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I've actually thought about this since Peavy has been pitching so well. I honestly don't see him agreeing to an extension/contract for less than $12+ million/year, especially if he continues pitching this way. He's not exactly old, and if he is truly healthy for the first time in two years, there will be plenty of teams interested. Personally, I'd like to see him back but not at any ridiculously high number. If he'd agree to the 2 year extension for $23 million, I'd be okay with that.

One of the best Mad Men episodes this past Sunday, in my opinion. Good to see some life from Bert Cooper.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 02:37 AM) If you think Ozzie is (was) bad, what do you think of Ned Yost? Even in our worst years, Ozzie had the Sox with a decent record. He's one of the best managers in Sox history if not the best IMO. Ozzie was a good manager, I will admit that. But he was good for only a portion of his time with the Sox. His last 2 years or so, he was arguably a poor manager because he preferred to publicly disagree with the GM and rely on Twitter and other resources to start s***. His antics (already) in Miami show what kind of manager he is, in my opinion.

Holy crap, Peavy looks legit. So, this is the guy we were expecting when the trade happened? Maybe having that muscle detach was one of the better things to happen for him. He looks downright dominant. Dunn with another bomb. Another example of "Oh, so this is what the guy is supposed to do." And Rios? Really? His swing looks so much better. And I think I saw him smile once or twice, too. It's scary to see those three guys (locally known as the "Bums" in Kansas) performing like this. If they can maintain, this team is so much better than most people thought.

Apparent hatred towards AJ and the unsustainability of the Sox numbers so far aside, I am thoroughly enjoying this team right now. I see a lot of the same stuff others are apparently seeing, too. The team seems more relaxed and more unified compared to years past, especially last year. The performances of Rios, Dunn, and Peavy have been better than I think any of us expected or even hoped. We'll see if they can sustain it, but I have a pretty good feeling about this team. No, I'm not saying they will be winning the division, but this is not a 95 loss team.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:42 AM) so we start off 9-6 and everyone says "that's not sustainable" if we started out 6-9 you'd all be saying "told you so" can't you just enjoy that your team is performing well? Someone must have not told the Sox they weren't supposed to perform well. Shame on them for playing well and getting our hopes up.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:12 AM) I'd honestly pay him $6 million. I think he's one of the most valuable catchers in the league. He's never hurt, calls a great game, and gives you an offensive spark now and again (like right now). He's been THE most durable catcher in the league for the last DECADE That alone is worth $6MM I'd like to see him extended for another year or two. I'm not sure Flowers is ready...offensively anyway. And he may never be, we'll have to wait and see. I'd like to see AJ retire as a Sox.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 10:55 PM) I think they do respect his baseball abilities, as do I. But the original comment was that "they like him and respect him." This is not the case. I think trusting his abilities is accurate as well. How do you know that? I haven't heard any teammate of AJ say they don't like him.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 03:30 PM) With who? Rios.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 09:25 AM) And a team that quit on the manager. I don't know. If the manager quit first (which I believe he did), the team quit on the fans.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 09:35 AM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏ @CST_soxvan O's@Sox, 1:10; De Aza CF, Lillibridge 3B, Dunn 1B, Konerko DH, Rios RF, Ramirez SS, Viciedo LF, Flowers C, Escobar 2B; Floyd vs. Hammel I like that Dunn is seeing more time in the field than he did last year. Not necessarily due to his defense but allowing Konerko to get some rest...and hopefully the playing in the field will help Dunn's hitting.

QUOTE (juddling @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 06:00 AM) Very Nice =) Very nice indeed. But why is she posing nude for the guy who won The Hunger Games. Oh, wait, wrong Peta.

Okay, let's keep it going. Floyd needs to man up and pitch well today. A series split after a disatrous opener would be okay.

What the hell is going on with AJ? Offensive juggernaut and throwing people out? He better be careful or the Sox are going to give him an extension. Dunn looked better. That double to the opposite field was awesome. It was funny to see no one out there. One camera angle made it look like the outfield was empty. Shift be damned! What else can be said about Peavy. He has looked great all season, and his last two starts have been dominant. Is he back? Let's hope.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 01:19 PM) I'll go to 99 cents, but that's my limit. The only book I've paid full price for was Out Of My League by Dirk Hayhurst. I have 370+ books on my Kindle and I've spent maybe a grand total of $20 to fill it. There's plenty of good free stuff on Amazon. I usually look for $2.99 and less. I got a $50 gift card for my birthday last year, and even after paying full price for 11/22/63, I think I bought another 15 books and still had money left over to buy the hardcover edition of Catching Fire. There are some great books for free of less than $3.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 03:15 PM) We should be thinking of the long haul. Cn we compete all season long? You don't know that two weeks into the season. We lost three games in a row. OK,but we have 152 left. Let's give the struggling players a chance to turn it around I agree, but look at what we're seeing. It's like the beginning of last year again. Dunn is struggling, Rios is struggling (although he looks better so far), the closer blew a save followed by a mega-meltdown of the bullpen, Danks has one bad inning and the offense can't answer... It's scary.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 08:40 AM) Don't look now, but Alex has a 5 game hitting streak...baby steps... I'm actually feeling better about Rios right now than Dunn. Aside from the first game, Dunn looks lost at the plate again. Rios looks better than last year, although not as good as he should look.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 10:47 AM) South Side Sox ‏ @SouthSideSox Pierzynski and Konerko have driven in 20 runs. The rest of the Sox have driven in 16 runs. Wow.

Okay, I'll give it a shot. The Sox have to take this one. Jake "I party with fat guys" Peavy is taking the mound to face the Orioles and Tommy Hunter. The game starts at 7:10 and ends with a White Sox win. Tune into CSN.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:50 AM) Can't speak to whether Adam Dunn's strength is still where it was, but the Orioles announcers and replay made it painfully obvious last night that he's not close to timing anything, and that's his biggest problem right now. His swing starts way too late on the fastball and he's way out in front of anything offspeed. I would imagine his strength is still there...that's a big dude. But I saw the same thing with his swing. It doesn't look like he's missing the ball by a foot but rather just mis-timing his swing. His swings on breaking balls look atrocious, almost like he recognizes he's swung too early and tries to slow down.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 07:48 AM) Great...attendance talk. Stop caring about attendance. The team barely does at this point. They cut $25 million from the payroll of a profitable team last year anticipating an attendance drop. Rebuild and then get to a point where games are won. Yeah, I don't get the attendance talk either. As you said, they already cut payroll, and with a sorta-rebuild going on, I don't think they are overly concerned about the attendance right now. We as fans should care even less. More asses in the seats are not going to make the team play better.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 11:19 PM) “I can no hit curve ball. Straight ball I hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are afraid.” Maybe the Sox need to let him sacrifice a chicken or goat or cow.

I keep seeing posts recommending benching this guy, and calling up that guy, and platooning these guys. I'm as frustrated as the next guy with the way this team is hitting (or not hitting). But platooning Morel and McPherson or Dunn and Lillibridge or Fat Guy #1 and Skinny Guy #3 is not going to happen. Morel should be given a chance but lower in the lineup. Beckham might need a AAA stint. Dunn needs to just start hitting the damn ball, I don't care if it's mental or physical or spiritual. He's gotta get his s*** together. Someone else mentioned that benching the likes of Rios and Dunn does nothing, and I agree. There is absolutely zero chance anyone will trade for either of them if they spend 50% of their time warming a corner of the bench. There will at least be a slight chance if they play most of the time and actually start hitting the ball a bit. I'm officially concerned about this season now, and I think that's only because I had higher hopes than a lot of people. But I keep telling myself that it's been 10 games. 152 more to go. I just hope in a month we're not saying the same things about the hitting on this team. Because by then it will most likely be very concerning.

QUOTE (black jack @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 03:47 PM) I was ready to come online to proclaim my love for this team when it fell apart. Last night felt just like an old "grinder" type of win. Just good enough to get guys out and taking advantage of mistakes. Still kind of shocked on the three late homers. Oh well, let's get back in the win column. As the team was one out away from a win, I was thinking very positively for exactly this reason. Humber battled and the offense took advantage of some Baltimore mistakes. The last 1.1 innings made the whole game feel bad.

Finally saw The Hunger Games this weekend. I thought it was well done and followed the book pretty well. There were a few things left out that seemed like they were important in Catching Fire, so we'll see how they handle that in the movie. One thing was the tighter connection between Katniss and District 11. They touched on that a bit, but the bread being sent by District 11 I thought was pretty important. And I agree about Woody Harrelson. He did a good job, and now as I'm reading Catching Fire I see him whenever Haymitch is in the scene.