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QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 12:24 PM) Martinez with another homerun, 3r shot , someone wants a big payday lol Hopefully he stays with the Tigers, they overpay and he does a Konerko fade...don't want any part of hitter in his late 30's after his FA drive has already ended. Plus, he was closer to Ozzie than he would be anyone with the current staff. That said, Hispanic players would seem to find Chicago a decent target destination because of all the Cubans on our team...assuming they get along well with and respect Cuban players/tradition/style of play. You'd have to think Abreu has earned a lot of respect for how he carries himself, and seemingly every fellow MLB hitter would want to come before him in a line-up.

Let's just hope it's not too long they pull Quintana from his start.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) MLBTR Is saying the Reds were dangling Mat Latos...I wonder if they also would trade Homer Bailey and he's the guy Hahn was talking about. He obviously fits the bill of a guy the Sox have long wanted. Who are we going to trade for him that won't cost key players from the major league roster (Alexei Ramirez to take Cozart's place?) or half our minor league prospects? Not a good match for their asking price (like Hamels with the Phillies, we can't afford to take on that type of contract and give up 3-5 top prospects).

They're not going to bid on Sandoval because 1) he wants to play 3B everyday and 2) 3B is not their biggest area of need and 3) he's not going to take a shorter-term contract and 4) getting close to 30's and weight issue problems are a big unknown (see Fielder)....finally, there's the whole transitioning an NL player to the AL thing.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 10:53 PM) Guardians of the Galaxy good. Why? What about it, specifically?

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 3, 2014 -> 06:41 AM) http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20140803 Beck, Bassitt, and Danish starting today. Good bet Rodon gets in there today. Because he's had 4 days of rest and they're trying to get some sort of regular schedule established?

On the other hand, this doesn't FEEL like a playoff team, not with this pen, the offense completely falling apart after the first 6 weeks....the lack of depth in the starting rotation, the below-average defense, etc. Really, what player other than Ramirez rates close to one of the best? Eaton's been pretty good, but he'd made a number of mental errors with his throws to home when he should have been holding runners at 2nd and 1st instead. The baserunning and fundamentals, overall, have been a bit below average but nothing like the abysmal 2013 team. One has to hope A.Garcia improves and we never have to watch DeAza or Viciedo in the OF again after this year. Finally, Tyler Flowers has 2 more months to save his starting job or likely become a career back-up.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 11:10 PM) We would probably be right in the wild card race if it wasn't for this bullpen... We could have gotten to 4.5 back if we would of won We've basically blown 8 games. We've had roughly half that number of comebacks in the late innings. Basically, the tie game stats balance out around .500. It's fair to say we SHOULD be at least 1 but quite realistically 3 or 5 games over .500 right now. 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 games back. Now whether it's worth it for that ONE play-in game? With Chris Sale and Jose Abreu, quite possibly yes. And it would have been great for the fanbase/excitement/enthusiasm to get back to contending at least 2 seasons before the Cubs.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 09:35 PM) Anyone can find it, it just will take forever. You'd have to go to whitesox.com/schedule and examine every box score. Unless there's an easier way I don't know of. There is...I just have forgotten which website, baseball-reference, fangraphs, ESPN, mlb.com, etc.

That was just terrible, DeAza. Saw the replay. Any play like that get back to the fence FIRST, at least the warning track...then you aren't drifting with the ball so it can go over your head at the last moment, gust of wind, etc. We've had a hard enough time getting off 3 games under .500, we are FINALLY within range of that mark and just muff it.

when leading after 8 (heading into the 9th), and also tied heading into the 7th, 8th and 9th?? It to be among the five worst in the majors for most of these categories, especially tie games. I don't think we'll say after this season they SHOULD have made the Wild Card, and certainly the injuries to Lindstrom and Jones were not predicted, but it feels like we had a legit shot to compete if we just had a decent bullpen.

Gutsy to throw him a 3-2 breaking ball there. Good choice by the Twins.

Farmer's trying "Mr. Dangerous" for Abreu. That's kind of lame. Pino also questioning the ump. That's not going to get him a better call from home plate.

Carroll in the White Sox rotation and any role besides mop up isn't much better. Eaton continuing to rake, that's over .300, right? This game again headed for 3 1/2 - 4 hours, Red Sox/Yankees territory. Accidental advance of the runner/productive out by Beckham. Not sure if congrats?

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 04:33 PM) Scoreboard Charlotte - Wang Birmingham - Blough Winston-Salem - Brennan Kannapolis - McKenzie Great Falls - Thompson AZL - Adams Is it BLAUGHW? Or you blow, Blough! from hecklers?

Luckily, DeAza was out there instead of A.Garcia or Viciedo on that one.

2-0 would be a miracle, and easily recoverable. Just keep it there. Wonder if Hahn was offered Milone for Viciedo and turned it down? Then again, if you're Beane, would you really want Dayan playing defense in that huge outfield out there?

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 01:52 PM) Scotty has been very serviceable. Better than Paulino and Johnson. You spoke way too quickly, haha.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 12:48 PM) Mayo is consistently terrible Some of their high-quality former staffers have been pilfered by MLB teams...another reason. I think Callis has also gotten a little bit distracted by all of his TV work, and the majority of his questions are from fans of teams like the Cubs, Red Sox and Yankees...and then, finally, the White Sox system has been down for so long it's taking time for it to be taken seriously again. Until someone like Ravelo ends up producing (similar to a Gillaspie) at the major league level, there's still going to be that natural skepticism about our hitting prospects.

http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile...P=Moises-Sierra Minor league totals of a 739 OPS for his entire minor league career...and mid 600's in 400+ AB's at the major league level. Nothing about that screams everyday player at the major league level, like you could clearly see with Carlos Quentin's numbers. Pass. He's fine as a 4th outfielder and caddy to Abreu. Other than that, we need a better, more legit plan that that. Starting Sierra is a recipe for another 4th/5th place finish. Remember, the Twins have Buxton and Sano coming, two Top 10 MiLB talents, albeit both coming off major injuries.

http://wapc.mlb.com/cutfour/2014/08/01/875...presidents-race The more you watch the clip, the funnier and funnier it gets. Just the idea of the former presidents, combined with that stupid Ian Ziering/Tara Reid movie....cracks me up every time.

John Olerud or Mark Grace. Not going to happen, though.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 2, 2014 -> 08:24 AM) I think Dempster is done. I read something that claimed the Red Sox were actually thinking about making Jose Abreu a third basemen if they signed him. It kind of makes you wonder with the ability he has shown at first base, and the transformation of his body, they expect him to drop 15 more pounds by next season, if the White Sox might think never say never to something similar. I would doubt it. Why tinker with what is working, and his chronic foot issues probably wouldn't be aided. It's not worth it. Don't want to try to get him to slim down more to play 3B, work on his agility and then end up hurting his ankle somehow. With those quick movements/reflexes to the left and right, and diving more than at third, just not a good idea at all.

Butler is gone. But do we really need another bases-clogging RH hitter? If we can get him for $6-8 million per year and control his rights for at least 2 years, then maybe. But a one year deal and then losing him to FA doesn't help the Sox at all, since he wouldn't be around in 2016.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 10:00 PM) The presence of Abreu usually eliminates corpseball. He's contagious (except for Gordon). Petricka seems to have a little bit of extra motivation pitching in his home state. Like Belisario against the Dodgers.