1 minute ago, raBBit said:

He threw 8/9 out of the zone. It's truly amazing. Does Leury not learn at all? He's the most tenured White Sox now. If I watched Civale's efforts pitching to Delmonico & Robert I go up there sitting dead red fastball. If I see spin I take. Leury swings at two breaking balls that would have been balls. 

Cause I bet they ain't even paying attention in the dugout

Little did I know Nick D was going to carry the Sox lumber this year. God has a plan.

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

We also needed a left-handed bat OBP, Grandal was literally the perfect addition.

Someone put it perfectly the other day. He’s a frustrating player because his positives don’t jump off the screen at you while his negatives do.

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

And guess how you help your starting pitching that was hurt by poor framing probably moreso than any team in baseball last year?  By adding an elite framer...

Not impressed by Grandal’s defense, sorry. It was a major red flag when a smart organization like the Dodgers was starting Austin freakin Barnes over Grandal in the postseason. That’s all I needed to know.

Grandal doesn't call a good game.  Sure he can frame it.  Lovely.  Bet you McCann is in for tonights game and it's day and night for the pitching staff.

Just now, fathom said:

Someone put it perfectly the other day. He’s a frustrating player because his positives don’t jump off the screen at you while his negatives do.

In all seriousness, what are his positives? A nice smile? It's embarrassing they broke camp with him on the roster.

5 minutes ago, 2Deep said:

Any news on Mazarra

I am sure the next thing you read about him that comes from the White Sox will feature the phrase “abundance of caution”.

3 minutes ago, fathom said:

If some are to be believed, they ran out of money 

If we couldn’t afford Brock fucking Holt or Cameron fucking Maybin, then Reinsdorf should not own a Major League Baseball franchise.

2 minutes ago, brijames1957 said:

Let me be the first to predict that Rodon get's lit up in the second game and has a huge meltdown.

He'll be visibly pissed too.

3 minutes ago, gusguyman said:

1) They still got Dallas, and looking at the pitchers they passed on, the issue was not money, but the Sox not wanting them

2) The plan this year was always going to be to ride the young arms, developing them is the key to future contention. They weren't going to drop 50 mil on another 30+ year old SP just to force Reylo or Cease to the pen preseason

Grandal has nothing to do with it

I always wanted two arms from the Tier 2 group of starting pitchers. Keuchel and Ryu could have really solidified the rotation until the young arms developed.

1 minute ago, raBBit said:

Sox are doing their best to make sure he doesn't hurt himself. I think he'll be back tomorrow. 

So they want to make sure he doesn’t run into a wall again?  In a normal 162 game season, I get it.  Having him missing 3 pct of the season today for cautionary reasons just lacks urgency IMO.

5 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

^^

Grandal is a DH. He sucks at catching

 

I was 100% being sarcastic and if you actually think Grandal is a DH then you completely lack baseball acumen.

6 minutes ago, fathom said:

Here’s my question...by all accounts, Eloy is totally fine. I don’t believe he was in concussion protocol, so why isn’t he playing?

Is he playing tonight?

1 minute ago, raBBit said:

In all seriousness, what are his positives? A nice smile? It's embarrassing they broke camp with him on the roster.

Uhhh...

2 minutes ago, raBBit said:

In all seriousness, what are his positives? A nice smile? It's embarrassing they broke camp with him on the roster.

Who you talking about?

That was a terrible frame

Just now, fathom said:

So they want to make sure he doesn’t run into a wall again?  In a normal 162 game season, I get it.  Having him missing 3 pct of the season today for cautionary reasons just lacks urgency IMO.

I was joking. I am not going to sit over here and try and make sense of what Renteria does.

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

I was 100% being sarcastic and if you actually think Grandal is a DH then you completely lack baseball acumen.

lol

5 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

His framing doesn't matter because the ball isn't getting to him. His pitch selection is shitty. 

It’s three fucking games with a brand new staff.

Umps strike zone sucks

We're gonna get Detweiler again aren't we...

4 minutes ago, soulfly said:

Grandal doesn't call a good game.  Sure he can frame it.  Lovely.  Bet you McCann is in for tonights game and it's day and night for the pitching staff.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t compute in “WAR.” 

This gamethread is something. ?

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

It’s three fucking games with a brand new staff.

Pitchers are getting lit like a cheap Chinese xmas tree. You think it's a coincidence that the one decent game the Sox SP has had was the one McCann started? 

Can we please put some pressure on the opposition and force someone to go down 0-2?

3 minutes ago, Blackout Friday said:

Uhhh...

He’s being sarcastic.