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QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 03:27 PM) 2 out runs so sick of it. And still watching...

He threw one actual strike during that entire sequence.

Wow, that was taylor made hero situation for Jeter. Nice job by Jake to get the ground ball.

QUOTE (MAX @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) So you needed a viral, attention whoring event to become aware enough to make a donation, but everyone who had donated to ALS research before it existed is soulless if they are annoyed even a little bit. Gotcha. I dont believe in souls but that is still a pretty ignorant and derogatory thing to say. It is an honest post. They have 1.2 million first time donors since the challenge started, so he isn't alone either. It is way better than pretending he had always done this.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 01:06 PM) Sanchez does not impress me at all. He's 22 and playing in Yankee Stadium in the 4th game of his career.

Yeah, Sanchez has a ways to go.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 12:23 PM) Ok, but. He has had to have faced this play many times before, no matter the level. He's the last line of defense. It's crazy to play it like he's the second cutoff guy. Catch ball, tag runner. Having said that, I like him and I think he's done pretty well. Just not in this instance. He's barely played this year, and has been in this exact situation very few times at the major league level. It is also the type of mistake that isn't usually made at the majors. By all accounts he should be screwing this stuff up in Birmingham. Again, when you have a team with guys that would normally be playing at a lower level, these are the types of mistakes you will see. We saw the same type of things from Sanchez twice yesterday with the play at second, and running in front of Carroll to cover at 1B. Heck I am madder at De Aza for screwing up another play in LF, than I am for Nieto screwing up the play at home plate.

6 of the JRW kids have direct connections to White Sox charity funded activities. That is pretty cool.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 2h #WhiteSox lineup for 8/24: Ramirez 6, Sanchez 4, Abreu 3, A. Garcia 9, Gillaspie 5, Konerko DH, Viciedo 7, Flowers 2, Danks 8. Sale 1.

You are talking about a kid learning on the job at the major league level. He and Sanchez both would typically be making these types of mistakes in the minors. But in a rebuilding situation, they are going to be making them here. Welcome to rebuilding.

6.0 earthquake measure in Cali.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 24, 2014 -> 07:06 AM) well Lester and Masterson will not cost anything come free agent time. positional players may be a different depending if the sox will go that route. here is a question, if Max Scherzer does not get a QO from Det, would you sign him for something like 25-30 mil? There is zero chance Scherzer doesn't get a qualifying offer.

The Tigers used 11 different pitchers to cover an 11 inning stretch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 23, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) If we'd been willing to move him he'd have been the centerpiece of a deal for Adrian Gonzalez a few years ago. I don't ever remember seeing that as an actual thing.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 23, 2014 -> 10:47 AM) At Mizzous sbnation site there is discussion on how meaningless locking down borders is in basketball. Only three top 25 recruits went to in state school. I kindve thought it has been overblown for a while. How many city kids identify with the state school? Most kids root for their parents college or some random reason (see Duke). It used to mean more. Now with pretty much anything being nationally televised, leaving home isn't nearly as big of a deal as it was even a generation ago. You see a lot more people rooting for teams that they have no geographic connection to.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2014 -> 10:59 PM) I would love to see Mitchell get a call-up in a few weeks. It's worth seeing if the changes at the plate are legit. http://cltknightsinsider.blogspot.com/2014...-hit-steak.html Wasn't there a thread like a week or two ago about how Mitchell was rushed?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 23, 2014 -> 08:42 AM) The organization that cut Carlton Fisk the day after honoring him? Mark Buehrle and Frank Thomas finished their careers elsewhere. Jim Thome was traded for nothing so he could try to win a ring. This was a rebuilding year and there are no significant prospects being blocked by PK this year. Had either of those not been true, I bet they wouldn't have resigned him for 2014. If anyone has watched major league baseball for the last two years and seen the knobslobbers of themselves that the Yankees have put on for Jeter and Rivera which are unprecedented in major league history, they shouldn't be able to make a post like that with an honest face.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 22, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Im sure you will get over his overrated defense and bad offense at some point. Probably when his replacement does better than him Rick Hahn mentioned specifically that Gordon Beckham's run prevention on defense was part of the reason he never got demoted to the minors as he struggled over the years.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 29m Adam Eaton, on the disabled list since 8/9 with a strained right oblique, begins an injury rehab assignment tomorrow with Triple-A Charlotte

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 22, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) The end of life on earth is projected to be 500 million years to 2.3 billion years from now, so there's a little bit of time left. At least we have an idea when the Cubs rebuilding project will end.

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 16m "I've often wondered if I could beat him in a foot race." -Jerry Reinsdorf on PK

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Aug 22, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) Victor and big game James shields would do it for me I see very few scenarios that have Victor Martinez leaving Detroit.

Birmingham Barons ‏@BhamBarons 22s ROSTER MOVE: 2013 1st rounder & Tuscaloosa native @TimAnderson7 has been promoted from @WSDashBaseball to Birmingham.

Also mentioned that they are expecting to bring in some salaries over the winter, thought it could be through a trade where they bring a contract "with some cash on it" or through free agency.