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I just pretended like that franchise didn't have the money to make another big signing because it was too depressing from the point of view of Sox fans. This was the Machado signing. I don't remember making many other comments about signing or not signing someone, other than perhaps doubting we would be able to outgun the Cardinals for Luis Robert. Those are the only two that come to mind, and they weren't exactly "off the wall" positions because there were at least two times we were "nearing a deal" with Machado and it was even featured as a banner headline on ESPN main page...and yet MOST Sox fans still were far from confident of it happening. Of course, the popular argument of the day was that Padres were essentially a small market franchise and couldn't afford to sign someone for hundreds of millions...and that Jay and Yonder Alonso alone were enough to counterbalance that. Robert was a shocker, almost everyone in baseball thought he would go to St. Louis. The two main reasons NOT for that to happen were the rumors of unhappiness from a number of high profile African-American/Latino players, and 2) the Cuban Connection.

Their local tv deal Is one of the worst in the majors, after KC.

Second straight day of negatives for Cards, but...

They can also arrange rotation, but limited pitch counts. Fri. Wainright Sat. Flaherty (uh oh) or Hudson Vs. Giolito Sun. Dakota Hudson, Flaherty or Ponce de Leon (no relation to explorer)

they’re a playoff team for sure. great bullpen one of best in baseball....Lindor and Ramirez two Top 20-25 players, Santana is solid, Hernandez too, Reyes and D.Santana legit threats. Clevinger is a real difference maker when healthy, C. Carrasco solid as well. Civale and Plutko awesome so far byt clearly unsustainable for entire rotation to overachieve consistently.

Send a message to Benetti or Scott Merkin...

Well, there's one certainty. No NYY with Gerrit Cole, they sbsolutely hate each other. How about Self Inflicted Drone Injury Appreciation Night @ GRF?

0:00 / 3:14 Luis Robert might already be MLB's coolest player | Top 9 84,540次观看12 小时前 White Sox rookie Luis Robert is the name you need to know when it comes to newcomers in MLB. His emphatic playing style along with his cool demeanor make him one of the most exciting players in MLB, even as a rookie. Get to know the Cuban sensation as he makes a name for himself in Chicago! I saw the preview for this just now during the game, Eloy Jimenez calls him "the next Mike Trout."

https://www.soxon35th.com/2020/08/11/fly-the-coop-the-state-of-white-sox-pitching-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fly-the-coop-the-state-of-white-sox-pitching-development So, no, I don’t think outside opinions are a bad thing. I doubt every pitcher vibes with their pitching coach on every other team in baseball. That’s just not how this works. I’m sure there are things Cooper does well that have helped guys throughout the system – I mean, players have said as much in the past and to this day. However, at the same time, I’m sure there’s some “traditional” tendencies that not everyone on the team agrees with. At that point, players will seek outside opinions or new data/information than what’s presented. This is not a bad thing in my opinion; rather, it’s a positive development of a willingness and drive to get better on the part of players. We as fans place too much emphasis on what the coaches do for a team. The coaches can’t hold players accountable for their own development, can’t get them to put in work off the field, and certainly can’t throw the pitches for them. They can suggest what they think works and work to find solutions together. But if something isn’t working, it’s up to the players to find new opinions. Check the bottom part, Are Outside Opinions A Good Thing??? Interview/article with Don Cooper. The first paragraph is more about Driveline/Kyle Boddy/Bauer...which I couldn't fit in.

Might have a connection with Giolito...in SoCal. Bauer was at UCLA, Giolito at Harvard Westlake with Max Fried and John Flaherty. Or Giolito's family with all their Hollywood connections...or they're shareholders in a drone manufacturing start-up and Bauer's a customer? They never crossed paths at that West Coast training academy Bauer was always hyping up? Wasn't it in Oregon or Washington state? Can't remember. Driveline? Lucas Giolito Looks Like the Ace He Was Supposed to Be ... www.theringer.com › mlb › lucas-giolito-is-a... 翻译此页 2019年6月14日 - Lucas Giolito Looks Like the Ace He Was Supposed to Be ... Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer, in the top three picks in the draft—and Giolito seemed likely ... right now, notably favored by Bauer and Driveline Baseball, as well as ...

Will try not to hold the Florida Gators thing against him, haha. Josh Fogg also pitched there. Then you have the AJ Pierznyski fandom back to his days at Dr. Phillips in Orlando with Johnny Damon.

Well, yeah, just compare the starting line-ups over the last three days. How many Tigers would be starting on the White Sox? Arguably, only Schoop and Jacoby Jones. Cron is out for the season, but had put up much better numbers than EE/Grandal. So losing to DET was pretty much like losing to the 2017-2019 White Sox teams. (But, as someone noted, White Sox took 11/19 against CLE last year.)

There are a lot of candidates forming there now. You've got Detwiler (pretty low confidence), Foster (anything is possible), Lopez and/or Rodon, etc. Of course, there's another big question for 2021. Who is going to be the closer, and do we spend any money on that? Have a feeling we're not going to overpay, KW/Hahn having learned that lesson in the past... Bummer Burdi (can't believe I'm typing that, probably overreacting) and Heuer LHR (need to acquire), Fry for now E. Marshall J.Cordero/Foster Detwiler/Rodon/Lopez/Flores/Dunning (swingster) Then you've got all those young kids like Stiever/Dahlquist/Thompson and the 2020/21 draft classes.

This is a time for transparency. Specifics. Consider this: If myocarditis is tied to COVID-19 and offers a frightening prospect for athletes, why are the NBA, MLB (and soon) and NFL playing? It’s a question worth asking. But on Tuesday, that would have been a fruitless exercise, too. It’s not fair to compare Warren to the legendary Delany, who ruled with an old-school fist. But the former Big Ten boss also elicited a certain trust. He would do it right. The Big Ten now resembles 14 presidents ruling the roost with Delany retired in his North Carolina cabin. And a commissioner who looks like their front man. Not a good one, either. If you’re Nebraska, it doesn’t conjure a lot of trust in the Big Ten. In fact, with Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan coaches also defying the Big Ten, the league looks less and less unified all the time. https://omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/football/shatel-is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-nebraska-in-the-big-ten/article_ef5bd995-3b11-5967-8e32-6d6cff4a1cab.html#tracking-source=home-trending All the speculation has Nebraska going back to the Big 12. Interesting. As an Oklahoma fan, losing that series has been tought to take. As an Iowa fan, its been a good series for the Hawkeyes, but still consider Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa State and even Minnesota bigger rivalry games.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/04/2020-21-mlb-free-agent-class-starting-pitchers.html Another name that I couldn't fit into the poll, Mike Minor, who had a great comeback 2019 season but is really strugglng out of the gate in his first four starts in 2020. 1. Giolito 2. FA/Trade 3. Keuchel 4. Cease 5. Kopech/Lopez/Rodon/Dunning Stiever, Thompson, Dahlquist, Flores, Crochet, Kelley, etc. Lambert?

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29639421/which-new-mlb-rules-do-love-which-never-seen-again

No out pitch. Almost every tool in his arsenal can be fouled off until the batter sees a better pitch to drive somewhere.

“ Eloy, you need to tumble awkwardly into the netting more frequently while balls are in play!!!”

I wish, I was a "Soccer God" (inside joke about the long hair) and our Intramurals basketball team was nicknamed The Calculus Gods, although I was the only one in Math Analysis because I hated math (except statistics.)

After more testing tmrw and Friday. Saturday moved to 6 pm start to allow another round of tests early SAT morning. Suppose they could lose SAT/SUN too, but decision wouldn’t occur until mid-day on Saturday. Cardinals desperate to get restarted again, just not 100% that Friday will work for asymptomatics.

https://www.mlb.com/video/luis-robert-doubles-5-on-a-sharp-line-drive-to-right-fielder-victor-reyes-tim-an Guess that one was about 380 feet...the fence marker there is 365’. Didn’t get all of it, but enough.

Test passed, so far. Next test is avoiding a Covid outbreak with the Cardinals and mass cancellations.

Didn’t realize that Robert double only missed a grand slam by 2-3 feet in one of the deepest parts of the ballpark. Thought it was off the base of the wall originally.

Colome nasty there, shades of Jose Contreras forkball with the diving and darting action. Thoughts and prayers to DET hitters in the late afternoon. Closed to just 1/2 game behind CLE and DET.

Do you remember how good Richards was with the Angels before the injuries? He's getting closer and closer to being the same pitcher.