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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 05:40 PM) Mcgrad still hasn't joined this thread but maybe it's coming, if what he posts is anything like the game thread at the end. There's a difference between being negative/pessimistic and bitter, almost hateful towards the White Sox and their owner. If you don't derive any pleasure from something in life, except when it's disappointing...maybe it's better to find a different hobby, like reading....although I can imagine mcgrad getting mad at book publishers or movie studios for putting out terrible product, too. As long as this isn't the last time they're in first place all season long, I'll be contented. He's just happy that Beckman had the day off.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 05:01 PM) They even destroyed his name... I just noticed that!

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) We have a good third baseman on our bench....his initials are TV Or... RV.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) I agree that he is doing a great job. But a few of his moves are headscratchers. Cannot see why he took out Stewart for a LOOGY in a two run game. I agree, Stewart should have pitched the 9th too.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 04:38 PM) Yeah, no more Morel is the two hole please. Bat Lillibridge in #2 rotate him between 3rd and 2nd. Beckham/Morel can bat 9th.

Zach Zach He's a pitching maniac.

Holy s***, Carmelo.

Have you seen the Cardinals' new WS rings?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 10:34 AM) It's Jackie Robinson Day in MLB, where we celebrate the first black player, by everyone looking the same by wearing the same number. #irony Today, everyone in MLB wore #42 to honor Jackie Robinson. Mariano Rivera called it Sunday.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 11:14 AM) If you don't mind me asking,what sparked you to ask this question? (Not saying it's a bad question, just kind of random) Just a thought about the upcoming season.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 12:47 PM) I believe so. The official white sox twitter account yesterday posted a picture of lillibridge showing off his red shoes that he was to wear today. Did he steal them from Dorothy when she visited him in Munchkin-land?

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 02:59 AM) Assuming the nosebleeds are relatively cheap by NFL standards the Bears could fill a 200k stadium if one were to exist. The problem is the parking and road infrastructure off Roosevelt can barely handle what the Bears have now, you say the Red Line but that thing turns into craziness over the baseball games. Anything over what the Bears have now would gridlock everything south of Randolph and stretch the CTA way past its limits for Sundays. Unless the stadium was located in a different area...

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?g...ew&c_id=cws Tigers (5-3) vs White Sox (5-2) Sunday 4/15, 2:10 PM ET at U.S. Cellular Field Radio: DET: 97.1 The Ticket CWS: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes TV: DET: FS-D CWS: WGN White Sox take aim at sweep of Tigers Sale, Porcello set for intriguing matchup of division rivals By Adam Berry / MLB.com | 4/14/2012 9:10 PM ET For all their recent struggles in their division, the White Sox have gotten off to a good start against the American League Central. It will be up to left-hander Chris Sale to keep them rolling against Rick Porcello and the Tigers on Sunday, which is Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, meaning all uniformed personnel at all 15 games will be wearing Robinson's retired No. 42 for the third consecutive year. The White Sox enter Sunday's game with a chance to sweep their division rivals -- the team analysts almost unanimously predicted will roll over the AL Central competition for a division championship -- and pick up their fifth straight against division opponents. The White Sox went 32-40 against the AL Central last season and haven't posted a winning record in their division since going 44-29 in 2008. Making his second start after an impressive season debut, Sale will be tasked with silencing the Tigers' potent bats. The 23-year-old southpaw, making the transition from late-inning reliever to frontline starter, allowed just three hits over 6 2/3 innings against the Indians on Monday, striking out five while walking two with 60 of his 100 pitches going for strikes. "I felt great," Sale said after that outing. "I felt strong the entire time." "Stuff-wise, that's not really the issue," White Sox manager Robin Ventura of Sale. "People are [wondering] if he can hold up. And we probably could have left him in there. What we got in the bullpen, we felt comfortable just bringing him out after the first start of the year." The Tigers also feel they have a talented young pitcher in Porcello, who threw seven strong innings in his 2012 debut Tuesday. The right-hander dueled Rays rookie Matt Moore to a draw, and manager Jim Leyland was quick to point out that the 23-year-old Porcello is still loaded with potential. Porcello showed off his ability Tuesday, easily inducing ground balls to help keep his pitch count to a mere 92 over seven innings. He only gave up one extra-base hit, recorded seven groundouts, and five of the seven hits he allowed were grounders. He also struck out four while walking only one. "You can tell he's growing up and he's getting that idea what he wants to do," catcher Gerald Laird said Tuesday. Tigers: Inge activated off DL, expected to start • Fresh off a rehab stint with Triple-A Toledo, Brandon Inge was officially activated from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, the first day he was eligible. Inge is expected to work in a three-man platoon at second base with Ryan Raburn and Ramon Santiago. The right-handed-hitting Inge, who ended Saturday's game with a groundout as a pinch-hitter, is expected to start Sunday against the lefty Sale. For his career, Inge has posted a .265/.342/.458 batting line against left-handed pitchers, compared to .223/.291/.362 against right-handers. • Doug Fister has yet to begin a throwing program and is still receiving treatment to ease the soreness caused by his strained left rib-cage muscle. Head athletic trainer Kevin Rand updated Fister's status Saturday, saying he won't begin throwing until he makes further progress in his recovery. The fact that he hasn't started throwing yet doesn't necessarily mean Fister is due for a long-term absence, but the club won't be able to set any sort of timetable until his soreness subsides. White Sox: Pierzynski returning to lineup after day off • Catcher A.J. Pierzynski will be back in the starting lineup Sunday after taking off Saturday. Manager Robin Ventura said the decision to sit Pierzynski on Saturday was mostly about matchups, but he also wants to keep his catcher fresh for the long haul. "That's important. He's going to be playing most of the games. It's not a platoon or anything like that," Ventura said. "It's more of making sure he stays fresh and I just think he'll be better for that. We'll be better for that." Pierzynski's backup, Tyler Flowers, hit one of the club's three solo homers on Saturday. • Ventura also said it will be "a while" before he makes any permanent lineup changes based on his players' numbers or struggles at the plate. "It's more of their approach than it is what the numbers are," Ventura said. Worth noting • Following a solo shot in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tigers, Paul Konerko now has 397 career home runs. • While the White Sox have won the first two games of the series, the Tigers have still taken 21 of the clubs' last 29 meetings and 11 of their last 16 at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field.

Pierzynski

Winner: Tyler Flowers (7 points) - BigEdWalsh.

My concern is that they haven't gotten any of their starters past the 6th inning so far. I don't know how long that bullpen can save them.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 04:58 AM) I cannot recall a player coming up in his rookie year, looking SO good, and falling off like this to where he is now. Ever. Warren Morris http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morriwa02.shtml

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 03:05 PM) Cool. I'm not sure if I would ever bring my laptop to a game (unless I was in the skybox), but if I ever do get a smart phone, it would be nice to use the WiFi at the games. I'm actually surprised it took so long. I feel like Wrigley has had WiFi for a long time. No, they're just stealing bandwidth from their neighbors.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 09:09 PM) I have zero doubts that Chicago could fill a Cowboys Stadium sized mega-palace for the Bears. Same reason why people don't consider "could Chicago support a second football team" to be a crazy question. That city is a great football city and a huge city. It could fill a Jerryworld Megapalace 8 times a year with ease, at pretty darn high ticket prices too. The other city that could fill it for 1 team is New York, but instead they do 2 teams. Chicago doesn't have the long-term built-in fanbase for the second team, and Bear fans aren't going to happily convert to a second. We had that discussion last fall, iirc. A second NFL team could do better than a second NBA team. The Cardinals were in Chicago until the 1960, but they struggled because they were perennial losers and no one went to their games because of that. If a winning AFC franchise came to Chicago as a second team, I believe that they could carve a niche in Chicago big enough to be noticed. All it would take would be to cater to the middle class and lower middle class fans that can't afford to attend games. Twenty thousand nosebleed seats for $25 each in a 100,000 seat stadium by a Chicago AFC franchise would go a long way to put the smelling salts under the McCaskeys' noses.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 08:38 PM) Yes. Any idea what the largest NFL stadium in the NFL is by seating? EDIT: Found my own answer... Cowboys Stadium - 80,000 seats