fathom Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 10 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Competitive because of starting pitching. But winning the opener against a good team on the road isn't in their DNA yet. The offense has been absolutely awful on the road this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Generally well played game (wish the HP ump had less impact), but the big payroll contender unsurprisingly had enough talent to edge out a win at home. Wilson had like a <2 ERA and <1 WHIP before this outing and was coming off 5 scoreless outings including a save last series. Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxmb35 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Seriously, I know they want the number one pick, but they gotta try something different with this bullpen. The number one pick is already locked up by Colorado. Thankfully, I am wrong. Lord knows we need top end talent. Edited May 26 by Chisoxmb35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 7 minutes ago, Chisoxmb35 said: The number one pick is already locked up by Colorado. They can't pick above 9, I don't think. And even if they could, bottom 3 teams have the same odds for the 1st pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Chisoxmb35 said: The number one pick is already locked up by Colorado. They can't pick top 9. And no one has anything locked up. There's a lottery. Edited May 26 by DirtySox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 31 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Dumb play by Taylor letting Nimmo reach 2nd Throwing home when there isn't a prayer of getting the runner while the runner takes second. As kids playing sandlot baseball...we knew better than this. A pet peeve of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 13 minutes ago, Soxfest said: Not saying they are a great bullpen, but Will sets the order. Will is not blameless this season on all these walks off losses. I honestly don't fault Venable. Shuffling around the deck chairs wouldn't have kept the Titanic from sinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Glad the back thing wasn't serious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilehoopster Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Why do we watch? Why? Everybody on this board KNEW by the mid-6th inning how this game was going to end up. Every single one of us KNEW it. And yet, we kept watching. We are all soooo stupid. God, I wish I wasn't a White Sox fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 13 minutes ago, poppysox said: Throwing home when there isn't a prayer of getting the runner while the runner takes second. As kids playing sandlot baseball...we knew better than this. A pet peeve of mine. You are asking a "baseball stupid" organization filled with "baseball stupid" players to be able to execute fundamentals. That's just not happening. 7th game this season the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost. 3rd time this has happened in the last five games played. Sox could have been 5-0, instead they are 2-3. Booser has been directly responsible for losing two of the seven games. Last year the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost 27 times. This year they may come close to that mark again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vilehoopster Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 "Cannon will start tomorrow. Shane Smith on Wednesday" Yes!!!!!!! Let's have two more strong/ solid starting pitching performances that will be wasted by a terrible offense and a pathetic bullpen!! I can't wait to be an idiot and watch it happen two more times like the last two days. Fired up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Bring up some young arms and see what they can do. The Sox will get nothing for the crappy veteran arms blowing games currently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 No reason to lose this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I understand this is all incredibly frustrating. But I consider it progress. Last year they were usually just down 6-0 in the 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I didn’t see much of the game, watched a bit over the weekend and kept hearing on the broadcast how great the hitters are, how great the pitching is, how great the prospects are, and on top of that, maybe the greatest coaches ever assembled. How are they 17-37? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 13 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I didn’t see much of the game, watched a bit over the weekend and kept hearing on the broadcast how great the hitters are, how great the pitching is, how great the prospects are, and on top of that, maybe the greatest coaches ever assembled. How are they 17-37? I think they are better than last year but the offense is still usually anemic and the bullpen sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 18 minutes ago, wegner said: I think they are better than last year but the offense is still usually anemic and the bullpen sucks. I mean, the offense lands at the feet of Robert and Vaughn being absolutely awful and Tauchman/Benintendi being hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 29 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said: I mean, the offense lands at the feet of Robert and Vaughn being absolutely awful and Tauchman/Benintendi being hurt. Tauchman brings nothing to the table even when healthy. he's done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 10 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: Tauchman brings nothing to the table even when healthy. he's done. I think he could probably do an OK job but he's just filler ultimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, joejoesox said: "Bad" doesn't even begin to describe this team. Top 3 worst of all time is more like it. In economic terms, it's the baseball version of stagflation....no growth with prices/inflation increasing, to the point where you can't lower interest rates to provide a boost. Every time the bullpen comes into a close game, 75% chance it's going to suck all the air out of the balloon. Edited May 27 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, vilehoopster said: Why do we watch? Why? Everybody on this board KNEW by the mid-6th inning how this game was going to end up. Every single one of us KNEW it. And yet, we kept watching. We are all soooo stupid. God, I wish I wasn't a White Sox fan. I just wish Reinsdorf didn't own the team anymore 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, wegner said: I think they are better than last year but the offense is still usually anemic and the bullpen sucks. On pace for a 6.6 WAR gain as a position player unit over last year. Problem is that would only bring them to a .3 WAR total for the entire season. Additionally their pitching staff is on pace to lose about 2 WAR YoY. In general they still really really stink. Edited May 27 by Look at Ray Ray Run 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said: You are asking a "baseball stupid" organization filled with "baseball stupid" players to be able to execute fundamentals. That's just not happening. 7th game this season the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost. 3rd time this has happened in the last five games played. Sox could have been 5-0, instead they are 2-3. Booser has been directly responsible for losing two of the seven games. Last year the Sox took a lead into the 7th inning or later and lost 27 times. This year they may come close to that mark again. Maybe the coaches need to do a little coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, zisk said: I honestly don't fault Venable. Shuffling around the deck chairs wouldn't have kept the Titanic from sinking. Forgetting to check radar is a Sox thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 48 minutes ago, poppysox said: Maybe the coaches need to do a little coaching. They have been part of the problem the past years to be sure but the players are equally to blame. As far as the coaches it's possible they are trying to teach but the players aren't listening or they can't teach to start with. Both may be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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