Bob Sacamano

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 03:57 PM) Out of curiosity, do the Sox have long-ish term control over Bruce Rondon or is he treated like a typical MLB free agent on a 1-year deal? Free agent after the 2020 season.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 03:54 PM) it's just bad managing from Renteria. As noted, why are you doing a squeeze with the slowest guy in your lineup? Moreover, why are you asking a kid, with limited experience that is already swimming up there at the plate, to execute something he probably has done less than 3-4 times in his entire baseball career? It's not putting guys in a position to succeed. You can expect players to 100% execute or imo you can be pragmatic and realize their weaknesses. Bad on Ricky imo. Very bad. Disheartening that he is still so bad tactically imo. If hes coming home on the pitch its pretty much a run as long as it isn't back at the pitcher.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 03:53 PM) Love how Renteria is trying to fully put it on Moncada instead of realizing that squeeze bunting is usually dumb. Should be a free run if you have a guy who can actually get the bunt down.

What's Joe Girardi up to?

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 03:43 PM) Moncada pulled his bunt back on a suicide squeeze. Narvaez hung out to dry. Then he of course struck out. Is that on the coach or on the player for being dumb? 100% has to be on the player.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 02:53 PM) If you take the weather, the opponents, and the results, it has to be one of the worst homestands they have ever had. Also the fact it was the opening homestand.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 10:25 AM) Agreed. 2-3 years ago was the first time we had seen some of these prospects and the allure was enticing. Just like any prospect, we are seeing what they truly are a couple of years later. Good power but there's a LOT of swing and miss in that lineup. Yeah Happ probably shouldn't be leading off or playing CF. I think they'll send him down eventually.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 10:20 AM) I bet on the Sox lets go! I also bet on the run line.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 09:10 AM) Revolution Brewing room down the LF line isn't a bad hang out either although if you aren't there early, the line to get in goes down the stairs. Waiting in line while at a game sort of defeats the purpose of going to the game. Yeah, home opener sucked this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 08:55 AM) FWIW, if you take out opening day, Matt Davidson is 4-26, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 8 BB, 12K, .308 slg, .371 opb, .679 OPS. It's definitely too early to judge hitting this early in the season, but the walks are encouraging.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 11, 2018 -> 08:19 AM) Now that we're 10 games deep into this lovely season, I'd thought it would be fun to see some takes on players based on this incredibly small sample size. I'll obviously go first with a couple. 1) Carson Fulmer is NOT a starter but should be a very good reliever 2) Matt Davidson has actually figured s*** out & will be a solid DH option 3) Reynaldo Lopez is going to pitch like a legit #3 starter this season 4) We're seeing exactly why we are more likely to be under .500 this season than over .500 (not sure why some people on here expected the latter coming in).

Don't have time to read it myself right now, but can anyone give a few bullet points on how the ballpark could have been?

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 11:36 AM) Why the hell is Saladino in the lineup again? Looks like since there is a lefty and to give Yolmer a day off. I guess if you're going to play your backup and rest your starter, its better to do it when the platoon advantage makes sense (even if Saladino does suck).

1. Yoan Moncada (S) 2B 2. Avisail Garcia ® RF 3. Jose Abreu ® 1B 4. Matt Davidson ® DH 5. Welington Castillo ® C 6. Nicky Delmonico (L) LF 7. Tim Anderson ® SS 8. Tyler Saladino ® 3B 9. Adam Engel ® CF

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 09:52 AM) Buster Posey? Madison Bumgarner? Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs as well. Yeah prime Lincecum was definitely a star.

QUOTE (FloydBannister1983 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 09:16 AM) He needs to win a Cy Young or come relatively close. He hasn't come relatively close. He also can't have too many more 17 game seasons. He's also on the disabled list to start this season. Could be minor setbacks but guys like this do breakdown early. Doesn't help that he has pitched in the same league as one of the best pitchers that any of us will ever see in our lives.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 04:08 PM) Anyone have any updates on Eloy/Hansen? I can't find any threads on them here or in future Sox Eloy: he's almost ready for game action. Hansen: idk.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:46 PM) I mean come on, this was supposed to be a night game. It's not opening game which people plan formonths ahead of time. School is also not out. What would YOU do if you had tickets to tonights game last friday, it got moved to daytime because it looked like it would be freezing and saw snow was on the way? Would you call work and say "Hey, I need a day off on short notice, game I don't want to miss". Yeah so many factors going against the game including the opponent being the Rays.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:45 PM) Miguel Gonzalez is so average. I mean, he's really just there to fill a spot and eat innings.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:43 PM) I see... so tickets that were bought today even (after the change was announced) can still be exchanged? Is there any proof on the ticket for when you bought it on Stubhub (can't remember off the top of my head)? I don't think they would even pay attention.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:34 PM) What do you think runs through the players' heads when they see there is like absolutely zero fan support at the park On a day like today? "I don't blame them."

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:12 PM) mlb.tv says delay, is there a scheduled time yet or are they looking to cancel? It was moved to 1:30.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 12:46 PM) I did the same thing. Told my Tigers fan co-worker about it and now he's grabbing tickets for behind the visitor's dugout to exchange for when the Tigers come back to town.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 12:39 PM) Back in the late 90s, Tampa tried to bomb their way to wins. They signed Jose Canseco. There was some rainout or cold out. It might have been one of those days they used to cancel because the Bulls were playing a playoff game At any rate, they played a twi night DH to make up. We arrived the first or second batter, and there was a flyball to CF. McKay Christensen was playing CF for the Sox. We could clearly hear him calling for it 2 feet from the door of the lower concourse. There couldn't have been 100 people in the stands. Today might rival that crowd. Prefer the smaller crowds. Thursday was hell waiting for beer, food, and bathrooms.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 12:12 PM) Yes. They said any unused tickets for today can be exchanged for any game except the Cubs when they moved up the time. Did not know that. Not big on the 300 level but it would be nice stealing some dugout tix for really cheap.