McEwing held him up as well.

 

Adam isn't really that slow. Slow, but not anywhere near the conversation for "slowest in the league"

McEwing held him up as well.

 

Yeah. I think that's a good decision. He would have been out by a mile. I was just lamenting that our team is so slow we can't score a guy with two outs on a nice, deep gapper.

Let's see if Guthrie can get out of this inning in under 8 pitches.

How many season tix did the Sox sell? If Sox are 10 or more out when school lets out, will our crowds consist pretty much only of season tix holders? Maybe 1-2 times a summer families will go? Good thing they lowered ticket prices.

 

Too bad we didnt finish off Detroit last year when we had the chances, many chances.

 

 

If nothing else, it would have made standing pat or "status quo" an impossible position to defend by the F.O.

 

With the higher ticket sales, they probably could have kept AJ (that would have been a questionable decision) or spent more on a better player than Keppinger.

 

BUT, in a way...it might have made the inevitable LESS obvious, too, and bought a couple more years of trying to "reload on the fly."

 

This roster needs a major renovation and injection of youth and talent. ANYTHING would be more interesting...even if they were running out the Astros' line-up, I would be more likely to care except for a few players like Viciedo, Konerko and Gillaspie. I guess Flowers...you keep wanting to give up on him and then he'll hit another huge homer and it will buy him more time (assuming that we're competing for something...otherwise, he gets the whole season, one way or the other).

Edited May 5, 201312 yr by caulfield12

Why can't we hit this damn guy? Most frustrating thing ever

"Sox go on three rather feeble ground balls."

 

LOL.

 

Even the Royals' announcers are feeling sorry for Sox fans.

I want nothing to do with a roster like the Astros

 

I'm also glad we restricted our spending with last year's FA market

Why can't we hit this damn guy? Most frustrating thing ever

 

He owned us last year.

 

Now he's on a string where the Royals have won 16 consecutive games he's started.

 

Bad combination.

 

It's like facing Jose Contreras in late 2005/early 2006...for those four months, he was the best pitcher in baseball.

 

Now Guthrie's not QUITE that good, but against the White Sox he might as well be.

I want nothing to do with a roster like the Astros

 

I'm also glad we restricted our spending with last year's FA market

 

 

More their minor league system....but honestly, I'd rather watch C. Carter in LF with DeAza in CF than seeing Wise/Danks/Tekotte, etc.

More their minor league system....but honestly, I'd rather watch C. Carter in LF with DeAza in CF than seeing Wise/Danks/Tekotte, etc.

 

Viciedo is better than Carter, and he'll be in LF soon hopefully.

And Dylan has almost turned in a quality start.

And Dylan has almost turned in a quality start.

 

Yep, he's one of the few on the roster overachieving so far this year. He's been great as a 5th starter.

We're in the midst of a very nice recovery by Dylan Axelrod

 

More their minor league system....but honestly, I'd rather watch C. Carter in LF with DeAza in CF than seeing Wise/Danks/Tekotte, etc.

 

Trayce Thompson > Chris Carter

Watching on mlb.com replay, could/should Rios have caught Cain's triple?

Trayce Thompson > Chris Carter

 

Um, no

Watching on mlb.com replay, could/should Rios have caught Cain's triple?

 

I personally think he dogged it on that triple, or wasn't ready for it, anyhow, giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Watching on mlb.com replay, could/should Rios have caught Cain's triple?

 

Doubt it. Kept slicing away from him.

I don't think he could've got it. Alex has spaced out only a couple of times I can think of this season.

Michael Jordan 1994-95 > Trayce Thompson

 

Just kidding.

 

Although it's far from clear Trayce is going to make it to the majors now.

Keppinger likely has the worst WAR in all of baseball after today...might be time to bat him 9th in the order instead of in front of 3/4/5.

Doubt it. Kept slicing away from him.

 

Caufield are u coming to KC at all this year for Sox-Royals? I was thinking about going Monday possibly. Supposed to be nice here finally.

Keppinger likely has the worst WAR in all of baseball after today...might be time to bat him 9th in the order instead of in front of 3/4/5.

 

You got to move him down at least until he gets over .220. He's embarrassing.

Caufield are u coming to KC at all this year for Sox-Royals? I was thinking about going Monday possibly. Supposed to be nice here finally.

 

 

Not sure about flying from Shanghai to KC for that one, lol.

 

I'll be in the US from the middle of June through first week of August, then to Indonesia for a new job.

 

 

Fernandez has only given up one hit to the Phillies tonight.

Physioc is almost starting to openly cheer for Axelrod.

 

They really admire the job he's doing with no offense behind him tonight. He's like a bulldog, doesn't give in or quit.

It's always fun to show up and read through the first two pages of a game thread when people are ripping the pitcher when you already know he's turned in 6/2 with 6 hits.