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The post All-Star break/2nd half schedule for the White Sox is something one might look at for hope, and a sign of good things to come.

Now I’ll admit the final 9 games/3 series are tough(2 against the Twins and 1 against the Padres)…..but just about everything else up until then is very easy all things considered. You’ve got one series against the Astros but it’s at home, and one more vs the Twins too. But the other seventeen series are against as follows:

Guardians, Rockies, Athletics, Royals, Rangers, Royals, Tigers, Guardians, Orioles, Diamondbacks, Royals, Mariners, Athletics, Rockies, Tigers, Guardians, Tigers.

More often than not, despite some exceptions(like our June series vs Baltimore), the weaker the competition the easier it is to win games. That’s just a fact.

So let’s get healthy, make some wise moves at the TDL, and take advantage of that 2nd half schedule!
 
My frustrations at watching Sox leave too many runners on basecand not driving them led me to look up the % of games with RBIs stat..

Sox havevonlyv1cplayercranked in top 100 in this stat...

LuiscRobert is at 32.8% which ranksc74th (actualky tied with 73rd ranked player .. I think tgey go by who played more games ...but in any case if youcalkiwctgatxRobert is close tobotgersxrankedxabove him you still get 52 players who are above 35%.. the top ofvtge board is at 52% (Trey Turner).

So Sox have only 1 player in top100 of this state and he is not even in thectop 50% of leaders in thus stat.


This is abysmal.

It shows tge falk of Abreu from hiscusial RBI production and the lack of production from others who we counted on (yes ..injuries to Grandal and Jimmnennez play into thus( ..but still...Sox have gotvto plate more runners per game. or do it by commitee


Either way...the sour imoression I get from watching too many stranded when we hit into weak ground balls to the infield for force outs or double pkays and the LACK of tge sacrifice fly failing to get in runners o n3rd...is maddening.

We desperately need to get betterxatvnotcwadting these opportunities.
 
SimpleJack said:
The post All-Star break/2nd half schedule for the White Sox is something one might look at for hope, and a sign of good things to come.

Now I’ll admit the final 9 games/3 series are tough(2 against the Twins and 1 against the Padres)…..but just about everything else up until then is very easy all things considered. You’ve got one series against the Astros but it’s at home, and one more vs the Twins too. But the other seventeen series are against as follows:

Guardians, Rockies, Athletics, Royals, Rangers, Royals, Tigers, Guardians, Orioles, Diamondbacks, Royals, Mariners, Athletics, Rockies, Tigers, Guardians, Tigers.

More often than not, despite some exceptions(like our June series vs Baltimore), the weaker the competition the easier it is to win games. That’s just a fact.

So let’s get healthy, make some wise moves at the TDL, and take advantage of that 2nd half schedule!
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Except the Sox never get healthy, never make wise moves (and they have very little value in the farm system to move) and they've been lousy even against the crappy teams.

And above all they still have the ancient drunk in charge.
 
All 6 outs for Giolito through the first 2 innings are K's. He's looking real sharp. Let's hope he keeps it up. The Sox need a sweep here.
 
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why? He doesn't bring 3pt efficiency, good defensive, or fit as PF. (edit - maybe his 3pt shooting is okay, just wasn't last year)

I suppose it's now easier to trade one of the many guards for somebody who fills those other needs. But something else would need to be added in the trade to get any kind player worth a crap.
 
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southsideIrish said:
Except the Sox never get healthy, never make wise moves (and they have very little value in the farm system to move) and they've been lousy even against the crappy teams.

And above all they still have the ancient drunk in charge.
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Can’t stay injured forever, of course they can get healthy…and like I said despite some bad results against weak competition that doesn’t change the FACT that in general over that large of a sample it’s easier to get wins against bad teams as opposed to good teams…

Also despite the bad moves that doesn’t mean there havnt been solid TDL additions too(like Tepera) and the opportunity to add more again here in 2022.

Just swept the Giants in SF. Hendriks returns this week. Eloy, Grandal, and Bummer getting close too. Twins series next at home in Chicago. Twins just lost today so now going in to that series we’re gonna be just 4.5 games back. Sox are starting to play better. Pitching and hitting. The time is NOW to get on a roll and get in 1st!
 
I'm in town from Florida this weekend and went to Wrigley Saturday night. Cubs won so it was nice to sing go Cubs go after a win in a night in Chicago, but I still can't get over how much Wrigeyville has changed. Once you are inside the park and in the bleachers it generally feels the same, but the surrounding area doesn't feel like it used to. Felt so corporate now
 
Mrfenn92 said:
We are Chicago teams we only sign name stars a decade late
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Speaking in generalities, the problem partly is that name stars don't become free agents until they've played close to a decade and are 30+ years old. Alternatively, I wouldn't, but you could sign the Jalen Brunsons of the world for $25 mil. The big name movements seem to be mostly thru trades. I'd think the number of mid/late-20 yr olds big names who become free agents and change teams (w/o a trade) is pretty small.

In this regard, I'm struggling to come up with anybody significant from Chicago teams (Allen Robinson, M Hossa, J Heyward - good grief that's abysmal, hopefully I'm missing some obvious ones). edit - add Ben Wallace
 
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Speaking in generalities, the problem partly is that name stars don't become free agents until they've played close to a decade and are 30+ years old. Alternatively, I wouldn't, but you could sign the Jalen Brunsons of the world for $25 mil. The big name movements seem to be mostly thru trades. I'd think the number of mid/late-20 yr olds big names who become free agents and change teams (w/o a trade) is pretty small.

In this regard, I'm struggling to come up with anybody significant from Chicago teams (Allen Robinson, M Hossa, J Heyward - good grief that's abysmal, hopefully I'm missing some obvious ones).
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Jon Lester, Hossa and Robinson
 
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Sox got a rally going here

Tied game

Moncada is f***ing joke

f*** off Moncada!

Moncada needs to GTFO of here

Engel and Moncada are f***ing stupid

So f***ing stupid

What a complete debacle
 
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Two veteran players pull that stunt? How the hell can you olay all your life and not know how to tag up?

Woulda been 2nd and 3rd with 1 out and instead the inning is over.
 
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