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QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 4, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) Seems like Oakland and Jax are about to spend big money. Oakland willing to give Randall Cobb about 11-12 million a year. Oakland usually isn't afraid to spend, they just do it stupidly.

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch 4m4 minutes ago According to media reports, ESPN officially rediscovers hockey: http://espnmediazone.com/us/?p=169768

QUOTE (LDF @ Mar 4, 2015 -> 06:48 AM) and imo, this speaks volume on the coach. able to do this. i guess i am hedging is this should finalize the idea of who is more valuable, Thibs or Gar. It also speaks volumes when the healthy team flops against crappy opponents.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 06:37 PM) Oh good I see the fans are ready to appoint starters based on spring training results. That always works well. I just hope Robin realizes that spring training numbers have zero correlation to the regular season. Here's a thought experiment, if Beckham hits 350 with 5 homers in the spring and Micah only hits 300 with 2 steals, you gonna give the job to Beckham on the results right? If you want to apply the "Micah earned the start" rule for him, you might as well apply it to Beckham. Point is neither guy has much of a chance to slash better than 250/300/400 no matter what their spring numbers are. Pitchers don't take the spring numbers seriously and it results in incredibly skewed results for hitters. Yea I'm happy Micah is doing well but pump the damn breaks. Remember Jerrod Mitchell's nice spring? Yea. Drinking the hatorade like it is midseason.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 03:31 PM) Well, the whole Berry/Barry thing with the Dodgers didn't help either, the Todd Ritchie deal, along with Moneyball. As far as state universities, I meant comparing Iowa, Wisconsin or University of Illinois....to the ones I mentioned. Since a clear majority of the analytics front office hires have IVY ties over the last 15 years or so. Those deals were all very early on... Was he lazy from day one?

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) White Sox highlights today: Micah Johnson, 3-for-4, 3 runs; Conor Gillaspie, 2 triples; Tim Anderson 2-for-3, 2 RBIs; Trayce Thompson HR. https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/572870679734841344 Micah Johnson went 3-for-4 with 3 steals, 2 runs. Tim Anderson went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Trayce Thompson went 2-for-2, HR. #WhiteSox https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/572870726220267520 I love seeing the prospects perform, even if it is just day 1.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 01:27 PM) Kind of sad to be this excited about an intra-squad game, but I don't care, I'm loving it. Baseball is back. Can't wait for the season to start. It is never sad to be excited about baseball.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) Micah Johnson singles to left and steals second off Smarj and we're playing baseball. Close call. https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/572831438892105729

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) Either this research is off or my dong is longer than I thought. http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/201...ml?wpsrc=fol_fb Ha, it took me a second to see CM's....

I love Soxtalk. Where else do you have people freaking out over the intrasquad line ups?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 3, 2015 -> 10:07 AM) What do we know about (pitchers) Savery, Leon, Phillips and Fernandez? Fernandez as in Raul?

Eh. I see a whole bunch of slop behind Flowers. Hopefully they can not hurt us for 30-40 games. Soto is the biggest name, but his fall brings more questions than answers.

Dude has a great sense of humor. Well done.

The boys sure looked fired up last night. They owned the first two periods+ before cruising home the last 10 minutes or so.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 08:39 PM) It's not like Stanford's a crappy school, haha. One of my students here in China got turned down by them but accepted at MIT (also not wanting to get into the argument about the quality of a state school, versus, let's say Northwestern or Notre Dame). At any rate, like Ozzie, KW got a little bit lazy and started resting on his laurels. Call it cockiness, overconfidence, whatever you want. The most blatant example was the misunderstanding about the Nestor Molina acquisition, and his status over that winter. Seems he was delegating too much (in that case, to Paddy) and, in other cases, to Dave Wilder to have carte blanche to run his own show in the Dominican. One failed trade, and one where he trusted someone else's scouting, doesn't make Kenny lazy.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 05:23 PM) I personally wouldn't find it refreshing even if they did say it was because of the money. Lie to me and tell me its because I'm better. We all post here because you are here.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 45m45 minutes ago Outfield prospect Hawkins not rushing his progress http://atmlb.com/17LGEqc via @mlb

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:44 PM) Soler is listed at 215lbs, and apparently he reported to camp at 245lb. ummmm, thats a lot of weight gain over an offseason BEST SHAPE OF HIS LIFE@!

Do we have any idea of the level of cooperation from the victims here? Were they telling their stories? Had they gone to the police? Was this something reported to the school by a victim or police dept? Was it just a rumor?

Chris De Luca ‏@ChrisDeLuca 1h1 hour ago #Cubs say Wrigley Field right-field bleachers won't open till June. Yikes.

Jay Zawaski ‏@JayZawaski670 46m46 minutes ago Bowman meeting the media now. He's done for the day.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:11 PM) I don't think anyone was fooled by his cup of coffee, since it wasn't a very good one. They misread more on his tools and potential for development, I think. I would have been a little more blaming of the White Sox on Johnson, but not only did he fail, but his stuff was down across the board. That really isn't a scouting or development failure. That is something extra going on. That is a guy who is hurt, a guy who is failing between the ears, or something bigger. If he had the same stuff and failed, then we could talk about developmental failures.

Freep Sports ‏@freepsports 10m10 minutes ago Here's a weird one: A little-known golf pro from Michigan accused Tiger Woods of failing a drug test. Denials ensue. http://on.freep.com/1aIYPyP

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 02:16 PM) I'd find it awfully refreshing if one of these athletes had the balls to tell the truth and say "I chose the White Sox because they offered me the most money and that's what's important because it's my best chance for a payday and athlete's careers are short." Only they didn't. Houston did.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) What does this mean for Buddy Bell? He is not the Assistant General Manager, though the position of Assistant to the General Manager is seemingly open