chitownsportsfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) ah ... that makes sense then. Well that makes sense but there is no explaining away having Conor bat 3rd. I'm all for giving Jose more days off; Just doesn't make sense to do it against a soft tossing LHP unless he's feeling under the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...3926/bruce-chen Viciedo and Dunn (interestingly) are the only regulars hitting Chen well career-wise. Everyone else is at .231 or lower (not counting Abreu/Eaton who have both seen him for 3 Ab's) Beckham's 2/30, Flowers 0 for his career and DeAza equally terrible. Edited July 23, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Well, that would have been a 3-0 lead had they walked Perez for Moose. Theoretically. Butler's .382 on the season against the Sox just took a hit. We might as well trade the Royals Dunn...seriously, Raul Ibanez getting significant at-bats at this stage in his career? Edited July 23, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Carroll 2-0 to everyone this inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:21 PM) Come on, no Jose? Why couldn't he just DH and let Konerko stay on the bench. Ostensibly Kong is good against LHP, in reality he's awful. and Gillaspie batting 3rd against LHP, jesus. He said he looked tired and had a stiff back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Dreaded vote of confidence from Dayton Moore for Ned Yost... http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...icle781663.html Royals interested in Rios/M.Byrd as well for outfield help offensively. (Aoki/Dyson/Cain aren't quite getting it done...but Aoki's far and away the weakest link in that chain.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:29 PM) Well that makes sense but there is no explaining away having Conor bat 3rd. I'm all for giving Jose more days off; Just doesn't make sense to do it against a soft tossing LHP unless he's feeling under the weather. With two righthanded players basically gone from line up and a four man bench, your options are pretty limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:42 PM) With two righthanded players basically gone from line up and a four man bench, your options are pretty limited. I never really thought Konerko wasting a roster spot would bother me. Turns out it really is. Sox are 5 back of the WC every AB counts. It might just be smoke and mirrors and hope but eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Nieto sure is struggling catching Carroll tonight. I don't know if its the movement or haven't been familiar with each other but he has dropped at least 4 balls already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:45 PM) I never really thought Konerko wasting a roster spot would bother me. Turns out it really is. Sox are 5 back of the WC every AB counts. It might just be smoke and mirrors and hope but eh. Then we are talking about someone like Jordan Danks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeky Magee Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:41 PM) Dreaded vote of confidence from Dayton Moore for Ned Yost... http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...icle781663.html Royals interested in Rios/M.Byrd as well for outfield help offensively. (Aoki/Dyson/Cain aren't quite getting it done...but Aoki's far and away the weakest link in that chain.) Assuming he gets healthy again before the deadline, the Rangers are gonna get a hell of a lot more back for Rios than Leury Garcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:46 PM) Then we are talking about someone like Jordan Danks. I miss Avi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The shift is just ridiculous in baseball now. There were no baseball players on the left side of the infield for Dunn's at bat. You just have to bunt in that situation. It's just insane that players don't plop bunts down against these shifts. Not one player on the left side. Embarrassing for Dunn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Sox have no idea what to do against this batting practice pitcher, though Paulie did hit a liner. Chen is only good against the Sox so he drives Royals fans crazy, too. They don't even want him on the team. Yet against the Sox we'll be lucky to score one run. Wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I can't see us scoring more then 1 run tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Hitters 4-8 in Sox line-up at .238 or lower. OUCH. Take away Abreu and Eaton, and we might be even worse than 2013 offensively. Beckham now in the 220's for the first time all season, and Viciedo in the 230's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) Sox have no idea what to do against this batting practice pitcher, though Paulie did hit a liner. Chen is only good against the Sox so he drives Royals fans crazy, too. They don't even want him on the team. Yet against the Sox we'll be lucky to score one run. Wild. Chen is 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA against the White Sox over the last 3+ years. A notch below Guthrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:52 PM) Hitters 4-8 in Sox line-up at .238 or lower. OUCH. Take away Abreu and Eaton, and we might be even worse than 2013 offensively. Beckham now in the 220's for the first time all season, and Viciedo in the 230's. Time to cut bait on both. Don't care what the return is as long as it clears two roster spots for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) The shift is just ridiculous in baseball now. There were no baseball players on the left side of the infield for Dunn's at bat. You just have to bunt in that situation. It's just insane that players don't plop bunts down against these shifts. Not one player on the left side. Embarrassing for Dunn. Did you see the shift for your boy Paulie? Albeit less drastic the 2nd baseman was playing behind 2B, creating a HUGE hole. All he needed to do was hit it through the hole.... Dunn is indeed a power hitter, you don't ask him to bunt the ball to the left side, that's just silly. With a runner on 3rd is about the only time that is acceptable for him to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Tank should of had that ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Wtf Alexei? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Alexi with a stupid play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 WTF are you doing Alexei? Who cares if the runner is on 3rd with 2 outs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:57 PM) WTF are you doing Alexei? Who cares if the runner is on 3rd with 2 outs? The runner wasn't even going. Stupid play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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