CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 White Sox will be looking for their 3rd straight win and 2nd against the Twins after a nail biter in the series opener concluded with a White Sox 7-6 victory. Tonight's game will feature Bailey Ober pitching for the Twins and Dylan Cease for the Sox. Ober is 0-0 with a 4.64 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. This will be Ober’s second career game against the White Sox. Cease is 6-3 with a 3.81 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. Cease is 0-2 with a 9.18 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Twins. On a side note we'll see if there is any drama carried over from the War of Words between Josh Donaldson and Lucas Giolito. LET'S GO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Projected lineup: SS Tim Anderson CF Brian Goodwin ^ 3B Yoan Moncada # 1B Jose Abreu C Yasmani Grandal # LF Andrew Vaughn RF Gavin Sheets ^ DH Yermin Mercedes (or perhaps White Sox Ohtani, SP Dylan Cease, bats for himself) 2B Leury Garcia # On the Bump for the Twins, RHP Bailey Ober, who gave up 4 runs in 4 innings against the White Sox earlier this year. RIP Ken Ober! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Obviously we need to score a lot of runs to beat the Twins who can really hit the ball. I hope Sheets or Yermin can pop a 3 run homer. How about a blowout win for a change? A two run lead into the 9th no longer seems that comfortable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 4 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Projected lineup: SS Tim Anderson CF Brian Goodwin ^ 3B Yoan Moncada # 1B Jose Abreu C Yasmani Grandal # LF Andrew Vaughn RF Gavin Sheets ^ DH Yermin Mercedes (or perhaps White Sox Ohtani, SP Dylan Cease, bats for himself) 2B Leury Garcia # On the Bump for the Twins, RHP Bailey Ober, who gave up 4 runs in 4 innings against the White Sox earlier this year. Was it Ober when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Was it Ober when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? I don't understand this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, oldsox said: I don't understand this question. Forget it, he's rolling. Edited June 30, 2021 by Dick Allen 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Projected lineup: SS Tim Anderson CF Brian Goodwin ^ 3B Yoan Moncada # 1B Jose Abreu C Yasmani Grandal # LF Andrew Vaughn RF Gavin Sheets ^ DH Yermin Mercedes (or perhaps White Sox Ohtani, SP Dylan Cease, bats for himself) 2B Leury Garcia # On the Bump for the Twins, RHP Bailey Ober, who gave up 4 runs in 4 innings against the White Sox earlier this year. RIP Ken Ober! Since Yermin can't hit anymore, I'd just prefer Hamilton in CF and Goodwin in RF. DH Sheets. The Vaughn-Goodwin-Sheets OF may be the worst defensive OF in the majors. Edited June 30, 2021 by ron883 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Man I really want Vaughn to go to the minors but they really do need bodies right now. Maybe when Lamb and Engel come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Was it Ober when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? This bit sponsored by Oberon, official wheat beer of the Chicago White Sox (except for Jose). 11 minutes ago, ron883 said: Since Yermin can't hit anymore, I'd just prefer Hamilton in CF and Goodwin in RF. DH Sheets. The Vaughn-Goodwin-Sheets OF may be the worst defensive OF in the majors. Yermin knocked in 3 runs on Sunday. and has hit in three straight appearances (4 for 9). Worth repeating the outfield from yesterday, or swapping Hamilton (the Sox fifth OFer) for Goodwin (DFA candidate in July/August) in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Of the Sox pitchers, I don't believe any had a more dramatic decrease in spin rate, outing over 2021 average, this month than Dylan Cease's last outing against Pittsburgh. Dylan Cease vs. Pittsburgh (first game for Dylan after inspections began) Four Seam Fastball -259 Slider -185 Knuckle Curve -148 Changeup -104 Wonder what comments Josh has in store for tonight, or if Cease's lack of sticky may hit Josh in his big fat mouth. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=6/23/2021&gamePk=633569&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=playerBreakdown#633569 Edited June 30, 2021 by South Side Hit Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Love the early game thread, thanks. Random baseball observation...I was reading a little ditty this morning about Ohtani taking over the Home Run lead...so then I looked at the standings and the Angels are under .500...how frustrating must it be these days to be an Angels fan?....superstar talent and they spend $$ but have been getting nowhere lately. Not that I should feel sorry for another fan base....speaking of other fan bases....screw the Twins and the horse their fans rode in on...let's bury these asshats for the season!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Projected lineup: SS Tim Anderson CF Brian Goodwin ^ 3B Yoan Moncada # 1B Jose Abreu C Yasmani Grandal # LF Andrew Vaughn RF Gavin Sheets ^ DH Yermin Mercedes (or perhaps White Sox Ohtani, SP Dylan Cease, bats for himself) 2B Leury Garcia # On the Bump for the Twins, RHP Bailey Ober, who gave up 4 runs in 4 innings against the White Sox earlier this year. RIP Ken Ober! Love that Song!!!! Not to be critical, but if they made one of the girls in the beginning a redhead, that would've turned up the video to 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, wegner said: Love that Song!!!! Not to be critical, but if they made one of the girls in the beginning a redhead, that would've turned up the video to 11. Alright, here is a redhead, Kari Wuhrer, and Ken Ober's two other sidekicks, Adam Sandler and Dennis Leary. Yes youngsters, you read that right. And for those interested in White Sox baseball, June 4 game highlights include a few pertinent performances: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/video/cg-det-cws-6-4-21?q=TeamID %3D%3D [145] AND ContentTags %3D ["condensed-game"] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 Billy Hamilton's defense is more important than any offense Brian Goodwin theoretically provides. On a warm day with the wind blowing out, Nick Madrigal can go yard. Yasmani is a first ballot HOFer. Jake Lamb is not an outfielder. Making outs on the bases is stupid. Healthy or not, Evan Marshall is a borderline AAA/AAAA pitcher at this point. Yermin Mercedes is clutch and should continue playing with DH Eloy out. Edited June 30, 2021 by South Side Hit Men 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Alright, here is a redhead, Kari Wuhrer, and Ken Ober's two other sidekicks, Adam Sandler and Dennis Leary. Yes youngsters, you read that right. And for those interested in White Sox baseball, June 4 game highlights include a few pertinent performances: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/video/cg-det-cws-6-4-21?q=TeamID %3D%3D [145] AND ContentTags %3D ["condensed-game"] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 Billy Hamilton's defense is more important than any offense Brian Goodwin theoretically provides. On a warm day with the wind blowing out, Nick Madrigal can go yard. Yasmani is a first ballot HOFer. Jake Lamb is not an outfielder. Making outs on the bases is stupid. Healthy or not, Evan Marshall is a borderline AAA/AAAA pitcher at this point. Yermin Mercedes is clutch and should continue playing with DH Eloy out. Always liked Kari Wuhrer back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoIsMyHero Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Big day today. We can end the day with our lead being 1 game or 4 games. Let do our job to ensure it's at least 1.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 29 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Alright, here is a redhead, Kari Wuhrer, and Ken Ober's two other sidekicks, Adam Sandler and Dennis Leary. Yes youngsters, you read that right. And for those interested in White Sox baseball, June 4 game highlights include a few pertinent performances: https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/video/cg-det-cws-6-4-21?q=TeamID %3D%3D [145] AND ContentTags %3D ["condensed-game"] Order By Timestamp DESC&cp=CMS_FIRST&p=0 Billy Hamilton's defense is more important than any offense Brian Goodwin theoretically provides. On a warm day with the wind blowing out, Nick Madrigal can go yard. Yasmani is a first ballot HOFer. Jake Lamb is not an outfielder. Making outs on the bases is stupid. Healthy or not, Evan Marshall is a borderline AAA/AAAA pitcher at this point. Yermin Mercedes is clutch and should continue playing with DH Eloy out. I was a big fan of Remote Control....Had a bit of a crush on Ms Wuhrer as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, YoYoIsMyHero said: Big day today. We can end the day with our lead being 1 game or 4 games. Let do our job to ensure it's at least 1.5. Well, if we do our job it's at least 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoIsMyHero Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: Well, if we do our job it's at least 2. It was my understanding that there would be no math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Just now, YoYoIsMyHero said: It was my understanding that there would be no math Fair enough -- let's just agree that the Twins should suck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CentralChamps21 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Among guys with 30 or more AB, Zach Collins is 2nd on the team behind Grandal in OPS vs RHP in the last 30 days, so yeah, let's sit him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 31 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Among guys with 30 or more AB, Zach Collins is 2nd on the team behind Grandal in OPS vs RHP in the last 30 days, so yeah, let's sit him. Mercedes and his 500 OPS since May needs to be in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"The Kids Can Play" Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 8 hours ago, ron883 said: Since Yermin can't hit anymore, I'd just prefer Hamilton in CF and Goodwin in RF. DH Sheets. The Vaughn-Goodwin-Sheets OF may be the worst defensive OF in the majors. I like this idea. You are right it is a horrible outfield with Goodwin, Vaughn and Sheets. Case in point Goodwin and Sheets both misjudging flyballs last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 6 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Alright, here is a redhead, Kari Wuhrer, and Ken Ober's two other sidekicks, Adam Sandler and Dennis Leary. Yes youngsters, you read that right. Not Dennis Leary. It's Colin Quinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, reiks12 said: Mercedes and his 500 OPS since May needs to be in there Every day someone doesn't like someone in or out of the lineup. You're always dealing with short sample sizes when it come to all these guys. You can play who is hot, you can play matchups , you can play better defenders , you can play guys in slumps you want to break out of them. There are no perfect players . Anyone in the lineup can be the hero or the goat on any given day. Hopefully enough of them do enough good things to get a W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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