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QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:36 PM) Flyers needs to bat 8th. Pathetic. Catcher is going to be a black hole this year. He is batting 8th. I think you meant 9th.

QUOTE (almagest @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:35 PM) 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? He needs his magic glasses back.

Why would you not throw Flowers a breaking ball?

Avi scores if that actually gets to the wall.

Damn, I thought that was going to gap Gordon and Cain.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) Avi stay in game? He's fine. It kind of just grazed him from what I saw in the side view. He also has an elbow pad.

He's got some padding there.

Our 3 and 4 hitters saw 2 pitches. :|

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) De Aza hit a home run I feel like Alejandro's going to bounce around from team to team looking good the first few years. Then he'll start being mediocre/bad while making a ton of mental mistakes. Eventually leading him to get traded. Then the process starts all over again.

First K of the year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) Man I hope he reads this thread for advice. ;-) Everyone would be a better player if they just read internet forums!

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:21 PM) Moustakas at 2 with Perez at 8 seems kinda weird... I don't understand why Moose is hitting second. Unless he breaks out this year, it makes no sense.

Gotta be more patient than that Jose.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:11 PM) well, it's been 11 years. Please David Robertson...don't be Billy Koch part II.

Just to be that guy...I don't think the Sox have had a ton of luck opening in KC. I still remember how we blew that opener in 2004 because our bullpen melted down.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) Damn Aoki killed the Sox last year. Butler killed us too. And the ultimate Sox killer, Melky, now plays for us. Now if only Bruce Chen can go to the NL or just stay down in the minors.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) That pitching is awful It's nothing to write home about, but they have a lot of hitting.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 09:13 AM) Who the hell is Melvin Upton?? BJ Upton changed his name so we would forget how bad he is at baseball? Maybe he wanted people to stop calling him Blow Job Upton.

I think 84 sounds about right.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) I can confidently say the following teams have no shot this season: - Braves - Phillies - Dbacks - Twins - Brewers - Rockies - Astros - Rangers I think the Brewers can be decent.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) This year's been a mess for Green. Supposedly Pep really likes him though and Bayern aren't worried about him. He'll almost assuredly go out on loan somewhere again next season though. It wouldn't be bad for him to play a year in the Netherlands honestly. Yedlin picked up a knock right after the move to England and Spurs want to take it slow with him. He may not make his debut until the fall. I like Zardes a lot too. He showed some nice flashes in their recent friendlies. I'm excited about Rubin. It'll be interesting how the U-20's look this summer in the World Cup. We need someone out of the Rubin, Agudelo, Green group to make a big stride in the next couple years. Maki Tall could be a dark horse for down the line as well if he commits to the US. Edit: And as far as youth soccer goes, I do pay a lot of attention to the YNTs and we have a really strong group of 15-19 year olds right now. Rubin, CCV, EPB, Hyndman, Pfeffer, Canouse, Flores, Novakovich, Gall, Gooch, Haji Wright, Barbir, Gallardo, Josh Perez, Xuxuh, etc...and a bunch of dual nats that could potentially play for us down the road: Zelalem obviously, the Scott brothers (English), Parker brothers (Germany), Tall (France, Ivory Coast), Robert Kenedy Nunes (Brazil). It really is exciting to see how many Americans are drawing interest from prominent clubs in Europe right now. We're probably the most athletic country in the world. We just don't have a good youth system to develop good players. I don't think I'm surprised European teams are looking at Americans for their youth clubs. You can't teach pace and physicality. But you can definitely teach dribbling, shooting, passing, etc.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Good call. And there's nothing wrong with that. Just the USMNT can't rely on that if they want to progress. Jozy as what he is, is a complementary piece capable of playing on the big stage, but they can't put him in a position where he is the one they primarily look to and rely on. For better or worse, he's still our best option at the moment IMO. If we're going to be decent at the 2018 WC, we're going to need to find a good forward to replace Dempsey. He'll be too old to be our best offensive player 3 years from now. If he is our best player up front by then, we're going to have some issues. I do like what Zardes did for the Galaxy last year. Now that Keane and Donovan are gone, he's their best attacking player. It'll be interesting to see how he progresses. Edit: apparently Keane's not leaving the Galaxy, I swear I read something that he was going to a few months back. He's a good mentor for Zardes.

Tanaka's done for the day already. I drafted him and Lester in my fantasy league. Not looking good...

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 01:29 PM) The funny thing is, I think he would have fit in perfectly in a spot like Tottenham. Getting service from Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli would have provided him a lot more chances. I think Emmanuel Adebayor a few season ago is what Jozy could have looked like if he figured it out and had a better cast around him. Similar size and skill-set as a striker.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 12:57 PM) Tanaka is getting hammered. Only throwing 88-90, so glad Sox lost that bid lol. He's basically trying to save his arm. I really don't understand the reasoning behind him not getting TJ. He's going to have to get it eventually. Why pitch through it? His stuff is still nasty, but without a 90+ fastball, he's not going to be dominant.