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In case there's any doubt, Dodgers fans hate Juan Uribe http://emojuanuribe.com/

The good news is that if the Sox non-tender Beckham in the next few seasons, Keppinger can slide over to 2b. I agree with the other posts saying Sox should sign a lefthanded hitting 3B to platoon. Mark Teahen is available.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) Agree. I'm just an antsy Nancy. Me too. As a Sox fan, I am bored out of my mind right now. There aren't even rumors about the Sox. Usually there's at least a "Sox want so-and-so" and maybe a "Team X called the Sox about so-and-so" Maybe Hahn is better at flying under the radar than KennyGM ever was. *shrug*

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 09:41 AM) If Tyler Flowers is the starting catcher, the Sox just have to find a LH hitting backup, I don't care how they do it. Brian Schnieder? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schnebr01.shtml He's a free agent, but was hinting at retirement. ANy available backup C that hits lefthanded likely wont be any better against RHP than Flowers, if they are any good at all. So might as well he a righthanded hitting C that can hit decently against RHP *shrug*

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) If the Dodgers are in, the Sox don't have a chance. I dont know about that. AJ Ellis is pretty good. I can't imagine he sits 140 games so AJ can start. If anything it would be a 50/50 split on playing time, and AJ's ego won't let that happen.

Maybe we can retitle the thread to "Catcher Catch-All Thread"

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 16, 2012 -> 01:13 PM) How could he possibly know Melky would have gotten 4 yrs/$56M? He was on pace for an MVP-type season.... at a realtively young age at a premium position. Plus it doesnt hurt that Bowden is a former GM.

If AJ didn't file for Free Agency, what would happen? Would he remain Sox property and be subject to arbitration? If the Sox didn't want him, would they then just release him, since they have no contractual obligation?

Yes! So..... I'm 35 years old. I've smoked for seemingly my entire adult life. I started smoking when I was 13, a few here and a few there. Mortal Kombat with my fellow metalhead brethren at the local bowling alley. No big deal. Then came college and later, professional life. Stress. Bills. And a new coping system. I was never a heavy smoker, maybe a pack or two a day depending on where I was and what I was doing. But my habit still kept me from doing things I wanted to do - like play pickup basketball with friends, exercise outdoors and other generally physical things that "normal" people do. Living in the south affords me certain opportunities I did not have in Chicago. I could take advantage of a few, but not all. Because I smoked and couldn't... breathe. When my wife gave birth to our son, I decided to give it a shot. Part for him, part for me. I was going to quit smoking. The rising costs of such habits also contributed to my decision. So off I went. It sucked. First, I tried cold turkey. It was an invariable disaster. I was truly horrible to be around. I'd try for a few days and go right back. Just to feel normal. So my wife wouldn't want to kill me. Then the guilt would set in. I failed. So I would go back to square one and try again. Then fail again. I'd give up. Smoke for a few more months. Then quit (and fail) again. Second, I went to the doctor. Apparently, the way I smoked a cigarette caused such unbearble withdrawal symptoms, I wasn't going to be able to do it myself. I never took "smoke breaks" like most do. I'd light the cigarette and drag it down in 3 or 4 puffs. Even once on a dare I smoked an entire cigarette in one drag. My stoner friends used to tell me how jealous they were of my lung capacity. Too bad I didn't see it that way. When I was in college, I worked in a record store 3 days a week. I had the place to myself. But, could only use the bathroom or sneak a smoke if the store was empty. So, that meant doing either task on a moments' notice and before another customer would appear. What I didn't know was that smoking a cigarette as quickly as I did would release so much dopamine in my brain, it was the equivalent to shooting heroine. I wasn't necessarily addicted to the nicotine, I was addicted to the dopamine dump. So that became task one. Slow down. Maybe it would get easier. I was always a pretty good athlete but never took it seriously. I would run with a family friend on the Illinois Prairie Path from time to time. I set the mile record at my elementary school and Junior High School. But as soon as I started smoking my freshman year of High School, running was replaced with coughing. The outdoors were replaced with my basement couch. When my wife was pregnant, I gained sympathy weight. Fifty pounds of it. I was a fat tub of goo. I decided to start running again. Maybe that would help motivate me to stick with a plan and follow through with quitting, finally. I joined the local gym. Bought fancy, obnoxious shoes. I bought a sweet Affliction shirt so everyone could see how seriously I was taking this s***. Fo realz, yo. I walked out onto the track at the Bartlett Park District overlooking the basketball courts full of kids running a mock full court press - and took the first few steps. I felt great. Then ten more steps. My face got hot. Then cold. My strides quickly turned to steps. I had made it 50 feet and couldn't go any further. This wasn't going to work. While my wife was visiting family in South Carolina, she decided to buy me one of those electronic cigarettes. How tragic things had become for me. An electronic cigarette. Ugh. She might as well have given me a fleshlight to go long with it. But much to my surprise, it was a passible alternative to a real cigarette but without the burn and horrible aftertaste. Maybe this would work. And it did. That day was my last smoking a cigarette. As cravings came and went, I'd puff on my stupid little fake smoke. Then run. As my endurance increased by the week, my need for nicotine went in the opposite direction. Before I thought to keep track of any progress, I was running 2 miles without gassing out. Then 3. And less fake smoking. Needless to say, I think back to the battles along the way - and I am glad I fought all of them. I have been cigarette-free for close to a year now and can thank my wife and the poorly-made chinese-import "eCig" she bought me. I'm not quite to where I want to be endurance-wise, just yet. But after all, I've gotten plenty of time.

I still dont get why Vinne Pestano was pitching to Dunn. If the Indians were playing for something Dunn would have seen a leftie there.

Sox won, that's all that matters.

I really hope, and I mean for real.... that Jhan Martinez records the final out for a White Sox world series victory. I disagreed with a lot of my friends that used to tell me the 2005 Sox won despite Ozzie, not because of him. I am starting to feel that way.

I just listened to the interview. Bell mostly just agrees with the interviewer. The interviewer goes on a 3 minute "Ozzie sucks" diatribe and Bell responds with "Well, ya it sucks, blah blah" The media in Miami apparently doesn't like him too much.

and the lead is back down to 1 game. at least now I can get back to work instead of staring at mlb gameday instead. :sigh: :shrug:

In all honesty, the Sox wouldnt be playing meaningful games right now if not for Peavy anchoring the staff the first half of the season. Had the offense not s*** the bed 4 or 5 of his starts, he could have 16 wins and not 10. From my 10,000 foot view as a Sox fan in the rural south.... 1) Jake Peavy is no longer an ace. I think that much is clear. However, that doesn't mean he can't or shouldn't be counted on for a lock down start when its needed. 2) Last night was on the offense. They weren't putting in good ABs and Peavy was probably well aware he had to be perfect if the Sox wanted the win. 3) Ventura had to over-manage the game to compensate and the bullpen gave up 3 runs by the time the Sox started scoring non-HR runs. Let's get em tonight.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 02:51 AM) Probably because having AJ yell "YOU'RE f***ING BRUTAL" and "THIS IS BULLs***" can't be aired. Why not? Its on MLB.com http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/video/play...33&c_id=mlb Love RV's comments. "You know you missed the call and you can't take it." IT being AJ telling him he is "f***ing brutal". Go sox!

This pohoto was taken the road trip directly following the Liriano/Escobar trade. Sox do need a batter, not a broken ladder!

He had bene playing pretty well for the Dodgers. This one was a head-scratcher for me, as a Dodgers fan - especially considering what they gave up for Victorino. *shrug*

I wonder if Jeff Loria and the front office in Miami look at the AL standings and see the Sox position atop their division - and mumble "what a huge mistake we've made". The White Sox have thrived without Ozzie and his side show, with what baseball pundits predicted would be a losing team of players.

He unfriended me on facebook after I posted on his wall that he sucked at hitting sliders. Be careful on the twitters, he'll un-follow you if you are critical of him and his baseball skillset.

Strange non-prospect trade.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:50 PM) Ok, could have sworn there was a separate MLB '12 The Show thread, I guess not. Sorry Jillian Michaels. Meh, oh well.

How far the Dodgers have come.... to think they started the season with Mike MacDougal in League's now-spot in the bullpen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:35 PM) Travis Snider for Brad Lincoln. Nice trade for the Pirates, as they have enough starting depth to get rid of Lincoln. My co-worker's daughter was dating Travis Snider when he was drafted. He used his entire signing bonus to pay for his mother's cancer treatments. I will always root for that guy.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:35 PM) Oh yeah, I am in 2013 now, and teams are so jacked up. Then again, only like half the Sox team is still there for me, so there's that. I tried to keep my team pretty close to the real on-field team... but made a couple small "not too far off from reality" trades. Mostly edit the players to keep them close to reality. I mean, really... Jesse Crain is not the most valuable Sox player. And according to the ranking system, Brent Lillibridge was one of the least valuable players on the roster. Is there a "The Show" thread somewhere on SoxTalk? would love to see some guys rosters, tips, tricks, etc.