AND THAT'S A WHITE SOX WINNER!!!

[Balta1701]

9 minutes ago, ptatc said:

He wasn't near the wall but if he continued at full speed to get to it, he would have. That's why he pulled up so his momentum wouldn't have taken him into it.

no? he was heading sideways. Had he continued running at full speed he might have run 300 more feet and hit the foul pole.  

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/video/enrique-hernandez-s-double 

[hankchifan]

1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

This and especially on a line drive which are misjudged often plus there's wind, sun, sky and the type of spin on the ball hit at high velocity that affects how it carries or slices . Everyone expects way too much from outfielders. Blaming Robert when Kimbrel was once against terrible is just poor judgement.

You are right.  It was not the time to throw a fast ball to Kike who kills fastballs and does not hit breaking pitches well.

[pcq]

1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

If you think he's out there showboating instead of trying to preserve a win you have lost your mind.

Yes I do. 

[CaliSoxFanViaSWside]

8 hours ago, Harry Chappas said:

The only one that has been consistently better than Kimbrel is Crochet. 

The catcher blocking a pitch in the dirt and CF making a play he is expected to and it is a sweep and great weekend for Kimbrel.  

 

Not sure how you reached that conclusion unless you are counting time with the Cubs. Kimbrel's ERA in August was 7.15. Tepera was 0.77. Bummer 2.79. Crochet 3.21.

Ruiz 4.76 ,Kopech 6.97.

In Sept it's a small sample size but Ruiz, Wright and Crochet all have 0.00 ERA's. Bummer 2.25, Kimbrel 3.86. Tepera 7.36 but if we are making excuses he was victimized  by a popup triple that was a lot more catchable than Kimbrel's extremely wild pitch and the the line drive that Robert missed. Kopech 8.31 but at least he looked great against Boston lately.

 I know it's the nature of relief pitching to be inconsistent in small sample sizes since one bad outing can skew numbers . August was terrible for Hendricks, Kopech and Kimbrel so that was not ideal for winning games. Hopefully September is much better for all of them.