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Wow Alejandro did that ever look awful.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 05:47 PM) Is hawk livid?? I think he's at least in part at the "Fun bad" point. Particularly with that rundown

And as usual, the Sox have no idea how to properly execute a rundown. How did these guys do it last year?

Gillaspie unproductive out.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 04:21 PM) And the White Sox Will To Lose Rule strikes again. Leave runners in scoring position with 2 outs or less, the other team will score 92% of the time in the next at-bat. Might as well be a former Sox prospect to add insult to injury, lol. Nope, Cespedes double.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 03:36 PM) Ubaldo Jimenez has been dominant against TB today...shades of the Rockies' version. He's either throwing 99 or this post is incorrect.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 03:42 PM) It's not like Rios can't play CF adequately or left for that matter probably better than Kinsler or Murphy out there . Kinsler would move back to 2nd base. Cruz is a couple years older than Rios and his days in the outfield are numbered. If 2011 is any guide...no, Rios cannot play CF adequately any more.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 03:30 PM) If you, who are one of the more optimistic fans out there, are posting something like this...there's no reason to believe the average White Sox fan is going to buy that this team is a playoff contender from here on out. Which means adding players for anything more than setting up 2014 makes little to no sense, and will only end up blocking players we need to see full-time for the remainder of the season. You're missing the point. Tell me why a team in contention would want Paul Konerko right now? Tell me one good reason why the Rangers would have any interest in him?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 03:09 PM) Why would the White Sox try to compete, then, if the numbers that Dunn and Konerko have so far are posted in permanent ink? That's a big part of the reason we're a mess right now, those 2 not hitting. The fact that they are a mess also makes moving them difficult to impossible again, so why the Rangers would take either of them on I have zero idea.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 01:27 PM) http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/06/01/s...icult-decision/ http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/31/3425...-jurickson.html Talks about how the Chris Davis/Hunter trade for Koji Uehara backfired but was done with the right intentions Peavy, Konerko + Crain for Jurickson Profar + another prospect from the Rangers Trade to be made ONLY if the White Sox are 8-9-10 games out in July. Why would the Rangers want to give up a top prospect, plus an additional prospect, for a good reliever and an expensive veteran who would reduce the OPS they're getting from 1b by 200 points or DH by 100 points? I don't think I'd pay that much for a downgrade.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 11:47 AM) They've been doing that. They don't get lucky. This is part of the attendance problem. Competitive usually run hand in hand with mediocre. They've been competitive for 3 of the past 5 seasons (not counting this one) and out of those 3 competitive years, they made the playoffs and won the division once. 1 out of 3 times making the playoffs when competitive isn't bad. It's the 2 79-win seasons that make it a lot worse. One of them I could excuse for injuries, but we might be looking at our 3rd this year.

QUOTE (ChiSoxJon @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 10:51 AM) Just heard on ESPN 1000, the ChiSox are into college pitchers and toolsy outfielders at pick #17. Jim Callis said they'd take Ryne Stanek if he falls or Alex Gonzalez from Oral Roberts who they scouted. Also have ties to Aaron Judge, Austin Wilson, and Phillip Ervin. Stanek is the most unrealistic choice, but he's probably my favorite. So basically, the White Sox are expected to draft like the White Sox?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 1, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) FWIW, my co-worker was Granderson's college roommate. I always ask him about the Sox possibility. He would go to the White Sox for less money if only bad teams in s***ty markets were offering him deals. I think his preference is to stay in NY though. The Yankees have supposedly been trying to clear enough salary to get under the luxury tax threshold next season. They only have about $120 million committed, but that's with no Cano and and a whole lot of their starting rotation not under contract.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 31, 2013 -> 09:56 PM) Lol. And after he vetoes all Hahn's trades at the deadline we're all gonna know about it cuz Hahn will cry to the media about how KW is handcuffing him. This is one of the stupidest opinions on Soxtalk and I hate that it probably has no chance of going away! Got one!

Another on the ground near St. Louis.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:50 PM) Cardinals put the tarp on before it rained tonight. Learned from last night. The weather this season has been brutal. Possible tornado on the ground west of St Louis right now. Edit: confirmed on the ground as I hit post.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:32 PM) Unbelievable. Hope people don't die. Baseball note--Oklahoma City is hosting the Omaha Storm Chasers. They are in a wind delay. Injuries and I think a couple deaths being reported from cars that were stuck in traffic on I-40 when the tornado hit the highway.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2013 -> 08:43 PM) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nation...raves-showdown/ It's a shame, if it's another serious injury. Not good for the game of baseball...and he was just starting to come into his own again his last 3 starts. 2.49 ERA entering the game. No matter how much you baby and protect them...throwing a baseball and its effects on the shoulder and elbow can never be predicted. I think a lot of people predicted this.

There is another large tornado on the ground right now just south of OKC, a few miles north of Moore.

KW Vetoed all the moves that would have made us better.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:36 PM) I know this is off topic, and it may be something I get flamed for (not for being off topic but for him being "awful") but...Am I the only one interested to see what Thibs can do with Hasheem Thabeet? Thibs'll fix em right? What's his status now? Is he even under contract? Tell me more about his background and what he's been up to? I mean, I can't imagine Thibs could fix a guy like Eddy Curry who couldn't keep his weight under control, but the Bulls are in need of a cheap backup big guy, maybe more than 1.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:24 PM) Exactly. What would people be willing to pay Shin Soo Choo? I'd love to see him at the top of the lineup. Choo and Morales is my "dream" offseason. Hope that Beckham or Ramirez can be competent in the 2 hole then role with a Choo-Beckham-Rios-Morales-Viciedo-Dunn-Ramirez-Gillaspie-Phegley/Flowers/? lineup for next year. I might be on the order of the deal BJ Upton got for Choo if the team was trying to compete next year.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:09 PM) Cubs have a +6 run differential, and the Sox are -29. I think the talent is close and probably can be argued either way. Just to note this again, the Sox have given up 19 unearned runs in the first 2 months of this year after giving up 30 unearned runs all of last year. And of course, as is always noted, that doesn't count the inability to hit the cutoff man.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:10 PM) But you will gladly take finishing in second or third every year just because it means being competitive for most of the year? I absolutely would. Eventually teams that finish 2nd or 3rd get lucky and hit the wild card.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 31, 2013 -> 02:03 PM) the second version has been around for about 3 years now. He seems like he is here to stay When did his production really fall off because of the back injury/surgery? I could readily be convinced that this entire season was just him recovering from that injury and last season was that injury getting worse...if my trainer told me so.