Chicago White Sox

The good news is that when the haters come out, so does Nicky’s power

It’s practically an automatic loss for the opposing team...honestly a bullpen day would give them a better chance to win

Holy fuck I missed Nicky’s first bomb!!!!

Oh shit, that’s actually great news.

Should be some coming, but damn it sucks having Leury’s cold-ass bat in the two hole.

He’s a terrible offensive player no matter how cool that 4/4 game was. I get we have no choice but to start him some, but there’s got to be better balance. Giving Mendick a start against a lefty made way more sense. All that being said, I’m sure Billy will hit a HR later tonight.

This isn’t meant to be hind-sight based, but I just don’t get this lineup. Why not Mendick in RF and Grandal at C? Is Zack Rodon’s personal catcher now? Also, I really hate the overuse of Hamilton.

Because you don’t tell your boss what to do

A rusty gate would be better than what Leury & Hamilton are going to provide.

Do something here Timmy

We can’t get Engel back soon enough, starting both Leury & Hamilton is not going to work in the long-run.

Plus we should never give up with a lefty on the mound.

Didn’t really look like a slow turn to me, I don’t think most 2Bs turn that.

Looks like a ~26% chance if the standings end up as is. Would be massive if they could get lucky in the lottery for once since Rose.

Lucas’s horizontal release point is noticeably different vs last year, coming out what looks like a good 8 inches glove side. His 4 seamer location is also vastly different than last year, with nearly 6% more of his pitches coming in below the zone and nearly 6% less of his pitches coming in his typical sweet-spot above the zone. To me, it feels like his mechanics are a bit out of whack and it’s hurting his command some. The slider has also been a mess this year, but that’s a different story.

Lol...that’s probably a good call.

It’s all good brother, you had an awesome win streak, but yes typically someone else takes game thread responsibilities after a loss.

I see Tony is hoping for a sweep tonight

Nothing against @South Side Hit Men, but shouldn’t someone else be starting this thread given we lost game 1? Not sure if double-headers have special rules, but I wouldn’t temp the baseball gods after a game 1 that included a shitty Giotilo performance, a Nicky Two K’s game, and an injury to MVPito.

What’s my reasoning? I provided zero context about why I feel the way I do about Tony...?

I love Jose and he’s obviously a huge influence on all the Latin players, but Timmy is the cog that makes the machine and is my MVP full stop.

See this here is straight trolling. The team is winning because its core is so talented it can overcome two major holes in the OF. Even if you’re not a La Russa hater, to suggest he’s the reason we have the best record im baseball is laughable.

I think he’s got a decent shot at being a major league reliever.

It’s halfway through May and the Twins are 10 games back of us. Feels so fucking good!

I get playing the bench guys, but I fundamentally disagree with how much Tony uses them. That being said, the real problem is we need better bench guys if Tony is going to use them as often as he does. Getting Engel back will definitely help in the OF, but I would love to find a versatile left-handed bat that could make Lamb or Leury disappear.