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QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 11:36 AM) Purdue's size vs Kentucky could be interesting. No it won't. Kentucky will/would beat Purdue like a redheaded step child. To beat KY you have either got to have killer outside shooting, or do something to get them out of their game, such as a VCU type pressure, or an extreme slow down game.

You also know that Kenny is somewhere gloating about his old boast that he could have a top farm system in no time if he really wanted to.

I agree with NSS, the bench is pretty well set. I think the biggest questions are who moves north in the pen, and who is the last guy in pitching to stay head of Jesse Crain.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 10:40 AM) "Unless Johnson blows everyone away in Spring Training, I expect the White Sox to stash him in Charlotte...." I think so far Micah Johnson is blowing everyone away. Wow As of March 16, he has lapped the field for the 2nd base job. We'll see if that holds up over the next couple of weeks, but as of today he is the clear leader for the job.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 10:28 AM) Hawkins is getting a lot of playing time with Taylor, Campana and John Danks gone....Mitchell basically out of the picture. He is also responding to it pretty well.

ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 37m37 minutes ago According to BPI, Kentucky’s region has the weakest 2 seed (Kansas), weakest 4 seed (Maryland) and weakest 5 seed (West Virginia)

Bob Klapisch ‏@BobKlap 11m11 minutes ago Wheeler injury is no surprise to #Mets. They knew he had elbow problems last year and never disclosed it.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 15, 2015 -> 09:46 PM) Awesome recap of all the police calls on Clark St. on Saturday http://www.cwbchicago.com/2015/03/yuck-of-...spawns.html?m=1 that is awesome.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 16, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) Which three days? We are arriving mid-day on the 24th and leaving early morning on the 27th. Had enough credit card points to get a free suite at the Econo Lodge right by the Space Needle. April 6-9, staying at Ravenswood Lodge, then on to Bristol for a couple of days with the wife's family.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 01:02 PM) I could suggest a ton of ****. It's an unbelievable tourist trap. Narrow it down a bit? Restaurants? Dinner theaters? Touristy museums? This kinda nice national park? Local places? Gigantic christmas supply store? Helicopter ride? Large zipline? Country's biggest knife store? Good camping? Hiking? Really nice small italian sammich/pizza place in Bristol? Anything in-between? I covered most of that area. The first thing, #1 on the list...expect traffic. Traffic on the parkway is unbelievably bad. We have a cabin there for three days. I like the nature stuff best, but I am sure we will do some of the other with the kids.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 15, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) Jose will be the opening day starter. Despite all the talk from Brian Kenney on MLB Network about wins not meaning anything ,the fact that the Sox have sucked and Jose is the King of the No Decision , wins are precisely why he is basically still unknown to many fans. I thought last year was a sort of break out season for him though in reality it was just part of his continued improvement from year to year. That FIP will be hard to top as will the low HR total . Jose will be a little more famous when the Sox win more, Jose gets more wins, and maybe if he gets the ERA under 3. Funny how wins and ERA are still the driving forces behind a pitcher getting the recognition he deserves. Samardijiza is actually in line to start the opener so far.

IU is out.

With the amount of raw power we have lurking in the system, hopefully Big Jim can help some of them out with the mental approach to the game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 09:58 AM) "Next wave"? If he didn't arrive for 5 years he'd still be 23 and young for the big leagues. That's like 3-4 waves away. Exactly. The kid should be in his senior year of high school, right now.

It is WAY too early to be leaning on numbers with Micker.

Just finished scheduling a trip to Gatlinburg over spring break, then on to Bristol VA to visit some of the wife's family. Anything to see?

Washington Nationals ‏@Nationals 46m46 minutes ago #Nats RHP Drew Storen underwent surgery today to remove the hook of hamate bone from his left (non-throwing) hand.

theScore ‏@theScore 8h8 hours ago Will Ferrell's 10 team Cactus League tour? Yeah, it raised $1 million for cancer research. http://thesco.re/1BwsR2I

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) He now has a baseball reference page. Transactions are pretty funny. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/ferrewi01.shtml I can't wait to see what our unknown compensation is.

Has anyone said they are counting on Nate Jones in 2015? I've seen people say our pen would be awesome if he were back, and that is about it. Is today Soxtalk's Yelling at Windmills Day?

Great to hear. Hopefully it holds up.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 12, 2015 -> 11:44 PM) hope you'd get your ass kicked for saying something that awful regardless of the function you said it at.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) I agree, and Abreu could thank Puig for his contract. If these guys were just average, the money would be so much different. The Sox got Iguchi because Kaz Matsui was a bust. If he played like the last few big profile Cubans, Iguchi would have been far more expensive and probably would have played for another team. It will be interesting to see what happens when one of these guys they are paying at least $50 million, busts. It probably would then be a good time to go after someone. It is kind of amazing to look back and think that Alexei's first contract was 4 years at $5 million... total. Can you imagine what he would have gotten today?

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 08:34 AM) Abreu is partially responsible for the size of these deals. Cubans were having success long before him but it seems like he and Puig broke the dam. Now there's no chance for any of these teams to get surplus value. Abreu is a lot responsible for these last few deals.