1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

this team is fucking awful.  you can only laugh.

Thankfully they bunted last inning. 

Why not just go for the 3-6-3 double play?

Just now, fathom said:

Yeah throw home right away then. Instead it was a play a Little Leaguer would make

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

Just now, ttommarello823 said:

Why not just go for the 3-6-3 double play?

Ball was going away from him. Really should have just taken out at first.

Just now, fathom said:

Thankfully they bunted last inning. 

Your classic 1-out, runners on the corners, non-squeeze bunt. Right out of the ol' book.

Just now, SoxBlanco said:

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

He took 3 steps to first. How is anyone defending that play?

Just now, Eminor3rd said:

Your classic 1-out, runners on the corners, non-squeeze bunt. Right out of the ol' book.

While also not letting Timmy steal 2nd with ease before you bunt

Haha you suck Ricky.  He makes Ventura look like Bochy.

Edited July 3, 20187 yr by fathom

1 minute ago, fathom said:

He took 3 steps to first. How is anyone defending that play?

Did you read anything in the post you quoted? I explained exactly why he took three steps. 

This is what you get for having Volstad pitch in this position.

This is one of the more creative tank losses thus far.

Just now, SoxBlanco said:

But you are going on instincts in that situation. When it’s first hit to you, you think you can get the double play. But as you take steps toward first, you realize the guy is going to score if you don’t throw it, so you gun it home with enough time to get the force. 

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

Just now, Eminor3rd said:

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit

Also don't forget that Jace likely isn't available because Rondon was so bad on Saturday they needed to bring him in. What a waste of your best reliever.

Just now, Eminor3rd said:

I mean that IS what happened, but it's the obvious wrong call. There are literally drills whose point it is to teach that you don't double up on a mental mistake. The discipline to take the sure out after you hesitate on a risk play should be bred into him. It should have been bred into him before Legion ball.

How is that doubling up on a mental mistake? When it’s hit to you, your first instinct is to get a double play to end the inning. So you start taking steps toward first, which is not a mental mistake. At the exact moment you realize there isn’t enough time for that, you throw home with enough time to get the force. Once again, not a mental mistake. If Omar had his foot on the bag, nobody is questioning that play by Matt. 

Leave it to Renteria to put in our worst pitchers in the game and leave them in there so he can guarantee that we lose even more games.

Davidson was inept.  Coach him up.  Or, DH him.  Abreu would have known what to do.

Volstad should be DFA'd.

Same with Rick.

Helluva day in the rebuild. 

I know I overreact, but I typically check twitter after Ricky does something bad. Usually there's a few posts criticizing him. Tonight there are a ton of them.

Did anyone catch the Cincy broadcast tonight? They showed a stat in which the White Sox pitchers lead the League in walks with 350, and the next closest team, Baltimore, has 298...that is just ridiculous.

Just now, flavum said:

Helluva day in the rebuild. 

There is no re-build.  That word is just a figment of your newton.

1 minute ago, flavum said:

Helluva day in the rebuild. 

Kinda like my idea of firing Ricky and hiring Shields. Only concern is Shields might not do those god awful segments with Benetti and he might not be able to host cookie segments at SoxFest.

2 minutes ago, fathom said:

And it's also not knowing what you're doing with the ball before it's hit

You can’t be a robot on the field. Just because you think about what you’re going to do before the pitch doesn’t mean there is only one option. You have to react to how hard the ball is hit and where you field it.

16 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

I don’t think that’s a terrible play by Matt. If he steps on first, there is no chance to get the guy at home. So either way, best case scenario is only getting one out. Throwing home gets the lead guy and nobody scores. 

I understand that they are up by two runs, but it’s not an awful play if Omar knows it’s a force. 

He was going towards first base to tag it so this makes Omar have to change his stance so he can tag the runner if he throws home

Am I the only person in "fun-bad" mode this season? I haven't been upset about a single play. It's all hilarious. ?