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QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 04:58 PM) What exactly is Flowers failing at now? (At work, not able to hear/see) Baseball.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 6, 2015 -> 04:35 PM) It only took me 4 innings to hate Shark. I tried to like him. At least you gave him a chance. 4 innings of deep analysis.

Hawk doesn't realize that the catcher actually looks at the feet of the batter. "The way to defeat the shift is to back away from the plate" LMAO

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 3, 2015 -> 11:26 PM) On paper, we don't want to play this opener. Shark vs. Superstar Kid. What paper are you talking about. Ventura is 1-1 with a 4.76 ERA versus the sox. Try facts they work better than your paper.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Apr 3, 2015 -> 07:23 PM) The last time the White Sox had a team this talented was the last time they made this many radical changes to the roster in the off-season, 2005. They have three starters capable of producing 5+ WAR over 200 innings, an MVP caliber hitter, several above average hitters around him, a rebuilt, reloaded bullpen, a couple players who could be poised for breakout campaigns, and a rookie phenom waiting in the wings. That doesn't even touch on some potential bounceback candidates that also exist. Of course a few things will have to break right (they always do for success to happen), but I see a team poised for greatness. Hopefully I'm wearing the correct pair of Magic Tyler Flowers glasses. Was it over when the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor...... Usually these threads appear about June after a losing streak. At least they are looking good this year. I am ready to roll. Lets see what happens. Starting pitching looks good. Lineup looks balanced.

Vanderbilt beats #4 UCLA 6-0 Fulmer 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0R/0ER, 5 BB, 9 K

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 07:55 PM) Did it mostly with the fastball. I didn't see a ton of it today, but the 3 innings I was able to watch closely fastball was 93-95 with tons of movement. Didn't have to use his secondary pitches as much - hung a few sliders. Next week they get their first real challenge and he will get tested. UCLA, USC and TCU all on the docket next weekend in LA. Thats one hell of an early season test.

The dores beat up on Illinois State today. Fulmers line 6 IP, 2H, 0R 3 BB 11ks

Working till 2pm today after putting in 27 hours over the weekend supporting a financial customer's data center cut. Nothing like market data not working to get people's blood pumping.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 12, 2015 -> 08:15 PM) They didn't circumvent them. The adults did. The adults cheated every team they played. Do you really think that if you removed the illegal players they would of beat every team the way they did. The Las Vegas Team, Monee, the Indiana team, all the teams on the path to the title. The kids who were cut because ringers were brought in from out of the district.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 12, 2015 -> 12:05 AM) Are you saying that these 10-11-12 year old boys were fully aware of the intricacies of the little league boundary line rules and understood they were violating them? The coach however did, the league officials did, and the parents who drove the kids in from the burbs probably did as well. The kids were not eligible to play as a team. So it doesn't matter if the kids had knowledge, they shouldn't of been there. The kids don't sign themselves up for the team. They are children, their parents and adults are the responsible ones who screwed this up. These boundaries exist to keep it fair. To balance talent as much as possible. To keep it fair.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 11, 2015 -> 10:57 PM) It's not so cut and dry. The kids themselves did not cheat. They were not eligible to play for that team. They didn't live in the area. How hard is this to understand.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 11, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) Do you honestly think that they're the only team that does this though?? I'd be willing to bet that more teams do it than not yet we sure won't be seeing the Vegas team or any of the other teams this thoroughly investigated. I'm soo sure that the international teams are faithfully practicing all that boundary stuff too... These kids were all from the same general area just like the majority of the teams are and that's good enough for me. Who cares if other teams cheat. You don't. If you get caught cheating then you pay the consequences. Its not like these kids dont have other alternatives for competing. The coach also runs the West Englewood Tigers which most of these kids play on as well. If they kept playing as the West Englewood Tigers Travel team or the White Sox ACE team then boundaries don't matter. Travel teams play without boundaries, have tryouts, and play ultra competitive baseball. They could go to cooperstown or ripken or one of the other elite tournaments around the US. This however is the Little League tournament which has specific requirements about where you live. In fact they have other requirements like the fact that no more that 8 of the kids can be 12. Ask the Metro Atlanta team who as recently as this August were stripped of their state championship by Little League for having 12 not 8 kids that were 12. In 1992, Zamboanga (Philippines) City Little League was disqualified, as was Rolando Paulino Little League from Bronx, N.Y., in 2001 all lost their titles due to infractions. In the end it was parents and officials who knew. They did this to create a super team. It worked until they were caught. Sucks for the kids. But it also sucks for the teams who did it the right way that were eliminated by this team as well.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 4, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) Good question, and I don't know. On the one hand, having to isolate a delivery and command a pitch with a repeatable delivery probably slows things down... on the other hand, getting yourself into a proper delivery with better leverage and lower body usage probably helps increase it. Not sure which wins out. It really depends on if they embrace the mechanics of throwing off the mound properly. When you throw in the OF you can get momentum in motion as you are usually getting behind the ball, moving through the catch, and for the most part using quite a bit of your lower half through the throw. The finish is usually a continuing of momentum after the throw, and you de-accelerate. In pitching its different. You are starting in a fixed position. You pick up your leg and usually need to start momentum with your back leg, your front hip usually leads the way. You use a pushing down to drive towards the pitchers plate. Think about getting ready to do a standing jump, you coil a bit and push off. You coil around your belly button then start to move this towards the plate. You usually need to wait until foot plant to start rotating. The finish is a bit harder because you usually want to keep your glove side pretty straight with your front leg firm as well. You rotate around not swiveling around it. This takes a lot of time to teach and focus. Generating velocity from a fixed position is not easy. The other thing is command and control. At 60'6 inches you move your hand just a small amount and the ball drastically can move on the tail end. So learning repeatable mechanics, getting a feel for the pitches and being able to get enough reps to make it all seem natural takes a lot of work. This is just basic throwing within the zone. Teaching more advanced pitches is complex as well. I am talking about teaching it to a point where you can get major leaguers out. How many times have we seen a game in garbage time where the OF comes into pitch. The OF has an amazing arm, yet when they pitch. Its a slow down. Its a combination of a few things. One is imperfect mechanics and the other is trust in their stuff to throw strikes.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 12:42 PM) http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/201...-feel-this-year I'm all for some changes, but more like the NBA? Have to wait and see. What is with these guys trying to ditch the Thunderstruck from the opening. Leave it alone.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 12:29 AM) Chris Berman can't get any more annoying with the bias. Remember how butthurt he was during the 2005 divisional series.

QUOTE (South Sider @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 01:37 PM) This idea is going to be very unpopular, but i actually appreciate that its been brought up. Im going to play devils advocate here, but ive actually thought of this myself... Extreme defensive shifts to me seem ridiculous. To me, the whole idea of a 3rd basemen is that hes covering the area around 3rd base. To see a 3rd basemen literally playing 2nd base, and a short stop playing.... 1st and 1/2 base and your 2nd basemen playing right field... when theres already someoene playing right field just seems ridiculous to me. I appreciate the strategic aspect of shifts and since theyre legal i expect them to be deployed... but let me just say i dont hate this idea as much as everyone else will. You fill out your lineup card for the umpires to inform them that such and such player is playing 3rd base. To me, having that player literally play 2nd base seems like it should be illegal and warrant a lineup switch. I mean, if a manager really wanted to, he could place any player in any part of the field. Need your right fielder around 3rd base? Ok go for it. Need your 1st basemen to cover 3rd for some reason? Ok. Not that those things would ever happen... but the point is that they can legally move players into other fielding positions without having to change your lineup. That just doesnt seem right. Excited to read some responses. I picked a kid off in college with a center fielder coming in to take the throw at 2nd. Maybe that was illegal as well. He was in the infield after all. Who cares where the position players play. I have played games where we have brought in an extra infielder late late in the game because if the ball leaves the infield you are going to lose anyway. It is up to the coaches to put the players where they believe they will be effective in fielding.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 02:10 PM) Yea I agree. It seems like it all hinges on Danks fully embracing the slowballer mindset. Hope he wasn't ignoring Buehrle all those years thinking he'd always have 93-94 gas. Velocity is one aspect. Deception, velocity changes, command and control. What made Buerhle great was pitching inside. Cutters in on the hands. That and a good changeup away.

Who cares about pre-season pitching rankings. These are filler pieces that pop up by baseball publications. Like the goofy pre-season standings predictions. The rotation looks promising. Strong front end, some ? marks at the backend. We will see what happens once they break camp.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 26, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) Someone told me they only have like 140 IP addresses They have approximately 1024 ip's or a /22.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 12:18 PM) And looking damned good doing it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 12:14 PM) As a pitcher or outfielder? As a hybrid. A gunslinging pitcher/outfielder who is out for justice on the south side.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 15, 2014 -> 11:07 AM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 11m11 minutes ago Bovada odds on #WhiteSox to win World Series 28-1. 8 AL teams w/ better odds, including Bos 9-1, Det 12-1, KC 20-1. (Sox 40-1 on 10/30/14). Boston with 9-1. LMAO.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 14, 2014 -> 01:29 PM) I cheer for the name on the front of the jersey. Someone gets it.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 9, 2014 -> 05:05 PM) Yes. Buy he'll a number 3 because Q is still better. I would still have my rotation start out. Use Samardzija to break up the lefties. Sale Samardzija Quintana