Jose Abreu

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 07:36 PM) I hate Hawk's "If you just get 15 bunt hits a year, that will add 30 points to your average." saying. Because that assumes that all 15 of those bunt singles would have been outs if the guy had just swung normally. It would really add about 22 points per 650 at-bats. And that's true, 2-6 of them would likely be hits.

Skaggs with a 7 pitch inning

Great inning for Danks

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 07:38 PM) And June ends at 11-15. One game thread tomorrow, or two? The first one probably won't get many pages... so maybe 1

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 10:25 PM) It's great to watch, but bittersweet with the offense around him. I had Abreu with 26 homers in 140 games this year. He has 25 homers in 66 starts. After the season, I want to take a look at that "Expectations: Jose Abreu" thread I made and just laugh at all of the "27/85"ish replies (I admit I was one of them).

No mention of Zach Putnam in here?

cmon Petricka

In Charlotte, Davidson is hitting .196 with 13 HR and 27 RBI. Last year he was .280/17/74... wow. I knew he was struggling but I didn't know it was this bad.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) And because someone decided to post something they read in a comment section of an article Guilty. To make it worse, it was a B/R article.

Earlier in the season, all of the Abreu comments here were "I can't wait until he hits in warm weather". I was one of these people. Is it me or is he keeping the same pace as April/beginning of May?

WHITE SOX DESIGNATE SCOTT DOWNS FOR ASSIGNMENT; RECALL ERIC SURKAMP FROM CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 26, 2014 TORONTO – Prior to tonight’s game at Toronto, the Chicago White Sox designated left-handed pitcher Scott Downs for assignment and recalled left-hander Eric Surkamp from Class AAA Charlotte. Surkamp, 26, has gone 3-4 with a 4.54 ERA (37 ER/73.1 IP) and 84 strikeouts in 14 games (11 starts) with Charlotte this season, his first in the White Sox organization after being claimed off waivers from San Francisco on December 23, 2013. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Surkamp leads the International League in strikeouts and has averaged 11.6 per 9.0 IP over his last four starts (31 SO/24.0 IP), including a season-high 12 on May 30 at Toledo. He was named International League Pitcher of the Week for June 16-22 after going 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP) and 15 strikeouts in two starts. Surkamp is 2-3 with a 7.36 ERA (24 ER/29.1 IP) in seven starts over two major-league seasons with the Giants (2011, ’13). Downs, 38, went 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA (16 ER/23.2 IP), 15 walks and 22 strikeouts in 38 games this season, his first with the Sox after agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with a club option for 2015 on January 2, 2014.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 12:01 AM) Hmm. His peripherals weren't awful, his sky-high ERA was due to a ton of his baserunners allowed ending up scoring, but yeah, hard to shed too many tears with that walk rate. Strange though because all the lefty relievers in Charlotte have control problems too, unless they bring up Surkamp, which is my tentative guess right now. Loving the new avatar, Feeky

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 10s Scott Downs hugged teammates. Not getting dressed. Two guys stopped by to tell him "Happy trails." No announcement from #WhiteSox tonight.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 11:16 PM) Webb would have fit in well with 2007 relievers Ryan Bukvich lol

conor only 1-6

eaton 4-5, .284 avg

12...

someone post the radar of it

phew

Hey RV, it's not illegal to have a righty pitch to a lefty. Especially when the guy you plan on pitching to just hit a grand slam.

Beckham!!

I just looked up Markakis' stats. He had a .300, 23/112 year but no ASG. Another .306, 20/87 and .293/18/101 but no ASG for either. What the hell?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 25, 2014 -> 10:15 PM) Forgot the White Sox had to go through customs as well in Toronto as well. Going to be a nightmare for them...unless they win this game. We NEVER EVER play well at Rogers Center. It's one of the well-known laws of Sox baseball. Didn't we sweep them at the Rogers Center last year? edit: forget it, we split

nice Conor

here we go