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QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) The dimensions, the openness and the slightly above street level construction make it a hitters park. I'm not basing it on Ravelo's numbers. The old stadium was dug into the side of a hill, had massive dimensions, no air flow, a large facade that encircled at least 65% of the field and a forest behind right and center field. You're missing the point.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 10:57 PM) .387 in 31 ABs since he started using the glasses QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 11:16 PM) That's 7 XBH in 10 games after having just 10 in his previous 75. QUOTE (MAX @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 02:51 AM) What about the start of the year when he was hitting everything? How the f*** did he do that if he couldn't even see? Just focus on the strikeouts. Seriously, it's the only way he's really going to seriously improve, cutting down on those.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 06:19 PM) Only thing he does above average is turn the double play and that is primarily driven by his above average arm at 2B. It is why I firmly believe no one would even put a waiver claim in on him. He used to have pretty good range at 2b. But the next time someone says he's a solid defensive 2b, I want them to ask themselves this question...when's the last time you were impressed by a ball Beckham got to?

QUOTE (staxx @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 06:17 PM) He has been hitting everywhere he has been. Are they all hitters parks? QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 06:19 PM) Regions is a hitters park. .885 OPS at home, .855 OPS on the road. 4 HR at home, 3 on the road, 11 2b at home, 19 on the road.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 05:42 PM) It does suck that Beckham can't hit. He was supposed to have been a premier, impact middle IF, and instead, he's a light hitting, solid defensive player who is probably gong to lose his job here before next season. No he is not. He used to be. He is now a below average defender after getting worse at 2b each season of his career. Both by the eye test and the statistics test.

If you don't want to be accused of dehumanizing children then don't call them animals. Really simple.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) But it's the truth! We hold them, release them and then tell them to come back before a judge within 48 hours. It's not like they have money or speak the language. That's what part of that 3.5 billion dollar request was about - places to hold them and more judges and whatnot to process them. And of course when we release them they head out into the forests to find bushes to sleep under and hunt squirrels for food. Because it's the wild. And they're not people, they're animals.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) The reality is we're letting tens of thousands of people in who are just skipping in front of others who have been waiting in line, and then they're released into the wild. At least no one will ever accuse him of dehumanizing them.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 01:46 PM) Did Plaxico have multiple run ins with the law when he got 4 games for shooting himself(after 2 years in prison)? Honest question, I dont recall According to Wikipedia in the 4 months before the gunshot there were 2 domestic disturbance calls to his residence resulting in temporary restraining orders.

Stephen A Smith comments on how women need to do more to avoid provoking men into violence. His words. (used word "provocation" repeatedly).

QUOTE (TRU @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) I guess my main complaint here is that the comparisons im seeing make it look like Josh Gordon smoked weed ONCE and was suspended all year. That's pretty much what I meant by this. I understand that domestic violence is worse than smoking weed. That's what was really irritating me about what im seeing some fools post, and most of them are the pro weed crowd so its not surprising. I encourage and support you getting irritated with people who haven't taken the time to learn the cases on those grounds.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 12:52 PM) Some think he could potentially be playable in the outfield. I think the right way to say it is this...if his bat plays, they'll find room for him.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 01:26 PM) Gload was blocked by the likes of Frank Thomas, Paul Konerko and Mark Grace. Not to say Gload would have been a star otherwise of course, but it is worth noting. And as I noted in a different post..the average OPS of MLB first basemen 10 years ago was 75-100 points higher. It's dropped from like .840-.850 to .750-.760.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 12:59 PM) I just want to know if it's "wrong" to be uncomfortable playing a gay character and not wanting to kiss another guy. It seems like the people quoted in the article DID think that was wrong and not "normal," and there's clearly going to be a mark on his resume because of it. To me, that's pretty f***ed up that an actor is uncomfortable doing something and his career is now worse off because of it. If a guy auditioned for a role and then refused to do the things required of that role after being offered the role...that would be a good reason to have a career black mark, because why are you auditioning for a role if you won't do the role?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) With what money? With what jobs? The United States's GDP is currently about $16 trillion. That statement is not an argument that we don't have the funds, it's an argument that you have other things that are more important. And also, very few 7 year old refugees need jobs.

QUOTE (TRU @ Jul 25, 2014 -> 01:12 PM) Does anyone else get annoyed with the punishment comparisons to Josh Gordon and Ray Rice? One guy has never been in trouble with the NFL before, the other is a multiple offender at the NFL level and was kicked out of two colleges for the same reason. I don't think its really comparable. Am I off here or does anyone else agree? If you had to ask yourself which deserved a more serious punishment, being caught with pot a dozen times or beating a woman unconscious once?

Boooooo.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 03:55 PM) Hasn't this been debunked once you factor in tax savings + endorsements gained from winning rings? I think most people believe Lebron lost a ton in endorsements in the first 2 years and maybe through the whole thing by turning himself into a villain that people didn't want to root for. People have made a habit of noting how few Lebron commercials there are during the playoffs compared to guys like Blake Griffin or Chris Paul.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 02:46 PM) They want to get the most they can, so they make sure this "offer" gets out there, and sit back and wait to see if the Cavs or some other team is willing to top it. Just saying, "we'll take it" isn't maximizing their return unless they have exhausted all their other options. If this offer is real and Minnesota is satisfied, and sure this is the max, they would have accepted it. They want to see if they can get more. Do you really think if on the day before training camp opens and Love is still a T-Wolf, Flip tells Gar he will take the deal, Gar would say too late? One thing worth thinking about is that sometime during October the Bulls are likely to be in heavy discussions to extend Jimmy Butler and that would definitely play into whether or not something could get done.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 11:05 AM) ^Haha. Agreed. But I don't see us resigning Dunn, the general fanbase hates his guts. Despite the fact that the White Sox could use a LH hitting DH next year, signing Dunn on a 1 year deal just doesn't fit what we're seemingly trying to do, which is put together guys who can contribute long-term. It'd be really nice to avoid spending money on that position next year if we didn't have to.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 10:30 AM) How come nobody wants to give Phegley another shot? His numbers have been climbing as well? I'd certainly be willing to, but he's a poor replacement for Adam Dunn and this thread happens to be on that subject. Phegley's problem is that he plays a position where being a solid fielder and handling the pitching staff is perhaps more important than what is actually produced with the bats and people seem to continue to hesitate on that issue with him. It is, notably, one big reason why catchers sometimes take longer to develop than other positions.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 10:28 AM) I am pointing out others who suck who put up big numbers in Charlotte. Love Andy Wilkins all you want but he is 6 months older than Dayan Viciedo. What kind of numbers do you think Viciedo could put up in Charlotte? He isn't putting up an .800 OPS in Chicago. Sometimes you have to take AAA breakouts with a grain of salt. If "this guy might be a decent platoon player if he works out and we should give him a shot to see because we're rebuilding and this is a position we actually need to fill" isn't taking a guy with a grain of salt I have no idea what is.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 10:18 AM) Now trying being Brooks Boyer and selling that notion to the fanbase/prospective season ticket holders, unless Wilkins goes off like Josh Fields/Kevin Maas/Shane Spencer/Chris Shelton/Garrett Jones/Tuffy Rhodes for 4-6 weeks. Who the Hell cares? Win some freaking ballgames.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 10:17 AM) It's not poor logic. It shows that putting up big numbers in Charlotte is not necessarily a sign you are a good prospect. If Wilkins could put up an .800 OPS sure he would be valuable. But the odds of that happening aren't very high. This isn't a 21 or 22 or 24 year old. He will be 26. If he gets on base at .309 in AAA after a crazy hot streak, I don't see how that translates to anywhere near an .800 OPS at the major league level It's terrible logic because eventually there are people who hit successfully in the big leagues. And note how you edited what I said. An .800 OPS as a platoon player. You dropped the important part. He got off to a poor start this season and his OPS against righties is .913 and his OBP is .330. His walk rate isn't great against righties but it's 2.5 times what it is against lefties. We'd have to have a person making the lineups who understands that and doesn't regularly play him against LHP based on those splits, but his numbers suggest the potential that he could fill a major league role that the White Sox actually need to fill.