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Lucas Harrell is handing them their lunch... Wat?

(28-36) vs. (24-44) Danks tries to shake White Sox out of road malaise Astros' Harrell aims to continue recent stellar mound work By Quinn Roberts / MLB.com | 6/14/2013 11:46 PM ET The White Sox have had their fair share of road woes recently. Losers in 10 of their last 11 road games, Chicago has been outscored 62-34 during that stretch. It'll be up to White Sox left-hander John Danks to get them out of that funk Saturday against the Astros in Houston. Danks is definitely the man to get the job done, having his best start of the season against the A's last Saturday. In just his fifth start of the season since recovering from left shoulder surgery, Danks allowed one run on three hits in eight innings for the win. He also struck out six and walked one, retiring the final 21 batters he faced. It marked Danks' first win at U.S. Cellular Field since Sept. 24, 2011, against the Royals. "Obviously, Spring Training was tough," Danks said. "I battled through a lot in spring, and just like they told me, the more time and the more strengthening I get, the better I'll be." Meanwhile, Astros right-hander Lucas Harrell will look to continue his current hot streak after having plenty of ups and downs through the first two months of the season. The right-hander has surrendered fewer than two runs in eight starts, but he has allowed five or more runs in four outings this season, two of which he allowed eight runs. However, in his last two starts, Harrell has combined to allow just one earned run in 14 innings. Harrell had his best start of the season on Sunday against the Royals, giving up two hits in seven innings for a no-decision. It marked the first time this year he did not allow an earned run. After he loaded the bases in the first inning and threw 51 pitches through two, Harrell tossed just 48 pitches and retired 12 in a row at one stretch over his last five innings. "I've been extremely happy with our starting pitching," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "It's been tremendous. They've either given us a great chance to win the game or they've kept us right there in the game over the last 3 1/2 weeks. We believe that's going to continue. We believe we have five guys who give us the best chance to win. It's a credit to them." White Sox: Dunn heating up Adam Dunn has been on quite a hot streak as of late, going 8-for-17 with four home runs and eight RBI in his last five games. He went 0-for-2 with an RBI and one walk in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Astros. "Hopefully, I see a better end of the first half and then the second half," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "Again, he's going to strike out, but I think he was on a pace to strike out a lot more than he was expected for a while. But now he's hitting the ball the other way, he's hitting some fly balls. Just better at-bats. You can kind of tell just the way he's taking pitches. He went through periods where he was swinging no matter what. "Now, he's got a better idea of the strike zone and confidence-wise it just seems like he's better going to the plate right now." Astros: Maxwell may not start in center upon return Justin Maxwell may not be the starting center fielder for the Astros when he finishes his rehab assignment from a fractured left hand suffered in April, Porter said Friday. "I'm going to say that he will start. I'm not going to say it will be at center field," Porter said. "Brandon Barnes has done a great job there. He will warrant some continued playing time in center. That's why we've had Maxwell play some places beside center field [during his rehab assignment]. It gives us the luxury of having the option for both guys." Maxwell was called up to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday after struggling heavily with Double-A Corpus Christi. The 29-year-old recorded just one hit in 23 at-bats with the Hooks, but he was struggling through some stomach ailments and food-poisoning symptoms. Maxwell started exclusively in center field in 20 games with the Astros prior to injuring his hand on April 23. Porter said there is no timetable for Maxwell's return. Worth noting • The Astros announced the signing of four selections from the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Friday. They included first baseman Conrad Gregor (fourth round), catcher Jacob Nottingham (sixth round), outfielder Jon Kemmer (21st round) and outfielder Ronnie Mitchell (38th round). The club has signed 17 of its 40 selections. • The White Sox hit eight home runs in their last five games, compared to nine in the previous 20 games.

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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 9, 2013 -> 04:05 AM) The 90's Stars: PG: Payton, Stockton, Hardaway, Johnson, Price SG: Jordan, Drexler, Dumars, Richmond, Miller SF: Pippin, Hill, Wilkins, Mullin, Schrempf PF: Malone, Barkley, Rodman, Kemp, Grant C: Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, Shaq, Robinson To say that LeBron would be a third team All-NBA with Pippin, Hill, Malone, and Barkley is not THAT outrageous. '90s

Which of you would be more active? Let's fight it out in the Octagon!

The bus is the easiest from the Field Museum.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 8, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) Sicnarf Loopstock is a pretty f***ing awesome name. QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 8, 2013 -> 03:28 PM) Sicnarf is Francis backwards. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 8, 2013 -> 03:30 PM) :lol: :lol: QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 9, 2013 -> 01:16 AM) I giggled at this for a good minute. I found his Facebook page. the guy looks like Trayvon Martin. I kid you not. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=497...e=1&theater

I care, but there's no way I could ever get a fair deal from you for Harper or Stanton, Jake. By the way, DBAHO is being a layabout with his team. Anyone want it? He hasn't made a transaction all year and is somehow in 1st place two months in.

Why does softball exist? Why can't women play baseball?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 5, 2013 -> 11:17 AM) Chris Perez investigated for drug possession. He looked a little meth-y with that beard/hair.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 02:45 PM) Fielder will be lucky to be at 1st base 2 or 3 more seasons. He's a DH waiting to happen. Smoak could be the guy at 1st in a few years. I still think that he'd be a DH if Detroit didn't have 5 DHs in their lineup. I was slightly off on Smoak. lol

We have one dead team. I'm looking for a GM to take them over.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 4, 2013 -> 06:53 PM) Oh Henry? He was a decent hitter for Montreal and the Cubs in the mid 90s.

The problem is that 4 or 5 of the 10 hitters are young/raw or not MLB starters... Keppinger Gillaspie Flowers DeAza/Viciedo ...and the main power guys are on the downside of their careers Dunn Konerko Ramirez and Rios are the only prime guys on the roster and the hitting is suffering because of it.

You might as well watch Omega Man with Charlton Heston.

Flowers - 11 R 24 H 4 HR 12 RBI 10 BB .610 OPS 7 CS - 31 ATT - $510,000 A.J. - 10 R 31 H 4 HR 14 RBI 5 BB .710 OPS 2 CS - 15 ATT - $7,500,000

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ May 25, 2013 -> 04:09 AM) Just saw Cannibal Holocaust at the Music Box theatre... :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: WHY?

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 24, 2013 -> 12:16 PM) I posted a question in the league but I'm not sure if this is a better place to ask it so I'll do it in both. Do FA pickups count towards our keepers? How would that work with the draft next year? If they were drafted, they retain their draft position. If they weren't they are 7th round picks for 2014 only.

Yep. Read the description.

Iron Man 3 has a bit of The Dark Knight Rises ending to it. Really out of character and not true to the story.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ May 22, 2013 -> 02:53 PM) I thought all the Rose mockery will stop now since we mostly likely seen his last days in a suit I dunno. There is next season to sit out of too...

Now You See Me looks interesting.

Saw Iron Man 3 last night. Liked first 2/3 of the movie, kind of average/disappointing in the last 1/3.

The movie that they made of 12 Angry Men is amazing.