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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) It wasn't directed at anyone. But C'mon. We used to clown the Cubs all the time whenever it appeared Wood and Prior were ready to go and they mysteriously had a 'setback.' I didn't buy the bright and shiny Peavy crap from the start. I kept quiet because I didn't want to pollute the board with negative vibes or whatever. But my fury will be unleashed now. The big difference is that the Cubs knew they weren't ready so they pitched only side sessions when the setbacks occurred. The Sox knew he was healthy and knew he was ready to go and that's why they pitched him in games. The problem here is that with the unknown rehab schedule due to the rarity of the surgery, the Sox trusted Peavy to tell them how he felt. The intensity of the throwing was more than the strength of the weakened shoulder could handle. You can be as pessimistic as you want but he is still far ahead of schedule for his return and that fact that he was able to get to 80 pitches during spring training is a very good sign.

QUOTE (since56 @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 07:00 PM) Mark Prior, oops! I mean Jake Peavy comes back when he can and goes into the bullpen until we can dump him on another desperate for pitching team. The big difference between Prior and Peavy is that Prior wouldn't pitch when everyone told him they couldn't find anything wrong. Peavy on the other hand pushes through problems and can make it worse. While I understand the perception of often injured pitchers, comparing the two is really an insult.

The tendonitits is most likely a result of everything being weak from the layoff after the surgery and the strength building. This is also the set back I'm sure the medical team said was coming because they have no idea how soon the strength would return. It's something that they were expecting in one from or another. It was probably made worse by pitching in such a weakened state the other day. Even if he misses a start or two it's the mid to late April return which is why everyone was predicting the later return.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 10:07 PM) It seems like healthcare provides a lot of jobs for nurses, techs, doctors, and everyone working at a hospital or clinic. Toss in designing and manufacturing medical equipment, supplies, etc and you have some nice jobs and money coming into the economy. But I see and agree with your point as well. There aren't enough doctors nurses and such now. All you will do is overwork the current ones unless you want to lower the standard and decrease the quality. It will increase the market for drugs however and it will help that industry alot.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 09:17 PM) Another blank check. We can't afford health care for the people in America but we can burn a few more billion in military aid. Healthcare doesn't provide jobs or bring money into the economy. War does. We need to replace the Tomahawk missiles we fired and the government will pay American companies to build. I'm not saying it's right or wrong just that it will keep jobs and money rolling.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 16, 2011 -> 05:41 PM) A.J. is blindfolded and might end up in the water. He's about to walk off of that Pier, zynski can't see. LOL. And I thought me using a foreign language was bad.

To rid the town of vampires you must Chuck Knoblauch at them.

QUOTE (SpainSOXfan09 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) For a player of Viciedo´s speed and athletic ability which corner is harder to play and patrol? Left or Right? I mean he has come into ST in far better shape than previous years and has a supposed cannon for an arm. What thinks ye? With his arm I think right is the better fit, but i think he could play either.

QUOTE (SoxPride56 @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 12:48 AM) Dr. Anthony Romeo He's actually an orthopedic surgeon with a decent bedside manner as well.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 06:12 PM) Dead on right here. If we had a Martin Perez and Tanner Scheppers waiting in the wings, I'd feel just fine with Sale as our future closer. I honestly don't know. Could be. All I read was that they didn't want to take him out of his comfort zone. Something like that. Maybe that says something about Feliz that he'd rather pitch 70 innings than 200. or maybe he would rather pitch in 65 games than 34. this way he could have an effect on a greater number of games.

QUOTE (T R U @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) I feel so bad for those guys, splitting up 9 billion dollars must be such a f***ing headache that's an awful lot of pennies to count. No one wants to let go of one. No wonder it is taking so long!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 05:14 PM) The Rays certainly didn't do that with Price. Though to be fair he had only spent a little over a month in the 'pen in '08. Either way, I don't expect Sale to be a starter. this is true, however not all players are created equal. Maybe the Rays were more confident in Price's secondary stuff and ability to stay healthy. All I'm saying is that there are many reasons that teams think that some pitchers are better suited for the bullpen. I'm not saying it necessarily applies to these two but I always give the benefit of the doubt to the people who know them and work with them on a daily basis.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 04:54 PM) C'mon, Rowand. Are you trying to say that there's not at least a 50/50 chance that if Sale flourishes in relief that come spring 2012 we won't hear something like “Well you know, Chris did a really good job in his role last year. It might not be fair to him to move him to the rotation” or “It'd be kinda risky to increase his innings by such a substantial amount so soon.” That'd be right up Ozzie and Coop's alley. That would be right up many coaching staff's alley. If the players is outstanding in one role and just effective in another maybe he should stay in the former. Don't you think that all of these teams want to win. The coaches will get fired if they don't win. They will put the player where they think they have the best chance to win. Maybe Texas thinks that he will lose to much of his stuff as a starter and will not be as effective. The Sox may think that Sale is more effective throwing 99 out of the pen instead of 94 in the rotation. I don't know any of this for fact but there are two sides.

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Now pitching SAAAALOOOMEEEEE BaROOOOOOOJAAAS!!!!!!!! I loved it when the PA guy did that.

I think the fact that Thornton is on the same schedule as our opening day starter gives a clue that Thornton will at least get the first shot at closer.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2011 -> 05:09 PM) Good to know. That puts him back into the lineup in a little more than a month and a half? I'd like some advice from you on how to heal this damn skiier's thumb injury I've had for years. Unfortunately a skier's thumb is not an injury you can do anything about. It's a torn ligament that needs to be repaired within about 3-4 days of the injury otherwise the ligament shrinks and cannot be repaired. I'ts the only ligament on the ulnar side of the thumb. Without it the thumb is unstable and things like writing and gripping can be difficult. There are no muscles or other structures that cross the joint in that area so nothing can really compensate for it. There are braces that you can buy that will help stabilize it. I had the same injury about 20 years ago and had surgery. It does well but I still use a brace when I do alot of things with patients that will stress it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) f***!!! By far the most impressive player in camp. Thumbs are very tricky to heal correctly. As long as they don't need surgery to pin a displaced fracture it will heal fine. If they're saying 3-4 weeks I'm assuming that it isn't displaced. He'll be able to start swing a bat then but probably won't play in a game until around the 5th week. Bones take 6-8 weeks to fully heal but a callus forms around 3 so that's when the fracture will become stable enough to begin activities.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 10, 2011 -> 04:37 PM) Fractured right thumb for Viciedo. f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** 3-4 weeks before he can swing a bat with regularity then, if its a true fracture and not just a "crack" or partial fracture. If they have to pin it in surgery it may be longer.

QUOTE (quickman @ Mar 10, 2011 -> 06:31 AM) I would say if he is going to be the starting left fielder next year and we have control of him for 6 more years wouldn't you want him to play everyday in triple A so he learns the position and he can become the type of player we need next year? I say he goes down and of course can be a call up if an injury occurs. Otherwise giving him 8 at bats a week as a 4th outfielder really doesnt help the kid. I don't think he will be the left fielder. With Pierre gone who will be Ozzie"s "leadoff" guy? You know how Ozzie likes that type at the top of the order. I don't think that person is on the team so KW will need to find him one. I do think that he will be in right unless CQ straightens himself out.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:42 PM) As I recall, he's ended the previous two seasons with a sore hip. What could be causing that? With a hip problem its usually from rotation. If its the joint he may be turning to the right too much during the cocking phase or to the left during acceleration. There can also be an impingement with the acetabular labrum cause by the rotation and flexion of the hip. It's probably more muscular with an overuse of a certain area on the side of the hip. There are alot of possible causes but because its always toward the end of the year, I would guess its muscular.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 07:10 PM) Is it because his delivery is very over the top? That's part of it. But also does alot of good things. 1. he has a smooth back swing and keeps hand up behind the head. 2. His arm slot is high enough. 3.His stride is a good length and his foot plant is on the ball of the foot and in line with his hip. 4. His follow through finishes down by his hip. 5. His trunk get parallel to the ground with his foot up over his head. These are all good things to generate force and dissipate the force so that no one tissue has to be overloaded and begin to cause a problem.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 02:16 PM) So Gordo has decided to open up his hips in his new stance, wonder why. It's usually a response to not being able to catch up to an inside fastball.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 09:34 AM) I attended an "overuse" seminar yesterday for little league coaches. There was a local scout there from the BoSox, who was instrumental in their drafting of Michael Bowden. He was demonstrating examples of commonly bad pitching mechanics, and somebody asked him for an example of good ones. He said, "Watch Gavin Floyd." I would agree with him.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 11:06 AM) I also am in agreement with this. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. thanks for the kind words everyone. I just try to explain everything as best I can and get correct information out there. the whole Peavy situation is based purely on experience and my own opinion. As stated before medicine is still more of an art than science in many situations and thus it's mostly educated guesses.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 07:15 AM) Spring Training records don't mean much, games usually end with a line up filled guys you may never see wearing a White Sox uniform in a game that will matter. I think he's concerned with how the guys who are expected to contribute are playing, especially considering the emphasis the White Sox are making on a fast start this year. It does seem way too early to panic. It seems the only thing we really have learned is Teahen is still a lousy thirdbaseman. That's not exactly a shock. And that Dunn will strike out a ton. Again not exactly a shock.