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QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 12:27 PM) Postponed means the game will be made up. Cancelled means it won't. Don't ask if the game is cancelled, because it won't be. Who said the if the game is rained out that it would not be made up ?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 09:38 AM) 90% chance of rain now. Tickets are down to $6 on stubhub. That is for nose bleed seats in the corners of the upper deck. IMO, those sections should probably should be replaced with a restaurant or bar for upper deck ticket holders. I hope they call the game soon. I need to know to make plans for tomorrow. One problem is that Tuesday's forecast might not be much better as we get closer to it.

I don't expect him to try and lose. I expect him to get the most out of his players to increase the older guys' value to trade for prospects. That's how we keep the win total down. I for one hope that the Sox will not intentionally keep the win total down. That strategy worked for the Cubs, but if several teams start to intentionally tank seasons just to vie for a high Draft pick, it would diminish competitiveness across the league and hurt major league baseball. It's also kind of kind of a pimpy/wimpy strategy that cheats fans of the teams that might choose to go down that road.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 1, 2017 -> 08:27 AM) I don't want to tell a manager to try and lose. That's horrible for player development to tell the guys not to try too hard. Renteria wants to win every game he can no matter what plan that the team might have. IMy own opinion is that he is a far better Manager than Ventura was. There is a little Earl Weaver in him while Ventura was always asleep at the wheel.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Mar 31, 2017 -> 08:44 PM) If this team wins more than 70 games, management is doing this incorrectly. Never forget, Renteria, who was used by the cubs for that purpose and then unceremoniously discarded, is not going to let it happen again, at least not if he has any say about it. The Sox will try to win every game they can, and they very well might improve the roster through trades and promotions from the farm system during the season. Not sure if they will be a .500 team but I wouldn't bet against that, at least not yet. Let's wait for a few months to see how things develop.

I love going to the Opener every year.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 31, 2017 -> 07:21 AM) Agreed. But just as I mentioned above, Asche is basically a lock for the team. Yes, but against a RH starter, I would have Asche in RF and a LH DH, like Delmonico (instead of Davidson)

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 04:52 PM) How is it a mistake? If he sucks, they DFA him and bring up Delmonico, or whoever else deserves. I agree that it isn't a big deal but IMO, it is probably a waste of time and money. What bothers me is that they need a LH bat to DH and Davidson takes up that last roster spot.

I think taking Davidson was a mistake, but time will tell. I'll be happy to admit I am wrong if he starts raking againsy RH pitchers and cuts down on his strike-outs. Meanwhile, we could have used Delmonico's LH bat at DH. Asche in RF and Demonico at DH (and eventually Moncada at 2nd Base) would add to other LH hitters in the line-up, (Melky, May, Narvaez) - six guys who can hit LH and at least a few of them with power.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 11:06 PM) Davidson made the team. Link?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 11:06 PM) Delmonico will make his way up sometime, but not now. Davidson made the team. I know, and I understand why. . I just don't see how Davidson will be that useful as long as the Sox have Frazier at third base. We really need a LH bat with power at DH. Perhaps Davidson will hit RH pitching and be effective as a DH. Otherwise, he is not going to be getting much playing time and might be the first guy who is sent down or released. I hope I am wrong about that player, who appears to be a nice person who has paid his dues to get on the major league roster .

1. Anderson SS 2. Saladino 2B 3. Abreu 1B 4. Cabrera LF 5. Frazier 3B 6. A.Asche /Avi Garcia RF platoon 7. DH Delmonico/ Garcia DH platoon 8. Narvaez/ Soto platoon 9.Jacob May CF Bench: Yolmar Sanchez Leury Garcia Delmonico ---------------------------- Delmonico would be useful as a LH DH and pinch hitter. The Sox have a couple of guys who can play third base to back-up Frazier- Saladino, Yolmar Sanchez, Leury Garcia, so they don't need another 3rd baseman. I'd like to see Ashe and Delmonico in the line-up vs. RH pitching, and eventually Moncada.

I laugh at the UGLY Cubs shirts and hats and look with disdain at anyone wearing them anywhere South of Madison Street. This is like politics, you are either for Trump or against him. There is no in between ground and no talking to anyone about ever changing their allegiance. I'm a Sox fan and that will never change. I dislike the Cubs ( an understatement) and that will never change either.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 09:21 PM) I don't take anything out of spring training good or bad. If they wanted to give Davidson a shot this year, nothing that happened during spring should affect those plans. In reality, Spring Training is a factor for management in making the final roster selections. Davidson has not done much to hurt his stock. Whether it is right or wrong, the problem some have with Davidson is that he had some very down years in the minors when he was hitting around .200. That made people give up on him or believe that he had a relatively low ceiling. It was disappointing to see after all the hype when he was traded to the Sox. Many of us had him penciled in as our starting third basemen for the next 5-6 years and it just didn't work out.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 26, 2017 -> 02:00 PM) It's all about options though. Davidson, Leury, Sanchez, Ynoa will all be on the team because they don't have any options. I think Asche and Bourjos make it as well. Delmonico, Hayes, and May can all be optioned and probably will be. It's just a numbers game. I agree Jimmy except on Davidson. I think it might be the end of the road for him. He is lucky that Delmonico has kicked a few balls over at third base in ST games or I think he gawn for sure and the Sox take Delmonico instead, a LH bat who might have more use as a platoon player.

. I also know for a fact that most of the White Sox investors (who are elderly) want the team to be sold ASAP. Source? Link?

Not sure if this thread is about Lucas Giolito, the trade with the Nats, the Sox ownership structure, Jerry's longevity, or income tax law. Giolito has a chance to be a starter. Even if he is a bust, Adam Eaton had to go just like Sale had to go. This is more of a purge than a rebuild although, at some point, it just becomes a question of semantics.

*If the decision for the last spots for position players on the 25 man roster came down to picking between player A and player B this is Iwhat I might decide: Bourjos v May - I'd go out on a limb and take May. Sox will probably take Bourjos. I'm fine either way. Asche v Avi Garcia = I'd take Asche and release Avi. Asche has more home run potential and I'm just kind of tired of Avi. Davidson v Delmonico - I'd take Delmonico and say goodbye to Davidson. Tough call there though. Yolmar Sanchez vs Leury Garcia Coin toss. I'd like to have both of them on the roster if possible. Any possible long shots? Danny Hayes? Kevan Smith? Probably not.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 05:30 PM) The White Sox should reprimand all scouts who had any say in acquiring Shields. As cheap as the Sox are, they sure throw away a lot of money due to bad decisions.... I can't imagine anybody with a brain paying money to go to any game Shields pitches at the Cell. Same with Holland for that matter. Why would you pay good money to see those stiffs pitch?? I can't believe those of you who love the draft trust our front office to draft impact player(s). There have been so many busts in the past or guys not worthy of being a No. 1 pick. Just look at the Sox history. Agree about Shields and Holland. I wouldn't be surprised if those two last about as long as last years inning eating rotation vets John Danks and Matt Latos did last season.

The best development is to have him face major league pitching every day. I am guessing he will be up in May.

No tank...beer. Sox look too good for last place.

The uncertainly about Tilson's injury and his durability opened up CF for Bourjos Avi Garcia will start in RF and Melky in LF which is really not what I wanted to see. They don't hit well enough to justify sub-standard defense. Fourth and fifth outfielder probably Leury Garcia and Cody Asche. It would be great to improve the outfield with a trade. Have pitching, need outfielders.

Fulmer and Renteria ejected?

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Mar 18, 2017 -> 02:33 PM) Fulmer not looking very sharp I wonder if they will reassign him to the minors after this game and at what level.

Most baseball fans in Chicago who dislike or even hate Hawk are Cubs fans, and that is the way it has always been. I hope the Sox find another play-by-play announcer who is as talented as Hawk, someone whose love of the sport and enthusiasm for the team and the players is apparent in what he says and how he says it. Meanwhile Bennetti was announcing a basketball game yesterday. Nice kid, but kind of creepy and way too candy@ss for most Southsiders. We need another alpha male to take Hawk's place when he decides to retire and a color commentator that makes fans laugh and enjoy watching the broadcast. Bennetti and Stone try to come off like baseball's version of the Smother's Brothers. It just doesn't work.