Quick Shots: White Sox Offense Still Napping
- Watching a Chicago White Sox game is like undergoing root canal: It's not pretty and it certainly isn't fun. After getting pounded by Boston Saturday night, the White Sox blew all kinds of chances Sunday en route to a 5-3 loss. The White Sox had ample opportunities to cash in on some shaky Boston pitching, but did not. The key play in the game was a mishandled pitch by catcher Tyler Flowers which advanced runners to second and third and eventually made it 4-3. The White Sox just keep coming up with ways to lose.
- The loss moves them two under .500, but more importantly four games behind division leading Detroit. The White Sox had ample opportunities to gain on both Detroit and second place Cleveland over the weekend, but couldn't pull the trigger. Now they face the Yankees. Good luck with that.
- Ozzie Guillen made several curious managerial moves yesterday. For starters, do you really want Adam Dunn and Alex Rios hitting back to back? And then, after Paul Konerko went out of the lineup with a bruised leg and Ozzie used some pinch hitters, he eventually lost the DH when Dunn was forced to play first because everyone else was being used. That should never happen.
- One thing I thought of is that the Sox pinch hit Omar Vizquel for Brett Morel and A.J. Pierzynski for Brett Lillibridge. Didn't Tyler Flowers play some first in the minors. Couldn't he have been used instead of Dunn? Ozzie, you are losing it!
- You just think sooner or later these guys will snap out of it and start hitting. Of course, I also think sooner or later Shania Twain will rerun my phone calls.
- The Bears not retaining Olin Kruetz is not nearly as tragic as you would believe. Sure, he's a leader and a fan favorite, but he's not the Olin Kruetz of a few years ago. If he retires, maybe the Bears could find a place on the coaching staff for him. Chris Spencer may not be the answer, but he's younger and pretty tough.
- The Bears made some interesting choices in free agency, going for guys who they bought low that still have some production left. Can Roy Williams be the player he was in Detroit when Mike Martz was there? Can Marion Barber have a better year than Chester Taylor? The problem with the Bears seems to be they fall in love with a system, yet never stock themselves with players who can execute it. Obviously this year, they are trying to get offensive players who can thrive in Mike Martz's system. That's why Greg Olson was traded and why they've released several of last year's starters. I, for one, would like to see if they can pull it off. Wait a minute. My phone is ringing. Hello, Shania?
Posted by Chip Ramsey at 8/1/2011 8:24 AM 
Categories: Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, Pro Football, Baseball
Tags: His Name Is Rios Mike Martz The Big Donkey
Categories: Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, Pro Football, Baseball
Tags: His Name Is Rios Mike Martz The Big Donkey
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