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clarkspencer ‏@clarkspencer 8m Source: #marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez undergoing MRI in Los angeles Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 7m Sources: Jose Fernandez expected to be placed on disabled list. Exact nature of injury not known. #Marlins

Marc Topkin ‏@TBTimes_Rays 10m Heath Bell has cleared waivers and is officially released by #Rays, who owe him rest of the $5.5M they were paying of his $9M salary

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:31 PM) for the casual fan, i wonder how much having an empty stadium on TV, effects their decision to go or not go. Horrible example, but how often do you walk/drive by an empty restaurant and want to go in. (again casual fan) Would it make sense, to let upper deck patrons come down to the bottom levels at some point during the game? Open up un-used tickets for re-sale for $5 or something to that effect. If you dont come by the 5th, those in the UD can purchase LD tickets for $5 to sit down there for the last 4 innings? Make a few extra $. Sounds strange, but I am more likely to go on a whim if I know it will be empty.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) You're one of few people who loves the location. It's convenient for people near a line, or that metra line, maybe. Suburbanites? Very tough. Sure it's on a highway but getting through the circle is a nightmare (even after games). Plus, there aren't a ton of people coming from directly south of the cell using that highway. On a personal note, I know it will be a nightmare during the project, but I can't wait until they rebuild the Circle. That is such a clusterf*** right now.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) No, anyplace outside the city (or one of the few close suburbs connected to an L line) would have been worse. I can't think of anyplace in the city that had land available that would have been a better fit. In hindsight, what would have helped would have been: 1) Orienting the park to have a direct view of downtown from behind home plate 2) Having green seats and the smaller upper deck from the start 3) Getting some businesses (restaurants, retail shops) on the property from the start, even if it meant having one less parking lot I think in 1990 they could have strung together enough space south of the downtown area. It was all warehouses and dumps then. Today it is actually fairly built up.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:03 PM) What was? Sox fans are bandwagon fans. The excuses are just that... excuses.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 52s 12-24 ,worst Cub start after 36 games since 1997. Tom Ricketts projection of a playoff team looking a tad off right now .

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 12, 2014 -> 01:53 PM) The Tigers have played 6 fewer games, so you also have to take into consideration that, even at sub .500, the Sox are only 2 back in the win column too (nless you assume the Tigers are going to win all 6 of those games, which is a damn near impossible assumption). The Sox still have 123 games left to play too, the Tigers 129. Saying anything is settled on May 11th or 12th is absolutely ridiculous. I, too, believe the Tigers are going to win the division, but you don't see me saying "the Sox are out of the Central" on May 12th when the standings don't mean anything until Memorial Day anyways. I wouldn't say we have zero chance, but I would put the White Sox not winning the central at about two standard deviations of certainty.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 50m Typo — Erik Johnson today: 6 IP 9 H 4 R 0 BB 7 Ks — 100 pitches (67* strikes). Retired the final seven batters.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 12, 2014 -> 01:46 PM) Dan Bernstein would probably advise to trade down. STOCK UP ON FUTURE DRAFT PICKS!!!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 01:46 PM) It would be interesting to see how many people on this site got those free tickets and didn't use them. I used one set, and then gave away my other set on Soxtalk because I couldn't go.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 11:36 AM) Judging from Hans M.O. I'd say trading Alexei is a possibilty if and only if he can get a MLB ready position player or starting pitcher. I think it's far more likely Hahn is hoping a guy like Viciedo has a good year and pawn him off after a strong season like he did with Santiago and the Angels did with Trumbo. Most likely the Sox will be looking for a LH outfielder who can catch the damn ball. They asked for Goldschmidt for Konerko at the 2011 deadline. They also asked for a ridiculous price for De Aza. Rick Hahn isn't trading Alexei Ramirez for anything other than a big price.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Oh I know you're a great fan and would love to see them surprise and win this year and every year but prophecies of failure bother me. It's just another way for Sox fans to say they arent worth spending their money on and there's already enough reasons fans don't want to go. I go to basically the same number of games when winning vs losing, which is not many. Then again, I am also not asking where fans are at. I do watch every game though.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ May 12, 2014 -> 01:13 PM) Chicago is the third largest market in the USA and we drew 18,000, pathetic and embarrassing. Don't tell me it was Mothers day, it was Mothers Day all over the country, Baltimore had 45,000, Milwaukee, LA and NY all over 40,000. We are getting outdrawn by the Rays and the Marlins. Where are all the Sox fans? Down through the years we have had lousy ownership from cheap Charles Comiskey, to underfunded Bill Veeck to the current regime who if we hadn't won in 2005 we would begging them to sell. This franchise has never made the post-season 2 years in a row, that's amazing. High prices for seats and parking plus a lousy location not to mention alienating the fan base many times many times through the years has led to a very apathetic fan base and it saddens me to no end. I may be wrong but I think the franchise is in trouble and when the lease is up do not be surprised it the Sox move to another town. None of those excuses were relevant for Mother's Day.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) And their tickets also sell for at least 5-10x the price that Sox tickets do. I never recall an SRO $100 Sox ticket for anything other than the playoffs.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2014 -> 12:26 PM) How many fans are even aware of this? Heck, might as well try "Two for Tuesdays" or "Thirsty Thursdays," typical minor league marketing tricks to get the younger crowd in with cheaper beer. You just have to police/control it...and be very vigilant about drunken behavior, because even though it's rampant at Wrigley Field, it always seems to come back to haunt the Sox somehow. A JR led team won't ever go back to this. They have buried that image of both the old Comiskey and Stadium and it isn't coming back. They want nothing to do with that crowd anymore. That is why everything is "family" oriented.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 11:56 AM) Are you actually as stupid as that last question ? Damn either read everything I say or don't twist my words around. I said it's one of the many ways the Hawks show appreciation for the fans in a well run , well orchestrated marketing strategy. Their marketing didn't work for s*** before Toews and Kane got there. In terms of similarity to the White Sox, the Hawks are about as close as it gets. In general, they are secondary to the Bulls, Bears, and Cubs in every way shape and form. They are popular now, because they are winning. When they weren't winning, NO ONE was going. They were drawing 8000 a night.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) Didn't they air an hour long special on Abreu's April on CSN? And have replayed it numerous times? They did.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 12, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) How did Strasburg not throw harder? From the article

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 12m Report: Browns owner insisted on Manziel http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...story?track=rss …

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2014 -> 10:08 AM) BA feature on Kolek http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/kol...for-texas-heat/ John Manuel ‏@johnmanuelba 2h Correction to prior tweet: I say Kolek hardest-thrower since Ryan. Scouts contacted say they've never seen a harder-throwing draft prospect

BA feature on Kolek http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/kol...for-texas-heat/

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 12, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) Another thing I don't see from Sox marketing is the use of commercials like every homestand to promote the team, promote the promotions, promote the new players. Where's the commercials saying Abreu set rookie records for the month of April for HR's and ribbies ?How hard is it for a MLB with a marketing department that surely has cameras and production people and voiceover people with an owner who owns 40 % of the station that broadcasts Sox games to throw together some 15 -20-30 second spots and repeatedly put them on air . Marketing needs to get off their ass or get a bigger budget or something. Open the gates and let people in free late at one gate where there can be ample security checks. Have a fan appreciation day every month just with smaller prizes. How hard is it to brainstorm up a few ideas ? They made a congratulations commercial for his awards they have been airing.

I wonder if the Hawks are scouting this guy? He looks like he has a nice scoring touch. http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/5/12/5...ng-hockey-video

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 12, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) The original program will only be two hours, but they will rerun it for west coast primetime and then use segments from it constantly throughout the next few days. Followed by six hours of commentary.