South Side Hit Men Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Edited May 9, 2021 by South Side Hit Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Mendick mania. Put him at short and Anderson to CF. Too bad TA is a star already. 2-3 years ago it could have happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaDoc Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, zisk said: Mendick mania. Put him at short and Anderson to CF. Too bad TA is a star already. 2-3 years ago it could have happened Might make sense vs lefties but I think it would require Anderson bringing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Right guys, right positions, wrong order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, zisk said: Mendick mania. Put him at short and Anderson to CF. Too bad TA is a star already. 2-3 years ago it could have happened Mendick’s range and arm strength would make him a below average everyday SS. He’s fine for covering 7-10 days. Better than Madrigal, but that’s not really the point. Probably a notch behind Leury (arm especially), but then Mendick offensively seems the better option, although TLR would likely go with Furcalito over Danny. Edited May 9, 2021 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 With Indians/Cincy already cancelled, guaranteed no worse than a first place tie after today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Ripken and Gehrig better look in their rearview mirror. Iron horse Leury's on the way. Edited May 9, 2021 by SpringfieldFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"The Kids Can Play" Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Right guys, right positions, wrong order. Agreed! Interesting that of the 12 hits last night, everyone got at least one hit except for Grandal. Granted he walked 4 times, but I guess his .122 BA allowed him to jump to 5th in the order ahead of Mercedes. Must be TLR wants Grandal for more protection for Abreu over Mercedes! lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Has TLR realized that Eaton can't hit LHP or is he just giving him some team for his leg to heal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, ejm3 said: Agreed! Interesting that of the 12 hits last night, everyone got at least one hit except for Grandal. Granted he walked 4 times, but I guess his .122 BA allowed him to jump to 5th in the order ahead of Mercedes. Must be TLR wants Grandal for more protection for Abreu over Mercedes! lol A 9-1 win in which the guy that didn't make an out 80% of the time moving up in the order draws the ire of a Sox fan. Yikes. Go Sox! See if Giolito can find his fucking release point today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: A 9-1 win in which the guy that didn't make an out 80% of the time moving up in the order draws the ire of a Sox fan. Yikes. Go Sox! See if Giolito can find his fucking release point today. I think you nailed what's going on with Giolito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 No need for Grandal to start every day. Collins deserves one third at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, pcq said: No need for Grandal to start every day. Collins deserves one third at least. Collins started Friday night and shouldn’t face lefties if at all possible. La Russa has actually optimized the catcher starts this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, pcq said: No need for Grandal to start every day. Collins deserves one third at least. For catchers, their matchup with pitchers is important, more so than say platoon advantage / hitting concerns for 1 of 9 in the lineup. Still a small sample, but Lucas and Rodon appear more comfortable pitching to Collins (Lucas game calling - split with McCann even more pronounced & Collins’ ability to handle Rodon’s ability slider); whereas it appears the other three pitchers can do Ok with Grandal. Pitcher ERA by catcher: Lucas: Collins 3.38 vs. Grandal 5.85. Rodon: Collins 0.43 vs. Grandal 0.90. Keuchel: Grandal caught every game. Lynn: Collins 0.00 vs. Grandal 1.80. Cease: Grandal 2.14 vs. Collins 2.89. Lucas didn’t mesh well with Grandal last year either, with McCann 2.61 and Grandal 5.66. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"The Kids Can Play" Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: A 9-1 win in which the guy that didn't make an out 80% of the time moving up in the order draws the ire of a Sox fan. Yikes. Go Sox! See if Giolito can find his fucking release point today. Wasn't ire or anger at all, I believe I said with sarcasm the word "interesting". Was more about pointing out the obvious about our senile manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: For catchers, their matchup with pitchers is important, more so than say platoon advantage / hitting concerns for 1 of 9 in the lineup. Still a small sample, but Lucas and Rodon appear more comfortable pitching to Collins (Lucas game calling - split with McCann even more pronounced & Collins’ ability to handle Rodon’s ability slider); whereas it appears the other three pitchers can do Ok with Grandal. Pitcher ERA by catcher: Lucas: Collins 3.38 vs. Grandal 5.85. Rodon: Collins 0.43 vs. Grandal 0.90. Keuchel: Grandal caught every game. Lynn: Collins 0.00 vs. Grandal 1.80. Cease: Grandal 2.14 vs. Collins 2.89. Lucas didn’t mesh well with Grandal last year either, with McCann 2.61 and Grandal 5.66. This is ridiculous. Giolito's is one bad start. That was on Grandal? And Rodons ERA is below 1.00 with Grandal and he is more comfortable with someone else? The Grandal is so bad train is off the rails. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Twins game is canceled so I think we get Kenta now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: This is ridiculous. Giolito's is one bad start. That was on Grandal? And Rodons ERA is below 1.00 with Grandal and he is more comfortable with someone else? The Grandal is so bad train is off the rails. Your hyperbole and misrepresentation of my post trolling for likes is absurd. Where did I say Grandal is “so bad”? I gave my reasons for why Collins is a better fit with Lucas (he has never clicked with Grandal) and Rodon (Collins is better at handling his slider, Rodon can be comfortable throwing it vs. worrying about Grandal ole’ing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I like Grandal moving up in the order honestly. He's walking at such an insane rate, having Yermin and Vaughn hitting behind him is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"The Kids Can Play" Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: For catchers, their matchup with pitchers is important, more so than say platoon advantage / hitting concerns for 1 of 9 in the lineup. Still a small sample, but Lucas and Rodon appear more comfortable pitching to Collins (Lucas game calling - split with McCann even more pronounced & Collins’ ability to handle Rodon’s ability slider); whereas it appears the other three pitchers can do Ok with Grandal. Pitcher ERA by catcher: Lucas: Collins 3.38 vs. Grandal 5.85. Rodon: Collins 0.43 vs. Grandal 0.90. Keuchel: Grandal caught every game. Lynn: Collins 0.00 vs. Grandal 1.80. Cease: Grandal 2.14 vs. Collins 2.89. Lucas didn’t mesh well with Grandal last year either, with McCann 2.61 and Grandal 5.66. Excellent points here. I would much rather have Collins catching since he does catch our pitchers better. I think it's more important to give up hitting in 1 of 9 spots. What matchup are you gaining when Grandal has 7 hits in 58 AB's this season and only 3 of them against a left hand pitcher? It's not like Collins can't hit lefty's as his last home run was against a lefty? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I lasted all of 30 seconds on the Sox broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Nicky no pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Please light this bum up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 That was quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyRedGloveSWAG Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 That was a quick inning. I guess Minor is going the distance. Lucas got his work cut out for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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