39 minutes ago, maloney.adam said:

Is Colas the answer in RF?

I think everyone assumes so because he is playing CF.  Other than that fact I'm not sure anyone knows for certain.  

Also, maybe because we currently utilize guys who wouldn't have been fit to play RF in middle school. 

 

1 hour ago, maloney.adam said:

 

Odds are very high that we'll see - 
- Leury in the lineup
- At least one of Vaughn and Sheets in the outfield
- Pollock on the bench

Rain is in the forecast. 

6 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Rain is in the forecast. 

Yeah we may end up with an evening game.

Still no Robert. Did they fucking activate him just to distract from the shitty trade deadline? Holy crap.

How long before one of the core is hurt again, it’s been a constant theme for 2 years?

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1 hour ago, ChiSox59 said:

Yeah, my other priority is solving the Abreu/AV/Eloy problem. I am holding Eloy for now and I too think Abreu is going nowhere. So I’m likely looking to move AV this offseason if/when Abreu re-signs. This team badly needs to get more athletic, better defensively in the OF and more left handed. Flipping AV for a LH middle infielder that can field his position and has similar control seems like a good fit.  

Yeah right!  He was drafted like 3rd overall and won the golden spikes award for best hitter in college.  You want to flip that guy for a middle infielder Lol. No way, I’m keeping Vaughn if I’m the Sox.  Sox have plenty of Left handed bats in the pipeline that can play middle infield.

25 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Rain is in the forecast. 

Yea, heck of a squall line from Canada to Kansas moving through

17 minutes ago, Soxfest said:

How long before one of the core is hurt again, it’s been a constant theme for 2 years?

Robert still isn’t playing so ask this when he’s in the lineup.

Engel has replaced Sheets in the lineup. No explanation.

36 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Still no Robert. Did they fucking activate him just to distract from the shitty trade deadline? Holy crap.

he needs his rest

1 hour ago, harkness99 said:

will be a minor miracle if we win this game

No it is not.

I hate this organization more and more every day. Why activate Robert if he can't play for 2+ days? Were we just to cheap to pay for a plane ticket for Sosa or Burger or Hasley to come up for the series?

13 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

Robert still isn’t playing so ask this when he’s in the lineup.

Wonder how bad things are with Robert. The Sox are not going to win the division without him.

Any explanation on why Sheets was removed from the lineup and replaced with Engel? I can’t find anything on the internet.

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3 minutes ago, maloney.adam said:

Any explanation on why Sheets was removed from the lineup and replaced with Engel? I can’t find anything on the internet.

I've seen a couple people on Twitter saying that Bubic has replaced Singer as the starting pitcher but I haven't seen anything official.

3 minutes ago, maloney.adam said:

Any explanation on why Sheets was removed from the lineup and replaced with Engel? I can’t find anything on the internet.

Hahn actually traded him yesterday but forgot because he was taking a nap with TLR.

47 minutes ago, JPR said:

Yeah right!  He was drafted like 3rd overall and won the golden spikes award for best hitter in college.  You want to flip that guy for a middle infielder Lol. No way, I’m keeping Vaughn if I’m the Sox.  Sox have plenty of Left handed bats in the pipeline that can play middle infield.

Where he was drafted is irrelevant at this point.  The Sox cannot continue to roster all three of Eloy, Vaughn and Abreu.  If that isn't clear, you haven't paid much attention lately.  

I am not just suggesting flipping AV for any old middle infielder.  Vaughn is valuable and I would expect the return to be also be valuable, but just better fits the roster.  

*This all assumes Abreu isn't going anywhere*

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15 minutes ago, Highland said:

Wonder how bad things are with Robert. The Sox are not going to win the division without him.

Makes no sense to activate Robert and then not play him for two games.

18 minutes ago, Highland said:

Wonder how bad things are with Robert. The Sox are not going to win the division without him.

I mean, he's gotta be close.  They wouldn't have activated him otherwise.  

I feel much better about Robert since he was activated than I did prior.  At least we know he's not dying. 

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Just now, hogan873 said:

Makes no sense to activate Robert and then not play him for two games.

It does if you needed some good news after the disaster of a trade deadline yesterday. 

Can we just go over how badly they handled Robert's injury and rehab?

They clearly don't really know what is wrong with him. They sent him to Charlotte to get 5 at bats and get sick. They bring him back to Chicago, reactivate him, and don't even bother playing him. Just typing that made me mad at how incompetent they are. 

3 minutes ago, hogan873 said:

Makes no sense to activate Robert and then not play him for two games.

So it makes perfect sense for the White Sox.

1 minute ago, chw42 said:

It does if you needed some good news after the disaster of a trade deadline yesterday. 

Can we just go over how badly they handled Robert's injury and rehab?

They clearly don't really know what is wrong with him. They sent him to Charlotte to get 5 at bats and get sick. They bring him back to Chicago, reactivate him, and don't even bother playing him. Just typing that made me mad at how incompetent they are. 

The dizziness and whatnot he experienced could have been part of the virus he had.  Who knows.  As you mentioned, it seems no one really knew what was wrong with him.  And now, most likely, when he actually gets in the lineup he's not going to be 100%.  He may very well end up back on the IL.

Nice to know that Luis Robert is Dead!!

They literally announced on the broadcast that Robeet would play today