Ventura needs to figure out that Rios should be our 3 hole hitter before the point in the season that Guillen figured it out with Dye in 2005.

Yes. It's pretty obvious to everyone.

MOTHER f*** THE ROYALS.

I couldn't agree more

 

DeAza

Youk

Rios

Dunn

Kong

AJ

Viciedo

Ramirez

Beckham

 

 

Its unacceptable to lose to Bruce Chen in the middle of a pennant race. Ventura had a terrible game.

Time for our Chris Perez moment.

 

I hate losing to the Royals.

 

Brutal game, as KC was better in every aspect (hitting, pitching, fielding, managing). Sox need to go out and destroy Guthrie tomorrow.

Yes. It's pretty obvious to everyone.

 

Except for those in charge.

DeAza

Youk

Rios

Dunn

Kong

AJ

Viciedo

Ramirez

Beckham

 

Heck, I'd put Dunn after Konerko with how bad Adam's looking.

Yes. It's pretty obvious to everyone.

 

The reason he hasn't put Rios at 3 is because Dunn breaks up the string of right handers at the top of the lineup. If he puts Rios at 3, he'll end up hitting Dunn at 4, which is even worse because he's not going to hit Dunn 5th and A.J. 6th.

Heck, I'd put Dunn after Konerko with how bad Adam's looking.

 

I was thinking about flipping AJ and Dunn.

The reason he hasn't put Rios at 3 is because Dunn breaks up the string of right handers at the top of the lineup. If he puts Rios at 3, he'll end up hitting Dunn at 4, which is even worse because he's not going to hit Dunn 5th and A.J. 6th.

 

Considering Konerko is way better against righties this year, it makes even more sense to keep him 4th and Dunn 5th.

The reason he hasn't put Rios at 3 is because Dunn breaks up the string of right handers at the top of the lineup. If he puts Rios at 3, he'll end up hitting Dunn at 4, which is even worse because he's not going to hit Dunn 5th and A.J. 6th.

 

That's a dumb reason. You put your best hitter in the 3 hole. I could care what hand he was born with.

That's a dumb reason. You put your best hitter in the 3 hole. I could care what hand he was born with.

 

The best hitter should hit in the 4th hole.

 

The 4th and 5th spots get more opportunities to drive in runs than any other position in the lineup. This is proven through Markov chain analysis.

 

I'm alright with the way the lineup is constructed right now. I'd think a swap of A.J. and Dunn would be good though.

Edited August 8, 201213 yr by chw42

Win tomorrow night, hopefully with De Aza and youkilis in the lineup, and move on. This was not a good game.

Its unacceptable to lose to Bruce Chen in the middle of a pennant race. Ventura had a terrible game.

 

Meh... kinda not his fault either that Jordan can't lay down a proper bunt. And leaving Peavy in too long didn't seem to matter much since our pen sucked tonight any way.

Win tomorrow night, hopefully with De Aza and youkilis in the lineup, and move on. This was not a good game.

 

Wouldn't it be awesome for the bench to step up and win the Sox a game when the starters are struggling? You'd think it would happen by fluke at least once (ie: Laird vs Sale in April).

Its unacceptable to lose to Bruce Chen in the middle of a pennant race. Ventura had a terrible game.

Stupid having Danks bunt with men on 1st and 2nd with no outs and Olmido up next. What was he thinking, risk having guys who don't bunt much execute two successful bunts in a row? Best case scenario is you're sacrificing two outs just to score one run after getting the first two men on base. Terrible.

Stupid having Danks bunt with men on 1st and 2nd with no outs and Olmido up next. What was he thinking, risk having guys who don't bunt much execute two successful bunts in a row? Best case scenario is you're sacrificing two outs just to score one run after getting the first two men on base. Terrible.

 

No team has consistently comeback against the White Sox more over the last 8 years or so than the Royals. Playing for one run there was dumb, but Danks has got to execute better than that.

KC is 4-4 against the Sox this year, 1-7 against the Tigers.

 

That just may be the difference in this division.

The best hitter should hit in the 4th hole.

 

The 4th and 5th spots get more opportunities to drive in runs than any other position in the lineup. This is proven through Markov chain analysis.

 

I'm alright with the way the lineup is constructed right now. I'd think a swap of A.J. and Dunn would be good though.

 

Dunn has a .290 OBP with a .715 OPS in the second half. That is not functional no matter what algorithm you use.

I don't think Robin's gonna change the lineup. He's too scared since they've been playing well and even after the Tigers swept he didn't change and the team bounced back.

KC is 4-4 against the Sox this year, 1-7 against the Tigers.

 

That just may be the difference in this division.

 

Sox have lost 7 of Peavy's last 10 starts. They need to find a way to start winning more with him on the mound, as he's likely the only sure thing they have with regards to pitching every 5th day.

KC is 4-4 against the Sox this year, 1-7 against the Tigers.

 

That just may be the difference in this division.

 

Sox are 5-1 against the Mariners. Tigers are 1-5. Same deal.

 

How about the Tigers are 7-4 against the Sox. That may be more important.

Sox are 5-1 against the Mariners. Tigers are 1-5. Same deal.

 

How about the Tigers are 7-4 against the Sox. That may be more important.

 

The mariners are not in our division. Having a team that you irrationally struggle against in your division is a recipe for disaster.

Sox are 5-1 against the Mariners. Tigers are 1-5. Same deal.

 

How about the Tigers are 7-4 against the Sox. That may be more important.

Seattle in the Central?

The mariners are not in our division. Having a team that you irrationally struggle against in your division is a recipe for disaster.

 

PK is 5 for 31 vs KC this year. He looked like he had no plan against Chen tonight.