With Cabrera up next, and with Rodney pitching, McEwing should have held him, especially with such a short lead. I mean, it did take a perfect throw to get him but still, i think he should've kept him at 3rd and let Melky hit with bases loaded
It's kind of sad that, if the Sox win today, they will have swept Miami and gained zero ground in the wild-card race (sitting at 7.5 back behind Boston)
QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 14, 2016 -> 02:30 PM)
Sale is such a headcase. Should have been covering home.
Yeah, this inning is on him. Kicked the ball with his ankle too (I know he didn't do it on purpose, but still).
Would be nice to see Sale go at least 8 innings to give that bullpen a good rest seeing that tomorrow is an off day before Cleveland and Q will be pitching Tuesday.
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 14, 2016 -> 01:04 PM)
They just showed a stat that the Sox bullpen has pitched 33 innings in the last 6 games.
And opponent's batting average was in the low .200s
The team is actually playing well tonight and everybody is b****ing about every little thing they do wrong...they aren't going to be absolutely perfect geeze.
This team just looks dead. I'd we actually had a decent offense that scored an average of 4 runs a game, with so many low scoring close game that have been lost, I bet they would be over .500 right now.
As bad as Reinsdorf's teams have been in the last decade or so, you really can't deny what he has brought to the city of Chicago. 7 World Championships. His legacy is with the Bulls, and he was the first owner to bring a ws trophy to Chicago in 88 years. Unfortunately, he will probably be remembered by most Sox fans as an owner that fielded mediocre teams because of the last decade or so.
QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 11, 2016 -> 07:19 PM)
Except he is at total cross purposes with the 2017 team at this point...helping to elevate the win total, taking at-bats from a Saladino or Coats or Garcia (well, that's a bit of a stretch) and very unlikely to be traded for a future asset this month because his pittance of a salary makes a waiver block highly probable.
Too bad it's not Avila doing this, because he is under control for 2017...but it's just the way this season has gone.
Wasn't Avila signed for a one year deal?