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QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 06:08 PM) I just looked Adams up. He hasn't pitched since the 15th. He's still listed as active too so I have no clue what's up. I am guessing they capped his innings.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 06:56 PM) Exactly, so is trying to lose a bunch of games at the end of a season worth a shot a Beckham, who is better than most #8 picks? The reality is pretty simple. The guys who are in Chicago now, and in September, have a WAY higher chance of being contributing members of the White Sox than the guy we draft in 2015. Maybe, eventually, that player contributes. The guys who are here now? They will contribute.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 03:57 PM) The real question is- when Sierra comes up, who goes down? Unless an injury happens, I'd bet he comes up Sept 1.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) Good man. I'll be heading out on Fan Appreciation day like I do every year it's just very upsetting it's at the same time as the Bears/Packers game. That is the #1 target date for us. We'll see how it works out.

Great stuff from Kenny Williams on the JRW team and their run. http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140825/br...gue-life-skills

Thanks guys. The daughter is a huge Konerko fan, so I want to make sure she gets to go one of the games this last month.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 01:56 PM) The only problem is, it means the Sox need 6 new bullpen pitchers. That is a tall order in one year. Eh. That is the fun part about a bullpen. There will be a certain amount of bounce back. You just have to guess correctly who it will be.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 18m In two starts with @KnightsBaseball opponents are hitting .091 off Carlos Rodon and lefties are still searching for their first hit.

I went ahead and made this its own thread. It is worthwhile! Thanks for sharing.

Really good stuff about slowing the game down. For a guy that has competed and won on as high of a level as he has, he has got to have a great mental edge on most players. That alone with help him through the lower levels.

Anyone got any of the discount codes for either of the following games 9/13, 9/27 and or 9/28? TIA.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 11:46 AM) both Viciedo and De Aza made costly errors in left against the yankees that pretty much handed the game to NY Both play the OF like neither wants a job next year.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 9m Not officially announced yet, but Carlos Rodon's next start looks like it will come on 8/30 in Gwinnett. Plan would be for him to go 5 IP.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) 6.0 earthquake measure in Cali. This is really cool. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/experimental-w...fore-quake-hit/

South Side Sox ‏@SouthSideSox 3h Adam Easton should be set to come off the DL on Tuesday. Maybe it's time for Jordan Danks to stay. http://sbnation.com/e/5827202

SideLeague ‏@SideLeague 48s MLB Stat of the Day: #Cubs 2B Javier Baez has 82 at-bats. #Tigers Victor Martinez has 444 at-bats. They both have 36 strikeouts.

The last two episodes of The Leftovers were really good. I was waiting for some things to happen to decide if I was interested in the story arc, and I am very pleased with the way they went.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) Stone just had some very pointed criticism of the Sox on M&H, and mentioned losing for draft picks. He didnt advocate telling players to blow games, but definitely mentioned that it is for the better when you lose more games down the stretch. Check out the audio from 8AM-8:15AM on the score website It is a balancing act. What I don't want to see if those losses come at the expense of development. For example, if you are the White Sox, and Avi Garcia hits .100 with no power for September, what do you do? Maybe it gets you a better draft pick, but if it comes at the expense of the team's future, that isn't good. I'd much rather see games won because guys like Sanchez, Flowers, Garcia, etc are playing well, than for the kids to go into the tank and us to get a better draft pick. Usually to lose games, you need to have players play losing baseball. If it is just the pen blowing games, fine. Any more than that, and we do more harm than good for the future of this organization. It isn't as simple as Lose Baby Lose!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 25, 2014 -> 09:03 AM) Well, #1, I'm sure he can because shoe shining is not difficult. #2, you failed to understand. If the Sox DIDN'T have Konerko on the roster, they could have used a guy who plays the infield a bit better as a backup and then they could have had Jordan Danks on the roster all year long too. Not that it matters in the loss column - they may have won a few more games - but because of Konerko's inability to play anything but 1B, they needed someone to play all over the diamond. Players with that ability don't always hit well. Enter Leury Garcia. If Paul Konerko is not on this roster, Leury Garcia is not on this roster. Thus, you are being incredibly hypocritical talking about the shortcomings of this team while applauding Konerko and his "veteran presence" on the bench because those two events are tied together. They are mutually inclusive events. There is cause and effect - the cause is that Paul Konerko is on the roster, so the effect is that Leury Garcia is also on the roster. Do you understand this yet or should I keep expounding? Plus he is really short, so it is much easier to get to PK's shoes.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 11:09 PM) Maybe between DH and playing a position, but I simply cannot see how playing 3b or 2b or whatever affects the ability to take your bat and either hit or not hit a pitch coming at you. There's no logic behind it. The game doesn't know. Baseball is so mental. Put someone in a position of uncomfort, such as a position they don't feel confident about playing, and it isn't hard to imagine them not being as focused as they usually would be. The game doesn't know, but the player does, and that is the guy hitting/fielding. There is no logic behind the yips in the field, or a pitcher completely losing the strike zone, but it happens because players are human.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 08:02 PM) Both Sanchez and Nieto are in their sixth year of pro ball. That is nice math counting the DR as "pro ball". Both are extremely young, and coming from backgrounds where the fundamentals of the game aren't really taught. They aren't playing organized ball in the same way that pros in the US are.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 06:34 PM) Really, this is deciding which brand of gasoline you decide to bring to the mound. BP? Shell? Citgo? They all ignite the same Ladies and Gentlemen, the 2014 Chicago White Sox bullpen, brought to you by BP.

QUOTE (TheHammer @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 04:19 PM) Why would someone who has donated to ALS research be annoyed by this? The only reason I can think of is that they are a huge narcissist who only donated in the first place to get some kind of credit for being someone who donates money. As someone who is the President of a small not-for-profit organization, I can tell you first hand that a phenomenon like this is something that is dreamed about. Usually donations like this only follow tragedy. If this makes a few people feel good about themselves, all the better. Maybe that feeling will carry into future philanthropy. I can't imagine the need to look down on people for this. I'd be looking for a way to encourage it.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 03:51 PM) McCann is not your typical LHH. He's hitting just .208/.265/.324 vs RHP. Headly has an OPS almost .100 points higher vs RHP than McCann. Oops.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 03:31 PM) I am not a fair weather fan the fact I am watching has nothing to do with it. Am I only allowed to watch when they are winning? For as much as you complain, I have no idea why you watch. I honestly think you enjoy it.