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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Aug 19, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) Didnt the Sox already say that if he gets called up he will start ~3 Sept games? I think Stone said that. If you can't find the info on whitesox.com it probably wasn't the Sox brass saying it.

2 out nobody on turns into a single, HBP ,walk ,double ,HR, double , 5 runs and counting...

Lindstrom putting out the fire with gasoline.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 07:25 PM) Tough play though, you have to be certain you can score But if you're down the line when that throw goes wide you can see no one was covering home and he could've scored easy. But I know with one out maybe you don't try it , But on the other hand maybe you do knowing a guy coming up ( Dunn) has a good chance to K.

I like what I've seen from Danks since he's been up. He beat the shift twice with simple ground balls to the left side. That's pretty heady. Then there was the oppo HR to LCF . He'll be way cheaper than De Aza and his bat may be ready to play. Add in more versatile OF , probably a better runner and it's no contest, Danks come out on top.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) Along with the stupidity of the Astros and Marlins. But also remember, those of us that pulled for the team to lose back then were not real fans. Let it go

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 07:09 AM) Why don't you include Sale, Abreu, or Alexei? Or Q. He was a minor leaguer when he was stolen from the Yankees.

Double AviGar !

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) You mean Sierra? Yes hahaha.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 13, 2014 -> 07:32 AM) Someone will suffer from a mysterious ailment very soon. Viciedo left today's game with dizziness then his replacement Sierra taken out with a bad back.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Aug 15, 2014 -> 04:34 PM) Avisail isn't in the lineup today so maybe he'll be back up tomarrow?? Nvmd,just saw scheduled off day :/ Whitesox.com says he could be back as early as the weekend.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 15, 2014 -> 07:05 PM) Oh Lexi, don't ya know Conor doesn't smile....Does anyone know if he even has teeth? Yea stained with chaw juice.

What are they looking at in NY ?

I moved to California when I was 22 , now 56.Haven't even come close to being a Dodgers or Angels fan. I've had the MLB package for 20 yrs maybe. So yes I'd still be a fan. Sox for life. My dad remained a football Cardinals fan when they moved from Chicago to St. Louis . Not sure if he feels the same way now that they moved to Phoenix.

MLB Network's Quick Pitch show for last nights games did a little thing last night regarding the "word of the start" and using big words in recapping the Sox win over the Giants. Can't find a video of the Quick Pitch segment but Millar and Rose on Intentional Talk also brought it up http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v3530...alk-turning-two >it's the 3rd thing they talk about in the video so waitt a few minutes and you'll see it.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 11:40 PM) Man, I know this is just the internet but you are one tough critic regarding Paulie. How can keeping a World Series hero, a true hero, around one more year bother you so much? We're talking about one of the worst teams in baseball in the White Sox. What possibly has Paulie done to you to feel this way? I mean yes he's disgustingly slow. So is Dunn. To think having him around one more year has in any way affected the future of this franchise is simply wrong. Paulie rocks! You seem to be misunderstanding . My criticism is that his resigning put the Sox behind the 8 ball for building a competent bench and for adding a player that might've been used for a trade piece to further build for the future. This was the argument I and a few others made when it 1st happened unlike the criticism of the bullpen you and others made mostly after the fact when injuries were a major cause of it's demise. You think the Sox would have been a contender this year with a competent bullpen . If you're going to argue that then it follows that a better bench also would have helped even more .

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 10:34 PM) Sale!!! Dunn!!! Gordo!!! Don't forget my boy Sierra for getting Danks to 3rd with his hit.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 10:36 PM) missed the game, Sale was lights out it looks like. What did Gordon do? Made a couple very good plays in the field and knocked in the eventual winning run with 2 outs in the 10th after De Aza failed to get the run in from 3rd with 1 out.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 09:42 PM) He doesn't want that. He just wanted one more season and actually hasn't been horrible. If he did want it I'm sure you would be the 1st one to applaud it.

Keep your fingers and toes crossed everybody.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 09:55 PM) Utterly embarrassing. Speechless at this organization's bullpen. You should be just as speechless about the bench.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) if you really want to do that in this thread...Paul Konerko has been the team captain and veteran presence on a team that has spent more than half a decade consistently underperforming projections and disappointing in its results. Guys who were supposed to benefit from his guidance, like our current 2b, have been utter disappointments. One more thing before this thread gets closed I'd like to point out. I remember you were against resigning PK for this year as was I. By any measure the Sox bench has been bad. This was created by keeping PK and creating a need to carry a very weak hitting but multi-positional player like Leury Garcia . I don't understand how some posters can be so inconsistent in their views on how the Sox are constructed ,arguing about how Hahn failed in bullpen construction but on the other hand thinking the bench is somehow not nearly as important. Carrying PK is not just a matter of the 25th man. His presence affected the construction of the entire bench. Shouldn't the outcry in this regard be as loud as it was by the same posters who said the bullpen was Hahn's fault due to injuries ? Maybe Hahn's hands were tied by Reinsdorf in this manner but the bench being bad was far more predictable than the implosion of the pen.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 11:44 AM) That's awesome I posted after I heard him say "repudiate" that I thought he was doing a word a day thing. Now there is no doubt. Sale is just an all around amazing guy, glad he's a Sox. According to the list that was June 18th. Now you can say you remember where you were when Chris Sale uttered "repudiate".

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 11:27 AM) Great post. I'm glad fans at the cell are like me and cherish each paulie at bat Wow. Paulie standing in the way of progress? If he's so lousy, so bad a hitter, so terrible then Hahn should be fired for keeping him on the roster. Paulie doesn't write the checks. I savor every one of his at bats as much as u despise them. Maybe he should have a spot on the 25 man roster until he dies then.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 10:23 AM) All of the guys who get to the majors have talent. The guys who know how to use and harness that talent are the ones who succeed at the major league level. Some players get it, some need leadership, and others never get it. You know I mean enough talent to win games without being mentored or led to that talent at the highest level, No problem with being helped between the ears at all when you need it most at lower levels.