Y2Jimmy0 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I firmly believe we have a better team on paper than Minnesota. So that's saying something this season. Sox are making progress? Well I would hope so. I think the Twins are the worst team in the AL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I firmly believe we have a better team on paper than Minnesota. So that's saying something this season. Sox are making progress? On paper the Sox had a better team than Minnesota last year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) The pitching part was expected, even with the new additions. Nolasco should be a decent pitcher, but he's not going to anchor the rotation. And the jury's far from out on Hughes, he's still quite young, but don't get your hopes up too much, even with Rick Anderson still around. Collabello has been one of the pleasant surprises of the early season (of course, if the White Sox had a good RFer defensively, most of his RBI's would be gone). Gibson really needs to develop into a 1/2 type of guy for the Twins to build any type of forward momentum. Same with Hicks in the outfield being an impact bat and not just showing promise/glimpses. The White Sox and Twins both look to have terrible bullpens, but at least you guys have an experienced guy at the back end in Perkins. Matt Lindstrom is unlikely to be closing one month from now...maybe even one week from now. Colabello screams Tuffy Rhodes, Chris Shelton, or any other April fluke you want to pick out of MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Indians playing their second doubleheader on Wednesday. Mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) http://www.kansascity.com/2014/04/08/49466...-in-season.html Report on Ventura's start for KC. Was recording 101 MPH late..even with the gun set 2-3 MPH higher (as widely rumored), 98-99 ain't bad. Wil Myers K'd 3 times but was a key part of the winning run scoring late. Edited April 9, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Brian J. Manzullo @BrianManzullo 2m #Tigers 39-year-old closer Joe Nathan says on radio that he has a 'dead arm' right now. Well then. http://www.freep.com/article/20140409/SPOR...gers-joe-nathan … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Chen got rocked in 3 2/3 innings tonight vs. Minnie. Can KC keep a guy in the rotation just cause he beats the White Sox? Guthrie is slightly better than Chen. KC isn't gonna contend. If we can stay .500, big if, we can be in this race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) Chen got rocked in 3 2/3 innings tonight vs. Minnie. Can KC keep a guy in the rotation just cause he beats the White Sox? Guthrie is slightly better than Chen. KC isn't gonna contend. If we can stay .500, big if, we can be in this race. They're not going to contend if they don't go 13-6 or 14-5 against the Twins, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 01:35 AM) Chen got rocked in 3 2/3 innings tonight vs. Minnie. Can KC keep a guy in the rotation just cause he beats the White Sox? Guthrie is slightly better than Chen. KC isn't gonna contend. If we can stay .500, big if, we can be in this race. Bruce Chen's ERA over the past 5 years is 4.21. Bruce Chen is doing more than just beating the white sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Royals having a rough time with the Twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 08:32 PM) Royals having a rough time with the Twins. Royals have one home run all season. Should be interesting to see how many homers this club hits. I guess Hosmer still could hit up to 20 and Butler and Perez. But they have none right now. Gordon has the only home run. That's a severe lack of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Miggy only batting .225 with 1 home run in 10 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 01:36 AM) Miggy only batting .225 with 1 home run in 10 games Lets hope the 300 million dollar curse continues. It has already taken down Pujols and Arod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 44m Max Scherzer's fastball velocity is down about 2 mph relative to last year, according to data on @fangraphs. (91.4, compared to 93.3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 04:27 PM) Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 44m Max Scherzer's fastball velocity is down about 2 mph relative to last year, according to data on @fangraphs. (91.4, compared to 93.3) Bullplop. If you compare his first 3 starts this year with his first 3 starts last year they're within error of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtsoxfan Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 03:27 PM) Jon Morosi @jonmorosi 44m Max Scherzer's fastball velocity is down about 2 mph relative to last year, according to data on @fangraphs. (91.4, compared to 93.3) Scherzer's fastball velocity is about the same to where it was last year at this point in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) Bullplop. If you compare his first 3 starts this year with his first 3 starts last year they're within error of each other. Not sure what the SEM is for this but the range and variability is greater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 12:35 AM) Chen got rocked in 3 2/3 innings tonight vs. Minnie. Can KC keep a guy in the rotation just cause he beats the White Sox? Guthrie is slightly better than Chen. KC isn't gonna contend. If we can stay .500, big if, we can be in this race. Did you switch teams on us, greg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) Did you switch teams on us, greg? Royals spy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 06:32 PM) Did you switch teams on us, greg? Jake, with all due respect, how could you read that sentence and not realize I'm a Sox fan? That sentence doesn't come close to indicating I am a Royals fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 01:35 AM) Jake, with all due respect, how could you read that sentence and not realize I'm a Sox fan? That sentence doesn't come close to indicating I am a Royals fan. Now that you say it, the "we" could indeed have referred to the Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benchwarmerjim Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 3 of the top 5 scoring teams in the American League hail from the Central (Twins, Sox, Cleveland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) 3 of the top 5 scoring teams in the American League hail from the Central (Twins, Sox, Cleveland) And three of the teams with the worst backend rotations, too. Edited April 19, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 http://m.espn.go.com/mlb/story?storyId=10811835 Tigers release Alex Gonzalez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 @Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Twins claim OF Sam Fuld. Of course they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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