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Next thing ya know is that Robin will tell us that he expects a big year out of Dunn in 2014.

QUOTE (wallyburger @ Sep 27, 2013 -> 04:30 PM) I am sensing he is too classy to do a never ending Mariano Rivera tour of the league farewell. Glad you said that. I think Mariano was way over the top in his bye bye tour, as was the media. It got to be really nauseating, not that he wasn't a great pitcher. I thought Helton handled his retirement perfectly

QUOTE (balfanman @ Sep 23, 2013 -> 01:34 PM) Thank you for the information. I for one really appreciate all of the work you guys do! Ditto.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Sep 26, 2013 -> 09:05 PM) Sox view him a starter but many scouts don't believe he can use at motion and be a starter. How the Sox view him is irrelevant. Why irrelevant?

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Sep 26, 2013 -> 03:33 AM) I don't think AJ was ever that blatant. I think Gomez & McCann both come off as assholes there. Gomez was waaay out of line. I hope they throw the book at him. No excuse for that behavior. He should get into professional wrestling.

I just reviewed the 40 man roster, and I counted 14 spots that could/should be open this off season, not counting those on 60 man DL, like Floyd. Lots of changes will be happening.

Just before Giambi hit it out, I was about to mention that Reed looks a lot heavier than he did at beginning of season. Does anyone else notice that?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 24, 2013 -> 08:34 PM) At which point they file a grievance against the team and a lawsuit and the GM gets fired and no one ever signs with the white sox again for mistreating their players. I appreciate the free legal interpretation. Has there ever been a grievance filed for something like this? I can't recall any such instance. If so, put him on the DL in April, then release him. No grievance, mistreatment, etc. Then we can sign other players. Or just release him. I have no idea why Robin is DHing him tonight.

Who signed Keppinger, Hahn or Kenny?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 24, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) They have money to burn, he can't be on the team next year. Throw your paying customer a bone and end this thing. Agreed. Just put him on the DL and leave him there. Sox should have sent him to the same Doc that is operating on Keppinger.

The Rookie teams in Florida often play in the morning.

I wish I knew if Sox have hit bottom yet. Miami probably has. Houston? Probably not. Cubs? I hope not. SI might have been over the top on the farm system, since Sox had several positive surprises this year (Semian, the Johnson boys. Beck, Goldberg, etc). Who's to say that a couple more might rise from the ashes in 2014. I wish the author would have put more blame on KW, but after re-reading it, he didn't have to. It's obvious. Konerko? I think he should retire. Dunn? That is one of Hahn's dilemmas -- what to do with him, but I hope he is gone, too. I would rather have Andy Wilkins at first base next year.

Why does Robin even put Dunn in the lineup? He looks disinterested, not that I blame him.

Teams take longer between innings. Adds up. Gotta have those commercials.

His BA is sinking fast. Down to .264.. What happened? Now looks like the .300 - hitting Gordo that we saw recently is just a figment of our newton. My question is what value an arbitrator will put on Beckham, because I don't see the Sox volunteering tp pay what they would have had he kept hitting. That said, if his slump continues, they will probably keep playing him. This year end slump has to cost him a lot of money.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 06:16 PM) NO one is picking him in the Rule V draft. Let's re-visit this after the Rule V Draft. You might be right, but I see a lot of bad relief pitching every year. Guys who are afraid to throw strikes, etc. I can give you several examples on the Rockies' staff. (Corpus, Lopez, Oswalt). Kussmaul has been solid every year untill he went on the DL a few months ago. Not that this makes a big difference in the grand scheme of things.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 09:02 AM) 27 year old RH reliever repeating AA 2nd full year? Highly doubt it. I will say I am a bit puzzled he wasn't in AAA this year, but he's got marginal stuff. Not worth the slot, IMO. But, he gets hitters out. I bet someone picks him up if not protected. We'll see.

Another decent outing by B'ham RP Ryan Kussmaul, after a lengthy stay on DL. Never did hear what the problem was. Northsider, do you think Sox will protect him?

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 10, 2013 -> 09:09 PM) http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20130910 Great Falls may be done tonight. Engel had a good game and season. Can't remember when a young sox prospect had such a good year starting off. 21 yrs old, great stats, including 31 SB's. Who else was this good in year one? Anthony Webster comes to mind, but I can't remember his stats. Makes me wonder how Engel slipped to the 19th round.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 10:19 PM) When, then? Mid season next year? Same question for Thompson and Walker, North Sider. How long?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 09:56 PM) Sure looks that way right now. That is not the same as saying he's a bust, or that he is a bust first and maybe a prospect later. That's just silly. He may be a bust - lots of draft picks are, even 1st rounders. Still way, way early to say that on Hawkins though. When, then? Mid season next year?

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 04:30 PM) Scioscia is signed through 2018, but Jon Morosi of FOXSPORTS is reporting that either Scioscia or Dipoto & possibly even BOTH may be out after this season. Scioscia is only 54 & we all know he is one heck of a manager. Now whether or not we can be contenders next season all determines on how/what we spend on in this off season. If RV doesn't want to continue should Scioscia be #1 on the Sox list or would you like to go a different route? 2018?? Is that a typo? That's crazy to sign any manger for that long, proving once again that GM's continue redefining the word stupid.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 06:18 AM) Why wouldn't he be? 1. Two years at Bristol. 2. Not playing much. 3. Low BA. 4. Other young catchers are playing as much/more.

1. Pls give your opinion of David Putnam at Kanny/. He's been lights out lately. 2. Balta: Is Sammy Ayala still a prospect?

Stupid is as stupid does.