw to Sanders was a thing of ugly....

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 25, 2016 -> 10:45 AM) Wow, you know your offense is in trouble when you're starting both catchers. We really need to get another bat ASAP. Avila has looked good lately though... but we haven't had enough bats for.... about 4-5 years now.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 24, 2016 -> 11:17 PM) Ventura won this game I thought he did have a good game... he argued and got them to call a foul ball on the strike out. Ventura's in game decisions are not why I have doubts about him.... he does some things I disagree with but he basically follows the blueprint most managers do. Where I question him in his ability to get his guys in the right mind frame. Robin has always struck me as intelligent - but even when he played I never thought of him as a leader.

Robertson19-21 in saves.... He has had some bad moments this year... but that's a good percentage.

Trademark of the Ventura era... Maybe its not his fault.. but boy they never look confident up there in those situations.