caulfield12 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 At least it's not Romero, Rincon, Hawkins, Guardado and Nathan at the back end of the bullpen. We still have a shot because the Twins' pen absolutely sucks...but how many comeback wins have we pulled off against the Twins the last decade, especially on the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) The question is, why do all of our pitchers die against the twins? Whether it's by power or small stuff, we give up everything. It wouldn't look worse if they had our signs. The White Sox pitch to contact and the Twins are contact hitters. The Twins pitchers throw strikes and the White Sox swing at the first strike they see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 good eye, alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:07 PM) At least it's not Romero, Rincon, Hawkins, Guardado and Nathan at the back end of the bullpen. We still have a shot because the Twins' pen absolutely sucks...but how many comeback wins have we pulled off against the Twins the last decade, especially on the road? Pavano looks to be able to go all 9 tonight on pace to throw a total of 88 pitches....... Edited June 16, 2011 by Harry Chappas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 womp womp waaaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 05:54 PM) Not to mention his Jenks-like inability to hold on runners. We're getting "outexecuted" to death. What new?? Cue Hawk meltdown or fawning words of praise. They're doing all this without Mauer, Nishioka, Morneau or Nathan!!!!! Amazing! Don't forget Kubel and Span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) Dunn DP again! This team for some reason does not seem to want to even be .500 ballteam! Edited June 16, 2011 by Soxfest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 This looks like the old corpseball games of years ago. Our hitters are playing right into Pavano's/Butera's plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Luckily we'll win a bunch of games against the NL soon to make it look like we're a contender in the division and then go back to playing like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:12 AM) Dunn DP again! This team for some reason does not seem to want to even be .500 ballteam! I think that was his first one tonight. He hit a double for our only hit the first at bat. At least he is making conatct which may bode well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 At least this game is moving fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 We seem to have a disconnect here on how our scouting versus execution works. The twins are a fastball hitting team. They make lots of contact and hit line drives. So for some reason we like to throw lots of fastballs to them. Which in turn they hit line drives and run around the bases. We are a fastball hitting team. However we have no plate discipline. So the first pitch we put into play trying to drive it to mars. So their fastball hitting team gets lots of fastballs, our fastball hitting team gets a ton of breaking pitches. Year after year we see the same thing, and year after year we see no adjustment besides which member of the sox breaks their back bending over to salute and praise their team. Its f***ing sickening. I hate the twins more than any other team in baseball. The Yankees have figured out how to beat the Twins. Its called crushing fastballs, and throwing them lots of breaking pitches. Eventually we will figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:08 AM) The White Sox pitch to contact and the Twins are contact hitters. The Twins pitchers throw strikes and the White Sox swing at the first strike they see. The Twins are constructed as a singles hitting team with doubles thrown in and some speed. We have to get a runner or two on and hit the long ball, which we haven't been doing real well, but when we do we win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 another bunt hit....guillen just wet himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Plus the Twins can bunt and we seem to have a hard time with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Twins announcer just said the way Twins are winning this game plus 3 stolen bases already is Guillen's worst nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 7 out of 33 stretch (dating back to mid-2009) would equal a 34-128 record if we played the Twins as our only opponent. Yes, that's a 7-26 or 6-25 streak of being destroyed, demoralized and discombobulated. How is it even possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:16 PM) We seem to have a disconnect here on how our scouting versus execution works. The twins are a fastball hitting team. They make lots of contact and hit line drives. So for some reason we like to throw lots of fastballs to them. Which in turn they hit line drives and run around the bases. We are a fastball hitting team. However we have no plate discipline. So the first pitch we put into play trying to drive it to mars. So their fastball hitting team gets lots of fastballs, our fastball hitting team gets a ton of breaking pitches. Year after year we see the same thing, and year after year we see no adjustment besides which member of the sox breaks their back bending over to salute and praise their team. Its f***ing sickening. I hate the twins more than any other team in baseball. The Yankees have figured out how to beat the Twins. Its called crushing fastballs, and throwing them lots of breaking pitches. Eventually we will figure this out. the advance scouting for the White Sox has sucked for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:16 PM) The Twins are constructed as a singles hitting team with doubles thrown in and some speed. We have to get a runner or two on and hit the long ball, which we haven't been doing real well, but when we do we win Teams that are constructed around Thome, Kubel, Morneau, and Mauer are not singles hitting teams. They are a line drive hitting team that is constructed around a left handed attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 One *** d*** hit? You can't say *** d*** on the air. Oh nobody's watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) the advance scouting for the White Sox has sucked for years As has the whole scouting department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 07:16 PM) We seem to have a disconnect here on how our scouting versus execution works. The twins are a fastball hitting team. They make lots of contact and hit line drives. So for some reason we like to throw lots of fastballs to them. Which in turn they hit line drives and run around the bases. We are a fastball hitting team. However we have no plate discipline. So the first pitch we put into play trying to drive it to mars. So their fastball hitting team gets lots of fastballs, our fastball hitting team gets a ton of breaking pitches. Year after year we see the same thing, and year after year we see no adjustment besides which member of the sox breaks their back bending over to salute and praise their team. Its f***ing sickening. I hate the twins more than any other team in baseball. The Yankees have figured out how to beat the Twins. Its called crushing fastballs, and throwing them lots of breaking pitches. Eventually we will figure this out. The Yankees also have All-Stars at 6-7 positions offensively. We have Alexei Ramirez, Quentin, Konerko and half a Lorna Dunn cookie. Edited June 16, 2011 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Very nice Gordon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Dont worry. When we do get another guy on base, NL 2.0 will be more than happy to interject some strategy into the game. I cant wait for a new and inventive way we can eliminate our own baserunners. Its almost like a drinking game now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Another leadoff double. Now morel will bunt since we play for 1 run while down 3. Then Pierre will fail to score him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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