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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 06:46 PM) What does that have to do with what I posted? Your strawman wasn't good enough this time.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 06:09 PM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 2m It's not the glasses for Tyler Flowers. He watched video of Konerko, Trout, Miguel Cabrera during All-Star break. Made swing adjustment. HEATHEN!

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:53 PM) It was a joke perhaps too inappropriate to explain lol. That was a transvestite joke back.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 05:48 PM) He has a twitter! Time to start bombarding him with tweets Sierra or Flowers? Or Flowers glasses?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 05:42 PM) Garcia is starting so I expect to see a bunt from him He needs to bunt every single time he steps to the plate ala Brett Butler or Otis Nixon.

QUOTE (MU Mike @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 04:54 PM) LOL! Never wet the bed, he was always a good kid. Being 11 years older than him, it was almost like being an uncle as I got older. He would stay with my wife and me, borrow money, eat our food, and generally invite girls over as often as he could. I think he has a future in the broadcast booth or other similar career after he's done! In all seriousness, I totally agree with the last thought. Dude has a great personality.

Snodgress interview http://cltknightsinsider.blogspot.com/2014...ite-sox-no.html

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1m Source: #Rangers’ Rios placed on revocable trade waivers today.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 2h Avisail Garcia back in the @KnightsBaseball lineup today at DH and batting third.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 1h During Adam Eaton's current 21-game on-base streak, he is hitting .448 with a ridiculous .505 OBP

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Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 24m #RedSox chairman Tom Werner emerged as the surprise #MLB Commissioner finalist, joining Rob Manfred and Tim Brosnan. http://usat.ly/1s9dLMP

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 12m De Aza knee still sore (minor), Beckham just a day off, Don Cooper still battling vertigo. Road trip might not happen for pitching coach.

QUOTE (MU Mike @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) Appreciate it! My hope is he'll continue to evolve (like learning a cutter) and find a way to stick around for a few years. So give us all of the dirt... Scott was a bedwetter wasn't he? After all that is what brothers are for!

QUOTE (MU Mike @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) Obviously I'm biased since I'm his older brother, but I think Scotty (Carroll) could be an effective middle reliever. I think the role suits him, and his bullpen stint this year was a good experience. By the way, love the enthusiasm for the Sox on this board. My brother may not be an all-star, or even a solid rotation guy, but he's a good dude who doesn't take himself too seriously. I think that's why some people have become fans of his. Like south-siders, he's a grinder whose persistence paid off. And maybe a little luck helped as well with so many guys going down earlier this year! I've really enjoyed my trips to the Cell this year to watch him pitch. Well, except for that Cubs game. That sucked. He felt awful after that game. Scott might not ever make it on a big league club for a long time, but I love players like him. He seems to love the game, and be a great teammate and guy to be around. I wish him all of the luck in the world. And welcome to Soxtalk!

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) Yes That is typical Sox behavior. They like to put their top guys into playoff situations.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 04:00 PM) Skipping Kanny, wow. He was ready for a promotion, but moving a 21 year old 7th rounder to A+ from Pioneer play is awfully aggressive. Is WS in a playoff run?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 02:50 PM) When can we expect the Sox waivers to begin? You aren't going to get that info from Chicago reporters. Your best chance is to get it by proxy from out of town reporters in places that have interested in White Sox players and leak that someone is on waivers, because they might be interested in trading for/claiming them.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 03:43 PM) Yeah, when I saw you mention that, I was surprised too, but it seemed that once Ventura got confidence in him, he was always one of the first to get the call with Reed going in the 9th. In the conference call with Dan Fabian back in March, he mentioned that the Sox have sort of focused on getting good guys for the middle innings and that a closer doesn't have to necessarily be a great reliever but just someone who can get 3 outs. After the year they've had, I wonder if they are going to re-think the logic behind that. In theory, that is true - a lot of times, you'll have a 2 or 3 run lead, and you can afford to make a mistake or two. But in practice, it has been an absolute disaster. Maybe they will prioritize getting a really good bullpen arm for the end of games. It ultimately may cost more than what they got in return for Reed, but he could certainly be better than Reed too. Sometimes, the best way to learn is to get burned. I think a lot of what we have seen this summer is the result of the pen having no defined roles as guys have moved around to cover injuries and incompetence. Going back to the beginning I would have liked to have seen someone other than Putnam and Bellisario used in the 9th, not because I am going to pretend to "know" that he was going to fail like some people are doing, but because keeping the 7th and 8th innings stable makes for less moving parts, and less confusion out there. You would have been moving one guy into a new role instead of the entire pen. Today I'd start trying to build backwards with Petricka closing and go from there. At this stage the entire pen is a wreck. If the internal judgement on Bellisario is that his problem isn't physical, I'd give him a few more chances at the 8th inning to show some confidence in him, and hopefully find some confidence in himself. But after that, I would try keeping guys in the same spots for at least a couple of weeks to see if they settle into roles and comfort. I'd see if some repetitions do them some good.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 03:45 PM) They found that Chris Widger was using performance enhancing drugs (crushed souls and Miller Lites) but were too afraid to reprimand him for the wrath he would cause. Actually the found that Widger wasn't using enhancing drugs, enhancing drugs were using him.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 03:18 PM) Because I don't see any good fits in the class this year. Tanaka/Abreu, as SS2k5 said, were different because they are so young and full of "contract upside" -- their prices were theoretically limited by the risk of them not performing in a new environment. Tanaka and Abreu both had years of hype and the reputations of being the BEST of their respective countries. I haven't seen that with this crop of out of the country players.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) Why do you think this? We signed Abreu last offseason and tried to go even bigger with Tanaka. Hahn is going to spend money if he finds the right fits. He's just not going to sign aging veterans to extremely long deals. Tanaka and Abreu were big exceptions to the usual free agent rules. Both were younger than the typical free agent, and had top of the heap stuff for their relative positions. Abreu ended up being a HUGE discount to what the market on him would be now. Tanaka ended up being WAY more expensive than anyone else though, and signed a typical big free agent pitcher contract, which is why the Sox didn't have much of a chance there. I'd be curious to hear their final offer, to really get a good idea of how realistic they ever were in their pursuit of Tanaka. The guys you are going to see on the FA market now aren't going to see those kind of bargains relative to their talent level. I don't see a Jose Abreu on the market this year. I could see the Sox jumping in if one of the FA pitchers they like sees their price fall into the bargain range, but I see zero chance at the Sox paying full FA price for a top level starting pitcher. If they wanted to do it, there is a really good chance that Tanaka would be here now.

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 4m Matt Thornton has only allowed a run twice in last 28 appearances since 5/20. @JonHeymanCBS reporting Nats have claimed and been awarded him

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) I looked at the FIP numbers, and then I looked at the White Sox current ERAs. It was pretty simple it wasn't accurate. How come you don't give Chisoxfn any grief for what he posted about FIP? I also doubt Hahn used FIP as the key to building his bullpen. So what is accurate?

T.J. Quinn ‏@TJQuinnESPN 2m Two law enforcement sources tell me investigation revealed previously unnamed MLB players. Names will be revealed. Expect more suspensions.