Lip Man 1 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/05/05/there-for-the-tanking-embrace-white-sox-pursuit-of-being-worst-team-in-mlb-history-jerry-reinsdorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chitownsportsfan Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Astros playing shockingly bad. Just narrowly avoided being swept by Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paulie4Pres Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 Just to update the White Sox chase for the shutout record: 9 shutouts in 34 games still has them on pace for 42-43 shutouts. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 I'm not sure of the math exactly, but my gut tells me that Pham is on pace for about 193 RBI and 75 HR. MVP, but that goes without saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 8 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Amazing offseason of improving that defense, Getz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joejoesox Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 man, arraez has gotta be hurt or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie4Pres Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 So, 41 games, 10 shutouts. Despite their recent "hot streak", the White Sox are still on pace for 40 shutouts, and 47 wins. They have finally broken away from the 2003 Tigers worst record, but it remains to be seen if they can keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 hours ago, joejoesox said: man, arraez has gotta be hurt or something Based on what? It's clear in looking at that list of swing speeds that the higher speeds are all "power" guys, and the lower speeds are all "contact" guys. Looks like Arraez, one of the best bat-on-ball guys around, also has a really high "ball in play" rate (12th), as well as the shortest swing length (5.9 feet) in the league. Looks like these numbers back up the "eye test" in his case, which is that he's an elite contact hitter who basically only swings for contact to put the ball in play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Monday at 03:33 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:33 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chisoxfn Posted Monday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:41 PM 17 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Kind of crazy - Arraez isn't having his typical season but he's still hitting around .300 - despite slowest swing in majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted Monday at 06:46 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:46 PM 3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: lol Quote “In the offseason, when I began conversations with potential free agents and agents of pitchers, there was hesitancy to come to the White Sox because of the defense, so that led me to really be proactive in improving that,” Getz said. “I wanted to be an attractive place for pitchers to want to pitch here.” And before anyone brings up Moncada or Robert's injuries: People say they get reliably hurt and if Getz didn't need a year to assess things, he'd have revamped the medical staff for this team's hilarious amount of soft tissue injuries the past few years. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted Monday at 08:03 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:03 PM 18 hours ago, southsider2k5 said: Luis Arráez is a career .324 hitter and Kwan is a .294 career hitter, so what are you trying to say that Nicky Lopez is better than both of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted Monday at 08:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:06 PM 1 hour ago, Quin said: lol And before anyone brings up Moncada or Robert's injuries: People say they get reliably hurt and if Getz didn't need a year to assess things, he'd have revamped the medical staff for this team's hilarious amount of soft tissue injuries the past few years. Sheets is on pace to start over 80 games in RF. Vaughn is going to start 120+ at 1B. Currently with Robert hurt the team lacks an actual MLB CF and that player (whoever starts) is flanked by noodle arm Beni and a glorified DH. Maldonado and Lee combine to be below average and Debong and Lopez are average or above -- but again, we don't have a legit backup SS, just like CF. Us fans didn't know that Shewmake and Fletcher weren't actually a MLB caliber defensive SS and CF respectively, but man you'd hope the GM and scouting staff would know. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted Monday at 08:14 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:14 PM On 5/5/2024 at 7:42 PM, Lip Man 1 said: https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024/05/05/there-for-the-tanking-embrace-white-sox-pursuit-of-being-worst-team-in-mlb-history-jerry-reinsdorf If you're a true fan, it's never entertaining to watch your team lose. We may boycott the stadium and JR but to wish for the Sox to lose the most games in MLB history, is what I would call a traitor or a Cub fan.....take your pick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted Monday at 08:17 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:17 PM 43 minutes ago, Quin said: lol And before anyone brings up Moncada or Robert's injuries: People say they get reliably hurt and if Getz didn't need a year to assess things, he'd have revamped the medical staff for this team's hilarious amount of soft tissue injuries the past few years. You had years of data showing that these guys are injury prone and still went the Hahn route of having no legitimate backup plan for when they inevitably got hurt again. Cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted Monday at 08:17 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:17 PM 9 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Sheets is on pace to start over 80 games in RF. Vaughn is going to start 120+ at 1B. Currently with Robert hurt the team lacks an actual MLB CF and that player (whoever starts) is flanked by noodle arm Beni and a glorified DH. Maldonado and Lee combine to be below average and Debong and Lopez are average or above -- but again, we don't have a legit backup SS, just like CF. Us fans didn't know that Shewmake and Fletcher weren't actually a MLB caliber defensive SS and CF respectively, but man you'd hope the GM and scouting staff would know. Getz was able to sell them as such because they're real first in, last out lunch pail types that play for the front of jersey not the back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted Monday at 08:17 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:17 PM 13 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said: Luis Arráez is a career .324 hitter and Kwan is a .294 career hitter, so what are you trying to say that Nicky Lopez is better than both of them? I said nothing. I posted the stat and left it to Soxtalk to decide what to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted Monday at 08:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:19 PM 3 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said: If you're a true fan, it's never entertaining to watch your team lose. We may boycott the stadium and JR but to wish for the Sox to lose the most games in MLB history, is what I would call a traitor or a Cub fan.....take your pick. If you are going to suck you may as well suck historically in my opinion. Maybe total complete embarrassment is the only way short of new ownership to get anything to significantly change. It may not do a damn bit of good but winning 60-65-70 games isn't going to do squat either is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted Monday at 08:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:20 PM 3 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said: If you're a true fan, it's never entertaining to watch your team lose. We may boycott the stadium and JR but to wish for the Sox to lose the most games in MLB history, is what I would call a traitor or a Cub fan.....take your pick. You forgot the third option of doing whatever the hell you want to do as a fan, but thanks for sharing your rules. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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