DirtySox

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 07:18 PM) thanks ump f***ing asshole .just what a young starter needs. I'm not usually one to complain about calls that could go either way, but that one was right down the middle.

Wow. That was a strikeout.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 7, 2013 -> 04:03 PM) I want the Sox to lose, but I also want the AL wildcard to get as close as possible. So I'm glad they won. I'm also happy the Reds just won too. The NL Central race could be great the last week. Word. There has been some great baseball to watch lately. Super excited for the playoffs. Work is sending me to the San Fran area around playoff time, hoping to catch an A's game while there.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Sep 7, 2013 -> 03:54 PM) Seriously? Root for your team and if they lose well, it doesn't really matter and were moving towards a better draft pick. These jeers aren't even funny anyways. Sorry, but I've been actively rooting for losses for a while now. It's not meant to be funny. Going to continue to do so with the 2nd overall pick now only 2 games out.

Yay!

Blah.

BPA all the way. Especially at the top.

Hooray! First MLB hit off CC is pretty cool.

Perfectly content rooting for losses and have been since it was evident that this team wasn't even close to sniffing the postseason. This organization and its farm system needs the best possible draft slot, the biggest possible draft pool, and largest international pool they can get.

Woo. Way to choke! Keep racking up those losses. You may win next year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2013 -> 05:13 PM) If I understand the new system, that would cost Boston a first round pick and barring a winning streak would cost us a 2nd round pick, so it's also possible we could have a shot at that. If the team doesn't have confidence in Phegley, snapping up McCann and another 1b whether it's Abreu or someone else could really turn this team around rapidly, if they can get their heads on straight or replace the manager with someone who can. You have it correct in that Boston would forfeit it's first round pick for signing McCann considering he will receive a qualifying offer from Atlanta. Boston will almost assuredly receive a compensatory pick if/when Ellsbury leaves as a free agent. Said pick is tacked on at the end of the first round though. I don't disagree that McCann and Abreu could be some nice pieces for a team that desperately needs some legitimate hitters. I'm just not optimistic that McCann ends up in Chicago even if Hahn wants him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2013 -> 04:16 PM) Do they believe it enough to run him out there again next year after his struggles this year when there's an all-star catcher sitting on the free agent market? McCann seems like a huge long shot to me. He's by far the prize of an awful catching market and will have plenty of suitors. I'd wager he will be snapped up quick by Boston and he's a perfect fit there.

This game is fun-bad so far. Dropped catch by Phegley, Dunn throwing the ball into center field. Not turning a routine Double Play. Good stuff.

This should be the gamethread. Axelrod just isn't very good. He's always been a fringy guy.

Nice. Keep on losing boys.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 09:24 PM) I'll be shocked if Sox don't sweep this series. With regards to draft pick slot, just have to hope for an awful road trip. Yep. Quite disappointing.

Blah. Get it together Houston.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 25, 2013 -> 08:00 AM) Law always liked Hawkins -- which is interesting, because he is very much like Avisail Garcia, who he doesn't like They aren't very similar actually.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 04:43 AM) ...and now within 4 games in the loss column for the 12th pick in the draft. Ugh.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 06:43 PM) Astros have played too "well" for the Sox to catch them. It's game on vs the Marlins to see who gets the 2nd spot. It's definitely a weird feeling hoping the Cubs win. I'm more worried about falling out of the top 3 then getting number 2 at this point.

Beck striking out people again in his second AA start. Sure hope he keeps it up.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 11:29 AM) I'd hate to see anyone block Andy Wilkins at this point, so a big no to this signing. This post is in jest, yes?

A much better alternative to Choo/McCann etc that probably aren't realistic targets anyways. If you are going to drop some cash, do it for a guy who is in his prime who fits an immediate need. Even if there is an acclimation period, you would pencil him into the core of the White Sox when they are hoping to contend in 2015+. Go for it.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 11, 2013 -> 10:37 PM) This^ is the major point. The team is bad, and we have no choice but to eat it for a while to rebuild a core. Fortunately, it doesn't look like it's going to take more than a season or two, but if we refuse to suck it up, we're just going to be middling pretenders in the mean time and push the real window out even further. Ding ding ding. I'm starting to glaze over the posts suggesting we sign McCann/Ellsbury/Choo. It's not going to happen. If the Sox chase anyone it will be a tier below the names previously mentioned. They will likely make some inoffensive, smart, feasible, short-term signings on players who have a chance to help and can be flipped at the deadline for something of value. This would expedite the rebuilding process in a sense and possibly add a player or two to the core if they get lucky.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 01:41 AM) God I'm tired of people calling Carlos Rodon "Rondon." Seconded.