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QUOTE (onedude @ Jun 14, 2015 -> 03:15 AM) Saw it. Only thing I see is he knows the parentage of Jon. What else would he be there for During a finally? Or maybe he's a white walker/other/coldhands/wight? Or maybe it was a BS preview... Yeah, the parentage angle would make some sense. Still still seams like it would take a lot of time to reintroduce Benjen, him have dialogue with Jon about his parentage, & "For the watch"' happen. This doesn't include any other Castle Black storylines he may be involved in with Sam & Davos. Pretty much every major story line should making an appearance tonight. Cersei's walk of shame (and introduction of Robert Strong), update on the Tyrells & possible release from jail, Arya's hit on Meryn Trant, Dany & Dragon's eventual landing (Red Waste perhaps), the other Mereen characters doing something, Sansa & Theon's escape, Stannis' march onto Winterfall, the other characters at Wintefell (Boltons & Brienne/Pod) doing something. Hell, if the preview is to be believed, then even Doran and/or Ellaria will be in it as well. And this assumes nothing for Varys or Little Finger, which are definite possibilities. I really don't know how they'll have time to cover all their existing storylines and also do this Benjen angle. Regardless, this is shaping up to be one of the best episodes in show history. And from the looks of it, we'lll definitely have some spoiler material.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 09:50 PM) Neither did Micah. He should have gotten 1/2 a year or more in AAA first. Alas we pretended we had a good enough roster that "rushed rookie 2b" wouldn't be a major issue. Once we decided to make him the opening day 2B, we should have stuck with him longer than six weeks. His defense sucked but would have likely gotten better as the season progressed. Growing pains are simply part of the game. Unfortunately, we needed a scapegoat for the team's overall poor defense & fundamentals and decided the rookie 2B was the best candidate. Now we have to endure a guy with sub a .400 OPS, simply because "fix the defense" was our short-term goal at the time.

Not sure if it's legit, but there's a "Previously On" floating around for episode 10 and it contains a Benjen Stark flashback, which is even more interesting since the actor had been listed on IMDB's cast list for this episode. If this is real and they're actually bringing him back in some capacity (alive or White Walker) rather than just having a dialogue about him, then we're talking serious book spoilers.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 07:45 PM) Micah is 3-3 with a BB. His BA is ~.100 points higher than Sanchez's OBP in the majors. He should have never been sent down IMO. Hopefully he gets another shot with us soon, because Sanchez does not look like an everyday player.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 08:59 AM) re - Shark, based on his performance this yr, there is no way i would sign him, unless he comes in at 15 mil. a yr. to max the rtn, esp for a major league ready cat and or 3b, some one like Q is going to be needed to be traded. btw, i am not advocating this to be done, i am pointing out what will be needed to get it done. Quintana is one of the most valuable players is baseball. Unless we're acquiring a star C or 3B under an equally affordable deal, Jose won't be the the chip we'll need to move. IMO, a package of Danish/Montas, Hawkins, & say Jordan Guerrero would be incredibly attractive to a lot of teams in this day and age. A package like that should be able to land us a very nice upgrade at C or 3B with multiple years of team control.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 08:13 AM) You are assuming they can afford to sign Shark then. But again, if you don't trade pitching , how wll you upgrade the offense. If this pitching staff/bullpen finishes .500 or less, unless the Sox spend on signing Shark plus a few FA position players, you will be in the same position next year. I am not sure you are going to see the payroll take another big jump next year if this team does not make the playoffs. We'll have to dive into our minor league system to upgrade the offense. Let's say you can resign Shark to a 5 year extension, you'd essentially have him, Sale, Quintana, & Rodon until control for the next four years (five or more for everyone but Sale). All we would really need is a #5 starter for the foreseeable future, plus some depth in case of injury. Between Danks, Erik Johnson, Beck, and maybe even Junior Guerra we should be able to have that spot covered for 2016. With Fulmer likely to be a fast mover, AA prospects like Danish & Montas become very tradable assets right now. One of them combined with one of our better position prospects (anyone not named Anderson) and a solid secondary arm might be able to land you a nice upgrade at C or 3B with multiple years of team control.

I think I hate Tyler Flowers more than any player in White Sox history. That includes Jaime Navarro, Scott Linebrink, Mark Teahan, Will Cordero, & Brett Myers.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 09:16 PM) Why did they just let the two worst hitters on the team bat? One of them should have sat down for Soto. Maybe the problem isn't Robin, but his clown of a bench coach. Not pinch-hitting for either guy is ridiculous.

This team is not a playoff caliber team until they do something about the #8/#9 spots in the lineup.

Why the f*** is Flowers batting here????

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:54 PM) This is the Sox anything is possible. Danks starts every 5th day! Danks makes $15M/year. The money alone gives you a reason to trot him out there every 5 days and hope he does enough that some team will take him off your hands at a few million a year. F Flowers can be cut at any point without any ramifications.

Alright boys, need to get two more right here. Starts with you Avi.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:51 PM) Hope that is the case, but do not be shocked If it is the status quo at Catcher in 2016. There is absolutely no chance Flowers is the planned starter going into 2016.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) He is the only one playing great defense this year, so it's deserved. I applaud his defense, but Hawk is so ridiculous about anything Gordon does that it makes me like him a little less.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:47 PM) Flowers is going to survive this season, but they need to replace him after this year, and have a fresh spring training with a new guy next year. Honestly, I think if Hahn can acquire a starting catcher he'll keep Soto as the backup over Flowers.

Now that's a double play!! But Hawk almost takes out all the enjoyment with his constant Gordon dick-sucking.

The problem now is we've already given up 1 and don't have a f***ing out.

I'm sorry, but DFA this f*** as soon as the game is over. Tyler Flowers is a complete f***ing joke.

At least we're back in this game.

Motherf***ing Abreu!?!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) Needed a hit there Alexei I was expecting a K so I can't complain.

Really need Jose to get Eaton in here.

Come on Alexei, we need to get two this inning.

Call me crazy, but I'd rather have him on our bench right now than Bonifacio.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 09:52 PM) I've seen it done when I was with the Marlins. I think it was Dombrowski's relative. I'm not saying it's necessarily going to happen but I've seen before. And we did this with Ozzie's kid (eventually moved to the AV department), but at least he was a marginally capable baseball player. This situation is no different than when we drafted Schueler's daughter, although she was probably a better athlete than Reinsdorf's grandson.