Balta1701

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 15, 2013 -> 10:56 AM) Id think you'd be pleased with the progress made in the past year in destroying our rights. I know, the 2A is still pretty in tact and figures to stay that way regardless of how much we need to THINK OF THE CHILDEN, but take solace in finally shooting the 4th (pesky f***er tgat one was eh?) in the back of the head. And I'm sure youre 100% thrilled with the 25 post-Sandy Hook school shootings. I mean, how do the sandy hook parents not realize that their kids are martyrs for the most important cause in the universe, keeping people armed because that's important!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should be partying right now, obviously.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 15, 2013 -> 11:25 AM) Derrick Rose doesn't want to go through a rebuild... http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-bulls-co...ugh-rebuilding/ Then retire.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 15, 2013 -> 12:59 PM) Charlotte infield could get crowded. In no particular order, Garcia, Elmore, Sanchez, Seimen, Micah J, Rondon.......with Morel clogging up third. He might be gone. Only one of the above likely to make Sox opening day roster unless a trade comes up. Micah Johnson should be starting at AA this year.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 15, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) Balta, do you really need an explanation? Do you not know who John McEnroe is? If so, do you not know about his famous question to a linesman? "You can't be serious? Or, do you think Hawkins will have a "snapback season" as Dick Allen hopes for? The idea that a guy who is barely out of high school and moved upwards aggressively could improve during his 2nd season getting a "You cannot be serious" deserves even more ???? than that. I had to assume there was something else I wasn't getting because my reaction to reading a post writing off a 19 year old completely as never, ever going to improve was...well "you cannot be serious".

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 14, 2013 -> 10:24 PM) If John McEnroe were a member of this board, he would say, "You can't be serious." ?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 14, 2013 -> 10:13 PM) I think I'm going to stop talking about tanking. A Dunleavy 3 away from back to back losses to the Bucks and tonight blown out at home(with Deng back) by the Raptors. They might be just that bad anyway. I've been out for a week...has anyone come up with a reasonable idea of a Deng for useless expiring guy + a draft pick that makes sense?

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Dec 14, 2013 -> 07:54 PM) I have some hope that Eaton's grindergrit will have a positive effect on Beckham. Maybe Beckham will Eaton. Get hurt and have it cost him a decent portion of the season and presumably impact his numbers? Yeah, that happened to both last year.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Dec 14, 2013 -> 09:30 PM) The anniversary of Sandy Hook really brought out the whining. Yup. I mean, what a f***ing joke. Your kid is dead, get over it. Wimps.

We sorta already signed our cheap, coming off injury starteig RH.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 11:01 PM) It's putting all your eggs in one basket for sure, but if these position players live up to their expectations they'll have sustained success. I can say the same thing about the White Sox right now and their system is generally acknowledged to be terrible. If all the talented guys the White Sox have live up to expectations we can win right now. In baseball, saying "if everything happens as it should" is a guarantee of failure.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 10:57 PM) If the goal is to build a .500 team as quickly as possible, then yes, they're failing miserably. Obviously they're being patient (aside from whatever that Edwin Jackson signing was) and waiting to see what they have in Baez, Almora, Bryant, Soler, Lake, Alcantera, Edwards, et al. I understand what they're trying to do, if others don't, so be it. If their goal was to build a winning team at all, they're failing miserably. Unless somehow their team takes a big step up this year, they will have spent half a decade in the cellar of their division. Half a decade. That kind of streak is emblematic of the 1970's and 1980's white sox.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 10:47 PM) This is true, but if the rebuilding leads to sustained success it won't matter. A problem with their rebuild is Baez can't stick at short and I don't think Bryant will stick at third. They've finished 5th in their division 4 years in a row. If a team does that and there's any question as to whether or not it will lead to sustained success then the method clearly is incredibly flawed.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 10:04 PM) You choose the one guy they essentially had to get rid of who was signed LONG before the current regime took over, and call their rebuild bad because of that? The Cubs can eat far more money in bad contracts than the Sox can, and it's a completely different situation and is being handled as such. I'm far more concerned about what the Twins and Tigers are doing, anyway. If the Cubs were in year 1 of a rebuilding process you could say that and have it make sense. They've been under .500 for 4 straight seasons and it's difficult to see them winning 70 games next year. That's why their rebuild looks bad. If the Cubs can eat far more money in bad contracts then it's crazy for them to lose for that long.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 09:42 PM) Yeah and didnt they basically admit that was a mistake the other day? Cubs system isnt devoid of hitters...but pitching is going to be a problem I can't believe there's no talk of them going all in trying to trade for Price in a deal centered around one of these high-talent, 2-3 year a way youngsters.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 08:58 PM) Yeah, I envy the Cubs system, although some of it was happening prior to Hoyer coming in. So far I've loved the moves that Hoyer has done bringing in veterans on short deals and then dishing them off for a couple prospects here and there. It's an excellent plan for a rebuilding team that has some salary space to do that. It's essentially buying prospects, which is quicker than waiting for the draft every year and hoping you draft properly. Then they did the exact opposite of this when they signed Edwin Jackson to a big contract when he might have been a useful back of the rotation starter on a playoff team and completely useless to a rebuilding franchise.

QUOTE (bear_brian @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) A few facts about Gordon Beckham last year: 1. Beckham hit .287 vs RH pitchers, but only .195 vs LH. That is the exact opposite of what you would think. 2. Beckham broke the hamate bone in his wrist after the first 7 games of the season. He missed six weeks, came back and through July 22nd had his average well over .300. On that date he re injured the wrist, tearing the ligament away from the bone. He continued to play the rest of the year, but hit .240 in August and a lowly .210 in September. When RV says he was hurt, he is not kidding. I think we need to give this kid a break. If his wrist has healed, there is no reason why he cannot be an above average 2B offensively - better than Semien - and certainly he is already an "A" defensively. There is little doubt in my mind that the Sox are going to commit to him unless somebody knocks them off their feet with an offer. I don't see where anyone else has said it...but I strongly disagree with the notion that Beckham is an "A" defensively. He's a C right now after being a B the year before hand.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 12, 2013 -> 10:29 AM) It'll be a spring training bloodbath for the catcher's spot. I'm completely ok with that.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 11:41 PM) WHY? This is suggesting they carry 3 catchers, 1 of which you are just "hiding". Isn't one of the main arguments against PK, or at least baltas main argument, was that he restricts your benches flexibility?....So now we are suggesting the same thing only at a different position? Except there's a long-term reason why you might do that in one case.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 11, 2013 -> 09:27 PM) That's interesting. Unfortunately catcher is probably the hardest position to stash someone, but it's of course our biggest need too. "Downsides of carrying an extra DH".

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 04:26 PM) Well like previously mentioned, he would be a good fit in Baltamore. They have a weak farm system, but I can see us going after pitching in any De Aza trade Yes?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 03:48 PM) I don't know what people are smoking. Eaton has an incredibly high ceiling, and the only reason he's getting dealt is because of his injury-riddled 2013. This is going to wind up being a steal - like Carlos Quentin 2.0 in terms of "holy s*** why'd they do this?" Hopefully he has more staying power, though. I really liked Santiago but this deal makes a whole lot of sense for the White Sox.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 03:42 PM) Wasn't a good part of Brian Anderson's benching a result of frequently overthrowing the cut-off man and throwing to the wrong base? I seem to remember him doing that a lot & actually that was my first thought watching him make that throw to first. That play could easily go very wrong and end in a few dadgummits. Brian Anderson was benched in the 2nd game of the season.

The only reason I'm behind is that I didn't want to find a white sox community until the "have a lead every game" streak in 05.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 10, 2013 -> 01:59 AM) While it hasn't been addressed explicitly, I was thinking he was going to battle for the 5th spot in the rotation? Have you (or anyone) heard otherwise? I'm drinking with a disturbingly large portion of the planets geoscientists this week and learned about this 20 minutes ago, so if he's not a reliever I'm very confused.

So does this take Webb/Petricka out of next years pen?