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I think the big thing with many predicting he Sox were .500 or worse was largely determined that Dunn and Rios were going to having years close to last year instead of the resurgence they've show so far. If they keep anywhere close to what they're doing now...that's HUGE! The staff has been tremendous and guys like Morel and Beckham can't keep going at this pace all year (at least you'd hope not). Morel had a very encouraging game last night at the plate...Gordo...still not sold on him. But with the rest of the this lineup...I don't see why the Sox can't contend in this division. It's wide open and I'm encouraged as hell by this start.

Sweet!...turned it on just at the right time. I still can't get over the size of Colon's melon...good god.

6-2 on the road ain't too shabby either...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 04:46 PM) "Hot Spacho" lol...that's one's kinda growin' on me. Humberto hu-mber-to, humb(e)-rto\ as a boy's name is a variant of Hubert (Old German) and Humbert (Old German), and the meaning of Humberto is "bright or shining intellect; famous giant; renowned warrior".

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 04:58 PM) They're certainly likable. I'm even warming up to AJ.

Gotta love the brooms! Half game back...keep it up!

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 11:06 AM) Some very cool footage behind the scenes of yesterday's milestone Perfecto That was very cool...nice perspective.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 06:46 PM) YouPhilme ?

nice report from MLB. He is such a likable guy...so happy for him and the entire team.

Wow...i was gone all day and come back to this!!! HOLY CRAP! Great job Phil!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) End of the feel good start to the season. Losing 3 of 4 at home to Baltimore is a joke. Sox only hope is to rake in the division this year which is possible when you play so many games against the s*** Royals, Indians and Twins. Ridiculous series for the mediocre Chicago White Sox. Can't even split with Baltimore at home. I don't appreciate the way the White Sox play the game. Whiff. Coulda/shoulda taken 3 of 4...

Come on Adam!!!

f*** THIS UMP! This guy has hosed the Sox all day...every guy behind the plate with this crew has sucked.

lol Hawk still sounds disgusted...like he doesn't even give a s*** right now.

10Ks is 5 innings...GMAFB.

goddamn...1B open and he throws a floater right over the plate. nice.

A little consistency would be nice from these dips***s behind the plate this series. jesus...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Oh, great, another Ted Williams story. Thankfully the Eddie Brinkman one got cut off. lol...

Holy crap has AJ looked phenomenal so far....

that was a friggin rocket by AJ. Dude's on fire this month...

QUOTE (SI1020 @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 12:56 PM) To me this confirms that the guy really is messed up, and quite possibly it won't get better. I've long believed that thinking and hitting don't go together. From the time the ball leaves the pitchers hand until it approaches the batter's hitting zone is short and the less intellectualizing the better. Everyone's style is a little different. As for the back and forth on Beckham's swing it was a thing of beauty at Georgia. The hitch with the hands was very slight, followed by a quick fluid swing. He hit the ball everywhere. He seemed to carry that swing into his rookie year but after that I don't know what the hell happened. Now the hitch and the length of the swing are both longer. He can't catch up to a decent fastball and he chases all kinds of bad pitches out of the zone. I'm not a big fan of KW, but with Beckham he has it right I believe. Just go back to what you once were, find it somehow in the recesses of your mind and quit over thinking. Agreed. Paralysis by analysis.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) You make some good points there. The biggest issue I have with everything going on is that Morel just doesn't seem like a good fit as a 2nd hitter no matter what. His approach seems to have been impacted as well, as he's taking more pitches earlier in the count and then chasing pitches way out of the zone. Morel did nothing last season to suggest he shouldn't be an 8 or 9 hitter for the next few years, but unfortunately seems like the Sox are trying to force him into the spot. Seems like the Sox have been trying to force somebody into that spot for quite some time. I guess I'm ok leaving it this way for a while...after all it is only 9 games.

Goddammit...got the Oriole announcers again tonight.

Personally if I was Gordo I'd watch film...and more film of himself in his last year of college and first year up. You know the guy I'd like to see him emulate...and I always thought he'd be the right handed hitting version of him was Chase Utley. Nice short compact stroke like Gordo used to have. Gordo is still young and has a chance to be a good one if he ever irons out that long swing.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 11:01 AM) Santiago gets that call on Reimold and this thread doesn't exist, Sox are 6-3, Stewart gets another day off and we're all living in hunky dory land . this. I woke up this morning and that was one of the first things I thought about...still a little bitter. I have no problems with Santiago...love the kid..he'll be fine. I think Morel will eventually come around...but if we're in a race can we wait til September again? Beckham...I've pretty much completely given up on him and that long loopy swing. Love to see him get back to the "choppin' wood" swing...but he needs to do that down in Charlotte. Tough loss but we'll have a few of those...it'll be how they bounce back that counts.