soxfan49 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 7:55 PM, caulfield12 said: Well, sure...there’s already x amount of risk or volatility associated with the Jimenez, Moncada and Robert deals. In the overall scheme of things, non elite (meaning Top 3-5 in the game) 1B with average defensive skills don’t rate high on the priority scale. Expand Good thing they didn't listen to you and they extended Abreu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) Should have delayed the game until tomorrow. Fire Roger, hire me. Edited April 8, 2021 by Buehrle>Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEDY Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Why do we live here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheChrisSamsa Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Another home opener where the White Sox get the fans into the stadium just to wait. I guess there might be a window to play, but it’s probably not until 5:30. Yikes. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 They’ll play uninterrupted when they start. More people get to watch more of the game from home. No worries...except the winning part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) On 4/8/2021 at 8:03 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Can he be used as a defensive replacement ? Has he seen any time at 1st base yet ? Can he pinch run ? Does he have defensive versatility ? Has he out hit Mercedes or Collins. Has he played any minor league baseball against higher than A ? Expand Is he on the major league roster? ? Have the Sox treated any other top prospect in the manner? Was he expected to be an OF defense contributor or provide have defensive versatility prior to the season starting? Is Mercedes the next coming of Hank Aaron? See, I can play that game too. You may be right that they send Vaughn down. Honestly, if they're not going to play him everyday, I think they should do just that. But I don't think we have anywhere near enough evidence to indicate that is their plan. It would be very "un-White Sox". Edited April 8, 2021 by ChiSox59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 I wonder if the starting pitchers pitching will become an issue with such a late starting time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebSox36 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Looks like from 5:15 onward they can play but sat and Sunday look like washouts minus Sunday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Anyone at the game? How seriously were they enforcing the no tailgating rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 The one time we finally start at California and it would have been a beautiful week to start in Chicago. So dang annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:18 PM, TheChrisSamsa said: Another home opener where the White Sox get the fans into the stadium just to wait. I guess there might be a window to play, but it’s probably not until 5:30. Yikes. Expand Its hilarious how every opening day they seem to just spit on the fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:29 PM, South Sider said: The one time we finally start at California and it would have been a beautiful week to start in Chicago. So dang annoying. Expand Yeah other than last Thursday, it would have been beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Any word on when the game will start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:24 PM, ChiSox59 said: Is he on the major league roster? ? Have the Sox treated any other top prospect in the manner? Was he expected to be an OF defense contributor or provide have defensive versatility prior to the season starting? Is Mercedes the next coming of Hank Aaron? See, I can play that game too. You may be right that they send Vaughn down. Honestly, if they're not going to play him everyday, I think they should do just that. But I don't think we have anywhere near enough evidence to indicate that is their plan. It would be very "un-White Sox". Expand It's not a game. I'm just thinking of ways he can contribute once Engel is back. The questions you asked have nothing to do with that. The Mercedes question perhaps has a little to do with it but until Mercedes or Collins cools off we are likely to see them. Even Hamilton has more chances to play once Engel returns because of the things I asked unless he is the one to go once Engel does return . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:35 PM, Moncada said: Any word on when the game will start? Expand Looks like 5-530 at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:37 PM, DoUEvenShift said: Looks like 5-530 at the moment Expand Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well, at least the Cubs were smart enough to bring in Kimbrel with bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 8th... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:35 PM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: It's not a game. I'm just thinking of ways he can contribute once Engel is back. The questions you asked have nothing to do with that. The Mercedes question perhaps has a little to do with it but until Mercedes or Collins cools off we are likely to see them. Even Hamilton has more chances to play once Engel returns because of the things I asked unless he is the one to go once Engel does return . Expand Right, but a lot of the questions you asked were questions we knew the answer to prior to opening day. Yet he still made the roster. Obviously Mercedes having a monster start makes DH at bats a little harder to come by, but the Sox shouldn't be sacrificing their top prospect for Yermin. If Vaughn isn't going to play everyday, he shouldn't be on the big league roster. I think we agree on that - but I'd be pretty surprised to see Vaughn get demoted. Billy Hamilton, Nick Williams and to a lesser extent Adam Engel are not good reasons to sit Vaughn on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) On 4/8/2021 at 8:08 PM, soxfan49 said: Good thing they didn't listen to you and they extended Abreu Expand Yes, I clearly remember everyone clamoring for a three year extension, lol. The primary reason he was being kept to most was for influencing Moncada/Robert and sustaining the so-called Cuban Connection, not because he was expected to put up MVP numbers. If Hahn is so great at these projections, he should have signed Nelson Cruz or traded for JD Martinez. Heck, why not fault him for seemingly not realizing Yermin was on the 40 man roster for how many years now? Why didn’t he trade for Jonathan Gray...for example. Edited April 8, 2021 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 5:44 PM, TheTruth05 said: wtf lmao Expand Compare and contrast to Nick Madrigal. WTF indeed. Quote “Nick is a young guy you can trust in any situation,” La Russa said. Madrigal is similar to David Eckstein, a former player of La Russa’s who hit 35 homers in a 10-year career. Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 9:01 PM, South Side Hit Men said: Compare and contrast to Nick Madrigal. WTF indeed. Expand This comp was brought up repeatedly. All we’re missing are additional comparisons to McEwing and Jose Oquendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 9:00 PM, caulfield12 said: Yes, I clearly remember everyone clamoring for a three year extension, lol. The primary reason he was being kept to most was for influencing Moncada/Robert and sustaining the so-called Cuban Connection, not because he was expected to put up MVP numbers. If Hahn is so great at these projections, he should have signed Nelson Cruz or traded for JD Martinez. Heck, why not fault him for seemingly not realizing Yermin was on the 40 man roster for how many years now? Why didn’t he trade for Jonathan Gray...for example. Expand I'm not defending Hahn by any means, but your comment about having a top 3-5 1B being low priority was odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) What the hell is with the "legitimate spot" comment? Also, the Sox don't play tomorrow. Damn this guy is a mess Edited April 8, 2021 by soxfan49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 9:03 PM, soxfan49 said: I'm not defending Hahn by any means, but your comment about having a top 3-5 1B being low priority was odd Expand It was about our not being sure that Vaughn was going to be THAT generational (Pujols-esque) hitter at first base good. Not Abreu. Otherwise, Vaughn extension isn’t the biggest issue in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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