flavum Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Uh, rain maybe? Green blob moving north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ May 20, 2016 -> 02:32 PM) Eaton Abreu Frazier Cabrera Lawrie Garcia Avila Jackson Saladino This is a different lineup. I like it and we'll see how it goes tonight. I think this might be the best line up we can put out there right now (Replace Navarro with Avila offensively). But I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) An ideal lineup would be Eaton Abreu Melky Frazier Lawrie Garcia Avila/Navarro Rollins/Saladino Jackson Jackson batting ninth gives the team another lead off hitter essentially Edited May 20, 2016 by Joshua Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Ideal?.....but there's a HUGE issue if Lawrie and Garcia are both scuffling offensively, you really need to have at least five offensive threats in a line-up to keep it balanced or it becomes too top heavy. I'm walking Frazier every time to pitch to Lawrie right now, going for another K. If Saladino/Rollins and Jackson could actually get on base at a decent clip, it would be very effective, because all three of those guys have good speed, along with Eaton at the top. Edited May 20, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 20, 2016 -> 05:16 PM) Not really, gets him more PA and also lets him bat without Rollins or Jackson making an automatic out after Eaton gets on. But if Eaton does not get on, he is your "lead-off hitter" in the first. Regardless, I like a big lineup change going in to a big series. Confuse those sh** kickers from KC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 20, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) But if Eaton does not get on, he is your "lead-off hitter" in the first. Regardless, I like a big lineup change going in to a big series. Confuse those sh** kickers from KC. No problem with Jose in that situation either. Basically you want your best hitters hitting 1,2, your best power guy 4, 2nd best power guy 5th and rest doesn't really matter -- including the 3rd spot. Honestly lineup construction has been well analyzed by sabermetrics over the past few years and at absolute best you're talking the difference in 5-15 runs over the course of a year -- so 1 win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/733793062770626561 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 20, 2016 -> 07:02 PM) https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/733793062770626561 I will never forget the time my mom thought Lance Johnson was a statue because he was so motionless pre game in CF. Derp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ May 20, 2016 -> 11:03 PM) Uh, rain maybe? Green blob moving north. Rain in Boston on Sunday which would suck, as the Sox would get Salazar then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Watching the pens game first then this. Go Sox! I'll post late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Just watched some 05 highlights. That'll get you pumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 55 of the next 114 (48.2%) are against the Royals, Indians, and Tigers. So let's be the best and make the postseason. Do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 QUOTE (flavum @ May 20, 2016 -> 08:03 PM) 55 of the next 114 (48.2%) are against the Royals, Indians, and Tigers. So let's be the best and make the postseason. Do it! God I f***ing hate the schedule now. Inter league all year and what, 60 odd games in the division every year? Gets boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 20, 2016 -> 07:04 PM) God I f***ing hate the schedule now. Inter league all year and what, 60 odd games in the division every year? Gets boring. About 76 against the division. I wish we played other teams in AL more. They definitely need to add two more teams to go back to minimal interleague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 20, 2016 -> 07:04 PM) God I f***ing hate the schedule now. Inter league all year and what, 60 odd games in the division every year? Gets boring. Agreed. If it were up to me, there would be no divisions. Just 15 teams in each league playing a close-to-balanced schedule and the top 3 make the playoffs, and the 4th and 5th best teams play one game to get in. As far as interleague, I'd get it down to 12 games instead of 20. Edited May 21, 2016 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Buchholz sucks. Red Sox are going to have to get their average of 7 runs per game at Fenway. They have 7 consecutive guys in that line-up on track for 80 RBI's or more. Meanwhile, the Indians just scored 43 against the Reds and went from 10th in the AL in runs scored to 2nd (to Boston). Boston desperately needs to add one more starter to go with Price, Wright and Porcello (Sonny Gray?)...Buchholz is a disaster, Kelly's a question mark and nobody knows when Eddie Rodriguez will return from his knee problems. Btw, Blake Swihart is making his debut in LF, with Christian Vasquez at catcher. Lindor saving one run defensively and gaining another with a great slide to just beat the throw home from Bradley, Jr. Edited May 21, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 20, 2016 -> 06:04 PM) God I f***ing hate the schedule now. Inter league all year and what, 60 odd games in the division every year? Gets boring. It would only be nice if we had the Twins on the upcoming schedule to get our offense going again. But, if we can't muster any offense against Gee, Duffy and Ventura... Cain and Salvy Perez, those are the two righties that can hurt you in this line-up. That's basically it. Quintana seems determined to match Chris Sale. Throwing 94-95 MPH? Edited May 21, 2016 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Saladino amazing play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Wow what a play!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 That is why you play Tyler at SS, what a f***ing play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 One of the best plays I have ever seen. That was insane. It's not like Konerko was running that was DEEP in the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Q at 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Lets get it! Way to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Fantastic play by Salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Q looks like he has been hitting the weights. His chest is noticeably bigger this year, he must be working out with Rodon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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