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QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:02 PM) Ohman lol...he's right. Rasmus was being a complete cock there. No ones trying to hit you idiot. He went 5/5 yesterday and had a hit today, so of course he's Public Enemy #1. Probably got that idea from his dad, it's Rasmus and Scott Pilgrim against The World.

Great, that was productive. Now we either get knocked out of this game or go to another bullpen guy.

Is Ohman really a better option than Santiago? Guess he's paid more, and has better control...but not the stuff.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/the...gue-movie-lives The Justice League is possibly having a movie made. Unless they get Christian Bale signed on as Batman, I don't see good things happening. http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/j...-203740882.html Not sure if this is the same article or maybe a twist on the one you read.

Tigers 0-5 against CLE this season, gave over, 9-6. CLE 1 GB, DET 6 1/2. DET a season low 6 games under .500 now and searching for answers. Morrow at only 78 pitches through 6, Quintana with 92 and a batter reaching 1st base from going to the bullpen perhaps. And Nathan Jones is in to keep the game close.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 07:42 PM) Another solid outting from Quintana if he's done. Quintana couldn't put guys away tonight. Had a lot of 1-2 counts and didn't strike anyone out. Same issue with Danks in recent years. Has the stuff to get ahead but not wipe out hitters or prevent them from fouling off pitches. Floyd and Humber at least have those wipeout curves when they're going good.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 07:01 PM) My biggest fear this season, is the Sox remaining in the hunt all season only to have Sale, Peavy and Quintana get gassed by September and the Sox miss out... I think a starter at the deadline should be more of a priority than upgrading at 3rd if Morel still can't cut it.... So if Morel and Hudson both can't play 3rd OR hit, it's still less of a priority than starting pitching? Guess we'll see soon enough with Floyd and Danks when he comes back. Obviously, Danks can't be moved out of the rotation.

But it's essentially $1.25 million because you'd have to pay someone the minimum salary for those three seasons on the roster, anyways. So is 0.9 WAR difference worth $1.55 million?, is the question... And the opportunity cost of not holding Allen back to include in a package for a better player than Pena.

Yan Gomes is the first Brazilian-born player to make it in the majors.

Hudson down to a .167 average with the White Sox now. Morel-esque. Although he did have that triple and maybe another key hit or two.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 06:49 PM) Quintana is a fighter man. Is he one of our top prospects or just somebody we through in the fire? He wouldn't have been on most Top 20 or maybe some Top 30 prospects lists in the weakest system in baseball coming into this season. He had less AA experience than even Nestor Molina coming into 2012.

When's the last time a White Sox rookie pitcher had an ERA anywhere close to 1.42 after 3 starts and a long relief appearance? I can't even remember anyone under 4 except for maybe Buehrle, but he was almost exclusively used out of the pen.

CLE pouring it on now, 8-2 over the Tigers. That would be 5-0 for the Indians against Detroit in the season series if it holds up. Max Scherzer ERA closing in on 6 despite striking out 12 batters per 9 IP. And a season low 6 games under .500.

Please, for the love of God, make it where the McDonald's ads can be closed out at least during the live innings at GameDay at mlb.com. That's just bad. It's one thing to force people to watch commercials during the breaks, but jeez.

Ooops, still having nightmares from the game we blew against the Mariners, lol. Similar players, offensively.

I bet a decade or so ago, that same collection would have been worth $10-15 million.

Even when Flowers is playing 1B, he's successful at picking off runners. That's a huge plus with Tyler over there, the Dunn and Frank Thomas types always have struggled with that throw.

I think he's probably closer to 180 or even 185, but that's just a guess.

Center-cut fastball at 91 MPH to any Blue Jays hitter isn't going to work. And a rare hit by a RHB against Quintana.

Another "boom and bust" athlete that we never had much chance of signing, Mr. Goodwin that went to UNC. http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/...ers/cards/45953 Doing well for Hagerstown in the SAL. Once again, the Washington Nationals and Rizzo. $3 million signing bonus as a supplemental pick.

3-0 Indians again. Huge error by Brennan Boesch followed by the first HR of the season by Michael Saunders, a laser beam down the RF line. Would have been the third out of the inning had Boesch caught the ball, and a 0-0 game still.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 12:12 PM) Someone posted recently, looking since about 2008, the Sox system has produced more major leaguers than most or all the other teams. The system absolutely lacks depth, and needs better investment... but if the system is churning out talent better than most, then they aren't the worst system around. They MAY have the worst CURRENT DEPTH OF TALENT, or somewhere close to it. There is a difference. Best farm system usually means most "hyped" or most potential, but you need a combination of both. We've churned out now at least 11 or 12 players on the current roster that came up from our farm system (or were acquired and then promoted, like a Tyler Flowers or Quintana) in the span of 2-3 years. So there's that pretty good blend of veterans, players in their prime and first/second/third year players. Maybe we're a touch short in that 26-30 year old category...where players are hitting their prime altogether at roughly the same age. That's the ideal. DeAza's one of the few guys in that age range, and he started playing when he was 15 or 16 in the Dodgers' system, so he has a little bit more wear and tear on him because of his style of play and how many seasons he's been a pro, but he's still as close as you get to a player at the very top of his game, career-wise. Although the Fountain of Youth seems to be hitting AJ and Paulie (3 years running).

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 10:55 AM) I assume you mean in first place on June 5? It was actually June 1st in those years. I forgot to correct for 2012, we weren't 2 1/2 games up on that day, but we were in first. Three of the four times from 1995-2011 (2000/2005/2008) that we were leading on June 1st, we went on to win the division. 2004 was the exception. 70% successful rate in predicting eventual playoff participation during that timeframe, for all MLB teams in first place as the calendar turns to June.

We'll just have to wait and see what the Padres end up getting in return for him. It's like the Cubs trading LaHair...sure, he had that hot streak, but eventually he came back down to earth. Because of his injury history, teams are going to be very reluctant to buy high on him. His offensive binge could continue unabated for 2 more months and they could hit the jackpot, but what are the odds of that happening when 1/2 of his games are at PetCo? In the end, the White Sox had to open the position for Viciedo and save money or dump other players. I don't see how we can now blame them for trading Carlos after being patient with him for three full seasons after 2008. Doing what the Padres did, if it works out, great. But it's not a great business model going forward, adding players you can't really afford and hoping to sell them off for more than you paid for them. For every success with that model, the times you're stuck with a player you can't unload will negate it, unless you're on a really lucky run.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 11:47 AM) @rmooneytrib: #Rays OF Brandon Allen has been reinstated from the DL and designated for assignment. 3B option. Let's see how many unrealistic names we can try to stick at 3B which would be disasters. Kind of like finding a "pure" leadoff hitter.