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To all of you. :cheers :cheers

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2014 -> 10:11 AM) Boxer Rubin "the Hurricane" Carter, the man the authorities came to blame for something that he never done, died at age 76. Was only a matter of time after battling cancer this long (like a typical fighter). Funny thing is, I just watched that movie a couple days ago.

Right there with Dan on the Trayce bandwagon.. well.. I need to be considering how much I've pimped him up since he was drafted. Micah however, has been one of the biggest surprises in our whole minors.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 17, 2014 -> 08:03 AM) Leury was fun to watch pitch. He hit 88 and had a lot of movement. Danks wants Leury to teach him how to throw his sinker. I also blame the OP for this loss. **bad omen**

Trey Michalczewski has an impressive walk rate going on.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 11:03 PM) You have to do it the day of.. What are you doing??! Yea he might of f***ed himself up already. Usually that's a bad omen right there.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 09:55 PM) No Brook Lopez this year. Bulls were also 2-1 against them in the regular season. That and home court make me pretty confident the Bulls can beat the Nets in the first round. It won't be easy, but it's doable. And that one loss was in March when Brooklyn finally started getting their s*** together (Bulls first two wins were earlier in the year). I'd much rather face the Wizards/Bobcats and their lack of playoff experience, but avoiding Miami till the ECF is just too good to pass up personally.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 14, 2014 -> 09:20 PM) Keon Barnum--Kannapolis by June or sooner? Tim Anderson has been worse. Still think he should of repeated Kanny.

I still can't believe Alexei is this hot in freakin' April. Great to see.

All I know is another player on the Hawks better get on the "luck" mullet. Kane first did it in 2010, we won the cup. Then Kane AND Saad did it last year, we win the cup a second time.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:30 AM) If I were a Bills fan, I would cut my wrist the long way and end it all. Just sayin', not like there's any Bills fans in here to offend, of course. **Watch for wite on suicide watch**

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:15 AM) Heh, well those seasons and those players are a bit higher stakes. As long as Avi is 100% eventually, thats fine. it surely wont be after our team is really good again. You still don't want to see a 22 year old player who is still developing (crazy to think most players at his age are prospects in A+ ball) as a player essentially have a full season taken away from him. I hope to god he's alright, and best case misses a couple days.

Great to come home from work and see that box score. Semien keeps improving every game now. And if Garcia can tap into that power potential he's got, he's going to be a monster.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 7, 2014 -> 04:37 PM) I still can't believe he's only 26. Has all the tools, but a questionable toolbox. Right system however, I think he can still be adequate.

Nice to see Q finally having his head out of his ass and is playing Morin as well.

Jeff is one of the best in the business (along with Dan) on that futuresox staff. Very insightful as always. Also rivals DBAH0 with his thick accent.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) Semien and Nieto are supposed to be the future here, Flowers is more than likely playing for a contract elsewhere. Lets not jump to conclusions about him yet.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:12 AM) This is a swell debate that's spread out over multiple threads. Candidates: Alexei Ramirez - Has a 79 wRC+ since the beginning of 2012 (1300 plate appearances). Take Darwin Barney's 62 wRC+ out of the picture, and Alexei is in the discussion for worst full-time offensive player in the majors over that time frame. We'll let him live because of his glove. White Sox fans who mention him as a candidate for the #2 hole should be taken out back and shot. Alejandro De Aza - Basically an even 100 wRC+ type, so he's not dreadful, which is something. He doesn't get on base enough to justify batting in the 2 hole. Still looks like Ted Williams when you compare him to Alexei Ramirez. Avisail Garcia - Horrendous plate discipline, but he posted obscenely high BABIP figures throughout his 5 year minor league career. I don't know quite what to make of this one, except to say that I smell a K-Dub acquisition. Gordon Beckham - Made a quantum leap last year when he went from the .290 OBP range all the way up to .320. That's some serious cause for celebration. He's a Triple A lifer with a hot wife. Marcus Semien - Had 110 walks and 130 runs spread out over 4 levels in 2013. He posted those numbers in damn near 800 plate appearances, but it's still impressive. Had a 17.5% walk rate and 170 wRC+ in close to 500 Double A at bats. He could turn out to be the only competent hitter that Kenny Williams ever drafted, so if you thought the pressure of hitting in the 2 hole was immense, then think again. From what I can gather, the only real option here is Semien. I suppose that De Aza is a decent backup plan if Marcus fails miserably over an extended period of time. Hammer, you know your one of my personal favorite posters, and I agree with you on Semien. Don't think the kid is quite ready yet, however. Ideally, I would've like to seen him in AAA to start if it wasn't for Slayer's injury (until maybe June), then ready to man the 2 spot for the next 5+ years. We will see if he can adjust accordingly though, it's still early.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 03:10 PM) Neil peart is the holy spirit of that band. One of the best drummers alive Chester the Cheetah agrees.

QUOTE (jhonnydanks @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 09:22 AM) I'd say a delayed start time by an hour with a window to play in the 2-5 range. Wishful thinking as I'd like to take full advantage of the open bar. don't stop get it get it.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 10:19 AM) Got a first good look at our bullpen yesterday. Damn, we got some chunkers. Cleto, Veal and Belly (if that nickname hasn't been hung on Belisario yet, let me be the first) should get an Old Country Buffet endorsement. Then you've got Paulino in the rotation, and EJohnson might be dangerous with the MLB meal per diem. Even Lindy looks to be porking out. Discuss. 2009 White Sox had Bartolo Colon and Bobby Jenks alone. That's not even mentioning guys like Contreras, Sweaty Freddy, Pena etc. Even Clayton Richard was a big boy. (although he was built like a tank)

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 09:11 AM) This weeks stat update: Carlos Rodon - 6 IP 4H 1R 1ER 3BB 5K Season - 7 GS 2.09 ERA 47.1 IP 37H 24R 11ER 18BB 55K Tyler Beede - 5 IP 5H 3R 3ER 3BB 4K Season - 7 GS 2.47 ERA 40 IP 25H 20R 11ER 14BB 46K Jeff Hoffman - 7 IP 6H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K Season - 7 GS 3.80 ERA 45IP 35H 22R 19ER 18BB 45K Sean Newcomb - 7 IP 0H 0R 0ER 4BB 8K Season - 6 GS 0.00 ERA 39.2IP 14H 1R 0ER 19BB 46K Brady Aiken struck out 10 in 5IP in his start last week. Tyler Kolek last pitched on 3/21. Allowed his first hit (2) and ER. His numbers. 6.1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 13 SO Season - 4 GS 0.31 ERA 22.1 IP 2H 1R 1ER 1BB 48SO

Haha, I think the title itself is going to get some people. Then you read the post...

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 09:25 PM) Don Baylor caught the first pitch from Vlad Guerrero, twisted his knee and had to helped off the field. Go Angels. http://www.mobypicture.com/user/henry_bouldin/view/16728111 I was going "aaaaaaaugh" and then laughing at the same time. I'm going to hell.

Congrats Rock! And I think it's cool you named him after Montell Jordan and Thomas Robinson. Playa, playas they are.