3 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

I think 6 pm games would be great. Even during the regular season. I noticed the Indians have done that this year. Or 6:10. I know I would go to more weeknight games if that were the case.

The mariners have been doing more 6pm starts here and they did a session on it recently with the local sports radio station and a lot of parents really liked it.  It limits the walkup you'd probably get from a bored after work crowd as people are just getting home around 6pm here,  but for parents I can see it being a big deal getting the kids home and in bed by 10 instead of 11 or later.

I'm in favor of bringing Nova back for insurance at this point. 

Detroit making Nova look like deGrom.

Picking up Ivan Nova was a solid move. There. I said it. 

Just now, mqr said:

Picking up Ivan Nova was a solid move. There. I said it. 

Yup. We were all too quick to bash him. 

Tim is hot

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

That's always the strangest feeling on the West Coast when you're visiting and games are starting at 9 or 10 a.m., something like the British Open or Wimbledon would be even crazier, or English Premier League football.

 I love it.  

Just now, BackDoorBreach said:

Tim is hot

Hitting well too

1 minute ago, mqr said:

Picking up Ivan Nova was a solid move. There. I said it. 

At 1 fWAR, he's certainly been worth his contract.  It wasn't pretty early, but you can do worse as a backend starter on a rebuilding team. 

Eloy lost the batting  gloves

Wow Eloy..

1 hour ago, mqr said:

Day game after a double header seems dumb

I initially thought the same.  Then I realized that one of the games yesterday was a makeup of a rainout and today's game was already scheduled as a day game.

3 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said:

Tim is hot

Eloy is not 

Just now, BackDoorBreach said:

Wow Eloy..

Yah, he's lost right now.  Still confident that hit tool will come around.  Hitting major league pitching is hard.  

I was hoping Eloy broke out of his slump last night, but he's back to looking like ass at the plate again. Dude has to hit to have any sort of value. The talent is apparent, and Moncada gives me hope. 

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1 minute ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yah, he's lost right now.  Still confident that hit tool will come around.  Hitting major league pitching is 

He isn't touching anything up in the zone.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Yup. We were all too quick to bash him. 

Ahem.  I've been saying it was a good signing since he was pitching in march and the velocity was there. You can do a lot worse than Nova as your 5th starter in a rebuild year.  And next year bringing him back as the 6th guy and swing man makes a lot of sense.   

His stats coming into this year suggested he could be a passable 5th starter and that's basically what he's been.  If Hahn can do more work like this the Sox won't have to rely on shitty AAAA guys the next few years when injuries inevitably crop up again.

Edited August 7, 20196 yr by chitownsportsfan

McCann knocks in Abreu, 5-0 Sox!

2 minutes ago, BackDoorBreach said:

He isn't touching anything up in the zone.

 

 

Holes all around. Still can’t believe how bad he looks.  Especially considering the juiced balls, he’s really looked bad this year.

Edited August 7, 20196 yr by fathom

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Ahem.  I've been saying it was a good signing since he was pitching in march and the velocity was there. You can do a lot worse than Nova as your 5th starter in a rebuild year.  And next year bringing him back as the 6th guy and swing man makes a lot of sense.   

His stats coming into this year suggested he could be a passable 5th starter and that's basically what he's been.  If Hahn can do more work like this the Sox won't have to rely on shitty AAAA guys the next few years when injuries inevitably crop up again.

2 out of 4 on dumpster dives is a workable rate. Not counting Alonso or Jay.

 Damn that Abreu for driving in runs.  Soon we will have to say RBIs are meaningless.

 

The difference between the bad White Sox and the in the playoff hunt White Sox is every August they would lay down to the bad teams.

18 minutes ago, mqr said:

Picking up Ivan Nova was a solid move. There. I said it. 

As other said he's a decent #5. The problem was when Rodon got hurt and with Lopez struggling in the first half, he suddenly became our #2 which meant out SP was a disaster outside of Gio.

26 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

The mariners have been doing more 6pm starts here and they did a session on it recently with the local sports radio station and a lot of parents really liked it.  It limits the walkup you'd probably get from a bored after work crowd as people are just getting home around 6pm here,  but for parents I can see it being a big deal getting the kids home and in bed by 10 instead of 11 or later.

Being in the eastern time zone, I would love this. Games usually start at 8 over here so its hard for me to watch the sox most games past the 4th innin, having to get up at 4:30 for work. If they started at 6 central i could watch a lot more.

TA7 swinging a magic wand