Poop.

If it was 8-0, Abreu would have crushed that 

Need Palka to square one up.

Just now, tpezz27 said:

Why isn't Fry just pitching the 8th inning anyway...

And why did they keep calling for sliders when Rondon was hanging them

3 minutes ago, Tony said:

You’re on a White Sox message board on a Friday night in the middle of the summer, during one of the worst seasons of the franchise. 

I mean, kinda seems like your asking for it. 

I guess that’s true if I can get through this year how much worse can it get really?

Just now, fathom said:

And why did they keep calling for sliders when Rondon was hanging them

It was clear it wasn't a good pitch for him tonight, so keep calling it. Makes sense

Just now, Tony said:

Don’t be that guy. 

I would love to see any numbers on him in clutch, late inning situations. For as great as he's been here for five years, he doesn't have a lot of big late inning hits (only ones I remember are the slam vs Tampa and walk off single vs Yanks)

Hell of a tank loss.

Palka swung on 3 pitches outside the strike zone.

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. 

I	Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+
	2 outs, RISP	241		288	249	86	73	16	0	11	96	0	0	35	57	.293	.389	.490	.879	122	0	4	0	0	19	3	.343	102
	Late & Close	335		451	386	53	97	17	1	15	63	2	1	49	107	.251	.350	.417	.767	161	6	12	0	4	27	4	.306	77
	Tie Game	548		881	792	97	233	47	7	45	134	2	0	69	169	.294	.358	.542	.899	429	30	13	0	7	22	8	.321	103
	Within 1 R	634		1590	1437	192	431	88	8	71	234	5	2	111	303	.300	.360	.521	.881	748	46	31	0	11	31	16	.335	100
	Within 2 R	646		2035	1838	242	536	117	9	87	284	6	2	137	393	.292	.354	.507	.861	932	57	47	0	13	34	19	.327	95

 

Seems pretty good to me. 

Edited May 26, 20187 yr by Jose Abreu
that's Abreu for his career.

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Hell of a tank loss.

NBA teams would be proud.  

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

I would love to see any numbers on him in clutch, late inning situations. For as great as he's been here for five years, he doesn't have a lot of big late inning hits (only ones I remember are the slam vs Tampa and walk off single vs Yanks)

Abreu had a couple bad innings that’s all. It happens . Tomorrow is a new game

2 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

I	Split	G	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE	BAbip	tOPS+
	2 outs, RISP	241		288	249	86	73	16	0	11	96	0	0	35	57	.293	.389	.490	.879	122	0	4	0	0	19	3	.343	102
	Late & Close	335		451	386	53	97	17	1	15	63	2	1	49	107	.251	.350	.417	.767	161	6	12	0	4	27	4	.306	77
	Tie Game	548		881	792	97	233	47	7	45	134	2	0	69	169	.294	.358	.542	.899	429	30	13	0	7	22	8	.321	103
	Within 1 R	634		1590	1437	192	431	88	8	71	234	5	2	111	303	.300	.360	.521	.881	748	46	31	0	11	31	16	.335	100
	Within 2 R	646		2035	1838	242	536	117	9	87	284	6	2	137	393	.292	.354	.507	.861	932	57	47	0	13	34	19	.327	95

 

Seems pretty good to me. 

I am happy with Abreu 

Awful positioning by Narvaez on the relay allowed that runner to score. Why wasn't he in front of home plate so he could apply a quick swipe tag? He was like 3 feet behind home plate.

Edited May 26, 20187 yr by soxforlife05

I want the Sox to be good again BECAUSE I'M SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF GOING TO ESPN.COM, CLICKING MLB SCOREBOARD EXPAND, SCROLLING RIGHT AND NOT SEEING THE GAME BECAUSE OUT OF 12 OR SO GAMES THEY CAN ONLY SHOW 11 EACH DAY AND THE SOX SUCK ENOUGH TO MAKE ME CLICK AGAIN.

ya'll have a great night.

1 hour ago, SoxAce said:

Hell of a tank loss.

Yeah so we can get the No. 4 pick again (or 3, 2  or 1) when people are saying there's no difference this year between 4 and 14. What a joke the draft is in baseball.

What a job to be the GM of a team that has sold management and fans on re-build. You can rationalize poor performance as part of the grand plan. Talk about job security.

9 minutes ago, greg775 said:

Yeah so we can get the No. 4 pick again (or 3, 2  or 1) when people are saying there's no difference this year between 4 and 14. What a joke the draft is in baseball.

You are the joke sir.  Not even the Sox can screw up a top 3 pick most of the time.  There is, as teams have learned, a huge premium at the very top top.  Sure, you can find a Trout in the 20s -- but the stats say when you do, you got lucky.

Edited May 26, 20187 yr by chitownsportsfan

1 hour ago, fathom said:

Isn't think kind of a perfect tank loss?

It's another one of those games where Hahn gets to be a genius. Instead of feeling embarrassed at that relief choke job, he can smile and wink at the investors and say, 'Just as we planned it.' That top 2 draft pick is coming next year ... yeah!   Sure hope this year's No. 4 and next year's 1 or 2 are not busts. Of course we'll give them 4-6  years to make the majors. Hahn can keep the rebuild mystery going as long as he wants and be beloved by fans, owners, everybody. It's unAmerican to try to lose like this.

12 minutes ago, Flash said:

What a job to be the GM of a team that has sold management and fans on re-build. You can rationalize poor performance as part of the grand plan. Talk about job security.

Amen Flash! You and I are soul mates on this issue. It's the best job ever.

9 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

You are the joke sir.  Not even the Sox can screw up a top 3 pick most of the time.  There is, as teams have learned, a huge premium at the very top top.  Sure, you can find a Trout in the 20s -- but the stats say when you do, you got lucky.

I'm not a joke. I'm furious at the unfairness of getting to have a job where you are allowed to fail, and receive raises and pats on the back for failing with the so-called rebuild the excuse. I hate to break it to people, but there is a LOT of work to be done to build this roster. And with our fans' desire to not spend cash, good luck building a contender. Yes on paper there are some nice pieces, but already there are some ???s. Rey-Lo looks like a rotation pitcher (that's good), Moncada looks like an all star (that's good), Timmy is OK, but that defense?  Gio frankly has a ton of work to do.  Some want to ship Abreu out for more prospects. Davidson is my idol but may not be the answer at DH. The relievers? Maybe Fry really is good. Nate is OK. The rest of the staff blows. 

You know ... as bad as the Sox teams have been, we better be contenders 6-10 straight years to make up for the pain of these crappy teams.

Edited May 26, 20187 yr by greg775

38 minutes ago, greg775 said:

Yeah so we can get the No. 4 pick again (or 3, 2  or 1) when people are saying there's no difference this year between 4 and 14. What a joke the draft is in baseball.

So if 4-14 are all similar, better finish in top 3 for worst record. Oh wait, you say fans should root for every single possible victory, regardless of draft position 

30 minutes ago, greg775 said:

It's another one of those games where Hahn gets to be a genius. Instead of feeling embarrassed at that relief choke job, he can smile and wink at the investors and say, 'Just as we planned it.' That top 2 draft pick is coming next year ... yeah!   Sure hope this year's No. 4 and next year's 1 or 2 are not busts. Of course we'll give them 4-6  years to make the majors. Hahn can keep the rebuild mystery going as long as he wants and be beloved by fans, owners, everybody. It's unAmerican to try to lose like this.

Complain to the player's association for putting ever increasing salaries ahead of everything else. Without a salary cap in the league small and mid market teams will always be forced into top to bottom rebuilds. These teams have no margin for error when it comes to big FA signings.

1 hour ago, soxforlife05 said:

Awful positioning by Narvaez on the relay allowed that runner to score. Why wasn't he in front of home plate so he could apply a quick swipe tag? He was like 3 feet behind home plate.

It was the bad throw from Moncada.