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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2012 -> 06:27 PM) Which is something of a trend for the Sox. In 2007, they had nothing in the system, they had no future, then Quentin, Danks, and Floyd snapped off seasons that carried them to the playoffs. One might think that the Sox's system is being regularly underrated based on this pattern. I believe the Sox have the most WAR out of their 2008-2010 drafts out of anyone in baseball. Dave Wills pointed this out, that no other team has come close to having the major league impact so far of Reed and Sale at the major league level (from the 2010 draft). Then you add in Viciedo, and if Mitchell had stayed healthy, you'd have four impact players arriving almost simultaneously.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 28, 2012 -> 06:20 PM) That is true, but the last three years at the big league level yielded no post-season appearances. We could have used some help. Marty, you're going to have to lie back and wait in the weeds to strike again. Not even bringing up Molina's struggles are going to help your cause when they're on a blistering 14-5 run and Chris Sale's (for now, while healthy) drawing comparisons to Randy Johnson, and doing it more successfully at a younger age.

"It’s a heck of an advantage when you have that kind of support. But absent of that, we’ll just go through our day-to-day grind, and hopefully at some point in time, we’ll get people’s attention.” "Every day that you don’t fill the seats, at least to a greater degree than we are, is a day it hurts," Williams said. How about doing a better job as GM?

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 28, 2012 -> 04:52 PM) My question is, why the hell did Joe Maddon sit 3 of his best hitters today? I know that Sale's lefty and those hitters are lefties, but you shouldn't take 3 of your best guys out of the lineup. That just seems a little excessive. Maybe he was trying to give them Memorial day off or something, lol. Which hitter besides Scott and Joyce are you talking about? Keppinger wasn't available today, neither was Jennings/Longoria.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 28, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) I don't understand when people complain about Alexei's lack of upside. He's a top 5 shortstop, what the hell kind of upside are we looking for? Because he was so clutch and carried the team for many games when Quentin didn't in 2008, hit all those grand slams...maybe we were all thinking he would continue to improve from there offensively. That clearly hasn't happened, but even if he's in the 675-725 range OPS wise, he's one of the most valuable players on our team. In the low 500's OPS-wise, you're selling way too low on where we all expect him to be at the end of the season. You don't trade a Gold Glove SS in the middle of a 14-5 streak when you're in first place. You just don't. Especially when we have no suitable replacement for him.

Haha. I just like arguing with you. Scott Fletcher has been away from the team due to a personal leave for the last 10 games. (Joking).

First place, at least a tie for now. Great 1-2-3 inning for Addison. This team now has all their parts jelling at the same time. This time, dominant starting pitching, Beckham and Viciedo hitting, the Dunn bomb, a great defensive play by Hudson that may have save the game and the lockdown bullpen. Paul Konerko with a 13 game hitting streak, barely made it but flipped another ball into the OF. The Rays can feel they could have won this game with Longoria, Jennings and Keppinger...but even they realize how good Sale was today. One off the all-time Sox strikeout record, breaks the Trop Dome record of 14 by the inimitable Pedro Martinez. Matt Moore's best game with the Rays so far this season. Drops to 1-5.

Nothing equals 2005 and 2006 (first half), with the possible exception of 2000 when it had been so long since the White Sox had a good team. 2008 and that stretch in 2010 when we went 26-5 was sweet too, but no way it compares to the sheer roller coaster, hollow feeling in the pit of your stomach the final 2-3 weeks of 2005. Joe Crede lives.

Josh Reddick SUPER quietly has 14 homers for the A's. Capps threatening to blow yet another save for the Twins...coming off the Cabrera homer to dead center yesterday.

13 game hitting streak on the line for Konerko. Upton lost his 10 game streak (presumably).

QUOTE (McDude @ May 28, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) I realize Alexei has great defense. People forget he is already 30. Not much of an upside left, it's time to start thinking of a replacement. If not now, then next year. Going by that logic, we would have let Konerko go six years ago. Alexei's a thin guy, it's not like you're worried about weight issues with him as his career goes on. He's shown no signs of a fall-off defensively, and he's been hitting a lot more line drives right at people...he's definitely pulling his weight offensively the last 2-3 weeks or so.

The Jack Harshman 16 strikeout game was July 25th, 1954, against the Boston Carmines.

Upton 2/4 in his career again Crain, fwiw. Small sample size.

Thornton warming for Sox, Peralta for Rays. Hanger there by Crain, got away with it.

114 pitches. Last pitch at 96. Slow grounder to Beckham. Joyce and Luke Scott looming. Sean Rodriguez hit the game winning homer against Boston yesterday. That's the TROP DOME record for strikeouts, beats 14 by Pedro Martinez. Pretty good company, considering how many good Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays (Halladay) pitchers have gone there for nearly 20 years.

Wow, Ventura's going to let Sale start the bottom of the 8th. That's a surprise, especially with Robin being the one who most wanted to protect Sale by putting him in the pen.

Stupid Royals. Just gave up a 5 spot to the Indians, Mendoza pitching for KC.

Scrubs with a 4 run lead late in the game against the Padres, 11-7 in the 8th.

15 K's. That probably was his last hitter.

Molina 5 for 37 at home. This is the time of the game where the Brothers Molina always seem to come up with huge, clutch hits.

Luke Scott and Matt Joyce are on the bench. Sale's FB has ranged today from 89-97 MPH. Dammit AJ, that's not helpful. Would be a shame if two runs scored today by getting to 2B in that fashion.

Tough match-up for Carlos Pena, but also equally dangerous for Sale.

Bunting? LH/LH match-up doesn't usually end up well for hitters against Sale. OOps, forgot Johnson was a switch-hitter. Great play by Orlando Hudson down the 3B line. Saved a run possibly, definitely would have been runners on 2nd and 3rd.

Jesse Crain warming up. 100 pitches...101 pitches. 2nd walk of the game. Uh-oh.

http://www.mangphoto.com/btp/html/news/htm...layer_3293.html Harshman was a lefty. So he was the all-time record of 16 K's in 1954, and obviously the record for a Sox lefty as well.