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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 16, 2014 -> 10:50 AM) What do you think a rebuild consists of Marty?

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 04:04 PM) When was it ever "cheap" to eat and drink at the park? I must have missed those days. It can be expensive, but it can also be very, very, very cheap. You can sit downstairs, every game, for $15. You can sit in the uppers for $7, and have pretty much your choice of seats. Take the kids when Sale is pitching, get a ticket, shirt and a poster for $20. Parking sucks, but you can park at Buffalo Wings and Things for free. They even have a shuttle to and from. Shaller's you can park for free but you have to walk. I think what it comes down to is convenience and laziness. You can bring in your own food and water. Your own snacks. You can tailgate! That makes up for the $20 parking fee. Hell, the hot dog place up the street sells a hot dog with fries for under $5. Pops under $2. Guys sell waters 2 for $1 OUTSIDE the park. But every game there is at least 15 people buying $5 waters. But you have to put in effort. So, if a fan who b****es about cost is really concerned about it, they would take these steps to make it cheaper. It's a tired excuse, the real reason is some people are just bad fans. Don't go, that's fine, but don't put in on the Sox because you don't go. They have made cost friendly for everyone. Time for a new excuse. As far as what these guys get paid, it pales in comparison to what the owners make. They guys on the field should get paid. Until we stop watching and going, they will. Well this was predictable. These attendance threads always wind up having the same feel from year to year. 1.) Shock and awe because how could real sox fans not go to the X game with X pitcher playing. 18k fans. 2.) Counter arguments about how inflation is an evil beast, 10 f***ing bucks for X foot/drink item. 3.) The Geographically challenged Sox fan who if only they lived 1500 miles closer would buy a season ticket plan, plant sox flags in their yard, shoot tshirts with the pride crew. 4.) The superfan. They went to X more games than you. How the f*** can you call yourself a sox fan. The TV doesnt count in their world. 5.) Grumblings about millionaires playing baseball. 6.) Threats to move team. 7.) Blame X person in Sox Management for being out of touch. 8.) The self loathing sox fan who is kind of like the superfan, however likes the park empty because they can pee without waiting in a line, like the roomy seats, no lines for concessions and get to tell their buddies how they suck as sox fans. You want to solve this problem. It involves boosting season ticket sales. Plain and simple. You are not going to get 20k walkup on a thursday night game no matter who the f*** is pitching. Season ticket sales is the key. And I am sorry that takes a few years to build up. Rebuilding teams that are coming off of near 100 loss seasons are not adding to their season ticket base. No I haven't been to any games this year. Its not money, its not that they are bad. I am in another category that happen as well. The oversubscribed parent of a travel baseball player. Between games, practices, and tournaments there are some of us who don't have time to go. In August when this is over, I will do my good to embrace my fandom and take my family to the park. But until then it has to wait. I will be a terrible fan who uses my phone, my laptop and dare say it my TV to keep up with the Sox. Watching my son play the game is still a better use of my time than watching the sox any day. If that makes me a bad fan, then so be it. Go Sox

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 10, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) Also the last MLB pitcher to win 25+ games...27 to be exact. One of my favorite pitchers of all time. Very sad. Great talent and another example of a bulldog mentality.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 9, 2014 -> 12:51 AM) Sale is an ace? ... Not yet, folks.

Well that sucked. Great game. Bad result at the end. Get them next year.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 30, 2014 -> 09:32 PM) He is playing well. Oduya just saved his ass on that wrap around though, so much empty net. Crawfords leg was pinned by a king.

For me its not about the prices, or even the product on the field. I just don't have time anymore until say August to go to any games. Between my sons travel baseball schedule and my daughters various activities ( gymnastics, dance, softball )there is no time at all. We love to go to Sox games and I used to have a ticket package I just have hit a point between me, my wife and my two kids schedules for activities that there is limited free time. Around August when the schedule opens up for a bit we will be at the park to see games. I personally find this team a hell of a lot more paletable than some of the teams we have had here in years. Exciting new players, rebuilding on the fly.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 7, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) I said if Semien gets sent down it is one of my saddest days ever as a Sox fan. He belongs right now. You can see it despite his batting average. He's got so many clutch hits. He does not deserve to be in the minor leagues. Trade Keppinger for a bag of balls. Trade Beckham for a bag of balls. Get rid of DeAza. Keep Semien. Crazy Logic >>>>>>>>>>>> Actual Logic

At least Pods bad defense was fun bad.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 10:26 PM) great f***ing bunt Now if that was one of our players, the pitcher would of caught it in the air on a nice popup.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 07:29 AM) What's new about Flowers's approach? He's walking and striking out pretty much exactly the same amount as he was last year. His arms are back in a better position. His bat is inverted with the bat knob facing towards his back foot. The bat head is above his head. He is setting himself up better by keeping his upper half more quiet with this setup, and his lower half is keeping closed more with a firm front foot and great rotation on the back heel. So far it looks pretty damn good.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 10:38 PM) The Sox have handled Sale very well. I can't believe how crazy people get about pitch counts. Dusty Baker is on your side. He feels that pitch counts are over rated as well.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) I'd be interested to know what fans in KC think. Ask Greg

Like the offensive approach so far. Patience.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 02:43 PM) How do we remove the Gillaspie toy from the Ventura toybox? There is a end date here when Davidson is promoted. We just have to wait.

Why is Semien batting second?

QUOTE (glangon @ Mar 3, 2014 -> 05:16 AM) I may be looking too much into this but to me there is a couple of concerns and a few positives on the back of this. Concerns:- Paulino getting hit for a few. I know its Spring Training and he's coming back from an injury, but this doesn't inspire me and it should spur other rotation candidates. Nestor Molina, continues to get hit off of. I've still to see anything positive from this guy. Positives:- Adrian Nieto - Good to see him producing when needed with the bat. I can't wait until I get to see him hit. Tyler Flowers - It looks to be a different Flowers heading into spring, I know it's early but perhaps we could see a different Flowers hitting when the season starts. The fallen prospects - Guys like Mike McDade, Carlos Sanchez, Andy Wilkins, Keenyn Walker all showing patience at the plate and working the count to their favour. It was these guys who produced for the comeback win. It sounds like Steverson's hitting coaching is starting to pay off early. Lets hope it continues. I'm probably looking into this too much but after the woes of last season and how pathetic some of our so called prized prospects were last season in the minors, it's good to see them showing their potential. You are. Its game number 2 of ST. Pitchers are not throwing their full arsenal out there yet. They are working on location, working on a pitch, etc. Breaking pitches do not have depth in the valley as much as they will up in Chicago. Hence why ST allstars like Brian Anderson will always look great in Arizona. Also people havent been relocated yet to their ST camps. Give it a few weeks when the herd is thinned out before we start projecting. Just my thought.

Seabrook looks like he forgot what end he was at.

I will be there with the family for this game and the game against the Indians on Saturday. Haven't been there in a few years. Lets get this started.

He hurt my feelings, HULK SMASH. That pretty much is the jist of it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 10:12 PM) http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/world/europe...ml?c=homepage-t Anyone think she gets extradited? I believe They won't honor extradition as this is considered double jeopardy.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 23, 2014 -> 01:29 PM) You awesome. He was cheating a lot last year, looking for inside pitches. Pitchers were throwing him breaking balls away, and he was either missing them or rolling over them. That's very fixable. The key is to keep patient and to drive the ball up the middle and to right field on the pitch away. Recognition of the pitch and how to attack it is usually a hard thing for young hitters as they come to the bigs. The breaking pitches are a lot tighter and the break is later. When you cheat like this at times is when scouting reports the second time through will kill you until you adjust back.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jan 22, 2014 -> 11:39 PM) Phegley doesn't pass the eye test. He has an atrocious looking swing. It has a bad plane, it's forced and it looks manufactured. He's really bad behind the plate. He isn't athletic. He doesn't move well and his reactions are bad. He's also a prime candidate for PED's. Flowers is already a juicer, but his swing, while flawed, is much more natural. It has easy pop and he demonstrated a very good eye in the minors. He moves well behind the plate for a big guy and frames pitches well. He has a much better pedigree. Most likely neither player is the answer, but I would roll the dice on a healthy Flowers. Plus, I made an awful bet on Flowers so I need some redemption. Also, the Sox wouldn't have signed him to a $900,000 deal if he was totally out of the plan. His swing doesnt pass what eye test, yours. Outside of him starting out with an open stance the rest of it is relatively clean. Here is his swing at the point of the contact. And it looks pretty good. Head is down, back knee is bent, up on his toe, the bat is at the point of contact pretty well as well. Could he get into bad habits, sure. But making comments about its an atrocious looking swing is comical.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 17, 2014 -> 06:08 PM) Regardless of where Tanaka signs I would still draft a pitcher in June since there's supposed to be so much talent available at both the college and HS levels. If we sign Tanaka it just makes our future rotation look that much brighter with the #3 pick. I would take a pitcher as well. We are pretty damn good at identifying pitchers and developing them. Pitching is always a golden commodity. If you get a stud at number 3 you go for it.