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FutureSox.com ‏@FutureSox 9m Francellis Montas, our pitcher of the month for May, also made @BaseballAmerica May All Star team: http://bit.ly/1o5VvjR

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 03:24 PM) I mean, the Hawks on TV at a bar is an EVENT now, its not something you have to ask to be put on. You have to love how its become. Plus the stadium is full of top shelf ass now. You could get a Hawks game on... but only if the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and Sox were all not on.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) I would kill for the Sox to get the bandwagon base of the Hawks. We'd have a $150 million payroll if attendance had stayed around the 2006 levels.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) As a fan of a team, dont you WANT people to be interested in it? I dont get the resistance at this point of having newer fans. Everyone has to start somewhere. Agreed. I am much happier to see 22k in the house every night versus when the team was on the verge of extinction in terms of their relevance in the Chicago market like it was 7/8 years ago. I like having people to talk hockey with versus most not knowing what an icing actually is. Hockey fans are weird like that. I can't think of any other sport where the hardcore fans gets pissed that there are new fans.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) Some rumors on twitter about a predraft agreement between Marlins and Alex Jackson. Probably looking to save some cash, just like they did by shipping off the 39th pick for nothing, so it makes sense.

Birmingham Barons ‏@BhamBarons 21m BREAKING: 4 Barons make 2014 SL All-Star North Division roster: C Kevan Smith, OF Trayce Thompson, OF Josh Richmond and RHP Cody Winiarski.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 01:56 PM) One of the most well written articles I've ever read, and it's a comedy piece about a video game: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/6/3/57727...h-of-basketball I was in tears laughing at the end. So good. Funny, and a lot of spare time on his hands.

Video at link http://gradingonthecurve.com/2014/05/27/fi...-micker-adolfo/

http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/white-so...o/#.U44KGiihHQq

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 12:27 PM) 7-8 or 8-9, something like that, mostly doubles and triples. I was just hitting frozen ropes out to LF all night. We lost the 1st game 17-16 in extras and then 10-runned them in 5 27-17 in the 2nd. I pitched both games and while I liked pitching to the guys at the top of their order, it was an incredibly frustrating night because probably 6 out of the 10 guys that showed up for them went up to bat looking to walk. I'm sorry, I don't care if it's the last out of a state tournament and there are 2 outs and it's 3-1 and the bases are loaded and we're tied up, I'm going up there looking to hit every single time. If it's close, swing the f'ing bat. walkers in softball has always been a pet peeve of mine. It is one thing if the pitcher is bad, but actually looking for a walk in softball? Slap-worthy.

Chris De Luca ‏@ChrisDeLuca 36m Also #Blackhawks and #LAKings G7 Sunday the most-watched NHL game ever on NBCSN; and the most-watched non-Olympic program ever on NBCSN.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 11:54 AM) I felt like Hossa was pretty damn good in game 7. Just completely unlucky. Like I said, he didn't look like himself to me. This is a guy who will go into a board battle against 3 guys and come out with the puck on a regular basis. He got a lot of shots, but there were very few moments where he left your jaw on the ground, like we are used to seeing with Hossa. Not that he was bad or anything... I also can't remember thinking he hurt the team at any moment either. He just didn't seem like himself, like he was missing his extra gear. Something like a nagging injury wouldn't surprise me at all.

Heat nation. https://twitter.com/Jones2320/status/473864...1075584/photo/1

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 10h Mark Buehrle & @jose_quintana24 tied for MLB lead among lefties with 10 quality starts this season.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) What exactly are Hawkins' makeup issues?? Not the twitter thing again, I hope.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 08:56 PM) Is there anyway we can combine Anderson and Rondon into one player? Anderson's bat, Rondon's glove. You'd have a Mike Trout ceiling player.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 12:13 AM) Yet as the one person pointed out, he's lived up to his contract. I know you didn't bring up other bad contracts, but I shall invoke the name of Adam Dunn here. If only Buehrle had been given THAT chunk of money instead of the big fella. The Dunn contract was given out at a different time than the Buehrle one. They aren't really able to be compared because of the differing financial circumstances of the team at those points in time.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 09:09 AM) Flowers needs to turn it around again if he wants to be back. The improvements he has made defensively are enough that even if he is hitting .240, he is a starting catcher in MLB.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) One of the things that infuriated me about Kenny is he didn't seem to understand how valuable guys like that could be. He gave up David Holmberg as a throw-in and then a couple years later he turned into a fairly touted prospect for the D-Backs. Hasn't had big league success yet but could have been a great chip for the White Sox to use in a trade. Then there's the Molina trade; gave up Santos, got a single prospect back, that guy busted and so basically the return for Sergio was 0. I've never seen Homberg deemed as a throw in by either side.

Right now Flowers and Neito will be back, they have both earned it.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jun 3, 2014 -> 07:10 AM) Tv likes longer games. More ads to sell Only if there are more breaks. More time between pitches benefits no one.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) However, if you put Beane in Chicago, where he would have significant revenue advantages, getting to the playoffs more often would provide him a significant amount of payroll leeway to fix whatever holes they have. Same with Friedman of the Rays. We'll probably never know the answer to how he/they would do with the White Sox. We do, on the other hand, have a pretty good idea what will happen when you have PEDs testing and the inability to spend $175 million or so every season like the Red Sox/Epstein. Mistakes like JD Drew, Julio Lugo, Edgar Renteria, Carl Crawford, Dice-K, Beckett or Lackey weren't automatic death sentences like the Edwin Jackson one. The Red Sox won two World Series during his tenure, but those are achievements that will largely be associated with those year's players and the now departed Terry Francona. Epstein's legacy is far more mixed. He's leaving a mess behind him as he leaves Fenway for Wrigley. Theo will be remembered for his gutsy trading of Nomar and his wooing of Curt Schilling. He'll be remembered as the guy who drafted Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury. But he'll also be the guy linked to a litany of poor free-agency decisions. Did any one tell Theo that the Cubs are plain terrible? He's going to have his work cut out for him in Chicago. If the local boy really wanted to do good, he would not have left. And certainly not now. As it is, few are complaining that he's gone. bleacherreport.com I remember hearing the same thing about Andy McFail.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 06:00 PM) Who, Harold? I don't understand how anybody can't be a HUGE Buehrle fan and not as upset as me that the Sox let him go. To me his greatness is a no brainer. No one wanted to see Buehrle leave until they saw that contract. Then people realized that is was a f***ing stupid contract, and wished him well.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 2, 2014 -> 07:43 PM) Saladino now 3-3 Carlos Sanchez 2-4 with a double Jacob May 2-3 Jirschele only 1-2, average plunges to .538 Cleluis 1-3 with a rare double Micker Adolfo again not in DSL box score, is he stateside? He is not listed on the roster, along with Castillo and Done. Guessing they are going to Arizona, no official word.