blackmooncreeping

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 17, 2016 -> 08:52 AM) I would bet there is a guy Drake LaRoche's age or younger around the Sox clubhouse 162 games this season even if LaRoche sticks with retiring. If it was so burdensome, why was this addressed in March of 2016, 13 months after this has been going on? Throwing hypotheticals around to bolster a weak point that you keep trying to make over and over again is not a good look. Sox can do whatever they want, whenever they want, and it doesn't matter if you agree with them or not. By the way, most agree with the Sox, let this go down the drain already.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 06:24 PM) I'm gonna comment first, then read all your comments so to not let them influence me. Yes I despised LaRoche perhaps more than any other player in Sox history. But now, after reading Kenny Williams wouldn't let him bring his son to the clubhouse every day, I have changed my tune. I would gladly see LaRoche hit .150 with 80 percent strikeouts if it meant bringing him back to stick it up Kenny's backside so to speak. What a chicken s*** thing to do to LaRoche. Players bring their kids all the time to clubhouses. Very sad. Wonder if this will hurt the Sox in the future trying to sign guys. Again, I thought LaRoche was a pathetic hitter and I even despised his beard, but after reading this? Let him come back and bleep you, Kenny. FAMILY OVER EVERYTHING either that should be in green. Or WHIFF

QUOTE (staxx @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:43 PM) boom. bye bye adam. Exactly. Bye bye Laroche, way to fumble your way out of MLB

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 03:51 PM) That's sort of what it sounds like, but it makes zero sense. I still think it was absolutely the right call, but is that quote implying Kenny Williams made that decision completely on his own without any of the players being on board? I just can't believe that. The other way to read that is once again Kenny is falling on the sword, so that LaRoche doesn't have to wonder who were the teammates that had an issue. This, I agree.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 03:50 PM) If the players wanted him around, but Kenny said no, then this is a bad bad idea. Why? It's being blown out of proportion by the actual media, and social media, which is why KW had to make a statement. I don't see the team tanking it because Laroche's kid isn't around. Or Laroche.

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 03:46 PM) I'm not sure what that means??? word, 100%. And don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) right or wrong, the Sox are gonna look bad Um, why. Laroche is an employee, he looks unprofessional out of all this, not the Sox.

With the 'found money' if Laroche is truly done, maybe now we can swing a deal for CarGO that doesn't include Anderson or Fulmer. The extra money in theory lets us take on more of his contract, and thus offer less quality prospects. I'd rather pursue that then Morneau or Bruce...

QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) No thanks to anyone with recurrent concussion issues. To DH is a possibility, I'm saying outfield-wise, Melky will be in LF only.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 02:25 PM) Levine going on with B&B soon. I think the media is talking to Ventura and Hahn now. No thanks to anyone with recurrent concussion issues.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Mar 15, 2016 -> 01:43 PM) All systems go for Jay Bruce now. LaRoche had a rough year but this does leave a hole. They aren't moving Melky out of LF; Eaton is the one who will move around.

90 W's, with a playoff spot

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) I bet Latos and Danks will get the final 2 spots but Turner will be stashed in the pen as a long reliever/emergency starter until a spot opens. They won't dfa him with the risk of losing him if he continues to impress. They better be ready to dial 911 when Danks comes out of the shoot 1-4

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 05:19 PM) Vs RHP 1. Eaton RF 2. Cabrera LF 3. Abreu 1B 4. Frazier 3B 5. LaRoche DH 6. Lawrie 2B 7. Avila C 8. Rollins SS 9. Jackson CF VS LHP 1. Eaton RF 2. Lawrie 2B 3. Abreu 1B 4. Frazier 3B 5. Cabrera LF 6. Garcia DH 7. Navarro C 8. Rollins SS 9. Jackson CF Yes, catchers should hit 7th, and then you stack 2 speed guys in the 8 and 9 hole in Saladino/Rollins & Jackson. Once that lineup turns over into Eaton it sets the table very nicely for the big bats in the order after that.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 02:08 PM) CarGo stuff is bull. Sox interest in Bruce isn't that high. They are working on something though. Reddick?

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) Boy, we were all counting on him so much! Goodbye, Sir. Aging and not magically getting any healthier imo.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 04:11 PM) Write, you bloody well write! As for CarGo, nah, I'm not buying it. Makes more sense from a Rockies standpoint to hang onto to CarGo in hopes of an over-pay at the grade deadline. So I think Levine is grasping there. I can see the Sox having interest in Bruce though. Question is... Will the Reds hang onto Bruce in hopes of him getting off to a hot start to boost his trade value by the deadline? If I'm the Reds, that's what I would do. Reds are rebuilding, keeping Bruce around is probably blocking some young player from making the roster. They are going to dump him, and for peanuts I would bet. I think Sox could probably land him pretty easily, and may already have the parameters of a deal worked out but are exhausting all angles on the obviously better player in CarGo before settling for Bruce.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 09:30 AM) Honestly, I really disagree with this. Baserunning can't possibly be entirely instinctual, that's a skill unless you're Paul Konerko. "Do I go first to third under these circumstances" is a set of decisions that you can practice for. How many times do we see some guy who isn't the fastest but who is an effective baserunner because they recognize situations like that? Furthermore, it's clearly not always the fastest guy first to second who is the best base stealer. Take our own decade ago example - Scott Podsednik was a great base stealer for a few years because he was fast enough and had extremely good tecnhique - he wasn't even the fastest guy on that team IIRC (Ozuna was probably faster in a foot race on sand). Pods knew how to read a pitcher, to get the appropriate first step, and then to nail the run and the slide and that overcame his footspeed limitations. We see the same thing with guys who are great base stealers in the minors based on pure speed, but when they get to the big leagues and see better moves and better throwing catchers their numbers drop a lot. A coach can't turn Paul Konerko into a base stealer, but the game of baseball as I've watched it strongly suggests that baserunning is a place where coaching can make a solid contribution. Great post, I agree. Baserunning is of course speed predicated and you can't teach that aspect, but it is a technique as much as any other skill of the sport. Perfect the technique and the performance has to improve in some regards.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Feb 29, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) You can't say "Why does it have to be about race?", when the Academy made the ceremony about race months ago. Everyone knows why it's important. The media made it about race, not the Academy imo. Media ran with it, hoping for a fire. It's no surprise.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Feb 29, 2016 -> 01:54 PM) An activist is on TV speaking You say 'why does everything have to be about race' Then by definition you're saying 'get off my TV' That's exactly how it came off. We can root for these guys and not blindly defend them 100% of the time. He messed up and his apology is warranted, and I'm glad he apologized in a direct way too, leaving no doubt. The situation called for it. But this is your OPINION, not a fact. I don't feel he owes anyone an apology, and was not offended in the least. People are way too quick to make a mountain out of a molehill, especially when anything is related to race.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Feb 29, 2016 -> 01:44 PM) If you read his tweet on its own it seems innocuous. But he was tweeting during the opening monologue, which implies that he was saying 'i cant be bothered with this' and that is not a good look. So basically he gets muddied up because you inferred what he meant in a tweet sent during the Oscars opening? Seems like a big stretch to me, and not insulting in any way.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) I love the Harper pick, BMC. He's such a stud. I have no idea who I'm taking lol. Yea, thanks. Kind of hard to not pick him, right? Guy is a monster

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) THought I was the only one Looks like it's back up and running. #2 pick should be coming in about 30 minutes, rumor has it...

QUOTE (blackmooncreeping @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 06:16 PM) Is the draft board crashing for everyone else? The site that hosts the draft board is experiencing server issues; they say it will be solved shortly. Condor13 asked me to relay this message, hopefully things are back up and running soon.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 12:36 PM) The draft is tonight. We have 8 fore sure, the 9th should be setting up his account shortly. We still could use 1 more player if anyone is interested. I'll find someone to do it if nobody else from Soxtalk wants to join but I'd rather not do that. Remember the draft will be held on or leagues site at http://soxfantasybaseball.proboards.com/ Is the draft board crashing for everyone else?