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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 13, 2013 -> 10:59 PM)
Sorry, but that was absolutely an error.

Really? He would have had to glove flip to get the runner at 2nd. The ball was hit hard. He should have made the play, but it would have been a really good play, not routine.

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QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2013 -> 10:59 PM)
At this point, why not put De Aza as the DH and bench Dunn? Put Wise in CF.

 

Partial answer: PK can't play 1B every day

 

Full answer: PK can't play 1B every day and we owe Dunn lots and lots of money

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QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 14, 2013 -> 05:01 AM)
Really? He would have had to glove flip to get the runner at 2nd. The ball was hit hard. He should have made the play, but it would have been a really good play, not routine.

 

He could have easily flipped it with his right hand, but he tried to make the fancy play.

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QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ May 13, 2013 -> 09:01 PM)
Really? He would have had to glove flip to get the runner at 2nd. The ball was hit hard. He should have made the play, but it would have been a really good play, not routine.

not routine but it was to the SS side of 2nd just behind the bag. Plenty of time to field and toss to 2nd. That's the way I saw it, at least.

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QUOTE (Jake @ May 14, 2013 -> 05:01 AM)
Partial answer: PK can't play 1B every day

 

Full answer: PK can't play 1B every day and we owe Dunn lots and lots of money

 

Dunn can play when Konerko needs a rest. Wise in CF would improve the offense and defense, but sadly wouldn't even be close to enough to make a big difference.

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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 13, 2013 -> 11:03 PM)
not routine but it was to the SS side of 2nd just behind the bag. Plenty of time to field and toss to 2nd. That's the way I saw it, at least.

If its not routine, it's not an error. The only reason it was an error is because he's Alexei Ramirez. The majority if shortstops don't make that play.

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By Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune reporter

 

11:22 p.m. CDT, May 13, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS — Paul Konerko received a scheduled day off Monday night, but the mistakes the White Sox committed in a 10-3 humbling by the Twins could lead to a forced cut in playing time for guilty players.

 

"Eventually you get to that point where you don't pay attention to what's going on, we'll find somebody else to do it," manager Robin Ventura said after the Sox committed their 29th error and were guilty of two other miscues in a loss that typified their struggles this season.

 

Shortstop Alexei Ramirez was charged with a fielding error on a potential inning-ending double-play grounder by Justin Morneau that allowed the first of four runs to score in the third, wiping out a 2-0 Sox lead.

Ryan Doumit tied the game on sacrifice fly, and a decision by center fielder Alejandro De Aza to throw to third base enabled Morneau to advance to second and score easily on a two-run double by Trevor Plouffe.

 

"We have to be better," Ventura said. "We've got to work at it. ... Hector (Santiago) is grinding, he gets in a situation where we kind of have to help him out. He gets the ground ball he wants and there's, I think, lapses of knowing what's going on, and we'll work on them.

 

"They'll have plenty of time to work on (them).''

 

But the Sox have spent extra time on fundamental drills as well as pregame infield practice with little to show for it. In the eighth, a popup to shallow center fell between Ramirez and De Aza and led to four runs.

 

In addition, struggling Twins rookie Aaron Hicks hit two home runs and robbed Adam Dunn of a game-tying two-run homer by making a leaping catch over the center-field fence to heighten the Sox's frustration.

 

In an interesting development, Ventura sent left-handed hitter Conor Gillaspie to bat with the bases loaded and the tying run at first against Jared Burton in the eighth, but Gillaspie grounded out on the first pitch.

 

Gillaspie batted for Jeff Keppinger, who went 0-for-3 and grounded out with a runner at third to end the first and is now 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position with two outs.

 

Ventura said after the game that he wanted to use Gillaspie before the Twins summoned left-handed closer Glen Perkins.

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QUOTE (coco1997 @ May 14, 2013 -> 01:07 AM)
Is there a reason Dunn has been playing first so much lately?

 

Paulie is a little banged up, but I'm sure Dunn taking over 1B next year (unless he retires or Sox go out and get a real 1B) might have something to do with it.

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