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FutureSox.com ‏@FutureSox 27m27 minutes ago Per @JesseSanchezMLB, #WhiteSox among handful of teams who've had multiple private workouts for Eddy Julio Martinez: http://m.mlb.com/news/article/135737964/do...ernational-name …

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 15m15 minutes ago Alexei Ramirez got home Weds. & ankle was swollen: "I want to try to play Fri. I don’t know how I’m going to be Fri but I’m going to try."

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 50m50 minutes ago Marcus Semien: MLB-leading 28th error of the season leads to 2 unearned runs for the Yankees. He has 8 more errors than anyone else in MLB.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) You know what, just for fun, let's say the Sox give Buehrle the Marlins contract. Match it exactly. Sale took Buehrle's slot in the rotation, so now Sale is in a premier lefty setup role or closer. The rotation to begin the year? Buehrle, Peavy, Danks, Floyd, Humber. Danks goes down with an injury still, but instead of calling up Jose Quintana, the White Sox call up Hector Santiago, their homegrown prospect who is no longer in the pen due to Chris Sale's presence. Fast forward to last year and they're rolling with Buehrle ($19M), Danks, Santiago, Scott Carroll and Quintana in his second year starting, with the Sox trying to see what they've got. Chris Sale is now closing. Due to Buehrle's contract and no 1-2 punch of Sale and Quintana, the White Sox elect to not sign Jose Abreu. There's no real reason for it. They don't trade for Eaton either as the asking price was Sale, an elite closer at this point. Davidson was to be included in the hypothetical Sale-Eaton deal. The Sox DO have the number one overall pick in 2014 though and use it to take Brady Aiken. Who then has TJS. With the franchise in shambles, Alexei is traded off and Semien given the starting SS job. Semien and Micah Johnson combine to be the single worst defensive SS-2B duo of all time. Conor Gillaspie is at first while Sanchez is manning third. They've also decided to trade their elite closer at this point for a Top 40-60 prospect. The Sox don't go out and spend money and fans bemoan them wasting Buehrle's twilight years and being cheap. Granted, these are the same people who are likely complaining about Melky, Robertson, Samardzjia, Duke and LaRoche. And for those saying it wasn't Buehrle or Sale, it was Buehrle or Danks. Danks, six years younger, was already signed to a cheaper on average deal with no $20M year involved. Buehrle also kept talking about retirement as we all know and wanting to be more with is family, which is 100% his right but not exactly something you want to lock $56M into. So we keep Mark Buehrle and Santiago, but we lose Sale as a starter, a more seasoned Q, Jose Abreu, Adam Eaton and Carlos Rodon. :notworthy :notworthy

Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 5m5 minutes ago In 16 innings against the Blue Jays, best offense job baseball, Jeff Samardzija has given up 0 earned runs.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) I can't believe this team is "only" 5 under. There's literally zero reasons other than blind optimism to think they will run off something like 14 of 20, but if they do, hell, they are right f***ing there. They are at 11 of 17, and 6 of 8. That isn't that far off. The other nice thing about this one is now the pen gets a full day of rest after the 6 2/3 IP the night before. Everyone except maybe Carroll should be ready to go.

That is 7-2 in their last 9, and 11-6 in their last 17 games.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) This is the ultimate hindsight thread. This exactly.

Nice hustle by Avi to steal a double on a bad play.

Welcome to 4 years ago. The Sox heard the Marlins offer, and told him they couldn't offer him anywhere close to that money. This has been known since it happened.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 01:44 PM) Samardzija throwing in front of many scouts today. White Sox bullpen arms also getting a close watch. https://twitter.com/scottmerkin/status/619207693778190336 Makes sense with Crain and Jones close.

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 12m12 minutes ago It's official: @HawkHarrelson and @stevestone are on Twitter. Time to get #SoxSocial!

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) Take a look at Carlos Sanchez' career path vs Leury Garcia. Pretty similar in terms of age per level, with Leury getting to A and A+ slightly faster but Sanchez to AA and AAA faster. Then note that Sanchez did substantially better offensively at all levels. I'm not sure Leury was promoted so quickly it was damaging, at least not until the MLB jump. That all said, I think the Rangers and Sox treated him as a utility guy because that was his ceiling anyway. And he has the skillset you look for in a utility guy. He is fast. He is versatile. He is more a contact hitter vs power hitter.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 11:11 AM) I will say seeing it live I was shocked that Reyes had his foot on bag in 7th. Live it seemed like he caught it way off, and he was very out. Same here. I yelled at my TV live.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 10:38 AM) Man, I've never owned a car that long, how do you guys do it? Doesnt the new models/redesigns just make you want to trade it in? I am 41 years old, and have never traded in a car. Every vehicle I have had was either totaled, or ran into a repair that it wasn't worth to repair (thrown rod, blown head gasket, etc). Currently I am running a 2004 Impala the wife and I drove off of the lot with 6.8 miles on it in Jan 2004 and a 2007 Honda CRV that we got used with 20k miles on it in 2010. We might soon break that streak as the wife wants something bigger. I think mostly, with the cost of cars/trucks, there is just other stuff I would rather spend my money on. Sure newer would be nice, but I have never had some overwhelming need for it.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jul 9, 2015 -> 10:34 AM) Didn't the Astros have the worst system in the league a few years ago? More like 5 to 10 years ago now. Ever since they started tanking all they have done is build their farm.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 10:53 PM) Can Rockies players get suspended for smoking dope? Its f***ing legal in their own howntown. Absolutely. Just like they could get in trouble for drinking on the job.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) Oops, my bad. Looks as though a change is coming. Imo, dump Bonafacio since he likely has no value anyway. With how little Ventura uses him, I would bet on this being the move. I could see them moving to a Beckham/Gillaspie type platoon set up, with Johnson starting most games, and Sanchez finishing them.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 06:33 PM) Southsider, you whiffed on this post after a series of good ones. There are no "personalities" in the dugout. Piniella and Ozzie are gone. They are all cliche machines scared to death of offending anyone in this PC world. Ozzie was unique; there are no personlities LIKE Ozzie's around. Clint Hurdle might be close. These managers are scared of the PC police and just trying to survive day by day without offending anybody or getting fired. It isn't about offending someone. It is about quitting on the organization. f*** Ozzie. Let him enjoy his money, and find someone else to quit on. I have quit on him too.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 06:47 PM) It seems like this subject of White Sox attendance brings out a big response. I've often wondered does anybody who works for the White Sox read any of these comments? Which is exactly why the media mentions it all of the time.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) These acronyms have to stop, at this point there are just too many, and they're getting more and more ridiculous and long. And yes, I know what it means. STFU

Bill Shaikin ‏@BillShaikin 15m15 minutes ago Former #Dodgers P and current #WhiteSox minor leaguer Javy Guerra suspended 50 games (drugs of abuse).

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) What are you talking about dude? You're the one who brought up the Bulls. It is the double standard being used in this thread. One note talks about only the most recent history for the Sox, but then is going back to before a good portion of the Bulls fan base can ever remember to explain them. It is silly.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 04:31 PM) The only reason I have ever cared about attendance is the possible impact it could have on payroll. If this was like the NBA or NFL, I wouldn't even pay attention to it. That is the only reason people should even look at attendance honestly. I'll never get the idea of taking attendance personally, even when the numbers are right there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 04:24 PM) 1) MJ 2) MJ 3) MJ 4) MJ 5) 6 titles vs. 1 6) Numerous playoff appearances versus a roughly 14% chance of even getting to the post-season. 7) Coaches fired for having one of the five all-time best winning percentages when our current regime has one of the most pedestrian records in team history 8) No compelling or exciting personalities...(Rodman vs. everyone in Chicago other than Bo and MJ when they were with the Sox) 9) Marketing, marketing, marketing 10) Complete lack of excitement...product is inferior...fans always will flock to something that's cool/trendy/popular/hip....to be "part of something" bigger, but they certainly don't want to be part of 10-12,000 fans unless they're huge baseball addicts 11) If you asked 1000 casual baseball fans outside of Chicago who was the best player for the Sox over the last 15 years or so, maybe 3-5% could come up with the name Paul Konerko. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 04:29 PM) It is funny that Sox fans will point to only the last 10 seasons to talk about how bad they have had it, but are willing to go back to the 1990's to talk about how good the Bulls have it. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2015 -> 04:30 PM) How is that any different in Oakland, Citi Field or Anaheim (who are bleeding thousands of fans this year despite a playoff appearance last year and the presence of Mike Trout, the best young player in the game, along with Harper)? Where are these fans who show up season after season and support consistently losing teams, other than the Cubs (and they had big drop offs too over the last 2-3 seasons)? Please don't try to argue the Giants in the seasons between their World Series appearances....or HUGE market teams with historical parks like the Red Sox, who've still enjoyed 3 World Series titles basically in the last decade. Which team that has enjoyed LESS success on the field than the White Sox in the past decade (starting in 2006) has much better fan support/more loyal fans? Right on cue. Thanks.