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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) Dunn, Konerko, and AJ are sitting there with OPS's very close to their career numbers. Rios is sitting at .733 which is respectable but ideally .800-ish is good for him. Then, we have 4 guys in our lineup at about .600 or below. And our bench has effectively given us nothing. So, again, we've got a couple guys performing slightly above their career trend, then 1/2 our lineup performing poorly enough that you'd expect them to have to improve just by regression. So it's very true...whatever inexcusable stat you want to point to, it's truly inexcusable...but yet, we're still sitting just slightly below average in the AL in offense. Except AJ's regressing to his mean, and can we really expect DeAza to consistently put up 825-900 OPS numbers? It all depends on Beckham, Viciedo and Ramirez, because Morel's back issues are probably going to keep him from developing any degree of consistency offensively...assuming he stays on the major league roster.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2012 -> 02:59 PM) Why didn't they trade Addison Reed when they had the chance? Thanks for jinxing Reed there, lol.

So much for trading AJ and Thornton when they were "hot." Guess we can wait another two more months of Malaise Ball before the trades start coming. It's mostly frustrating because the Indians and Tigers are both playing badly enough that they're trying to keep us in the race and force KW to stand pat for the fourth season in a row.

By the way, we haven't won a single series since the Seattle one April 21st and 22nd. That was 3 weeks ago. 6-13 since then, if we lose today. Great pick-up KW. Fukudome should be playing everyday in front of his appreciative fans. Apparently we need to change the majority of our line-up and bench to get more consistent clutch hitting...because changing managers and hitting coaches hasn't had much of an effect.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 02:37 PM) Sure is...I don't know what their problem is at home...it's disgusting Calling the White Sox "disgusting" isn't an overreaction? LOL. What did you expect coming into this season? To be in first place?

It might help if Jones hadn't pitched 2+ innings yesterday... Francouer's first HR this season. Giavatello's first hit of the season.

Yes, that's it. If we had better attendance and fewer boos, Matt Thornton would pitch better at home. It's all because of the lack of fan support at home that's causing us to be 5-10 at home or whatever our record is.

Okay, fine. I just wake up to listen to the freakin' game and two minutes after I turn it on, Matt Thornton does that? Great, he's the best left-handed set-up guy in the history of the game. Every hitter who has touched him up this season and last was just extremely lucky. He could probably get us back 2 Top 100 prospects, and that would be a steal for another team just to get away with that, possibly they'd need to trade another bench guy to replace Escobar to go with the prospects. Matt Thornton's velocity isn't down. He actually should be the closer over Addison Reed, because all of his blown saves are just bad luck these last two seasons. The more I think about it, the less the luxury tax matters for the Red Sox because they're right back in the AL East race...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:12 PM) I hope MT is shipped of soon he is not getting the job done anymore. Who would pay $12 million (and has the room on their payroll) for a mid 30's relief pitcher who's clearly a one trick pony? At best, you can just dump most of his salary, but getting anything decent back in terms of a prospect? Forget it. Giavatello was something like 8/19 against us last year and he's continuing that trend this season.

So much for trading Matt Thornton this year. He deserves those boos after how he's pitched recently.

Glad Marty was around in 2005 and 2008 proclaiming KW had to win that year or he should be fired. Wait, I've just turned around and given M more ammunition, KW's only won twice in more than a decade with the second most resources in the division (behind the Tigers). Obviously the fans are not "All In" this season, therefore it has to be a rebuilding year because they're certainly not attending games as if they have much in the way of expectations of us competing. Funny how they seem to be voting against your claim with their pocketbooks.

I'm going to go to church for once. (Greg's "human baby pills" comments inspired me to be a better Christian, lol) Maybe that will help the Sox. If I had a lucky Dr. Pepper to drink to rally the Sox, I would drink that, but alas, not available here. Hardest thing about living outside the US!!

At least we don't face Cy Chen this series. Then again, worrying about Phil Humber's outing tmrw, could be the biggest current issue for this team, along with getting the bottom of the order hitting.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2012 -> 07:28 PM) Sale to go 5 is a bonus thought he would be gone by the 3rd. Thought he would be gone in the 1st in that Quintero at-bat. He walks him or that ball goes for a double or homer and this game has a totally different feeling for Chris. This will be the first non-quality start of the season, because there's no way Ventura will let him pitch another inning at 103 already.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2012 -> 07:25 PM) Ok Robin, get him out...over 100 pitches is just not necessary tonight. Plus, you want him to leave with only good thoughts at the end of his outing. Unlike the ending to the recent Danks start. 103 pitches, will turn it over to Stewart probably...although I'd rather see Jones get a couple of innings right now.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2012 -> 07:24 PM) I disagree..this team has been in nearly every game they've played this year. We've already lost 11 games by one or two runs. You're right, very very few of our games this season have been blowouts, and more blowouts by the White Sox than the other way around.

AJ was 6/43 coming into this game, and Ramirez with similar numbers. Both Konerko and AJ have never hit Hochevar all that well, their career numbers against him were almost identical.

If Morel really has a bulging disk in his back, he should be on the DL. Don't understand why they're trying to let him play through it when it's obviously affecting every aspect of his game and not helping his confidence one iota.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 12, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) Or maybe by coincidence I was here for the start of the game and started posting and the Sox totally sucked the first inning. If the Sox had scored 3, people would be all happy. It's easy to be negative when it's 0-3 and Cy Hochevar isn't getting shelled yet. Sox could come back, sure they could, if Sale settles down and throws zeroes through six. Sale will be lucky to get through 5 with his pitch count and new focus on his durability by everyone in the org. However, the most important development from this game was Chris fighting through the disastrous first and at least righting the ship. And our offense theoretically SHOULD be able to score at least 3 off Hochevar. Everyone else in the AL has been doing it.

Had Hochevar doubting himself a bit off his last couple of horrid starts and on the ropes and then let him off. Just haven't been able to consistently come up with big hits this season. It has happened erratically, at best.

Sale has said he's going to have to use the change more and slider less as a starter... Hoch? LOL. Greg, even if the White Sox were down 7-0 against Hochevar, there would still be a chance. Not a good one, but there have been a lot of teams who have already come back from 5-6-7 or even more (see NY/Boston) deficits in the early innings this year.

Barely survived that inning by the skin of his teeth... Wow, that was unexpected. No matter how bad his luck was that inning, it was definitely self-induced. It's like when Matt Thornton gives up hits over and over again in the same fashion...well, if the batters on the other team keep reaching base (except for the Beckham error), then it's hard to blame anyone but yourself. It is uncanny on some of our bigger home attendance nights that we seemingly fall apart. Don't understand why we can't play better at home.

When in rains, it pours. Let's hope this is the worst start of his career. Should have already been out of this inning a long time ago. 34 pitches and counting. Amazingly, still only one out. Now two. Just one more, and maybe he can at least go 4 or 5 innings and not wear out the bullpen. 38 pitches.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 12, 2012 -> 06:14 PM) Jesus people...y'all are the biggest fuking buzz kill I've ever seen... Obviously, something's gotten into Sale's head over the last 10 days. This whole situation has been a complete mess, and now Zach Stewart's warming up. Gordon Beckham not helping by messing up a tailor-made double play, either. Now at 27 pitches thrown. Bordering on having his first non-quality start of the season. Scratch infield hit by Hosmer.

Well, this is pretty much an unmitigated disaster so far. Just doesn't have any control with his fastball.