greg775 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hilarious. It's like Detroit played with the Sox knowing it'd win late. Here come the L's baby. Loss after loss will be coming. Thornton ... what a fail there. I was all for leaving him in. And BAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ May 4, 2012 -> 08:56 PM) Kenny, you did a great job of leaving this team without a closer this year. There's lots of possible closers to test out though. r-e-b-u-i-l-d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Baron @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:57 AM) I didnt realize we traded Addison Reed Shame on Kenny for not forcing him into the closer spot. Every decision this organization made during Spring Training has been the wrong one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 On the bright side, we outplayed these p*****s tonight. Let's get 'em tomorrow and we'll know who to pitch in the 9th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I can't believe that just happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ May 4, 2012 -> 08:57 PM) Shame on Kenny for not forcing him into the closer spot. Every decision this organization made during Spring Training has been the wrong one. Well you can trade Thornton and send down Santiago to help Robin out if you wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:58 AM) On the bright side, we outplayed these p*****s tonight. Let's get 'em tomorrow and we'll know who to pitch in the 9th What the heck are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 MTINAMFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 I was in favor of leaving thornton in. get well quick Chris Sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Why in God's name is RV so scared to use Addison Reed as a closer? EVERYONE seems to think that should be the case, yet...we're doing 2011 again all over. MT has proven his worth in the closing role before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Shame on Kenny for not starting Chris Sale in the minors when we're all in. Shame on Kenny for not bringing in a bonafide closer to a rebuilding team so that we would not be a rebuilding team. If we were going to win this year, someone who hadn't been a closer was going to have to close. That's just how it goes sometimes, the Rays do it every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 A month into the season and how many of these losses have we had already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (iamshack @ May 4, 2012 -> 08:58 PM) I can't believe that just happened I can. Matt Thornton might as well just have "not a closer" tattooed to his forehead so nobody forgets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:57 AM) Where are all the guys wanting Thornton to be the closer.............he f***ing blows in the 9th inning .....................he is and always will be a 8th inning set-up guy. SOS as last year losing games in the 9th again! Peavy screwed 2 times in 6 days. Me. Me. I was one of them. I thought he had nasty stuff this year and deserved another chance. Matt wet the bed. Team dysfunction. Appreciate the game? Yeah I'll admit it was a very good game. Way better one for Detroit, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 It sure would be nice for the White Sox to have a walk off every once in a while instead of getting walked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 That's at least three games the bullpen has blown in the last inning. Might be four. quit counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 that was a kick to the nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:59 AM) Why in God's name is RV so scared to use Addison Reed as a closer? EVERYONE seems to think that should be the case, yet...we're doing 2011 again all over. MT has proven his worth in the closing role before. I really worry that Ventura has no idea of how to use his personnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Thornton's trade value just went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorStSox Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 4, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Why in God's name is RV so scared to use Addison Reed as a closer? EVERYONE seems to think that should be the case, yet...we're doing 2011 again all over. MT has proven his worth in the closing role before. I can only guess that they think he's not mentally ready yet and they don't want to ruin him. IDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Now the only question is whether 2-8 becomes 5-19 and the full rebuilding/trade all assets talk begins again. Can't imagine things being much worse this year, but without a closer, just like what happened in early 2011, the whole season can come undone quite quickly. The Marlins are learning the same lesson with Heath Bell, only they're giving him $27 million to learn it the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (iamshack @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:58 AM) I can't believe that just happened I can. How many times do the Sox blow games? That's why last night I thought maybe oh maybe it'd be nice to storm back from a 4-run deficit and actually win. Nah. Sox don't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:59 AM) Shame on Kenny for not starting Chris Sale in the minors when we're all in. Shame on Kenny for not bringing in a bonafide closer to a rebuilding team so that we would not be a rebuilding team. If we were going to win this year, someone who hadn't been a closer was going to have to close. That's just how it goes sometimes, the Rays do it every year. Matt Thornton is not a closer...this isn't exactly breaking news. The decision to make Santiago the closer out of ST was just beyond stupid, and there's a reason that virtually every baseball expert suggested Reed should be the closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2012 -> 02:01 AM) Now the only question is whether 2-8 becomes 5-19 and the full rebuilding/trade all assets talk begins again. It should be happening regardless of how next 10 games go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ May 5, 2012 -> 01:59 AM) It sure would be nice for the White Sox to have a walk off every once in a while instead of getting walked off. Amen. Instead the Sox play at home like zombies for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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