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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 02:40 PM) I think most of us hate the signing. It pisses me off he even has a chance to start somewhere I don't. Me and fathom were calling for it or at least mentioning it wasn't a bad fit. And it really isn't . You just have to forget it's Beckham . Think of him as Backup Infielder or his alias Bach Infelder .

QUOTE (hi8is @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) I also like the tools... My concern is his ability to combat the inevitable big league struggles. If you watch him closely - any play on defense or at the plate that doesn't go his way leads to a very visible display of irritation. Normally, that's fine... It shows fire. With Micah thou, he reminds me of a toddler throwing a tantrum. My baseball sixth sense sees weakness and room for growth here. Yea those things have to be handled with an inner fire. The season is too long to let things bother you. Vow to do better then let it roll off your back.

Just watched Scott Snodgress set down the Rangers 123 for the Angels with 2 choppers to short and a K of Choo.

Micah 3-3 just got an infield single slow roller to 3rd.

Final line for Danish 2.1 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 0BB 1 K

Nice 6 run inning

2 run double by Abreu after Micah walks and a wild pitch.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 8, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) Truly doesn't matter what you think, Carlos, sorry. You're about to learn the minor, but real, flipside of your choice of agents. No biggie. They only really need to wait 2-3 weeks. His agent is probably the one who told him to say he's ready now. Mo' money sooner for Rodon means more for Borass .Put pressure on the Sox to take him north and if he pitches well the whole spring makes it obvious the ony reason they won't bring him north is for that extra year. Trouble is the Sox would probably keep him down longer so it doesnt appear obvious what their intentions were. In a year you expect to compete Rodon's arm could be the difference between winning and losing the division. Either way though he should have an innings limit and if they want him fresher for the end of the year then they could limit his innings severely the first couple months of the season. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Quite the eulogy given by his son Charlie . http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/111...ends-at-funeral

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 5, 2015 -> 12:31 PM) If the Sox make the playoffs this year, it's going to be because of the strong arm of Beckham turning double plays. I guess we know who is the official White Sox whipping boy for the year. Seriously all this Beckham hate for a utility dude who didn't become what we all wanted him to be is a bit overboard. He's just another failed prospect in a long line of failed prospects. He'll either find his niche or be out of baseball soon enough.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 5, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Not sure you can be a goat when you have 42-8-5 I did qualify it a lot by saying BIT of a goat AT THE END. He's a great player no doubt but he didn't fninish when they needed him to. Ibaka was wide open on the wing on the airball. Jordan was known for being a great finisher but of course he missed his share of last second shots too but he also learned that with everyone keying on him defensively to trust his teammates to make last second shots .

Great game. Didn't think the Bulls would get enough stops to pull it out. Westbrook a bit of a goat at the end with the airball and step out of bounds. He easily could'vee been called for a foul on the Moore 3 pointer also.

sonovab**** ! Can't beleive an exhibition game that's been over for a few hours is blacked out here in the L.A. area on MLB Network.

In another article referenced by SSS I'll give you this part: In The New Bill James Historical Abstract (The Free Press, 2000), James, the leading pioneer of baseball analytics, ranks Minoso as the 10th greatest left fielder of all time, ahead of Hall of Famers Billy Williams (11th), Ed Delahanty (12th), Joe Medwick (13th), Jesse Burkett (14th), Lou Brock (15th), Goose Goslin (16th), Ralph Kiner (18th), Fred Clarke (22nd), Zack Wheat (23rd), Jim Rice (27th), Joe Kelley (28th) and Heinie Manush (30th) James rates Minoso as the 91st best player of all time, writing: "Minoso didn't get to play in the Majors until he was 28 years old, but had a better career after 28 than almost any Hall of Fame left/right fielder. He had a .389 on-base percentage -- better than any of the other outfielders in this part of the rankings except Paul Waner (better than [Tim] Raines, Clemente, Al Simmons, [Willie] Stargell, [Al] Kaline, Ken Griffey Jr. For that matter, better than Willie Mays or Henry Aaron). Minoso hit for power, drove in 100 runs like clockwork, was a Gold Glove outfielder and one of the best baserunners of his time. Rate that group of outfielders in terms of power, defense, baserunning, batting average etc. and I think you'll see that Minoso more than holds his own. He led his league at various times in hits, doubles, triples, total bases, hit by pitch (in which he led ten times), sacrifice flies, stolen bases, stolen base percentage, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. He never won a batting title, but was second in hitting twice, in the top five, five times. He was a hustling, aggressive player, immensely popular with fans in both Cleveland and Chicago. Had he gotten to play when he was 21 years old, I think he'd probably be rated among the top 30 players of all time."

Sorry if this was mentioned already but I hate seeing the Minoso thread sinking down the page because most of us never saw the man play and don't realize how truly gifted he was as a player and even moreso as a person. SSS writes 3 articles and has a podcast about his passing and his career. It is some of his best work and every Sox fan should read it as well as the others. http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/3/2/81314...o-rest-in-peace .

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) Also it's a solid move, considering Smith had a 1.5 million cap hit for next year. Liked him, but he was a decent guy on the PK, and that was about it. Need all the room they can get. And they need to get a little bigger and more physical.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 11:50 AM) Channel 11 is rerunning the documentary on Minoso tonight at 1030. They'll also be talking about him on Chicago Tonight. I would love to see that . It's at times like this that I wish the MLB Network would play content like that . Is there any way to watch it online since I am in California ?

QUOTE (asindc @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) This is my thinking as well. Tougher lineup to keep from scoring even when they are not stringing XBHs together. If Micah makes the team the Sox might lead the league in triples even though The Cell doesn't have a spacious outfield . Should be fun watching guys fly around the bases. The key to more steal attempts is if they have success early on but if the tutoring doesnr take hold or the agressiveness results in too many pickoffs then the confidence is shot aand will be less attempts. But if they do have early success watch out !

QUOTE (oldsox @ Feb 28, 2015 -> 04:17 PM) I remember when Dizzy Dean hurt his toe, then it effected his delivery, and the arm was next to go. Soumds like he dropped something om his size 14 foot .

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 04:21 AM) there is a way to reply without belittling. that was the point that got to me. do not post as you are superior. btw, reread your post and see how you made this as an argumentative thread. btw i am not crying, it is you who can't stand be proven wrong. you are really petty during this whole rant. btw, the other part of my post was about the idea of being too aggressive when the sox have some of the best talent coming up behind eaton.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 07:18 PM) well at least if i am captain obvious, b/c you are really missing the point. btw, this is like playing a record so this is my last post on this. the bolded is a product of talent, natural inherent that the powers to be bestow on them at birth. they needed talent in order to be special. now i am sure you can't be that determine to acknowledge what i am saying is true. Vince had the talent to become a premiere basestealer and will pass along his knowledge to others who may not have the god given talent to be as good, but can become a better player via coaching and what to look for. this knowledge will not let a player steal some 50+ bases but can improve in being aggressive. lastly even you acknowledge on what i was saying about being aggressive on the base path, to take advantage of the little things, that a coach of vince's caliber can teach, and that is what i was saying in my first post, to be smart but not be too aggressive in the first yr. this takes time.... obviously this is something you couldn't understand. btw, no one can not be taught to be natural or else there would be many, many players who should be playing major league ball, instead of reaching a plateau of being avg or below avg. wake up and smell the coffee. Your first post was that stealing was an inherent talent and not learned yet you argue when I and others said many things can be learned to improve your abilty to steal. And you asked for thoughts. You got mine so don't cry bout being contradicted.

QUOTE (shoeless_joe21 @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) None of the flyers the Sox took last year seemed to pan out, so it only seems fair that this year's batch turns into a bunch of Esteban Loaizas. Except for that really big flyer Mr. Abreu.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 04:59 PM) and it is kind of assine to think that vince did all of his stealing b/c someone taught him and not b/c he was a natural. no matter how good of a coach vince is, he will not be able to teach someone like paulie k. who is slow of foot. i would be more comfortable if he was around for 2 yrs and sharing his wealth of knowledge, but at the same time in the first season, not let the pupils so to speak be ultra aggressive. i guess it is the aggressiveness on the base path i am thinking about. No one is a natural . Sure the faster you are the better your chances. I'm sure Coleman learned a lot of things along the way that helped him . You don't reach the pinnacle of the highest levels of any sport without gaining a lot of knowledge along the way and putting that knowledge to good use. If things can't be taught why hire the guy ? He knows he has a lot to offer otherwise he might just say " Either you got it or you don't, end of coaching lesson. " Thank you Captain Obvious for stating he won't be teaching the slowest of the slow runners . The guys he's instructing all have speed, Eaton, Michah Johnson, Carlos Sanchez, Tim Anderson , Avi Garcia but his most important lessons are baserunning not steals , going 1st to 3rd on a single or 2nd to home. He constantly speaks about imparting the knowledge so it becomes second nature which, with practice, turns it into an instinctual thing. In other words you can LEARN to be a natural.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 12:45 PM) i am really excited of this part of sox baseball improving. but my concerns is, if the leadoff hitter is really not a base stealer, wouldn't he do more harm by trying to steal and getting caught. i mean the #2,3,4 hitter that the sox will field, wouldn't it be better to have him on base than getting caught? i mean, anyone who played ball know it is an inherent, natural talent that one has, and not learned. thoughts??? Kind of silly to say anyone who has played ball knows it's an inherent natural talent and not learned. There wouldn't be guys like Vince Coleman hired to teach if it was a natural talent and just speed. A guy like Eaton who stole maybe 16 but was caught 9 times has plenty of speed but needs to learn the finer points, reading pitchers, running on counts where you might think an offspeed pitch is coming, extending your lead , knowing pitchers moves ( who might use a slide step to quicken their delivery), knowing catchers with fast releases and strong arms, There are even ways to increase your acceleration like head position, stride length, arm action and lead leg action. Also you can work out to increase acceleration also strengthening your gluts and hamstrings. http://blog.athletesbrand.com/chalk-talk-g...n-acceleration/

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 03:08 PM) Are we talking about baseball players or GQ models? What next, a ban on tattoos? Chew? Alcohol? Wives? Its just facial hair. Actually California wants to ban chewing tobacco in ball parks which would include players . The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids announced Tuesday that it will sponsor legislation to ban all tobacco products at baseball venues, including Major League Baseball and organized league games. MLB says it supports banning smokeless tobacco and the spirit of the proposal. Using chewing tobacco, known as dipping, is already prohibited in minor leagues. The issue was highlighted by the death last June of former San Diego Padres all-star Tony Gwynn, who believed his oral cancer was linked to longtime chewing tobacco use. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/califor...ll-parks-022415