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QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:12 PM) Sure there's no guarantee but Avi's splits are pretty awful against RHP, and the sample size isn't exactly small. It wouldn't take much to outdo them. but i will give you credit, for knowing and seeing what the FO refuse to acknowledge. my rhetorical question is this, why is that??

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:09 PM) Because nobody puts up with his suck the way the Sox do with Avi. No guarantees about Ishikawa though, I'll give you that. all this is purely conjecture, b/c of the magic of spring training and the stats generated from that time. players will not maintain what they produce during st, the good and the bad. but this is fun reading.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) Well, after they almost killed Luol Deng... this is a perception i have... but comparing the medical crew of the sox and the bull, b/c of the owners being somewhat the same, plus all the so - called misses of the bulls medical group. i really don't trust the medical group. now as i said, i am only using what i picked up via this board and newspapers. so i do not know. what i also know is no-one is really coming to their defense. so it is what it is. just opinons.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:53 PM) The team is 5-2 and in first place. Why do you hope things get better? When people were booing Danks at the home opener the Cleveland broadcast crew said something along the lines of from the sounds of it, you would think the White Sox are 11 games back. Why can't White Sox fans enjoy 5-2? thing can always get better, like a 10 - game unbeaten streak. but seriously, i really can't speak for other fans or what they are thinking. i am wanting to concentrate on the good stuff this team can do. i just wish the owners would have gotten another hitter and another sp. same old pet peeve i am spouting.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 05:46 PM) There's no Ishikawa "love." But look up their lefty/righty splits. i don't know if its a love per se, but what the sox have on hand to be used. meaning what internal options. i just hope things gets better, as someone said, it will take a month of so to figure things out.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 05:32 PM) Out of curiosity, when was the last big trade made during the second week of April in MLB? and what logic are you using to ask this question. considering we or i was talking of making that extra acquisition to help the team... those parameters are usually for the offseason movements. as i also mention, the sox are screwed, the sox have no choice to wait it out. btw, why didn't you ask whomever created the thread, since it was their idea, not mine.

QUOTE (skooch @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:01 PM) How sports-savvy is JR? That is, how involved is he in the high-level decision-making process (as opposed to just the check-writing process)? Does he simply implicitly trust his guys (RH,KW) or is he also an idea-guy, ala Jerry Jones? i will answer this with plain and simple hearsay. he makes the final decisions on everything.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 06:00 PM) That's fine, but the 2 catchers, 2B, LF and SS aren't hitting either. Now I realize the clear distinction between Avi and the players at those positions. But at some point, this goes beyond making dugout life pleasant for cooper and ventura. you bring up a very good point, however, the catching position thru out the league is really not in good shape. so trying to find a catcher who can play defense, let alone hit, is a rarity. but this is the DH we are talking about and the possibility of picking up a competent DH in the offseason to platoon. this could have been the excuse to use, and in case of avi failure, have him play full time.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 04:56 PM) White Sox are in first place. How JR, KW and RH don't see massive changes need to take place at this point is hard to believe. b/c the sox are in first place and the owners don't see a need, btw, it will take $$$ away from them

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 03:08 PM) None of these are solutions. The front office doubled down of the Garcia bet, now they have to see if it pays off. If it doesn't, hopefully it won't have dragged the team out of contention and they can expend resources to replace him in July. is there really a difference of having a jack switching with avi??? i mean, i would rather have a jack batting in place of avi.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 02:23 PM) from a front office perspective, 2006 was a better team than 05. FO did their job on that one-- 06 team just did not get it done on the field (despite still being very good). Fell victim to the chaos that is baseball more than anything else. good point, but i was referring to the early 90's.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 02:30 PM) The team should simply go out and sign David Murphy right now. But if they're determined to give Avi a few weeks before calling it quits, I'd definitely give Sands a shot before I go with Coats. While he may be a longshot, I think he's the superior option between and provides much more upside. Honestly, the sad reality is all our internal options suck. i agree.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 02:46 PM) The sooner we stop wasting AB's on Avi, the better. That means making an acquisition, because the other options right now aren't attractive either. If we contend I'm hopeful Hahn will do something. For now, Ishikawa belongs on the roster and one of Sands or Avi belongs in the minors. the sox org is screwed. b/c now the teams, who might be willing to trade, have the sox at a disadvantage. the price it would take to make the trade and get the player the sox need. i don't know, any teams still may want to do a salary dump???

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 01:59 PM) With Avisail Garcia looking more and more like his old self again, one has to ask what happens if he's still like this in a month or two. And if the team can't improve via trade (hard to make those level of trades in April or May), what are the options the Sox have internally, in the short term? Here's a look at the answer to that question. Who would you favor, and why? And how much leash, if any, do you give Garcia? Do you act now, or wait for him to improve and/or prospects to get adjusted in AAA first? well internally, i guess i would go with what you propose but i think i would flip flop coats to #1. the sox are in a pickle, they screwed up for the savings of the almighty $$$$. fvvcke i hope the team doesn't suffer.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 02:24 PM) They also could have traded for a big bat in Spring training and didn't. The $13 Mil may already be targeted for non-roster expenses. i have a history of ripping on the owners b/c of their.... so called frugalness. the sox should have had more than 1 Ws flag. but i will deal with what is at the moment. the sox are in a lousy position, but they should have fix this hole in ST.....

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 12:25 AM) Maybe Engel is actually putting it together well, engel is really making me eat my words now.... and i hope he continues to do well.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 12:52 AM) Anytime you can win in Minnesota it's a very good thing (just look at history...) Nice that Q got a few more runs than "normal" today. He should have had more to be honest with you. Sox are still leaving a lot of guys on base. And what can you say about Garcia swinging at the first pitch he saw after the bases were loaded on a HBP. Bullpen was rock solid today...even Jones. Well done overall. Enjoy the day off and take the series by winning Wednesday. Mark i know this sounds lame, but the sox are learning, learning how to execute as a team, learn how to finish off a team when they need to, learn how to start developing a swagger that this team is for real.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 12:10 AM) this show butler in having character, but i wonder how much it is to show up rose??? but i do not care what his intentions are. sit him for the last games of the season. freddie.... show some balls and sit him. you are the boss of the team on the floor, but butler. here is another example to prove my point. 85 bears, they were ahead and they should have started to replace the players. Leslie Frazier’s injured his knee... an injury that ruin his career. after that, the bears coaches started to replace key players.... a little too late.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 12:11 AM) It is just more of his laissez faire, doesn't care attitude. It just doesn't come off well. I expect people to be pissed when you miss the playoffs. The greats all have that edge. I can't imagine Lebron making that type of comment or Steph or anyone else really. I see people like Taj run through walls for the Bulls or Noah or even Jimmy (he's said dumb things about season being over, but you knew he'd doing everything in his power to play). Rose has got to be as unbelievably unlikeable of a star as to ever walk the face of the earth (for someone who hasn't done something illegal). you do make a extremely good point. some of that point i really couldn't mend this with the overall comment you made. nice one.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 11:59 PM) I later answered my own question. Butler said he owes it to his teammates, fans, etc to play since he has already missed so much time. I think it is absurd and Bulls should have just sat him (given his knee issue). If Thibs had done this with Butler (post injury) he'd have been run out of dodge. this show butler in having character, but i wonder how much it is to show up rose??? but i do not care what his intentions are. sit him for the last games of the season. freddie.... show some balls and sit him. you are the boss of the team on the floor, but butler.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 12, 2016 -> 01:03 AM) Did Rose actually make a comment a week ago that if he missed the playoffs that just meant he got to spend more time with his son? I mean, its totally believable, but did he say that out loud? What are the odds he is gone...98%? i do not know if the comment of his son is soo bad. i am at a lost here. i understand but he is playing the family first thingy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 10:37 PM) Showcasing a player as trade bait with a knee that may or may not need offseason surgery is not a good idea ummm well i was spitballin here and you know what. you are right with that logic and i was wrong, way off wrong.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 07:05 PM) Why not Butler? well this is for another question, why not rose, rest him, and why bother on worthless games. pau - he is gone, why bother butler, - maybe they are show casing him in different way. 1. for the fans to see how next yr the offense run around butler 2. trade bait.

i found this to be extremely funny and that is as mild as i can say. but what would this reporter expect JB to say????

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 11, 2016 -> 05:26 PM) Good take by Bernstein as well: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/04/11/ber...to-these-bulls/ thanks for the link/ what i find hard to accept is this, according to bernie, i attributed the the fault to rose and bulter. so is this the fo or the players, or is are they both at fault. if they at fault, why couldn't the fred and or the owners see this.