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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) How easy is it to predict a degenerative injury like that anyway? It depends on the injury. Certain ones like articular cartilage damage (konerko) it's almost certain degeneration will occur. The injury here is being reported as a stress fracture. These generally aren't degenerative.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 10:10 AM) I think most of us, me included, are expecting significantly more runs. The problem is, when you really look at it, as bad as it was last year, it really isn't a given. Hopefully, a couple guys get hot and it spreads, like the 1977 Hitmen. I wouldn't expect too much from a team with this many rookie/new/inexperienced hitters. They will probably score more, only because of how awful it was last year. But this is a re-tooling year and expectations should be treated as such.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 10:07 AM) Finally a few articles pointing out how much crap humans dump in the oceans and how it makes searching difficult. Waterways have always been the first choice for waste. Back in the day it was factories dumping everything into rivers to wash it away. Now it's just progressed to the oceans because it is so difficult to find anything there.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 10:04 AM) I am still really concerned about the White Sox offense this year. Considering the changes were Garcia for Rios, Eaton for De Aza and Abreu for Konerko, De Aza and Rios were 2 of the more productive hitters last season. The Sox are going to need a lot of guys to improve and Abreu is going to have a lot of pressure to put up big numbers. The schedule is tough early, when Abreu may need some adjustment time, especially if it's cold. I read the Sox scored 2 or less runs in over 50 home games last year. I agree they will have trouble scoring runs again. However, this is the "re-tooling" year. You have Eaton, Abreu, Garcia and Davidson (he will be up at some point) all getting thier first full time extended play in the MLB. Hopefully this is the learning year and they will hit it big next year.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 02:34 PM) I don't know that Garcia can be a franchise-changing player. Best speed/power position player prospect since Ray Durham. Mike Cameron?

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 11:42 AM) Of course it's still way early, but there's a reasonable chance that Kolek and Aiken are 1 and 2, which would virtually guarantee the correctness of your statement. It's very rare that high school pitchers go in either of the first 2 picks let alone both. The bust factor is just too high for that amount of money. One of the first 2 picks will be one of the college pitchers.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 22, 2014 -> 07:56 AM) The college pitchers are screwing this up. I have to believe the braintrust would like to take a college arm, other things being relatively equal. It plays right into the RH's hand. They get a top talent with lower bonus money and spread it around to later draft picks.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 22, 2014 -> 06:47 PM) Saw Hawkins bat a few times today. He has no plate coverage at all. Unless it's on the inner-half, I can't see how he makes contact. Isn't he working on shortening his swing? If so, this may be a symptom of it until he works it out.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 08:34 PM) Kolek. Hasn't allowed a hit yet this season, at least when that article was written. Hope he's not related to Colt Griffin or David Clyde. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-p...-170058989.html It's going to be an interesting debate. They're going to have to do their due diligence and make sure there's not a hint of steroid use or unusual physical growth, but this kid is huge and the comps to Clemens are natural. That said, there's always the Kris Honel/Jason Stumm argument against high school pitchers. The White Sox typically have taken the more polished, major league ready collegiate pitcher. This might be the first time they deviate from that pattern (or taking toolsy/KW-esque outfielders). At number 3 the Sox will not take a high school player. I'm not saying this for all teams or that it won't work out but the Sox won't to it.

Excellent summary of article on keeping "advanced stats" in perspective. Originally, published in scientific american. http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15168.html

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 02:49 PM) His stapled head. GAH It's cool how they peel the skin from above to get access to the forehead to put the metal plates in. I've had a few soccer players who needed it and got to watch a couple of the surgeries.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) As you should be. My guess is he's done for the year. He will return for the post season.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 09:32 AM) What I thought as well. I thought that or a meniscus. A meniscal injury is very possible.The injuries frequently happen together as there is a connection between the outer edge of the medial meniscus and the inner layer of the MCL. However, if they are predicting 3 weeks or so, it most likely is not the meniscus.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 05:11 PM) It is not worth pissing on. Correct, that means you made an effort ans cared about him and the opinions. Now if I was visiting someone else's grave and happened upon it, that is a different story.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 07:19 PM) It's been a really weird day. From a family tragedy (my wife's ex passed away) to a weird text message from my ex who seems to think I am part of a Mason plot to keep our daughter from talking to her, to particpating on my first academic panel. I was part of a panel that focused on gender in literature. My paper, "Hill and Pill, the Rehabilitation of Faulkner's Temple Drake". Pretty cool. Congrats on the panel part (not sure of the rest). You always remember the first one, especially if it went well and was well received.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:10 PM) Thats why I dont agree with your point. It's nowhere in the same universe as tobacco and alcohol as far as health risks.why It is for the cardiovacualr system. It's worse than the other two by far. You won't get the liver problems with alcohol or the lung cancer from tobacco however you are much more likely to have a heart attack. Some studies even go further and state you are nearly guaranteed to have a heart attack with regular use.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 09:54 PM) Until I hear otherwise, I'm terrified of Kane's knee injury. f***ing f***. From the looks of it, I think it's ligament sprain probably MCL. It's tough to guess at the duration but it's minimum 3 weeks depending on severity up to 8. Judging by the why he came off the ice, I would guess 3-4.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 06:24 PM) The decriminalization side of it rather than the tax side of it may be what benefits the state both financially and otherwise. Good point. It may save the state alot of money not having to prosecute and enforce the laws which govern it. I wonder if like drunk driving, there will be monetary and medical costs. The cumulative health effects and what it costs long term still cause me worry though.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 01:24 PM) I disagree wholeheartedly. Marijuana doesnt contain carcinogens like tobacco and the heart attack risk you speak of has no validity other than a questionnaire aimed at proving a correlation between the two. Not to mention edibles is by far the largest market for people which wouldnt have any cardiovasular effect no matter how false the studies are. The studies I posted showed the effects of marijuana on the cardiovascular system. There are real and do effect the body. I really don't care if they legalize it. People can do whatever they want to thier body. The idea that legalizing it will net the state money over the long term is probably not correct. We've seen what things like tobacco and alcohol have done to thehealth of people who use them and what that does to medical bills. With Obamacare do we really wantto add another?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Rock pointed out that in Colorado they're seeing a majority of the sales in edible THC. Is the comparison with tobacco done on a equivalent-amount-smoked basis or a comparison of how much tobacco someone actually uses versus how much pot someone actually uses? People might smoke a pack of cigarettes a day or every couple of days, but they're not going to go through 20 joints that fast. edit: I can't imagine that the long-term health effects of THC, especially if its ingested instead of smoked, are anywhere near as bad as the long-term health effects of alcohol. Its done on the chemical effects on the body not in a comparison of how much is smoked. I posted only studies that looked at the chemicals and their effects. I don't know about how it compares to alcohol. The effects on the cardiovascular system are different. My comment was only in relation to using money from it to bring in tax more tax dollars. Over the long term I don't think it will be much of a net gain.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) What health problems would that be? There are many studies which show the adverse effects of marijuana. They are much worse the tobacco for cardiovascular risks. You can pretty much guarantee a heart attack if you smoke it regularly. I posted some articles in another thread. One of the paradoxical effects is the TCH and the anti-inflammatory capabilities. It is prescribed for some inflammatory conditions such as glaucoma for this reason. The other side is that any other injury will take much longer to heal or won't heal due to the inflammatory process not occurring. So in the short term and long term it will have an impact on your health, which in turn may have an effect on the long term health care of the state.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) The other side of the coin is the people in the middle of nowhere that vote with jesus. Both sides are uninformed and are hurting the government. The only reason Oberweis keeps getting reelected is jesus and ice cream. This doesn't happen in the city. I think you painting with far too broad of a brush and are a little narrow in your view of religion.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) I don't know what the marijuana sin tax percentage is, but I think as more and more states move to (and do) legalize consumption, you'll also see diminishing marginal returns on taxes. I'm guessing Colorado itself saw quite the influx of new citizens due entirely to the legalization of marijuana. Washington is probably similar, but it's so far isolated that it makes more sense for people to move to Colorado as opposed to Washington. Right now, if marijuana were legalized in Illinois, you'd likely see a similar uptick in population. As well as an increase in state medical care in 10 years with the associated health problems.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 02:36 PM) Keith Law had an insider writeup on C Alex Jackson . Pretty positive outlook. Law says he'd just move him to an OF corner and let him rake. He says that Brady Aiken looks really good. 6'4 LHP that throws 94-97 with a plus curve. He mentioned that Aiken will be in the top 5-6 mix when it's all said an done. Law also says that the Marlins have been linked to Tyler Kolek and the Cubs to Tyler Beede. Now you know why good hitting catchers are hard to find.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 08:06 AM) Kershaw was a HS grad when drafted by LA. Still very risky, but if Sox can't sign the pick they get a very high pick next year. I'm not saying it wouldn't be a good pick. Lots of high school pitchers have panned out. I'm just saying in the position the sox are in, picking this high they will not pick a high school player.