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QUOTE (WCSox @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:18 PM) SS and 2B are completely different positions. If you can play a decent SS, you can play either 3B or 2B with little problem. And in fact, the switch to 2B is probably easier than the switch to 3B. QUOTE (WCSox @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:18 PM) Have you ever played organized baseball? Yes, and I would play wherever the coach put me. I still remember one year I played all 9 spots throughout the whole year, and it never effected me because I know what I'm doing out there. If you know baseball, it really isn't that tough to change positions. Of course it's a lot different at the MLB level and takes a longer learning curve, but if you aren't baseball retarded, you should be able to handle it. And I hope Beckham isn't so mentally fragile that he takes his defensive play up to bat with him.

QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:13 PM) I don't know about all that other crap but it's certainly not beyond the bounds of personal responsibility for an individual to greatly reduce their energy use. Period. I'll use as much freaking energy as I freaking please. It's my money, and I'll be damned if the government tells me what the hell I should do with. If I want a gas guzzling SUV, I'm getting me one. Cause you know what, I'd prefer to have a lot of steel between me and all the idiots on the road. And if I want to go with the safer incandescent light bulbs because I don't want the mercury possibly effecting my home and family, guess what, I'll use the incandescent light bulbs. And if I want to the AC to be on all summer, guess what, I'm gonna have the AC on all summer. Cause you know why, it's my money and my freedom. Go save all the trees you want, nobody is telling me what to do with my money. Just cause you feel like it's your responsibility to be greener doesn't mean it's mine and everyone else's.

QUOTE (dbaho @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:06 PM) Just for someone who doesn't have a great understanding of the Republican Party, who are the major candidates for 2012? The only names I've heard so far are Palin and Bobby Jindal. Are the likes of Huckabee and Romney going to run again do you think? I think Romney has the best shot at winning the nomination. As for Huckabee, he simply doesn't have the funds to run or make a legit run for the nomination. Palin, as previously stated, is turning into the Hilary Clinton of the GOP. Jindal, I'd say he's gonna be like the John Edwards of the GOP.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:08 PM) Just for the record..marty were you the guy that broke the Peavy deal? I feel like it was you. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71693

If the Royals ever give up on Alex Gordon, I'd be all over that.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 11:57 AM) I'd think Flowers would have to be in any deal for Halladay. Flowers is part of the untouchable prospect group including Beckham (if you still count him as a prospect), Danks2, Hudson, and Viciedo.

Why bench Thome when he was finally starting to hit the ball. I could understand if a lefty was on the mound, but this game has a bad start already, and Hochevar has been pitching well lately.

I'd offer Poreda, Richard, Allen, and Ely, and go from there.

I think he's just looking to get rid of a player to make room for Q.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 06:37 AM) As with any trend in modern sports with negative consequences like doping on PED´s, lying about one´s age to clearly stand out as a young prospect to increase the likelihood of a signing bonus and command a higher salary is becoming increasingly prevalent in baseball now. With a new rumor just popping up regarding Aroldis Chapmen´s real age possibly being 26 and not 21 and other similar cases existing should we as fans turn a blind eye to this behavior? I say no as a fan and make the following points: 1. I think the MLBPA (Player´s Association) along with the MLB Commisioner´s office should come down hard on offenders of this nature by declaring them ineligible for a draft for at least 1 year. 2. I also think they should not command as high a salary once deemend eleigible due to the years they have literally taken off their resume and cost the perspective clubs in productivity which is lost. I don´t think it it as damaging as doping but nonetheless demonstrates a lack of integrity towards the sport and more importantly the fan base. Discuss I say if the truth comes out after they sign the contract, the team has the ability to void the contract and release the player. The player would also get a 1 year ban from professional baseball.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 07:54 AM) If the kid can play ball the kid can play ball. Dont care how old he is. That's not the point. There's a big difference between signing a guy who you think is 16 but is actually 21 and signing a guy who actually is 21.

Not a fan of Aviles at all. The one thing I really dislike about his approach is that he doesn't step into the ball, he actually opens up a little bit. Also, I question his ability to hit the inside fastball.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 10:20 AM) Welcome to the Remenowsky train. If you want some further background, check out his AAP page I put together. He's apparently got plus control on his full set, and good movement. His K numbers dropped his last year of college pretty seriously, as did his velocity, which is probably why he wasn't drafted. But our scouts picked him up from independent league, and I'd guess he must have put the velocity back on. He needs to be promoted. I bet a lot of his success comes from deception. He's got a very high leg kick, at least according to this picture:

Yes, there is so much pressure putting him back in the MI where he is most comfortable, but no pressure in asking him to play a spot he never really played before. The guy is a hitter, and moving him back to 2B and keeping him there would be absolutely no deal. Maybe it'd take a one or two day learning curve to get used to 2B, but he can easily handle it.

I'd be more worried about his age than his errors.

My biggest problem with Fields is that he's a bad baseball player.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 07:02 AM) The sox aren't going to ask Gordon to learn how to play 2b this year-another position he hasn't played. He's playing decently at 3b and his bat has come around. So an upgrade at 3b isn't coming this year. Beckham has played 2B in the past and is a MI by trade. We won't be shifting him around from position to position, but a move from 3B to 2B would be like nothing.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 11:17 PM) Unless you are gay and want to get married or a woman who needs an abortion, then it's not. Yeah, every woman who gets an abortion needed it... and civil unions are sooooo much differant than marriage.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 11:13 PM) The Royals took Alex Gordon in the 2005 draft instead of: Ryan Zimmerman Ryan Braun Andrew McCutchen Lance Broadway Chris Volstad Jacoby Ellsbury (so did we) Colby Rasmus (so did we) The Royals took Luke Hochevar 1st overall in 2006 instead of: Evan Longorgia Clayton Keshaw Tim Lincecum Max Scherzer Joba Chamberlain (so did we) So, it's the front office there that's the problem. Gordon woulda gone top 2-3 no matter who the team was, he was a stud coming out. And I think he still can become a very solid player with the royals, or perhaps a different team. At the very least, he's a .260/.350/.430 hitter who can knock out 15-25 and drive in probably 80+, and from what I've seen, he's turned himself into a very solid 3B. Granted he some of the players took after him have turned out better, he's still a solid player. I'd take Alex Gordon in a heartbeat if we could.

Grienke still has the edge, IMO, but Halladay is right there.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 11:01 PM) I wouldn't exactly say that the Rays is a gay name, yet the White Sox is kick a** or anything. It's the fact that they aren't regular rays, like the fish. It's rays of sunshine. I think that's gay. I thought Devil Rays was pretty BA.

Getz/Nix is fine for the rest of the year. The only move I'd make is perhaps is for a 3B like Scott Rolen and move Slayer to 2B. However, for next year, I think we'll see Alexei in CF (Now, I think he'd make a better OF than INF), and Beck at SS. Getz/Nix is decent, but I would love to make a play for the O-Dog and stick him in the 2 hole.

Kanny won 6-2 in 14 innings -Griffith with a solid start. 5 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 R, 1 ER -Justin Greene keeps hitting. 3-6 tonight and raised his average to .318. -Phegley with a solid night, 2-6 with a double, rbi, but 2 K's. -Gilmore went 2-6 with an rbi and a K.

Two more good pitching matchups coming up, nice! KC's got some decent pitching, but they have no hitting and no fielding, and I question most of the players baseball IQ. Moore better get his s*** together.

If we could combine Jayson with his brother Laynce, we would have one hell of a brother. I just realized Nix and Nix would make a very solid platoon option... the only problem is that Laynce can only play the OF.