Mariners @ White Sox May 19-21, '25...

[sutz]

Off to Chi-town on a winning streak.

Probables:

Luis Castillo 3-3

D. Martin 2-4

-TBA	B. Wilson 0-2

L. Evans 2-1

S. Smith 1-3

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Just keep piling up those series win. Hoping for a sweep but won't assume anything. Still gotta' lace em up.

 

[bileever]

From here on out, I think success will depend on several things:

1. Can the starting pitchers get healthy, and can Hancock and Evans hold down the fort until they do? Can Bryan Woo be this great the whole season? Hancock seems to be improving and Evans has been pretty good so far. It will be up to Wilson to manage the workload the rest of the way to avoid further injuries to the starters.

2. Can the hitting continue? They are currently 4th in the AL in runs per game, and if they can continue that, it will go a long way towards succeeding. Specifically, can JP Crawford and Dylan Moore continue to hit like they are? And will Julio finally pull himself out of his early season slump? JP has done it before, so I'm more confident that he's returned to his 2023 form. Dylan Moore has flashed in the past, but always reverts to flirting with the Mendoza line, so we can't expect him to be as good as he's been lately. (And is Cal really going to break the record for number of HRs by a catcher in a season?)

3. Are there any better answers at 3B and RF besides Ben Williamson and Leody Taveras? After a promising start, Williamson seems to have cratered. Both Williamson and Taveras are near the absolute bottom of the league in OPS, with Williamson at .554 and Taveras at .548. I suppose we're going to have to wait until Luke Raley gets back in mid-June.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

710 ESPN said this morning that they expect Kirby back for the CHEATstros series. Huge.
Very good points on Hancock and Evans. Love seeing a player take advantage of an opportunity. Williamson will ultimately save a lot of runs with his defense, imo. Need to leave him there and let him do what rookies do, fight thru the struggles of being a rook at the plate.

 

[Sperrydogg]

From here on out, I think success will depend on several things:

1. Can the starting pitchers get healthy, and can Hancock and Evans hold down the fort until they do? Can Bryan Woo be this great the whole season? Hancock seems to be improving and Evans has been pretty good so far. It will be up to Wilson to manage the workload the rest of the way to avoid further injuries to the starters.

2. Can the hitting continue? They are currently 4th in the AL in runs per game, and if they can continue that, it will go a long way towards succeeding. Specifically, can JP Crawford and Dylan Moore continue to hit like they are? And will Julio finally pull himself out of his early season slump? JP has done it before, so I'm more confident that he's returned to his 2023 form. Dylan Moore has flashed in the past, but always reverts to flirting with the Mendoza line, so we can't expect him to be as good as he's been lately. (And is Cal really going to break the record for number of HRs by a catcher in a season?)

3. Are there any better answers at 3B and RF besides Ben Williamson and Leody Taveras? After a promising start, Williamson seems to have cratered. Both Williamson and Taveras are near the absolute bottom of the league in OPS, with Williamson at .554 and Taveras at .548. I suppose we're going to have to wait until Luke Raley gets back in mid-June.

4. What Jerry does. Will he make another gut wrenching move at the deadline

 

[Bobblehead]

think he could have used 2 hands to catch that.

 

[Chapow]

Good god Taylor is sooo bad this year.

 

[SmokinHawk]

Good god Taylor is sooo bad this year.

Tried his hardest to hand em that game. Munoz still perfect, with a four pitch save.

 

[sutz]

Nice to see Castillo do 6+. Starting to regain his pietro status.

Taylor still having trouble finding the strike zone with quality strikes. Almost blew that one. Wilson is trying to give him opportunities in low stress situations. Not handling it well so far.

Offense not getting to Martin at all, but got to their bullpen. Maybe we could trade Taylor to them.

Nice little win streak going. Win tomorrow and we gurantee at least .500 on this road trip.

 

[sutz]

Looks like rain tomorrow, possible delays.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Nice to see Castillo do 6+. Starting to regain his pietro status.

Taylor still having trouble finding the strike zone with quality strikes. Almost blew that one. Wilson is trying to give him opportunities in low stress situations. Not handling it well so far.

Offense not getting to Martin at all, but got to their bullpen. Maybe we could trade Taylor to them.

Nice little win streak going. Win tomorrow and we gurantee at least .500 on this road trip.

Yep, The Rock is looking like his old self.

 

[SmokinHawk]

Nice to see Castillo do 6+. Starting to regain his pietro status.

Taylor still having trouble finding the strike zone with quality strikes. Almost blew that one. Wilson is trying to give him opportunities in low stress situations. Not handling it well so far.

Offense not getting to Martin at all, but got to their bullpen. Maybe we could trade Taylor to them.

Nice little win streak going. Win tomorrow and we gurantee at least .500 on this road trip.

I was watching the pitchfx and it really looks like he was jobbed by the ump on the first batter.

 

[sutz]

I was watching the pitchfx and it really looks like he was jobbed by the ump on the first batter.

Yeah, umps have sucked all year.

 

[Sperrydogg]

Yeah, umps have sucked all year.

I liked the balls and strikes challenge. It was actually fun and it’s gotta make those refs try harder cause they’re gonna start being proven wrong

 

[CallMeADawg]

Yep, The Rock is looking like his old self.

Yeah even if the ump was pure garbage he just pushed on and got it done.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Umps have been next level bad this year. It can't just be me that notices it. Glad to hear others are seeing it. It's ridiculous how bad they are.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Tied with the Yankees.

 

[Sperrydogg]

Tied with the Yankees.

Wish we beat them, do we play them again?

 

[Crizilla]

Wish we beat them, do we play them again?

Right before the all Star break

 

[Sperrydogg]

I hate watching the game when I know the score but I missed it today doing some tile, but here it is the 7th inning and it’s still 1-0, yet I know the final score so I’m actually getting excited to see how this goes down, plus what’s all the complaining about Taylor in a 1 run outing?