Apologies to Greg from the majority? I've been quoting stats like these and getting ripped mercilessly. Go Sox!

Can't just beat the teams in first place. Have to pitch well vs everyone.

Winning is fun. Someone tell this team that lol

 

How did LaRoche look?

Look in from tonight's contest

 

 

Edited August 2, 201510 yr by AustinIllini

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 2h2 hours ago

 

John Danks this season in 6 starts vs teams currently in first place:

1.85 ERA in 39.0 IP

Big game Johnny Danks is back.

Win the series tomorrow. Then kill the Rays and make a push for that wild card

The catches by Eaton and Avi were great. Of course the HR by Melky but my favorite moment was the emotion Danks showed when he struck out Gardner after the balk call.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 2h2 hours ago

 

John Danks this season in 6 starts vs teams currently in first place:

1.85 ERA in 39.0 IP

 

I was cherry picking these same stats last year. It's baffling how he can be so damn good against good teams and s*** the bed vs bad teams.

Thank you White Sox -- I hate the yankees. I might root for them if they played the ISIS all-stars. But only maybe.

Big moment in the game came in the 3rd with 2 on , no outs Sox ahead 2-0 and Gregorius hits one to RF and Avi goes and robs him of a 3 run HR. Ends up a sac fly and that 1 run was all Danks gave up but easily could've been 3 .

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/140...gorius-of-homer

 

That's the 2nd HR he's robbed this year. Avi works the fence better than any Sox OF I've seen in a while. Being as tall as he is helps . I know what the defensive metrics say about him and I see many posters saying how bad he is in RF but are they actually seeing bad defense or echoing the stats ?

 

I watch most of the games and I just don't see a terrible fielder. Admittedly TV doesn't always pick up the jump/read an OF gets or the route he runs . I don't see him kicking the ball around like we'd see with Viciedo and DeAza and robbing HR's is always a big play and possible momentum point in a game.

Edited August 2, 201510 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

I'll take him as a fourth or fifth starter. Sure, he's overpaid, but there's no cap, so meh.

 

4 or 5??? After the Sale and Rodon starts this week, Danks is ace material until at least his next start.

 

Big moment in the game came in the 3rd with 2 on , no outs Sox ahead 2-0 and Gregorius hits one to RF and Avi goes and robs him of a 3 run HR. Ends up a sac fly and that 1 run was all Danks gave up but easily could've been 3 .

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/140...gorius-of-homer

 

That's the 2nd HR he's robbed this year. Avi works the fence better than any Sox OF I've seen in a while. Being as tall as he is helps . I know what the defensive metrics say about him and I see many posters saying how bad he is in RF but are they actually seeing bad defense or echoing the stats ?

 

I watch most of the games and I just don't see a terrible fielder. Admittedly TV doesn't always pick up the jump/read an OF gets or the route he runs . I don't see him kicking the ball around like we'd see with Viciedo and DeAza and robbing HR's is always a big play and possible momentum point in a game.

He works the fence well because he has nothing to lose if he doesn't get it. He also is confident throwing, but just about everything else he is very tentative, to the point someone actually accused him of jaking it. That is a lack of confidence. Just last night, Danks last batter was a pop up that dropped down the RF line. I would say at least 3/4 of major league RF make that play, and most of those rather routinely. He has kicked balls, have them go by him etc. just like offensively, he has tools to make himself great, but somethimg is holding him back.

When they got him, the Sox thought he was could play CF.

4 or 5??? After the Sale and Rodon starts this week, Danks is ace material until at least his next start.

That's what Danks is, a 4 or 5.

He works the fence well because he has nothing to lose if he doesn't get it. He also is confident throwing, but just about everything else he is very tentative, to the point someone actually accused him of jaking it. That is a lack of confidence. Just last night, Danks last batter was a pop up that dropped down the RF line. I would say at least 3/4 of major league RF make that play, and most of those rather routinely. He has kicked balls, have them go by him etc. just like offensively, he has tools to make himself great, but somethimg is holding him back.

When they got him, the Sox thought he was could play CF.

 

On the particular play you mention still can't see how you come to that conclusion that 3/4 of RF get that ball. 1st of all you have to know where he was starting from. If he was shaded towards center field that's a very long way to go to catch that ball. TV doesn't show you that . Mostly all we saw was Sanchez running out then veering off when Avi came into the picture.

 

And I've seen our OF and opposing team OF trying to get above the fence to rob HR's and most don't because of the padding lip they always hit their shoulder on which screws up their jump. Avi avoided doing that last night.

Edited August 2, 201510 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

On the particular play you mention still can't see how you come to that conclusion that 3/4 of RF get that ball. 1st of all you have to know where he was starting from. If he was shaded towards center field that's a very long way to go to catch that ball. TV doesn't show you that . Mostly all we saw was Sanchez running out then veering off when Avi came into the picture.

 

And I've seen our OF and opposing team OF trying to get above the fence to rob HR's and most don't because of the padding lip they always hit their shoulder on which screws up their jump. Avi avoided doing that last night.

The Yankees broadcast crew sure were impressed on the play, and also with Garcia's arm. People either forget or refuse to accept that Avi is 24 and still getting better.

The Yankees broadcast crew sure were impressed on the play, and also with Garcia's arm. People either forget or refuse to accept that Avi is 24 and still getting better.

Another reason to take him over Viciedo.

On the particular play you mention still can't see how you come to that conclusion that 3/4 of RF get that ball. 1st of all you have to know where he was starting from. If he was shaded towards center field that's a very long way to go to catch that ball. TV doesn't show you that . Mostly all we saw was Sanchez running out then veering off when Avi came into the picture.

 

And I've seen our OF and opposing team OF trying to get above the fence to rob HR's and most don't because of the padding lip they always hit their shoulder on which screws up their jump. Avi avoided doing that last night.

I came to the conclusion because I was at the game and saw everything inclipiding where Avi started from from start to finish. He pulled up at the end for Sanchez. It ahould have been the other way around.

 

Melky has snagged a couple. Eaton has. Shuck has. It is nice that they do and Avi did save 3 runs last night. I am an Avi defender, but as a defender, he is not good.