13 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

This Abreu guy is pretty good. 

Should have had the day off.

He Gone!

G Elite O type of start tonight. Good. They need 7 tonight from him

123 1st for Gio after that awkward slip. 

No hitter watch is on. 

Remember when everyone was worried that RR would continue batting Abreu third in the order this year?

Is Jose the second best hitter we’ve ever had? I’m ready to discuss. 

I guess Ron has been forced into exile, or changed his screen name again?

There's the danger in staking your entire claim on one player's success or failure...

 

And why isn't Moncada being DL'ed when even national publications are running the story of how he still doesn't feel close to 100%?

The playoffs seem to be pretty much guaranteed, will playing Mendick there for 7-10 days really make more of a difference (to the W-L record) than a healthy Moncada for the post-season?

5 minutes ago, Steve9347 said:

Is Jose the second best hitter we’ve ever had? I’m ready to discuss. 

In the last 20-30 years?

Or entire franchise history?   Because he'd be Top 10, but still hasn't only had a 6+ year career with the White Sox.

 

https://thisgreatgame.com/chicago-white-sox-top-10-hitters/

This last has Abreu at #8 coming into 2020.

Baines, Appling, Dick Allen, Shoeless Joe, Eddie Collins, Minoso, Big Hurt ahead.

 

Ahead of Konerko, Nellie Fox, Aparicio, Ordonez, C-Lee, etc.

Edited September 5, 20205 yr by caulfield12

2 minutes ago, Steve9347 said:

Is Jose the second best hitter we’ve ever had? I’m ready to discuss. 

no, frank thomas exists, so you're saying he's the best non-frank hitter we have ever had

3 minutes ago, Steve9347 said:

Is Jose the second best hitter we’ve ever had? I’m ready to discuss. 

I'd go with Shoeless Joe, but Abreu is up there.

3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

I guess Ron has been forced into exile, or changed his screen name again?

There's the danger in staking your entire claim on one player's success or failure...

 

And why isn't Moncada being DL'ed when even national publications are running the story of how he still doesn't feel close to 100%?

The playoffs seem to be pretty much guaranteed, will playing Mendick there for 7-10 days really make more of a difference (to the W-L record) than a healthy Moncada for the post-season?

My guess is that resting for 10 days will not help him at all. 

I'm not ready to put Abreu in the top 2 of Sox hitters ever because he's had 2 really good years. I think he'll eventually end up as a top 10 hitter in franchise history & will get his number retired, however

4 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

I guess Ron has been forced into exile, or changed his screen name again?

There's the danger in staking your entire claim on one player's success or failure...

 

And why isn't Moncada being DL'ed when even national publications are running the story of how he still doesn't feel close to 100%?

The playoffs seem to be pretty much guaranteed, will playing Mendick there for 7-10 days really make more of a difference (to the W-L record) than a healthy Moncada for the post-season?

I wish we would stop talking about it. After Thursday they have 0 days off for the rest of the year. If it hasn't happened yet, it won't. Drop it

5 minutes ago, Steve9347 said:

Is Jose the second best hitter we’ve ever had? I’m ready to discuss. 

Frank, appling, jackson, collins.  Not sure if jose cracks that group

6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

I guess Ron has been forced into exile, or changed his screen name again?

There's the danger in staking your entire claim on one player's success or failure...

 

And why isn't Moncada being DL'ed when even national publications are running the story of how he still doesn't feel close to 100%?

The playoffs seem to be pretty much guaranteed, will playing Mendick there for 7-10 days really make more of a difference (to the W-L record) than a healthy Moncada for the post-season?

Next time I'll stake my entire claim on a successful player the White Sox trade away, much like you have 

Edited September 5, 20205 yr by Yearnin' for Yermin

Just now, soxfan49 said:

I wish we would stop talking about it. After Thursday they have 0 days off for the rest of the year. If it hasn't happened yet, it won't. Drop it

Ummm...are you sure you don't work for the Soviet or Chinese press?

Doesn't mean it's not at least worth discussing, it's like talking about RR's eventual fate pretty much every single game.

 

Giolito with a mistake pitch right down the middle...O'Hearn couldn't do anything with it.

Off the knee.  Fuck. 

yeesh, yoan

107 and no glove.  That’s gotta hurt. 

Just now, Yearnin' for Yermin said:

Next time I'll stake my entire claim on a successful player the White Sox trade away, much like you have 

But I wasn't wrong...lol.

I've also been 100% behind Robert and Madrigal from the very beginning, for example.

Now pitching is MUCH MUCH more difficult to predict.   For example, Jack Parkman has gotten credit for supporting Giolito, but there have been individual strings of doubts expressed along with the positive ones, for example.

 

Now we have a smash off Moncada's knee.   That might make the DL even more likely.   107 MPH top spin, couldn't get a glove on it.

3 minutes ago, ChiSox1917 said:

Frank, appling, jackson, collins.  Not sure if jose cracks that group

I'd even put peak Ordonez ahead of him. 

this has been a fidgety inning

He Gone!  That was nice!

Mondesi has really taken a step back from 2019...he was so much more dangerous last year, like Polanco with the Twins.