Jose Abreu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Alright, good, NY is gone. Now let's go Pittsburgh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Champagne celebration after winning the WC game? C'mon man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) Chris Archer is so much better than Kruk and Jessica Mendoza. They should keep him on. Mendoza is kind of like Len Kasper. They seem to want to prove how much baseball they know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Colby Rasmus turned out to be a good investment for the Astros. I seem to remember a a lot of Soxtalkers didn't want him every time I brought him up last off season. He production this year was about what many thought LaRoche should have done. Take young over old and AL experience over NL and less years and less AAV next time Sox. The difference between the 2 was LaRoche's OBP was way higher and he is a good Christian man as opposed to Rasmus' rep as a problem child and low OBP in 2014 Rasmus put up a 2.8 WAR vs, LaRoche's -1.4 a difference of 4.2 WAR in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 07:04 PM) Dirty ass slide by gregarious So that slide by Gregorius wasn't very gregarious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Glad the Yankees lost. And let's go Pirates! And here in Western NY, as far as casuals go it's like 75% Yankees, 22% Mets, 2% Blue Jays (closest geographically) and 1% crapshoot. Of that crapshoot, I've met a few Cubs fans through work over the past 10 years. They don't watch the games but are quick to get on me for wearing White Sox gear (while owning no Cubs gear). In this instance the two particular dues I'm thinking of also happened to be Cowboys fans. AKA "America's Teams" homers IMO. I get why people around me have abandoned the Bills over the years in pursuit of following a winner, but "Cubs" fans who don't even watch the Cubs are obnoxious as s*** even here in NY. I was following Cubs/Pirates on my phone at the end of a shift a month or so ago, dude across cubicle is generic "Cubs fan" and they had scored to go ahead and he started clapping. "You watching the Cubs game?" "No, x player just scored for my baseball team on Fanduel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I didn't realize until last night that I was pronouncing Dallas Keuchel's last name wrong. I didn't know the "ch" made a hard "K" sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I will be so angry if the Cubs win tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 10:33 PM) Colby Rasmus turned out to be a good investment for the Astros. I seem to remember a a lot of Soxtalkers didn't want him every time I brought him up last off season. He production this year was about what many thought LaRoche should have done. Take young over old and AL experience over NL and less years and less AAV next time Sox. The difference between the 2 was LaRoche's OBP was way higher and he is a good Christian man as opposed to Rasmus' rep as a problem child and low OBP in 2014 Rasmus put up a 2.8 WAR vs, LaRoche's -1.4 a difference of 4.2 WAR in 2015. Yep, he was one of the main players a few of us were targeting for OF on the assumption they wouldn't overspend on Cabrera or Yasmany Tomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Oct 6, 2015 -> 11:33 PM) Colby Rasmus turned out to be a good investment for the Astros. I seem to remember a a lot of Soxtalkers didn't want him every time I brought him up last off season. He production this year was about what many thought LaRoche should have done. Take young over old and AL experience over NL and less years and less AAV next time Sox. The difference between the 2 was LaRoche's OBP was way higher and he is a good Christian man as opposed to Rasmus' rep as a problem child and low OBP in 2014 Rasmus put up a 2.8 WAR vs, LaRoche's -1.4 a difference of 4.2 WAR in 2015. IIRC, no one wanted him on the ridiculous long term deals that were being talked about (something like 6/100 at one point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 This explains the Rasmus situation well: With so many primed to arrive this season, they started adding from the outside, including the 29-year-old Rasmus. For years, he was the ultimate tease, a hyper-talented left-handed-hitting center fielder who simply couldn't cobble together a season commensurate to his ability. A bad reputation chased him. He was scorned in the St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse and not much more popular in Toronto. This season, Rasmus resolved to be different. "At the end of it," he said, "I don't want them to say Colby Rasmus was a piece of crap because he had all of this time and just wanted to be a douche. I just try to love on everybody." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:05 AM) IIRC, no one wanted him on the ridiculous long term deals that were being talked about (something like 6/100 at one point). I don't think Rasmus was ever near that range, he was being pegged for more like 3/30. Turns out he was an even bigger bargain (or maybe the Astros would rather have him for 3 years, who knows with him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Madden is benching Bryant Tonight. Going all offense. Does not care about defense. So i heard on the radio this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) Madden is benching Bryant Tonight. Going all offense. Does not care about defense. So i heard on the radio this morning. I'll believe it when I see it, how does benching Bryant help you on offense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) I'll believe it when I see it, how does benching Bryant help you on offense? It is rumor so far. I have no idea what Madden is thinking at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Lmao, I doubt he benches Bryant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:02 AM) Lmao, I doubt he benches Bryant Or put him in left field. Who knows. Rumors on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 My point is, if he's going all-offense, why take out the second best hitter on the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) My point is, if he's going all-offense, why take out the second best hitter on the team? Does putting him in left field make more sense? I need to stop listening to radio rumors lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) Maddon... Benching Bryant would be about as idiotic as...well, it's just not going to happen. Even if he was 0 for his career against Cole. The question has to be more who you play in LF, Schwarber or ??? That must have been the conversation, if you want to be stuck with his poor defense out there in order to get the offensive upside. Edited October 7, 2015 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) Does putting him in left field make more sense? I need to stop listening to radio rumors lol. Not really, because isn't that where Schwarber will go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I should have just said he is going all offensive tonight and not worrying about defense. Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I heard Coghlan is getting benched. LaStella at 3B Bryant at LF Schwarber at RF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Bryant in Lf, Schwarber in RF, LaStella at 3B was what i heard. I assume he believes Arrieta can pitch over the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 10:26 AM) I heard Coghlan is getting benched. LaStella at 3B Bryant at LF Schwarber at RF So they're sacrificing OF defense to get LaStella's bat into the lineup? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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