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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 3, 2014 -> 09:39 AM) That's not true. It's not sad to see Tyler Flowers suck at baseball, he's just not good. It sucks to see Konerko struggle so much after seeing how good of a player he was for so long. Should not be surprising. Time is undefeated. Every MLB player will be bad eventually. In purely terms of --is the team better or not-- you should want the guy who has done it before(very recently against LHP...was still very good). If the Sox can make the bench logistics work... make some trades................ then this Konerko thing could be very good. And if the team just ends up being bad, well, we have a 2015 focus anyway........so not that much harm done. Put differently-- a Konerko bounceback year is one of probably 5-6 things that have to go really right....for us to hang with DET in 2014. Dunn plus a bounceback PK, making up one spot in the lineup in tandem... is basically a near all-star offensively. PK retiring would just mean yet ANOTHER thing would have to go right, to deliver that level of magnitude... which is piling on ..tons. 2012's success could basically be called the result of several career years and bounceback years.

I personally do not mind once-great guys looking like a shell of their former selves at all. The game isn't entirely about what entertains me or doesn't. Konerko gave us so many great moments, I'm happy to see him get to go out in the exact manner he sees fit. If it means him having a sub.300 OBP all year then I will care about how it affects winning.........but then once we're past that point when (probably inevitably) 2014 wins arent a concern anymore... then I'll be fine with either him playing the whole year or doing a Kerry Wood midyear exit thing. Besides, our offense has been bad enough where Konerko as-is against lefties.........and a mild bounceback against righties.......would be already one of our better bats (sadly). And a mild bounceback against righties is not out of the question, especially with a new role that will limit wear and tear (if that's a concern/contributor...obviously in addition to the immovable: age)

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 30, 2013 -> 10:12 AM) Weaknesses in our lineup: taking pitches, left-handed bats, walks Guys we are trying hardest to dump: Adam Dunn (3rd in the league in P/PA, 13th in BB%, LHH) and Alejandro De Aza (15th in P/PA, 7.4 BB% was second among Sox regulars, LHH). Also it appears Conor Gillaspie could be on the way out - was second on the team in BB% among regulars, though his P/PA was below our team average Great point. ADA has his flaws but he definitely wasnt the biggest problem for this team. If it werent for Viciedo's still existing promise, ADA would be the one staying here. And looking back through his minor league numbers, he has always been a guy who has performed in basically the same way...even with the injury that derailed his Marlins time. He stayed above-not-good even after that time. As far as on this team, I would have no problem with ADA returning and being lower in the lineup. Playing LF. That would be fine.

Costanzo is so pointlessly footbally. His penalty happened at the moment the tide turned on this one. Do the histronics/toughguy stuff after you have some substance to the way you play. After.

Costanzo is so pointlessly footbally.

A few years ago, Gordon Beckham was the second base choice for Harold Reynolds on a 'future hall of famers' segment for mlb network. Maybe it was 3b (even more hilarious) Oh how times have changed, mountains crumbled, slayers themselves..slayed. i dont want to lose your high ceiling promise, ton-iii-iight.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 22, 2013 -> 02:43 PM) Come on Romo, do the Bears a favor and win this. You mean in terms of..we'd potentially host a Chi/Dal game in the playoffs?

Tim Jennings wearing White Sox hat on the Fox(Chi-affiliate) pregame show

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 05:13 PM) So was James Johnson. Yes James Johnson was a real Chicago Bull. Not that his game translated to NBA reality. Kind of a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none...although take another layer off the jack-of-all-trades portion. So like, jack-of-nothing, master-of-nothing

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 20, 2013 -> 04:06 PM) Matt Davidson has got to be the most generic baseball name ever. That would be one of the first generated for a fake minor leaguer in a video game. The NBA equivalent of this name was James Johnson.

His badness escalated quickly Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 4m Kevin Youkilis will sign with the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan, according to reports.

We're aimed at the future with an eye towards being digestible, not-vomitous-bad in the present

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 11:04 PM) I don't know if this was posted anywhere but, Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 3h The #WhiteSox have improved more than anyone in #MLB the last 6 months with acquistions of 1B Abreu, RF Garcia, CF Eaton and 3B Davidson. High praise by one of the best baseball writers out there. Praise tempered by the fact that, well, it's easier to rise farther when you start at a lower point than most anyone else. That said - good moves.

We have suffered long enough. All our prospects are prospects, dammit. If anyone really wants to only rank the Trayce Thompsons etc then please do so in quiet, lights off. In a back room.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 03:31 PM) That's just stupid. Unless Reed is packaged with three other pieces. Havent you heard? Hawk is back in a GM role

Is it accurate that Davidson's name was mentioned here for months, basically?

The trade's popularity comes from two angles: -the saber guy's love of selling high on closers -the traditionalist's sad angry feeling of having all this pitching and yet having the teams go nowhere, having wet noodles for bats It passes the eye test, the brain test, all tests.

Had the Royals traded The Mexicutioner when he mattered and had great value, they might've gotten This. Instead they got nothing for him in the end We just got this.. for Addison Reed. No use in being a bad team with a good closer. Important to see that, glad we did.

What's cool about this is the floor (offensively) should be high enough where he could ...not handle third well...and still be an everyday player at an easier position. And if third does work out, then it is sunshine, lollipops, rainbows, etc

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 16, 2013 -> 02:06 PM) Gillaspie makes zero sense on the bench. He can only back up 1 position. That would leave backups for DH, C, and 3b on the bench, and 1 backup covering 5 other positions. Gillaspie's LHness is nice but he's not nearly flexible enough. Just a thought...Trade Dunn, CG shares first with Paulie.

I dare go to the gym for one minute

Sad to say but really with guys like Viciedo, Beckham and Flowers......it's basically just try to build their value for another year, pray something clicks........

Unpopular news that is good http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/white-sox/...w-spending-plan Organizational health comes foremost. Plus there's a little nugget in there alluding to 2015 being...a target for expenditures. Finally a clear plan (as far as overall org)

The way catcher is, you could play Flowers, hope for an early season hot streak(Oliver '14 projections are kind)...and actually get something for him. A little something at least. The minor league numbers being what they are, you can surely sell someone on a potential light switch flip having happened. That is, if you are fine with 2014 being experimental jazz

Also once of the Will Arrive in 2013 class: Trayce Thompson. Argh that one still stings (though i understand they purposely wanted to take him away from just his strengths this year)