Game Thread: White Sox v Twins, 4/11 @ 6:40pm CT

[RickOShea]

This move has 'bite you in the butt", written all over it.

[stringer bell]

Wow, what a performance by Lopez. I think the deal for Arraez is a win-win. If there ever was a guy to extend, I think it should be Pablo Lopez.

[RickOShea]

glad I was so wrong!

[Nine of twelve]

There was vehement disagreement from a member of my household when the pitching change was made. Turned out just fine, thankyouverymuch. Now get Duran ready for the ninth.

[IndianaTwin]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

Jonas Salk's parents said the same thing!

Thank goodness he couldn’t hit a curve ball. 

[Squirrel]

2 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

glad I was so wrong!

We knew you would be

[Parfigliano]

9 minutes ago, Danchat said:

There hasn’t been a shift, the pitchers are just pitching better and using less pitches. Lopez is not in the same stratosphere of Bundy/Archer/Smeltzer.

Dont leave out ChiChi and Happ

[IndianaTwin]

6 minutes ago, RpR said:

Cruz for this year.

 

 

Yeah, but he should be playing center. 

[Craig Arko]

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Wow, what a performance by Lopez. I think the deal for Arraez is a win-win. If there ever was a guy to extend, I think it should be Pablo Lopez.

#extendlopeznow

[RickOShea]

1 minute ago, Squirrel said:

We knew you would be

I had a 50/50 shot.  But I knew 100% that you would disagree.

[Schmoeman5]

10 minutes ago, RpR said:

Cruz for this year.

 

 

And???

[stringer bell]

In the car back in the day:

Squirrel: Mom, he looked at me!

Nine: Did not.

Squirrel: Did too.

[Squirrel]

4 minutes ago, RickOShea said:

I had a 50/50 shot.  But I knew 100% that you would disagree.

98 pitches … don’t think it would have been the wrong decision either way. I was fine with pulling him, I would have been fine leaving him to finish it. But it ended just fine, so it was the right call 🙂

[IndianaTwin]

I know the obvious answer to the Gallo IL move is Julien, but I have this small sense they were waiting to see how tonight’s game went for Polanco, with the possibility of bringing him up.  

[Dave Borton]

1 hour ago, RickOShea said:

Darn, Lynn is an embarassment, physically.

I take some measure of relief that I too may pitch in MLB.

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

I know the obvious answer to the Gallo IL move is Julien, but I have this small sense they were waiting to see how tonight’s game went for Polanco, with the possibility of bringing him up.  

But they pulled Julien from the lineup, presumably to get him on the way back to the TC

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, IndianaTwin said:

I know the obvious answer to the Gallo IL move is Julien, but I have this small sense they were waiting to see how tonight’s game went for Polanco, with the possibility of bringing him up.  

Call me out if I'm wrong, but I don't see it. Polanco hasn't played consecutive days yet IIRC. Julien might only be up for a few days (or Wallner) since Kepler could/should be off the IL after the weekend.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

3 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

In the car back in the day:

Squirrel: Mom, he looked at me!

Nine: Did not.

Squirrel: Did too.

In the station wagon rear facing seat that may or may not have seat belts.

[wabene]

26 minutes ago, Hrbowski said:

There seems to have been quite the organizational shift in how long you should let a starter pitch. I wonder how much of that was influenced by the revolt led by Sonny Gray?

Zip. The quality of the well prepared starting staff is the answer your looking for. 

[Squirrel]

Oh ****

[Nine of twelve]

Just now, Squirrel said:

But they pulled Julien from the lineup, presumably to get him on the way back to the TC

The first part we know. The second part is speculation (which may turn out to be true).

[stringer bell]

Damn, feel bad for Pablo.

[h2oface]

middle middle is never that nasty

 

[mrtwinsfan]

Ouch,    team needs to score more than 2  or 3 to expect to win

[Squirrel]

1 minute ago, Nine of twelve said:

The first part we know. The second part is speculation (which may turn out to be true).

Hence the ‘presumably’ 

[mnfireman]

Wasted a good outing by the SP. Damn BP blowing games, time to trade these guys  (sarcasm)

[Squirrel]

Even Mariano Rivera lost a game from time to time

[stringer bell]

Great at-bat for Sheets.

[mrtwinsfan]

Lets just not lose it,

[RpR]

9 minutes ago, Schmoeman5 said:

And???

Luis Arraez just hit for the cycle.

And???