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QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 04:39 PM) Good spring training stats are annoying to find, but best I can tell, home runs are happening every 31.9 AB's league-wide this spring, compared to every 40.5 AB's last spring. That's an enormous increase. Not saying juiced balls are definitely the reason, but was curious to see the numbers for myself. Been a very hot spring down there from what I can tell. Lots of 80s and 90s even early in March. The usual highs are in the low 70s I believe.

sale has it all working today, excellent changeup to finish that inning.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 04:20 PM) I think we are watching different feeds because that looked like a moonshot off the bat to me, and Frazier reacted accordingly. no sound from the bat and I'm half watching on a second screen at work. at first glance looked like he got it a bit off the end of the bat but yea obviously it was crushed.

this team is slugging, wow! 400+ plus bomb by Frazier, didn't even look like he got it that well.

wow, was that a Eephus ?

good hustle from Rollins. Pretty well hit looping liner to RF was booted and he hustled into 2nd.

Eaton's body language is awful. Can't afford a slow start from him. Who cares it's the last week of spring but what a lolly gagging walk to the dugout.

lol at beltre, that guy loves baseball. Even having some fun in the last week of march, bare handing jackson's throw in after he flew out to CF for the 3rd out.

nice play by lawrie there.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 04:06 PM) Who said that? the moron announcer. Nothing in google...

wait, what "health issues" has sale been battling?

Good to see Avila back. Thanks for that video link.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 01:50 PM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 17s18 seconds ago Ventura said today's starting lineup probably it for Opening Day, although batting order could change somewhat. Well there ya have it.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 01:58 PM) They'd be crazy to start the season with May on the 25 man roster. He's another guy who needs to play everyday in AAA to see what you have. While I remain skeptical he's an everyday player at the major league level, we're going to need at least one OF in the near future (when/if Jackson departs) and he's probably next in line for an opportunity. Let's hope he's closer to the player he was last year prior to the concussion than he was after. Also, is this the deepest the Sox have been on the position player front in years? Just off the top of my head we'll have May, Anderson, Sanchez, Davidson, & Coats waiting in the wings in AAA. Those guys can basically fill a hole anywhere in the lineup but catcher. That's a pretty exciting chance of pace compared to how things have been in recent years. Yes, the fact that there is no Nieto, Garcia or even Sanchez on this roster is very encouraging. Those guys are good depth options but they are not in any way shape or form guys a team with playoff aspirations should have on their roster. Sanchez maybe if they didn't have Lawrie would be an acceptable starter at 2B, but for now he's not versatile enough to keep as the utility guy.

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:48 PM) and since he is showing soo much confidence, let him continue on building on that confidence and since if it is real or not. If he can't f***ing handle a demotion how in the hell is he going to handle hitting 180/220/350 in May and playing 1-2 times a week? The whole "oh you can't crush his confidence again" is a red herring. If he's that weak mentally he's not cut out for the Show, one way or the other. he should continue to work on his swing in AAA. He needs to prove something in real games not just against spring training guys that don't care if some failed prospect hits a HR off them.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) That was during a White Sox broadcast not on Boston radio. But way to go editing my post to make it look like I posted something I did not. lol, I didn't edit anything in your post. You wrote that Hawk will say when the Sox suck and that he knows what's going on. I posted an example of Hawk saying the 78 win Sox had more talent then the club coming off a WS appearance that then won a WS. Hawk is senile and when he says stupid s*** like saying the Sox have more talent than the Royals it makes the entire ORG look bad.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:31 PM) Well, that narrows it down to Sands and Ishikawa, doesn't it? Talk about uninspiring. It's the 25th man so whatever but some of the cuts around the league are more intriguing, including Murphy.

I'm rolling with Rollins because although I put very little stock in "clubhouse leadership" it's clear that he has helped shake some thing up in that clubhouse and it was much needed. Saladino isn't some can't miss talent that is being benched he's just another guy that could possibly turn into a decent starter. Rollins is probably a decent starter as long as he gets plenty of rest, and Saladino will get plenty of chances to steal playing time.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:35 PM) I think most of that is just shtick. He knows what's going on. Before he came to the White Sox, he actually got into a lot of trouble in Boston for calling out ownership and "telling it like it is". He still has a bit of a cult hero status in Boston, and when the White Sox visit there, goes on sports radio pretty often. There he gives a pretty blunt description of the White Sox. If they suck, he will say they suck. Ok.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 02:29 PM) Being a homer is fine - whenever I tend to call sporting events I end up having a bit of a homer-ish tone to my announcing. The problem is you can't be homerish to the point of being wrong half the time, which is what Hawk has become. Exactly. He's an embarrassment and is actively hurting the marketing and branding of White Sox baseball. In his prime he was an asset to the org as a distinct voice but now he's just an old, easily confused, often wrong voice. And a loud one at that.

Giving Davidson a spot on the 25 man roster because of a hot spring would be stupid as all hell. Especially as you'd be asking him to play 2-3 times a week at absolute most. No, if he's really "figured something out" then you ask him to go down to Charlotte and play everyday for a couple months and yea if he's slashing 280/340/500 down there in June then you think about calling him up.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 12:33 AM) Not worth losing Stone over. Hawk's input is irrelevant, out of date, or dead wrong. Stone can basically sit there and call pitches. It's high time Hawk retires. No kidding. I repeat myself constantly on this: Hawk is a legend but nobody benefits, not the Sox, not Hawk, and most certainly not the listener, from hearing his semi-senile calls in 2016. He should have been canned after 2012 and this is coming from a kid who fell asleep to Hawk called games on WGN and Satellite in the early 90s almost ever night.

QUOTE (Doc Edwards Shot @ Mar 28, 2016 -> 04:28 PM) I'm totally OK with the late games on the west coast. My kids are in bed and I have the TV all to myself. Plus, the weather will actually be good vs. having the first games here in Illinois where it could still be snowing. They should do this every year with the MLB scheduling. Yep it's going to be really nice. Seattle is forecast for mid 60s (massive high pressure system swirling off shore) so the Bay Area should be about the same, maybe slightly warmer, with plenty of sun. Forecast for Monday in the bay is high 60s and partly cloudy. Sounds about right.

Yes, he'd be a great backup at DH and 1B. At the league min it's a no brainer over Ishikawa or Sands or Shuck. edit: Eh I dunno, on second thought he's probably not enough of an upgrade to take on his s*** personality. Screw it. Got on base last year at an OK clip but power has absolutely cratered. If he just got cut probably means his health is an issue again.

Perfect for me! The real victory though is that the opener isn't followed by an off day, for once.