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QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 24, 2013 -> 09:01 PM) I'll never understand why they didn't go into ST thinking that Santiago was going to be a starter. Because Ventura wasn't listening to the experts at SoxTalk who've more correctly diagnosed Danks?? This is just idiotic, since none of those guys would pitch better than Santiago in the AL, and none of them would be part of the long-term solution, either. I'm not expecting to see Mitchell or Walker traded for some journeyman veteran who will soak up additional resources and hurt our future as well.

Hard to say which one was better, Fieler and Comer in the upset over GU FRI or the McKnight one in the first half today. FGCU and LaSalle/Mississippi and Oregon (well, not really) are looking to be the only double digit seeds left. Would be great to see Creighton knock off Duke, too.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2013 -> 09:43 AM) Belle wouldn't classify as a miss. They got his best season, and then he left just in time to get hurt and be done. Yes, but a lot of those stats were put up after the Sox were far behind in the standings. Most importantly, he never really fit in with his teammates, wasn't cooperative with the front office and nor was he ever embraced by the fans.

http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/hom...home-court-live Article on why it will take a long time to ever trust a Gonzaga team again as a top seed or NCAA favorite.

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/ra...d-pasts/2110921 Another form of Moneyball, played by the Rays. The White Sox have been right out there over the last decade, taking numerous similar chances of their own. Of course, it didn't work so well with Swisher, O-Cab or Javy, for it usually has. There have been notable misses, like Albert Belle or David Wells, though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 08:41 AM) Odds are he is probably behind Castro and Molina as well. Maybe even Rienzo. And Johnson, based more on potential.

Morel? They're not going to risk a $150-200 million roster on Morel, no way. At any rate, wish they were still playing Mitchell, Walker, Thompson in major league games more instead of Brandon Short.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 10:11 PM) How so? There have been like 6 good games in 3 days. There have been a lot of upsets, but not so dramatic endings. The only really exciting one was Marquette/Davidson. After watching Marquette take out Butler, they really have to be kicking themselves even more down in Virginia. One ill-advised pass away from possibly being the Cinderella School of the Sweet 16. Now that title goes to WSU or Oregon. But those are not huge shockers, not to those who follow basketball year-in, year-out. Florida Gulf Coast would be the biggest story if they could win tmrw, and Creighton/Temple/LaSalle could also be legit underdog stories. Last 9 seed to knock out a 1 was UNI, I think.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 10:09 PM) This is just what happens when you never play any competition. Well, nobody wants to play Gonzaga non-conference in Spokane, and it's not easy to schedule for that program...plus the remote location and travel times that are involved for a school in the Pacific NW. There's nothing to gain for most top D-1 programs in playing them, except for other mid-majors and mid-tier big conference teams, who all want to put a feather in their cap by knocking them off. But, yeah, Olynyk was fouled, no doubt about that. But Gonzaga didn't play that well against Southern, either. Definitely weren't at the top of their game this tourney.

Awesome comeback from WSU, and coach Gregg Marshall. Baker has STONES, man. A 10 point lead just evaporated, like that, in a heartbeat. Just incredible backcourt play down the stretch, and free throw shooting, to boot. And what the HELL was Stockton doing out there, passing up shot after shot? Definitely not the player his father was. Van Fleet's a Rockford kid, btw. And, if California can come back on Syracuse, what an incredible weekend for the PAC-10 compared to pre-tourney expectations.

It looks like it's going to finish with just over $5 million, but that's not bad at all considering it's only expanding to 1,000+ screens. Some of the predictions were overly optimistic, with just over $9 million, but that probably wasn't realistic. Plus, for 16-30 year old boys/men, it's competing with the NCAA basketball tournament. The per screen average is almost twice as much as admission, the Paul Rudd/Tina Fey movie. I think the word-of-mouth will really carry this movie well, and lots of repeat viewings as well. In fifth place, the Disney-girls-gone-bad entry Spring Breakers snuck ahead of the Tina Fey/Paul Rudd comedy Admission, though neither are headed to huge grosses. Spring Breakers earned $2.1 million from 1,104 theaters, while Admission had to settle for sixth place and $2.06 million from 2,160 locations. Each film is looking at a $5 million weekend — a gross that makes sense for a strange art piece like Spring Breakers, but is simply embarrassing for a mainstream wide release with two A-list leads like Admission. Fortunately, Focus Features only spent $13 million on the production. www.ew.com/movies From what I've read, Admission's supposed to be a very "smart/clever" movie, but maybe that's not what most audiences are really looking for these days.... In sixth place, the Disney-girls-gone-bad film Spring Breakers found $5 million from 1,102 theaters. The A24 release has garnered massive publicity thanks to the allure of seeing onetime Disney starlets like Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens (who, granted, didn’t have a squeaky clean reputation) traipsing about in bikinis while wielding guns, but the deeply strange R-rated art piece, which also stars James Franco, confounded many young moviegoers this weekend, and word-of-mouth is destined to squash Spring Breakers‘ hopes of mainstream success. Still, the film cost only $2 million to produce, and it should ultimately become a profitable venture for the fledgling studio.www.ew.com Disagree here. Think it will end up being hugely profitable over time...especially in places like here in China, where you now have to pay .75 to $1.50 to download a movie at youku.com, tudou.com or funshion.com. Not to mention DVD sales, and when it comes to cable, HBO/Showtime/Cinemax and Pay-Per-View. A lot of people probably won't go to watch it in the theatre but are curious, in the same way many women were shy to see MAGIC MIKE, for example. While it wasn't able to break out, A24's Spring Breakers still made an impact at the box office this weekend with an estimated sixth place take of $5.0 million. The much buzzed about low-budget film starring James Franco, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens earned a solid $4,529 per-location average from 1,104 locations. With the addition of last week's strong platform performance, Spring Breakers has grossed $5.41 million to date.www.boxoffice.com A film that you probably weren’t aware even existed, starring Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, and Adrien Brody (the man has an Oscar, remember?) and directed by Vince Offer — a.k.a. the ShamWow/Slap Chop infomercial pitchman (and occasional prostitute beater) — just had one of the worst box office debuts since The Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure. The movie, called InAPPropriate Comedy, earned $172,000 from 275 theaters this weekend, yielding a wretched $625 per-spot average. According to its IMDb description, the Freestyle Releasing film follows what happens when “a computer tablet full of the world’s most hilariously offensive apps breaks through the borders of political correctness, stirring up cultural anarchy.” www.ew.com

Guess there are no MSU fans around SoxTalk.

That was the least shocking of the 2/15 defeats in NCAA history. With GU now losing four consecutive times to double digit seeds, it seems surprising now when they don't lose those games (ever since the Final 4 team).

•Infielder/outfielder Cody Puckett has been traded from the Reds, with whom he has spent his entire career, to the White Sox, Puckett himself tweeted. In return, the Reds will receive a player to be named later, tweets John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Splitting last season between Double-A and Triple-A, Puckett saw time in the infield (mostly at second) and corner outfield, and hit .233/.306/.390 with 16 home runs over 488 plate appearances. More depth for the AAA roster. Seems like he's got some pop. Not sure how good his IF defense is...

Josh Pastner=Cillian Murphy's half-brother Wow, the B10 is just on fire so far, with the exception of WI (normal for them in the post-season recently). MI and MSU both playing like Final 4 teams. Memphis just doesn't have that one player who can take over a game offensively and roll up 30 points. Can't believe Iowa had MSU down 13 points in the B10 Tourney....Harris wasn't playing as well last weekend as he has been so far today. And Stephens has to have a high 40's vertical. Hope he makes it in the NBA or with the Globetrotters, he's fun to watch and 100% energy despite the asthma problems.

If McGary keeps playing this well, he's going to be getting a lot of NBA attention. Seems like the type of kid who will stick around at least one more year, if not two.

Why would there be a "conspiracy" to prove that John Danks is actually healthy when he's not healthy? To sell more tickets? C'mon, the fact of the matter is that there's a decent chance that Santiago or Axelrod could put up similar numbers to Danks in April...if Danks isn't yet 100% comfortable. The fact of the matter is that this coaching and training/conditioning staff has the best track record in the business with pitchers. Sure, we can all retroactively launch "fire KW" threads a year from now when/if John Danks is pitching more like Jim Parque, but, until that happens...we just have to wait and cross our fingers that he'll return to the pitcher he once was, and hopefully more like the 2008 version.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 12:27 PM) False. Those are not my words. That is a quote I cited from an article which pertained to actual capsule injuries to other major league pitchers. The man who used those words was none other than Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek, the surgeon who operated on Saberhagen at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and who also did Santana's repair. Want to apologize now? Interesting to see that you insist on engaging me on what is really, a non-issue, especially when it seems like you as well as a few others have not bothered to read the article I cited. This is information from a surgeon who has actually done these surgeries on pitchers like Santana, not an unnamed, anonymous physical therapist professing to be an expert in a highly specialized area. Meanwhile I have had another legitimate new thread removed by someone. What is up with that? What is going on here with this kind of nonsense? Is this a forum for genuine Sox fans like myself or a den for trolls? It wasn't nearly as exciting as signing Mitch Mustain, Juan Silverio or Anderson Gomes.

You wonder how long Michigan can keep it going. Michigan's athleticism is really bothering VCU...every shot is contested, although the Rams have missed quite a few open looks. There probably will be at least 2-3 runs in the 2nd half. The old cliché about the first five minutes after halftime being critical. McGary looks like a beast. If he keeps playing this well, he might start considering the NBA option. Michigan's made a lot more turnovers than normal (almost their game average in one half) and they've still blown the game wide open. Impressive.

You wonder how long Michigan can keep it going. Michigan's athleticism is really bothering VCU...every shot is contested, although the Rams have missed quite a few open looks. There probably will be at least 2-3 runs in the 2nd half. The old cliché about the first five minutes after halftime being critical. McGary looks like a beast. If he keeps playing this well, he might start considering the NBA option. Michigan's made a lot more turnovers than normal (almost their game average in one half) and they've still blown the game wide open. Impressive.

I don't really root actively against Illinois or Iowa State or WI or Creighton (probably the one I'd root for hardest), because basketball thriving in the Midwest is going to be good in general for Iowa Hawkeye BB too, but it's easier to at least not to root against those teams in the NCAA tournament than it would be to root for the Cubs in the World Series. Iowa State's had a very impressive run, Hoiberg's done great (especially recruiting) and so has McDermott. And it's nice to see Larry Eustachy back on his feet and doing well. He also took Southern Miss to the NCAA's, and it will be interesting to see if he can ever get another offer with a major conference team again. Losing those games to Hampton and MSU were killers, back a decade ago.

I don't really root actively against Illinois or Iowa State or WI or Creighton (probably the one I'd root for hardest), because basketball thriving in the Midwest is going to be good in general for Iowa Hawkeye BB too, but it's easier to at least not to root against those teams in the NCAA tournament than it would be to root for the Cubs in the World Series. Iowa State's had a very impressive run, Hoiberg's done great (especially recruiting) and so has McDermott. And it's nice to see Larry Eustachy back on his feet and doing well. He also took Southern Miss to the NCAA's, and it will be interesting to see if he can ever get another offer with a major conference team again.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 07:56 AM) This VCU game has trap written all over it. Michigan has got to defend better than usual. I think we're past the point of calling games against the likes of VCU, Butler, Creighton, Wichita State, Gonzaga or SLU "traps" because nobody would be at all surprised if VCU won.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Mar 23, 2013 -> 06:12 AM) I'll take 2 out of 3! The Royals looks to be pretty darn competitive in 2013. I love what they did with there rotation. Except you're not getting the Santana of 3-4 years ago. His stuff is fading/diminished.