25 minutes ago, HOFHurt35 said:

You have to re-adjust your bar based on the hand you're dealt. 

The Sox have been destroyed by injuries and yet still hovering the .500 mark.   Making the playoffs and having a puncher's chance would feel like a huge win to me at this point. 

Minnesota has been destroyed by injuries. So have the Mets, Rays, Dodgers, and Houston. Not to mention the guys that are hurt weren't producing when they were healthy. 

Edited June 23, 20223 yr by SonofaRoache

12 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Minnesota has been destroyed by injuries. So have the Mets, Rays, Dodgers, and Houston. Not to mention the guys that are hurt weren't producing when they were healthy. 

Yep. The difference is those teams actually have a farm, we are the clowns of the league in that department. 

Bullpen usage for Baltimore and the Sox.  We're gonna need our SP's working efficiently. 

53 minutes ago, Buehrle5687 said:

Bullpen usage for Baltimore and the Sox.  We're gonna need our SP's working efficiently. 

That for some reason don't include Reylo. 

edit: i am blind; meant to say VV

Edited June 23, 20223 yr by ChiSox59

58 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said:

Minnesota has been destroyed by injuries. So have the Mets, Rays, Dodgers, and Houston. Not to mention the guys that are hurt weren't producing when they were healthy. 

Well, you're answering your own question there. 

Part of the same bad hand you were dealt was not only the injuries but the unexpected regression by key players on the this team.  Lucas, Moncada, Grandal, Eloy were expected to provide about a combined 20+ WAR.  

They've combined for -.70 WAR so far. 

 

 

44 minutes ago, ChiSox59 said:

That for some reason don't include Reylo. 

Doesn't it? Third name.

5 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Doesn't it? Third name.

Lol I am blind.  It was VV that was missing. 

Edited June 23, 20223 yr by ChiSox59

1 hour ago, reiks12 said:

Yep. The difference is those teams actually have a farm, we are the clowns of the league in that department. 

Is that why the Dodgers are starting Eddy Alvarez in the OF and traded for Trayce Thompson?

I was trying to see if the lineups were out yet and my search on the right showed a big Chicago White Sox banner and under it was a heading "former players" and here are the 5 former players they list in order:  Nomar Mazara, James McCann, Ozzie Guillen, Paul Konerko, Shoeless Joe Jackson.

What was the criteria to choose those 5?  

3 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Is that why the Dodgers are starting Eddy Alvarez in the OF and traded for Trayce Thompson?

Is Eddy hanging around LA until the 2028 Olympics?

8 minutes ago, wegner said:

Is Eddy hanging around LA until the 2028 Olympics?

Hope so. Such a good guy.

7 minutes ago, ptatc said:

Hope so. Such a good guy.

I hope so too.  I always loved his story.

1 hour ago, reiks12 said:

Yep. The difference is those teams actually have a farm, we are the clowns of the league in that department. 

Don't Danny Mendick and Jake Burger count as success stories of our farm system? 

I figured this is relevant to tonight's game...

We're about to get Sheets in the 5 Hole today huh. Probably McGuire Haseley & Leury at the bottom since TLR will say Lenyn "needs time to settle in after a long flight"

 

No Sosa. Sad face.

15 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said:

We're about to get Sheets in the 5 Hole today huh. Probably McGuire Haseley & Leury at the bottom since TLR will say Lenyn "needs time to settle in after a long flight"

So close

Luis out

Edited June 23, 20223 yr by TheTruth05
Don't need to see that abomination more than once

Seriously……call up a prospect and sit him on the bench…..just amazing…fire TLR….

God this is pathetic 

1 minute ago, TomPickle said:

So close

like, I want to be shocked, but I'm not.

Just now, fathom said:

God this is pathetic 

Can't leave a couple of Gold Glove OFs on the bench

La Russa is a goddamn joke.

1 minute ago, Tnetennba said:

La Russa is a goddamn joke.

As is the training staff if Robert is hurt

When Sheets went down to Charlotte, I believe he played exclusively at First, where he belongs.  Bring him up, stick him in Right Field.