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QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 09:52 PM) I did vote for Oz but only after 2 others did. Not lying. The reason I did is I think we have no face of the franchise. That's not necessarily a bad thing. In the city of chicago itself, I'd say the face of the franchise is Paulie obviously. For sure. AJ prolly a distant second. But nationally? Nobody cares about this team or Konerko. It's still Ozzie. But again ... who cares? Let's win. ...

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...77755&st=75 Looks like it was the firing Oney that set Ibis off. Though I swear I remember her being furious about Freddy.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 10:12 AM) Palehose 12 http://www.palehose12.com/ Palehose is back!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:55 AM) Frank Isola@FisolaNYDN Dwight now denying he asked for Stan to be fired. Asked reporters to give up their source. Hey genius, the source is Stan Dwight is a goddamn idiot.

QUOTE (shakes @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) Cowley, Guillen, and his sons can all suck it. Just go away. Cowley is just butt hurt that he has no more sources in Chicago baseball. He may have to leave his house now to produce a story. I feel bad for Ibis Guillen. She has always seemed like a nice person. I can't imagine dealing with that whole family. Ibis started it all...? (b****ed out KW in the parking lot for trading Freddy)

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 09:02 PM) Not too impressed with this park. I hope the other Florida team gets to move into that proposed sail concept stadium that has been floating around for a few years now. I'm always sad that wasn't built. That would have been gorgeous. Marlins could have done great. The base part of the Stadium is great. Then you get the HR feature, the nightclub, the lime green walls, the orange bowl memorial.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 10:29 PM) I totally see what Cowley did here. Translation:

Dear Joe, Seriously. f*** off.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 05:59 PM) just in general, during player intros when he went out and slapped everyones hands - makes me hate the marlins much less Makes me hate them more because I miss him.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 12:21 AM) So my HS buddy from back home threw back-to-back no-hitters last year. Well since then, not only was he named the best pitcher in Indiana, but yesterday he threw a TRULY perfect game. Perfect game with ALL STRIKEOUTS. The only other person I have heard about doing that? Clayton Kershaw. Just sayin'. Unless they were all strikes, no. A ball is unacceptable.

Who the f*** voted Ozzie? Why the f*** is he on there?

That has us 2nd in the Central.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 10:48 PM) I've been in it just about every day for the last uh.. year or more. Guess I scare people off. I'd be in if it wasn't blocked. Any new type of chat would be lovely.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 08:08 PM) Morel officially your number 2 hitter in the lineup. I like.

My school blocks the Chatroom.

They removed GSH and moved the numbers on top of the shoulders for the Bears. Don't like the change. Edit: Nevermind, GSH is still there.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 01:08 PM) And of that crowd... Axelrod is the only one I think has a legit shot to make it as a stater. Leesman, I would have said a year or two ago, but he just doesn't seem to have it anymore. Doyle maybe has a shot as a reliever. Davis and Heath are filler. Molina and Castro will likely be up pretty quick to AAA. I still would have like Santiago and Stewart starting in AAA. If Infante hadn't gotten injured, he could be in Chicago instead of Stewart and...I dunno for Santiago.] But a AAA rotation of Molina, Castro, Axelrod, Stewart, Santiago would have been really, really nice to watch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 10:26 AM) So yeah, he's probably "Biting the bullet" so that the MVP can stay on the bench. Yeah, he's shown he can ball in Rose's place, it's just he's got the plethora of injuries hurting his game.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 12:17 PM) "They're getting paid a lot of money to perform," Guillen said. "If they cannot play, somebody will play. They make the lineup. I write it down, and [bench coach] Joey Cora prints it. That's what we do here. If you play good, you make the lineup. If you do not play good, somebody will make the lineup. We'll put in somebody else. This is not an easy job." Brent Morel says: "WTF"

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 3, 2012 -> 01:22 AM) I mean Matt's is a bit big, I guess I don't stare at enough to find it nice?

Kenny builds some nice ass bullpens.

Dylan Axelrod Position: Pitcher Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb. Born: July 30, 1985 in Santa Barbara, CA (Age 26) High School: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) School: University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA) Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 30th round of the 2007 amateur draft. Signed June 26, 2007. 2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible Service Time (01/2012): 0.024 OVERVIEW Dylan Axelrod was originally a Padres prospect, spending part of his first three years of professional baseball in their system. Used exclusively as a reliever, he put up bloated ERAs over 5 in A+ ball. In 2009 he was cut by the Padres and signed on with Chicago's independent Windy City Thunderbolts, where his 2.21 ERA attracted the attention of the White Sox. He was signed to A Kannapolis. Transitioning to a starter, Axelrod put up numerous sub-3 ERAs in the Sox System, with his highlights being a 1.99 ERA at A+ Winston-Salem and 2.27 at AAA Charlotte last year. He made his major league debut against the Minnesota Twins last year in relief and his first start was Sept. 14th against the Detroit Tigers, where Axelrod struck out eight Detroit batters in six innings while giving up two runs in the no decision. In 18 MLB innings last year, his ERA was 2.89. HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE Axelrod had a 13-1 record his senior year at Santa Barbara High School, where he was named team MVP. He went undrafted after high school and pitched at Santa Barbara City College where he recorded 117 strikeouts as a starter. He then transferred to UC Irvine and was used a reliever, where in his two ears he went 6-4 with a 3.96 ERA. MINORS Axelrod bounced around before being picked up by the Sox. After being drafted in the 30th round (927th overall) by the Padres, he put up an ERA of 5.29 at A+ Lake Elsinore in 2008. The next year, he had a 4.50 ERA before being cut and getting picked up by the independent Windy City Thunderbolts. After being used as a starter by the White Sox, he became a Southern League All-Star in 2011, going 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA. Last year at AAA Charlotte he was 6-1 with an ERA of 2.27 in 15 starts before being promoted to the big league roster. MAJORS Axelrod was called up to the Major League roster on Sept. 5, 2011 when Tony Pena went on the DL. Pitching against Minnesota, Detroit, Cleveland, and Toronto, Axelrod went 2-2 with a 2.89 ERA in 18.2 innings. STUFF Axelrod throws a fastball 51% of the time, with the FB topping out at 89.4 MPH. He throws an 82.2 MPH slider as his best pitch, 41% of the time. From Seedlings to Stars:

I like it.

I don't like Self or Tyshawn Taylor, so go Unibrow and the asshole.

Maybe they're gonna have him work with Coop and take the Sale route to starting in the future?