Everything posted by caulfield12
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Fire Pedro Grifol
Bochy closer to his last title w/ SF and in much better physical condition than TLR. Don’t recall anyone wanting Mattingly compared to Hinch or maybe Espada.
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Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record
Au contraire. #5 Orioles (previously: 3). "An early warning sign for the Orioles’ vaunted young offense? They are currently ranked 29th in on-base percentage, ahead of only the White Sox. It’s in large part the young infielders off to slow starts: Jordan Westburg and Gunnar Henderson are a combined 13-for-65 so far. Just out of curiosity, let’s check and see how Jackson Holliday is doing down in Triple-A Norfolk … oh, look, he’s got a .490 OBP down there, how about that?" mlb.com
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March ******* (Basketball Thread)
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/john-caliparis-stunning-move-to-arkansas-shows-how-desperately-he-wanted-out-of-kentucky-064621389.html Calipari out at UK...will sign contract with Arkansas for fIve years.
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Fire Pedro Grifol
Gee....Pedro, didn't the same EXACT thing basically happen LAST year???
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March ******* (Basketball Thread)
52-29 rebounding advantage. 18 offensive. UConn and SC for the national championship next year. Will also be interesting to watch LSU, USC and UCLA in Big Ten, Notre Dame and Texas to see how they all progress with their young leaders. For Iowa, five new freshman incoming and just getting to the round of 32 or even Sweet 16 would be a pretty significant achievement.
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March ******* (Basketball Thread)
It's over...finally. Clark had to have another great game like last year and came up short. B/B- for her grade. Tired legs from Friday...forcing things, Iowa just missed way too many open shots in the third and were chasing all half to get back in it. Bad group of offensive possessions when they cut it down to 5-6 points. SC responded so well in the first quarter when Iowa exploded out of the gate and built an early 11 point lead. To sum up, too much depth, athleticism and overwhelming offensive rebounding to contend with, ultimately. Oh and 37-0 bench scoring doesn't help much, either. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39838971/caitlin-clark-iowa-scoring-record-legacy-college-career-ends This is how much Clark means to Iowa. Without her, they're not even listed in the Top 25 AND even honorable mention for the 2024-25 season at ESPN. 5 USC 6 UCLA 21 Nebraska 22 Ohio State 25 Illinois Honorable mention: Michigan OUT: Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, MSU
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4/7 Game thread
Poor Garrett. It's a miracle almost when the Iowa bullpen actually holds a lead. But on the road, too...even harder.
- 4/7 Game thread
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Getz off season acquisitions have been awful so far.
Or Barfield and the assistant he brought along with him...
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2024 MLB News not AL Central related
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39890102/mlbpa-says-shorter-pitch-clock-blame-pitcher-injuries
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Tommy Pham Rumor Thread
That doesn't mean they won't out of some stubborn irrational desire to make an example out of him for the rest of the organization.
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Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record
This whole thing of fighting what are supposed to be all Sox fans and the "tone" of posting is getting tire some. It's reminiscent of WSI when everyone was mandated to post in a certain way of face being declared ersona non grata. Well...that's exactly how THAT board ended up condemning itself to the scrap heap of history, when the team's performance could no longer realistically sustain or justify such fan boy group think adoration of team/front office/coaches/minor league system/prospects, etc. At least SoxTalk retain a sense of relative objectivity. The moderators are certainly not trying to stem the current tide of discontent. Not even Southsider2k5 has the energy to continue blaming Sox fans for not supporting this ownership group for its string of poor attendance numbers for so many losing teams since 2012.
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4/6 Games
Wolkow remained in Arizona after the performance camp to get ready for Minor League Spring Training. He has learned about life away from home at the old age now of 18, and of course the game itself, with the young power hitter targeting a return to Kannapolis as his next career step. “My goal is get there as soon as possible,” Wolkow said. “If I could go [April 6th], I’ll be ready to go. Obviously, I have to trust in the decisions the White Sox organization is going to make. Go out and handle the everyday process and be the best version of me and good things will happen. Merkin mlb.com
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Luis Robert right hip flexor injury
It's now going to take 1 1/2 to 2 healthy/productive seasons just to rebuild his value to what it was just 2 weeks ago. And that asking price is nothing like it was nearly a generation ago for the likes of Sale Eaton and Quintana. Top 25-30 prospects just don't get traded anymore. The best you can get are formerly injured prospects or flawed guys like Cole Ragans or Burger types that are under estimated or undervalued by their original organizations.
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Fire Pedro Grifol
It will be Montoyo...Jirschele or Leyland's son.
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Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record
F-$@ you...you act like we are supposed to worship Sox minor leaguers unconditionally. They haven't come close to earning that privilege. Last year, didn't we also have the worst combined minor league winning percentage in baseball??? Well, Charlotte has the same exact record as the major league team right now. Getz is a joke. So are the White Sox, to the rest of MLB. We're just a complete and total punch line right now...the new feeder team for the rest of MLB. It might be even more embarrassing than the A's situation if Crochet also gets injured again this year out of a desire to impress the fans like they tried to pull with Liam Hendriks last year. We're not even as competitive as those old Washington Generals teams that lost to the Globetrotters every night. Please stop your obsession.
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Tommy Pham Rumor Thread
Colas...
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March ******* (Basketball Thread)
- Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record
Stockholm Syndrome.- Grossman up, Jimenez over, Speas out
More like a TERRA COTTA warrior...is Eloy. Body just falls apart/disintegrates after contact with virtually anything.- Gamethread (4/6)
Okay, THAT'S what JR was complaining about then, never going over 3 million then...he didn't mention the part about decreased stadium capacity.- Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record
That goes along quite well with the downward pointing Guaranteed Rate logo...- March ******* (Basketball Thread)
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/march-madness-wraps-players-zakiyah-200315293.html- Gamethread (4/6)
One can always fantasize that...the pitchfork wielding villagers in Beauty and the Beast were actually intending to storm the administrative offices at 35th and Shields and got lost. Too bad they couldn't take out Brooks Boyer, too.- Gamethread (4/6)
We would have picked the equivalent of Tyler Kolek/Brady Aiken anyways. (Well, if you ignore what the Astros did with their next draft, leave that aspect out.) - Sox now 1-7, on pace for 20-142 record