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https://twitter.com/scotgregor/status/571041321646837760 Viciedo to A's organization--looks like.

Quintana starting the spring opener next week. Tape delay on MLBN at night. https://twitter.com/ESPNChiSox/status/571036246576902144

Johnson, because he was on the fast track last year. He would have been up in September, and I don't think they're going to hold that against him as long as he plays well enough in spring. This is just what I think is happening. Personally, I've seen very little of Micah Johnson play, so I'm looking forward to seeing him get regular at bats starting next week.

Not a fan of the big bushy beards or long hair By cracky. By cracky.

Cocaine http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/...-least-cocaine/

Future redneck https://twitter.com/CST_soxvan/status/570620241497042945 It would be cool if they could produce a picture at Comiskey of Dave and Adam from 89-90.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 04:50 PM) Man the Sox are ridiculously loyal to their scrubs. They got BA and Mitchell in camp this spring. Personally I don't get it, but if it makes them look better for potential FAs, great. Anderson is in minor league camp. You may see him late in a spring training game, but he's not there to make the 25-man.

https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/570344325097197569 Ok, Phil.

Answer my own question.. https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/570331393324032001

https://instagram.com/p/zfoJ7dM5qr/ When does Reinsdorf make Samardzija and Laroche clean it up?

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) Just play the first 8 games at the home of warm weather or domed teams. Less weather issues and no lack of revenue. It really doesn't matter though. Weather can be just as bad on March 31st as it can be on April 14th. The first 8 of 10 series are in the division for every team. And that's probably by design so there are more opportunities to make up games later on.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 11:17 AM) I see your point (and I feel like we talked about this before!) but that just feels like too much of an F.U. to the regular season. 154 games and best-of-7 series wouldn't suddenly restore order to the world, but it's at least a little better. The schedule is definitely one of my baseball pet peeves. Now if only they would eliminate divisions too, then we'd have something...

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 11:06 AM) Too short! What's the point of playing a marathon 162-game season if the far-more-prestigious playoff winner is only determined after 3 wins? It's a small sample no matter what. Making the World Series the only best-of-7 makes it more prestigious. And in my opinion, get winning, or go home.

I'd start the season on a Thursday, and end the season on a Wednesday night with 15 games being played simultaneously. Postseason: Play-In Wildcard Game Division Series and LCS both best-of-5, and World Series best-of-7 Game 7 of the World Series 28 days after the end of the season.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:40 AM) I don't understand why that's self-evidently good, though. Weather is about the only one that makes sense to me. Ok, then go with "just weather" then.

https://twitter.com/ChiTribKane/status/570260786171420672 Gillaspie giving up the tobacco. Easier to smile without it in his mouth. But seriously, good move.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:36 AM) Why? Because of tradition, weather, length of the postseason. They should be able to finish a baseball season before the month of Thanksgiving and the first snow.

As long as Game 7 of the World Series is always the last Wednesday of October, I'm good with whatever. This year, the WS could go into November. It's bad optics.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:22 AM) I got sucked into watching this season with my wife. It's so incredibly boring. The guy has the same amount of personality as a chair. Whitney might be a catch, but man that voice would get to you after a while... That voice! Nice cans.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) Last Parks and Rec tonight. Very sad to see it go. The cast is on Seth Meyers tonight too. Gotta be bittersweet with Harris Wittels dying last week.

When Danks had a quality start: 20 games, 130.2 innings, 2.48 ERA (team record 10-10, 1-6 in no decisions) Without quality starts: 12 games, 63 innings, 9.43 ERA #1 positive--he made his starts. No DL time. #2 positive--he's another year away from surgery, which could help him #3 positive--he's playing with a better offense to support him He'll be fine.

Danks had 20 quality starts last year. Where was he ranked in the league on that? No question his bad was really bad, but with a better offense behind him, he'll be better. I have no problem with Danks and Noesi at 4 and 5 right now.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 05:45 PM) Most of the issues will take care of themselves over the next five weeks or so. Good answer.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 04:41 PM) Surkamp I wouldn't mind keeping around for depth. Cleto can't catch a bus out of town fast enough. Just wondering if they have options left. Like Guerra...I could see him getting traded or DFA if he's out of options. Sox are in a position where they may have to add Johnson, Soto, and Crain and/or Albers to the 40-man, so a couple these guys may have to go. Maybe an 8-man bullpen buys a couple weeks to evaluate in-season.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) So who does everyone think is going to win the 2B job?? Was watching a CSN video and they had Beckham as the projected 2B to start the season. That is the one guy I don't want starting I don't know who updates the Sox website's depth chart, but I agree with them... http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/team/depth...ex.jsp?c_id=cws They want Johnson to win it. He has to play bad in spring training not to be the 2B on opening day.