South Side Fireworks Man

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:20 PM) Between being taken apart by a 29 year old rookie and sloppy play on the field I wonder if this isn't one of those games the Rays just aren't here for, instead looking ahead to their travel later or something like that. Which might well be something you can hang on the manager. Wouldn't be the first time they've had something of an "offday" under Maddon right before travel. Mark Buehrle turned one of those into a perfect game. Wherever they're traveling to, I hope they make it backto the Cell for tomorrow's game!

I thought that ball was going to the wall.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) Abreu's breaking this guy's White Sox rookie records: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonurze01.shtml He was pretty damn good, how have I not heard his name before? He was my uncle's favorite player when he was a kid.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:11 PM) Yes he was just giving him a nice slide tap. OK. It looked like the ump didn't call him out 'til after Gordon tagged him.

Was the runner at 2B out before Gordon tagged him?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:08 PM) Awful Ale. QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:08 PM) Come on De Aza. Damn Ventura!

Defense!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:00 PM) They clearly are not coached well. Good thing Martinez didn't get the Sox job. One reason people are hard on Ventura when the Sox play poorly or when he makes questionable decisions that don't turn out well may be the fact that he was hired with absolutely no coaching experience at any level and would have never even been considered by any other organization.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 03:00 PM) Imagine this team with Tanaka. Or with Peavey and Rios.

Defense!

I like Tank.

Abreu is a monster!

Defense. LOL

Here we go!

Nice play, Tank!

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 02:21 PM) Imagine the reaction on here if that was De Aza There is a difference between leading the league in hitting and batting .179.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 27, 2014 -> 06:54 AM) I think this would be a year too soon to trade Alexei unless we start seeing something a lot different from Semien I wouldn't trade Alexei, but if they do, they better get a hell of a lot more than they got back for Peavey and Rios combined. A hell of a lot more.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 09:29 PM) Erik Johnson sent down Good decision.

Sox will win the next two.

Shoulda took one for the team.

At least let's not get shutout.

Crap.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 09:17 PM) It's never going to happen, but it would be nice if Konerko had it all out of his system by the break, and he walked away. It's never going to happen, but it would be nice seeing Paulie go out batting .300 with 30HR.

I see. From Wikipedia: Oviedo was born in Bonao in the Dominican Republic. At age 17, Oviedo assumed the identity of his 16-year old best friend, Leo Nunez, in order to receive a more lucrative contract. In 2011, Marlins reliever Edward Mujica, a close friend of Oviedo's, said that "[a]t 17 years old, you maybe lose $100,000 or $150,000 when you sign [compared to a 16-year-old with the same skills]. And if you're like 18, you might sign for $5,000 and maybe they give you an opportunity."[3]

So what's the story about this pitcher changing his name?