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Wayne Randazzo ‏@WayneRandazzo 2h #Cubs and #WhiteSox will go back to two separate three-game series next year as NL Central and AL Central will match up again in interleague Sounds like MLB's take is that the first two seasons of odd teams in each league have caused this scheduling snafu for #Cubs and #WhiteSox.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ May 6, 2014 -> 01:26 AM) You're Rick Hahn and Aiken and Kolek are off the board, who do you take at pick #3? If I can get Rodon at 1-3 money, I take him.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 6, 2014 -> 07:42 AM) Those weren't Ragnars sons. They were Horiks. Ragnar had all the sons killed. Byron let some of the daughters go, although they might have been Horiks slaves, I couldn't tell. I didn't realize he had young sons. I thought they were Ragnars by his second wife.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 5, 2014 -> 08:48 PM) How hilarious would that be if the wizards squeak through the east No one in the East is beating Miami. Forget it.

Washington? Ugh. Stupid. With so many great cities and arenas in the midwest, they chose DC.

QUOTE (balfanman @ May 6, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) Thank you NSS & Wite. I still remember when the Indians got Visquel from Seattle and was wishing it was the Sox instead. I, for one, will be hoping that 20 some years later we got our own Visquel from Boston. Now, if we only had minor league instructors that could teach players how to hit like the Indians did back in the day. If you were excited about Omar Vizquel after his time with Seattle, you should probably be a scout.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 6, 2014 -> 07:53 AM) Security has been beefed up for some reason at all the stadiums which may explain that. I believe they announced 33k. Current capacity is 41k.

A lot of empty seats at Wrigley last night...

The pen was pretty incredible last night, and has been pretty good for the last couple of weeks now. Believe it or not, after being 5.50 just a few short weeks ago, the bullpen era is down to 3.94, which is now 17th in MLB after being deadlast before.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ May 5, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) In what respect? Profit wise probably yes as the Sox have a great lease. From a fans perspective, no. When you come right down to it the Sox down through the years have done numerous things to alienate the fan base and there just are not as many Sox fans in the metro area as we would like to have. The first year we didn't sell out a Cub/Sox game was last year. That means whatever the price the tickets were, it probably wasn't enough, because they could have sold more tickets.

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 2m Per Rick Hahn, Chris Sale's session went well. Does sound like it might be a couple weeks before he goes on a rehab assignment.

No confirmation if he was thinking of himself and swooned. Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 14s Yasiel Puig experienced lightheadedness after working out on stationary bike, Don Mattingly confirmed.

K-town Intimidators ‏@Intimidators 2m BREAKING: Tyler Danish named SAL Pitcher of the Week after going 1-0 w/ 0.00 ERA (0 ER/12 IP). http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=2...sp&sid=t487 … pic.twitter.com/YpCvAEMjP2

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ May 5, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) I'm an real old timer born in 1946 and it's very hard for me to comprehend why there are different prices for different games. I think a lot of fans like me have rebelled at this variable pricing, a MLB game is an MLB game. If a walk up fan heads to the park at the last minute most of the time in this day and age he has no idea how much the game is going to cost him to get in. In the old days you knew a general admission ticket was 1.25 and a box seat was 2.50. I'm know we will never see those prices again but why does one pay 50 bucks for a box seat for one game and the next game that same seat is 20 or 30 bucks. I know the law of supply and demand but it doesn't seem to working with White Sox baseball, this will be 7 years that attendance has declined at USCF. Up until last year, it worked like a charm.

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 5m Sale says light bullpen session went well. No timetable for a return but he says he feels better than when the process started.

That is Dunn in LF and De Aza in CF. Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 4m #WhiteSox lineup for 5/3 vs. #Cubs: De Aza 8, Beckham 4, Abreu 3, Dunn 7, Viciedo 9, Ramirez 6, Flowers 2, Semien 5, Quintana 1.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 5, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) Frank Thomas kicks his dog. HES NOTHING LIKE ME!!!!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:56 PM) I asked one of the scouts at the game the other day right after he hit the home run where he thought Tellor would go and said since he is a senior not previously drafted he would probably go after the 15th round just because how the draft is set up with the whole money aspect that I don't know much about. He would be someone a team would draft because they can sign him for less money and try to use more money on guys they are trying to lure away from college or their senior year. You will see more seniors than ever going in the first 10 rounds, because when they sign for a small bonus, the team can use that money to offer extra to an underclassman or HS pick.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:53 PM) Worth adding though that the Sox haven't been in a position where they've had the option to try playing him there. They've been playing Semien everyday at 2 positions already; the SS is the only one who hasn't been hurt. With the 2b and 3b both going down, there's been literally zero chance for them to work him at SS. Ding. Winner.

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 1m Jose Abreu AL rookie and player of month. First #WhiteSox rookie since Gordon Beckham in July 2009. First player since Magglio July '03, Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 3m Abreu is the first American League player ever to receive both honors in his first month in the majors. #SoxPride Abreu set major-league rookie records in home runs, RBI, extra-base hits and total bases through April.

SoxNet.net ‏@SoxNet 6m MLB just announced that Jose Abreu was not only the AL Rookie of the Month, but AL Player of the Month as well. #WhiteSox

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:48 PM) Leury Garcia. But Semien could be their temporary answer if Ramirez was hurt. But trades aren't temporary. He hasn't played an inning at SS either. NO one else has played any SS besides Alexei. I don't think there is a doubt in my mind that if Alexei wasn't playing, and Conor was healthy, Gordon would play 2B, Marcus SS, and Conor 3B, with Garcia as the primary back up to the IF.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:45 PM) I would agree with this. As I stated and you stated, you have to make sure he can play the position before you trade Alexei. So far, the Sox haven't tried doing that at all which to me means they either aren't going to trade Alexei or if they are, Semien doesn't appear to be their first option replacing him. There is no doubt in my mind that Marcus Semien is the White Sox SS if anything happens to Alexei Ramirez. Who else would it be?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:29 PM) He also played 3B before Gillaspie went down. Ramirez also hasn't played less than 156 games since 2009.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2014 -> 01:24 PM) Defensively, the Sox haven't even bothered. That probably tells you something right there. Although Alexei has been on fire this year, so maybe there is a slight chance they just didn't have the opportunity to put him there yet. I would think if there was any reason to think Semien was the SS of the future, the White Sox would work him in there occassionally, like they do 3B and 2B. They worked him in at 3B because their starting 3B is on the DL.