Buehrle>Wood

Wow

Ghost of Lindstrom still present.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 24, 2014 -> 03:24 PM) That's a problem that needs to be addressed. Yeah I mean I get it kind of. Probably the only pen with 1 lefty...but still

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 24, 2014 -> 03:19 PM) Adam's been hot, but he got overmatched by that lefty. I hated Thornton as a Sox. He looked good there. I'd probably still take him over Downs. Downs is leading the league in appearances. That's funny.

He said he tipped that?

Wow some awful abs for Garcia today

This should be a no hitter right now

Anyone know if I can get a full replay of this game online?

That's an error...

Yeah you can't overturn that

That's a break...or not

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 24, 2014 -> 10:48 AM) Not really. Gillaspie getting a rest against a LHP and get Semien some at bats. You could argue Sierra over Leury in LF but anybody is better than De Aza right now so its moot. Nieto too. I mean I see the logic behind every move but it's still ugly name wise.

Lol at Greg Walker

Sunday lineup

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 23, 2014 -> 11:14 PM) what was the attendance? 28k a lot of them Yankee fans

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 23, 2014 -> 10:48 PM) Fathom where are you sitting at the game? Did you get freebies or buy? What's the atmosphere like tonight? Drunks or normal fans? I'm first row by the tarp. It's freezing so atmosphere is very subdued. 28k

Anyone see that error by the fan on Gillaspie foul to the tarp? Hope that made tv.

Did he tip that? At the game, didn't look like it. I'm freezing.

God damn this game is so long

Alexei

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ May 23, 2014 -> 12:57 PM) Bingo. And that's why the signability issue is NOT overblown. Because with Boras (Appel, Bobby Seay, Jeff Weaver), the likelihood of shenanigans in the original signing process is exponentially higher than with any other agent. Given the rarity of a 1-3 pick for this franchise, I don't believe the Hahn/Reinsdorf braintrust will risk drafting a Boras guy UNLESS he's clearly THE guy. As good as Rodon is and MIGHT be, there are many who have concerns about him beyond any Boras-factor, mostly centering around over-reliance on his slider and whether his overall repertoire is "all that" if the slider isn't a part of the equation. Then, there's that "second contract" thing. The Boras approach of virtually always going to the open market couldn't be more opposite from the Sox business plan. Again, I think this raises an enormous red flag about the player, UNLESS he's far and away THE guy. And I don't think the Sox believe he is. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out. Personally, I would be shocked if Miami doesn't select Rodon if Houston passes on him. My feel is that the Sox dream draft is Rodon and Kolek off the board at 1-1 and 1-2 (in no particular order). For different reasons, I don't think the Sox want either one of these guys. If that's the case, then Rodon/Kolek being gone give them the FIRST pick in the draft (subjectively speaking). We're not going to be here often (if at all) during Hahn's tenure. I sure hope we get it right. Again, none of those guys are comparable to Rodon getting drafted at 3 (assuming you meant Jered which was the biggest fiasco ever but still not comparable). Boras will pull shenanigans and probably not sign until the last minute, but he's not risking his client who has already lost mph on his pitches back to school on so little monetary improvement when he's the 3rd pick already.

He's looking at an underslot money as a senior even if he's number 1. He'll be over slot no matter what this year. He's not going to risk going back where has to be the number one pick to profit over what is maybe a million dollars. Appel's value improved by like 60 percent. That's not happening here.

Appel fell down to 8. Not comparable to our pick.

Agree the signability issues are overblown. He will sign. But it still sucks that he's a Boras client. He will take forever to sign, delaying what should be a rapid ascent to the majors. We also want a superstar with our pick (who doesn't?) And it sucks to know we aren't getting a second contract with the guy unless he dumps his agent. But yeah that's ridiculously far down the line to worry about. Hope we draft him if he's there.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ May 23, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) He's not a journeyman though. He spent almost his entire career with one team that gave up on him. He's a reclamation project, and years control matter more than age, and 27 is still young and still within the possibility of inclusion into our core. He's definitely shown indication improvement. Whether he continues and progresses to the state Rienzo has been in lately we'll just have to see. But if he does you certainly just don't dump him in favor of someone you have options on. But again, this is all really unlikely. One of these 3 is probably not going to make it, and there's still always the possibility of someone else getting moved or especially going on the DL. Every start for him could be the last of his major league career if he struggles. Journeyman, reclamation project, whatever you want to call it, the results have not been good at all. He's just about out of chances to succeed. Fortunately for him he found the perfect organization where starting pitching depth got very thin, very quickly. But even for the Sox, "settling down" after getting destroyed isn't going to cut it for showing improvement at the ML level where patience is thin. Hopefully he turns it around tonight, especially that I'm in the big boy seats. I want to see a good game.