Series Thread: White Sox - Twins 4 game series 9/14-9/17

[richig07]

Wait...Minny's guy wears the obnoxious pimp glasses too? This game is gonna be magnificent.

He's the Uber driver. If you remember the conversation about him from the first series. lol

 

[ChiSoxFan]

He's the Uber driver. If you remember the conversation about him from the first series. lol

That was Benetti’s fav topic

 

[richig07]

I couldn't agree more. Obviously the single biggest reason we acquired Dyson. Bad non-move on Ricky's part. Oh, and I finally got to actually see the play on the MLB highlights last night. It was exactly as you guys described. Think it was a gift that the umps allowed it to be a GRD.

And even without the gaffe at the wall... it was just a horrible read/angle on the ball. He's our only outfielder who would turn that play into a circus act. The ball was hammered, but it's a play that should be made. The wall shouldn't have even become a factor.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

I don't think I have experienced a game with some many bases loaded opportunities on both sides and so few runs scored.

Eloy gets the blooper video in the field once again.

Cease is a battler - when he puts it together he will be a fine starter. I like his mental make up (unlike Lopez).

Mazara bats left - Engle bats right - and that folks is why you should train all your kids to bat left handed - even if they are righties.

Tim Anderson's adjustments at the plate are old school - and Hawk would be peeing in his pants to see it. Tim Anderson has won me over as a fan this year - in so many different ways.

The Twinkies are a very tough team and they do not quit on the game. I don't understand why Cave and Kepler just eat the Sox up.

The only tragedy of this White Sox season is Eloy Jimenez' relationship to outfield walls. Dyson needs to get out there in the late innings with the game tucked away. He also was late in throwing in a ball that allowed a Twin to take 2nd base on what should have been a single.

27 men total LOB by the two clubs combined. I said it back in the first month of the season. I don't have any stats to show, but I'm willing to bet some serious internet money that the Sox are at or right near the top at the number of men left on base. We're the best scoring team in the AL, but if we could stop leaving so many men on base, we'd be the tops in both leagues.

Yes, Cease is a battler and I'm assuming in due time he'll get better. But he's living too dangerously close to the edge to keep this up without eventually getting into big trouble. He simply throws too many pitches and allows too many men on base to maintain this front. 99 pitches for less than 5 full innings? That won't get you far in this game. Unacceptable.

Edit: I actually typed this shortly after Mingo's post, but for some reason it never posted to the page. Go figure.

 

[idseer]

lob is an interesting topic. some believe the more men you leave on base the more it indicates you're a good hitting team. yesterdays game was an exception, certainly not a rule. i'd bet that most of your championship teams had relatively high lob totals.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

lob is an interesting topic. some believe the more men you leave on base the more it indicates you're a good hitting team. yesterdays game was an exception, certainly not a rule. i'd bet that most of your championship teams had relatively high lob totals.

Well in one sense I agree, being the proof is in the pudding. The Sox lead the AL in runs scored, so it's not a question of any inability to drive the baserunners in. I guess my point was if we were able to not leave so many on the basepaths, we'd be even deadlier as an offense than we are - and we're already pretty deadly.

 

[Jiddy]

I give Dunning my approval to bean Donaldson.

 

[Jiddy]

Good. Dork.

 

[idseer]

any pitcher whose name ends in *unning is bound to be really good.
anyway ... good start.

and 9 pitches. i like that.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

The Uber driver has ugly cleats.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Need Moncada to start flashing the power.

 

[Jiddy]

 

[ChiSoxFan]

I took White Sox over 4 tonight with a Robert SB prop.

Don't let me down, Sox.

 

[Jiddy]

This Minnesota pitcher delivering to last night’s catcher could be the greatest battery in baseball history.

 

[Jiddy]

Betting on your own team is bad juju

I took White Sox over 4 tonight with a Robert SB prop.

Don't let me down, Sox.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Betting on your own team is bad juju

Yeah, this is rare. I'm betting they do positive things, though.

Don't make me sound like Pete Rose, here!

 

[Jiddy]

Nice. One more plz.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Nice. One more plz.

lol, 3 more!

 

[Jiddy]

Eloy my boy!

 

[Jiddy]

ugh struck out on garbage