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QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2014 -> 11:12 AM) Not sure what's going on with the bullpen, but nearly everyone out there can't throw a strike with a breaking ball. You then compare that to the Red Sox bullpen, who made the Sox hitters look silly. I don't think the Sox bullpen got more than 2 or 3 swings and misses over the last 6 innings. The sunny-side of this crapitude is that we have nothing but one year commitments to any of these guys. No Linebrink situations, at least.

Without getting too critical of Robin, I do wonder about his strategic thought process/knowledge of his new players' histories, etc. I think he's the manager precisely because he's the anti-Ozzie. He won't go off the reservation, and will do exactly what the FO wants him to do. But is that what we really want in a manager? I believe they see him as the no-panic steady-hand to keep everyone calm in a Joe Torre-like way when the team is good. But we're a long way from that. I don't want to overestimate the mgr's role in last night's game, and I think that the impact of the manager is largely overrated. But, that said, I don't think we have a particularly good one.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 15, 2014 -> 11:27 AM) Lots of pitchers to watch today. Now listing Cales instead of Jaye starting the 2nd B'Ham game.

12 K's again from Dash hitters. Gotta be setting some kind of record - perhaps not the best environment for some of these key players to be surrounded by fellow whiff-machines, but what are you going to do? 9 walks from Charlotte pitchers doesn't bode well for MLB help this year either.

Buehrle just killing it so far this year. Good to see.

Hawkins having one of those types of days again. Can't have too many of these and still maintain confidence. At least May has three knocks - need to get him back to last year's form soon.

4 other guys on the Dash have higher K rates than Hawkins; Anderson, Barnum, Basto and DiMichele. Is this good?

I can't remember the last time we started a lineup with 7 of the 9 hitters batting from the left side. Might be the key to beating Masterson. 1.Adam Eaton - CF 2.Leury Garcia - 2B 3.Conor Gillaspie - 3B 4.Jose Abreu - 1B 5.Adam Dunn - DH 6.Alexei Ramirez - SS 7.Alejandro De Aza - LF 8.Adrian Nieto - C 9.Jordan Danks - RF Felipe Paulino - SP Indians Lineup: 1.Nyjer Morgan - CF 2.Nick Swisher - 1B 3.Jason Kipnis - 2B 4.Carlos Santana - C 5.Michael Brantley - LF 6.Asdrubral Cabrera - SS 7.Ryan Raburn - DH 8.David Murphy - RF 9.Mike Aviles - 3B Justin Masterson - SP

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 08:15 AM) http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/...xtbeginIndex=24 Looks like it's going to be very very tough to get Sunday's game in... Both teams are off Monday, so they should play it then if need be.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 09:03 AM) I did mean it tongue in cheek, but I am genuinely interested in reading this article. I cannot do this right at the moment. Our resident injury expert has a more informed prognosis in the post above. He should be the consultant to the media for all local sports injuries.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:34 AM) Are they certain the foul ball wasn't damaged hitting a wall or something? The article is a little unclear. And the article thinks he got multiple HR's in consecutive games, which didn't happen. So, I'm skeptical.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 08:38 AM) Depends on if the epidural relieves the pain. If it does it could have been just a nerve irritation. If this is the case, he'll be redy when the 15 day stint is over. If it persists it could from a disk or another anatomical source. This could be vary on rehab time depending on the source. Thanks, as always.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 12:20 PM) Some people just choose the ostrich stance when it comes to Frank. It's more comfortable on the neck. Otherwise, you get whiplash from shaking your head so much.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 07:53 AM) What I am saying is just because he had a good game and a half, and one of those games, just about everyone on the team had a great game, doesn't mean he was destined for greatness. If you look at his season so far, defensively, he was about as bad as anyone in baseball, and offensively he had 8 really nice plate appearances. Maybe it was the beginning of his coming out party. Maybe not. Yep. As Jake and you have alluded to, perhaps the worst aspect of this injury is not learning about what we have or don't have with Avi. It will remain an unknown until we see more.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 07:57 AM) Well you can't just do that, which article? Sorry. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/white-...-signs-progress Nothing real specific, but sounds like a week or two til we see Nate again.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 10:09 PM) Turns out his problem wasn't a glue problem but it's actually a nerve issue from his back. Not an uncommon mistake, but one I would have thought they would have caught before now. This really explains why he had trouble flexing his spine and hip on the follow through. So, what does this mean for his recovery/timetable? nvm, just found an article.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 01:27 PM) Thats the worst case scenario for the Sox. Picking between Rodon and Hoffman is going to be extremely tough. I think in the end it will come down to contract demands. No, it's good. We want a college arm, preferably, and these guys both have ace upside. The choice will be difficult and may involve factors beyond ability, but I hope it doesn't - either way we're likely landing a stud.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 01:16 PM) One of the main reasons in which I watch these games is out for the season. I didn't think they'd compete either but there only chance at competing included Garcia in the middle of that order. Not to mention the fact that everyone wanted to watch him play. Yup, a big bummer for the present and near future. I had a good view of it from the seat I was in. He was in a lot of pain.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 12:08 PM) Charlotte had 16 strikeouts in their loss today. Carlos Sanchez and Matt Davidson lead the way with 3 each. Serious contact issues all over the system. Insane, some of the K totals I'm seeing in these boxscores. They're missing the selective part of the orgwide philosophy, it would appear.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 07:37 AM) Thanks, and yeah you're right on Winiarksi. Someone brought him up in the comments too. I should have included him but just overlooked him. Also, I went back to the middle infielders and added Rondon, decided his glove alone makes him notable enough. Cool. Yeah, just gotta hope Rondon can hit enough.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 07:07 AM) Rays' Moore has torn UCL; Tommy John surgery possible This is getting ridiculous.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 06:55 AM) Solid slate of starters to watch today. Surkamp perhaps key to the immediate future if either of our mlb righties continues to struggle Goldberg likely a guy key to a dynamic young bullpen Hahn's trying to put in place, how soon? idk, but I look forward to it compared to this season of fat/old, retread/flip hope, injury recovery/lottery ticket types. But if any shred of new talent that we can trust for the future emerges, it's a boon to the rebuild, and nobody's locked in for next year, which is nice. I might be able to take only one season of this.. Danish and Jaye could be rotation fixtures, or not. Jaye's timing is more predictable if he continues to do well and it wouldn't be crazy to see him on the South Side to start next season. And if you believe recent reports about Jaye, both are potentially plus pitchers at mlb level, which is exciting.

He seems to be getting craftier and smarter in addition to the velocity uptick. Sky's the limit.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 7, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) It obviously read like an agent wrote the article. "Donut Contract" in agent-speak is "Security Contract" in reality-speak. I'll continue to use the latter term.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Apr 7, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) He's Conor's brother? Yes. And Conor was also a player at Wichita State, I believe.