VAfan Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 After the last two days, we stand atop the heap. Here are the top-10. RK TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Chicago Sox 71 2466 415 707 120 11 105 1164 395 .287 .355 .472 .827 2 NY Yankees 70 2440 404 699 128 8 87 1104 393 .286 .370 .452 .822 3 Cleveland 71 2480 391 700 148 10 89 1135 370 .282 .354 .458 .811 4 Toronto 71 2459 388 727 147 10 101 1197 372 .296 .363 .487 .850 5 Texas 72 2516 385 716 175 10 80 1151 377 .285 .348 .457 .805 6 Boston 70 2446 382 699 140 6 84 1103 362 .286 .369 .451 .820 7 LA Dodgers 71 2468 379 687 133 23 67 1067 367 .278 .356 .432 .788 8 NY Mets 71 2528 378 673 152 17 97 1150 360 .266 .335 .455 .790 9 Detroit 73 2544 373 690 132 17 101 1159 355 .271 .327 .456 .782 10 Cincinnati 72 2474 364 643 141 8 103 1109 348 .260 .343 .448 .791 We may not keep this position -- there are 8 teams within 40 runs of us -- but it is a testament to the way we go about hitting. I've watched several games recently on gameday. The advantage is you see quite clearly how infrequently our guys swing at balls out of the strike zone. Our plate discipline was a key reason we won the WS last year, and it has carried over. Couple that with the power we have up and down the lineup, and it makes for a very potent attack. I also don't think it's going to fade because, while some guys who are going great may not project out at those high levels throughout the year, guys like Uribe, Pods, and Anderson are going to end up better than where they are now. And last night, I don't know if anyone noticed, but through the first 3 innings, we scored 10 runs on 10 hits. No one was left on base. And no batter came up with a man on and made an out. I'd love to see our pitching improve, and we need it to if we want to repeat. But it's great to see our offense kicking ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:51 AM) After the last two days, we stand atop the heap. Here are the top-10. RK TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BA OBP SLG OPS 1 Chicago Sox 71 2466 415 707 120 11 105 1164 395 .287 .355 .472 .827 2 NY Yankees 70 2440 404 699 128 8 87 1104 393 .286 .370 .452 .822 3 Cleveland 71 2480 391 700 148 10 89 1135 370 .282 .354 .458 .811 4 Toronto 71 2459 388 727 147 10 101 1197 372 .296 .363 .487 .850 5 Texas 72 2516 385 716 175 10 80 1151 377 .285 .348 .457 .805 6 Boston 70 2446 382 699 140 6 84 1103 362 .286 .369 .451 .820 7 LA Dodgers 71 2468 379 687 133 23 67 1067 367 .278 .356 .432 .788 8 NY Mets 71 2528 378 673 152 17 97 1150 360 .266 .335 .455 .790 9 Detroit 73 2544 373 690 132 17 101 1159 355 .271 .327 .456 .782 10 Cincinnati 72 2474 364 643 141 8 103 1109 348 .260 .343 .448 .791 We may not keep this position -- there are 8 teams within 40 runs of us -- but it is a testament to the way we go about hitting. I've watched several games recently on gameday. The advantage is you see quite clearly how infrequently our guys swing at balls out of the strike zone. Our plate discipline was a key reason we won the WS last year, and it has carried over. Couple that with the power we have up and down the lineup, and it makes for a very potent attack. I also don't think it's going to fade because, while some guys who are going great may not project out at those high levels throughout the year, guys like Uribe, Pods, and Anderson are going to end up better than where they are now. And last night, I don't know if anyone noticed, but through the first 3 innings, we scored 10 runs on 10 hits. No one was left on base. And no batter came up with a man on and made an out. I'd love to see our pitching improve, and we need it to if we want to repeat. But it's great to see our offense kicking ass. Our pitching has been excellent these last couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAfan Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:53 AM) Our pitching has been excellent these last couple of weeks. Really? Over the last 14 games, our pitching has given up 63 runs, for a 4.50 ERA. In that time, Garcia has had 1 terrible start and one good one. Same for Vazquez. Contreras was saved in his last game by our offense, which rallied from 3-1 and 5-3 deficits. Buehrle has won two in a row, but yesterday said he felt like he didn't deserve to win the game based on the way he pitched. He also got bailed out of a 4-3 loss to Cleveland by Jermaine Dye's 8th inning heroics. Garland has had two great starts and one where he gave up 6 runs to the Tigers. We also won another game against Cleveland with 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th after our bullpen surrendered the lead in the top half of the inning. We've gone 11-3 over our last 14 mostly because our offense has put up a ton of runs -- 8 runs or more in 8 out of our last 10 games. And when we didn't score that many, we rallied to win a couple more games late. Our pitching is better than it has performed to this point. When we finally get a 6-deep bullpen, look out, because we are really going to go on a tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeman89 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) last 6 games AB R H D T HR TB RBI AVG OPB SLG OPS 242 69 98 16 0 14 156 66 .405 .443 .645 1.087 Edited June 22, 2006 by lukeman89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $I Need Money$ Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Yes that offense has improved a bunch over last year and with our great pitching we look like an unstoppable force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 This is why you've got to love PK as team captain. "It's unexpected," Konerko said. "We've got a good team, and we feel good about what we can do on offense. The last two days is just something you don't see coming. "We'll take it, for sure. But we've just got to make sure we don't get carried away with it, that we show up tomorrow ready to play a 2-1 ballgame." Remember, it was PK who was the most vocal in emphasizing the "we're not done yet" mindset in the celebratory locker rooms following clinching wins last October. It's great to see him always maintain that focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Offensive stats are great but there's only one stat that matters. Wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I'm just waiting for our pitching to get back to last year's level. That, combined with this devestating offense= for the rest of the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:38 PM) I'm just waiting for our pitching to get back to last year's level. That, combined with this devestating offense= for the rest of the league. Even with our pitching staff at 75% of where it was last year ( which is where I think it is right now ) we own this leauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 What a change from last season. Nice to see Crede doing good and PK earning that check with JD hitting like he can. Oh and how can I forget tonights hero, what an addition he has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Isn't baseball the wildest, most awesome game? The first two games we explode to all those runs and you know that spells doom for tonight. We get what, two hits, yet still win on an out of nowhere gem by Freddie. Crazy game. It's to the Sox credit they won two blowouts, then could win with 2 hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 10:07 PM) Isn't baseball the wildest, most awesome game? The first two games we explode to all those runs and you know that spells doom for tonight. We get what, two hits, yet still win on an out of nowhere gem by Freddie. Crazy game. It's to the Sox credit they won two blowouts, then could win with 2 hits. They won with 1 hit tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFirebird Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:39 PM) Even with our pitching staff at 75% of where it was last year ( which is where I think it is right now ) we own this leauge. I totally agree with this statement...it will nearly be impossible to match last year's pitching performance...that was a career year for a pitching staff. Kenny knew that coming into the year and upgraded the O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Oops, Taguchi's was an error. Just one hit. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innersanctum Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 These were numbers I collected from some of the leading teams in MLB for the month of June through yesterday. The White Sox have scored 130 runs and given up 98. The Yankees have scored 97 runs and given up 99. The Tigers have scored 110 runs and given up 73 runs. The A's have scored 80 runs and given up 66 runs. The Red Sox have scored 98 runs and given up 94. The Cubs have scored 88 runs and given up 97. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 10:03 PM) What a change from last season. Nice to see Crede doing good and PK earning that check with JD hitting like he can. Oh and how can I forget tonights hero, what an addition he has been. I'm greedy. I want to see our pitching get back to where it was last year. Even with the much improved offense, this team is going as far as our pitching takes us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAfan Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 Sox have a bigger run differential so far this year -- 98 runs -- than they had all last year -- 96 -- and we're not even that close to being half way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VAfan Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 No lead is safe against us. Twins score 7 in first inning and lose 9-7. Tribe leads 10-2 in the bottom of the 9th. Sox bring tying run to the plate (Tadahito) before falling just short 10-8. Astros take 9-1 lead into the bottom of the 7th. Sox score 8 runs in last three innings, including GS with two outs in the bottom of the 9th (Tadahito making up for getting the last out against Cleveland) to tie the game at 9-9. Unfortunately, we lose 10-9 in the 13th. I wish our pitching was better, but this offense is better than the 2000 version that scored 900+ runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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