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Another hit by Morneau

Coop for manager lol. I love how fired up Coop was after getting thrown out there and Robin was as chill as can be. In all honesty thought, I love how Coop is defending Q. Q needs love somehow.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Aug 10, 2016 -> 11:29 AM) His current HR pace would give him 26 HRs over 600 ABs, so call him a 25-30 HR bat while hitting .300 with an OPS right at .850. If he can keep up that pace for the rest of the year, and he's willing to take, say, 2/$10, why not? That's a bat you want in your lineup. Yeah, I guess I didn't project his power numbers well. I agree his bat is one that should be in the lineup, going into next year with Morneau the lineup would look something like: 1) Eaton 2) Anderson (?) (Not sure if he is a 2-hole hitter quite yet) 3) Abreu (Hopefully he returns to his 2014 form...he has not hit like a number 3 hitter or even a number 5 hitter this year. Sox need him to drive in runs in order to compete) 4) Cabrera (I actually trust him to drive in Eaton and Anderson more than I do Abreu, so Melky might be better suited for number 3) 5) Morneau 6) Frazier 7) Lawrie 8) Catcher? (No clue who this will be, hopefully one that works well with pitchers, not necessarily an offensive force 9) Other outfielder, I like Jackson in the 9-hole, so maybe he comes back, who knows, although Avi might be back next year too. If the players mentioned in this lineup at least play AT their career norms (other than Anderson, not sure what his "career norm" is quite yet, looks promising though), this is a very solid lineup. A bench with a backup C, Shuck, Saladino and someone else is GOOD, if none of the starters get hurt. Problem, there is no depth. An aside: really looking forward to getting Putnam and Petricka back in the pen next year, along with possibly Burdi.

Just curious as to everyone's thoughts. After last night's 4 hit performance, in 70 at-bats Morneau is hitting .300 with 3 homeruns, 9 RBI, OPS of .851 While 70 ABs is a small sample size, I think that Morneau has proven that he is still capable of hitting well at the professional level. The power may not be there, but he is still finding holes and putting the bat on the ball which is waaay more than any other recent Sox DH has done. Should the Sox strongly consider offering him a contract for the DH position next season? He does solve a hole in the lineup...good left-handed bat and a DH (2 birds one stone). If so, would a 2 year deal be too much? He's 35, turns 36 in May 2017. I don't think so...not a big fan of these 1-year rentals and it's not like Morneau is 38, but maybe they need to see how he hits the rest of the season.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 10:31 PM) True that. I would like to keep Morneau though Yeah I was just thinking that...would be real nice to have him back as our dh. He has proved so far that he can still hit major league pitching.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 9, 2016 -> 10:27 PM) Gosh we need a catcher next year. We need a catcher every year lol

If this isn't Sales last hitter...also good throw gets the runner at second.

So nice to see some offense! And with 2 outs? Is this really the WhitE Sox? Someone stop playing with my emotions.

We can speculate all we want. And it is all fun and good to fantasize about especially since this season is ova. But, IMO here is the REAL issue: depth. And it has shown to be THE issue this year. A lot of our starting position players and bullpen arms have been hurt, and the backups have proven that they are not even adequate replacement pieces. We can sign good players, and that would be awesome, but what happens when a few of those players are injured again? I think the organization needs to go beyond just the starting pieces and look at how to obtain more depth for this team.

Typical White Sox game. Forget about the Shields performance. I want to know how many games the sox have had where they have 4-6 hits per game with 0-2 runs, or maybe they have 10-12 hits, but still have 0-2 runs. Give me a break. Wash, rinse, repeat. Why can't Abreu hit like this when it actually matters? Ya know, with risp actually getting a hit rather than striking out, popping out or rolling over a ground ball? This kind of baseball is just draining, and the sad thing is its so damn predictable.

Leadoff hitter gets on, next 3 get out and don't move him one base. Story of this season.

Lmfao. Getting paid a million dollars and can't even throw a strike.

This game has all the elements of how this season has gone. Eaton hits a leadoff dinger-provides false hope. Starting pitching is excellent, offense does nothing.

There is absolutely no pressure being put on this Minnesota team.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 10:07 PM) Dozier's gonna end it I stand corrected. Nice K there from Jones.

Dozier's gonna end it

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 10:03 PM) Pinch hitting for Morneau? with Avi? Not even surprised lol

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 09:57 PM) Pathetic. That is the defining word.

Awesome play by Eaton. Him and Melky are the most consistently good position players on this team.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 29, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) I'd rather it be Sale that's traded than Q. Me too honestly. I like Quintana so much more, definitely more of a leader

Quintana is easily my favorite player on this team. He goes in and busts his ass every day even though his team consistently lets him down. Mad respect. This offense is just pathetic. Watch some tape or something geeze.

I forgot Avi was on this team

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 10:51 PM) Actually a nice at bat by Abreu Yeah I was surprised, he actually made contact.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 10:48 PM) Well, what do ya think? Two strikeouts in the ninth or three? First two guys whiff then Shuck maybe grounds out? Abreu K, Frazier popout, Shuck K

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2016 -> 10:47 PM) Pathetic offense in Wrigley: two runs in two games? Pretty embarrassing during the heat of the summer in a small ballpark. Our sluggers should be ashamed. I mean, the Cubs starters have had good games, and they have been getting the calls on the corners, but yeah, the offense has been like this I would say 85% of the year. It really is a shame, almost predictable.