flavum Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Rodon vs Valdez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 With a lefty on the mound for Houston, I'd expect the lineup to look something like this: TA 6, Moncada 5, Abreu 3, Vaughn 7, Engel 8, Burger DH, Hamilton 9, Mendick 4, Zavala 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 LFG PTL give these cheaters a proper bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I’ll be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 22 minutes ago, bmags said: I’ll be there Can you at least once please tell Altuve or Correa to eat some poop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 #BurgerTo2B soon please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black jack Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Which one of you brought the garage can beachball yesterday? That was awesome! 40 minutes ago, Moncada said: #BurgerTo2B soon please Do it! Let's see if he can play right too! Disregard. I forgot Engel was on the team in my Burger sweats. Edited July 18, 2021 by black jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Polar Bear Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 minute ago, black jack said: Do it! Let's see if he can play right too! They don't need him in right. They need him to replace Leury who was seen trying to hide in that trashcan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Moncada said: Love 1-6 but 7,8,9 hitters are bad.... Lets go get em..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 minute ago, 2Deep said: Love 1-6 but 7,8,9 hitters are bad.... Lets go get em..... I’ll take Billy vs lefties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Love the new look today of Abreu, Vaughn, Moncada, Burger batting 3 through 6. Be interesting to see how that plays out. Vaughn just missed a couple last night, could've easily had 2 dingers but for a fraction of an inch on contact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillian Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Valdez has actually been better against RH hitters, in the last couple of years. Not by much, but enough to make an all RH hitting lineup, less than optimal. I would go by who are the better hitters, regardless of handedness. Wow, that will probably shock some of you. At the least, I'd rather see Goodwin instead of Hamilton. As I've often stated, I prefer a balanced lineup. If they get into the Astros pen, there will need to be a lot of substitutions, with Moncada being the only one who can bat left handed. Edited July 18, 2021 by Lillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, hi8is said: Can you at least once please tell Altuve or Correa to eat some poop? Don't forget the "and die" part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, Moncada said: Awesome Lineup! No Collins for Rodon the only concern, but Zavala had time to work with Rodon since Thursday/Friday, so it should work out. Valdez is tough, so should be a nice low scoring pitchers duel today (Sox -130 / 8 under -110). 2021 OPS Splits vs. LHP: SS Tim Anderson .695 RF Adam Engel .819 1B Jose Abreu .908 LF Andrew Vaughn 1.036 DH Yoan Moncada .708 3B Jake Burger .347 (only 9 PAs vs. LHP) CF Billy Hamilton .925 (Should play every game vs. LHS) C Seby Zavala None (First game vs. LHP) 2B Danny Mendick .504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Burger with the 321 wRC+ against RHP so far is very nice. A couple more big hits today and it starts to be very interesting if it isn't already. His strong suit was against LHP so would be great to see him pound Valdez who is a quality pitcher. Edited July 18, 2021 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 38 minutes ago, bmags said: I’ll take Billy vs lefties He has a 60 wRC+ against LHP in his career over 895 PAs, I’m not sure 33 PAs this year should change our opinion of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Awesome Lineup! No Collins for Rodon the only concern, but Zavala had time to work with Rodon since Thursday/Friday, so it should work out. Valdez is tough, so should be a nice low scoring pitchers duel today (Sox -130 / 8 under -110). 2021 OPS Splits vs. LHP: SS Tim Anderson .695 RF Adam Engel .819 1B Jose Abreu .908 LF Andrew Vaughn 1.036 DH Yoan Moncada .708 3B Jake Burger .347 (only 9 PAs vs. LHP) CF Billy Hamilton .925 (Should play every game vs. LHS) C Seby Zavala None (First game vs. LHP) 2B Danny Mendick .504 I like Hamilton as a role player, but maybe look at the 862 PAs against LHP coming into the season before saying that. Goodwin has historically been leagues better against LHP and it’s not even close. Edited July 18, 2021 by Chicago White Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 This seems extremely dumb. The bullpen had an off day yesterday. If they can't hold a lead without Kopech why are they even on the team. Kopech needs to start that DH not Reynaldo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: I like Hamilton as a role player, but maybe look at the 862 PAs against LHP coming into the season before saying that. Goodwin has historically been leagues better against LHP and it’s not even close. Have to also consider Hamilton's incredible defense vs. Goodwin's terrible defense. It's the short side of the platoon (1 in 4 games), and only until Robert returns, so we're talking maybe 5 more games, and then perhaps 3-4 more games the rest of the year to give Robert a breather. Sox pitchers love seeing Hamilton in CF. Edited July 18, 2021 by South Side Hit Men 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Love the new look today of Abreu, Vaughn, Moncada, Burger batting 3 through 6. Be interesting to see how that plays out. Vaughn just missed a couple last night, could've easily had 2 dingers but for a fraction of an inch on contact. 1 hour ago, MiddleCoastBias said: Love the new look today of Abreu, Vaughn, Moncada, Burger batting 3 through 6. Be interesting to see how that plays out. Vaughn just missed a couple last night, could've easily had 2 dingers but for a fraction of an inch on contact I have Vaughn hitting a wall-topper today. Vaughn is ready to graduate rookie status and be an anchor in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Chronicle: Fans of team that once threw World Series mock Astros for cheating. Uuuhhhh even Rudy G could argue that one. Drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 49 minutes ago, Moncada said: This seems extremely dumb. The bullpen had an off day yesterday. If they can't hold a lead without Kopech why are they even on the team. Kopech needs to start that DH not Reynaldo ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogosox1959 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 52 minutes ago, Moncada said: This seems extremely dumb. The bullpen had an off day yesterday. If they can't hold a lead without Kopech why are they even on the team. Kopech needs to start that DH not Reynaldo Long time lurker. I usually read all of the non-game threads. Was 12 years old for the 59 go go sox. Not all the games are of equal importance the way the division has shaken out. Beating the Astros matter. Potentially losing a game to the Twins has no importance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 I was originally critical of the lineup roulette we saw from TLR early in the year, but I do think it's helped a ton in keeping bench pieces ready to go and able to contribute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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