Chicago White Sox

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 8, 2013 -> 09:29 AM) The team has one playoff win since 2006. They haven't been putting out a good product of late and they've made a decent buck doing so. Then why do you keep your season tickets? If the product has been so bad the last six years, I'm sure there are a lot better things you could do with your money.

http://www.southsidesox.com/2013/4/8/41958...against-indians

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 10:57 AM) A world draft is a horrible idea and just another way MLB is screwing up internationally. The new CBA is awful. Why?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 10:19 AM) http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php Happy with the lineup today. Give Keppinger a day off and see if Gillaspie can provide a spark for a second day in a row.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 11:55 AM) FWIW, DJ said on last night's radio broadcast that, this spring, De Aza requested a shift to left field when Wise came in to sub. Sounds like De Aza still just isn't comfortable in center, which is not a good sign. Yeah, not a good sign at all. He doesn't project well at a corner, so he should just suck it up and do the best he can. On an unrelated note, I hate Keppinger batting 5th. Makes no sense at all. Why is Paulie out of the lineup in the first place?

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 6, 2013 -> 07:34 AM) The handling of the bullpen is bad already. Jones in the opener and why no reed last night? Because we were running out of arms. You only had Reed, Thornton, & Santiago left. And let's be honest, Santiago pitched 3 innings the day before and may be needed today if Axelrod pisses himself. That leaves you with two relievers for an open-ended game, one who is your closer. You had to get multiple out of Jones at that poin in the game plus he looked absolutely nasty in the 9th. I 100% support Robin's decision. Also, we had 12.1 innings of scoreless relief coming into the 10th inning. That's f***ing amazing and an early positive to take away, since most of these giys are doing it with plus stuff and not skoke and mirros. However, our bullpen was bound to give up some runs and last night was when it finally happened. I know it's a tough way to lose, but it's hard to get mad at Jones. He did what was asked of him in the 9th and ideally wouldn't have been there in the 10th if we had more guys a available.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 5, 2013 -> 10:56 PM) Can't really blame him . Had to take the 1st pitch with the pitcher wild . 2nd pitch was aced outside corner. Agree. Got give the pitcher some credit for that at-bat.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 5, 2013 -> 10:55 PM) Yeah with our number 5. This game would have been nice. The only good news is that the winds are supposed to be crazy tomorrow, so hopefully that adds a bit of a wildcard into the equation.

I give them credit for battling back in the 10th. Unfortunately, the 2nd run Nate gave up was a killer.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 5, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) But he's been worse than Morel with the bat which is a problem No doubt about it, but still just 4 games. Great AB Rios.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 5, 2013 -> 10:37 PM) He's been amazing so far. He's been solid defensively at least.

Kepp needs to get on base right now. No more f***ing around.

Well now we're f***ed. Would have been nice to steal a win tonight with Felix on the mound tomorrow.

Let's get out of this without any more damage and then it's up to the heart of the lineup to do something.

At least he hit the ball hard, tough to be upset about that.

Well done Rios. Come on Dunn, let's do something here.

Wow, looks like they finally moved Petricka to the bullpen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 5, 2013 -> 09:16 PM) Viciedo still showing a lot of the same weaknesses against RHP so far this year. They're going to have to find a way to get more lefties in this lineup. I probably haven't been paying attention, but I haven't noticed the leg kick today.

Let's score some f***ing runs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 12:15 PM) Ozzie Guillen would have had 3 backups playing today. Ventura has no one shuffled out, and last year that may have helped burn the team out. Can't there be a happy medium? Come on Balta, the guys just had an off-day on Tuesday and it's the third game of. the season. Do you really think Ventura needs to give them a breather right now? I'm ecstatic that Ventura is leaving all the regulars in today. As you said, Ozzie would have had 3 backups in today. Let the regulars get into a rhythem early on and go for the sweep. I'll take the chance at some early momentum instead of worrying about a guy burning out after playing 3 games in 4 days.

QUOTE (CWSpalehoseCWS @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 09:00 PM) 1B Randy Ruiz, OF Cyle Hankerd, OF Darian Sandford were released according to BA if anyone was wondering. Still leaves a log jam of players in Charlotte. Isn't weird they haven't released the roster and the first game is tomorrow? Maybe they have to cut some people?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 06:25 PM) Not coaches. Only college coaches. There were Chicago area high school coaches with scandals recently. He doesn't mention it. But take a college coach and he's all over it. I'm not excusing any of the behavior. He is not wrong. But he has an agenda and he rides ad nauseum. I don't listen often but it's the same thing over and over again. What exactly did Coach K do to him when he was at Duke? I've heard Bernstein rip him before, but I've never heard the details.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) His rant isn't as much about Steve Alford, because if it was, he wouldn't have ignored it the entire time Alford was at NM, it's about getting Dan Berstein's name in the paper, on the internet, and on TV. I really don't like Bernstein, but I don't think that's the case. He just goes over the top when he's passionate about something. It's pretty clear he hates Alford and to his credit, he did have Alford on his show years ago and called him out on the air about the incident.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 09:06 PM) It does seem odd to me, some of the older guys not being pushed. Shoemaker in W-S? Haddow? Smith? I personally think all three have talent, and have a shot at being something of value maybe. But with guys like that, fringey prospects too old for level, I really believe you need to push them up and see what happens. Yeah, it seems like a lot of the older, less toolsy players aren't being pushed fast enough. Why not be aggressive with these guys and see what if one of them can rise to the challenge? I know most of these guys are simply organizational filler, but sometimes a guy can play above his physical abilities and become a quality baseball player. Unfortunately, you're not going to find out anything about a player if you keep him in rookie ball or low A until he's 25.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 2, 2013 -> 06:44 PM) Bernstein is right to dislike Alford and think he is a scumbag, but Bernstein needs to get off his soapbox with this holier than thou routine. Once Bernstein latches on to an issue, he doesn't let it go. It's over the top and it's annoying, but it's his schtick. Perhaps Bernstein wants to be more than just an afternoon talk show host and this is his beginning into that with his column and relentlessness. So true. The Penn State ranting was almost unbearable at times. He basically called anyone that went to Penn State an idiot regardless of how they may have actually felt about the whole scandal. That's just how Bernstein rolls though. He simply knows better than everyone.