12 hours ago12 hr 2 hours ago, fathom said:Have noticed this as well. Between this and Colson not being told to use the whole field, the hitting coaches are letting these guys downFire everyone.
12 hours ago12 hr Who are guys you think are replaceable right now on this 26 man roster. Names I have are Acuña, Rogers, Doyle, Quero on the position player side. Urquidiy, Murphy on the pitching sideBring Romo back, he's been better than Jake Rogers and Edgar Quero. You don't need 3 bad catchers on your bench, 2 is enough. I believe Charlotte's season ends soon, so Romo would otherwise just be sitting at home.Get rid of Urquidiy, and Murphy and call up Drew Thorpe and Schweitzer. Thorpe's pitched in the majors, he isn't some green rookie. He's also been dealing on his rehab stint. Having Thorpe and Sandlin in the rotation lets you hide Castillo in the bullpen, which strengthens a gaping hole for this team right now which is the rotation. Murphy isn't as good as Schweitzer, lesser of two evilsControversial take: Jettison Acuña and bring back Rikuu, he's been playing regularly, if you need someone to hop over to SS you can move Chase and plug Rikuu in at 2B in a pinch. Don't see this happening because Getz refuses to DFA a guy who has two fucking at bats this month. Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by joejoesox
5 hours ago5 hr 8 hours ago, Colome's Hat said:I am not bothered by strikeouts like I usss to be. Would rather have someone strike out then ground out because a ground out does more damage. He needs to walk more. I wish he were like Adam Dunn in this regards. Dunn stuck out a lot but he also had one of the best eyes I've ever seen at the plate.That comment by Kolson really has me steaming. The Rays who have already won 90 games are one of the few teams this year with more hits than Ks and by over 300, the Sox are just about the complete opposite. The Rays have played old time baseball this year which is really refreshing, I’m so tired of the modern game with strikeout after strikeout and all this BS about bat speed and launch angles and that Ks are just another out. We really don’t have to go back that far like the 1950s for old time baseball, our 2005 World Champion White Sox had 450 more hits than Ks and could beat teams all different kinds of ways, remember Ozzie’s Small Ball.The Sox can’t trade Kolson Montdumbery fast enough. Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by The Mighty Mite
4 hours ago4 hr 47 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:That comment by Kolson really has me steaming. The Rays who have already won 90 games are one of the few teams this year with more hits than Ks and by over 300, the Sox are just about the complete opposite. The Rays have played old time baseball this year which is really refreshing, I’m so tired of the modern game with strikeout after strikeout and all this BS about bad speed and launch angles and that Ks are just another out. We really don’t have to go back that far like the 1950s for old time baseball, our 2005 World Champion White Sox had 450 more hits than Ks and could beat teams all different kinds of ways, remember Ozzie’s Small Ball.The Sox can’t trade Kolson Montdumbery fast enough.1959 White Sox580 bb's634 k's.250.327.364.691 ops
4 hours ago4 hr 10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:1959 White Sox580 bb's634 k's.250.327.364.691 opsThat team won like most White Sox teams of the 1950s and 1960s with pitching, defense and speed and had over 700 more hits than Ks.The only reason that they had more Ks than walks is that pitchers had to hit in those days, the position players had more BBs than Ks.Since we are looking at the 1959 Sox, there’s only one team in the AL this year that has a team batting average higher than the .250 of the 1959 Sox and of course it’s the Rays at .261. Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by The Mighty Mite
3 hours ago3 hr The nearer your destination the more you're slip slidin" away...............Paul SimonWe rode the big three horses (Mune,Miguel,Montgomery) to get this far. No switching horses midstream.We are in the thick of it, not out of it. LETS FUCKING GO!!
3 hours ago3 hr 56 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:That team won like most White Sox teams of the 1950s and 1960s with pitching, defense and speed and had over 700 more hits than Ks.The only reason that they had more Ks than walks is that pitchers had to hit in those days, the position players had more BBs than Ks.Since we are looking at the 1959 Sox, there’s only one team in the AL this year that has a team batting average higher than the .250 of the 1959 Sox and of course it’s the Rays at .261.Their ops would rank 29th in 2026.
3 hours ago3 hr 58 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:That team won like most White Sox teams of the 1950s and 1960s with pitching, defense and speed and had over 700 more hits than Ks.The only reason that they had more Ks than walks is that pitchers had to hit in those days, the position players had more BBs than Ks.Since we are looking at the 1959 Sox, there’s only one team in the AL this year that has a team batting average higher than the .250 of the 1959 Sox and of course it’s the Rays at .261.Can we at least acknowledge that the strike zone was massive in those days, not to mention the average fastball in 1950 was probably somewhere around 80?
3 hours ago3 hr 7 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:Can we at least acknowledge that the strike zone was massive in those days, not to mention the average fastball in 1950 was probably somewhere around 80?It wasn’t massive, it was definitely higher, up around the top of the letters but still at the knees and not any wider. Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by The Mighty Mite
2 hours ago2 hr 30 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said:It wasn’t massive, it was definitely higher, up around the top of the letters but still at the knees and not any wider.Based on the TV highlights from the era, many guys got 4 to 6 inches off 9f the corner in application.
2 hours ago2 hr I can’t believe I have to say this, but the 2005 and the 1959 (lol) teams would get destroyed by today’s pitching and we’d be cleverly inserting K’s into a lot more names.The game has changed. It is what it is.But that doesn’t mean I’m not frustrated by the Sox inability to make adjustments.
2 hours ago2 hr 4 minutes ago, Snopek said:I can’t believe I have to say this, but the 2005 and the 1959 (lol) teams would get destroyed by today’s pitching and we’d be cleverly inserting K’s into a lot more names.The game has changed. It is what it is.But that doesn’t mean I’m not frustrated by the Sox inability to make adjustments.I agree on the teams of the past not having guys as big, fast and athletic as the modern day player but somehow the game just isn’t as good and as you said it is what it is. No one is forcing me to watch but I still love the White Sox.
2 hours ago2 hr Emergency Baseball 101 for the last 13 games:A base runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs - get him home A base runner on 2nd with no outs - get him over to 3rd
1 hour ago1 hr 47 minutes ago, Falstaff said:Emergency Baseball 101 for the last 13 games:A base runner on 3rd with less than 2 outs - get him homeA base runner on 2nd with no outs - get him over to 3rdIt goes to the quantitative analytics of 2026. Is it better to play for one run, or is it better to play for the big inning? The numbers seem to say it is the big inning, and so far the Ryan Fuller philosophy with the hitters seems to go this way. It's kind of the same thing with going for it on 4th down in the NFL. The odds of expected scoring go up when you go for it more often, but the public glare of failure puts a lot of pressure on teams to go the less productive ways. Thinking of Ben Johnson gifting Carolina a TD on Sunday by going for it on 4th and 1 inside his own 25, statistically the expected scores outcome no doubt was higher if he went for it. But the actual results may vary.
Just now1 min 1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:It goes to the quantitative analytics of 2026. Is it better to play for one run, or is it better to play for the big inning? The numbers seem to say it is the big inning, and so far the Ryan Fuller philosophy with the hitters seems to go this way. It's kind of the same thing with going for it on 4th down in the NFL. The odds of expected scoring go up when you go for it more often, but the public glare of failure puts a lot of pressure on teams to go the less productive ways. Thinking of Ben Johnson gifting Carolina a TD on Sunday by going for it on 4th and 1 inside his own 25, statistically the expected scores outcome no doubt was higher if he went for it. But the actual results may vary.not true, at least not when he was with Baltimore FanGraphs BaseballOrioles Co-Hitting Coach Ryan Fuller Meets Players Where...The 32-year-old UConn product is playing a key role in an improved Baltimore offense.
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