fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 One of the worst defensive innings you will ever see in the majors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 4 minutes ago, JoshPR said: All 3 runs auto infilcted I mean, sort of. He struck Altuve out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 The dumbest team in baseball wasn't Pedro's fault, go figure. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Why does Beckham come across as the smartest person in this organization 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Flexen not flexing? Go figure… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Great defensive fundamentals. Was 2012 their last above average season defensively? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Just now, fathom said: Why does Beckham come across as the smartest person in this organization He will get slapped back into place soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Just now, southsider2k5 said: The dumbest team in baseball wasn't Pedro's fault, go figure. He sure as hell didn’t help things, and also never benching players for continuous mistakes didn’t help. But yeah, these guys all suck for the most part. Not a lot of major league talent on this roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Just now, fathom said: He sure as hell didn’t help things, and also never benching players for continuous mistakes didn’t help. But yeah, these guys all suck for the most part. Not a lot of major league talent on this roster. And Getz wasted $25 million on these bums. He should’ve donated that money to charity rather than burn it in a fire pit on the worst team in history. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Just now, fathom said: Why does Beckham come across as the smartest person in this organization A couple of years ago every other sentence was "that's a professional at bat right there." Albeit a pretty rare occurence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Just now, WhiteSox2023 said: And Getz wasted $25 million on these bums. He should’ve donated that money to charity rather than burn it in a fire pit on the worst team in history. Obviously concerned AA/AAA players were just going to get overwhelmed. Not Getz's fault on the development side though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 This is some bad baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 5 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: Flexen not flexing? Go figure… Flexen has been screwed harder than a porno in this one 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Sosa's just never going to get there...is he? Meanwhile, stellar base running. Was Sheets going to score even if that ball punches through? Unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 8 minutes ago, fathom said: He’s not good, but I will never understand why they sent him down a month or so ago. Because we have an idiot GM who doesn’t have a clue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 7 minutes ago, fathom said: Why does Beckham come across as the smartest person in this organization The bar is set at about at his ankles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Dairon Blanco goes from 12 to 19 rbis not even on most Royals' fans bingo cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 8 of last 10 have reached…he sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) 15 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Obviously concerned AA/AAA players were just going to get overwhelmed. Not Getz's fault on the development side though. Definitely not the fault of the former director of player development from 2017 to 2020 and assistant GM after that. ? Edited August 18 by WhiteSox2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Perfect example of what makes bad players bad and good players good. Not only is it the physical tools that are less but also the mental part of the game. Now things might've turned out slightly different if the ump had called an obvious strike a strike and called Altuve out but things spiraled after that. ALtuve gets a 2nd life ,gets a 2 RBI hits while the Stros broadcasters say it didnt look like Robert went after the ball that hard to try to prevent the runner on 2nd from scoring. Then Alvarez down 0-2 and Altuve thinks oh the next pitch might be in the dirt I'll take off if it is. He does and Robinson seems shocked. He blocked the pitch but it wasn't like he sprung out of his crouch . He casually went after it .Next pitch Flexen isn't holding Altuve at 2nd so he steals third. This is a guy who has never taken his talent for granted. He thinks, he hustles. So now the infield comes in with him on 3rd and Alvarez dumps an RBI single that likely would've been caught if the infield was back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 minutes ago, fathom said: 8 of last 10 have reached…he sucks 7 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout in 4 innings. Getz was the only GM in baseball that thought signing Flexen for $1.75 million with $1 million in incentives was a good idea. Chump change for MLB money but Flexen only deserved a minor league deal / non-roster invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Perfect example of what makes bad players bad and good players good. Not only is it the physical tools that are less but also the mental part of the game. Now things might've turned out slightly different if the ump had called an obvious strike a strike and called Altuve out but things spiraled after that. ALtuve gets a 2nd life ,gets a 2 RBI hits while the Stros broadcasters say it didnt look like Robert went after the ball that hard to try to prevent the runner on 2nd from scoring. Then Alvarez down 0-2 and Altuve thinks oh the next pitch might be in the dirt I'll take off if it is. He does and Robinson seems shocked. He blocked the pitch but it wasn't like he sprung out of his crouch . He casually went after it .Next pitch Flexen isn't holding Altuve at 2nd so he steals third. This is a guy who has never taken his talent for granted. He thinks, he hustles. So now the infield comes in with him on 3rd and Alvarez dumps an RBI single that likely would've been caught if the infield was back. How about the next inning, Benintendi doesn’t even think of throwing home when one of the slowest players in baseball is tagging up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 2 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Perfect example of what makes bad players bad and good players good. Not only is it the physical tools that are less but also the mental part of the game. Now things might've turned out slightly different if the ump had called an obvious strike a strike and called Altuve out but things spiraled after that. ALtuve gets a 2nd life ,gets a 2 RBI hits while the Stros broadcasters say it didnt look like Robert went after the ball that hard to try to prevent the runner on 2nd from scoring. Then Alvarez down 0-2 and Altuve thinks oh the next pitch might be in the dirt I'll take off if it is. He does and Robinson seems shocked. He blocked the pitch but it wasn't like he sprung out of his crouch . He casually went after it .Next pitch Flexen isn't holding Altuve at 2nd so he steals third. This is a guy who has never taken his talent for granted. He thinks, he hustles. So now the infield comes in with him on 3rd and Alvarez dumps an RBI single that likely would've been caught if the infield was back. So the problem is systemic, arguably. Players don't learn to trust each other because you're constantly churning players in from other organizations and the talent level has been so low they're already acclimated to losing at the minor league level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 1 minute ago, fathom said: How about the next inning, Benintendi doesn’t even think of throwing home when one of the slowest players in baseball is tagging up? Have to get him off the field...but that means playing 3-4 more DHs on the field somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 1 minute ago, caulfield12 said: So the problem is systemic, arguably. Players don't learn to trust each other because you're constantly churning players in from other organizations and the talent level has been so low they're already acclimated to losing at the minor league level. There is no reason not to bring in Elias Diaz instead of having Robinson play. If anything, Diaz plays well here and maybe you want to bring him back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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