This is terrible baseball

LaMahieu 0 for 6 in the first game today. At .323

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

We should be looking to trade for him this offseason.

Yes, if we want to top out at 80 wins.  That's the nonsense Hahn did from 2014-16:  trading prospects for good/not-great players when the team is still losing 90 games.

But I think it's reasonable that Boston will be pushing him.  And this FO repeatedly falls for the player that the other teams are pushing.

Edited September 12, 20196 yr by GreenSox

Looks like renterias rotator cuff still bothering him. 

And Sox gonna lose the series and tie the season series with KC... yikes

The pitch around with Jimenez is real

5 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

Yes, if we want to top out at 80 wins.  That's the nonsense Hahn did from 2014-16:  trading prospects for good/not-great players when the team is still losing 90 games.

But I think it's reasonable that Boston will be pushing him.  And this FO repeatedly falls for the player that the other teams are pusing.

He's put up almost 9 bWAR in 4 seasons and is still young enough to where a breakout is possible.  He's lefty and can play RF a position of obvious need.  The comparison would be Adam Eaton if you want to somehow link it to previous Hahn moves.  

Edited September 12, 20196 yr by chitownsportsfan

2 hours ago, Harry Chappas said:

Sadly i think Sanchez keeps the job through all of next year.  The White Sox more than any other team in sports will stick with a lesser player because the chemistry he brings to the team/clubhouse is unparalleled in sport.

Ricky can't go quick enough but I am sure he will be on the field in the Chevy drive up next spring.

He might keep a job but not the job.

Not very impressive abs by Leury in the clutch today...

Gutsy performance by Leury today

Nice tank loss. Ricky is good at this 

2 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Not very impressive abs by Leury in the clutch today...

He's played himself out of anything other than a super sub role. His 2nd half has been a bummer.

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

He's played himself out of anything other than a super sub role. His 2nd half has been a bummer.

To be fair, I think we all knew he would be exposed if he played too much. He’s a utility player, nothing more/less.  I still predict he’s gone this offseason.

So we lose the season series 9 games to 10 to a putrid Kansas City team.  Yet we win the season series 4-3 against 2 potential World Series teams--Houston and the Yankees.

I guess teams just play down to their level of competition.  Just ask the Astros and Yankees.

Not easy to win with half a lineup.

9 minutes ago, fathom said:

Nice tank loss. Ricky is good at this 

Let’s go Pirates

Just now, poppysox said:

Not easy to win with half a lineup.

Now that you mention it, we did have a weird lineup out there today.  The first 5 batters had a cumulative BA  of .287, with the first 2 guys batting over .300.

The bottom 4 had a cumulative BA of 2.17, with 2 guys batter under .100.

4 minutes ago, poppysox said:

Not easy to win with half a lineup.

No it isn't.  But that's all they have (plus 1/2 a pitching staff) after year 3 of a rebuild.

Loss clinches losing season, the seventh in a row. It's been a tough decade.

27 minutes ago, GreenSox said:

No it isn't.  But that's all they have (plus 1/2 a pitching staff) after year 3 of a rebuild.

By comparison, The Atlanta Braves won their division in Year 3 of their rebuild and are a lot better this year.

21 minutes ago, NWINFan said:

Loss clinches losing season, the seventh in a row. It's been a tough decade.

We are about to embark on probably the best decade in Sox history.  ?

23 minutes ago, poppysox said:

We are about to embark on probably the best decade in Sox history.  ?

Perhaps, but let's see what happens during this off season. I am somewhat optimistic about the future, but I'd like to see the team go over the .500 mark before going too ga-ga.

3 minutes ago, NWINFan said:

Perhaps, but let's see what happens during this off season. I am somewhat optimistic about the future, but I'd like to see the team go over the .500 mark before going too ga-ga.

Jerry knows that at age 83 the future is now.

1 hour ago, poppysox said:

Jerry knows that at age 83 the future is now.

To tell you the truth, I don't know if being 83 means anything to Jerry Reinsdorf when it comes to the White Sox. I guess we will see in the offseason.

3 hours ago, bubba phillips said:

So we lose the season series 9 games to 10 to a putrid Kansas City team.  Yet we win the season series 4-3 against 2 potential World Series teams--Houston and the Yankees.

I guess teams just play down to their level of competition.  Just ask the Astros and Yankees.

That's the Sox MO.  It's happened before when they are in the post season hunt. Charlotte choked on playing the last place team in their division .  It's an organization thing. 

Edited September 13, 20196 yr by kitekrazy

2 hours ago, bubba phillips said:

By comparison, The Atlanta Braves won their division in Year 3 of their rebuild and are a lot better this year.

I do believe they still have some talent in their farm system.