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QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:42 AM) Yes they might be. Not directly but if he is pushing this overly aggressive mind set from the start of ST and thats what they are always trying to do to be aggressive that is a product of Coleman. To me one part of that is really faulty. The Sox have always been an aggressive team on the basepaths.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:40 AM) Why didnt the Yankees keep him? It seems like he would have been the perfect transition into another good run of a closer post-Rivera. They thought they could get the same type of reliever in Miller, for cheaper, plus pick up a draft pick./

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:39 AM) Obviously he didn't but its apparent that he has brought a philosophy of being EXTREMELY aggressive on the base paths no matter what the situation and the team is trying run with it. It may become an issue if they ultimately wind up not believing in it anymore after they keep failing with that mind set. Then they will be in between and all jacked up. I just dont see why they havent eased into the aggressiveness and learned to walk before they go into a full out sprint. Unless players are running through stop signs and without signs, they aren't getting that from Vince Coleman.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 08:25 AM) It's simply not true that everyone who had to change plans."got screwed " or even had substantial premium increases. edit: the majority of increased coverage comes from two sources: people who can now afford insurance thanks to federal subsidies and Medicaid. Neither are funded by premiums paid to insurance companies. Which probably means they aren't showing up in the final numbers.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:15 AM) He should mix in a submarine delivery to really mess them up. Part of his new success was dropping down to a 3/4 angle.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:18 AM) Was it suppose to be this soon? Seems early to me. Which probably isn't good for Hernandez.

I am sure Vince Coleman told the players to run into outs on the bases...

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 08:58 AM) well i prob screw this up, but i thought the money was being the same. he just picked chi or ny. NY wasn't involved in the final bidding. Houston outbid us, and he chose Chicago.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 06:49 AM) I would imagine in Cleveland it is routine, sports or no sports Nothing else to do there, except leave.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 06:21 PM) Dirty play by Melky. Wait, what?

Carrasco is moving around, so he is at least awake. Hopefully there is no damage.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 53m53 minutes ago Robin Ventura doesn't have the next step yet for Jake Petricka but said yesterday's 25-pitch sim game Mon. went well.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) This is a great note. Thanks LH. That is what I'll have to do. You might look strange doing that at Wrigley Field, but good luck.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 03:20 PM) There are tons of studies out there looking at premium increases over the last couple of decades. Is that premium + subsidies, or just premiums?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) You don't have to come up with multiple billions of dollars handed to you by incredibly rich friends of yours to become manager of the White Sox. If I did I would have recently announced my candidacy for Governor of Indiana.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) That was me. Rodon would be on three days rest Sunday. I think they're just trying to put off Noesi for momentum and keep the other starters regular? I am sure mine is a baseless connection of two independent events, but for some reason those two things ran into each other in my mind.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) But I know that... so I could consciously avoid it... right? Please... Only if you actually watched the game on the field.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) I am the only who doesn't have the Sox listed on WPWR tonight? I am trying to DVR it but it doesn't seem to be an option. It's showing Law & Order and Family Feud during the Sox hours. I have Comcast if that makes a difference. Looking at my comcast listings on line, I do not see anything about the Sox game either.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 02:35 PM) That gif looks like it could be AJs teenaged son.

Didn't someone say the deadline for getting an extra year for Rodon was on Friday? That makes Sunday a little more interesting.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 3m3 minutes ago White Sox listing Samardzija Friday, Sale Saturday in Detroit. TBA Sunday.

The thing that keeps me most optimistic about Adams is that he doesn't seem as far away from his ceiling as other guys. Compare him to a guy like Montas, who has the stuff, but has a lot more to put together to make it, versus where Adams is at. For Adams the most important thing seems to be building innings up.

QUOTE (South Sider @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 12:21 PM) Not like we couldn't guess it would happen, but Patrick Kane has stated that he is playing in game 1. This.Is.Awesome. It's a shame we couldn't get home ice, but the silver lining of the injury allowed us to add to our depth. It's true that neither Vermette or Timonen have looked very good, but you never know if they will take it to the next level in the playoffs. Plus, Desjardins has looked like a solid 4th liner, which we really need. I'm excited about our forward depth, but I really hope we can get Vermette going in a center role and he can win a lot of faceoffs for us. Still a little concerned about the D depth though, and it could burn us. This is as deep of a team as the Hawks have had since their first cup win. The thing is this group has never really gelled. Hopefully it happens in the playoffs, but I just don't have that excited feeling about this group.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 01:36 PM) They argued in the dugout and had to be seperated. It wasnt something that happened often, I can only recall the one time. Pretty sure Bo had to stop Frank from destroying Robin There are stories of both Robin and Ozzie getting on Frank as players.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) How was/is this any different than Guillen being roundly criticized his last 2-3 seasons? Fans are tougher on Ventura than they were on Ozzie? I think not. It is more personal against Ventura than Guillen, once again, no way. How many times were Ozzie's family members (especially his children) brought up in criticisms directed at him? Has that ever happened with Ventura, even once? Your using the Rios example brings back a similar situation with how he (Ozzie) handled Rios' "loafing" and seeming defensive indifference in 2011. He was criticized for protecting Rios too much and accused of not benching him quickly enough because Ozzie "loves only his Hispanic players/veterans" and "hates Brian Anderson/Brandon McCarthy/Beckham, rookies, etc." And this was the guy who'd actually accomplished something, leading the White Sox to the World Series title in 2005 and playoffs in 2008, a rare/anomalous two appearances in the post-season within a four year span. I don't think Ventura or Guillen had it "tougher" because of how they were treated. Guillen made things tougher for himself because he didn't know when to shut his mouth. Ventura makes things tougher for himself because he doesn't entertain the media the way Ozzie did. If anything, the Chicago media is soft when compared to places like NY. it isn't a coincidence that the Chicago media is usually the last to break a baseball story in Chicago.