fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Eloy just gave away that at bat. Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:15 AM, greg775 said: Kelly sort of blows. Tonight? Expand Would have been better than ReyLo because Kelly has better breaking pitches than ReyLo who is more susceptible to the homer with the straight fast ball. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrockway Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:21 AM, hankchifan said: You are right. Grifol was a coach for like 10 yrs at perennial loser KC and never promoted to manager. Expand There was no logic to this hire except he's Cuban-American and the front office/probably Reinsdorf thought he would make the Cuban players play better. This is a conspiracy theory but I can't think of any other reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:25 AM, nrockway said: There was no logic to this hire except he's Cuban-American and the front office/probably Reinsdorf thought he would make the Cuban players play better. This is a conspiracy theory but I can't think of any other reason Expand Because he was the easiest person for the front office to control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:25 AM, nrockway said: There was no logic to this hire except he's Cuban-American and the front office/probably Reinsdorf thought he would make the Cuban players play better. This is a conspiracy theory but I can't think of any other reason Expand Maybe that he was cheaper than other candidates as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Nice inning of taking strikes and swinging at balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Burger really needs to stop swinging at everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 absolutely terrible At Bats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:26 AM, fathom said: Nice inning of taking strikes and swinging at balls Expand Par for the course for the Sox lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 6.75 era and 1-2-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:26 AM, almagest said: Burger really needs to stop swinging at everything Expand He did on the 3rd pitch. Unfortunately it was the only pitch in the zone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 If we lose this game, most of the blame should be on TA for failing to move the runner to third with no outs. IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 12 pitches 2 strikes 2 Ks and a swinging bunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 The lack of urgency shown by Grifol with this quote is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Not many strikes thrown by Almont but against us you don't need too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:29 AM, hankchifan said: If we lose this game, most of the blame should be on TA for failing to move the runner to third with no outs. IMO. Expand Nah, this is on Lopez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:27 AM, 2Deep said: 3 absolutely terrible At Bats Expand i think it was 12 pitches and 4 in the zone. Late innings , need base runners, force pitcher to throw strikes. Get pitches to hit instead of crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:13 AM, Harry Chappas said: Holy f***....how does anyone in charge watch this inept pile of s%*# that is White Sox baseball and not do anything??? Expand Because we have an incompetent manager, GM and owner. The Three Stooges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:29 AM, fathom said: The lack of urgency shown by Grifol with this quote is crazy Expand TA hasn't had enough time to straighten it out, clearly. All teams should strive for a leadoff hitter with a sub 600 OPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:29 AM, fathom said: Nah, this is on Lopez Expand Absolutely The worst pitch wasn't even the fastball that was hit for GS......it was the hanging slider to Outnam who has struck out 5 times this series and can't hit a fastball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:29 AM, hankchifan said: If we lose this game, most of the blame should be on TA for failing to move the runner to third with no outs. IMO. Expand I'd agree if he was on the mound giving up that slam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:04 AM, hankchifan said: A Flat Fastball right down the middle with bases loaded is not a formula for success. Expand The thing to remember I guess is that there are two teams competing and both want to win. Lopez just got beat on that one is all. It happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankchifan Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:30 AM, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: i think it was 12 pitches and 4 in the zone. Late innings , need base runners, force pitcher to throw strikes. Get pitches to hit instead of crap. Expand Need to take walks when given to us. One of the reasons why we have four solo homers tonight as we don’t have many runners on base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:32 AM, elrockinMT said: The thing to remember I guess is that there are two teams competing and both want to win. Lopez just got beat on that one is all. It happens Expand It was an awful pitch to someone that hits fastballs and struggles with breaking balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 4:29 AM, fathom said: The lack of urgency shown by Grifol with this quote is crazy Expand He is way over his head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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