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QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 18, 2018 -> 03:43 PM) There's been a lot of attention paid to the funky motion with Fulmer's arms but to me it's his lower half that's costing him. When his left foot lands, his leg is completely stiff and you can see how it totally redirects his forward momentum. Instead of a smooth trajectory towards home it kind of swings his weight over the front leg. It gives him basically no margin for error with his release point because if his timing is slightly off he'll either release it much too high or much too low. When he lands it's not completely stiff. His leg stiffens up as he stops forward momentum. Lots of pitchers do this. It's part of the disconnect between the lower and upper half.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 10:29 PM) ricky is pissing me off. Unless he is treating these games like glorified scrimmage games. It's puzzling. If we see corners up and middle back next we will know he is just running drills.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 10:23 PM) wtf? why was the f***ing IF IN? Because its a bad HS team. You try to get outs in that situation. It's not like its close and late.

On that last Anderson play. Most of the elite SS's get that on the short hop. He got in between and the ball came up on him. He made the play. But that was a bit harder than it should of. Lower the mitt and push through.

Hitting a baseball is hard. The issue as they make that climb over AA is the quality of breaking pitches they see. Lots of these guys can hit fastballs. In fact is hard to advance to AA without being able to hit a fastball. And most of these guys can hit average secondary pitches. But once they cross the line into the majors their flaws are picked apart by advanced scouts. They have to adjust and prove they can either hit X pitch, lay off X pitch, or jump on the fastball and not get in between. Some of them it just happens right away, others take time to develop this. And some it just never happens. Hopefully with Yoan its just mechanical aspects and getting ABs. He has the luxury of being on a rebuilding team. He has time to take his lumps. Hopefully, he comes out on the other end of this a better overall player.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 16, 2018 -> 11:22 PM) Vizquel will be the manager of the next White Sox playoff team... Maybe he can teach the boys to catch the ball.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 16, 2018 -> 11:17 PM) Ha.. Tim of course then makes a more difficult play look easy with his athleticism. Such an enigma defensively. It's lack of focus. The athletic play doesn't give him time to do anything but react. The previous ground ball is a piece of cake. He took his eyes off the ball.

Holy s***. Catch the ball. You can't get any easier than a ground ball hit directly at you that is barely bounding.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 16, 2018 -> 10:31 PM) Semien nearly gave us another hit He catches the ball fine. His throws however, yeesh. They are diving or he is bouncing them in.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 14, 2018 -> 09:06 AM) Joe McEwing works with him endlessly. Excellent. Then its really about him getting reps, committing to the process and getting game reps. Its about converting the normal plays at an extremely high rate and then letting athleticism take over on the non-routine plays. Working on footwork and doing drills is not sexy or fun. But the work will pay off in the long run. The physical tools are there.

It would be nice if we have someone like Wash working with Anderson, Moncada & company on their infield mechanics. This work is typically done at times during spring training. Ron Washington does this with fielders all season long. Ozzie Albies has been working his ass off with Wash all last season and is continuing it this season. Anderson needs work on his footwork and his glove mechanics. He has the physical tools to be an elite SS but needs to put in the hours of grind to have it become 2nd nature. Too bad Vizquel is a manager in the minors and not up with the big league team. He would be an outstanding influence on the young infielders. This year should be about maximizing the development all around of our players. Whatever it takes.

Some of you are going to have a stroke before June if the day to day ups and downs of a rebuild season are too much. This season is a wash. You are not winning this year. Development is the key.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 01:47 PM) So many plays not made that don't show up in box score He was running at it and hoped the ball would jump into his forehand glove extension.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 07:14 PM) I can’t believe Engel didn’t get an error, Scorekeeper home cooking right there.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 07:07 PM) Adam Engel sucks balls. It would be nice if he tracked the ball to his mitt. Instead of using his peripheral vision. Then another guy who doesn't catch a ball that hits his mitt.

In all the years of playing baseball, I would take the hot weather as an athlete over cold weather. Hitting sucks, you cant grip the ball properly in the cold. You don't move the same. In 90 degree weather I just kept hydrated and made sure I didn't get sunburned and I was fine. Anyone who has suffered through late winter/early spring midwest high school and college baseball can attest on how pre-middle of April weather just sucks. I was at opening day a few years back and it was snowing. That's just stupid non-baseball weather.

The problem is really with all elected officials. All of them suck. Its real simple. Get rid of long gun automatic weapons for everyone but law enforcement and the military. No you cant buy body armor. No you cant buy armor piercing rounds. No you can order nuclear weapons. None of this is for hunting so stop saying that it will stop it. The US military has 5th generation jets, missiles, tanks, special forces, and other things you don't have. So your well regulated militia would last 15 minutes in a skirmish. So stop with the I am protecting my country from tyrants. You watched too much Zero Dark Thirty and played too much COD. You want home defense, then invest in a shotgun. You are not taking the long gun and going room to room to get the boogeyman. You dont need a long gun with 4000 rounds to fend off the bad guy at your house. Require background checks and training for gun owners. Anyone with mental health, criminal behavior not qualified and you are on a list. Then on the other side. Truth in sentencing for all gun related crimes. No early release. You use a gun in a crime it should be a multiplier. I dont want to see anymore, X person is a 5 time felon yet is out doing mayhem. I dont want to hear about how Jimmy is 19 years old and he made a mistake bringing an AK-47 to the bank and had a sad life when he threatened to shoot everyone in the face. So he just needs counseling. If you post Youtube\snapchat\anything internet related with videos or posts threatening to kill the world. Then you get put on a list and you have zero ability to buy anything weapons related. I dont care if it was a joke, or you were in your angst years. Just like a sex offenders list. You are on it for life. No weapons for you. Law Enforcement. Its 2018. Get a f***ing database of this s*** together and get everyone in law enforcement access to it. Feds and locals share info. Military share info. If Jimmy was discharged from the Army because he liked guns too much, and killed the neighbors dog with one and ate it. Please dont keep that a secret. Both sides have blood on their hands.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 6, 2018 -> 08:56 PM) I can’t wait until people start freaking out about Kopech showing up at like 93 on the radar gun and saying his velocity is way down after their has been countless articles saying this Spring and season he is going focus primarily on offspeed stuff. Just wait, it’s coming. Wait till the first time someone gets rocked a bit in a meaningless B game where they are working on a pitch. Or some B level minor leaguer hits .450 and they want that guy to supplant Moncada. Spring training is all about overreactions.

Love love love this hire. Moar Defense pleaz!!!!!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 19, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) That wasn't even close You cant miss that wide on a kick that important. Terrible.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 19, 2017 -> 01:41 PM) Now I'm getting mad. This is irresponsible. We're not going to win a pennant without some leftovers. These 2 guys are excellent hitters and ballplayers and both have intangibles a team likes. If Hahn trades these two you may all have your wish, I may be gone as a fan. Done. It's ridiculous to trade these two and think we're going to win one or two or more WS titles with the rebuilt group. Ever hear of a mixture of guys who've been with the team a while and all the new young players? Hahn obviously (if this report is true) loves the fact all the statniks/trade people are praising him daily. Mr Hahn I ask you, what the hell is wrong with Abreu and Avi??? Why the need to trade them for MORE prospects. Good riddance then. Enjoy Kansas City. Its a rebuild. There are no sacred cows.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 25, 2017 -> 11:34 PM) He totally thought he tied it. He is a role player who just hit a home run in the world series. Let him have his moment.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 18, 2017 -> 11:19 PM) Bellinger couldn't have asked for better pitch to hit. Big blunder by Roberts with his crappy lineup He hit the ball hard. He just didn't slot correctly and it was hit on the ground.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 02:32 PM) And yet both of those sports have compromises to actually being "out of bounds" just as grey as a proposed "vertical safe zone", such as being marked down where you first touch out of bounds, not where you first enter out of bounds. Which is strange right? If you are out of bounds you should be out of bounds, not allowed to travel forward still when you aren't in field of play! This offends my sensibilities! Abolish leadoffs then. Tell him to plant his foot on the base just like its little league. Leadoffs and secondary leads are choices with an implied risk. He doesn't have to take a leadoff. Nothing in the rules tells him he has to. Why have bases at all if you don't have be in contact with it if a tag is applied. Whats the purpose of a base then. Why stand or make contact with it? Why is it required to make contact with it to move to the next base. Why not just do a captain morgan over it when the pitcher tries a pick to first. You know making contact with the inner corner of the base is going to slow down my run to second. So as long as I go over it then that should work as well.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 01:51 PM) We alter the rules all the time. I watch baseball to see something cool like seeing if a runner's speed can beat a throw to the base. The part where the runner whose speed was so entertaining causes his leg to bounce up 3 inches off the bag for a second so while the defender lazily holds it on top fo him is...not entertaining. It's not like they are sliding 4 feet past the bag. Why have out of bounds then in football and basketball. I too watch the game to watch athletes do athletic things. I find it annoying when the 90 yard runback gets called back because of a few inches touching the line. I mean its not like he is 4 feet past the line.