I'm a fan of his bat, but you can tell he's not picking up the ball at all at the plate. More checked-swings this year than any other Sox player I've seen in a month span.

He's also got royally screwed more than anyone I've ever seen in a month span on check swings.

Marcus' xWTWfLog3 is off the charts at 4.0008

Ha. Hawk just said he was the MVP of two leagues last year. This is how the tall tales start. Semien was the MVP of the Southern League, but he only played 32 games with AAA Charlotte.

Ha. Hawk just said he was the MVP of two leagues last year. This is how the tall tales start. Semien was the MVP of the Southern League, but he only played 32 games with AAA Charlotte.

You know Hawk.

Why hasn't anyone corrected Hawk yet about his Marcus Semien MVP in AA and AAA thing?

 

Chris Colabello won the International League MVP in AAA.....

I was too busy making a sandwich to post earlier, ha.

Why hasn't anyone corrected Hawk yet about his Marcus Semien MVP in AA and AAA thing?

 

Chris Colabello won the International League MVP in AAA.....

Who would dare correct Hawk? He'd have a new partner if they did.

He's also got royally screwed more than anyone I've ever seen in a month span on check swings.

Yep. It's been amazing really

Paulie needs to retire.

Ok ARam clutch hit coming

PK with 3 hits

Look at Konerko go.

No pinch runner?

Who would dare correct Hawk? He'd have a new partner if they did.

 

I've noticed that Stoney never agrees with him after he says that. He either changes the subject or brings up something else about Semien. He's clearly too worried to correct him, either on air or off of it.

Paulie needs to retire.

Ha, ya I know right?

All the Paulie people can shut up now..

No pinch runner?

 

I think our only healthy option is Nieto or Dunn if I am not mistaken

s*** almost

All the Paulie people can shut up now..

Hopefully he still gets put out to pasture soon.

You can't tell me De Aza has been hitting the ball hard. He has had some s***ty check swing calls on him, I will give him that. But he hasn't been hitting the ball hard enough for me to say balls aren't falling for him

Nobody in baseball hits the ball weakly enough to have just 1 in every 6.5 balls put in play result in hits.

 

Not to say he doesn't have some issues this year. He's walking a bit less, striking out a bit more (although you could put down a lot, if not all, of that to BS check swing calls), and looks anxious at the plate. But to say he's "worthless" is silly hyperbole. It may well be that he's less valuable than he has been, but that doesn't mean he won't still be valuable, or that you can even make a judgement after a little over 3 weeks. I guarantee you that if you took whomever is your favourite hitter on the team, I could find you a 3-week stretch where he hit about as badly*.

 

*unless it's Jose Abreu.

Edited April 24, 201411 yr by Feeky Magee

Winder if Thomas will blow up on twitter about that

Paulie breaking records

Congrats to Paulie for becoming the all time White Sox leader in total bases.

Congrats to Paulie for becoming the all time White Sox leader in total bases.

 

Let me know when he becomes the all-time hits leader, THEN I'LL START CARING!

 

Nobody in baseball hits the ball weakly enough to have just 1 in every 6.5 balls put in play result in hits.

 

Not to say he doesn't have some issues this year. He's walking a bit less, striking out a bit more (although you could put down a lot, if not all, of that to BS check swing calls), and looks anxious at the plate. But to say he's "worthless" is silly hyperbole. It may well be that he's less valuable than he has been, but that doesn't mean he won't still be valuable, or that you can even make a judgement after a little over 3 weeks. I guarantee you that if you took whomever is your favourite hitter on the team, I could find you a 3-week stretch where he hit about as badly*.

 

*unless it's Jose Abreu.

 

I understand every player usually goes through bad stretches and he won't hit this poorly all year but I don't get how you can say that based off that stat. I can say it because I have watched enough baseball in my life and have seen De Aza play enough to know he won't hit THIS poorly all year.

Sox 6-4 thru 8

Webb going to close?