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A couple weeks from games starting and no broadcast schedule yet. Odd.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 12, 2014 -> 01:59 PM) Yeah, I have no idea what world that Paul Konerko would be considered on the same plane as Jeter. He's more famous and has more money. That makes him "classier", and therefore more deserving of gifts. Oh, and they can start engraving Jeter's name on the All Star Game MVP trophy right now. That's his.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 12, 2014 -> 01:44 PM) As much as I love Konerko, Paulie isn't in the same stratosphere as Jeter. I guess if you're in the top 1% instead of the top 2% of your profession and play in a bigger market, then you're more deserving and "classier". It's BS. All of it.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 12, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) The Jeter farewell tour is going to be awful. All season long. And considering he played the majority of his career under the heavily unbalanced schedule, I really don't think teams outside the AL East should do anything for him. He played 68 games at the Cell. BFD. Great career, but this gift-giving, ceremony stuff has got to stop. Especially when it's so biased towards the Yankees. I hope the Sox ignore it unless the Yankees announce they're doing something for Konerko.

Jeter and Konerko retiring after this year. Let me guess...the Yankee will get the victory tour.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Feb 11, 2014 -> 12:16 PM) Didn't Jeff Liefer wear that number? He did. Roberto Hernandez wore 39 for 7 years.

If we can trust the 2-week forecast, this might be the last day with a High under 20. We should get some good melting weather next week too.

While I like them as a novelty, it's time to put 1983 to bed. 30 years is enough for a team that didn't win a pennant. And don't get me wrong, it was a fun team, but enough is enough. As far as uniform changes, I always like the 50's uniforms when I see them. The red trim instead of silver would look sharp. It also might be wise for the White Sox to wear....you know....white socks.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Feb 2, 2014 -> 09:41 AM) I'm pretty pumped to see what Paulino can bring. What's the latest on his health? I've heard Cooper say the rotation is looking like- Sale, Danks, Quintana, Johnson, and Paulino. (not in that order) So he should be ready for the beginning of spring training.

Fact: Opening Day is next month.

The day pitchers and catchers report isn't about the players playing catch and practicing covering first base. It means winter is almost over, and actual games are about 6 weeks away. It's a great day for these reasons.

Sox first spring game in 4 weeks. Hopefully get to see Abreu, Eaton, and Davidson play their first unofficial game. Opening Day- 2 months from today.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 10:36 AM) Hawkins has potential to be in the top half of that list. I am really curious to see what the White Sox do with him this year. http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/white-...ourtney-hawkins

By the time they get to opening day, I hope it's something like this, unless they get another catcher: 1. Eaton - CF 2. Ramirez - SS 3. Abreu - 1B 4. Dunn - DH 5. Garcia - RF 6. Viciedo - LF 7. Davidson - 3B 8. Flowers - C 9. Beckham - 2B Bench- Konerko 1B/DH, Danks OF, Garcia IF/OF, Nieto C (rooting for Nieto to be good enough to keep) Move De Aza, Keppinger, and Gillaspie by opening day.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 25, 2014 -> 10:43 AM) Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 8m Hahn admits No. 3 draft pick in June probably will be spent on pitching. Four of top five guys available, as of now, are pitchers. That's fine. Stick with what you know. Not sure what number pick the 2nd round pick is, but maybe that's where they take a high ceiling position player.

I'd like to see how prospect lists from 5-10 years ago panned out. They're fun I guess, but they're also kind of irrelevant in the long run.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 22, 2014 -> 12:50 PM) Available: 6*, 13*, 18, 25, 33, 34, 38, 40, 41, 43, 48, 56*, 57, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80-98 *6, 13, and 56 are not officially retired but very unlikely to be issued Alex Liddi and Daniel Webb are both listed as #60. I would assume they forgot to change Webb's new number. Maybe 40.

Ventura on the Score in about 5 minutes.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 24, 2014 -> 12:04 PM) I mostly just think the manager isn't super-important so I guess I feel very 'meh' about it. It's getting to the point where managers are viewed almost as interchangeable as hitting coaches. Former decent players that can string a sentence together for the media will go far.

I don't need to know how much money they're paying him, but can't they at least say how many years this goes?

Projecting a high school pitcher being in the rotation with John Danks? Yeah, no.

Maddux is going in without a logo, as is Tony La Russa. So basically the Cubs and Braves can both claim Maddux as their own Hall of Famer.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=9...;autostart=true Erik Johnson and Marcus Semien in town for Soxfest.

Hahn was on the Score this morning, mostly talking Tanaka/international signing stuff. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/audio/986-670-...-interviews#986 Konerko will be on CSN tonight.

Sox break camp 9 weeks from today. Hopefully winter will be over by then. Sox draft the 3rd pick 19 weeks from today.