1 minute ago, soulfly said:

Yea, La Pantera, awesome nickname.  LuBob sounds like a fucking used tractor salesman in Arkansas.

Which is why it makes it great.

Just now, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Which is why it makes it great.

If Luis was a chunky DH that played at Bama, sure.

18 minutes ago, ChiSox1917 said:

Imagine being a top 5 player in the game and having a borderline replacement level player like Hosmer telling you how to play the game.  

Not saying this is the case here because I have no problem with what he did other than ignoring the coach, but you can't equate talent with with knowledge of the game 

11 minutes ago, Quin said:

LuBob is Top 5 worst nicknames.

Top 1 when you realize the alternative and preferred nickname by the player is La Pantera, which is cool.

Too bad he stole it from Sosa. But I still think it's a great one.

TAs wRC+ against lefties is 516 lmaoooooo

28 minutes ago, Quin said:

If Luis was a chunky DH that played at Bama, sure.

Or NASCAR driver in Ferrell/John C.O'Reilly/SB Cohen vehicle. 

30 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Too bad he stole it from Sosa. But I still think it's a great one.

Sosa now looks like Bela Lugosi or Ed Wood with all that harsh whitening skin foundation/bleaching.   He's gone from a panther to the equivalent of a tree sloth. 

Edited August 19, 20205 yr by caulfield12

1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

I thought Engel was on the IL but he's starting in CF. I'm confused.

He was exposed to COVID, so his roster spot wasn't subject to typical DL rules.

5 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

He was exposed to COVID, so his roster spot wasn't subject to typical DL rules.

First read this as "exposed himself to Covid"... first thought, what else can wrong this season? An arrest for indecent exposure, sure, why not? 

 

1 hour ago, SonofaRoache said:

Well, I see your point. The problem with Ricky is that there are too many bad moments for him. A shitty AAA player can come up and bat .230 for a team and hit home runs. See Palka and Delmomico. The thing is, the bad moments outweigh the good, especially when compared to the average player. 

I see that too.  I don’t think Ricky makes the best decisions always but he’s got his guys’ backs.  
 

And ultimately we have 13 good moments and 11 bad moments currently ?

14 minutes ago, SouthWallace said:

 

The kiss of death... Fulmer and Rios.

 

 

1 minute ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

The kiss of death... Fulmer and Rios.

 

Well, Baltimore lost today. At the very least it's an opportunity to create some padding for that postseason spot.

Very excited to see what dunning brings to the table tonight

2 hours ago, ChiSox1917 said:

So whats the deal with lubob?  Is he just day to day?  Anything to be worried about here?

Please no "lubob"..

2 hours ago, soxfan2014 said:

Didn't Leury sign an extension for an additional season last offseason?

Yes, id previously thought he was a FA after this year but hes got a 3.5M option. 

52 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

The kiss of death... Fulmer and Rios.

Rios was good while on the south side, Fulmer though.....Oof.

10 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Alright boys, today is the third game of four against the Tigers and the Sox have a chance to take the series with a win today.  The Sox have won three straight and have vaulted themselves to the 7th playoff spot, sitting 1.5 game behind the Indians for 2nd place in the Central.  With a series against a tough Cubs team this weekend, we can’t afford to take our feet off the neck of a weak Tigers’ club yet.  We need to keep beating up these bottom dwellers and building ourselves a little cushion.

Today’s pitching matchup should be a fascinating one.  Two well regarded pitching prospects are finally making their major league debuts.  For the Sox that would be Dane Dunning, a former top 100 prospect (before TJS) who was outstanding in the minors.  While he doesn’t have elite fastball velocity, his combination of pitchability, a diverse set of quality offerings, & a bulldog mentality creates a pitcher who is far greater than the sum of their individual parts.  IMO, he has a real chance of becoming a legit #3 starter in the majors.  As for the Tigers, they will be starting right-handed Casey Mize, the 1st overall pick of the 2018 draft and consensus top 20 overall prospect.  Mize is a kid with real “ace” upside, throwing four above average pitches and actually being able to command all of them.  His main weapon is a 70 grade splitter that Jim Callis once referred to as “one of the most devastating pitches in baseball”.  Let’s hope the Sox have done their homework on him, as I can see both his splitter & slider poising real challenges for us.

Again, today should be a fun one.  With Robert likely out, we should see Luis Gonzalez’ first major league start.  He had himself a memorable major league debut last night that included a missed catch, an outfield assist, a HBP, a mini base-running blunder, and a run scored.  Can he top himself tonight?  We shall see, but we could definitely use an unsung hero tonight against what could be a tough pitcher for our RH bats.

Let’s fucking go boys!!!!

I vote for you to do the pre-game write-up for every game.  This was really well written and immediately got the energy level up for this game.  Well done, and thank you for that.   

24 minutes ago, ChiSox1917 said:

Very excited to see what dunning brings to the table tonight

Blue Jays are gonna be more of a threat than Orioles

I'm so excited for this game! 2 young studs having their first game. 

4 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

Collins is not a plus defensive catcher but I don't get where everyone got the idea that you can't even put him back there. I've watched every inning of him behind the plate in MLB (plus a bunch of AAA games) and I don't see how he's unplayable. Not sure about his game calling but his framing and overall skills back there aren't much of a drop-off from McCann

The hate Collins’ defense gets on this board is well beyond rationale.

4 hours ago, Perfect Vision said:

Clinton Cole tweeted that Zack Collins is catching tonight.

Dreams can come true!!