White Sox @ Royals 1:15 pm CST

[caulfield12]

Everyone's going to jump all over me, but I don't see Cleveland beating KC for the division.

 

There's just something about their chemistry and resilience that no other team can match..despite throwing out a line-up of scrubs AND Hosmer/Cain/Escobar/Morales.

 

 

Throughout this series, we let Hosmer beat us. Cain there as well in the 8th. But obviously, so did Orlando and Eibner and a host of other unknowns like Butera and Cuthbert. Merrifield looks like a young Zobrist against us.

 

Cuthbert's a better defender than Moustakas, and they weren't missing too much with the way Gordon was hitting.

[Chicago White Sox]

One thing you do ask for your manager to do is handle personalities well enough that "When they get into a funk, and everyone is screwing up and failing, it doesn't expand to the whole team or they snap out of it quickly". That's where a "good manager for the people on the team" earns his money.

This x1,000,000. Glad you have risen from the grave Balta join us in this trying time.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Chicago White Sox

[GGajewski18]

#VoteRoyals ‏@Royals 9m9 minutes ago

Do you need a hug, @whitesox?

 

Edit: I really f***ing hate the Royals.

Edited May 29, 2016 by SoxPride18

[SI1020]

I miss this guy

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/BryanDolgin/stat...027165443620864

I do too. I really enjoyed his post game shows during the 05 season. Much better than Rongey.

 

[Swingandalongonetoleft]

This series fully warrants someone's job. It's not on him entitrely, but if ever a time for Ventura to be fired, this is it.

[Jose Abreu]

#VoteRoyals ‏@Royals 9m9 minutes ago

Do you need a hug, @whitesox?

 

Edit: I really f***ing hate the Royals.

classy

[caulfield12]

And, unless you just want to completely rebuild starting at midseason, you absolutely have to let Renteria try with this team to turn things around and see if some of the younger players (see KC) who have never had an opportunity could be the foundation for a playoff contender next year...

 

Especially Saladino and Anderson. Ironic, in the sense that both can't play at the same time. Need a decision once and for all on Garcia.

 

Otherwise, you have to trade Frazier/Cabrera/Lawrie and start the great Eaton/Quintana/Sale sweepstakes.

 

Hopefully Abreu can rebound as well...because a below average fielding low 700ish OPS 1B isn't worth a thing on the trade market.

Edited May 29, 2016 by caulfield12

[Greg Hibbard]

He's part of it and the easiest to try to fix. Why dont people understand this yet?

 

So who do you replace Robin with, tomorrow?

 

"Anyone else" is not really an acceptable answer here. There is literally no reason to believe anyone outside of this organization could right these problems this week.

 

The fact of the matter is that Ventura will be here all year because this organization is not prepared to make that change mid season.

[daggins]

If Ajax goes to the DL, do the Sox bring up Coats? They don't really have any CF, but I guess they could call up Leury (ugh).

 

[Flash Tizzle]

It used to be just Quintana's issue, but it is now plaguing the whole team. We get a hitter to 0-2 or 1-2 and just throw ball after ball after ball. My god, there is NOT a rule against throwing a ball in the strike zone with 2 strikes.

No kidding, it's incredibly frustrating watching these relievers just waste pitches hoping the opposing batters will chase. Then before you know it the count is full and here comes a walk

[GGajewski18]

So who do you replace Robin with, tomorrow?

 

"Anyone else" is not really an acceptable answer here. There is literally no reason to believe anyone outside of this organization could right these problems this week.

 

The fact of the matter is that Ventura will be here all year because this organization is not prepared to make that change mid season.

 

He's already in the dugout. His name is Rick Renteria.

[daggins]

So who do you replace Robin with, tomorrow?

 

"Anyone else" is not really an acceptable answer here. There is literally no reason to believe anyone outside of this organization could right these problems this week.

 

The fact of the matter is that Ventura will be here all year because this organization is not prepared to make that change mid season.

 

Renteria is an actual MLB manager. He'd be fine.

[chw42]

#VoteRoyals ‏@Royals 9m9 minutes ago

Do you need a hug, @whitesox?

 

Edit: I really f***ing hate the Royals.

 

Wow whoever runs their Twitter needs to f*** off.

[South Side Fireworks Man]

So who do you replace Robin with, tomorrow?

Renteria.

[caulfield12]

It would be Shuck or Leury Garcia for Jackson.

 

Renteria's the clear choice for interim and potential for an extension if he rights this sinking ship. No way in hell it would be Bell.

 

I'd almost like to see KW pull a Dan Jennings and put his job on the line as manager. Now that, at least, would be entertaining.

[caulfield12]

It would be Shuck or Leury Garcia for Jackson.

 

Renteria's the clear choice for interim and potential for an extension if he rights this sinking ship. No way in hell it would be Bell.

 

I'd almost like to see KW pull a Dan Jennings and put his job on the line as manager. Now that, at least, would be entertaining.

[The Ginger Kid]

I love how Cooper gets to sit back and get a pass thru all this bulls***

[Y2HH]

This team isn't this bad. They're playing "Braves level" right now, they're not nearly that bad. Teams are never as bad as they look when they're playing their worst. (But the converse should have been remembered in April).

 

I honestly hope you're right. It's just hard to see the forest for the trees at this point.

[South Side Fireworks Man]

I love how Cooper gets to sit back and get a pass thru all this bulls***

He should be fired along with Ventura.

[Buehrle>Wood]

I love how Cooper gets to sit back and get a pass thru all this bulls***

He has a good track record, even if there's not much too much there lately. Oh yeah and our starting pitching is still killing it overall. Robin has nothing to back himself up with.

[caulfield12]

No kidding, it's incredibly frustrating watching these relievers just waste pitches hoping the opposing batters will chase. Then before you know it the count is full and here comes a walk

 

And KC was last in the AL entering this game in walks.

 

But every single rally in these three games was related to a huge walk (or more).

 

Infante/Escobar

Jennings LHP walking Dyson, a LHB FRI

Then again today.

Edited May 29, 2016 by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

No kidding, it's incredibly frustrating watching these relievers just waste pitches hoping the opposing batters will chase. Then before you know it the count is full and here comes a walk

 

And KC was last in the AL entering this game in walks.

 

But every single rally in these three games was related to a huge walk (or more).

 

Infante/Escobar

Jennings LHP walking Dyson, a LHB FRI

Then again today.

Edited May 29, 2016 by caulfield12

[Buehrle>Wood]

And KC was last in the AL entering this game in walks.

 

But every single rally in these three games was related to a huge walk (or more).

 

Infante/Escobar FRI

Jennings LHP walking Dyson, a LHB SAT

Then again today.

The Jennings walk was a joke. Ump totally f***ed that.

Edited May 29, 2016 by Buehrle>Wood

[caulfield12]

Got the order of those games and walks out of whack...but the point still stands about rallies being fueled by late inning walks 90% of the time.

[MDWhiteSoxFan]

I remember when we used to be the team that scored runs after the 7th... this team sucks.