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QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 01:26 PM) How many pitchers has Cooper actually "fixed"?? Like... 2? The rest were guys who were already pretty good. I remember when the Sox traded for Edwin Jackson, the Sox were saying Cooper could tell he was tipping his pitches and knew how to fix him. He was good for a half season and went back to total suck. I hope Noesi can be at least decent. But the odds of that are nearly zero. Jackson's best year of his career was the time he spent with the White Sox.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 01:19 PM) Another promising number: 91.4% Z-Contact compared to a career 83.7%. No idea if that's sustainable, but if so, above average zone contact + above average power is really promising. League average is usually ~87% I think the change in his approach to pitches on the outer half is a big reason he is seeing a much higher contact rate. He had gotten extremely pull happy in previous years, where he would try to yank those outerhalf pitches to LF. Now he is swinging to those pitches and punching them into RCF, very similar to what we are seeing out of Flowers. Sure there will be some regression after pitchers make an adjustment, but I think both end up putting up much better numbers this year because of the mental and physical changes in their approaches.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 01:09 PM) Did everyone in charge somehow miss him pitch vs us? What's to say they didn't see a fixable glitch or a tipping of pitches? The assumption doesn't have to be that the organization is stupid.

The last four times the Blackhawks have played, they White Sox started their game before the Hawks. In each of those games, whatever the White Sox did, the Hawks did (win or lose)

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 12:58 PM) With the Hawks and Bulls both playing tonight, what is the over/under on actual attendance? I'm saying 1500. I would bet that posts about attendance actually out-number attendance.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 12:55 PM) No reason to make anything official until after Saturdays game. They won't until the make the roster move. Otherwise they leave themselves a player short.

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You gotta love twitter and some free time. @asmuniz The AL West team caps also spell out "ASSHAT" when arranged properly: pic.twitter.com/aOVtklBMUk

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 12:30 PM) I'm about 2 hours away but don't know the area at all. Extremely rural. Looking at hiking, exploring stuff in the Gap and Falls area.

http://www.southsidesox.com/2014/4/25/5651...-stunning-start

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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:04 AM) I don't know, guys, do you want to attach those criteria to the definition of the word "rookie?" I see what you're getting at, but a rookie is a rookie. I think the ROY award is designed to identify breakout players for fans, and I think that's what it does. ROY wasn't designed with professional veterans from around the world in mind. It was designed with kids who hadn't playing major league baseball in mind. Japanese and Cuban baseball weren't even an iota of thought in that process.

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MLB has fixed the transfer rule http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...ive-immediately

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:40 AM) I think if you sign as a free agent from another country, that was playing in that country's top league and go directly into MLB, you should not be eligible. This would eliminate the proven players such as Tanaka, Ichiro and Abreu from winning the award, but allow amateur free agents who do develop in the US to still win (such as a player like Viciedo). I don't care how long or how old you are before you finally make it to MLB if you developed in this country because you were not playing at the top level until you got to MLB. I wouldn't mind that adjustment. It would be a step in the right direction.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:41 AM) Yeah, he always said no, except that one time. OK Mitch. Seriously.

Anyone done a trip to Cumberland in KY? We are considering it with a couple of other places for summer trip. Any comments, experiences, or recommendations?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 09:36 PM) Drove a new Malibu as a rental today.granted it was only for about an hour total but it was nice. I drive a 10 year old Impala now, and am thinking about going down the Malibu when it is time. I drive a lot more than I used to and the extra gas mileage would be nice, without going to too small of a car.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 10:28 PM) I just discovered and starting watching it last week. Really entertaining. Although I really didn't appreciate the dig on Ball State "Ever heard of Ball State? NO ONE ELSE HAS EITHER" Ball State is even a joke to people from Indiana. Think about that for a second.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) Man, what's to be done about Davidson? At this stage? Nothing unless there is a mechanical tweek that needs to be made. If he is going to be a major leaguer, he needs to learn how to fail and recover. I'd rather see him doing it in Charlotte vs Chicago.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:37 AM) I think it's pretty interesting that some of the other teams that share cities (or metro areas) like Oakland and the Mets have absolutely no majority where they are located. The Yankees dominate New York and the Giants dominate the Bay Area. Yet, the Sox have a pretty steady foothold in the Chicagoland area. The Oakland A's do not have a single zip code that they win. Not one single one. That is just amazing.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:12 AM) Use 30 years old or something like that then. There are plenty of guys who do come up at 26 or 27 and they're really good regulars. Frankly, if we want to talk about guys who played in a "major league," that would have been Viciedo ineligible his rookie year then too. He obviously wasn't worthy of the award, but that hardly seems fair. I've said it before, and will say it again. I am OK with that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 08:36 AM) More like he failed one drug test for marijuana was suspended for an entire season. More NCAA bulls*** http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mitch-mcgary-...-073833742.html If he falls, I would LOVE to see the Bulls draft him. He would be a great fit for how the Bulls use the big in the high screen roll. The kid can shoot and handle the ball.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 08:46 PM) Nobody from the East was beating Miami, gotta hope for the west winner to take them down. It just amazes me how every, single, year the seas of the Eastern Conference just part ways for Miami. This is the 3rd year in a row.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 07:43 AM) Why not? They are both rookies. What is Japan baseball equivelent to, AA? Cuban baseball -- A ball? Is it their age that bothers you? If so, what would be your age cap? If you are playing in a self-professed "major league" you shouldn't be eligible for the "rookie" of the year. If you want to change it to "first year" player of the year, that is fine. As it is, I hate that we give a 32 year old veteran star from Japan/Cuba/Wherever, the same consideration as a playing getting his first taste of major league baseball