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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 09:29 PM) More importantly, why don't they play more night games (any night games) near the end of ST? Talk about a change in schedule once the season begins... This coming Friday and Saturday will be night games--both on TV too.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 08:32 PM) Steve Stone? Yeah, he never misses any time.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 07:45 PM) I dunno, is Reinsdorf very observant? They never did it before last year, and that was for Youkilis. It's just weird the Sox are the only team that observes a special start time for Yom Kippur.

With this Orioles/White Sox September 5th controversy, it got me looking at the schedule a little more closely. Noticed the Sox scheduled Friday, September 13 at 1:05 for Yom Kippur. Again, the Sox are the only team to do this. Why is it so important to them and not any other team?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 04:47 PM) Just play them both at night, it's not like anyone goes to Orioles games anyway. Final weekend of August in 2012, Baltimore hosted the Sox, both teams contending, and they got 36,080 fans. For the entire 3-game series. I think they share parking. Logistically, I don't think the Orioles and Ravens can play at the same time. This thing is a mess. To me, it's not the end of the world if they end up playing a day game if the Ravens/NFL compensate both the Orioles and White Sox. My only other idea would be to trade the entire series home and away. So basically the Sox would have a 2-week road trip in July before the break, and a 2-week homestand in September---which isn't happening because of 4th of July weekend. I'm just tired of the NFL dictating whatever they want to do whenever they want. Screw 'em.

So, the NFL want the Orioles to move their Thursday, September 5th game against the White Sox to the day so the Ravens can open the season that night in Baltimore. O's in Cleveland, Sox in New York the night before. I say f*** the NFL. Plus it's a weekend before a big series with the Tigers, so the thought of playing a day/night doubleheader on Saturday isn't going to fly. Tough s***, NFL. You can't always get what you want.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Mar 18, 2013 -> 11:46 AM) Hopefully he didn't blow his load for the season. He had a bad WBC up until last night. I'm just glad he took a couple good swings last night. Hopefully he's good enough to be the 3-hitter all year.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 05:55 PM) Where are you getting that forecast? I've been checking periodically highest I've seen was 51. 59 would be amazing. And now the high on opening day is 45. It'll end up being what it usually is--52 and cloudy with possible rain. Hard to believe with the weather like this they're playing baseball in Minneapolis and Chicago in two weeks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 05:48 PM) That's exactly how I feel. I'll start worrying about the Cubs if and when all these prospects turn into quality major leaguers. Until then, they're all unknowns just like any other team's prospects. Why worry about them even then? I worry about one team - the White Sox. As a baseball fan, I would respect the Cubs organization if this plan they're trying to produce actually works over time. Until then, there are no guarantees it will work.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 05:55 PM) Where are you getting that forecast? I've been checking periodically highest I've seen was 51. 59 would be amazing. http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/chicago-i...eather/26466_pc

Sox lose 10-0. Anxiously awaiting news of Zach Stewart's release.

Warnings issued to both benches today. KC opening series. Send a message.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 04:17 PM) Jordan Danks on a role after his miserable start. 2 for 2 today .BA up to .333 . Yes. Before that game Friday, he looked brutal at the plate. It would be cool if he actually had an opportunity to outplay Wise for a spot, but I don't think it's going to happen.

I hope Zach Stewart gets released tonight. They don't need him--even at AAA.

Good to see Zach Stewart still sucks.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 02:21 PM) I'm so f***ing sick of this blind love for Theo Epstein and all things Cubs around here. Epstein's rebuilding process (i.e. purposely losing games) has done very little for the Cubs system. The Cubs #1 & #5 top prospects were both Jim Hendry draft picks, as is the majority of their system. Their #3 prospect was bought for $30 million, and unfortunately for them, the new CBA will not allow them to buy prospects like that anymore. Their #4 prospect was acquired in a trade, which was indirectly the result of another botched trade with Atlanta. That leaves their #2 prospect, who was the result of a high draft pick. This a prospect years away from contributing and even he was outperformed by the HS outfielder we were able to select later in the 1st round The point isn't that Epstein hasn't done things to help the Cubs. It's just that going the full rebuilding route hasn't had much impact yet. People need to stop pretending that Epstein is a miracle worker and realize what he is. A very smart, business savy leader who was able to leverage certain draft loopholes and financial advantages to give the Red Sox an edge. He's going to have to reinvent himself, because the new CBA isn't doing him any favors. I'm not saying that's not possible, but let's put away the jump to conclusions mats and not award the Cubs the 2016 World Series trophy just yet. Yeah, there's no guarantee what the Cubs are doing will get them what they're going for, which is sustained success. But if they go from 2015 to 2024 with 7 or 8 playoff appearances and a World Series win or two, Epstein and crew will deserve a lot of credit. Until then, it's just a rebuilding process that has no guarantee of working.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 01:54 PM) Agree. I bet Ranger likes it though, and I also bet he'll defend Robin's decision 100+ times this year during the pre and post shows. Dunn is batting 5th this year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 17, 2013 -> 12:28 PM) Kids are dumb. I certainly didnt know the difference between moderation and blackout drunk when I was 16 Yeah, me too. It just seems like that's the goal now. Drink until you pass out.

I don't blame the girl at all in all of this, but it seems like young people don't know how to drink. The goal shouldn't be to get black out drunk. Bad things happen. Cautionary tale.

Just for the hell of it, I checked the attendance of all the games played in Arizona yesterday--beautiful Saturday afternoon, deeper into spring training now... Rockies- 12,427 Giants- 11,738 Indians- 11,023 Rangers- 10,199 Cubs- 9,918 A's- 8,739 Padres- 8,526 Brewers- 6,083 White Sox- 5,547 I can see proximity being a factor for the Sox fan base making their way out to Arizona, but I feel like the Sox fan base is just eroding with time. It's a football city, and hardly anyone is going to use their "fun money" to go to Phoenix for exhibition baseball. And our Chicagoland retirees are more likely in Florida than Arizona--at least I think so. I've been out there once and drove down to Tucson when they trained there. It's a good time, but I guess it's a tough sell to get Sox fans out there for ST.

15 days away, but the opening day high temp is supposed to be 59. I'd take that.

Keppinger and Flowers are back in the lineup today. Sox leave Arizona 10 days from tonight. We're getting close. edit: I guess Flowers is going to hold off until Tuesday. Off day Monday.

Tyler Saladino-- human rain delay

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 16, 2013 -> 05:04 PM) Maybe he was working on a specific pitch He seemed to be trying to pitch inside a lot.

Not good results for Sale today, but he was close to 90 pitches. Two more spring starts.