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QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 04:50 PM) Gillaspie has some big power. Just flicked a ball just short of the warning track opposite field in left. Resulted in an out, but that's 2 AB and 2 deep drives. Don't be fooled by Feb/March Arizona-induced power...especially OPPO. The Anderson homer the other day would have been a routine flyout in every park other than Fenway.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 08:38 PM) Wait, what? Can you elaborate because I'm not following you here. Someone was talking about fans would get really upset if they "wasted" the money on a one year deal...but I said that nobody cared much at all about Holland's $6 million year deal last year, with no return on investment.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 08:08 PM) Could it be something as stupid as a young, eager baseball player over-doing it and overexerting himself to make a good impression on the organization? That triple yesterday looked brutal, could he have hurt himself rounding the bases and then his effort today pushed him over the edge? We've seen injuries happen before when players hit the bag the wrong way, can the same be said for the Achille's? I've had a soft tissue/heel issue at least two times in my life (once from overdoing it jumping and landing from playing badminton in China...once from hitting the 1B bag awkwardly in mid 20's softball game, hitting with all the weight on the back) and never once had an Achilles' problem. When you hurt your heel, there's absolutely nothing you can do but rest and keep weight off it, no way to put a cast on, it's almost worse than a strained oblique. That said, Achilles' tears tend to happen to bigger athletes, although obviously Kobe probably had one due to cumulative wear and tear over a lifetime.

They originally (Langer/McKnight) thought he caught a spike...were talking about a huge divot in the ground along the baseline. I guess it doesn't matter what caused it.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 07:11 PM) Right and it would be a risky move. I realise the lost pick isn't a guarantee but at this point the Sox have a better idea of what will be available for that pick than what teams will be willing to give up for Moustakas in July. If Moustakas struggles the move fails horribly. Can you imagine the posts on this board if such a move failed? Mercy!!! I'm not really sold on the idea of Moustakas myself, but am open to it under the right conditions. Give me the right money and contract length with no opt-outs and I could get on board. I can certainly see the benefits to signing Moustakas now and not trying to chase the Machado dragon next winter. Nobody really cared about Holland. That said, we're talking $12 million vs. $6, and it's decidedly not to protect the young pitching prospects from overexposure.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 05:53 PM) Trumps lawyers want to type the answers and have Trump read off a TelePrompTer if he meets with Mueller. Sounds like the notes from his school shootings "talk," where he had to be reminded by Hope Hicks to say "i hear you" and "show your care/concern" so you don't come across like a complete jackass with absolutely no empathy

The most significant injuries have been Jenks, Crede, Danks, Floyd/Crain...now Rodon. We've been pretty fortunate. Herm Schneider. I can't remember his name, Allen Thomas or something like that, strength and condition people have always had strong reps in the industry. We've seemingly lost lots of guys like Tilson and Leury and Davidson and Kevan Smith and numerous relievers (not counting Covey, mercy DL) over the last 2-3 years. But not really a franchise-altering situation, like the Jared Mitchell one (had he actually been the player the Sox projected). Adolfo has always been injury prone. With Burger, you just kind of expected it at that size...just not this quickly (see Kyle Schwarber).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 02:53 PM) Yeah, Trump would have gone in there without a weapon. For sure. has admitted to finding the sight of blood “disgusting.” In a 2008 interview with Howard Stern, Trump told the shock jock that he turned away from an injured elderly man who had fallen off the stage at a Mar-a-Lago benefit because he couldn’t stomach the sight of blood. Dont forget Megyn Kelly and the reaction to Mika’s plastic surgery...

The good thing here is it’s the left...as a RH power hitter, the right leg is much more critical.

At least Clinton and GW Bush were smart enough not to ever say that about Vietnam or 9/11-Iraq-Afghanistan with their respective service records demonstrating the exact opposite of courage...

If Rutgers was good, and had a significant bb fanbase...it would make a lot more sense. Or even PSU, plus Maryland is down this year as well.

Jefferson's 'tree of liberty' and the blood of schoolchildren https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeffersons-tree-...-171918999.html

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 08:01 AM) Or Andrelton Simmons ranked 17th at SS, sandwiched between Paul De Jong and Tim Beckham. Obviously not overweighting defense. But the White Sox have historically pursued how many elite defenders with limited offensive upsides to play half their games at USCF?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 07:43 AM) For f***’s sake Caulfield, those rankings have JD Martinez over Stanton in RF. That tells me everything I need to know about the validity of using these for real world purposes. Lots of players have struggled in NY, especially NL to AL... Another example, David Price in Boston.

I’ll go back to the Dyson example, a consistently 2.5-3.5 war player the last 3-4 years. 2 years, $7.5 million, age 33 Todd Frazier, 24th at 3b, $17 million for 2 years, age 32 Avi Garcia, last year was the 4th-7th best RFer depending on which stat/service you chose, expected to regress to 17th, seems about right...doesn't it?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 26, 2018 -> 06:47 AM) These are fantasy baseball rankings. Are you really using them to justify a Moose signing? You disagree with the Top 10? Who/why?

https://rotochamp.com/baseball/PlayerRankin...tType=RotoChamp Daniel Pecota 3B rankings, Yolmer 40th, Davidson 52nd out of 124 ranked. Moustakas 12th Arenado 1, Bryant 2, Donaldson 3, Machado 6, Rendon 8th Justin Turner, if the Dodgers let him go eventually or pursue one of the Big 4, is 9th. Then Devers and Beltre 10th and 11th. Moustakas followed by Travis Shaw, Seager (who some want to pursue), Castellanos, Longoria, Marwin Gonzalez, Eugenio Suarez, Zack Cozart. Frazier 24th. Moncada 22nd, Tim Anderson 20th, Abreu 6th, Leury 61 and Delmonico 64 for LF, Leury 55th for CF, W Garcia 81, Cordell 84, Engel and May 93/94 out of 96 for CF, Avi Garcia 17th for RF, W.Castillo 10th at catcher/TFlow 17th So Moustakas would be the third highest ranked at his position on the Sox, after Abreu/Castillo...Avi 4th.

https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-should-sign-...ynn/c-267222472 Why the Twins needs to go ahead and add Arrieta/Lynn/Cobb to Odorizzi and Morrison Were the Twins rebuilding? Well, yes...but they also are going to lose Mauer (had to keep due to contract), Santana and Dozier. They had to be super patient with Buxton, who still had JUST a 727 OPS last year but had huge defensive value in CF. Sano went through his sexual harassment allegations. They've always been a "low budget" operation (other than Mauer deal) for much of the last 20-30 years, despite Pohlad being one of the richest owners in baseball. If you look at their "rebuild," it has largely been based on castoffs and vets like Robbie Grossman, Erwin Santana, Eduardo Escobar, Kepler, Vargas and Edwin Rosario. They have their "theoretically awesome" core of Berrios, Buxton and Sano...but it's a fragile one, unless Buxton can be an 825-875 OPS superstar and not just a great defender with Brian Anderson's hitting ability. They were 12 and 16 games behind the INDIANS on the two projection systems, but both teams are counting on repeats from Morrison and Yonder Alonso after fairly pedestrian career numbers. Odorrizi didn't cost them that much, but adding Arrieta definitely would. Plus, Santana's out the first 2 months at least, but they pretty much have to go for it, right?

Yay, I created a new nickname to counteract my getting voted down on LouieRob/LouieBob... MODS, can I please change from BENCH COACH listing (very boring!) to "Originator of BOSS BABY nickname"??? Thanks!

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 10:30 PM) Stop trying to make LouieRob happen. Its not going to happen. But seriously, I'm kind of surprised he's been playing RF because I thought he was a definite CF long term. I wonder if its just a spring training thing or if they wanted to switch him for good. If he has to go off center, then I am much more worried about his bat profiling anywhere else besides as a 4th OF. I'm part of that's about Robert, if they're both slated for W-S. Not sure if it matters, now that Adolfo will be out or DHing...it opens up more PT in RF/LF. As far as CF and spring training, the problem's at the big league level. You have Tilson, Leury, Cordell and Engel all fighting over the same spot/s...so they need to play there everyday in spring. Plus they're probably holding Rutherford back from playing too much in spring at a corner spot because he struggled so much last year. I'm assuming that Basabe will be starting in CF, wherever he's placed. I'm not an expert on Call, Fisher or Booker, but Basabe should definitely be given priority to play center, at least IMO. Now you can argue that Rutherford is a Top 100 prospect, and normally he would play CF as long as he could ... like a Kyle Tucker situation coming up with HOU, but it seems the consensus is that Rutherford couldn't handle that.

Just thought there should be some positives after we've already discounted Burger from playing 3rd, Collins from catching and Adolfo's injury. Oh, and now concerns about LouieRob hitting a breaking ball after 2 K's in 3 AB's. I'm joking, but not completely...as some of those are going to be real concerns, others just a minor blip that will be long forgotten. Actually, Basabe has pretty much the same amount of raw talent as Adolfo...particularly on the defensive (has looked awesome throwing) side of things. He's a true RFer. Of course, his power upside (especially projected homers) isn't that high, at least not yet, and he's really now flying under the radar because of all the struggles last season (and the huge influx of talent, Rutherford, etc.), but he has really been impressive the first few times I've watched him this year. (Yes, it's ONLY spring training, Ryan Sweeney, etc....and also trying to remember that utility infielder (3B) who hit like 6-7 homers in spring training at least 5 years ago that never turned out to be much of a factor during the regular season.)

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 02:51 PM) Is Langer pronouncing Basabe's name wrong? Or correctly? Bah-suh-bay Farmer was doing the same. Instead of Buh.saa.bay

So we’ve already eliminated Burger and Collins from their positions where they would have the most value at over two consecutive days, lol...next Rutherford will be a 4th outfielder.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 25, 2018 -> 07:31 AM) I agree with this. And I still don’t know how one person is going to protect a whole school. Once he or she is taken out, it’s, over. Ban AR 15s. Sorry gun enthusiasts, you can still shoot your guns, just not these. These idiots ruined it for you. Deal with it. You deal with taking your shoes and belt off and getting groped when you fly. You deal with having to light up your cigarettes outside. You deal with being forced to wear a seat belt in a car, and wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle. And you do so because they all make common sense. Just like taking these weapons away. https://lifehacker.com/what-are-the-assault...arco-1823227038 The Rubio solution...make this issue seem so complicated there’s no point even attempting it. Some points are valid, doesn't mean they couldn't do it. Fred Guttenberg, the father of one of the students murdered in the shooting, confronted Rubio for going against the proposed state ban on many semiautomatic guns and large capacity magazines. This ban included popular models like the Kalashnikov AK-47, Sig Sauer MCX, and several versions of the AR-15,the type of rifle used by Nikolas Cruz to kill 17 people last week. Here’s how Rubio responded: But I want to explain to you for a moment the problem with the law that they call the Assault Weapon’s Ban. And if you’ll give me — and indulge me for a minute to explain to you the problem. First you have to define what it is. If you look at the law and it’s definition, it basically bans 200 models of gun - - about 220 specific models of gun... But it makes - - but it - - but it - - it allows legal 2,000 other types of gun that are identical. Identical, in the way that they function and how fast they fire and the type of caliber that they fire and the way they perform. They’re indistinguishable from the ones that become illegal (later he says they could do the exact same thing as the gun used Marjory Stoneman Douglas). And the only thing that separates the two types - - the only thing that separates the two types is, if you put a plastic handle grip on one it becomes banned, if it doesn’t have a plastic handle it does not become banned...” This drew boos and jeers from the crowd, but he’s not exactly wrong. Basically, Rubio said that while the ban would affect several types of popular assault weapons right from the get-go, it would only be the tip of the iceberg. Why? Because of gun mods and how easy they are to be added or removed from a rifle, and because of the gun industry itself. Rubio goes on to explain that similar assault weapon bans essentially failed in both New York and California. For example, the California assault weapons ban required owners of designated assault weapons to either give up their guns or register them with the state. But there’s a third secret option that completely goes around these laws entirely: removing the features that make the rifle an “assault weapon.” These features include: 4 different categories related to pistol grips, vertical grips, flash suppressors and collapsible stocks...

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 11:42 PM) Instead of arming teachers, why not let the retired vets do the job? I bet they’d be way more than happy to each take a day per week protecting their community schools. Then we honor them and s*** and it’s all good. The NRA will fund this for every school in the country that requests assistance? They wouldn’t hesitate like the Broward County officers or SRO? Or wouldn’t the opposite be worse, shoot first and ask questions later? How would that not double as a military recruitment outreach strategy in poor schools?