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In his brief time with the Sox last year he got into 11games in the field. 5 at SS and 3 apiece at 3rd and 2nd. 8 of the 11 he was the starter, 3 at SS, 3 at 2nd base and 2 at 3rd base.

I was at the pennant clinching game in Anaheim stadium with my childhood buddy and his young son. Had really nice seats too. After later buying the Playoffs and World Series DVD set I watched it. During the Pepsi 7th inning stretch I see my buddy with his son on his lap when the camera went into the stands . It was a close up almost specifically on them as i recall since I didn't see myself and I was right next to them.

I think i tried a few times since the site rebuild to access old threads about the playoff and world series but couldn't find as much as I thought i'd be able to. I don't really know how much of what was written here 15 years ago is saved but people were pouring their hearts out here. I know I wrote a post I considered some of my best writing .

Watching the playoffs and World Series made me miss Hawk. Chris Berman was openly rooting for the Red Sox and Joe Buck sounded disappointed calling the Sox the 2005 World Champs after the last out.

The Winter Olympics isn't obscure. Besides you assumed I meant a male hockey player that's not my fault. My original comment was gender neutral and you tried to correct something that didn't need correcting . So ha once again !

I didn't say a male or female hockey player so ha !

Mendick did play 3rd ,SS and 2nd base in the minors . If he can do that in the majors he won't be around long. I think the Sox do see him as a jack of all trades type but do they hold unto him or upgrade ? I'm biased so I want him kept around.

Reinsdorf would never hire Luhnow knowing he'd fire all the guys Reinsdorf considers family. Luhnow is ruthless. Get on board with the program or you are gone from the bottom to the top.

I like Ivanova . Sounds like a Russian hockey player when put together. He did exactly what they expected him to do .pitch and stay healthy . And he did more by mentoring . Thumbs up from me.

Ha yea must be nice to get 15x what a well paid American worker gets by putting in 1% of the hours . Hit me with one of those ouchies please.

If a 72 win Sox team can beat Cole so can a 92 win Sox team.This isn't beer league softball this is the MLB . Nothing should intimidate you once you are in the playoffs .

And this is why while in a rebuild guys with huge tools coming off a great season who play a premium position very well followed by a poor one in the minors should always be targeted. He had a monster season in A+ and AA in 2016 followed up by a terrible 2017 in AA. Of course Oakland does this kind of thing all the time as does Tampa Bay. The Sox ? Hmmm not so much.

Yea as far as recent publicity to a Sox player, Tim Anderson kind of led the charge into the let the kids play genre with his change the game type attitude with the bat flips and quotes afterwards about doing things to bring the kids into the ballpark.

Anyone else find it odd that the Yankees have 2 of the best center fielders? What's up with that ? You could argue neither one belongs on the list. Neither one played over 100 games in CF last year and the last time Gardner did was 2013. IS CF so devoid of talent that either should have been listed ? Hicks only played 58 games in CF last year due to injury and had a good season there in 2018 and another good season in 2017 but in only 52 games in CF. Basically neither one has done much in CF . Maybe the Shredder needs to define how many games played in CF in the last few years you need to be qualified, I guess being a Yankee automatically qualifies you. What a crock.

I beg your pardon. Mine were great ! Feel free to take your best shot and open yourself up to criticism. Ideally they should be short 2-6 words and convey a strong message about the current state of the team in a positive way . Hustle, power, attitude speed, youth and coming into the 1st expected good year emerging from the rebuild should all be in your head before you make one.

With your knowledge and education just thought you were capable of better. You know mottos are more about the words than anything else. Songs are more an end of season clubhouse thing like the Sox and SF Giants both using "Don't Stop Believing" .

One Shot implies you know you are only getting one shot so what does that mean for sustained success ? Surely doesn't apply for this year.

That's inspiring

Thanks. Naturally I thought all my suggestions were good ones. I particularly liked Rushing Headlong because the lyrics fit and in my head I envisioned Sox players like Moncada Robert and the other fast guys hustling , busting their asses on the bases and on the field diving, head first slides to score in a video montage in my head with the song as the background music.

It's up there .

It's 2020 so I think something like "One Vision" would have been good.Stole it from the Queen song of the same name. or "Only the Beginning" from the lyrics from the song Beginnings from the band Chicago or "Rushing Headlong" from the Queen song Headlong And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping and there's nothin' You can do about it Nothin' you can do No there's nothin' you can do about it No there's nothin' you can, nothin' you can Nothin' you can do about it Or "A New Hope" inspired by Star Wars

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-luis-robert-white-sox-deal-20170520-story.html https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-white-sox/how-jose-abreu-rick-renteria-played-pivotal-roles-white-sox-presentation-luis-robert https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-white-sox/video-pitch-helps-white-sox-sign-potential-cornerstone-luis-robert-loaded-farm-system-renteria-moncada-abreu https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-luis-robert-white-sox-deal-20170520-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-luis-robert-white-sox-deal-20170520-story.html https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-jose-abreu-to-advise-luis-robert-c232938720 https://www.lavidabaseball.com/cuban-luis-robert-nears-majors/ https://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/the-word-on-luis-robert-3cac96c3b67e Abreu has been very involved with Moncada and Robert since day 1. Eloy too. BTW I'm not talking about the Robert extension I'm talking about his original signing and continued mentoring.

So you are going to ignore his influence in the Robert signing but will give him credit for helping us sign an older complete unknown entity ?

Every team will get a good look at him before he signs when he does a showcase. Until then we have no idea how good is he or if he's worth signing.