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14 hours ago, Harold's Leg Lift said:
AJ questioning Grifol's bullpen usage sounds like he's angling for a job.
AJ or Ozzie, this team needs someone who can kick ass and hold players accountable, unlike Grifool.
BTW, excuse me but I didn't watch the game or the game thread so my post is coming in after the fact. I did check in a couple of times during commercial breaks for The Voice. That's shows bad it's gotten, me watching the The Voice with the wife instead of my beloved White Sox.
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On 4/21/2024 at 11:21 AM, kgrittenburg said:
why not call up Montgomery instad of leaving him at the mercy of the Sox player developement trash staff
What, and let Pedro and Eddie Rodriguez develop him LOL. They can't even teach the players we have how to do a proper rundown.
Best hope is JR clears the deck and we bring him up next year, wait I'm fantasizing again that the White Sox actually know how to develop players or would actually hire the right manager to bring in a qualified staff with him to teach them the fundamentals.
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54 minutes ago, flavum said:
Ozzie went off in the pregame about Lee should start everyday…especially today. Maldonado is done,
If only JR would have brought back Ozzie instead of TLR. I don't care what people think about Ozzie quitting on the Sox. I have no doubt we wouldn't be in this situation today if Ozzie was the Manager. Ozzie would of kicked TA's ass and told him to respect the game, and he certainly wouldn't have told the players not to go full speed to first base. It's been a downward spiral ever since TLR was brought back. Ozzie know how to play the game the right way and wouldn't stand for anything less.
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56 minutes ago, South Side Fireworks Man said:
Didn't Benintendi used to be a halfway decent player before he came to the White Sox? What is it with this organization that turns everybody to s%*#?
The Sox don't turn them into crap, they were done before they signed it's just that the Sox GM's have no clue what every other team in baseball knew about these guys. Sandy Alomar JR, Ron Bloomberg, John Jay, Jerry Reuss, Jamie Navarro, Yasmani Grandal, Mike Clevinger twice, Joe Kelly, Wellington Castillo, Derek Holland, Dallas Keuchel, Adam Dunn, Adam La Roche, Eaton 2nd signing, and Nick Swisher.
Ken Griffey JR, Michael Jordon could be added to the list as well, and I'm sure there's more.
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5 minutes ago, cuban_sammiches said:
Marsh is really leaning into the unwashed hippy thing.
Not sure what his thing is, but' it's one of a kind. I mean have you seen his pregame routine of soaking his hair.
Not sure I'd want to sit anywhere near him.
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38 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:
What does Maldonado do well
He puts his fingers down, apparently Pedro never heard of pitch-com
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9 hours ago, WestEddy said:
Spring training was about 20 games. You know, a small sample size. You didn't tell me players wouldn't pan out. You complained about every single move, so you have no credibility on the subset of things you complained about that actually came true. Every team constantly sets records. I'm not concerned.
Well, 12% of a season doesn't make it "historically bad". It's really weird that the Baltimore guys who came here didn't tell us about their suicide attempts during that 0-23 season opening losing streak that was, uh, historical. Nobody cares. I'm glad you have something to occupy your mind.
As far as "excusing Getz", I'm not sure what is in the hopper. We've already covered that all three of Moncada, Jimenez and Robert going down at the same time was a statistical anomaly. In the last 4 years, all three have been injured at the same time for only 11 games, total, so I don't think anyone could say they "predicted" all three would be sidelined at the same time in the first 10 games, as much as they want to pretend they did. And then you're talking about two other pro hitters just falling off the table for 20 game slumps they've never had in their careers.
So if you're talking about pretzel shapes, I guess I'm in "pretzel rods" shape. Not really twisted, still saying the same thing I said all year, wondering why your head is sticking out from under your knee. If you call "waiting to see how it turns out" as "excusing", I don't understand that framing. If you hate this team, you can always start a Chicago Hot Dogs blog. I hear they're a baseball team.
"Moncada, Jimenez and Robert going down at the same time was a statistical anomaly"
Not really it was inevitable since Eloy and Robert have injury histories going all the way back to the minor leagues. Moncada's minor league career was healthy but his injuries began to mount once he hit the majors and he has had a succession of back, oblique, quad, hamstring, and foot injuries to go with the latest abductor which is similar to Roberts injury.
I blame both the players off-season training routine and the Sox training staff. I still have yet to see another team strap a harness around their players during pre-game warmups and make them drag the trainer around the grass like I use to witness when my seats were in the outfield along the 3rd base line.
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8 minutes ago, Pale Sox said:
Do you blame him for being enthusiastic? I don’t get the hate. He’s painfully new to this sometimes, but why are we cheering for a guy to fail?
Welcome to SoxTalk
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3 minutes ago, wegner said:
Grifol seems like an appropriate choice.
Good choice, he can certainly deliver a good postgame flush in case the AL loses.
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4 minutes ago, T R U said:
I just don’t understand how a 3-17 start with 8 shutouts and a no hitter doesn’t get the manager fired
What's not to understand, JR's the owner. Enough said.
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1 minute ago, The Mighty Mite said:
How many more losses until Grifol is fired, maybe if the Phillies sweep us.
Not happening until his contract runs out.
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2 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:
That inning was so fast I didn’t even have time to get another beer.
You need something stronger than a beer to watch the White Sox
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4 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:
looks like we're gonna have to flush another.
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3 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:
They got a bag of s%*# instead of a bag of balls.
s%*# in s%*# out but still better than having Bummer.
Nickey Lopez +0.1 2004 WAR to date
Aaron Bummer - 0.1 2004 WAR to date
That's a win!
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2 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:
That Getz sure has an eye for talent!
I still grade the trade an A, getting anything more than a bag of balls for Aaron Bummer is a win.
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Only the sox, guy hits his first extra base hit of the year against the Sox and it's a triple. Jeez-help us please.
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1 hour ago, Jerry McNertney said:
Look at that lineup. Oy!
Gotta love our #2 situational hitter.
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On 4/19/2024 at 1:23 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:
“We understood that”? Who is “we”? I’m sure his wife didn’t want him to knock up another woman, so who is he referring to other than himself? ?
It should be “I”, not “we”. What a weak statement. He still can’t own up to his own decisions.
This is his most interesting quote IMO...."I mean, I'm still the same person. I'm learning a lot more now," he said. "I'm sharpening up tools a lot more.
Is he alluding to the Sox not being able to develop or instruct him how to field and become a complete ballplayer. Time will tell how much he sharpened his tools by his error count at the end of the year. Tim isn't the sharpest tool in the shed so I'm skeptical about how much he learned at Miami.
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42 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:
Neal Cocks/Craps (Neal Cotts)
Dumbass Marte (Damaso Marte)
Javier Basketcase (Javier Vázquez)
El Dookie (Orlando “El Duque” Hernández)
Booby Jenks (Bobby Jenks)
Ross Choad (Ross Gload)
Juan Urine (Juan Uribe)
Geoff Bum (Geoff Blum)
Alex Shitron (Alex Cintrón)
Gavin Fraud (Gavin Floyd)
John Stanks (John Danks)
Adam Done (Adam Dunn)
Philip Hummer (Philip Humber)
Will Oh-Man! (Will Ohman)
Jeff Crappinger (Jeff Keppinger)
Adam LaChoach (Adam LaRoche)
JB Sh1t (JB Shuck)
Aaron Bummer (Aaron Bummer), his last name says it all.
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2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:
You had to be here. It was a meme in like 2003/2004
Well he definitely redeemed himself in 2005 with that hit that landed at the base of the left field wall if I remember correctly. He kept the dream of the Sox winning a World Series alive, if not for that hit I'm afraid we would have never given our pitching staff a chance to dominate the Astros in the 4 game sweep to win it all..
One clutch hit by a Sox player in a big game moment should make him eligible for the Hall of Fame, because sadly I don't see the Sox playing a meaningful game in September anytime soon.
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On 4/19/2024 at 1:42 PM, Flash Tizzle said:
Im not saying these are great examples, but they immediately come to mind :
Dead - Jermaine Dye. Which was usually followed with references to the Altered Beast video game intro “Rise from your grave.”
Choke Crede
Jizz Can - Luis Vizcaino
Botch - Billy Koch
Choke Crede? You mean the same Joe Crede who drove in the go ahead run against the Angels to win the must win game 2 of the ALCS (AJ dropped 3rd strike game). After losing the first game of the series had they gone down 0-2 heading to Anaheim for game 3 the series might have turned out differently and we'd still be searching for a WS championship. Granted AJ saved the day, but it was Joe Crede, Mr Clutch who drove in the winning run and sent everyone home on a high note.
It was the most fun I've had ever at a Sox game leaving the park with the crowd chanting "LET'S GO WHITE SOX" as we winded our way down the stairs and out the gate.
Choke Crede........I think NOT!, more like Clutch Crede!
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Who thinks batting Eloy second last night was a good move by Grifool?
I mean he's not hitting a lick .095 to be exact, chases balls outside the strike zone, doesn't know how to move runners over and he has no baseball IQ when it comes to running the bases.
Eloy is a pinch hitter at this point until he proves otherwise.
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1 hour ago, JoeC said:
Is Leury available still?
We're still paying him, and actually he could do no worse than what's out there now.
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1 hour ago, southsider2k5 said:
I’m not doing that. I’m keeping my catcher in there. He puts the right fingers down. He knows what he’s doing back there.
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4/22: Sox @ Twins - 640CT - Cannon v. Paddack
in 2024 Season in Review
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The dogs at the game or the White Sox?