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Weird...every time I try to get it to play, it skips to the Pagnozzi video for the Sounds. Oh, well.

Should probably be pushed down to 3rd or maybe even 4th on the Sox prospects list after tonight.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 10:05 PM) Has he ever reached AA? Wouldn't he start at least in A? MLB teams always do this....just like with Rodon, where he's getting his feet wet in AZ and then will be in Winston-Salem on the 28th. It's partially based on convenience, where a spot start is open, location of the game...he will be moved very quickly back up if he shows he's ready. Lots of MLB teams place their rehabbing players in A ball, it's nothing unusual.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) I didn't know he had a back injury, but you are spot on with your assessment. I hurt my back several years ago and had a doctor tell me whatever I did, don't let anyone cut my back unless it was the last remaining option. Too many things can go wrong. So if it's a major issue, you are pretty much screwed either way. There's one more thing we can agree on. Tiger Woods, Crede and Youkilis are good examples.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 09:10 PM) DV is so streaky though... I'd hate to see him go because after his 2012 season, I expected him to break out and become very good Trading him now wouldn't accomplish anything. Might as well see how he does the last two months and maybe his value will come up a bit again in the off-season if the right trades comes across Hahn's desk. Otherwise, he's a nice insurance policy to have. If they're just going to dump someone, it should be Dunn...so we can see how Wilkins would do with everyday playing time at least against RHP and maybe some selected lefties as well. Seeing how well he does against LHP has more marginal utility than letting Konerko walk off the stage to fanfare.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 09:07 PM) El Rockin ... Beckham is something like 4 for 50. He's about .220 and he again this season is resembling Getz. He can't play the game of major league baseball. Viciedo also needs to go. He's not a big-league hitter unfortunately. Dunn is who he is. I'll give him his props. He's gotten a few big hits in his Sox years to go with the bad bad stuff. Ramirez is great; I won't blast him ever. Baseball is never so "black and white" or cut-and-dried. With this Sox team, other than Sale, and Abreu, you've got tons of grey. Even Quintana has his flaws and warts.

We're charitably helping Moustakas get back to .200 for the first time since the beginning of the season.

Eddy Alvarez, the Olympic speed skater, is definitely holding his own....hitting nearly .300 with a 775 OPS.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:08 PM) For years I have wondered if The US had normal relations with Cuba, if there would have been a major league franchise in Havanna. I'm not sure their economy would support it...maybe? Because San Juan, Puerto Rico has never been considered seriously to my knowledge, except for exhibition/WBC games. Mexico City would probably make more sense, except from a travel standpoint.

Well, this game spiraled out of control quickly. The bad Carroll came back...guess it was inevitable, even against the Royals' malaise-ridden offense.

QUOTE (1dog @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:42 PM) You must also agree with my idea of simply fouling off any potential ball 4 then too, right? When you have Dunn's power, taking a walk is absolutely ridiculous. If he always goes outside of the strike zone (which is the one asset he brings with his power, a good eye and a reputation for drawing walks) and gets himself out trying to hit homers...a .150ish batting average wouldn't be a surprise at all.

QUOTE (TRU @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:44 AM) Congrats man, my wife is also currently pregnant at a little over 8 weeks as well.. well have to have a race to see who comes out first Chinese New Year's/Spring Festival is in late February next year, so that's good luck for the baby to be born around that time. OTOH, it's pretty cold here in late Feb/early March.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:26 PM) Wilkins is just straight killing the ball. Side not, I wonder if Recchia might get a call in September, almost striking out 1 an inning this year with few walks. Doubt it.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:10 PM) The fact that Nieto is hitting .268 vs Major League pitching without playing above Rookie Ball is incredible. He was at High A last year. Two leagues above rookie ball.

LOL at Merkin. Charlotte Knights leading all of the WORLD in homers at 129 so far. 3 tonight. Really pulling out desperation/filler stats to take away from the boring nature of this game.

Wonder how much Despaigne will fetch on the open market, when/if he's declared eligible...? By all accounts, he's the best, most-polished hitter out there among the Cubans. Moncada is the most interesting younger prospect, along with Tomas. Frederich Cepeda at 34/35 is just a bit too old. Gourriel's closing in on too old, although there would still be a lot of legit interest if he ever became available.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) Sox have no idea what to do against this batting practice pitcher, though Paulie did hit a liner. Chen is only good against the Sox so he drives Royals fans crazy, too. They don't even want him on the team. Yet against the Sox we'll be lucky to score one run. Wild. Chen is 7-2 with a 3.12 ERA against the White Sox over the last 3+ years. A notch below Guthrie.

Hitters 4-8 in Sox line-up at .238 or lower. OUCH. Take away Abreu and Eaton, and we might be even worse than 2013 offensively. Beckham now in the 220's for the first time all season, and Viciedo in the 230's.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 10:19 PM) Tell us some stories. I'd be interested. It seems like we Americans are going to have to start asking questions regarding our treatment. We're truly in a bind. We go in the hospital or our kids go in and we/they get treated. The doctors do their jobs and do whatever they need to do and it is all recorded on a bill. Now normally, in the old days, this was fine. Let the doctors do their jobs to save us and our our loved ones and insurance paid for it all. The problem is now, the insurance companies won't pay squat. So we go in the hospital, heaven forbid for 2 weeks, and need major surgery, and let's say the total cost is 500,000. Let's say our insurance pays 350,000. I mean why have insurance? What's the difference between being on the hook for 150,000 bucks or 500,000. It ruins our lives either way. We're still on the hook for 150,000 bucks which the average Joe can't pay. Or if he can pay in one swoop his retirement is gone. We're going to have to get to the point we ask the doctors to OK everything through us so we can call our insurance companies to see if they'll cover it. If not we have to refuse the medications and services beyond the bare minimum and the hospitals will be guilty of cruel and inhumane treatment toward human beings. Funny thing is the hospitals would NEVER agree to such a thing. They provide treatment as they see fit, and we have to deal with the costs later. You know damn well every insurance company worker is told by their bosses to reject EVERYTHING they can. EVERYTHING. This is insane. Lives are being ruined daily/weekly. It's a slippery slope. With modern technology available, the days of diagnosing injuries through "intuition/gut instinct" are simply gone as doctors and hospitals have become afraid to make any type of mistake that would expose them to a potential lawsuit. So we're all subjected to a battery of expensive tests that aren't necessary 90% of the time. I've always been one to side with lawyers and class-action claims if they're credible (otherwise, corporations would have TOO much protection against Joe the Topeka Plumber, but there has to be a way to balance things more equitably to protect the rights of consumers to get only the care that's truly needed without incurring costs they can't afford to pay...or will take years to pay off. In China, if you have a baby, every single cost is paid back by insurance and/or the government. Of course, one caveat is the baby has to have married parents to receive this compensation. Otherwise, it's an "illegal" baby. Not only that, but mothers by law have three months off from work.

Dreaded vote of confidence from Dayton Moore for Ned Yost... http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...icle781663.html Royals interested in Rios/M.Byrd as well for outfield help offensively. (Aoki/Dyson/Cain aren't quite getting it done...but Aoki's far and away the weakest link in that chain.)

Well, that would have been a 3-0 lead had they walked Perez for Moose. Theoretically. Butler's .382 on the season against the Sox just took a hit. We might as well trade the Royals Dunn...seriously, Raul Ibanez getting significant at-bats at this stage in his career?

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...3926/bruce-chen Viciedo and Dunn (interestingly) are the only regulars hitting Chen well career-wise. Everyone else is at .231 or lower (not counting Abreu/Eaton who have both seen him for 3 Ab's) Beckham's 2/30, Flowers 0 for his career and DeAza equally terrible.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:16 PM) When Carroll is throwing strikes and his sinker is moving like that he is a solid pitcher Both Scott and Zach Putnam have some similarities in that regard...lower speeds, better movement=positive results. If you throw Leury Garcia into that line-up, it seems even worse than the one we fielded the last couple of months in 2013. OTOH, a 750ish OPS and 350ish OBP from Adam Eaton are nice to have...except for the stolen base department, he's been a real threat.

The Omar Infante on the Tigers would have advanced the runner to 3rd there...maybe he'll just swipe it. Not an easy task against Nieto, though. How many references are we going to get to Carroll pitching against his hometown (Liberty, MO....northeast suburb of KC) team tonight? I would seriously walk Perez in the 1st to face Moustakas. Maybe that's just me. (And it would have been the wrong call, haha.)

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 06:06 PM) Replace Tigers with Cardinals. Cardinals are included and have been one of the most successful franchises in baseball the past 10 years. That said, given how much the draft is a crap shoot, I don't really think that the chance of one extra pick really equates to all that much in the grand scheme of tilting the balance. There's no logical reason for either the Cardinals or the Tigers to receive competitive balance picks.