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QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 04:34 PM) I'm starting to think our advanced scouts suck. I've wondered about this too - we seem so unprepared sometimes compared to other teams.

Torii Hunter in a Twins uniform is giving me some bad flashbacks to the early 2000s...

I almost cannot believe this is a major league offense in this game.

Geez 47 pitches starting the 6th for Volquez.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:47 PM) Vince Coleman?That was just a good play by the catcher

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:41 PM) 2 games. 6 AB's.Dude, what part of "he's probably going to be fine this year" did you not understand?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) Are you even watching the game or just making ridiculous claims?No, but apparently I'm getting you all worked up for some reason? Relax, I missed the early part of this game and hadn't checked a box score. I was excited about the signing but all I've seen when watching him have bad at-bats, and sometimes I worry we're cursed and every lefty power bat is going to come here and hit .160.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) LaRoche is infamous for looking like absolute s*** at times. I remember he struck out 3 times on opening day two years ago against the Cubs. He hit 33 home runs that year... Yeah, some friends of mine in DC mentioned that to me when we signed him. I'm sure he'll be fine for the year, but some of his at-bats...

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:33 PM) So that double that kept the inning alive in the 2nd means nothing?No, I missed that. I thought he got hit by a pitch.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:28 PM) That's all you needed to sayNo, you left out the part where LaRoche has looked terrible. Don't forget that part, because he has. Players can look terrible over short stretches and be called out on it. If you don't like it, ignore the comments or post something positive.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) lolDo you have a different opinion? Yeah, it's only been 1.5 games, but he's looked pretty terrible so far.

So far, not much to like with LaRoche.

I really hate playing the Royals

I don't get it - Flowers is a catcher, he knows that they're going to call for a s***ty offspeed pitch in the dirt after he just flailed wildly at a s***ty offspeed pitch in the dirt. Can he just not recognize pitches or what?

Wow Courtney Hawkins. Solo bomb to center.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) I don't think he said Baez would be great at all, but when you are going head to head against Beckham/Bonifacio you wouldn't rather see how this kid with massive power potential does? I'd rather have Baez there too.Beckham/Bonifacio don't figure to be the starter, though. Johnson/Sanchez are a better bet, with Beckham/Bonifacio being utility players.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 03:48 PM) That's fair but I think if you include Adam LaRoche as a "bench" player than I don't see how you give the edge to the cubs there. I also do not care really, as the Cubs are not in the White Sox division. But there's risk in the cubs projections that aren't acknowledged. You've seen the Sox position player flaws, but you assume Soler will have a smooth transition. Or that Baez is going to be great after hitting .160 with a million strikeouts

Games are streaming starting at 4:30 CST on Watch ESPN, and should be on ESPN Deportes as well: http://espn.go.com/watchespn/#type/upcomin...l/espndeportes/

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/i...sox-versus-cubs Your thoughts? I think his concerns about the White Sox holes are valid, but the overall theme was "oh man all these Cubs prospects are going to be soooooo awesome immediately", which is just silly. Overall, biased garbage from an obvious Cubs fan.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 28, 2015 -> 10:33 AM) White Sox 12th. First top-half finish in a long time. But we cannot be putting in large parts of the article here. People can summarize in their own words, or do little quotes or snippets. But we can't go pasting large parts of billable content here. Yeah, I understand that, which is why I mentioned a summary of the Sox + the ranking list. I figured that would be ok.

The Cubs are ranked #1 Anyone have insider that can list the rankings, and maybe summarize his description of the Sox?

Wanted to find John Rooney's call, but the MLB website is atrocious and doesn't load older media properly.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:51 AM) If Flowers puts up a .791 ops for the year, I will not eat my hat but we will have one of the better catchers in baseball on our team in 2015. Not happening.I also doubt it's going to happen, but the point of my post was (in a limited sample size) he was WAY better than I expected. Maybe there's still some hope for him?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:34 AM) Just let Flowers do his thing. Brantly will be a serviceable backup. I mean, I'd take a flyer on Castro if it didn't cost much, but that is unlikely. AJP though? C'mon now. It was only 163 PA, but Flowers had a .280/.337/.553/.891 slash line in the second half last year. Even if his OPS is .100 points lower, he would still be a valuable catcher. Let's hope his magic glasses continue helping him.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 01:20 PM) Great post and I agree. We also still have significant chips to buy at some of the key positions where we might not have internal candidates (e.g. 3B / C). I also think that my overall view becomes much more positive if we are able to land Shark to a contract.Agreed. Losing Semien could really hurt, especially since we're relatively weak at second base (for now - one of Saladino/Sanchez/Johnson could fill in nicely, but I don't have much faith right now in any of them). If we don't resign Samardzija, I feel like this trade is a definite loss. Of course, this assumes Semien reaches the potential he showed late last year and in the minors.