3 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

 

Thank god Sosa is starting and Leury is not!

 

They'll make Bubic look good tonight...even tho he's left handed..I hope not but...

Tony not playing Pollock against left hander.

 

It's required by natural law that he does at least one dumbfuck thing per line-up

Okay White Sox, make it two wins in a row and hopefully gain some more ground in the Central. 

54 minutes ago, fathom said:

Playing Sheets against a LHP, which hurts the defense, is ridiculous 

My question is where the hell is Engel?

He played one game (Game 2 yesterday) since August 3. If he can't play more than that, he needs to go. If he can but Tony won't play him, Tony needs to go or just send Sheets down already, don't give a rats ass about his 90 OPS + "platoon advantage". And why the hell are all three LHB consecutive other than they suck ass currently and shouldn't be near the top of the lineup?

CF Robert LF Jimenez 1B Abreu DH Vaughn 3B Moncada # 2B Harrison C Grandal # RF Engel SS Sosa

Edited August 10, 20223 yr by South Side Hit Men

9 minutes ago, harkness99 said:

Tony not playing Pollock against left hander.

 

It's required by natural law that he does at least one dumbfuck thing per line-up

Pollock has sucked against lefties this year

3 minutes ago, 2Deep said:

Pollock has sucked against lefties this year

No he he hasn't.  He has hit them rather well .811 OPS

Need to be rested for October. 

He should be leading off and should lead off every game. 

Tony's got Vaughn and Sheets so messed up they may never recover.

Consider Vaughn a natural 1B who only played 52 minor league games before getting called up to to the majors only to find there's no position for him to play so he has to learn how to play the outfield and just for grins lets try him at 3B and 2B.  Vaughn is too slow to play the outfield and get's exposed time and time again.   Tony must have it in his mind that Vaughn is the new up and coming Leury.

The Sox don't develop players, they un-develop them.

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1 hour ago, fathom said:

Playing Sheets against a LHP, which hurts the defense, is ridiculous 

It has to do with Bubic splits against lefties. 

Lefties have an OPS of 1.094 against Bubic, Righties at .698

It's backwards against the norm, but just the way it is. He's been getting torched by lefties .352ba, .460 OBP. Hence, Sheets. 

Now, to me? You DH him 

3 minutes ago, he gone. said:

It has to do with Bubic splits against lefties. 

Lefties have an OPS of 1.094 against Bubic, Righties at .698

It's backwards against the norm, but just the way it is. He's been getting torched by lefties .352ba, .460 OBP. Hence, Sheets. 

Now, to me? You DH him 

Eloy got a boo-boo last night diving back to first base, and he needs to rest so we'll DH him because we need his bat in the line-up.

Eloy's another IL waiting to happen, since his bat is hot Tony should make him the permanent DH and play Pollock-Robert-Engel. 

 

The Tigers just fired their GM. 

So you are allowed to fire incompetent front office people during the season? 

2 minutes ago, brijames1957 said:

The Tigers just fired their GM. 

So you are allowed to fire incompetent front office people during the season? 

Tell that to the Bears and the Sox.

54 minutes ago, harkness99 said:

Tony not playing Pollock against left hander.

 

It's required by natural law that he does at least one dumbfuck thing per line-up

And then playing Vaughn and Sheets in the same outfield...down the line in RF is almost as tough in KC as Boston LA and Wrigley with that wraparound turn near the foul pole.

1 hour ago, South Side Fireworks Man said:

This roster is just not that good no matter who plays where anymore.

Pollock has been awesome against RHP though

44 minutes ago, he gone. said:

It has to do with Bubic splits against lefties. 

Lefties have an OPS of 1.094 against Bubic, Righties at .698

It's backwards against the norm, but just the way it is. He's been getting torched by lefties .352ba, .460 OBP. Hence, Sheets. 

Now, to me? You DH him 

If Tony is able to figure out reverse splits, then how come he plays Leury all the time against RHP?  Mysteries that will forever go unsolved.

15 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Pollock has been awesome against RHP though

I'm just talking about the lineup as a whole.  The way this roster is constructed it's always going to be an offensively weak or defensively flawed lineup no matter who they play.

Edited August 10, 20223 yr by South Side Fireworks Man

 

 

Mariners with two amazing wins over Yankees, and thanks to Royals for giving them Carlos Santana.

First season series win for Seattle against NY in two decade.

27 one run wins, very similar to last year.

 

Looks like it will come down to Rays Balt Toronto Seattle for WC.  But CLE/Min both now 1/2 game back, White Sox 2 back.

Edited August 10, 20223 yr by caulfield12

45 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

 

That's the wrong message to send a kid who's played all of 28 games above AA. The message should be that we expect excellent defense and whatever you give us at the plate is a bonus.

5 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

The message should be that we expect excellent defense and whatever you give us at the plate is a bonus.

That still could be the message that he’s being given.

2 hours ago, Harry Chappas said:

No he he hasn't.  He has hit them rather well .811 OPS

Need to be rested for October. 

He should be leading off and should lead off every game. 

Then I misread the stats.

I did see this.....

 

3 minutes ago, 2Deep said:

Then I misread the stats.

I did see this.....

 

OK, that explains why Pollock isn't in LF, but that still doesn't explain why it wasn't Adam Engel or even Leury Garcia rather than Sheets.

Also, fuck you Pollock, grow a pair.

How the heck is Eloy 0-14 against Bubic!?