LDF

i would like to say one that DA posted. they are been soooo many negative things mention about the sox ownership group. but really, unless someone points out the positiveness of what they have done for the community, fans and players and especially on loyalty. many will forget. now i do not, but my beef are in a area that i keep separated from the whole that was positively done. i guess it is a love hate thingy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) That's not so uncommon. One of our mods makes the same mistake with their quite a bit as well. I think LDF has explained his language/grammatical issues quite a few times already. Don't know very many native English speakers who get all the Spanish verbs correct in all their various tenses and forms, either. i never gotten my degree in college b/c of my lack of grammatical english. even till today i english is like shiite if i am typing without proof reading.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) I still really wish the Sox would have traded him 2 years ago when his value was high. they couldn't .... not with JA coming in. that was the wild card. whether it has any positive results, only someone close to the ball club and to JA will be able to answer that.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) They can't honestly think Anderson is ready.. can they? good question. but the real question should be, are the sox really thinking of rushing Anderson as they may have with EJ MJ and others????

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 08:01 PM) English is so confusing I can understand why people from there don't spend a lot of their time learning a language that they're finding so difficult. oh i love this..... excellent

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 06:40 PM) There definitely are English classes available. I do think a lot of these guys, why they don't speak English, understand it well enough to get by, but a guy actually speaking directly to them in Spanish probably is more effective. a lot of people really don't understand the mind set if they have never been in that situation.... learning how to speak another language while under the gun so to speak. now some may say that is an exaggeration and maybe it is, but does it really hurt anyone if an org wants to help their own in ways that others may not have thought about.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 06:04 PM) White Sox have declined option on SS Alexei Ramirez. Just announced by the team. They instead exercise $1 million buyout. https://twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/661967111401639936 wow..... now the dominoes will start to happen. it is going to be an interesting off season.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 04:55 PM) I think Cooper speaks Spanish. At least a little bit. The Sox have a lot of Latin players. I would guess hearing something straight from a coach is probably better than hearing it translated. Lost in Translation. I don't think it would mean an extra 5 or 10 wins. Until the saber guys have some sort of bench coach metric, I'm not buying Mark Parent cost the White Sox games. We don't even know exactly what he did besides work with the catchers and grab the phone for replays. Kaplan mentioned Dave Martinez handles replays and OF positioning. Lazerus was on and said bench coach and 1st base coach are the cushiest jobs in sports. Could be, although a friend of mine was a 3rd string QB in the NFL for a few years. He got paid a lot of money for a regular person and wound up throwing 2 passes in his career. Never even got hit. nice.... lost in translation.... i could not have thought of a better word. in the late 80's. the push was there, whether it was covert or accidental of more prospects coming from south of the border so to speak. the sox was trying and thinking of exploring the idea of getting some bi-lingual person just for the translation. the idea was comfort level of the players mind set. now don't shoot the messenger but that was the discussion and thinking. players who can talk to someone in their language naturally instead of trying to think of the translation was the subject. now this was from a sox minor official that was there for the season ticket holders get together. i always thought that it was a great approach. now i don't know, but there was a idea floating around of having a english class for some really young prospects. now i do not if that was ever done. but the idea of baseball is expanding to start including other nations and prospects are premium commodity .

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 05:46 PM) Do any of the posters who mention season ticket sales have season tickets or ever had season tickets? I think if not, you should know the most expensive seats will always be sold. The mass exodus usually will be the people in the corners paying $140 for a weekend plan. So as much as you want and some hope when the season ticket base drops 10 or 20 percent, that the ticket sales total number drops that much, you are way off base. Last years model inspired some ticket sales. If they have a good off season they will inspire more. Not from people who aren't going to buy no matter what, but the majority of season ticketholders like the way they are treated by the team. you have a point. i may have always have a different opinion on season tickets. i was a season ticket holder for close to 10 yrs and my pov is warped b.c of that experience... i guess. but even if that is not the case, the weekend pkg should be affected in a positive growth.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 05:44 PM) Here's my thoughts. We have a bad offense. If we acquire a top 8-11 catcher, we'd be moving from, what 78 wrC+ to 100 and that would cost either a lot of prospects or 18-22 million To acquire a top ten 2b, we'd move from a 60 wrC+ player to 110 wrC+ for much cheaper. If they really want to win now, kendrick really makes sense. Now, if you admit that this year is impossible to win in, you let sanchez/micah at 2b and flowers at C unless it presents itself. either way it is a plan that posters can see and at least something the fans can relate to. to give confidence to would be season ticket holders or the other fans to buy a weekend pkg or something. btw... a very great post.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 01:18 PM) It was always important. Parent was a very experienced minor league manager, and they had the translator. It was just the typical Caulfield spin on Bruce Levine's words interpreting that as official White Sox policy, acting like this team knows absolutely nothing about baseball. you may have a point. but i remember back in 2004 when talking about getting a bi-lingual person in the dugout, the one thing mention from the org, that with ozzie, that part was covered. then after ozzie, who was the next person to help???? but let do the flip side, why is a need to have a bi-lingual person is needed???

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) If we're using last year's offseason as a model for luring in season ticket sales (ie, something they can see and hear) then we're doomed to fail. If management concerns themself with building a sustainable winning ballclub, not just a team of "stop-gaps" we may be headed somewhere. Let's say an unbelievable offer comes along for Sale -- you take it, regardless of whether there's an emotional attachment to him. It always goes back to the team, anyway. If they're sluggish in April it'll completely undo any excitement from the offseason. i really think something like a 1/2 or last yr and more of an applied knowledged that things need to go that extra to finish it. now what is the little extra is the main question....

QUOTE (Saufley @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) I wish they would have gotten the offseason started right by firing Ventura but, that didn't happen. Then the Alomar thing. I'm waiting for something positive to happen. Going forward one can only hope. the success of the chi team in the NL will hopefully jump start this club. i this team can do so much more with the fans coming in, it is just that they need to show the fans that they are doing something. the sox fans wants to have a playoff team or even a team that wins. we are die hard fans. every time i come to chi i go to every sox game i can. it is that we the fans need to see improvements.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) I'm checking it out tonight at a sneak preview screening. I'm excited, but the hitfix.com review tempered my expectations. you know.... i want you to truly believe me... i usually don't hate no one on this site.... except for those closet scrubs fans. but now i hate you.... i am a huge james bond fan.

with the success of the northsiders, i will say one thing. the sox's needs to come out with guns blazing. i would love the sox to fill up multi needs or holes in 1 fell swoop. but that will not happen, what they need to do is to make some exciting noise. something that the fans can see and hear, as they did last yr. if this is done, and done right, they will be able to continue to bring fans back. see those extra tickets and season tickets, and just maybe, they will not loose too may already season ticket holders. i hope they, the sox will not loose too much ground from last yr, success and just maybe stay close to the ticket sales. this is a large order and is going to require the sox FO to have some major stones to make the hard decision that is or will be needed.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) Much like the Cubs did before hiring Renteria, the White Sox want a baseball man who has a great resume. Part of the requirements would be a bench coach who would speak fluently to both the English- and Spanish-speaking players in the organization. The White Sox have used translator-media relations assistant Billy Russo to help with communication with Spanish-speaking players over the past two seasons. The front office finally came to the conclusion that a top Spanish-speaking figure was needed. The new bench coach will help with the day-to-day communication with all the players and members of the staff. The White Sox interviewed former player Raul Ibanez near the end of the 2015 season for a coaching position. They also reached out to Indians first-base coach coach Sandy Alomar Jr., who thanked the White Sox but declined an interview. Now experience and communication skills are suddenly important? again, the idea of that, is a little too late.. wouldn't you say?

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 06:51 AM) You don't watch hockey. The Hawks could play this way all season and miss the playoffs. It's the wrong time in the wrong division to be rebuilding. But like I said, I want to see young guys on the ice if the team is going to struggle. I don't want sunk money like Bickell out there. you make 2 points, 1 - i agree with the other you are wrong. ref the bold. i agree with and it goes back to my rant earlier during the preseason. it was more important to get rid of bickell regardless if it was a 1 sided trade. now the other part i don't agree with, with the problems of the salary cap, the hawks are really not rebuilding as you mentioned. it is playing your prospects earlier than expected. this opportunity of sliding the prospect in slowing, is now throwing them into the fire rather quickly. remember 1 thing, Q system and the way he uses the players, the way he does it, imho, is using experience players who knows the game and has played at the highest level. it is the injuries that is forcing this hand. however i still like the young players playing now, instead of later. this game experience, this learning while under the gun will bring them up to speed in their development. as an example Svedberg, his play has improved alot and now logging close to 19+ mins a game.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 03:36 AM) No, they made it clear they were referring to her face. The Halloween mask comment as well. Whoopi made it clear they meant she is hideous looking. i know it is a women on women comment. but look at the men running and in the past, like they were what, great beauties???? this is really shallow of them, i really don't care it the candidate, whomever it is, looks like the elephant man, if this person can run the country, lead this nation toward a better 4 yrs, who the f*** cares on what they look like.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 08:43 PM) How did Sicario get 93% on RT? So boring and incoherent. really, i love the way they paced the movie. it was done on several movies before like this. but the ending was great. i don't know, maybe it is me but i think it is a great movie. planning on seeing it again on thurs before Jame Bond. i can see some oscar nods coming for a couple in this movie.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 12:25 AM) Just using the law of averages, the Sox are due to have a guy like Engel and a few more actually break out, aren't they? i don't know.... that is if i am understanding the question. but in 2 more yrs, i see the outfielder prospects to start banging on the door, that is if they again do well next yr.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 09:20 PM) Saw The Equalizer first. I thought that The Equalizer was better than John Wick. I thought Wick was good, but not as good. i think both movies were enjoyable. but of the 2, equalizer by far was way better. btw, can wait till Thursday...... Jame Bond midnight showing.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 04:09 AM) Engel or May? I would have said clearly May, a year ago. But I'm starting to get where they are about equal in my eyes. Both have plus speed, Engel may be just slightly faster. Both defend center field well. Engel has a much better arm. May has a better feel for hitting, but has no power. Engel has significant raw power, and his contact rates have improved (though still aren't great). Engel's ceiling is higher - his reasonable ceiling, to me, could be an above average starting CF in the majors. But May has a higher floor. I'd suspect that when I vote for the new T30 in January, those two will be pretty close in rank. excellent analyses...... i am really excited. last yr, i was thinking that Engel would be a bust. i am glad i am eating my thoughts with a slice of crow. many thanks.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 08:10 PM) Only $900k, better than nothing though oops i was wrong.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 08:02 PM) That doesn't free up cap space like it used to does it? nah, methinketh it that it free up something like 5 mil.... i may be wrong.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) If Desmond really gets somewhere in the 15M+ range annually, Alexei's 10M doesn't sound so bad at all. Especially since the Sox have more pressing needs than SS. in actuality, i wouldn't put it past his camp if Desmond gets that QO, he might accept it.