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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 21, 2015 -> 12:32 PM) Do you really think, if given the same number of 2016 PA's, LaRoche would outperform Viciedo? Realistically, LaRoche has a history of being a good hitter, and Viciedo has a history of being a mediocre to bad one. The odds of getting a decent season out of Viciedo are WAY lower, than the they are for LaRoche. Let me put it this way, Dayan has one season which had only 106 PAs in it, which had a higher OPS than LaRoche's career average OPS.

Check out Page 32 of this polling data. http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2015/images/09/12/iranpoll.pdf Apparently 15% of Democrats and 14% of Liberals think that Obama is a Muslim. I have seen enough to know what the right fringes think, but I can't believe 1 in 7 from his own party think that.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Sep 21, 2015 -> 11:07 AM) Where does Viciedo fit in on the team? The Sox are already full up on outfielders and should-be DH's. Which is exactly why he shouldn't be taking up a major league roster space for us.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Sep 21, 2015 -> 10:32 AM) It could be that after getting released by the Sox and then falling on his face with the A's after being out of baseball for a bit was a wake up call to him that he needed to approach things differently. There are always stories of guys breaking out later in life after struggling for a while, its not a common situation but it does happen. If he doesn't show much you can throw him away again, its not like it is going to take a huge investment to keep him around. Keep him at AAA? Sure no problem. Unless he is blocking someone, who cares. At the major league level, no way in hell. I'd rather keep someone like Leury Garcia on the roster who can play defense at multiple positions and steal a base.

Eric Longenhagen ‏@longenhagen 1h1 hour ago MLB Draft Order if season ended today 1. PHI 2. ATL 3. MIL 4. COL 5. CIN 6. OAK 7. MIA 8. DET 9. CHW 10. SD Picks 3-7 separated by 1 game

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 17m17 minutes ago Great hire by the Brewers nabbing David Stearns as their new GM. Bright, decisive, strong people skills, well rounded. #Respected

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 13m13 minutes ago #WhiteSox for 9/21: Eaton 8, Ramirez 6, Abreu 3, Cabrera DH, Thompson 7, Garcia 9, Soto 2, Olt 5, Sanchez 4. Samardzija vs. Ryan.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 3m3 minutes ago Jeff Samardzija, 1-8 with a 9.24 ERA over his last nine starts, toes the rubber for White Sox in Game 1 of split doubleheader in Detroit.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Sep 20, 2015 -> 07:30 PM) Didn't stop the Tony LaRussas and Nolan Ryan's of the world from being hired similarly. Do you "lol" at those hirings? Just like Robin Ventura?

If Dayan Viciedo doesn't convince you that AAA numbers for veteran players are worthless, I don't know what will. Do people really think that he learned something during his 152 AAA PA's at Charlotte, that he didn't during his 1798 major league plate appearances?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 20, 2015 -> 11:42 PM) No. This is all just blather right now. Hillary is the Democrats' choice. I desperately hope Biden enters to make life harder for her, though. #gregbetsthehouse

So the LOYALTY crowd wants to hired a guy as team President who has never been in a front office? lol.

If I had a dime for every time I have seen the exact same post, I could buy the team myself.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 20, 2015 -> 05:00 PM) Shows you how desperate things are. Mark So the fact that they DIDN'T call up a guy who failed here for years is a sign of desperation? Huh?

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 12:24 PM) One thing to note on Viciedo is that he exclusively played 1B and DH at Charlotte this year and committed just 1 error in 309 chances. I would hope he didn't make many errors at DH...

LOLz

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 32m32 minutes ago The game sure has changed over the years: Ted Lyons: 484 starts, 29 no decisions Jose Quintana: 117 starts, 50 no decisions #WhiteSox

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) So the Sox tell him they won't add years to his contract. They give their blessing to move on and yet you guys won't get off the "he quit" brigade. You guys want everything I guess. Sox want Ozzie out - Done. Sox get compensation - Done. Sox don't have to pay him a final disastrous season - Done. Yet at the conclusion of all that: "We still hate you Ozzie. You quit on the team." Makes very little sense. You got everything you wanted and STILL hate the guy. Hate him for his mouth. Hate him for his kids. Hate him for his Sunday lineups and no sense of urgency as he became a fixture and complacent, but don't hate him for some phantom quitting. Except that isn't how it actually happened, at all. Ozzie tried to make it him or Kenny, he lost, and then quit.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 04:22 PM) I think that's semantics. You asked me to find an article as proof and I found one. The meeting did take place. Jerry and KW said no thanks on the extension and gave him the OK to move on. If he quit, so did Jerry and KW. So to you "Ozzie quit so I hate him" people, how do you justify not saying KW and Jerry quit in letting Ozzie go with 5 games to play? Those were mighty important games u know (obvious joke). It is not semantics. If Ozzie doesn't want to quit, there is no need to grant him a release. If he wasn't looking to leave the team in the first place, there is no need to get a release. Ozzie quit. All that article does it prove exactly what we all have been saying to you for years now.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 04:03 PM) The article states he met with the Sox about extension. Sox said no and gave blessing to get another job. They were doing handstands as they got compensation for KW's enemy. Then why have a clause written in for compensation if he left to one particular team... it was almost as if he had already been negotiating with them before he was released from his contract...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) They had a meeting during the season and two sides decided to part? Proof enough for you? So he signed with Marlins. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25245790/ He quit because he had already negotiated the job offer with the Marlins. That is why they gave up compensation for him, so we couldn't call it tampering, which it really was.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) Pinch running for Flowers there makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. 1. That isn't the tying run. 2. If they do tie it and it goes to extras, who will catch? Soto is the DH today. Rob Brantley.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) Didn't mean to offend/anger. I just recall the Sox and their fans being mighty happy that Ozzie got that deal worked out with Florida. Seriously, let's see some proof.

Yikes. This is so 2015 in a nutshell.