I'll give him time. He hit righties really, really well this year in AAA

 

Can he learn to take a walk while he's at it? He makes his fair share of contact, but he's walked once since he's been up in 109 PA. That's insane.

He looks way better vs LHP...probably cause they can't throw that slider low and outside to him that he loves to swing at.

It's not just the slider. He can't hit pitches in either. His swing plane is flat as hell. His approach is awful. He's defensive in 0-0 counts. Despite having short arms, he can't get his hands in because he's way too beefed up.

Pretty amazing play by Alexei.

Ho-Hum 3-4 night for Avi.

The "dump John Danks for a bag of baseballs" crowd is quiet tonight.

The "dump John Danks for a bag of baseballs" crowd is quiet tonight.

He pitched well tonight, I still hate the contract going forward.

Seriously. If there is a season to be patient, this is it.

 

Could you imagine how good his numbers could look with out the insane amount of homers he has given up?

 

I have complete faith in JD...Next season I can see him sliding into that 2-3 spot nicely. (Preferably 3)

Really nice to see Danksy look like his old self. This pitching staff is scary good if Danks is back to there.

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Age of guys in line to fight for a rotation spot next season.

 

Future of the staff looks pretty darn good.

Really nice to see Danksy look like his old self. This pitching staff is scary good if Danks is back to there.

 

Hard to get upset with a win when Danks pitches this well and Beckham/Garcia look good

Really nice to see Danksy look like his old self. This pitching staff is scary good if Danks is back to there.

Yeah, I've been really down on him but if he can pitch like this I'll actually feel real bad about the awful things I thought about him.

 

Where Oh Where do these small market towns get their TV broadcasters? Probably Shady Lawn Retirement Village. Muted the KC broadcast because they sound like they are having a hard time staying awake!

I've said all along to listen to some other teams' announcers before you trash Hawk and Stoney. I was driving in the car for a few innings listening to KC before I turned to the Score which I can sometimes get here ... Steve Stewart the KC announcer and the rest of them except for Denny Matthews are SOOO bad. Every at bat is rooting for a hit. "Alex Gordon to the plate. Gee Alex is currently 2 for 23 but he wants to break out of it more than anybody. All it takes is one pitch, blah blah." I swear they brought up the "nobody feels worse about it than Alex line." Geezus. So boring and so homerish!

 

Can he learn to take a walk while he's at it? He makes his fair share of contact, but he's walked once since he's been up in 109 PA. That's insane.

We're not going to win anything of note until our team improves its on base percentage. You are right. That is INSANE. Good choice of wording.

 

He pitched well tonight, I still hate the contract going forward.

I hate all multi-year contracts going forward. 90 percent of the time the guy is grossly overpaid.

 

Nice to beat KC. As s***ty as the White Sox are, I think the season series may be 7-6 in favor of KC now. Sox are close to .500 vs. KC.

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STOP. WINNING. PLEASE.

STOP. WINNING. PLEASE.

 

Keep.Winning.Please.

And thank you, White Sox for beating the Royals. Let's win the series tomorrow.

Keep.Winning.Please.

And thank you, White Sox for beating the Royals. Let's win the series tomorrow.

 

 

You think the Sox have a chance at the playoffs?

You think the Sox have a chance at the playoffs?

 

I don't think we're going to out-suck the Astros and Marlins.

 

But yes, stop winning so much. I want that third pick.

I don't think we're going to out-suck the Astros and Marlins.

 

But yes, stop winning so much. I want that third pick.

 

We were outsucking the Marlins for a few weeks, and even got to 3.5 GB of Houston at some point. Then the Sox decided to sweep the Yankees, and started to win some series for some reason. This team never fails to let me down, even when they win.

We were outsucking the Marlins for a few weeks, and even got to 3.5 GB of Houston at some point. Then the Sox decided to sweep the Yankees, and started to win some series for some reason. This team never fails to let me down, even when they win.

 

You guys who want the White Sox to lose are like the guys who play the "don't pass" line in craps. You are no fun.

You guys who want the White Sox to lose are like the guys who play the "don't pass" line in craps. You are no fun.

 

Greg, would you rather have the 3rd pick in next year's draft or win some meaningless games?

Greg, would you rather have the 3rd pick in next year's draft or win some meaningless games?

 

I don't like to write off my summers. Time is precious in this world. Every day the White Sox play has the potential to be a good day for me if they win. Granted it's not life and death, but it's a nice boost to the day.

In answer to your question, I really don't care if we get the 4th pick as opposed to 3. If that makes me a bad fan, I'll have to deal with that someday when the 3rd pick is oodles better than No. 4.

I don't like to write off my summers. Time is precious in this world. Every day the White Sox play has the potential to be a good day for me if they win. Granted it's not life and death, but it's a nice boost to the day.

In answer to your question, I really don't care if we get the 4th pick as opposed to 3. If that makes me a bad fan, I'll have to deal with that someday when the 3rd pick is oodles better than No. 4.

 

There's a chance we won't even get the 4th pick. What if we get the 6th pick? 7th pick? There is a difference between the third and seventh pick. And in a crapshoot like the MLB draft, one slot can make a difference. Hell, the Bulls were two picks away from drafting Dwyane Wade as opposed to Kirk Hinrich in the 03 draft. You just never know.