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QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 09:49 AM) So I think Avi should sit today. Yep. Give Shuck a start in LF and DH Melky.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Apr 6, 2016 -> 08:33 AM) This game is on ESPN2 Nice! No ipad tonight. I had forgotten that WGN games are not longer aired nationally.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 02:59 PM) Very surprised they didn't choose the lefty. My guess is one will be on the roster within a couple weeks. I mean, when is Sands going to play? They're not going to bench Avi against LHP or Melky to get him starts..

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 12:31 PM) The bullpen is full. Heck with Aumont they actually have another guy they could put out there, and that isn't counting a guy like Carroll or Turner they could use as a long guy. Any word on if Turner has cleared waivers? I am sure he will - just curious.

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QUOTE (Dunt @ Mar 31, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) If you can stash him in AAA, sure This. Doesn't make sense on a ML deal.

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I'd eat $5M. I think Panda can still be a decent ballplayer, but I wouldn't take any more than that.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 30, 2016 -> 06:08 PM) And the Sox gain nothing. There's no point to claiming or trading for Loney. One thing to keep in mind is that the Sox remain committed to Avi. That means on most days, the lineup will have both Avi and Melky in the lineup which means one of them will be the DH and the other will be the LF. No room for Loney. Sticking with one of Ishikawa or Sands at least gives the Sox some defensive flexibility since both can play 1B and corner OF. Loney is a 1B/DH, that's it. I'd rather see what a 24 years young Avi Garcia has to offer instead of a 31 year old James Loney. At least with Avi there is still some potential upside and untapped power. While I am not a big James Loney fan, he is better at baseball than Travis Ishikawa. I'd rather have David Murphy than either, but its not very hard to upgrade on Ishikawa. If Travis breaks camp with the club, I anticipate it won't be long until some other LH bat finds their way to the Sox. If the Sox could get Loney for less than $1.5M, it may be worth the minimal risk. I'd shoot for closer to the minimum. Travis Snider is another idea. No great shakes, but a LH option for the bench. I have to imagine the Sox have been in contact with David Murphy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 30, 2016 -> 03:39 PM) Taking on Loney for anything more than 1-2 million would be a huge waste of money. This.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 30, 2016 -> 03:11 PM) Yep, they should claim him. No they shouldn't.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 30, 2016 -> 03:07 PM) Interesting. I would rather have him then Ishikawa Not terribly interested unless the Rays want to pick up $7 of the $8M left on his tab.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Mar 30, 2016 -> 01:24 PM) The writing for what we have long suspected is on the wall. Curiosity question: who would you rather have had, LaRoche or Ishikawa? $13M.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 29, 2016 -> 08:57 AM) I know he isn't the guy he was even 5 years ago as an announcer, but he is quite literally the soundtrack to many of my favorite baseball memories. I am really sad to know he is phasing out. That emotion in the booth is a dying breed, and it is one of the things unique about Hawk. He was happy when I was happy. He was sad when I was sad. He was pissed off when I was pissed off. I am going to miss that. Me too. Being 25, Hawk calling games is all I've known. I say Hawkisms everyday, and probably will the rest of my life. He is easily in my top 3 of people I'd love to play a round of golf with. Love Hawk, and will miss him dearly when he's gone, even though I know its time.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Mar 28, 2016 -> 07:12 PM) You use "sick days" so you can watch baseball games when not sick? And then you post on the internet to that effect? Haha, I hope you're kidding.

Another dinger for Davidson.

Back to back to back dingers for COL. Hah.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2016 -> 03:58 PM) When you have to go to work at a normal time, a 9pm game is really late, and it means you probably won't see the end of it. Hah, and when you work until a normal time, a day game means you probably won't see at least the first half (though better when on the WC).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2016 -> 03:43 PM) I just realized that the first pitch for opening day is going to be a 9 freaking 10 pm. Whatever happened to a day game for the first day of baseball? That absolutely sucks. While it sucks (just means I will be tired next week), it is much much better than a day game, IMO! Work week day games are the absolute worst, especially on opening day.

Time for Swish to join a men's softball team. Dude is toast at the MLB level.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 20, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) Anyone know if Sinnery has options left? Well he wa signed out of college in 2013, so I assume so. Plus I doubt they put him on the 40 man.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Mar 19, 2016 -> 01:58 PM) Here's my take. First, the Nightengale story -- which indicates the paper talked with players and perhaps coaches who said they had an issue with Drake's non-stop presence -- indicates that KW wasn't making it up about there being an issue within the clubhouse about this. That suggests that Eaton's and Sale's complaints notwithstanding, that the Sox brass was responding to its players. Second, the "promise" to LaRoche to allow his kid with the team was certainly kept for 2015. But since it wasn't in his contract, and since both his performance was horrible and players and perhaps coaches complained to management about the situation, then management was perfectly within its rights to ask LaRoche to "dial it back." Indeed, what would it have said about Sox management if they ignored the complaints and put the wishes of arguably the WORST player on the team last year ahead of their concerns? Seems to me like the Sox made a reasonable request for LaRoche to amend his position. The fact he didn't take it was HIS CHOICE. Sox didn't ask him to, or force him to resign. So, on both of these scores, it seems to me the Sox were well within their rights, and really had no choice but to ask LaRoche to accommodate his arrangement to mesh with his current teammates and coaches. LaRoche was also free to quit, which he did. There really aren't any villains if you look at it that way. Where things went bad was during the clubhouse meeting. At this point, certain hotheads on the team decided to get their noses out of joint over KW asking LaRoche to "dial it back." To me, these hotheads are the ONLY people who caused this issue to blow up the way it did. (KW did also blow up at one point after LaRoche completely ignored his request, but this was not unlike any company manager getting pissed when his employees openly flout one of his requests.) Did they think KW was lying to them about some players and/or coaches coming to KW to say they had a problem? If so, then how did Nightengale's newspaper receive the exact same info from these players, who have to speak annonymously? And, are they so out of touch with their teammates that they claim the team was 100% united behind LaRoche when it is obvious from the above that they weren't? (Not to make this a racial issue, but it's quite interesting that we've heard from a lot of the white players, but almost nothing from any of the Latin players.) Moreover, do you really want to go to the mat against the wishes of your colleagues over the presence of a 14-year-old kid in the clubhouse, who has nothing to do with your job, or the success of the team? Isn't this completely disrespectful of your teammates? Sale, Eaton, et al are defending an absurd requirement that Adam LaRoche chose to lay down for his continued presence on a baseball team, when if he looked in the mirror and at his own performance, he should have realized that he couldn't meet even replacement level standards of play any more and should retire out of dignity and respect for his team. The idea that KW should "resign" from the Sox over this is utterly absurd. Seems to me that Sox management have been the ONLY ones in this saga who put the interests of the team first. Someone gets it! Great post!

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 11:16 PM) Ah, I understand now. So anyone that questions the Sox front office is jumping off the bandwagon. Got it. The Sox were one of the lead stories on Good Morning America this week. Bob Costas called in himself to ESPN Chicago today because he wanted to talk about the situation. Plesac called it one of the strangest stories in baseball he's ever seen. Dan Patrick spent three segments on it. It was the lead story on SportsCenter. But you're right, everything was handled in tip top shape by the White Sox, and LaRoche, the rest of the team, Hahn, Ventura and Reinsdorf were all in the wrong. Dude, that's how the media rolls. Everytime they get something remotely contoversial to talk about it they do it until no one cares anymore. KW did the right thing. The Sox don't need a 14 yo kid in the clubhouse everyday. KW had a few guys come to him (or RV or RH) who then went to KW. I can guarantee you that this was all discussed prior to approaching AL. Everything looks like a clusterf***, but I doubt that it really is. In fact, if CS kept his yapper shut, no one would be talking about this anymore. KW did the right thing - and in turn, got the Sox 1/11 of their payroll space back. The man should be getting commended not crucified. Sale needs to shut up and pitch - and that is coming from one of his biggest fans that has maybe missed 5 starts in his career.

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 10:47 PM) As are other White Sox message boards that will welcome your holier than thou attitude. Totally up to you. Hardly holier than thou. Just hard to respect those that jump off the bandwagon so fast. Nothing the Sox did was wrong or was botched. It was handled as well as it could have been. LaRoche is the moron that made all this a bigger deal than it needed to be - but he in turn did the the Sox an enormous favor - in which all Sox fans should be pumped about. KW took the sword. Sure it got a bit hairy because Chris Sale is not a smart human, but that's not KWs fault. Bringing your kid to work 50-75 percent of the time is still way too much, and if AL couldn't make that work, fine - but thats hardly on KW. Could you imagine the s*** storm that would have ensued if KW made Robin deliver the message???

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Mar 18, 2016 -> 10:32 PM) I look at the JR thing differently. Yes he is backing the org. but it could have gone down like this. 1. JR says that limiting his kids access is just the direction the organization is going to take and that's how it is. 2. LaRoche tells him this was gonna be this last year and understands JR decision but has made more then enough money in his life and would rather still retire then miss roughly a year of his kids' life. 3. They both leave the room and are happy with the outcomes. this is probably why LaRoche just said he retired bc of family and didn't tell the media any of the details. 4. KW opens his big mouth and s*** hits the fan. KW didn't leak the story tho....he responded once s*** had already hit the fan due to the media. KW did his job here. LaRoche was too proud to take his employers advice. Good riddance. Everyone is happy and the Sox no longer have the sunk cost that is Adam LaRoche on the payroll. It's really a great situation for the Sox and their fans.