flavum Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Let’s strive mightily to win the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I want to see Lopez using & commanding his slider & changeup today. He’s not going to make it as a starter with a two pitch mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Swing the freaking bat. What a head case. Edited August 19, 2018 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 K looking to start the game for Moncada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just now, fathom said: Swing the freaking bat It had a piece of the plate there. He just has to swing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just now, soxfan49 said: It had a piece of the plate there. He just has to swing more. Yep, happened just after Konerko was saying you can't try to walk yourself through a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I didn’t realize that Moncada has two options left. Obviously no reason to use one at this point, but I hope the front office isn’t afraid to have him spend some time in Charlotte if he doesn’t show signs of figuring shit out early next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 3 things are guaranteed in life, taxes, death, and Moncada striking out to start the game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, fathom said: Swing the freaking bat. What a head case. That’s where a demotion to Charlotte could have come in handy. You want to come back? Swing the bat. Oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just now, reiks12 said: 3 things are guaranteed in life, taxes, death, and Moncada striking out to start the game I will never understand why they moved him back to the leadoff spot after he said he felt more comfortable lower down because he got to see what the pitcher had. Ricky must have been busy talking to Avi about his hustle when Yoan made those comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Konerko just offered some very astute and wise observations about Moncada. I hope most of you heard him. His assertion is that it's very hard to come into the League, as a young hitter, and expect to walk 100 times, and to get the close calls. He advocates a little more aggressiveness, in order to establish that you can be dangerous. The walks will come, with that respect. Edited August 19, 2018 by Lillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Konerko essentially just said that free swingers like Palka are much easier to mold than tentative swingers like Moncada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 poor Avi, his season is falling apart. Probably costing himself a decent amount of money trying to play through the lower body injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Lopez has great velocity today, but man he must give away his changeup somehow. 11 mph gap and the KC hitter looked like it was a batting practice pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 and now a 97 mph high fastball with 2 strikes is destroyed, as Lopez continues to have the ball tail right over the plate during the second half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I'm loving Konerko, in the booth. He's very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Lopez getting torched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Lillian said: I'm loving Konerko, in the booth. He's very interesting. He’s qualified to do anything in Baseball. Very intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 absolutely horrible inning for Lopez. That last homer another example of his terrible fastball command this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 another pitch that tailed to the center of the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) haha, Cooper FINALLY wakes up from his nap. How does the most overrated coach in baseball decide to finally come talk to his pitcher after he's allowed 6 runs in an inning? Edited August 19, 2018 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Hopefully Davidson pitches today. At least he has a strikeout pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 I’m just glad Giolito and Lopez have made their starts. They’re getting experience in their first full seasons. Lopez has obviously been better overall, but both will be better next year just by making 31-32 starts this year. At least, that’s my hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 minute ago, flavum said: I’m just glad Giolito and Lopez have made their starts. They’re getting experience in their first full seasons. Lopez has obviously been better overall, but both will be better next year just by making 31-32 starts this year. At least, that’s my hope. Lopez had the 2nd worst xFIP in baseball during the first half of the year (trailing only Giolito for qualified pitchers) and is easily the worst in the 2nd half. It's getting to the point where if he struggles the first half of next year, you have to reconsider your options with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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