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A broadcast of a game featuring Rodon that is ALSO Hawkless? Be still, my beating heart.

QUOTE (woods of ypres @ Mar 21, 2015 -> 10:48 AM) I'm over one too many states. QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 22, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) I'm over 4 At least you two aren't in the blackout zone, though. You can just shell out for EI/mlb.tv If you live in Quincy, Springfield, Decatur, Champaign, or Indy... you're screwed. There are dozens of games you'll miss out on entirely, with no legal way to watch. Having to shell out $130+ to watch games sucks, especially if you were used to catching a chunk of them on the superstation. But this way you can get the rest of the games, too. I'm sure you've been searching for an excuse to give the wife to subscribe. Plus, you don't have to listen to Hawk!

Anyone talking about locking up Garcia long-term now probably needs their head examined...unless you're talking five years $12m or something.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 19, 2015 -> 10:16 PM) I hope I can watch it on my TV at home. I live in an area where the Cardinals and Royals are blacked out even though I am 6+ hours away from KC but I have MLB Extra Innings now so I hope I can find it somewhere If you're in the blackout zone, Extra Innings won't help you.

Yeah, radio here. Directing the musical at my school and it opens that week. I'll miss most of the first week games, but planning to go to the first Sunday home game the day after our show closes.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2015 -> 12:29 PM) World Cup 2022 Final officially set for December 18, 2022. Well, at least we'll have a better variety of Thanksgiving football available to us that year.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 18, 2015 -> 08:05 AM) I would think the college baseball thread would be to discuss the sport of college baseball, and talk about individual players who might be in the 2015 draft should be confined to FutureSox. That's fair, but we still have a college baseball thread here and a college baseball thread in the Diamond Club.

Why even bother reading or publishing something like this when you have Jonah Keri's trade value rankings? http://grantland.com/features/2014-mlb-tra...ankings-part-2/

This is confusing. There is now college ball talk going on in this thread, the draft thread in FutureSox, as well as an NCAA thread in The Diamond Club.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 03:57 PM) Wow. You weren't kidding. That was excellent information. It really sums it up well. Before anyone posts about pitching again they should listen to that. Specifically about velocity. Mechanic can be a difficult topic unless you've really studied them. However, velocity should be easy to understand. Everyone should realize that any discussion of velocity at this time of the year is not only useless but detrimental. Pitchers should not be throwing at their max level now. This also exemplifies the problem with the current philosophy of pitching. Pitchers are now taught to go hard for six innings because it looks better in your analytics and you get more money as wins don't matter. Thus they throw harder more often instead of pacing themselves for longer outings. It's the same as hitters forgoing contact for power as that helps your OPS more. It really is a detriment to the pitcher's health. It's driven by the "new" way to look at pitching which in turn will make them more money. The pitchers are more effective for a shorter period of time but it also puts alot more stress on the arm. This is a must listen for every fan who wants to understand what is happening to pitching. Yes, the analytical-industrial complex is ruining the game.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Mar 15, 2015 -> 02:01 AM) Between Fulmer, Buehler, and Swanson, I think this board should be heavily invested in Vandy games. I just wish SEC Network would air more of their games.

Why are both LSU and Ole Miss wearing white pants? Is this normal in college ball? It's driving me crazy.

If this is the Rodon thread now... His next start is Wednesday the 11th. Meltonvision will be available.

I'm of two minds on this. On one hand, I definitely understand the love for hard tickets. I have a stash of hard tickets of sports and concerts going back to my first ever Sox game. I moved in August and it hasn't turned up, though I'm still crossing my fingers. When I go to a new park it's also nice to have a physical ticket to remember the trip. On the other hand, it's really convenient to print them off. I used mobile entry for a few games last year too; that was useful.

Plenty of pitching on the market this offseason; I'm not sweating it.

ILSTU

QUOTE (brett05 @ Mar 6, 2015 -> 08:02 AM) If healthy I have Avi closer to 25 bombs. I don't see it. Yes, he's still young, and seven homers last year was promising, but he's never shown that kind of power in the minors.

There's "cybermetrics" from Melton. EDIT: And another!

Meltonvision is very pixelated for me; the past few years it's been really good. Everyone, or just me?

He knows that local TV broadcasters don't call playoff games, right?

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=94702

QUOTE (lord chas @ Mar 4, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) I think changing the billboard sign facing the Dan Ryan to something that honors Minnie would be a classy touch I never see this because I come up 35th from the west, but I know they finally changed it from '05 to something honoring Frank, then changed it to something with Konerko. Is it still Konerko?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 4, 2015 -> 11:19 AM) I got one for five dollars at the end of year sale before Konerko was honored. Steal of the year for me. Whaaaaat. All I got the next day (Sunday) was the Alexei ASG one for like $20. Apparently all of the good ones were gone Saturday. I did get a Buehrle for $5 at the end of the 2012 season. I haven't worn it much but I'll break it out for the '05 weekend this year.

Think I'm going for a Quintana shirsey this year. Don't see enough of them around. I've got a dark gray Sale and an Alexei ASG one, but that's it (let's pretend the Beckham one I bought in early 2011 doesn't exist). I think Quintana's the guy.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) So does Jeff or Jose start? I'd guess Samardzija. Anything little you can give him here or there could make a difference when it comes to free agency.