@lonestarball: 2010 1st rounder Chris Sale has a career bWAR of 6.7. That's higher than every other player taken in the 2010 draft, combined.

 

But the Sox minor league system is garbage!!!

Does anyone think the Sox-Cubs series a week from today will sell out? I'm predicting 33K for each game, and I think that's being generous.

Does anyone think the Sox-Cubs series a week from today will sell out? I'm predicting 33K for each game, and I think that's being generous.

 

The Cubs are awful and there will be a huge lack of interest for Cubs fans to go. I wish they would have made it a weekend series, as it would probably sell out then.

Former White Sox great Dick Allen met with the media today as the Chicago Baseball Museum began its tribute to the seven-time All-Star and the 1972 White Sox Team. The White Sox will honor Dick Allen at the June 24th game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

CBSSports is running a poll: "Who would you give the AL Cy Young award to at this point in the season?"

 

Justin Verlander

27%

Chris Sale

50%

Jered Weaver

23%

 

Total Votes: 5,866

 

The people have spoken.. Chris Sale is pretty f***ing good.

The Cubs are awful and there will be a huge lack of interest for Cubs fans to go. I wish they would have made it a weekend series, as it would probably sell out then.

 

 

The other side of that is that we'd probably only draw 20-22,000 for any weekday series, unless it's the Red Sox (even that didn't draw well earlier this season), Yankees, select interleague teams like the Cardinals, etc.

 

It's not like our weekend series have done all that well, with a few exceptions, we've struggled to get in the 25-30,000 range more than 2-3 times this season.

 

 

The Cubs are awful and there will be a huge lack of interest for Cubs fans to go. I wish they would have made it a weekend series, as it would probably sell out then.

What's interesting is ticketmaster doesn't show the individual seats available for that series like they do for all the other games. The crowds will be bigger than normal, but I would be shocked at sellouts unless Brooks decides the Sox Save of the Week is the Cubs series.

The Sox have the 2nd best home record in the division. Cleveland is the only team better and they are exactly at .500

BEST MLB ROAD RECORDS

 

 

CHW 18-9

Baltimore 18-12

Washington 19-13

Atlanta 20-14

Los Angeles Dodgers 18-13

 

 

 

The Sox announced the signing of eight of their top 11 draft picks. Second-round pick Chris Beck received a $600,000 bonus. ... Pitcher Thomas Royse, who missed all of last season because of elbow surgery, will start at Advanced Rookie Great Falls. Mitch Mustain, the former Arkansas and USC quarterback, will be used as a reliever at Advanced Rookie Bristol.

 

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Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan

 

Cards mgr Matheny on Chisox: 'You see a team with a lot of confidence, just the way they walk onto the field and the way they play the game'

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan

 

Cards mgr Matheny on Chisox: 'You see a team with a lot of confidence, just the way they walk onto the field and the way they appreciate the game'

 

FIFH

From Phil Rogers awful column:

"The Tigers have allowed 27 unearned runs, which is the eighth-most in the majors (the Giants have that unfortunate distinction, at 34); the White Sox have allowed only 13, which is the lowest total in the majors."

Quite a turn of events.

From Phil Rogers awful column:

"The Tigers have allowed 27 unearned runs, which is the eighth-most in the majors (the Giants have that unfortunate distinction, at 34); the White Sox have allowed only 13, which is the lowest total in the majors."

Quite a turn of events.

 

The Tigers defense cost them the game last night (with a little help from the umps).

The Tigers defense cost them the game last night (with a little help from the umps).

 

More impressed with the latter, especially with last years million dropped pop flys.

There are also a lot of runs that don't show up as unearned that are the result of poor defense (plus runs saved based upon stellar defense). Tigers have failed to turn a ton of dp's and those failed DP's don't show up as errors.

There are also a lot of runs that don't show up as unearned that are the result of poor defense (plus runs saved based upon stellar defense). Tigers have failed to turn a ton of dp's and those failed DP's don't show up as errors.

Tigers defense is truly horrific, and a lot of people called it. I don't understand why that obvious prediction never made it into any publications' projections. I guess it just proves that no matter how much baseball writers adopt metrics, they will never stop being enamored with offense.

what are you guys blabbin about, miguel cabrera at 3b is a natural fit!/green /typingtoofasttogetcolors

Hawk and Stone were talking about how there are lots of great seats left for the Cubs series...so yeah, looks like we won't be selling out.

There are also a lot of runs that don't show up as unearned that are the result of poor defense (plus runs saved based upon stellar defense). Tigers have failed to turn a ton of dp's and those failed DP's don't show up as errors.

 

Take last night's game for the Sox. A failed DP for STL ended up in only a fielders choice, which turned into two runs later on.

Hell yeah! Just bought my ticket to the game on Friday. Sale vs. Kershaw! GO SOX!

Hell yeah! Just bought my ticket to the game on Friday. Sale vs. Kershaw! GO SOX!

 

If that is half as good as Sale/Moore, it is going to be legen... wait for it...

Tigers defense is truly horrific, and a lot of people called it. I don't understand why that obvious prediction never made it into any publications' projections. I guess it just proves that no matter how much baseball writers adopt metrics, they will never stop being enamored with offense.

Be honest though. if the Tigers offense was producing at its potential level, people would be caring a lot less about that defense. You've got Boesch with a .637 OPS, Delmon Young at .690, Peralta at .730, Avila at .767 (down from .895 last year). The only 2 guys who have really overperformed are Austin Jackson and Andy Dirks, and Jackson missed a month with an abdominal strain.

If that is half as good as Sale/Moore, it is going to be legen... wait for it...

 

I HOPE YOU AREN"T INDIAN, BECAUSE THE NEXT WORD IS DAIRY!

LMFAO. Hahahaha.