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QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) All the damage done that inning on fastball calls that Flowers wanted inside. Q probably aiming to avoid hitting the guy That's the other factor. When you're not pitching with confidence and "aiming" instead of throwing the ball because you're afraid to hit a 3rd guy and get tossed from the game, you're pretty much inevitably going to make some mistakes.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 07:13 PM) Please don't crucify me for this, but does anyone think that Don Cooper isn't as good of a pitching coach as people make him out to be? That's not the problem. Q's just not sharp, and he's always had that one knock against him of not having a plus plus pitch he can go to on demand for a K. (See Santana, Johan change-up or Liriano/Rodon takeout slide piece). It's the same issue Danks has, albeit at lower velocities and with less different between FB and off-speed stuff.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 07:10 PM) Rex hurdler is brutal I think you gave him a new nickname, HUDLER. Or that's your pet name for him? Quintana already at 63 pitches and not out of the 3rd inning yet. Early bullpen appearance/s looming....not the strength of this White Sox team.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 07:09 PM) They would know. They've seen it exactly for one year. But against the White Sox, it's now a 3-4 year trend, right? At least since 2012, if not 2010 and 2011. Would have to look it up again.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 07:07 PM) because hosmer and moustakas have been so mediocre in the beginning of their careers, it's easy to forget that once upon a time they were the kris Bryant/Jorge soler of 3-4 years ago Yep, maybe even more was expected of Moustakas on draft day than of Soler the day he signed with the Cubs.

The mood of the fanbase is going to be very angry if they open at home down 0-3 already. 1-2, you can live with, and pretty much expected, especially without Sale going the first series.

You know you're in trouble when you're either hitting lefties or getting hit hard by them...Hosmer was in single digits for taters last year. Young Royals hitters playing with confidence. Plunking two of their guys is knocking over the hornet's next.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) That sucks for the other teams in the division If Rondon and Soria aren't healthy (they say Soria's looked pretty good SO FAR), they might be forced into making an early move. Obviously, the offseason and then spring training didn't go well for the Nathan-Tigers' fans relationship.

Duffy sucks according to Dick Allen. Hope we dont miss hims start...although he probably would get pushed back a day, not skipped.

They went through this with Frank Thomas. The belief that a player in the prime of his career is more engaged if he's out on the field and involved in the entire game...plus, there's the theory that Abreu can become average or above-average as he gets more big league instruction/coaching. We wouldn't want to have LaRoche play 1B for two seasons (primarily), then turn around and stick Abreu out there again two years from now. As long as he's not as bad as in the first month or so last season, it won't kill the Sox.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 07:12 PM) How could incompetence like this be allowed to exist in the crown jewel event of an incredibly powerful and wealthy organization like the NCAA? Incredible. Wisconsin fans are going to have a difficult time living with the referees' decisions (and non-action, in this case) for a long time. Especially with tv cameras clearly showing Winslow's foot on the line and the ball going off his fingertips. Those are not debatable. Then there were the three charges/blocks that all went Duke's way. Pretty much five significant/game-altering events going against you...Wisconsin could have won if it was only 2-3, but couldn't withstand all 5. That's not even mentioning time Wisky was called for a foul while their defender was getting smacked with an elbow while the Duke player jumped into him, initiating contact.

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) Does this rainout mean Chris Bryant only misses 8 games now instead of 9...Does anybody know?Is it a certain date or a set amount of games when he can be called up? KRIS

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) You make great points there. One question, and on a tangent, if you had an employee whose tweets were costing you money, would you say fire the employee or lose business from customers that don't have the same enlightened attitude you have? On this case, if you were on a jury and learned that the officer that arrested someone had just sent a message that showed hatred for that race, would it affect your opinion of the officer's testimony? If an hour earlier he sent a message about idiot white guys who think they own the world, then arrested a rich white guy, would you have an issue? I think I would. See Mark Fuhrman, OJ Simpson case

http://news.yahoo.com/white-south-carolina...-220837042.html Ryan Sweeney released by the Cubbies, eat $2 million

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball...-top-25-and-one Parrish's version Higher on Michigan, MSU and Wisconsin...as well as Indiana (where things are never as simple as they should be) Is Darien Williams ISU bound or not?

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/116840276/ti...emains-in-doubt verlander doubtful for sunday's game....will likely miss at least one start

"Yogi" Farrell's going to be in AA, one would assume?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology 2016 NCAA tourney projected by Lunardi 1) MD 2 6) Iowa 8 8) Michigan 11 3) MSU 3 7) Illinois 10 5) Purdue 4 4) Wisconsin 4 2) Indiana 2 9) Ohio State LAST 8 OUT (Ohio State and UNI) On outside looking in: Minnesota, Nebraska, NW, PSU, OSU, Rutgers Iowa State 2 seed http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball...sketball-season Iowa State at #4...can they live up to those expectations? They'll now be the favorites over KU and OU with Oubre and C.Alexander leaving for the NBA.

Cody Ross is available. Tries to scrub away memories of 2012, mid-summer...and Hawk Harrelson implosions. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/04/05...mc=rss&_r=0 And looks like that Y.Tomas signing isn't going according to form. Maybe the Cuban whose value got over-inflated the most by Abreu's 2014 season.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) We're pushing out season previews for the four full-season affiliates. First up is the Charlotte Knights. Here is our preview. Meanwhile, pass the time of a White Sox off day reading about players just a step away from the majors. try "plagued by in/consistency" with Cleto Drabeck will be here, sooner rather than later...if he passes successfully through waivers, right? and we're probably well past the point of calling it "make or break" for Jared Mitchell, based on the fact Hawkins got 80-90% of his playing time, along with Engel Beltre

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la...umn.html#page=1 Many reasons to detest Angels/Arte Moreno.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 07:58 AM) Illinois fans out in full force with the officiating complaints! Nice to see. The most egregious to me was the out of bounds call. The video clearly confirmed the ball was out on Duke, but they decided there was indisputable evidence? That's when I think the replay system should be handled by some group sitting behind a bunch of monitors outside of the stadium. The refs are under a lot of pressure to get that call right and they make mistakes. Get someone else to make that call, someone that can spend 45 seconds looking at monitors. I don't see why that can't happen at some stage of the tournament. Maybe starting with weekend #2. Wisconsin got screwed, but it didn't help that they also choked the last few minutes. That's what really did them in. Next year should be interesting in the Big Ten. I think Maryland is easily the team to beat. If everyone for Indiana comes back they might be 2. OSU should be up there if the recruits gel. Wisconsin and MSU will hang around. Purdue, Illinois and Iowa are your bubble teams....again. The early preseason poll from Eamonn Brennan had it MD, Indiana....the MSU and Wisky at 24/25.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 08:20 AM) When KC took the field the next half inning, the camera was on him yukking it up with someone during warm-ups, presumably Sox Third Base Coach. Wonder what the dialog was. Well Jirschele's (Royals' 3b coach) son plays for White Sox minor leagues...something interesting, surely.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-co...-041320936.html Bo Ryan's anti-officiating rants...especially on the charges/blocking, not to mention the two huge calls with Winslow (foot on the line, ball out of bounds, ruled off Koenig instead)

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 11:28 PM) Players change, Managers and GM"s change, but same old s***, bunch of slow, station-to-station, flat footed right handed semi-power hitters, no one who can either run the bases or steal one, or hit with two-out, hit in the clutch or play under the slightest pressure. Same old s***. Starlin Castro falling asleep out at shortstop, as always, can't say that you came blame him, the games are so long and boring and he is such a brainless twit! Things should change with Bryant and Russell injecting some excitement into that line-up, to go along with Soler and Rizzo. Depending on whether Castro's head is in the game or not, that's a very solid core of five youngish players, not counting the likes of Alcantara, Baez, Schwarber, Almora, McKinney, etc.