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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 12:01 PM) No, it is out on 13, on the other side of the road from Schnucks. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&am...497147713057664 I like the Key West idea since it's within walking distance of my house

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 26, 2011 -> 05:51 PM) Something I found interesting and completely unimportant.... Facebook has a "This or That" type polls that are going around. Mac vs. PC, Friday vs. Saturday, etc. Well I saw a "Cubs or Sox" one, and to my surprise, the Sox had 15.7K votes to the Cubs 13.2K. Thought it was interesting that of almost 30,000 votes, I was shocked the Sox would hold anything over 40%, let alone about 54% of the votes. I saw that. I'm guessing one of two things: either the cubs fans are super-apathetic about this year (all my friends are, anyway) or the group it's propagating through are mostly south siders. Either way, I bet that changes in, say, June when the Bulls/B-hawks go away and the Cubs fans turn their attention to baseball.

What's with the Angels and outfielders named after fish?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 26, 2011 -> 12:12 PM) Jeff Marquez starts. Pierre LF, Beckham 2B, Rios CF, Konerko 1B, Quentin DH, Teahen 3B, Castro C, Milledge RF, Vizquel SS They just mentioned on The Score that there's just one more roster spot left, and it's between Milledge and Lillibridge. Does that mean Humber made the squad? If so, why are we bothering starting Marquez at all? Is he just a stopgap to get the rotation in its set order for the beginning of the season?

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 10:58 PM) Hey, didn't know the appropriate forum to post this in but down in Cdale I don't have many friends that follow the Wsox, all Cardinal/Cub lovers, was wondering how many of Soxtalkers are down here that would be cool with catching a game from time to time. I'm down. Only here through July though.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 11:28 PM) error, my ass I'm watching online but listening to the radio stream. Did the give the CF an error on Beckham's 3B?

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 09:03 PM) Lillibridge will be traded by Tuesday, Milledge makes this team. Lilibridge upping his trade value with a patented Lillibomb

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 06:04 PM) A strikeout is still an out, might even be a long one since it requires more pitches, and he makes fewer of them with that .380-ish OBP. I think this actually argues in favor of him hitting 3rd. This.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) I predict Pierre goes yard today. Isn't there another thread for unrealistic predictions?

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 10:52 AM) I was under the impression that the pitching staff loved AJ and that his game calling was widely respected despite sub-par "defensive" metrics ... given the fact that we have some borderline starters in the 3, 4 (EJaxx, Gavin) spot and MB is getting on in years, think his value is completely understated in his ability to help this staff pitch to the best of their ability ... Plus, it's not like a lot of teams get much OF production from the catcher and our line-up has plenty of OF firepower; AJ also tends to at least be a decent contact hitter because he swings at everything. Thoughts? I'm alright with AJ being on the team, and being the primary catcher, for the pitching staff and the clubhouse. For my tastes, though, he's walking a fine line. If his bat slips any further, I have no problem with a changing of the guard. Of course, I want to see Flowers rake for a while in the minors first. Everyone's right, spring training statistics mean literally nothing when it comes to in-season production. As far as his contact abilities go...sure. But his OBP was a putrid .300 last year. As usual, we need another lefty bat somehow in the case that Pierzynski is the backup at some point. Go figure.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 10:27 AM) Maybe Flowers will be the backup to AJP later this year ? Not sure why anyone would think AJP isn't going to hit? If we use your reasoning we had better trade Dunn right now too as well as some others on this team. Oh, I forgot it's Spring Training. I don't think AJ's going to hit, and it has nothing to do with Spring Training. It has more to do with his .688 OPS last season and 34 year old age.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) Sure, but only if you promise to say it in your head like Steve Martin's Pink Panther..... DEAL! I was probably gonna do that anyway.

Some of the information that I won't bother to digest, but rather just diarrhea out here on the board: Yanks worth $1.7...BILLION.......yuck.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 09:08 PM) Thankfully they turned a profit last year. I would have been so pissed if they had spent any of that $27Mil on a DH. Imagine of the team would have won their division, only to find out they lost a million or two. How terrible would it be to be a Bo Sox or Mets fan and realize your team lost almost $2mil last year. http://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-cubs/2...-white-sox-10th BTW, kicked the Cubs ass by $2mil That is actually quite interesting. I think I will have to digest that info.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 09:05 PM) I appreciate the attempt, albeit pessimistic, but I'm not sure this will work. I haven't quite begun to work on a nickname for Humber yet. Other than Humberger KEEP IT! Pleaaaase? Canwecanwecanwe???

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) I'm also concerned with how Ozzie decides to use him once he's ready to take the mound. You'd have to imagine that he'd be extremely cautious with his pitch count. So if he's at 75-80 or so pitches in the 5th or 6th inning I could see Ozzie saying f*** this and going to the 'pen. I would imagine there won't be many 90+ pitch games for Peavy. Again, that's just me being pessimistic, I know, what a shock, but it's a legitimate concern of mine. Mark, Gavin, John and Edwin really, really need to be good this year. I can see this being an issue for a couple of starts, but I don't think the kid gloves (see: Chris Sale Sucks thread) stay on permanently.

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:05 PM) At which position is Mark Teahen, the White Sox's best utility option? Plus, to make the team he only needs to be the SECOND best utility option, which he is.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:50 PM) I think the problem in this case is that he was injured when we traded for him to begin with. Then he was set to come back a couple weeks later and he got injured again, I believe. Then all we get is a measly 3 starts out of him when the team was long out of the race. He, of course, dominates in those three starts and everything is hunky dory and we're all looking forward to a full season of dominance. He does his best Todd Ritchie/Jamie Navarro impersonation to start off last season and it isn't until June that he looks anything like the pitcher we thought we were getting. He, of course, gets hurt again in July then there's rumblings that he had been pitching in pain all year. So instead of speaking up well before the July injury and giving our medical staff a chance to evaluate him, maybe shut him down for a 2-3 weeks and go from there, we lose him for the final two months, which was a crippling blow to our playoff prospects. And here we are now a week away from opening day and the best-case scenario is that he'll be ready sometime in May. And that's just to take the mound. Nobody has any idea how effective he'll be. He could need 8-10 starts just to get that groove back. So it's easy to see how some like Milkman, myself and others are EXTREMELY frustrated with this guy. We know he doesn't suck. If he did, I wouldn't care if he retired. This is a HUGE year for this franchise and our highest paid player is and seemingly will be a major injury risk all year. Got it. I'm down with all that.

Ranger: Who's that guy up in the bullpen? Melton: Shhh----shulictman? Ranger: Schulictman? Does that sound right? Melton: Well, it's not gonna be right, but it's good enough. I KNEW he wasn't even trying!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:35 PM) Remember this is a surgeon. He has no idea about normal spring training activities and normal soreness. He only sees clients when they have significant problems. I think the conversation between him and Schneider at St went something like this: AR: I hear Peavy is having problems HS: Yeah he's tender over the rotator cuff kind of like everyone else now AR: Everyone gets sore? HS: Yeah none of them really follow the off season workouts like they should but with meds it goes away. AR: Really. Huh. Well let's rest him a few weeks and see how it feels HS: It only takes a few days then he should throw to keep it strong so he can keep progressing. AR: OK let's do that. That conversation is actually quite familiar

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:28 PM) I don't believe I used the term "bust", but the deal has definitely been a bust to this point. That's not to say it can't change, but I can't see how it's too early to say it has been to this point. No, you never used it. But there ARE people completely writing him off which I think is incredibly foolish. You're not one of them. IMO, it's too early to call the trade a bust for the same reason it's too early to call an NFL team's draft anything until you're like 3-5 years in. You can say how the players have been so far, but broad, sweeping judgments are unwarranted. Again, this is not actually directed at you.

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:05 PM) At which position is Mark Teahen, the White Sox's best utility option? Depends on how he hits. If he hits like he did in his limited time last season, you're right, nowhere.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:21 PM) You simply can't call him a bust because of things he has accomplished in his career so far. PERIOD. I would get calling the trade a bust in a few years if he has been perpetually injured between now and then. It's just really premature.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:20 PM) It's also hard to argue that he hasn't been a bust so far. I'm not even sure bust implies that he will never come back. When I think "bust", I think "worthless and done". People don't cry "bust" when they think there's a significant chance the player might contribute a lot later on. Perhaps that's just my interpretation.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:02 PM) Explain to me how he's not a drain on the team, then. I can't be held responsible because someone can't interpret what I said. I'm angry because I know he doesn't suck, in fact he's quite good. We just can't see how good he is because he's always on the DL. I have seen the word "bust" thrown around a couple of times, implying that he has no future value.