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QUOTE (MEANS @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 12:08 PM) it's creepy and it's Geddy Lee. He might not be the best looking guy in the world but he is part of the Holy Triumvirate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 12:10 PM) By all means, keep on trolling. I can't believe I am sticking up for Marty again, but how can you call his post trolling and not Balta's?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 12:08 PM) So you'll agree with me in a couple weeks when it's clear this is a firm platoon that it was a terrible idea? It was a great idea for the opener. Your line up construction WAR is already -1.0.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 11:59 AM) Which is a good summary of why I said we needed to move one of them before ST ended, because De Aza is a solid player and he's got a good chance of keeping playing time if he gets it. Yes. It is just where you don't want to be, having a roster with guys who actually earn playing time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 11:44 AM) So why didn't we dump Viciedo in the offseason if he's not going to play? It's April 2nd and one game in. I'm thinking he will get a shot.

It would be strange having the Bank of Montreal's name on a Chicago ballpark.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 10:00 AM) Well if creepy avatar guy says it. It's not creepy. It's Geddy Lee. And Sullivan had an article about Ozzie thinking about going to USCF last year. It said JR was told Ozzie was thinking of coming to the game and JR said "good".

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 2, 2014 -> 08:58 AM) Maybe after Jerry dies, but not before. Not a chance. Jerry still loves him.

Watching Sabatthia get lit up by the Astros. McCann looks like he just started catching today.

He will return someday. Not as the manayer, but team ambassador,Spanish broadcaster, broadcaster, special advisor.... something. He burned some bridges, but he burned bridges when he left as a player. From the interviews I have seen with him, it seems obvious to me he knows he screwed up. He seems humbled, it could be fake, there has been some fake humility before with both Ozzie and KW. I think this time for him, it is real. I would imagine there will be some sort of Frank Thomas Day this year when he goes into the HOF. That might be a perfect time to have Ozzie return to USCF>

Considering the Cubs and their fans aren't teased about taking Mike Harkey one pick before Jack McDowell, or when they spend decades looking for a 3rd baseman, Ty Griffin one pick before Robin Ventura, I doubt the Sox or their fans will get any crap if the Cubs pick a star and the Sox a bust. This is however, pick #3 and the Sox probably don't plan on picking this high in the future, so there is a ton of pressure not to miss. They have to get something back for losing 99 games. As long as he's not injured, if he slipped, Rondon is the guy. Don't pass it up. If he turns out as good as they said he would previously, if you drafted me every round the rest of the draft, it would be very successful. Don't try to save money for a guy who will top out in AA if you can get a guy that has perrenial all star stamped next to his name.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 12:21 PM) I think it comes down to TV deals. Where could the Sox go and provide a ton of inventory for a regional sports network, which has led to huge TV contracts for teams like the Rangers. Attendance is important, but the TV deals are where the real money is now. There are three markets suitable to support professional teams that have no baseball teams in the region, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Oklahoma, and Fox Sports Carolinas. You can throw Oklahoma City out because of TV market size, but Charlotte and Indianapolis would seem to be players for any team looking to re-locate and receive a financial windfall. http://msn.foxsports.com/home/page/fsn The Sox are tied to their contracts now. When they are not tied to their contracts, and that day will come before they ever have a chance to flee, it's hard to imagine they can't do better financially in Chicago than in Charlotte or Indy. Maybe Tampa Bay makes sense to move to one of those places or Oakland, but the only place the Sox would move if it's out of the city is into the suburbs.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 12:09 PM) It was a fiasco. He's the only player in history to have dragged a $50m+ extension into free agency and end up eventually re-signing with the team offering the extension prior to free agency. It doesn't make him evil, but it does make him a greedy athlete like all the rest, not a beacon of justice. But Jeter himself stayed out of it, unlike Frank Thomas who moaned about the contract with a diminished skills clause that he signed. And it was the Yankees that took it public and made it a so-called fiasco. But you are a 100% saber guy and it's Derek Jeter so haters gonna hate.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) This is really too bad. There are very few people who want Dunn on the White Sox, but given the extenuating circumstances, keeping him on the roster makes sense. I mean, it's opening day for crying out loud, be happy and cheer the guys. Yeah, I don't understand why people spend money to attend something that apparently bothers them so much.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) You want to see a slow swing, Tyler Flowers, he was god awful. Dunn did not get the ball out of the infield. Security was tight at the park as there was a rumor floating in the Chicago Police Department that Obama may be attending the game. Dunn had some good ABs though. I was in 125 and a guy 2 rows in front of me doesn't let Adam Dunn have one swing and a miss without letting him have it. It really was annoying.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 11:37 AM) Because Keith Law does not hate the White Sox, much to the chagrin of Sox fans everywhere. He did say the Sox made a mistake signing Abreu when they signed him. He said they wouldn't be able to compete again until he was into his decline. I do think he hates KW's style more than the White Sox though. It took him a couple years before he admitted he may have been wrong about Sale. So just keep in mind if Keith Law were a White Sox executive with heavy clout, Sale and Abreu wouldn't be on the team. Everyone in professional baseball would be into their decline before the White Sox were able to compete.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 09:44 AM) BTW, did you see Bonds giving the MVP trophy to Cutch yesterday? Must have lost 50 lbs. - barely recognized, though it was Bobby. He probably is off the juice and he is a big bicycle rider now. That will slim you down fast.

If Sale was taking anything, he deserves a refund.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 08:25 AM) Since "Opening Week" is about to get terrible weather, wouldn't it be a good business move just to postpone the next two games now, and have doubleheaders in August and September? It's a division team. Do it. I think they would rather play them now. Doubleheaders tax your pitching staff.

Today is the day you leave messages on your co-workers' desks to return phone calls from Myra Maines, and give them the morgue's number.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 08:11 AM) Certainly. But none of those other guys are being heralded as legendary "ambassadors for the game" and considered flawless role models. I mean, my favorite player ever is Frank Thomas, and let's be honest, he's always been an egotistical asshole. But no one ever tried to say he wasn't, you know? Plenty of people have said he isn't. The thing is, I don't know how you can rip Jeter for being flawed and use that negotiation of his contract and an example where A. he didn't negotiate the contract, his agent did. and B. There were absolutely no quotes of Jeter whining. What is he supposed to do, just tell his agent to accept whatever the Yankees offer? Here is a quote from his agent about the Yankees taking things public: There's a reason the Yankees themselves have stated Derek Jeter is their modern-day Babe Ruth. Derek's significance to the team is much more than just stats. And yet, the Yankees' negotiating strategy remains baffling." Then Close said: "They continue to argue their points in the press and refuse to acknowledge Derek's total contribution to their franchise."

Guess what day it is.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 06:55 AM) Not being privy to the actual truth, I can just say that I've read dozens of times over the years that there was real heat in the clubhouse when they acquired Alex Rodriguez. After Googling around a bit, though, the only things I see are random bloggers and commenters referring to his "refusal to move," which causes me to doubt its veracity for the first time. If that was all a media hoax or hearsay, then I stand corrected. As for the contract -- I don't have a problem with 3/45 at all. But Jeter absolutely did: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2...=blogs&_r=0 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...es.jeter.close/ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/sports/b...l/24kepner.html http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball...rticle-1.454099 I read the SI article you linked and it seems Jeter said nothing publicly about his contract. Maybe his agent did and the Yankees, but he certainly did not. There is nothing in these links that makes Jeter look like a money grubbing athlete. There is not one quote from Jeter whining about his contract. If you have a problem with Jeter and that negotiation, there probably are very few players you don't have a problem with. Many negotiations become nasty, but for some reason this one became public, and I don't think that was Jeter's idea.

It was a fun game to attend. I just have to remember it was a team the Sox are supposed to beat, especially with Sale on the mound. At least it wasn't so boring and frustrating, like the majority of games last season. I hope that is a good sign. You never know what might spark a team, but then again, I think most of us probably get a little too optimistic after one game. (At least we have this one game)

Lip's dinner on Shameless last night was hysterical.