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QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 10:47 AM) How could that be? Wtf are they doing using a different ball? Must be cheaper... Japanese league has had higher seams for years.

Ravelo just turned 20 this week.

It's easy to second guess Robin on this one. I mean, Santiago gives up 5 hits in the inning. Managers often don't like to take out the closer, even if he's getting hammered. Do or die syndrome. Cannot hurt the closer's feelings, so you leave him in there.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 01:19 AM) Brady Shoemaker making some noise down in WS. Yes. Sox have to do something with him, or he'll get picked up next offseason by someone.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 05:07 PM) It was a minor league deal. What didn't make any sense about it? waste of time, energy, money, good food.

7-2 on the road.

Ventura makes a difference, no doubt. Sometimes, you watch so many games for so long you forget how much a manager can add. Hope I'm saying this in 5 months.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 11:08 AM) dear god Viciedo that was pathetic I didn't know he was that bad in LF. Can't play him every day if that is typical. Even Dunn would have caught that one.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 9, 2012 -> 10:00 PM) Kuhn is just a hitting machine. Better than Beckham.

Ex-Sox pitcher Lucas Harrell had a great game Sunday vs Rockettes. 7 innings, 3 hits, no runs.

I don't understand why Brandon Kloess is still at B'ham. He pitched great last year, including an end of year stint at Charlotte. He desrvews a promo to AAA.

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 06:47 AM) I was at his 8 2/3 perfect game-and that ball was foul Really? Never heard that. I listened to the game on radio, still remember it well. Ed Fitzgerald got the hit, then Pierce struck out Albie Pearson to end the game.

We got Pierce in a trade with Tigers in 1949. We gave up a catcher named Aaron Robinson. Pierce weighed about 160 then and had a great fast ball. Al Lopez never pitched him in the 1959 World Series; that always miffed Pierce, but he got a chance in 1962 for the Giants in World Series and did well. Never understood Lopez, especially since he started Early Wynn in Game 6 on 2 days rest, and the Dodgers hit him hard. Series over. I met Wynn in the 1980's and mentioned that; he didn't get it either.

Juan Pierre made the Phillies' roster.

I noticed he is still on the Great Falls roster. Why would he not be promoted? Does anyone have any info on how he has performed this spring?

Luke Appling.....The guy could hit.

I like Hawk. Being a 'homer' is expected, however, if a home team player screws up, it should be noted. The announcers in Colorado are homers, much worse than Hawk. When Tulo gets thrown out at third by 10-20 feet stretching a double into a triple with no outs, the announcers here admire Tulo for his hustle. Maybe they are not allowed to criticize players.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 28, 2012 -> 08:24 AM) stone is ok, but he has 2 main problems. 1) he talks wayyy too much. You don't need to analyze every little thing that goes in the game. and 2) 90% of the stuff he decides to analyze, is like baseball 101. Now I know most that post on soxtalk have a baseball IQ above that of the average fan, so doesn't it seem to you guys like Stone is trying to teach baseball to a 2nd grader? I love Hawk. I am the complete opposite of almost every fan when it comes to announcers though. I loved Joe Morgan. Basically, I love old ball players who tell stories. Thats the type of stuff you can only really learn from those guys. I know everyone makes fun of Morgan for his "Al Oliver comment," but you know what? As dumb of a comment as it might have been (and it was dumb) if he hadn't said it, I probably wouldn't know who Al oliver is. Same thing with Hawk. Now of course I would know who Yaz is without hawk, but im not sure I'd know much about Tony conigliaro, or bert campernaris if it wasnt for hawk What was the Oliver comment?

Spring Training hasn't even started, and SI is giving credit to Walker for helping adjusst the swing of Braves' Jason Heyward.

Not a good move for Jordan Danks.

Just saw where Cespedes is ranked as Prospect # 20.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) Wonder how long it takes for a White Sox official to read this and call him? How does it help a player to tweet stuff like this? His brains are in his hips.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 8, 2012 -> 07:14 PM) Dunn's 2011 season doesn't mean it was the wrong move to make, it means it was a move that went wrong, and when evaluating a GM that needs to be taken into consideration. Baloney! No one else ever paid that much for that long to a DH, who was/is overweight, slow, can't play defense. Not to mention the #1 draft choice that we surrendered. When the deal with Dunn was made, there was much more that could go wrong than could go right, and it happened. Defending Kenny on this move is ridiculous.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 8, 2012 -> 10:23 AM) Funny, every report I've ever seen keeps saying more and more good things about him. And people are rating him pretty highly, certainly more than "barely above average". You are the first person I've seen say otherwise. No one is saying he's an A+ guy, or a future all-star, but he's got a lot of value. In any case, AA is always a big test, so this year will likely tell us a lot. Wasn't Saladino hurt early last year? Wrist injury? 2012 is big year for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2012 -> 02:21 PM) The irony is that is coming from someone named "Oldsox". Apparently not old enough to remember decades like the 60's/70's/80's or 90's, where we made two total playoff appearances and had zero world series appearances. I was there, buddy. My earliest Sox memories are in late 40's. Also familiar with Sox history well before that. Still, our GM has waaay too many bad acquisitions/trades on his resume', one of which is the Peavy deal, which is who this thread is about.