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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:22 AM) He's also on pace to make 46 errors at SS. http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/pos...ARBR/order/true According to WAR, his offense is more than compensating as he's leading all AL shortstops...and among all qualified MLB shortstops, 5th (1.0) out of 21 players. Alexei Ramirez is 15th. Samardzija, fwiw, 0.8, tied for 22nd in the AL with Hector Santiago among pitchers.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 11, 2015 -> 03:20 AM) yeah, i just wrote about it, now i deleted it. it was almost the whole highlights of posters comments off this site. the way mlb rumors does things, i was sure it would be them posting a link, not sb nation. It's a specific writer for Southsidesox.com, Jim Margalus (sp)...which gets picked up by sb nation apparently.

But don't stop with that excerpt -- read this whole piece by Bruce Levine, if only to see if we can figure out through the wisdom of the crowd whose interest(s) this story actually serves. Superficially, it uses flattering verbiage for both the coaching staff ("tireless workers") and the front office (" Hahn and Williams simply used some of their upper-management skills"). Through this lens, perhaps it's just a way to transfer heat from Ventura to the players. But if a reader isn't inclined to be charitable, this could come off as damning. I don't think it does Ventura any favors -- it reads like he's in need of his own "hands-on" management training during his fourth year on the job. And if that's the case, then it could be a tacit admission that Williams and Hahn overestimated Ventura's abilities. I guess it depends on who is more responsible for the old "manifesto," because it's not a good look when an entire offseason's worth of preparation has been deemed ineffective and replaced in three days. I'm also not ruling out that it's a poorly executed story more than anything else, because it's been known to happen. At the very least, the emphasis on "working hard" rings hollow when "working smart" has been the problem. http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/5/10/8581...p-up-in-the-air

http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/5/10/8581...p-up-in-the-air Pluses and minuses of the three competing stations involved...

Sox ticket promotion a loss for Sports Facilities Authority - Chicago Tribune As a way to boost attendance for low-demand weekday games and track customer habits, the White Sox rolled out the Ballpark Pass program that allowed fans to see 11 games for $29. Why $29? The Chicago Tribune has an idea: The Ballpark Pass was a chance to watch weekday baseball during April and May this season for merely $2.64 per game. Three hours before a first pitch, fans who purchase the plan learn seat locations via their smartphones. But the multigame package might not bring savings for a less visible presence at U.S. Cellular Field: taxpayers. The Sox, under an agreement with the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the public agency that owns The Cell, are required to pay a fee on each ticket sold beyond 1,930,000 in paid attendance. But that "ticket threshold," according to the agreement, excludes tickets that are given to sponsors or sold for less than $3. It might not be quite the coup as building ChiSox Bar & Grill and the Chicago Sports Depot on the state's dime, but it's still a victory for the Sox, who have a Harlem Globetrotters-Washington Generals relationship with that patsy known as Fine Print. http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/5/10/8581...p-up-in-the-air

http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Trystane_Martell It might make a degree of sense cinematically, but it's a huge divergence from the book series. http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic...th-aegon/page-2 "Dany will not side with Aegon" thread... 'PonchoBear', on 12 Mar 2013 - 09:16 AM, said: Everyone is under the impression that when both Danys armies of Unsullied, Ironmen, Dothraki and Mercenaries land on Westeros shores that she will flock to join Aegon with his Mercenaries, Stormlands Targaryen loyalists and the retinue of Dornish who journey to see Aegon in the Winds of Winter preview chapter. I think that Dany wont be standing for what she believes is a fake Targaryen - At least until her dragons show some form of like/dislike for him anyhow which I think may just end up leaving Aegon looking like Quentyn.Martell. Whereas Aegon has already shown he dosent want, or need Dany when he is advised to leave for Westeros without her, so that she can come begging to him rather than the other way about. Dany dosent beg, She is too proud to beg, and is becoming more and more like Viserys in that sense, This could and I think, will end all chance of an Alliance - And we will see the number of Monarchs in the War of the 5 kings brought back up to 5, as everytime we have been depleted below that number, George has introduced a new Claimant. Please, share your opinions and poke holes in my theory i think I generally agree with you, based primarily on the fact that if they did join together it would just be too easy, and we all know how Mr. Martin "loves" letting people take the easy road.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ May 10, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) The only joke is how Greg Walker almost ruined this guy's career. Now that he's overcome the bad habits instilled by our old hitting coach and is truly reaching his potential, I'd like to make sure he's in a White Sox uniform for the rest of his career. Except for this....Scott "Scooter" Fletcher is Beckham's father-in-law, and was Greg Walker's assistant hitting coach with the Braves for two seasons. It would make zero sense for Walk (a fellow Georgian, along with Harrelson) to do anything but help Gordon Beckham become the best hitter possible.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ May 11, 2015 -> 12:58 AM) Just reread my post. Would like to clarify, keep Danks in the rotation and move Noesi to the pen with Rodon taking Noesi's spot in the rotation. Apologies, had a few beers this evening. I think Reds and Tigers fans might have joined you last night. Or Bulls' fans.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pro...?P=Mike-Recchia His stat card since Eastern Illinois. When you sign as a free agent, without any signing bonus...it's an incredibly difficult path financially.

Even if Noesi deserves it more (and that's arguable, at best...and doesn't take into account Danks' history since 2007 with the White Sox, the 2008 Blackout Game, the surgery/comeback), then you're still going to be taking John simply because of that contract. Sure, it's a "sunk cost," Noesi has four additional earned runs due to Rodon's wildness that would make his numbers look a lot better if subtracted...but, Danks has also gotten his fastball up into the 91-92 MPH range this last start, and his "quick pitch" style of attack seems to be more effective, whether from the stretch or with nobody on base. Whether that will hold up, nobody knows...especially during the prime home run months at USCF, but I just don't see any way they stick with Noesi over Danks. Another argument is keeping another RHP in the rotation to provide balance, but that, in and of itself, doesn't seem to be enough to be considered THE deciding factor. $$$ still trumps everything else, if performances are similar.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/sports/b...html?_r=0\ This time, a very different Kris Bryant article from the NY Times. All about hitting philosophy (most of it comes from Ted Williams...father actually met him when he toiled in the minors)... “We’re going to learn how to do two things,” said Williams, the Hall of Famer whose famous mission was to be the greatest hitter who ever lived. “We’re going to hit it hard and we’re going to hit it in the air.” The Cubs’ top baseball executives, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, grew up in New England and had worked for the Red Sox. They loved that Bryant was raised on the wisdom of Williams. But mostly they loved that in a game trending toward pitchers, Bryant was a polished, and unapologetic, slugger. “He knows that when he hits it clean, with the right swing, it’s a homer,” said Hoyer, the Cubs’ general manager. “Most of the guys, their fly balls often don’t go out, so, therefore, you want guys to hit the ball true, hit it low. Someone like him, that’s his swing path. It’ll go out if he hits it.” “He’s being pitched to like he’s a triple crown winner,” Mike Bryant said last Friday. “It’s amazing. I’ve watched every game. He’s seen 374 pitches, and I’ve seen every single last one of them, and I can tell you, unequivocally, he’s gotten one pitch he could hit out of the yard that he’d be comfortable swinging at.” That pitch, Mike Bryant said, was a fastball on a cold night in Pittsburgh that went for a double. Soon enough, he is convinced, the home runs will come. The steady diet of breaking balls will help pitch recognition, and Kris’s discipline — and the dangerous Anthony Rizzo behind him in the lineup — will eventually get him more fastballs.

QUOTE (Dunt @ May 10, 2015 -> 10:05 PM) So have they not conceded that he needs to be starting at this point? Everybody knows it, the organization has to They might DL Noesi and that would make it pretty much academic...

http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/white-...&ocid=yahoo Figuring out Rodon's next appearance

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...le20651580.html This game story is noteworthy for one reason. For the author's use of preposterous and egregious to describe the same Omar Infante error. Did Omar accidentally run over the writer's kid or something? Too funny.

I'm not even sure his two most ardent boosters here will take that bait.

Beckham making contact against Chapman....never saw that coming. Kudos to Robertson for keeping it at a tie. We need to fix the catching situation.

Lol at Melky. 7 lob.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 10, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) Orthotics, US, iontophoresis, stretching, cross friction massage. Many options for the short term. It can last awhile if not taken care of properly. Luckily Conor's not a huge dude like Quentin but still quite painful. It wouldnt hurt to play Beckham/Bonifacio/Sanchez there for two weeks.

QUOTE (staxx @ May 10, 2015 -> 02:47 PM) time to give kevan smith a shot? You can't throw a totally inexperienced rookie out there...they would get another veteran like AJ or Ruiz.

Thankfully the weather is aiding the pitchers today...ball's not jumping like it will in another month or so.

Can we ever have a clean game defensively?

Chappie had a decent idea but poor execution compared to previous Blokamp work.

We should have signed Ubaldo Jimenez...

Lester great? This season?

Allen Craig will be available for almost nothing, but no position unless he can catch or play 3b.