Chicago White Sox

For some reason I get way too nervous when our team tries to bunt.

Oh this is awesome. Don't f*** this up De Aza!

Nice work Kep!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 24, 2013 -> 09:58 PM) Let's get a DP here somehow. Awesome!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2013 -> 10:01 PM) Righties are batting .400 against Thornton this year, lefties at .172. It makes sense to bring him in for 4 straight righties. Welcome to the Ozzie Gui...I mean Robin Ventura school of managing. No stats/splits necessary.

Man, Thornton is da bomb right now.

Let's get a DP here somehow.

God I hate Thornton.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 24, 2013 -> 08:12 PM) Possibly 6 back of the Tigers after tonight and DET still has two more games to beat up MINN. A week or so ago, thought 8 games the danger zone (especially with CLE still far ahead of us)...but that 8-10 game parameter spells trouble, especially when considering we'd have to make the case for beating DET head-to-head. Too bad Sanchez didn't end up with the Cubs...he's 8th in the league in K's and everyone forgets both him and Fister with how much attention Verlander and Scherzer get. Did you forget we're playing the Marlins two more times and then the Cubs?

We'll score some runs the third time through the lineup. Just need Danks to hold them to two runs.

f*** a Cub. I want all 4 games.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 22, 2013 -> 06:14 PM) Sale stubs his toe and he skips a start. Sox are very cautious with this guy. Don't you think we should be a little extra cautious with our young ace who is signed to a below-market long-term deal?

I know Rienzo has been struggling this year, but he's shown some improvement in his last couple of starts. IMO, he's got reliever written all over him and I honestly think he'll be called up at some point this season to fill a bullpen role. Given that several of our starters are struggling to go deep into games, I think you could make an argument that Rienzo makes more sense than Omogrosso right now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2013 -> 11:28 PM) Santos Rodriguez with a nice performance. He's going to be looked to as a replacement for Thornton (IF IF IF) he can improve his control. We'll see what Don Cooper can do with him or Olacio. Rodriguez is an interesting guy. Feels like he's been around forever and really not much has changed over the years. Still great stuff, poor control. I believe he's in his first option year and he's only 25, so we still have some time with him. However, he seems like a guy who may benefit significantly from working with Cooper in the majors. I wouldn't mind them calling him up when rosters expand and getting him some innings with Cooper this year. As bad as Matt Thornton has been at times recently, he won't be easily replaced and Rodriguez definitely seems like one of the better in-house options.

I've got to be honest, I'm literally blown away by how stupid some people are. Why on earth would you stick around the area when two bloodied psychopaths have just butchered someone in the middle of the street? Hell, one woman actually walks right past the guy with the cleaver while he's giving that interview.

Flowers is out of options right?

Fluff piece courtesy of Scott Merkin: http://m.mlb.com/cws/news/article/2013052248335946/ One takeaway is a Hahn quote stating that switching to Phegley could have unintended consequences for the pitching staff. I could see some risk involved, especially if Phegley is considered a poor game caller. Having a full spring training to work with pitchers would obviously be more ideal, but at some point you have to roll the dice IF Flowers continues to struggle and IF you're still in the playoff hunt later in the season. For now, I think you keep rolling with Flowers and hope he can show some improvement soon.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 23, 2013 -> 12:13 PM) MLB is littered with relievers who are one year wonders. If Nate Jones were anything more we would have see it before he was 26. He may have a 2-3 year run when he's 30, but do you want to keep him on the roster until then? What are you talking about? Nate was a pretty good pitcher in the minors from 2009 to 2011. Then he was pretty awesome for us last year. Just because he took a little longer to figure things out doesn't mean he never showed anything. He was drafted as a project. No one should have expected him to reach the majors before age 25/26. Not sure what your angle is here with the age factor.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ May 22, 2013 -> 06:01 PM) My thoughts on this are that they are probably going to have an activation code on the game. This code will be locked to your gamer id. If you are to trade the game in, you would have to release the game from your id and it would not play on your system anymore. On gamestop's end, they would just not accept any game that did not have a unlocked activation code. This would work out for everybody. Gamestop would stay in business, consumers would still be able to buy used games without paying extra. Whether this is how they are doing it, I have no idea, but if I worked for Microsoft this would be my suggestion. Do you work for GameStop or something? Your idea makes NO sense for Microsoft. They want to increase new game sales, which is how console makers make most of their money. Game developers, including Microsoft, hate used games because it's money they believe should go to them. I apologize if I'm overlooking something you said, but all your idea does is possibly increase used game sales for GameStop.

So the first three runners reach base and yet we score no runs. Welcome to White Sox baseball.

Not sure how much it really matters, but it's still nice to see Charlotte fall to 4th.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2013 -> 09:54 PM) IIRC, Gio and Fields would have been included. I thought it was Danks, but it definitely could have been Gio.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2013 -> 09:52 PM) What was the Sox offer? I believe John Danks was one of the main pieces. Forgot the other prospects though.

No leadoff walk please.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 21, 2013 -> 09:49 PM) Wasn't miller the main piece in the Cabrera trade, that didn't work too well for the fish. Him and Maybin. Should have taken the Sox's offer in hindsight, but Miller & Maybin were big time prospects back in the day.