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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2014 -> 01:50 PM) The story of Texas HS phenom Todd Van Poppel. Better than Nolan Ryan. Better than Roger Clemens. He did the Braves a favor saying he wouldn't sign. They had to draft Chipper Jones instead. No matter how hard these HS phenoms throw, there is great danger. A lot bigger chance they are Todd Van Poppel than Dwight Gooden without the crack rock. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/art...801/5/index.htm Isn't this all draft picks?

Should signings go in NFL thread or this one?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2014 -> 03:37 AM) Kansas City has no transit system. Fans get in their cars and go. I think suburbia would support the Sox pretty well. People that want to see a Sox game or two would get in their cars and go to the games. How many fans nowadays who can afford tickets end up taking transit to the Cell for night games where the thought is you'll get mugged? I can understand you saying suburbia isn't the answer, but I don't see why you need transit. The suburbanites all have cars. Now will they want to pay the exorbitant Sox parking fees, I dunno. There comes a point an intelligent person just can't see paying $40 bucks or whatever it is to have your car sit in a lot for 3 hours. Is it better to have two highway options? If everybody got off in Lisle you mean it'd be backed up forever? What about way out in Naperville, Bolingbrook or over the other way in Schaumburg?? First off, Kauffman Stadium is only 7 miles from downtown KC. Second, downtown KC isn't that dense, like St. Louis most of the population is living in surrounding areas. Naperville is 30 miles away. [edit] THIRD, parking is not $40. [edit] Also, many fans take the red line/green line back from the stadium. They are either taking it north to go back to union station, or they are going to their other cta trainline. I have not heard of people scared of being robbed for over a decade. You are walking to and from major trainlines with dozens of people. That's not a great target for a robbery.

Frankly it seems like Sox have played every day for 2 months. I kinda expected this.

would be shocked if it's not Tommy John. (fantasy wise this is devastating for me). Just goes to show you, just ride sale until it happens. You never know who it's going to happen to.

And really Mike Brown should never be a HC again, but I'm sure he'll be snatched up right away because NBA.

I'm gonna side with wite sort of. Always tough to lose a 1st rounder, and receivers are never sure things. However, if Watkins is as dynamic as some think, nobody will ever claim to hold the opinion "but they had Stevie Johnson and had to trade up!". Those players are game changers and if they think he is one you do what you do to get em.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 12, 2014 -> 08:28 PM) You're one of few people who loves the location. It's convenient for people near a line, or that metra line, maybe. Suburbanites? Very tough. Sure it's on a highway but getting through the circle is a nightmare (even after games). Plus, there aren't a ton of people coming from directly south of the cell using that highway. It's not that I love the location but I've not seen other options that were better. If you are in NW suburbs, in all likelihood there is not going to be an option that makes your travel significantly better. Same with travel from the West. But what you will lose by moving out there is the 50% of Chicago households who don't own cars.

I would never, ever go to a game if it were in sw suburbs. I love where sox stadium is. It has 2 major CTA train lines. It is right off of a major highway. It also has metra stops directly along it's route. I understand the criticism of "not enough stuff to do around park" but if it's that the stadium is hard to get to you aren't going to fix that going to the suburbs.

Isn't the purpose of the SLDR though that it can be easily adjusted per your natural swing path? Good luck with the Nikes, I haven't heard too much good things on them but I think that's due to how poorly their first generation of clubs were received. I bought some demo'd callaways last year (razrs) and have loved them.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:46 PM) It would be interesting to see how many people on this site got those free tickets and didn't use them. This made me panic. Damn. I did not realize they were restricted to April.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 12, 2014 -> 07:42 PM) The thing I don't like about that mentality is that if the Sox feel there is strong reason to believe that he will get hurt within 3-4 years, and the guy they draft will not and will contribute at the MLB level, who do you take? It's easy to just say that you'd take the talent, but that could easily end up with the player making 0 contribution to the MLB team either in the form of trade or production. They should draft their #3 guy, no matter media expectations and rankings. Dan Bernstein would probably advise to trade down.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) If you want to save some money, go to whitesox.com and the tickets link. They have the k-zone, Sox save of the week.... all their deals are there to see. White Sox tickets can be very expensive. Ridiculously expensive. But they also can be cheaper than the Kane County Cougars. Yeah I have to say I've been going straight to stubhub past few years assuming i'm getting a deal on season ticket holders droppin tix.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:35 PM) If you go to the link on the White Sox website, it will tell you what days he is scheduled to pitch. Right now it is blank. I don't know what else they are supposed to do. IIRC, I think the ad for this promotion has even popped up on this site a few times. It's pretty basic. And if it is geared toward the younger crowd, the internet is one thing in which they are far better versed than the older crowd. This makes me feel so old.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:26 PM) How many fans are even aware of this? Heck, might as well try "Two for Tuesdays" or "Thirsty Thursdays," typical minor league marketing tricks to get the younger crowd in with cheaper beer. You just have to police/control it...and be very vigilant about drunken behavior, because even though it's rampant at Wrigley Field, it always seems to come back to haunt the Sox somehow. Ugh, no, do not want to watch games with even drunker people. Brewers used to offer a family package of $50 for a family of four including 4 hot dogs/sodas etc. I think Sox could pull that off for $80 and it still be a heck of a deal.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:19 PM) http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ticketing/kzone.jsp Cheers.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:17 PM) The Sox have a $20 lower deck ticket during Chris Sale starts which include a free t-shirt. They haven't sold that out, and it's only one section. Is there a link for this?

QUOTE (flavum @ May 12, 2014 -> 04:29 PM) I agree. 24 days to go. The Sox will get a pitcher we're happy with and that could end up great or a complete bust. I feel a little better than I did a month ago. I wasn't sold on the HS guys for a while, but it's clear these both are top talent you want to go out on a limb for. I would love Aiken, hearing that someone has incredible pitching instincts is the best thing I can hear about a player. Even with Kolek, I'm a bit scared he just ends up as this really sweet closer. Rodon, I just have no doubt about. That he came back so strong when the criticism was the loudest just seems to speak a lot about this kid and handling pressure.

I really want Abreu in. I'm going to actually waste lots of time of my life to help vote for him.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 05:22 PM) Hey don't put words in my mouth. I said I want money spent on promotion and rewarding the fans in some fashion . Sure I'm spitballing ideas. Haven't you ever watched a Blackhawks game where the players, after a game stand at center ice and raise their sticks pointing at the fans as a salute to them for their support ? If you have better ideas throw them out there. I have seen that. Have you seen in baseball where the players and field workers will throw balls to fans nearby, and often even sign autographs before games? That's pretty nice of them. I don't know how to get fans in. I don't really care if fans come. I am excited about this team and will go to see them more this year. When I get to games I sometimes find out it's bobble head day and that's great. I feel like that promotion often just dictates when people show up to the games. But if we want some wacky ideas to get fans to feel appreciated, how about there is a number on every baseball, and at end of night they pick a random number that was on one of the baseballs played that night. If that baseball happened to find it's way to a fan that night, they'll get a sports massage from Herm Schneider.

I can't handle this rollercoaster. I want Kolek now. KOLEK.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 05:01 PM) I did say promote the new players too you know but not by kissing the players ass . The Blackhawks do a great job saluting the fans every chance they get. I know that's sort of the what came first argument, the fan support or the good team, but nevertheless, the Hawks do it every chance they get. The team gathers at center ice at home after every victory to raise their sticks to the fans. Couldn't the Sox players just as easily raise their bats the same way ? And yes it's not the 90's ,it's even worse now with labor being squeezed , the crash of 2008 wiping out half of peoples 401K's , gas prices hovering near $5 a gallon , and the constant growing gap between the haves and have nots. Kiss the middle classes ass because to gets beaten down constantly every chance corporate America gets. You catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar. Yeah, sure, so let's force players to make less so the billions of revenue teams are collecting can...go to the wealthy owners, got it. And raising their bats?

QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 12, 2014 -> 03:57 PM) I fully expect him to make the 53 man roster. He looks so good in pass coverage, I am anxious to see how good he is on the field right now. I feel like he's someone who will have to make 53 man because I wonder if he would be able to pass through waivers to get to practice squad.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 03:45 PM) I haven't seen it on Comcast and I watch just about every game. Besides , really , a congratulations commercial ? I mean, yea , it's great to say thank you Jose but why say it over and over to him in a commercial ? There's a growing disconnect between players and fans because of the huge money some of these guys make .The players don't need more accolades , the fans need accolades for spending their hard earned money to come to games or at the very least to be coddled , cajoled or convinced that it's rewarding to come see this team. It has been on WGN, which is probably a better space to spend it. I'm not sure a thank you fans is really a better use of money than letting fans know that this incredible new player has been setting records and getting them excited to go see him. And really, the player salary thing again? I think people have gotten over that, this isn't the 90s anymore.

Nothing against Kolek, but definitely would prefer to see Aiken of the high schoolers.