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Clayton Kershaw has a perfect game through 6

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 16, 2014 -> 12:56 PM) There is something disturbing to me, looking at the quotes in that article, when comparing Anderson to Ravelo items. Not because they are in the same sphere as prospects, but because of the reaction to certain things. When Capra talks about Ravelo, he talks doubles and power projection. Makes NO MENTION of the fact that he's consistently had the best plate discipline numbers of any prospect in the system this year and last. Anderson is talked up (rightly), and they go out of their way to talk about not wanting to "force" plate discipline with him. Anyone else see a pattern, or bias, here? Which happens to fall in line wth the tendency of the org across the board having so many hitters struggling with strikeouts? The juxtaposition of those quotes really highlights it. I think there's a strong hint here as to why we seemingly cannot develop hitting. We push lots of guys quickly through the minor league ranks and don't give them a chance to learn, and we apparently don't try to instill any patience at levels where developing it is key - its fine being aggressive with hittable pitches, but if you don't learn to lay off crap in the minors, you're certainly not going to be able to lay off the good pitcher's pitches you'll see in the majors. Hopefully hiring Steverson is a sign of the direction we're going to take with hitting in the future, because I don't think trading pitching (which we can develop) is going to get hitting is going to be sustainable.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 15, 2014 -> 11:00 PM) After this beat down of a series, I wonder if he realizes this plan isn't going to work anymore.I'm guessing he and Wade will push hard for Carmelo. Bosh is probably the odd man out.

Well, I turned this one on at the wrong time.

Poor Quintana.

I love watching guys like Kershaw pitch, even if it's against us. He's just strike 1 strike 2 all the time, and that curveball is a genuine wipeout pitch. Luckily we've got a guy like this of our own.

That rundown was almost a disaster. Whew. 2 out.

Why is Hawk wearing sunglasses at midnight?

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 27, 2014 -> 10:02 PM) Hasn't rained in hours in AndersonvilleHello, neighbor!

Flowers can't catch it again, but it's called strike 3. Alright then!

Single for Teixiera. 3-2.

Flowers can't catch Belisario very well.

This heckler is really bad.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 22, 2014 -> 11:38 AM) i really thought Moustakas had started to figure things out last year. What a nightmare for KCHe's been pretty bad each year of his MLB career. I think he's solidly in "complete bust" territory.

There's a thread for SABR questions. Marty34 should go here to ask questions. Don't feed him anymore. He's gotten fat and bloated off troll food. On topic, I don't know what options we're looking at for DH next year, besides maybe Viciedo? I don't know if his offense will fit there, though. I'd definitely accept his current line there - .296/.354/.472/.826 - but who knows if that will continue. If he drops back to a .700 - .750 player, you can't afford to play him at DH (probably can't afford to play him anywhere honestly). With that in mind, and assuming there's nothing else at DH on the FA market, I'd be fine with a non-qualifying offer to Dunn for a year or two.

Konerko 2 run HR! 3-2!

3-0 after sac fly.

1-0 DBacks on a Marte double.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2014 -> 08:58 PM) Hit a grand slam and retireOnly three. Not the same Paulie anymore.

The Cubs are a terrible team but I was really encouraged by Noesi tonight. Wonder if we did fix something in his delivery?

Throw a strike, please

Semien has a chance to be a really solid player but he needs to work on his strike zone recognition. Some more time in AAA will help him.

Losing Garcia/Eaton/Gillaspie/Dunn really hurts this lineup (not surprising, that's 1/2 of your starting lineup, but still).

Nice pick by Abreu. Whew. That had trouble written all over it the moment it left Semien's hand and nose-dived.

Another 3 pitch strikeout