Heads22 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rowand44 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Need a shut out from Zach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) A shutout against the Royals isn't happening. They have too many good fastball hitters. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...3926/bruce-chen AJ and Juan Pierre have hit really well against Chen. If you look at the splits, they'll tell the numbers against RHB and LHB aren't very different at all. Here's a suggested line-up. Pierre Morel (because he is our best #2 guy going forward) Konerko Quentin AJ Ramirez Rios (4 for 25 against Chen but hot as of late) Lillibridge (for Beckham at 2B) DeAza (for Dunn/DH) Beckham is 1 for 10 against Chen. Beckham can't hit a fastball on the outside half or up, and it seems all he will do is pull every outside pitch on the ground to the 3B or SS if he does actually make contact. At least this way you get Dunn/Beckham out of the line-up and a lot more pop and athleticism from the bottom of the order. DeAza has hit lefties well in AAA this year, so not worried about that, and Chen hasn't had great success against LHB's this year either. Edited August 12, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 07:24 AM) f*** bruce chen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 STEW CITY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I hope I am not jinxing our boys, but if we were ever primed for a sweep, this is it. KC is 3-7 in last 10, losing four straight. Sox are playing as well as they have all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 would it be offensive to call him Stew K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Let's have a great homestand (for once). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It is nice to win and let Chen take it on the chin men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Third time's a charm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 06:52 AM) A shutout against the Royals isn't happening. They have too many good fastball hitters. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...3926/bruce-chen AJ and Juan Pierre have hit really well against Chen. If you look at the splits, they'll tell the numbers against RHB and LHB aren't very different at all. Here's a suggested line-up. Pierre Morel (because he is our best #2 guy going forward) Konerko Quentin AJ Ramirez Rios (4 for 25 against Chen but hot as of late) Lillibridge (for Beckham at 2B) DeAza (for Dunn/DH) Beckham is 1 for 10 against Chen. Beckham can't hit a fastball on the outside half or up, and it seems all he will do is pull every outside pitch on the ground to the 3B or SS if he does actually make contact. At least this way you get Dunn/Beckham out of the line-up and a lot more pop and athleticism from the bottom of the order. DeAza has hit lefties well in AAA this year, so not worried about that, and Chen hasn't had great success against LHB's this year either. I mostly agree, except for the Morel part. We had him in the 2 hole and he failed, and we'd be jerking Lexi around yet again. Leave him at #9 this season and approach things with an open mind in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 09:31 AM) STEW CITY! Quick work on the avatar creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 09:41 AM) I mostly agree, except for the Morel part. We had him in the 2 hole and he failed, and we'd be jerking Lexi around yet again. Leave him at #9 this season and approach things with an open mind in the spring. Look at Alexei's hit chart. He simply can't do the Iguchi-esque things that Morel can....execution-wise....he doesn't change his approach for the situation or count. Same thing with Quentin and Beckham. They're just up there hacking away and pulling everything. Rios, too. Morel is a team player and does the little things you don't notice in the box score. The only problem with putting Ramirez in the RBI spot is that he has sucked with runners on base, hit into way too many DP's for his speed and he's still a more dangerous hitter than Morel so you can certainly argue him getting more pitches to hit with Juan Pierre on base in front of him...that's the strongest argument on Ramirez's behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 08:52 AM) Look at Alexei's hit chart. He simply can't do the Iguchi-esque things that Morel can....execution-wise....he doesn't change his approach for the situation or count. Same thing with Quentin and Beckham. They're just up there hacking away and pulling everything. Rios, too. Morel is a team player and does the little things you don't notice in the box score. The only problem with putting Ramirez in the RBI spot is that he has sucked with runners on base, hit into way too many DP's for his speed and he's still a more dangerous hitter than Morel so you can certainly argue him getting more pitches to hit with Juan Pierre on base in front of him...that's the strongest argument on Ramirez's behalf. I've observed (though I haven't checked #'s) that Lexi draws more walks and is generally more patient batting 2nd. I like walks in front of our two guys who will each hit 35+ HR. When Morel shows that he can walk more than 5 times in a season, consider him for the 2 hole THEN. Fundamentally, I believe that OBP in the 2 hole is still more impt. than small-ball execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Sox always get Cy Chen let's beat him for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Can we for once just beat the f***ing s*** out of this sorry ass Royals team and sweep them into the gutter? Is that too much to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 We miss duffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 If there's one lefty Dunn should face, it's Chen. Lefties have more success off him than righties because he uses his fastball more against LHB, throws more junk to RHB My guess, Ozzie has no clue on this and goes almost completely right handed and we lose 3-0 or 3-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I wouldn't let Dunn near a lefty. Or a righty. They're trying to win the division, they've given him 4 months to turn it around and he's getting worse, which is hard to imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 08:24 AM) f*** bruce chen Send him back to panama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 No Dunn tonight! I have a feeling it's going to be a very high scoring game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpezz27 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pierre LF Ramirez SS Konerko DH Quentin RF Pierzynski C Rios CF Lillibridge 1B Beckham 2B Morel 3B (Stewart P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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