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This season and series has to be eating Cubs fans alive. They are on their 4th year of rebuilding. Rick Hahn has achieved more in 9/10 months of rebuilding than the Cubs have in four years. This series has to be a dagger in their heart to their little remaining faith, as there isn't even a real light at the end of the tunnel.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 7h Jose Abreu now with 24 extra base hits. Last time a #WhiteSox player had that many through 35 games, he won MVP (Frank Thomas - 24 in 1994)

Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 5m Bet on the Astros drafting Carlos Rodon with the first overall pick, says @johnmanuelba. His full mock draft: http://bit.ly/1qibOgz

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2014 -> 10:47 PM) Cubs' announcers still whining about the Nieto walk, which preceded the Beckham homer. .356 average coming into tonight against the Cubs for Gordo. Carlos Lee-esque. I bet they aren't whining about the Olt homer, which was set up by a missed strike call, running the count 2-0, and setting up a thigh-high fastball.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 7, 2014 -> 09:13 PM) Ok, well read the studies, tell me why they're bulls***, and I'll take your opinion seriously. It's a fact that past clutch performance does not predict future clutch performance, therefore refuting that some ML players are better than others at clutch performance. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2656 I remember reading an actual scientific study years back that equated the ability to be clutch to not consciously thinking about whatever you were trying to do. The more thought process you had in an athletic situation, the more likely you were to fail.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 7, 2014 -> 10:34 PM) Kyle. My name with an extra y. Lol It it is an extra Y as is WHY THE f*** WOULD YOU NEED AN EXTRA Y HERE?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2014 -> 09:21 PM) It's worked. People have been stemming of his conversations on the radio and tv. People do apparently listen to Hawk. He got a reaction out of Major League Baseball. How many announcers can do that?

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 7, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) They still have that coveted attendance award to shine up all nice like This will be their 6th straight year of a decline in attendance. They don't even have that going for them anymore. They now have.... Prospects.

The looks on their faces say it all.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2014 -> 08:56 PM) Post of the year Except he is serious.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 7, 2014 -> 08:31 PM) It's amazing what a decent hitting coach can do if Gordon is indeed fixed. Honestly the work with Dayan and Tyler Flowers is way more impressive to me.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2014 -> 08:29 PM) Why is Beckham leading off? God is he bad and Ventura dumb. Just DFA him. The Dan Bernstein of game threads.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 7, 2014 -> 07:03 PM) I sort of hoped Huff was in the booth again. He was pretty good last night, and it's clear Stone is a better broadcaster without Hawk. Don't get me wrong - I love Hawk - and him calling a win is fantastic, but last night was kind of nice as well. Huff is terrible. All he did the whole night was ask Steve Stone questions. He does the same thing in the booth with Hawk. He barely has an opinion of his own, and brings no sort of insight or excitement to the booth.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 7, 2014 -> 06:49 PM) If I live in IL will ESPN be blacked out? (DirecTV) This game is on three different channels in the Chicago market. It is on CSN with the Cub feed, WCIU for the Sox feed, and ESPN as the national game. No idea what the blackout stuff will dictate.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ May 7, 2014 -> 05:57 PM) His attitude and makeup don't mean a damn thing if he's throwing 89. Hi, I'd like you to meet Mark Buehrle.

That means Leury Garcia better start packing his bags. Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 2m Gillaspie back off DL, Jordan Danks back to AAA Charlotte. Marcus Semien stays on 25-man roster. RV said he's earned it and will get ABs

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 7, 2014 -> 04:42 PM) He's probably not far in line behind Hoffman in line to take his turn at TJ given the way he has been used this season. Aaron Fitt ‏@aaronfitt 3h Jeff Hoffman pitch counts by start: 87, 107, 109, 80, 103, 98, 90, 116, 105, 117. Restrained use, every 7 days. Still got hurt. Who knows?

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 7, 2014 -> 04:43 PM) Interesting that you put Webb over Putnam but otherwise I'd agree. Shouldn't get past the top 3 regardless. Webb has also gotten buried in the pen. He is the garbage man right now, and isn't seeing any pressure situation. Even so, he is still managing to walk everything in sight. It was telling to me that Lindstrom was warming in the pen last night without the tying run at the plate yet.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 7, 2014 -> 04:43 PM) JorDanks down, how many more options does he have? His option was exercised in March. He can be sent up and down an unlimited number of times during this season.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 6, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) This is entirely possible. He had a 40 pitch bullpen session yesterday. If he felt fine he would probably have a simulated game or rehab start coming up. Obviously, everything wasn't fine. He is going to have another bullpen session tomorrow I think. If this happens than I will be encouraged. It means that they are just working on strengthening to get his arm ready for a start. If the bullpen session happens any later than Thursday, there is still something going on. This makes me happy.

Sale is currently throwing another bullpen session. https://twitter.com/DanHayesCSN/status/4641...0851840/photo/1

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 43m Skinner on Johnson: "The goal is just to get him back on track, that’s all. Today was a step in the right direction." Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 46m Erik Johnson: “(The White Sox) just want me to get back to me being me and attacking the zone with multiple pitches and working ahead." …"The big thing for me is taking things start-to-start and thinking about what I need to do to prepare for my next one... ...and what do I need to do to continue that progression and keep getting better."

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 20s Erik Johnson had a second straight strong start for Charlotte today. Will "continue" for at least one more there, RV said.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 7, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) I don't know what's so absurd about saying it would be one of my saddest days as a White Sox fan if he is sent down after bashing four game-winning hits in a month and a week. It's how I feel. Unless you have been a White Sox fan for a week, your standards are absurd for "sad". I'm about a million times sadder that Chris Sale is on the DL, or any of the three times he has been hurt, than Marcus Semien might go to Charlotte.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 7, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Nestor Molina is the easy guess to get booted off the 40. Frank DLS probably isn't long for it either. I don't know how Cleto's ERA is 2.45 and they have been using him very sparingly. I think Fransisco, or even Guerra if that's who they prefer, will ultimately take the spot of Cleto. You have to wonder what the Sox do with Paulino (he's pitching tomorrow FWIW). Carroll has pitched too well to get demoted and Noesi would be lost if he were to be sent down as well. If I had to make a pecking order of most likely to be sent out, taking into account things like options, waivers, etc... 1. Cleto 2. Rienzo 3. Carroll 4. Noesi 5. Webb 6. Putnam