Jose Abreu

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 08:42 AM) Yeah that update to the Nightengale piece is a real plate of s***. "Perhaps instead of the White Sox being condemned, they should be praised for their fearlessness, making unpopular personnel decisions to the outside world but revealing their deep loyalty to everyone inside the baseball industry." Holy hell what a paragraph. I can't even. That was honestly one of the worst articles I have ever read. The ignorance and uninformed nature of the whole thing was cringeworthy. It was as if it wasn't Nightengale writing, but a delusional Sox staff member.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 05:59 PM) So you don't think those who are torn on say Porcello and Kluber (2 I feel are likely to win) won't look at how each performed in the post season to make a decision? Of course they would. Sure they will, I'm just saying that's not fair to guys like Sale. He had nothing to do with us missing the playoffs, at least performance-wise.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 05:53 PM) I'm in the group that says post-season should count. Its definitely a variable people consider when voting. I believe that's unfair for pitchers on non-playoff teams. A starter could theoretically go 34-0 but if the rest of the team sucks, he misses the playoffs. That's not his fault. Sale is the closest example to that scenario over the past 5 years. Him pitching even better would not have made us a playoff team.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 03:45 PM) The season isn't over on Sunday for all the candidates. The Cy Young Award is for the regular season.

Robin Ventura. :/

What about all the reports that Renteria was offered the job midseason but respected RV too much to take it?

That doesn't make sense at all. If Sale rattles off 2 complete game shutouts, the award would likely be his. So I don't get how they could've voted

Melky Cabrera

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 27, 2016 -> 08:31 AM) I honestly wonder if he can win the Cy Young. His numbers are very good this year. Would be pretty cool of the MLB to do so. Also, if anyone saw that video of his grandmother on YT from a year or so ago... hard to hold back the tears. It's a nice thought but Hendricks, Scherzer, Lester, Bumgarner, etc. are probably more deserving.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 07:29 PM) Wrigley is abysmal for baseball. Anytime I hear anyone talk about that stadium positively, I know they've been taking drugs. Hey, something we kinda agree on!

My god was that place empty. 13k attendance. Upper deck and outfield were essentially bare. Was very weird to see/hear, as it was also very quiet (understandably)

Watch every game, and if I can't watch it then I'm following it on my phone. I know I'm gonna miss baseball in the winter. Trying to get as much of it as I can.

Abreu

Abreu

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 07:32 AM) I talked with Scott Merkin this weekend via DM on twitter. He said if he had to guess, he'd think it would be Renteria or McEwing as next manager but that could change obviously. He also said Don Cooper is 100% back. McEwing? Don't like that...

It's just hard for me to comprehend, and I feel very similarly to how I felt when Taveras passed in 2014. Because, it's not just like he blew out his elbow and he'll never pitch again. He's gone, not just from pitching but from living, stripped of the opportunity to father the child his wife/girlfriend is pregnant with, and it's just horrible all around.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 25, 2016 -> 04:04 PM) An old rock and roller like me finds this statement funny. Caveat:I have no idea who any of these artists are so for all I know there could be jazz, rock , big band and country and classical music represented but I highly doubt it. It's just rap, pop, and electronic (or whatever Skrillex is classified as) so I don't know what that post meant

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 25, 2016 -> 02:53 PM) RV brings in DR give him a chance to finish......................can't wait for RV to be gone. He had 108 pitches

Rodon sharp thru 6+

Granted, Fernandez is already up there but he was still improving

Very tragic. I bet Jose Fernandez and Oscar Taveras would have been two of the best players in the game 5 years from now.

Eaton

Apparently he'll be visiting his family in Cuba shortly after the season, too

Sale sucks today

Ron Gardenhire