FloydBannister1983

Yes. I well remember them getting shutout 3-0 to lowly Kansas City that year and losing a close game to Detroit when they forgot how to hit. Reminds me of Clayton Kershaw in the postseason.

Huh. The numbers don't show that. Sale was 3-3 that September with an ERA less than the team average. The rest of the team was 10-15 in games Sale didn't pitch.

Depends on what the definition of "rebound" is. Since 2000 the White Sox finished in the top ten in attendance figures one time, in 2006 when they finished 9th, still behind the lowly Cubs. Even in the World Series year of 2005 they finished 17th. I'm not sure they would or would not fare better in another city without a baseball team, Indianapolis for example.

Why did you put "error" in quotes? Are you implying that he hasn't committed any errors?

I'll have two of whatever you're drinking.

Outsider? What was he doing before he was hired to be their manager?

Touché.

There is an ignore button.

Where was his criticism? Here's what he wrote: "1. Because of his agent. He's hitting the open market eventually and will not be giving the Sox a "discount" especially if he is pitching well. You trade him when he still has a few years on his contract to help maximize the return. " That's reality. That's not a criticism. I myself wonder when we will see the guy who is going to demand a nine figure deal. He's been a solid MOR starter but nothing that would command nine figures.

He will most likely be in a Cubs uniform next year, unfortunately.

Please, no.

Mark McGwire never won an MVP.

It just makes them tough minded. I'm not the one that said Anderson had a bad season due to the loss of a friend. I don't think even Anderson said that. I think people here made up the excuse that Anderson had a bad season due to the loss of a friend, as though they had intimate knowledge of Anderson's psyche.

Not suggesting anything other than the assumption that the 2020s will be a decade of dominance couldn't be more far fetched. The casual Chicago fan has probably been lost forever and even if the White Sox rebuild is a success it will be the Chicago Bulls or Indiana Pacers to the Yankees LeBron James teams. Decent teams that just won't have what it takes to compete with the big boys, unfortunately.

Didn't John Lester pitch a shutout on the day his uncle died? And there were at least two gold medalists in the Pyeongchang Olympics that dedicated their medal to their recently deceased parents no less. Those are some tough minded athletes.

That's the excuse provided for him having a horrible 2017 season. I didn't provide the excuse for the terrible season. I assumed it was because he wasn't very good.

Don't you have to get past them to get to the World Series? I thought there was a dynasty being planned.

I sure hope Jimenez and Garcia and Moncada are better than Judge and Stanton and Machado (or whoever the Yankees sign) by 2020.

Are you counting on the Yankees and Red Sox and Astros forgetting how to play by 2020?

I wonder how many casual fans they will lose with all this losing. Do you think the Yankees will be firing Stanton and Judge and the rest of the team in 2020?

That's what worries me about the guy who was crying after the manager pulled him for not hustling. I'm also worried what will happen to the shortstop if somebody close to him passes away if they become good again. We already saw his horrific 2017 season explained away by a death to a loved one. Seems that this team is full of weak minded players.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 11:13 AM) Again you're using a straw man argument against me. I'm not talking about his exit velocity. It is an objective fact that his xwOBA suggests he has been extremely unlucky so far. That even factors in his strikeout rate. Entering yesterday his xwOBA was at .384, a very respectable number. His actual wOBA was at .294 (so I mistyped earlier, it's actually a .09 discrepancy). If you're really gonna disregard that, that's your prerogative, but it's literally inarguable. FWIW, expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) is formulated using exit velocity and launch angle, two metrics measured by Statcast. So if you are talking about xwOBA you are, by definition, talking about exit velocity, albeit indirectly.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:17 AM) Kyle Schwarber had to reset down in Iowa last year, should Theo be fired? Baseball is a hard game and sometimes you need to put players in a position to succeed to help overcome mental, physical, or mechanical hurdles. I’m not suggesting that will be necessary for Yoan, but it’s a real option to consider if he’s still striking out over 40% or the time a month from now. Theo Epstein has a track record of winning. Rick Hahn has a six year track record of losing. Not a good comparison.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:14 AM) How come no one is freaking out about Giolito? He's pretty much sucked. You're on the wrong site. Go over to White Sox Interactive or The SCORE's message boards and you'll see plenty of people freaking out about how Giolito has sucked.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 09:52 AM) Buster Posey? Madison Bumgarner? Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Youngs as well. Lincecum was a bum pitching in relief by the time they won their second World Series. Before that he was a star. Again, Bumgarner was a World Series hero but was no star in the regular season. No more so than Mark Buehrle.