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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 7, 2012 -> 09:27 AM) This is only the first step towards continued expansion of the playoffs. We'll see more teams and more rounds, I am sure. I'm going to say this new format will stick for decades, not just years. I think players and teams both recognize that you can't just let every over-.500 team in the playoffs. What's great about the new format is that it gives hope to the teams straddling the .500 mark at the break that they can make a run at the final spot at the very least. Once they get the fans in the door for that chase, their work is done whether they win it or not. The one thing they could do is go to four divisions and 8 wild cards, and give the division winners a bye, but since the players are against sitting for 4-6 days, I just don't see it happening any time soon.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 6, 2012 -> 08:55 PM) What happens if teams 5-8 finish tied? I would hope there's a tie-breaker system where they seed them 5 through 8. Day after season ends--8 at 5; 7 at 6 Winners play the next day. Bring it on.

By my count, the Sox will be at 103 mil.

Humber - 530,000 Beckham - 520,000 Lillibridge and Sale - 500,000

Marlins facing "The U" tonight at the new park. Buehrle 3IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 k's Alex Fernandez, Jr. pitching for U of Miami. I feel so old.

Single for Mitchell. Sox lose 6-2 Danks vs Holland a month from today.

Walk and steal for Trayce Thompson. We need this guy to be a top 50 prospect a year from now.

Others scheduled to pitch: Omogrosso, Thornton, Veal, Petricka, Jones, and Carter

Maybe in four months.

De Aza, Beckham, Dunn, Viciedo, Fukudome, Flowers, Gallagher, Lillibridge, Escobar Danks starts. Pujols DHing, batting 3rd. Televised 1am on MLBN.

Dan Johnson with a long 2-run homer. 6-4 LA Final

Looks like Jordan Danks has filled out a little more. Not that it helps you make contact...

Molina--spit out the gum. Big league pitchers don't chew gum.

I'm glad Molina looks less than great. Don't want them getting any stupid ideas about him being in the bullpen. He'll be at AA this year, hopefully getting 27 starts.

James Looney Jeff Mantos Vici -AH-do Melton in mid-season form. Beckham garbage at-bats, but the Sox break camp 4 weeks from now. Plenty o' time.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 5, 2012 -> 10:40 AM) What time tomorrow is MLB Network showing the Sox? It's on delay, right? http://mlb.mlb.com/network/schedule/Spring_Games.jsp 3-5 LAD whitesox.com 2pm 3-6 LAA MLBN tape delay 1am on 3-7 (Pujols first home spring game) 3-7 Mil whitesox.com 2pm 3-9 Chi WGN 2pm 3-10 Tex whitesox.com 2pm 3-12 Oak whitesox.com 3pm 3-14 LAA whitesox.com 3pm 3-15 Cle MLBN tape delay 8am on 3-16 3-17 Sea whitesox.com 3pm 3-19 Cin whitesox.com 3pm 3-22 KC whitesox.com 3pm 3-23 ARZ CSN 9pm 3-25 SF CSN 3pm 3-26 LAD MLBN tape delay 1am on 3-27 3-27 Cle whitesox.com 3pm 3-28 SD whitesox.com 3pm 3-29 LAD CSN 3pm 3-31 Col whitesox.com 3pm 4-1 Cin CSN 3pm 4-2 Mil whitesox.com 2pm 4-3 @Hou CSN 7pm

Lineup tomorrow (on whitesox.com at 2pm): De Aza cf Pierzynski c Rios rf Konerko 1b Dunn dh Ramirez ss Viciedo lf Morel 3b Beckham 2b Humber p

Faces the Rays today. Any chance he comes back to the Sox in a month? edit: 2 shutout innings.

Ventura is leaning toward AJ 2nd, and Paulie 4th. Could be Rios batting 3rd. Hmmm. De Aza Pierzynski Rios Konerko Dunn Viciedo Ramirez Morel Beckham What do you think?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 3, 2012 -> 01:09 PM) Viciedo slam off Floyd The pitch was a slider, according to Floyd.

Mark Gonzales giving updates: https://twitter.com/#!/MDGonzales

QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 3, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) So if you win the second wild card do you get the same Shirt/Hat/Champagne celebration? Even if you only play in one game and get eliminated? Or does the winner of that game get to call themselves "Wild Card Champions"? I hope both wildcard teams don't do anything celebratory until they actually win the wildcard game. It should be viewed as 8 teams making the playoffs still, but 4 teams that didn't win their division have a second chance opportunity of making it.

A sneak peak at my season predictions shows the races for the 2nd wildcard will be good: AL East- NY 97-65 TB 91-71 Bos 89-73 Tor 83-79 AL Central- Det 93-69 Chi 86-76 AL West- LAA 94-68 Tex 92-70 Texas wins the 1st wildcard by one game over TB. 2nd Wildcard- TB 91-71 - Bos 89-73 2 Chi 86-76 5 Tor 83-79 8 NL East- Phi 94-68 Was 87-75 Atl 87-75 NL Central- Stl 93-69 Cin 89-72 Mil 86-76 NL West- Arz 92-70 SF 88-74 Col 86-76 Reds win the 1st wildcard 89-73 2nd Wildcard-- SF 88-74 - Was 87-75 1 Atl 87-75 1 Col 86-76 2 Mil 86-76 2 That would be an exciting scenario for the NL. Pray there isn't a 5-way tie.

Intrasquad lineups today: Team Konerko lineup: De Aza cf, Beckham 2b, Rios rf, PK dh, Ramirez ss, Flowers c, Gallagher 1b, McPherson 3b, Mitchell lf, Floyd p. Team Dunn lineup: Lillibridge ss, AJ c, Fukudome rf, Dunn dh, Morel 3b, Viciedo lf, Johnson 1b, Danks cf, Escobar 2b, Sale p

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 07:13 PM) They can't do a best of three. That would give the division winners at least 5 days off if the wildcard teams get a day break on either end. That isn't fair to the division winners. In my opinion, if teams get 4-5 days off, it's not a big deal. It's an excuse after those teams lose. Everybody cites the 07 Rockies that were hot going into the playoffs, but then had 5 days or something off going into the World Series. But look at the 05 White Sox. They had a bunch of time off. Garland pitched a complete game on 13 days rest. For some teams, 4 or 5 days off would give them time to heal, fresh bullpen, set the rotation any way they want. There would be positives.