Bob Sacamano

It makes it sound like people are getting a great deal lol well kind of are with cheap tickets lol

God that's bad.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 24, 2016 -> 07:27 AM) Whatever. It's just a good thing they don't listen to you. The funny thing is, you make it sound like you were the only person who wanted Desmond here, which is false. When I get time tonight, I will dig up MY post of signing him to replace Alexei a month or 2 before your June idea. It will be funny to see if you agreed with me. I tend to doubt it. Lol that's the best part of it. Him wanting the Sox to wait until after the draft and then acting like he wanted the Sox to sign him from the beginning.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Aug 23, 2016 -> 10:37 AM) Would LA want Shields? I'd trade him for Puig in a HEARTBEAT. Add in the money the Sox get from the Padres and possibly if they are looking for a back-end arm.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 23, 2016 -> 11:38 AM) So Billy Butler missed the weekend series after Danny Valencia punched him right on the temple. Apparently some shoe guy was in the clubhouse and Valencia had some shoes he wasn't supposed to wear in games, only BP and warming up. He was wearing them in games, Butler thought it would be good to tell the rep Valencia was lying to him, and the fight started. Butler also egged him on according to a teammate. Said something along the lines of: "Your b**** ass isn't going to do anything about it." Also told the rep to drop Valencia. Apparently Butler isn't very liked around the clubhouse.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 22, 2016 -> 11:33 AM) Q seems to have figured out innings 5-7 now, and how to get out of those jams. Agree in the confidence in him now. He reminds me of Buehrle. Quietly goes about his business, will give you 200+ innings without overpowering stuff.

QUOTE (Insp @ Aug 21, 2016 -> 02:47 PM) The Sox must be ahead or else there would have been a game thread a lot sooner........... They basically range between 3-6 pages win or lose...

QUOTE (Lillian @ Aug 20, 2016 -> 07:49 AM) Could it be time to re-evaluate Leury Garcia? He has had a very good year at AAA, especially vs. RHP. Last year at Charlotte, he was actually better against LHP, while hitting around .300, overall. With his speed and defense, I'd like to see what he could do at second. He seems to have finally figured it out, and is still only 25. At the very least, maybe he could be a decent utility guy, at SS, 2B and CF. I think he could have value on the bench being able to play infield and outfield. Possibly a solid 25th man.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 11:23 PM) I hope Hawk will stay as long as he can do the job. Listening to Benetti ths season makes me appreciate Hawk all the more. Benetti is just awful. He distracts himself from the game by engaging in silly bantar with Stone and trying to appear clever and funny, which he isn't. Then a ball gets hit to short Left field and Benetti, consumed within his own conversation, finally reacts, "There's a ball hit deep to left Fi--el--ddddd.....oh it's caught by..." It becomes obvious that he isn't paying as much attention to the game as he is with formulating his next quip. Meanwhile, he has no feel for how hard the ball was hit, the trajectory, or whether the outfielder has already zoned it in and is on a clear path to make the catch. I am used to former major league players....pros in the announcing booth. Benetti is a disciple of Len Kaspar, and not a very good one. Sox need to make a change next season. Perhaps put Benetti on the radio side and get another play-by-play man for home gemes. Disagree but all entitled to our own opinions.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 12:52 PM) OK. I agree. Chapman coming back makes too much sense. He even hinted it at his Cubs press conference. And I edited my post too late but I think your prediction is spot on.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 12:48 PM) I don't think they will do a full rebuild, but I do think they will trade one of Q or Sale for prospects and a major league piece, probably Robertson as well, and see what they can put together. I was actually referring to the Yankees but I think you're spot on about the Sox.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 12:22 PM) All sorts of metrics: contact rates against are way up. velocity down a bit. hard hit balls% up. comprehensive pitching measure like SIERA and xFIP at career highs. etc. etc. Doesn't his approach to hitters this year kind of cause that?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 10:58 AM) Yes, the White Sox probably seek more opinion from their fanbase than any other team in baseball. However, seeking personnel advise for a MLB team from your fanbase is a lot more crazy than anyone who disagrees with your opinions. Yeah they aren't doing a full rebuild or anything. They'll be in on a lot of the free agents next year with so much money cleared. I actually expect them to sign Chapman.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2016 -> 09:37 AM) Swanson only had a .745 OPS at AA, so he still has work to do. They may not be this bad next year - they might be about where the Phillies are this year? But next year seems early to be trading away the talent. Yeah I'm thinking they will at least be watchable. Maybe 2018 is more realistic.

Anyone think the Braves can be decent next year depending on what they do this offseason? If Swanson can be a steady bat and they have a healthy Inciarte and add a bat (at third?), I think they could be watchable at the very least. Maybe trade some prospect depth for an arm or two for the rotation if they really wanted to since they loaded up on a bunch of prospect arms.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 17, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) or build around They've been trying that.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 17, 2016 -> 01:19 PM) Since when is having one of the best pitchers in the game locked up for 3.25 seasons at about 20% of his annual value a bind? I shouldn't have said bind. But they operate where they struggle to put a team around him yet have the guy who can bring back close-to-MLB pieces to plug a few spots is what I'm referring to. They don't have anything else to move to bring in talent to help the MLB team. They have a few in the minors, but trading those guys would hurt.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 17, 2016 -> 11:53 AM) No but it shows there are a lot of misses at that point in the draft. By every team. If he is a contributing reliever, he was a nice selection. If he's elite, he was a steal. Yeah. Next year, I just hope he's either the closer with Robertson salary moved or he's working as a starter. Or hell, both those scenarios happening would be fine with me. No problem with him being a great reliever, I would just like to see if he can start first.

Previous players drafted at pick #26 have nothing to do with Zack Burdi. Just tossing that out.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 17, 2016 -> 11:14 AM) No I'm not missing the point, just taking your silly argument to a ridiculous end. It was reported that scouts thought he could possibly be a starter and even reports that the Sox intended to make him one. Spending a couple years attempting to make him a top of the rotation starter is a much better option with minimal downside. After a year or two if that didn't work just make him a reliever again. The extra innings of experience would serve him well anyway. Agree. This small sample size should have no barring on his future role.

Rebuild or not, Morneau belongs on this team next year. Although he may look to play for a contender first.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2016 -> 09:41 PM) Just think of it as them limiting his innings. This. Called him up just to get his feet wet/no depth in minors.

Which means they're going to go for it next year. But they won't be all in.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 15, 2016 -> 10:03 PM) Mr. Blackmon is just absolutely going bats*** crazy in August. Helping my playoff push for fantasy!

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 15, 2016 -> 06:25 PM) Sale's numbers have a lot of warning signs. They're not going to trade a boat load of prospects for him. And the White Sox can't afford to trade him unless they GET a boat load of prospects. Horrible bind to be in considering how they struggle to put a good team around him. Some other nice pieces to have but overall blah.