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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) Well, Hawk the idiot, who the game has passed by, said KC had the best bullpen in the league in March. They have had a great bullpen for a few years now. There is a Hawkism about a broken clock that fits here.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 11:11 AM) http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/abre...dominant-debut/ Great stuff

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 10:14 AM) Even then, there's a big difference between Nate Jones/Cleto and Herrera at 97-101. Or Henry Rodriguez, etc. Williams tried those arms like MacDougal, Aardsma, Masset and Sisco, and they all flamed out with the Sox. He tried ever since he ditched Foulke for a burned out shell of his former self in Billy Koch in 2003. Montas will likely be the next flamethrower in the pen. Nobody has his stuff in the organization. Webb's not even close, not the way he threw in 2014. Maybe the 2013 minor league version. One can imagine Petricka or Guerra ending up like a Greg Holland, but that still leaves us short a Cliff Politte and Neal Cotts. Let's not forget how effective guys like Neshek and Uehara with unorthodox motions can be. Darren O'Day's another example. I would like to point out that pretty much no one knew that KC would have a lockdown pen before this season started. Holland is the only guy who hasn't pitched WAY better than he did the previous season.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) That was frustrating, though that overtime was super sloppy defensively. Carcillo missed 2, but Kane also missed 1 that I was shocked he missed. He's been so automatic on those falling top shelf one timers. They could have scored 6 goals last night without much luck. It was just one of those nights.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 16, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) Yeah, the KC model is to collect as many guys as you can that throw 98 MPH and go from there. They spent nothing on that pen. They are all failed starters they collected and move into the pen. And Kenny Williams was doing the collect guys who throw 98 thing long before KC was.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 11:13 PM) Erik Johnson was so bad. Man. Sox have money to spend and could easily swipe needed righty Shields from the Royals' grasp. In fact, it might be wise to steal Shields, Aoki and Butler and take away their mojo. Suddenly we have to worry about the Royals being the new Tigers. Hahn could really strip the mojo by signing those three Royals. Shields ... 3 years 45 million. Butler ... 2 years 12 million with option year. Aoki ... 2 years 10 million. Is it worth the risk? Throwing 67 million at Royals over 7 years? It's just 26 million to Royals for next season. Sox payroll is fine after adding the 26 mill. Reality called and offered Shields twice that much.

Start him in Birmingham.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 08:18 PM) Jonas Hiller playing like it's the 2010 Olympics again It is just amazing that the hawks haven't been able to scratch yet.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 03:54 PM) Erik Johnson is very much below Matt Davidson right now. Matt Davidson having a terrible season due to some mental and technical issues I can understand, but I don't know how mental and technical issues make your fastball lose that much velocity. He's not a big league pitcher until he gets his fastball back. If he can do that then he's right back to being a potential rotation contender. Johnson is such an odd case. I would have thought steroids if it were a few years back, but it doesn't make as much sense with minor league testing having been historically more rigid than major league testing. I really wonder if there was an injury that no one talked about that he tried to pitch through. We will find out next year.

QUOTE (LDF @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 02:23 PM) is there any chance of MJ making the team this yr. This year as in April 1st? Not much. Maybe 5%? This year as in, before Sept 30, absolutely. Barring a big fall in production this year, I'd put it at 90% he sees at least a Sept call up.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 02:23 PM) I personally don't think Phegley can do anything. EDIT: In relation to Major League Baseball, of course. I'm sure he has other hobbies at which he excels. I had no optimism for Josh until the last week of the season. The fact that his swing got fixed gave me a bit of hope. I am sure it is misplaced, but I at least feel like I saw something tangible to rest some hopes on.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 02:24 PM) Yeah. I just really can't see myself cutting the cord until sports packages make more sense. I would spend about as much at bars as I would with cable. The real disruption will be when HGTV goes netflix, amirite? Yep, I am married to CSN at this point because of Sox/Hawks/Bulls

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) There is nothing strange nor disturbing about me taking my pants off. I was talking about me and Balta getting along, but now that you mention it...

This thread is a microcosm of what makes Soxtalk great. We got from WSI, to strange and disturbing, to Jose Paniagua, in under 100 posts. #soxtalkrules

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 01:36 PM) Y'alls best guess - If I had to book a flight for january, knowing that oil is falling. Would you wait or book now? Personally? I wouldn't count on oil to keep falling. I would be looking now, and lock in whenever you see a good price. 21 days before is the magic cutoff for when flying gets really expensive, as a general rule. You've got a time, but if there is a good number now, I'd take it.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) I think things got a little ahead of themselves for a while there, and this was due. And retail will probably do better with the oil demand falling, as people will have more money to spend, instead of giving it to oil companies. Energy prices coming down is nothing but good for our economy, as opposed to places like Russia, Venezuela, Iran, etc.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 12:56 PM) And that kind of thinking is why he got fired after that year. We were loaded in 2003 and he managed to choke away a September lead. Wasn't 2003 the year that both Maggs and Frank went down?

Scott Miller ‏@ScottMillerBbl 12h12 hours ago A Royals-Giants World Series would be 1st w/both teams at fewer than 90 wins in non-strike shortened ssn since 1918 - Red Sox 75 Ws, Cubs 84

Sun-Times Sports ‏@suntimes_sports 3h3 hours ago ICYMI: Aaron Rodgers says #Illinois was his first college choice. Didn't get offer from Ron Turner. Oops. http://sun-tim.es/1z8olHV

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 12:21 PM) They did this in the middle of the ALCS? It might not be official yet, but the news is out. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...markakis-option

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 12:21 PM) I think it's because the Sox have some respect or it. We all know Theo runs the show like how Friedman will. It's very clear that Hahn is running the show, not Kenny, who is acting more as an adviser. It looks to me like Kenny is mostly back into his pre-GM work of scouting and recruiting, versus being a more Vice Presidential role of advising on the day to day moves.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 12:04 PM) Jose Fernandez may have defected this weekend. If he did, that would be a huge priority for the Sox. A 26 year old LH hitting second baseman with exception on base and contact skills. Other than that I think we just add some spare parts to the bullpen and sign a reclamation project SP. Any other upgrades to the lineup will be done via trade. If it just happened, odds aren't very good that he is able to be on a MLB roster by April 1m, 2015.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Among catcher talk, I just want to throw this in... there have been numerous signs in the past year that the Sox are not enamored with Phegley's approach and attitude. It is possible he's changed that, but he was benched midway through a game and through a second game in Charlotte during the season. And his defense is still a struggle. My point is, if I had to guess, I don't think he's in the org next year, let alone in the majors. I'd bet the org is happier with Nieto and even Smith as possible 2015 backup options than they are with Phegley. I don't know if it will stick or not, but the swing Phegley had for the last week of the season was the shortest I have ever seen him. If he can keep that swing, he has the bat speed to hit in the majors.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1h1 hour ago #Dodgers likely to hire GM under Friedman. Minniti would appear to be possibility. Here again is link: http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/los-ang...-rays-gm-101414 …

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Oct 15, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) I was just responding to the post that said Rasmus has been essentially Viciedo at the plate 2 of the last 3 years. I was making the point that you can take that level of offense if it comes with high-end defense. yeah, and I think the value of premium defense is going up, as the offense disappears.