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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2013 -> 02:03 AM) 3 K's for Dunn. That was a hearty blasting of boos there for 15 seconds or so. Who is now at .137 and even worse than 2011. Dunn. Wow. 0-4 with 3 Ks at home. What a worthless baseball player. Indians actually have a decent team. They finished off that game by retiring Cabrera to end the game. If Sox get second pick in the draft this year behind the Marlins, are any certain stars available? Trout-like guys or Harper/Strasburg types?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2013 -> 03:52 AM) They're going to either wake up on this next road trip or be buried for the rest of the season. This team is incapable of going better than .500 on a road trip. Yes, I said it. A damn good road trip is .500.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 11, 2013 -> 03:47 AM) LOL. The 2013 Bulls are the all-time leader in TWTW, but its just not enough. Yeah, I was trying to give them props for TWTW while lamenting it doesn't matter much vs. the LeBrons.

Hawk and Stoney lamenting the sloppy play and mental mistakes. Not fun to be Robin Ventura right now. Another lousy loss.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 11, 2013 -> 04:44 AM) Go away with your statistics. TWTW is all that matters in the 9th inning! TWTW is not helping the Bulls record W's of late.

1.) Are you attorneys on here surprised Arias gave an interview right after she was found guilty of first degree murder? I did not realize interviews were available that quickly if reporters are able to set them up. It reminded me of People's Court almost. Seems the reporter established a professional connection with Arias and was able to set it up. He got good stuff in the 45 minutes. I like the way the national people were horrified by it all, since they couldn't get the interview. 2.) Do you think Arias should die for killing an abusive ex-boyfriend? Isn't life in prison enough if the guy abused her a lot?? 3.) Are you getting into this Charles Ramsey neighbor who helped rescue the 3 women and child in Cleveland? Will he have more than 15 minutes of fame? I'm horrified that those poor women n child were prisoners for so long. WTF??? The police couldn't help out when it was reported a naked woman was crawling in the yard two fricking years ago? Thank u for your responses.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 11, 2013 -> 04:33 AM) Who cares. The White Sox wouldn't offer that. Mark is due $37 million over 2014/2015. With the buyout, Rios is due $13.5 mil. If Toronto would make up the difference, maybe it would be a wise trade. Mark would return to form in an easy division like the Sox's. And Rios is good, but if the team is not a contender it'd be nice to have Mark back as sort of a player/coach.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 11, 2013 -> 04:28 AM) They were just taking whatever Miami was giving away. Serious question. Would Toronto take a Rios for Mark trade man for man right now?

Hawk was nice to his partner, Stoney, not correcting him about Tank's walk totals. I wonder if he'll point it out to him in between innings and Stoney will joke about it. They seem more like friends this year.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 11, 2013 -> 04:21 AM) bWAR maybe. According to fWAR they are 1st (Kepp) and 5th (Dunn) worst hitters. Also, Konerko is 8th worst. Worst pitcher in baseball this year? Mark Buehrle. Not to make excuses for my favorite Sox, but what was Toronto thinking putting him in THAT division. Not a good match.

Stoney is off tonight. Tank took a walk earlier this game I believe.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2013 -> 04:10 AM) By the way, Keppinger and Dunn are now 1 and 2 in terms of worst WAR in all of baseball. Good thing they're batting 2nd and 4th. Ouch. It'd be so nice to get rid of Dunn just for fan morale.

How cold is it at the Cell. 40s or 50s? It's warming up in KC so maybe your winter will end starting this weekend as it has here.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2013 -> 03:55 AM) Not so good on cue shots or balls hit with sidespin on them. Did they call it an error? I hope they did.

i know it's bulls***, and there are no such things, but you could just sense this after the error.

Lousy error. Field the ball.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2013 -> 03:29 AM) Flowers takes far too many 3rd strikes right down the plate. Those type of at bats really suck. Make it seem as the team is sleeping and not aggressive. Lousy at bat.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 11, 2013 -> 03:27 AM) Kepp needs to join him. He's at 115 PA's without a walk. I thought that was why we wanted Kepp. A contact hitter who walks a lot.

The Bulls amaze me with their heart. They are one big-time scorer away from being NBA champs.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2013 -> 01:31 AM) That was just awful by Gillaspie I'm not a big Gillaspie guy (yet) and that has gotten me ripped a lot on here by posters.

Don't know if we needed the "stretch" call from Hawk there. To me, it didn't look like it had a chance of getting over outfielder's head.

Do the Dodgers or Angels have anything great to give up for Konerko, Rios and Peavy or any combinations of those 3? It seems to me they have the money and might need a leader like Konerko, an athlete like Rios or a bulldog like Peavy. Can we rob them?

QUOTE (Andrew @ May 9, 2013 -> 04:12 AM) I don't get the point of this. I mean - Sure, many things I agree with, some I don't...what do you want from this post? This is a horribly put together team (IMO). I've said it too.... when they were only 10 games in. What are you...like...trying to accomplish with this? Are you going to tell a bunch of guys/gals the stats? We can ALL see them. We also know who KW was, he played his chips for a winner year in/out... like what is the f***ING POINT of your post??? Team sucks - what do you suggest? GTFO. Stupid waste of time. I was going to rip you and say, 'You don't have to read long posts," but your post was entertaining for some reason. I kind of liked it.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 9, 2013 -> 01:07 AM) Line up is so much better without Dunn in it It's so nice to not have to watch him strike out. He just ruins a baseball game for a fan.

QUOTE (VAfan @ May 9, 2013 -> 03:45 AM) Forgive me. It's still early May, but already my mind drifts to the rebuild that is coming soon for the Chicago White Sox. It's the rebuild that Kenny Williams never undertook, because Kenny always wanted to retool and tweak, not rebuild. But Kenny's not the GM anymore. And unless he tries to control Rick Hahn, I think Hahn is not the same guy. He's going to realize soon that more significant changes are going to be necessary before the Sox can compete again. What are the Sox' assets? 1. Sale, Quintana, Santiago. Three young lefties who are cheap and under Sox control for several more years. Quintana hasn't done it for a full season yet, nor has Santiago, but both have pitched enough very good games to be excited about their upside. Chris Sale was a Cy Young candidate his first year as a starter. 2. Alex Rios. By far the Sox best hitter. Not sure how much longer he's tied up, but I expect the Sox will keep him just so they have a quality hitter, and because their young outfielders aren't ready yet. 3. Dayan Viciedo. A young power hitter who still needs to improve plate discipline, but the only other hitter on the team with offensive value. At least potential offensive value. 4. Young bullpen arms. Reed, Jones, Veal, et al. Jones is having a shaky year, but he has the stuff to get it figured out. 5. Alexei Ramirez. Great defensive shortstop. Led AL SS in RBI in 2012 despite a down year for his power numbers. Sox don't have anyone to replace him, so I'd keep him. 6. Conor Gillaspie. A potential everyday third baseman. Lefty bat is sorely needed. Would like him to have more power, but he looks like the best hitter other than Rios on the team right now. These are the guys you are likely to keep during a rebuild. The next rung is guys who might have trade value. 7. Paul Konerko. With his contract up, and his slow start this year to go along with his injury-hampered finish last year, it looks like Paul Konerko's great run in Chicago is going to be over. I really like him because he's the only player to consistently come sign baseballs for my son when we catch the Sox in Baltimore or DC. Classy guy. I'll be sorry to see him go, but it's time to deal him at the deadline. 8. Jake Peavy. I'm torn about this one, mostly because Peavy took a bit of discount to stay in Chicago, and really wanted to help the team. The problem is he's only signed for two years, it's a big contract, he's pitching really well to maximize his trade value, and the Sox aren't like to contend this year or next in a rebuild, so you might as well move him. He's too old and with too much injury history to want to extend past this deal, so he isn't going to be a cornerstone guy when we're good again. But I'm still torn. 9. John Danks. He's going to have to come back and prove he can pitch again, which might not be soon enough for him to have much value as a deadline deal guy. But Chicago has to get out from under his contract. He's just not worth it. As a lefty, he should still have value. 10. Alejandro De Aza. As a center fielder and lead off guy, he should have trade value. Since the Sox have several minor league outfielders who might take his place, he's a candidate to move. Dewayne Wise can fill in until the young guys are ready. 11. Gordon Beckham/Jeff Keppinger. We just signed Keppinger to play third. But it appears that Gillaspie is a better choice there, for a few reasons -- better defender, lefty, better hitter at the moment. When Beckham comes back, the Sox have a choice. Only one of these guys should be in the running for second base; the other should likely be dealt. With Sanchez in the minors, perhaps both will be gone soon. My own take is that Beckham hasn't proven he's worth an elevated contract. I'd give him one last chance to see if he can cut it this year. Sox really needed him to be a young building block. He's got the D, just not the O. Too bad. 12. Matt Thornton and Jesse Crain. These guys will have some value at the trade deadline, and absolutely must be moved. If you are doing a full rebuild, you might as well move Matt Lindstrom too, since he's 33 and could bring something back. Then there is the worthless guy the Sox just need to deal because he's killing the offense. 13. Adam Dunn. The Sox have to hope he pulls out of his tailspin and puts up decent HR and walk totals by the end of July so that someone will take him and at least some of his contract off the Sox hands. If not, the Sox may just need to eat his deal. Because he's death to this team just like he (and Rios) killed us in 2011. It's just a horrible message to everyone else to trot him up to hit clean-up every day. Finally, there are the space fillers who you keep until you have a replacement. 14. Tyler Flowers. He would be an acceptable starting catcher on a team where everyone else could hit. On the weak-hitting Sox, they can't really afford his bat. Still, he could perhaps pull out of his hitting funk, and in the meantime, he's a good defensive catcher on a cheap deal. Even if the Sox upgrade, Flowers might stay on as an above-average backup. 15. Dylan Axelrod Axelrod has pitched very well so far. But he's never going to be much more than he has been -- a fill-in pitcher. Still, there's no reason to dump him until you have something better, since he's cheap and likely has little trade value. It's really pathetic to write such a post on May 8th. The Sox are only 5.5 games out, just 4 games under .500, with very good pitching (4th in the AL), especially now that Santiago has taken Floyd's spot in the rotation. The problem is that the hitting is just horrendously awful -- last in the AL -- 60 runs behind the Tigers in only 31 games. And it's not correctable. Sure, Konerko will hit better than a .646 OPS, Jeff Keppinger is not a Mendoza line hitter, De Aza can hit better, Rios could get hot, and Viciedo could get healthy and add pop to the lineup. But that's a lot of ifs. Even if all that happened, we aren't catching the Tigers or any wild card contender. We have 7 regulars with OBPs below .300 -- Keppinger, Viciedo, Dunn, Flowers, Konerko, De Aza, and Ramirez. Only Gillaspie and Rios among the regulars get on base at a respectable pace. But what's the main reason for a rebuild? It's because Konerko is done, and so is Adam Dunn. We need studs to replace both of them, and even then we'd need better complementary pieces to compete. We really need to get away from the low average, low OBP, high strike-out power guys. Power is nice, especially in US Cellular, but it's not everything. Our offense needs to be much more well-rounded. Guys with pop, OBP AND average, like Paul Konerko in his good years, or Rios after he sorted out his hitting stance. If you made these deals, and also took Floyd off the books, the Sox would suddenly have a lot of money available. And with a young pitching core, could potentially rebound reasonably quickly. So, while this is WAY TOO EARLY -- feel free to rip me for it -- just save this and return to it in July when the firesale may commence. I agree we need to trade the high paid guys and get some newer, younger high paid guys in free agency which is a crapshoot. I'll trust Hahn whatever his plan is. He's supposed to be a good GM, so we shall see what he comes up with. Hopefully his big splashes will be a lot better than Dunn.