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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:33 PM) Samardzija s***s the bed (again)... and no one wants Don Cooper fired. Some how its the manager's fault that the starting pitcher wasn't prepared. Offense sucks and its again Robin's fault. Seems logical. https://twitter.com/brian_oleary/status/593510139501486080

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) He is just as bad a post game host. Hearing the callers he gets, he doesn't do half bad. He deals with some complete meatballs for a high majority of his calls. You can only sound so good when you are given a pile of meatballs to dress up.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) To be fair, it's not his job. I don't think it's nearly as easy as some make it seem. Honestly play by play isn't the hard job. All you have to do is describe what is happening in front of you. If you know your sport, it comes pretty quickly and easily. Rangers problem is two fold. #1 he is trying to say too much, and instead of just saying what just happened, he is trying to describe with too many details what happened, and why it happened. #2 All you need to do is say what just happened. You have a color guy to talk about why. You also have time after the play to go back and add details to the original call.

Baseball Prospectus ‏@baseballpro 3m3 minutes ago Baltimore, MD Finally! Abreu pointed at an empty seat and toss a ball into the stands. This joke has been waiting ALL day. #emptystadium #CamdenYards

Rodon sounding much better this time around.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:31 PM) I don't mind the idea of trading away Marty, but there is basically nothing at the TE position after him. I know he wants a new deal, but we've still got him under control for two years at a really reasonable price. Not sure that a 3rd/4th round pick is worth trading away a guy with his skillset at age 28. For where the Bears are now... f*** it, trade him. Get the picks.

QUOTE (oneofthemikes @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:42 PM) He's hitting .234 and striking out 35% of his ABs. I'll stick with "struggles". But he did have a good day today, so...hooray? Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 2h2 hours ago Huge game for #WhiteSox prospect Matt Davidson today vs. Toledo...3-for-5, HR (No. 4), 2 doubles, 6 RBI. Average up to .261

QUOTE (oneofthemikes @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) Will it though? Taking a guy that struggles to hit in AAA and putting him in to face much better pitchers has rarely yielded positive results. Struggled. Past tense.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 02:13 PM) Conor's leash is about at its end, right? I have to imagine it gets shorter with every good day that Davidson has at AAA.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:55 PM) No accountability under RV never has been. That is my biggest issue with RV. So what it is like in the White Sox lockerroom?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) Sox are 29 in majors in runs with only 60 and that being only 2 more from last. They are last in hits. That's pretty sad The White Sox have also played 3-4 less games than most of MLB, which is about 15 to 20% less games.

Nothing like the monotone of Chris Rongey to make one yearn for Ed Farmer.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) Only if we make a qualifying offer and he rejects it. Why would the Sox make the offer, and if made, why would he not accept it, given his performance so far this season.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:33 PM) Wow, Hawk with a major political rant there. Any details?

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) The manager ripping his player sounds like a genius idea. You don't rip guys for making errors on baseball plays. The throw wasn't a bad idea, it was just bad execution. Ripping your star player for that would be near the top of the Stupid Things Managers Do list.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) De Aza - always above replacement and as a White Sox cost very little On the bright side with De Aza on the other team now, there is always the chance he makes a stupid play to let the Sox back into it.

This is the worst possible scenario with suspensions looming.

Ugh. They might as well of left town.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:06 PM) I rather him have good defense. We aren't getting much of either from Gillaspie, so one from Davidson would be an improvement.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:53 AM) Didn't Bill Veeck's kid do something like this? Like he locked the fans out until a certain inning. Bingo http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/base...obody-night.htm

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:45 AM) Not playing the games in Baltimore on those days was the right thing to do. Trying to keep the games in front of home fans is within the scope of right things to do. The biggest losers are the players and are you really surprised that the owners's interests trumped those of the workers? The good of the game should be the #1 interest for the Commish. If he isn't doing that, he is doing it wrong. The way they did it still ended up with games leaving Baltimore, so what did they accomplish? Oh yeah, they hurt two baseball teams for the sake of a grudge. Great work baseball! Way to have those priorities in order!

Tracey Myers ‏@TramyersCSN 46m46 minutes ago #Blackhawks lines remain the same as the other day: 20-19-81, 29-91-88, 10-80-86, 11-16-65.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 10m10 minutes ago It will be nine years since I wrote this story in July. Nine years since Bud Selig said he would fix blackout issues: http://yhoo.it/Lnjadd

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:40 AM) Damned joke to who? Certainly not to the people who hire him. Did I really need to specify that it was my opinion? I would have thought that was fairly clear.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:40 AM) If this happened in Detroit would the singing hot dog vendor be allowed to sing? (im pretty sure he has been muzzled, but the question needed to be asked) They fired him a couple of years back IIRC. And just for the record, I hated that guy.