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On the plus side, our 2/8 with RISP has raised our average coming into the game from .180, haha. Team batting average raised from one point to .230.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20130430 Something new. Hawkins with a double and single, a walk, RBI and only one K. Now at .182.

Hardest thrown pitch of the season for Darvish at 97. It's nice to know we're not only striking out a ton, but that we also produced Chris Carter, who's leading the majors with 44 K's for the Astros. Yikes.

First runs in 17 IP on the road for Quintana. First homer surrendered since opening start of season. 3 homers now on the year.

QUOTE (Andrew @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 12:30 AM) Right - Good luck with all this; from placing stats on call ups/fill ins to your explanation of "decision making." My favorite part - "...might have overestimated what Kepp and Konerko would provide this year...".... Yeah - no s***. Keppinger was a throw away from a better team than us, and Konerko...come on man..... How long did you REALLY think he would last? Lastly - where do you get off talking about Viciedo??? Might be the only POSSIBLE bright spot on this team, and he's been COMPLETELY mishandled over the last year and 1/2 and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a real Sox fan who would disagree with that. If you have followed this board since the 2008-09 off-season, you'll discover a pretty consistent record of always defending and hyping Viciedo.... I only said his RH power bat was missed in the line-up, and there's no argument about that. It's the reason Casper Wells is now on the roster, but that's only another band-aid. As far as disagreeing about Viciedo, THERE ARE MANY! A lot of Sox fans are more encouraged by Quintana and Santiago (well, until his last appearance) and even Gillaspie.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 10:17 PM) What's your point? Obviously you get suspended for that. UMPS SUCK That there's a history with this ymp, it's not the first time he's had a dramatic confrontation with a player.

FLUKE? Greene, Rios and Gillaspie are all over 350 OBP right now. I'm assuming you are referring to Gillaspie. As far as the Walker years go, when you have the likes of Durham, Thomas, Ordonez, C-Lee/El Caballo, Valentin, Rowand, Crede, Thome, Dye, AJ, Quentin and Konerko in the line-up....well, that's a LONG list of good to great hitters for their positions. "Talent is as talent does." Missing Beckham, Viciedo and Keppinger now, there's no way we could legitimately expect to be even an average offense...and flipping Flowers for AJ. It's pretty obvious that the big payoff of having Keppinger at 3B (now 2B) for the full season (instead of Morel/Hudson/Youk) isn't having the dramatic effect YET on the line-up that some predicted. If anything, we might have overestimated what Kepp and Konerko would provide this year, and underestimated Beckham's defense at 2B as well as the lack of another RH bat to balance the attack with Viciedo on the sidelines.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) That's why I don't quite understand the borderline hostility often thrown his way. How can it be expected of him to say ¡¡ROAR DIS TEAM SUX TAER IT DOWN!!!11one!!1eleventy!1 if that's not the message the top wants to promote? If someone turns in an inexcusable performance, he'll usually say it. He won't burn them down like some would like to hear, but what can you expect- Doug Buffone and Ed O'Bradovich? People have lost their jobs for doing just that in this very city. If I didn't listen to the pre/post and instead relied on a message board to draw conclusions, I'd probably think that this guy would apologize for the iceberg that sank the Titanic. Throw in some of the mouth-breathers that sadly own a telephone and undoubtedly have 670 on speed dial... But he'd do it in a somewhat holier than thou, i know better or more than you way...which would both apologize for the iceberg but also not take responsibility or hold himself accountable in any way, lol. Actually, it would be pretty hilarious if Rongey tried to pull an Ozzie and WANTED to take the blame and fall on his own sword, just to pacify those mouth breathers and drunks calling in to rant about the Rafael Palmeiro trade by the Cubs (we can get any superstar in baseball if we just package 5-7 random minor leaguers) or asking to promote Courtney Hawkins.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 09:35 PM) Who the hell picked Dwayne Johnson? Seriously? He's arguably the most popular actor today....that's why. He delivers box office results. He's likable...and has a high Q rating. Two or three years ago, you would have still said Will Smith was the most popular actor in the world with various audiences. You can make different arguments, but it's quite difficult to argue with the results....unless you want to bring up SNITCH or FASTER. He's definitely the busiest actor right in Hollywood, that's hard to argue Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon (announced) Hank (rumored) 2014 Hercules: The Thracian Wars (pre-production) Hercules 2014 Fast & Furious 7 (pre-production) Luke Hobbs 2014 Arabian Nights (pre-production) Sinbad (rumored) ???? Lore (pre-production) ???? Ciudad (pre-production) Personally, I love Jason Statham movies, haha. Someone, I think it was Steve, said he had a Mark Wahlberg "bromance," for me, Statham popcorn action flicks with so-so plots.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pro...?P=Casper-Wells In nearly 600 MLB at-bats .240ish average, 25 homers, 80 RBI's, 6 steals, 314 OBP and a whopping 171 K's But a 746 OPS is at least average or decent, even at a corner OF spot. It's not abysmal...he's better than Danks, Tekotte, what we've seen of Wise so far and head and shoulders above the likes of Olmedo or Angel Sanchez as a bench player.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 09:50 PM) I'm searching for a light at the end of the tunnel, but all I see is a 55% strikeout rate. But but, he's only 19 duuuude! And Jared Mitchell has a 42% strikeout rate, which is actually pretty good in comparison. Can't wait for the future to get here. What about Johnson, Snodgress and Beck? Organizational filler/AAAA/journeyman candidates? Swing mechanics aren't impossible to adjust if you catch them early enough and if the hitter is a willing learner. That's part of the due diligence that goes into drafting a raw/talented athlete with an unfinished game and lack of experience....who was just getting by at the high school level with pure tools and low baseball acumen. He has the raw bat speed and abundance of talent, it's just a matter of getting rid of all the elements (hitch, bat/hand positioning, timing device/s, head movement) that are slowing down his swing plane.

You have to remember, ESPN has a huge demographic of Christian viewers as well. His rant was the equivalent of the Tea Party's genesis...sort of a call to arms. I even wonder now if an overtly Christian broadcaster is fired for his viewpoint (based largely on the Bible) that he can now consider himself a "protected" class and file a wrongful termination lawsuit for discrimination based upon his religious beliefs. It's definitely a slippery slope...so many of the Founding Fathers were overtly Christian. I can't imagine they would support a country where the pendulum has swung so far back the other direction that Christians were almost being persecuted for their beliefs (not in a the Roman Colisseum, thrown to the lions sense...but the modern day equivalent). He wasn't stating you should condemn Collins or spit on him or attack him (hate crimes), he was just saying he disagreed with his homosexuality...not even getting into the argument whether it's a choice/decision or based on genetic predetermination. And I say all this never once having dreamed of voting Republican.

Forgot Matt Damon, too. And Ben Affleck, although he's getting a lot more attention for his directorial chops at the moment.

This has been predicted for a couple of weeks now. Any more news on Dayan's progress from the oblique injury?

Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods being 2 prime examples. It's easy to pile on now, but EVERYONE was afraid to lose access at the height of their fame...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 06:35 PM) Of those listed, I went with Brad Pitt. But had there been an "OTHER" category, I would have gone with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Edward Norton, or Leo DiCaprio. Love JGL, like DiCaprio more and more....so-so about Norton. By the way, does anyone know when Don Juan's Addiction is going to be released?

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) Glad to see that he has a newspaper that will give him column inches for a cheerleading/puff column. Wonder if the White Sox have to pay for that or not? Or do advertising with the Daily Herald, kind of a quid pro quo.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 06:31 PM) Simon Castro still sucks. Saladino 2/3, BB, SB. Average slowing creeping up. He's got 3 straight multi-hit games now. RP Ryan Kussmaul looking like our next reliever to throw in the fray in Chicago. 0.53 ERA, 17 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 19 K. Very sexy ERA, WHIP, K/9. Deck chairs on the Titanic being rearranged.

Discuss... I was thinking of making a separate "comedians" category, but, nah... Ferrell/Stiller/Carrey/Carell/Sandler/Zach G./Owen Wilson, etc. Just thought it was sort of an interesting topic, since word came out that The Rock was Bay's first choice for Transformers 4. Seems that he's brought into every series to revive it: Fast and the Furious, GI Joe, the "Journey" series, etc. Plus, he's playing side-by-side with Wahlberg in Pain & Gain now. I realize there were some pretty good actors who I didn't list in the Top 10. Two that came to mind right off the bat were Hugh Jackman and George Clooney. Denzel Washington would be another.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?s...mp;ymd=20130429 Of course, Hawkins has homer #7. Would love to see some doubles and triples... ONLY one K tonight. Sitting at .167.

Cue same article in 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, etc. Really, the guy has no choice what to say if he's going to keep his job. It's not like he can tout any of our minor leaguers coming up and making much of a difference, so it's logical enough to say when Beckham/Danks/Viciedo/Keppinger and Floyd are back, they should be a much more competitive team. It's logical to at least believe that Dunn and Konerko will be better than what they've shown. With Flowers, it's more of what you see is what you get... The main problem with this "patience" line is that this is Ventura's SECOND year now. He should have learned something from last year. When you are outgunned from a talent standpoint, sheerly from a comparison of the starting line-ups on a daily basis...then you have to make up for it somehow with execution, hitting the cutoff man, limiting the opposing team's running game, hitting with RISP, advancing runners, bunting, errors across the field (going from 1st in defense to near the bottom), etc. We've been horrible in almost any "eye test" category you could make up, and surely the SABR numbers back that up. That said....how much of it is just a matter of lacking talent or just not being very good vs. lack of preparation/execution/mental mistakes?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 08:29 AM) Paging caufield... With the deep discounting, that means they're either standing still, at best, or going backwards/getting passed. You'd also have to look at the trend of baseball in general. Is April attendance (other than Miami) up or down year-on-year vs. 2012 for MLB?

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 11:49 AM) Part of the problem is drafting by who are their agents. Better players will get better agents. The strength is pitching but it doesn't seem to last long. Coop's results are not long term. The last time I seen Sale pitch makes me wonder if he will have arm problems from throwing junk instead of a fastball. I did not see a pitch clock past 92. Hence, the big long discussion between Harrelson and Steve Stone about why Joe Maddon hates the cutter...because it leads to gradual loss of velocity over time. Claimed that was the biggest reason the Rays ditched Shields, because their organizational philosophy has always been to teach the repetition of good fastballs and building up arm strength, change-up #2 always, then overhand curve #3...and that they would live with the slider but absolutely hate fastball pitchers losing velocity over time throwing too many cutters. Felt Shields was a big influence in the clubhouse and didn't want him to influence any more of their young/up-and-coming pitchers. At least that's Stone's version. FWIW, the start before, Sale was at 91-95 with the FB. I think it's just that April dead-arm period, where he's been inconsistent...pacing himself, and the bad weather for some of his starts, especially the one in CLE where he got hammered.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 12:55 AM) I like John Danks, but when has John Danks ever pitched like an ace? 2008/2009...other than Game 163 and a few memorable moments, he's a 2 and possibly 3 on the top teams in baseball. Maybe his salary/contract extension caused raised expectations?

Detroit just beat Atlanta three games in a row. Unless Scherzer's and Verlander's arms fall off, they will win 88-94 games and be the class of the division again.