Add Mune back to the line up with a 45+ HR pace and Will is going to get a whole lot smarter all of the sudden.

17 minutes ago, oldsox said:

Dope.

Are you calling someone a dope(derogatory) or saying that is a dope idea (complimentary)

11 hours ago, ChiSoxFanMike said:

I have no issue with the pinch hitting. I think Venable has actually been pretty good in that regard by putting his hitters in favorable situations. I think the bunting has also been scaled way back of late, which is a good thing.

The way he manages a pitching staff is the biggest concern to me. It seems he has no feel. Case in point, leaving Fedde in the game to face Carpenter yesterday and letting Rock die out there today.

I agree there have been some questionable pitching decisions, but I would add the lack of pitching talent / depth has made Venable’s job much harder. I think we wait and see when he’s got a stronger staff to truly assess him in this area.

Meidroth is just a guy who hustles.

I gave him a C but I haven’t been a fan from the beginning, my wish was that Getz after the Grifol debacle would hire a veteran manager to nature and teach all the kids we have had in the rebuilding process, too bad we didn’t steal Kevin Cash from the Rays, he would have been perfect.

Edited yesterday at 01:43 PM1 day by The Mighty Mite

10 minutes ago, pcintelligence said:

Meidroth is just a guy who hustles.

I think you are in the wrong thread.

10 hours ago, Falstaff said:

Add Mune back to the line up with a 45+ HR pace and Will is going to get a whole lot smarter all of the sudden.

They need a few more bats - hopefully they can got hit hear and bounce back against Cleveland. Teel coming back will be nice and than Mune hopefully not far behind!

No one actually knows how much of an effect Venable has, but I tend to believe he’s helping things along more than he’s holding the team back.

It’s not like this is an underachieving team that’s oozing with talent but getting in their own way. (Ahem, 2021-2023 White Sox)

One thing that baffles me about Venables is batting Meidroth 5th or even 4th. I like the guy, but his .212 batting average with RISP tells me he is not an RBI guy and has no business batting in the heart of the order.

Any type of decision you see on a regular basis — bunting, pinch hitting, player positioning, bullpen usage — you should assume that they are coming from Getz. Front office is deciding on the philosophy of these things, hopefully based on some kind of careful analysis, and then Venable is asked to execute the philosophy in the games (and make sure the players buy in).