I just don't know how you can defend Renteria anymore, regardless of circumstances.

Your worst hitter in the 2 spot...how low can Ricky go? 

1 minute ago, justBLAZE said:

lineup was revised after Ricky remembered Maeda is not a lefty

Maybe he should have started our best left handed hitter 

Fucking pathetic all around. This team isn't winning with Ricky, period. He's gotta go

0-7 no hard hit balls.  Bat him 2nd!  Lol Ricky

Sit Nicky for good 

Just now, Balta1701 said:

I don't know if anyone else remembers this but we had exactly the same conversation in 2019 after Lopez's first start because his fastball in that game was down in the low 90s/upper 80s as well. 

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/reynaldo-lopez/16400/graphs?pitchgraphs=true&statArr=&legend=1&split=base&time=daily&start=2017&end=2019&rtype=mult&gt1=15&dStatArray=FA&ymin=&ymax=

what the "abdomen" game where Jose talked to him?  Yea, this guy among other things needs to speak up before he goes out hurt and costs his team.

2 minutes ago, ChiSox1917 said:

Ozzie wouldnt have started him

Just now, Quin said:

Oak Lawn Legend

This is what happens when you have a "gut" manager who "likes a kid" for whatever reason. Instead of one who can look without bias at what the analytics have been saying for years. What other team trying to be competitive brings back a guy in his 5th year to be your #3 starter coming off of a season where he posted a 5.82 ERA and a 1.457 WHIP?

Sick of Ricky

Edited July 26, 20205 yr by Richie

Seeing Delmonico that high in any lineup in nauseating.....can mazara come back from covid yet

3 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

They claim the original lineup was for Rich Hill, but not sure how that makes any sense.

Wasn't Hill supposed to start yesterday?

you hit avila, christ.

Will be curious to see what the injury report is on Lopez.

Was expecting a walk from Avila.  Got the 75 mph HBP on the elbow pad.

1 minute ago, Richie said:

This is what happens when you have a "gut" manager who "likes a kid" for whatever reason. Instead of one who can look without bias at what the analytics have been saying for years. What other team trying to be competitive brings back a guy in his 5th year to be your #3 starter coming off of a year where he posted a 5.82 ERA and a 1.457 WHIP.

Sick of Ricky

Ricky doesn’t build the roster, blame Hahn if you think they shouldn’t have brought back Lopez.  Now, if you want to blame him for making Reynaldo the #3 starter ahead of Cease that’s another story.

Just now, hi8is said:

Will be curious to see what the injury report is on Lopez.

probably his elbow looked like a typical frayed ucl start.

Just now, chitownsportsfan said:

you hit avila, christ.

Maybe I’m just becoming a grumpy old fuck, but it bothers me he was laughing about it. 

1 minute ago, soxfan49 said:

Wasn't Hill supposed to start yesterday?

Yes, but was scratched Friday night.

I like Masur and DJ, but they just found out about the lineup change that we all knew about hours ago.

2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:

Wasn't Hill supposed to start yesterday?

Pretty sure!  

4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

what the "abdomen" game where Jose talked to him?  Yea, this guy among other things needs to speak up before he goes out hurt and costs his team.

No that was when he was first called up in 2018. Last year he had a really bad opening day with a big dip in velocity. Not injury related, just low velocity coming out of the gates. 

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Ricky doesn’t build the roster, blame Hahn if you think they shouldn’t have brought back Lopez.  Now, if you want to blame him for making Reynaldo the #3 starter ahead of Cease that’s another story.

That is correct and what I am saying. I realize that Lopez was always coming back to compete. Making him the #3 starter is atrocious. 

I should have worded it better. 

Just now, Balta1701 said:

No that was when he was first called up in 2018. Last year he had a really bad opening day with a big dip in velocity. Not injury related, just low velocity coming out of the gates. 

he just sucks.

Just now, flavum said:

I like Masur and DJ, but they just found out about the lineup change that we all knew about hours ago.

At least Masur has a good voice for radio, there's THAT, I guess.