July 26, 20205 yr Poor guy . I hope some of those hard comments in the game thread makes a few of us realize those are human beings out there not toys to stomp on because their performance makes us unhappy. I know that's how the whole sports and fan dynamic works but we don't always get the perfect perspective. Edited July 26, 20205 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside
July 26, 20205 yr Lopez should've spoke up about it. I get it, you're a competitor, wanna tough it out yada yada but he has a history of doing this. I remember Abreu basically pulling him out himself when he talked to him on the mound a few years ago and he waved to the training staff. Lopez actually tried to stay in the game pitching hurt and Abreu said no.
July 26, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Gio Gonzalez is horrible If only it was 2012 again. Edited July 26, 20205 yr by hi8is
July 26, 20205 yr Yesterday we watched our starter (Keuchel) control the strike zone and make winning look easy. Friday and Today our starters (Geolito and Lopez) couldn't find the strike zone and we were almost out of both games after one inning. What a pleasure watching Keuchel let the hitters get themselves out...just like the good old days with Mark B. I know that Geolito will figure it out but not so sure about Lopez. Interestingly...it was McCann catching Keuchel while our strike framing wonder kid Grandal caught the two wild man games. Hope this gets fixed soon because starting games with 4 and 5 run deficits makes for boring baseball viewing. Sorry...just venting after looking forward to a game that ended up being unwatchable. I hope Dunning & Lambert get a chance sooner rather than later.
July 26, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: I wish there were pre indicators is code for this dude might be full of it lol. Exactly. He was bad. Period
July 26, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, Yearnin' for Yermin said: Who is next in line after Gio? Dunning, then Lambert? Crochet time.
July 27, 20205 yr I don't think Lopez has it physically to pitch right now. Just my take. Good luck with Gio G.
July 27, 20205 yr 56 minutes ago, poppysox said: Yesterday we watched our starter (Keuchel) control the strike zone and make winning look easy. Friday and Today our starters (Geolito and Lopez) couldn't find the strike zone and we were almost out of both games after one inning. What a pleasure watching Keuchel let the hitters get themselves out...just like the good old days with Mark B. I know that Geolito will figure it out but not so sure about Lopez. Interestingly...it was McCann catching Keuchel while our strike framing wonder kid Grandal caught the two wild man games. Hope this gets fixed soon because starting games with 4 and 5 run deficits makes for boring baseball viewing. Sorry...just venting after looking forward to a game that ended up being unwatchable. I hope Dunning & Lambert get a chance sooner rather than later. I think Giolito will figure it out too, I just hope it's not too late before he does.
July 27, 20205 yr I think we will be ok with Giolito-DK-Cease-Rodon-Dunning. That should be a middle of the league staff for 2020 and with our offense an average staff should be sufficient for wild card.
July 27, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, SoCalChiSox said: I think we will be ok with Giolito-DK-Cease-Rodon-Dunning. That should be a middle of the league staff for 2020 and with our offense an average staff should be sufficient for wild card. We should all be very afraid if they start Gonzalez instead of Dunning. That would remind me of the 5th starter black hole from 2001-04. It should be Dunning or Lambert. Edited July 27, 20205 yr by Jack Parkman
July 27, 20205 yr López usually starts higher with velocity and then loses it as game goes on. Rodon is the opposite.
July 27, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: We should all be very afraid if they start Gonzalez instead of Dunning. That would remind me of the 5th starter black hole from 2001-04. It should be Dunning or Lambert. Yes because Dane dunning and Jimmy Lambert have proven they can get big leaguers out consistently.
July 27, 20205 yr Why didn't Moncada start ? Why didn't they start Cease instead of ReyLo against Minnesota? What was the pitching game plan against Minnesota hitters? Pitch them inside? It didn't look like there was any strategy whatsoever. Why didn't McCann catch Giolito? Why did they leave Eloy in the game after he was obviously a bit dizzy? That was a pretty quick and ineffective concussion protocol. Everyone watching on TV could see he was a little groggy and shaking cobwebs loose. Why not put Leury in RF instead of second base until Mazara returns? These and many other questions and we are only 3 games in.
July 27, 20205 yr Gio Gonzales looked like and overweight middle age former big leaguer pitching in an old timers game.
July 27, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: We should all be very afraid if they start Gonzalez instead of Dunning. That would remind me of the 5th starter black hole from 2001-04. It should be Dunning or Lambert. I'm pretty sure someone posted a tweet that the Sox didn't want Lambert going more than 2 innings which seems consistent with what he did in summer camp games.
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