CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) Great pitching and defense by Cannon and the Sox won in the 10th inning that brought their May record to 6-6 which is 1 more than they won in all of April . Cannon went 6 scoreless after Brandon Eisert started the game and pitched 1 scoreless inning. It's the 3rd start in a row that Cannon has not issued a walk . He lowered his ERA to a very respectable 3.60. With the score tied 1-1 courtesy of a bomb from Elly De la Cruz off Steven Wilson in the bottom of the 9th, the Sox started the 10th inning with Baldwin as the Ghost runner on 2nd base. Elko grounded out to 3rd and Rojas struck out . Matt Thaiss PH for Taylor and worked a walk. Meidroth slapped a 1-2 pitch into RF to score Baldwin with the go ahead run. Up came Miguel Vargas who promptly deposited one into the left field seats for a 3 run HR to give the Sox the final margin of victory, 5-1. Booser came in to mow down the Reds in their half of the 10th with no hits, no walks and 2 K. Quero went 3 for 4 with a walk and drove in the Sox 1st run with a single. Steven Wilson picked up the win along with the blown save. Edited May 14 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Great win. May record is 6-6? Wow. The worst days are behind us. It's obvious this team is better even with a lotta no-name players. Vargas, Quero and Sosa 7 hits between 'em. We must have a good pitching coach whoever he is. This staff blows on paper but excels in reality. The paper bag days are gone. Sox can compete and yes I still think other teams can't get up for our team cause of how bad the squad has been the past couple seasons. That and improved play and better managing means .500. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 5 road teams got walked off today and despite being 4-17 away from home, the Sox weren't one of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Did the Sox "deserve" to win? I don't know, these games tend to turn on very narrow moments. But you're supposed to win some games like this. Last year's team basically never did. Winning your coin flips now and then is how it's suppose to go. Even better when a lot of young guys are involved in the key moments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 CHSN White Sox Post Game Live. Recap, highlights and post game interviews with Cannon and Vargas with Chuck and Ozzie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 2 hours ago, Jake said: Did the Sox "deserve" to win? The Sox played a great game and absolutely deserved that win. Best game I have seen in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Wilson fucking sucks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, joejoesox said: Wilson fucking sucks man Ya, his first hitter was their best player, and I thought Wilson would walk him, then a stolen base, etc. At least he got out of the 9th inning. Wilson's first few appearances were solid, not he gives up a run right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 The Sox are 3-1 since the day after a Chicago Pope was elected. Coincidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colome's Hat Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 It's safe to say this team won't be breaking last year's record. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 hours ago, joejoesox said: Wilson fucking sucks man He was actually doing pretty well though. Better than last season for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Colome's Hat said: It's safe to say this team won't be breaking last year's record. They look better, but they can definitely still break it. Edited May 14 by Snopek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 14 minutes ago, Snopek said: They look better, but they can definitely still break it. I am much happier this year, but yes, it serves to remember that the Sox “stabilized” in May before falling off a cliff again in June and July last year. But we actually have re enforcements coming up this year instead of churning old ass vets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 25 minutes ago, Snopek said: They look better, but they can definitely still break it. The Rockies look like they are going to obliterate the record though. I guess the Sox will still have the AL record, so they’ve got that going for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 3 hours ago, Snopek said: They look better, but they can definitely still break it. They could, but I think they look better. More happy team. Will has made some rookie mistakes but overall I feel he's got a good grip on the clubhouse and players respect him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookiesOnRitalin Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 This team is not as bad as it may seem. Our Run differential is not as atrocious as it could be meaning, we're losing some tight games. 7 out 9 blown saves (22%) puts us dead last in the league. Now, mind you, we are have also the second fewest opportunities at 9. The Orioles, with the fewest, have only 1 blown save. If the Sox were more by the league average, they would look better. But Jesus, is the hitting on this team atrocious. It's amazing how this was considered one of the most potent offenses only a few years ago only to see all players from those years turn to trash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 9 minutes ago, WookiesOnRitalin said: This team is not as bad as it may seem. Our Run differential is not as atrocious as it could be meaning, we're losing some tight games. 7 out 9 blown saves (22%) puts us dead last in the league. Now, mind you, we are have also the second fewest opportunities at 9. The Orioles, with the fewest, have only 1 blown save. If the Sox were more by the league average, they would look better. But Jesus, is the hitting on this team atrocious. It's amazing how this was considered one of the most potent offenses only a few years ago only to see all players from those years turn to trash. That's just it. They counted on one group and didn't develop/acquire anyone behind them. They had a pretty good run bit when they got injured/worse there was no one behind them. To have sustained success, they need to develop/draft others. With the limited resources available from JR, they need to focus on this. This takes time. I know everyone wants to win this second and will not allow any time. That's just not realistic. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) Just noticed something and thought this was the area for it. When DVS retired at the Sun-Times it looked like Kyle Williams (don't know him) was going to be the Sox beat writer and for early in the season that appeared to be the case. But lately they have been using a number of different folks to cover the club Jason Lieser (Bears writer) did a series, Vinnie Duber covers them on weekends when they are at home and they sent to Cincinnati one of their political reporters who has been covering attempts to get a new stadium for the Bears and Sox. Seems they do not have a main person for the team unlike the Cubs. Edited May 14 by Lip Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said: Just noticed something and thought this was the area for it. When DVS retired at the Sun-Times it looked like Kyle Williams (don't know him) was going to be the Sox beat writer and for early in the season that appeared to be the case. But lately they have been using a number of different folks to cover the club Jason Lieser (Bears writer) did a series, Vinnie Duber covers them on weekends when they are at home and they sent to Cincinnati one of their political reporters who has been covering attempts to get a new stadium for the Bears and Sox. Seems they do not have a main person for the team unlike the Cubs. No reason to spend the money on a dedicated person now. The team is bad this year. The media goes where the story is and this year its the Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 39 minutes ago, ptatc said: No reason to spend the money on a dedicated person now. The team is bad this year. The media goes where the story is and this year its the Cubs. The money is spent regardless of if it is on a single person or group of people. As a broadcaster myself I know how hard it is to "cover" a team if you are not around them on a regular basis so what the Sun-Times is doing doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 12 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: The money is spent regardless of if it is on a single person or group of people. As a broadcaster myself I know how hard it is to "cover" a team if you are not around them on a regular basis so what the Sun-Times is doing doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Vinnie still has years and years covering them, so while it sucks missing road games, he should still have his connections. The Sun-Times is suffering financially. It unfortunately makes sense for them to not burn resources on the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 38 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: The money is spent regardless of if it is on a single person or group of people. As a broadcaster myself I know how hard it is to "cover" a team if you are not around them on a regular basis so what the Sun-Times is doing doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Less employees means less resources needed. Even if they pay the current people more to cover it won't be the salary of adding another person. This is before the savings on benefits. Will the coverage be as good, no. Will it save money, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 4 hours ago, ptatc said: That's just it. They counted on one group and didn't develop/acquire anyone behind them. They had a pretty good run bit when they got injured/worse there was no one behind them. To have sustained success, they need to develop/draft others. With the limited resources available from JR, they need to focus on this. This takes time. I know everyone wants to win this second and will not allow any time. That's just not realistic. That's why some of us want the roster building to include as many long term fringe guys as possible instead of washed up utility players with no control. Even if your hit rate is low, finding anyone who you can turn into long term depth is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, ptatc said: Less employees means less resources needed. Even if they pay the current people more to cover it won't be the salary of adding another person. This is before the savings on benefits. Will the coverage be as good, no. Will it save money, yes. PTATC: I guess my only response to your comments would be this. If money and team performance now determines coverage then the Sun-Times (whom I subscribe to as well as donate) needs to announce that Ben Pope will no longer be covering the Blackhawks full time including covering road games. That franchise has been garbage, among the worst in the NHL for the past several years...and the Sun-Times needs to announce that they are stripping down coverage of the Bears, they don't need three or four full time writers covering again one of the most dysfunctional, awful franchises in the NFL for decades, not years...the Bears last sustained run of success was 1984-1991. Fair is fair right? They can easily transfer say one of the full-time Bears beat writers, already a salaried employee so no additional expense, to the White Sox and say, "you're it this is your beat full time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 25 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: PTATC: I guess my only response to your comments would be this. If money and team performance now determines coverage then the Sun-Times (whom I subscribe to as well as donate) needs to announce that Ben Pope will no longer be covering the Blackhawks full time including covering road games. That franchise has been garbage, among the worst in the NHL for the past several years...and the Sun-Times needs to announce that they are stripping down coverage of the Bears, they don't need three or four full time writers covering again one of the most dysfunctional, awful franchises in the NFL for decades, not years...the Bears last sustained run of success was 1984-1991. Fair is fair right? They can easily transfer say one of the full-time Bears beat writers, already a salaried employee so no additional expense, to the White Sox and say, "you're it this is your beat full time." Fair? The Sun Times is running a business. This harkens back to whoever it was who used to measure by the inch the press coverage in the Tribune back in the day. If Sox fans don't buy papers, why would the Sun Times invest in the Sox? Do they have to carry full embedded reporters for all sports, including womens? I mean that is "fair" right? Make sure each team gets exactly as much coverage, and no one teams gets the headlines too often, right? Bears one day, Sky the next? Nah. They are going to invest in what sells papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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