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QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Mar 27, 2013 -> 07:10 AM) I wrote my 1st blog for the Fan Cave, it's about Bo Jackson throwing out the 1st pitch on Opening Day. Let me know what you guys think. http://mlb.mlb.com/fancave/blog.jsp?conten...bid=bticCrA8024 I liked it. I also liked your reaction on twitter when the Bulls beat the Heat .

Bulls old style D , make em pay for going to the rim !

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2013 -> 05:43 PM) Kaner at the Bulls game in a Cubs hat... Note to Hahn. Other Chicago athletes in pie commercials. Kane 1st.

Ex Bulls center Tom Boerwinkle dead at 67. I remember him when I was a kid playing with SLoan, Van Lier, Chet Walker and Bob Love. The team was very good but the Lakers always beat them in the playoffs. RIP and condolences to his friends and family. Boerwinkle was a great passer from the high post.

Sanchez crushes one FAR, like yesterday .

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 27, 2013 -> 01:42 PM) With the way Omogrosso pitched this spring, I kinda want Crain to get lit up here, and go on the DL. Probably will happen (DL). It's still early spring training for him

Nice quick 123 inning for Zaleski

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 27, 2013 -> 11:22 AM) Where on Earth are you finding ST Split stats? whitesox.com stats

Just thought I'd check Viciedo stats this spring against right and left handed pitchers since an improvement against righties would go a long way towards him taking the next step. Against lefties .167 .250 .481 . Against righties .326 .652 .993 . That's BA, Slugging and OPS. small sample size but complete opposite of what you would expect. Only 12 AB's against lefties so take it for what it's worth. No Rios again. Matt Zaleski starting for the Sox.

Back to back Brandon Short with another bomb . This one to center. 3/5 2 HR's.

Angel Sanchez hits a bomb way out . Left fielder didn't move.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 25, 2013 -> 02:34 PM) Is this rotation just sick of spring training and does not care at this point? This has been an ugly week. (last few days or so) Very opportune time to watch my 4th game in 4 days on TV

Mark Tracy , son of ex manager Jim Tracy, drove in 2 Sox runs with a single. The Sox acquired Tracy for Ken Williams, Jr. , son of the ex Sox GM in Rick Hahn 1st trade as a GM.

Puig with more hits in that inning than Sox have all game.

Puig another hit after Sox yank Lindstrom for Omogrosso.

Sox pitching and defense falling apart. Lindstrom got nothing and Flowers throwing error and Sanchez boots one at short. Lindstrom wild pick off throw. Ethier bases loaded double . 9-2 Dodgers. Sox with still just 1 hit.

Puig breaks his bat dumps it into right field for a hit. . Now 28/52 in the spring with 10 extra base hits. Now goes from 1st to 3rd on a wild throw on a pick off attempt when it took him a second to realize the ball got away. Also had a diving catch down the left field line.

Dodger announcers say attendance tonight is a Cactus League record.

Sucks that the Sox didn't sign guys like Cespeda, Puig , or Soler . The Cuban free agents got too expensive for them. Dodgers signed Puig for 7 yrs. $42 M as a 21 yr old . Has only played 14 games in A ball but he is very impressive.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) Morel? They're not going to risk a $150-200 million roster on Morel, no way. At any rate, wish they were still playing Mitchell, Walker, Thompson in major league games more instead of Brandon Short. How does Morel risk the roster ? Ramirez is hurt. Uribe sucks and now his hammy is tweaked. Amezaga not expected to make the team. Hairston more of an outfielder. Morel would be a nice stop gap . At least he can field the position and maybe hit in the NL. If Cruz plays 3rd then Dodgers have to go Dee Gordon at short.

The Cuban Yasiel Puig is the talk of the Dodgers spring. Now batting over .520 with over 40 AB's . Tall , fast and smoked the 1st pitch to right center which was cut off before it split the gap but legged it into a double. Also has plus power.

Dodgers could use a 3rd baseman. Morel anyone ?

Keppinger with a nice diving play to his right ( down the line) to get Kemp for the 3rd out with 2 men on saving at least one possibly 2 runs.

I like what Flowers has done with the glove today. He framed a borderline pitch very nicely for a called 3rd strike. Caught a foul tip for a called 3rd strike and set up inside for a pitch that Peavy missed his spot on actually acing the outside corner. Flowers moved over his glove hand, caught the pitch, and froze it there for another called 3rd strike. Sometimes when pitchers miss their spot umps won't call it a strike because of the catchers moving their glove too much while lunging for the pitch. And he really smoked that double to center.

Uribe scratched for Dodgers.