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QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 14, 2012 -> 01:16 PM) Sale escaped the first after an infield single and hitting Pujols (followed by wp/pb). I still have concerns about Sale going up regularly against lineups full of righties, but he still has such huge potential. So is there a free webcast or not ?

Says there's a webcast @whitesox.com but every time I click on the link I get a calendar. Should've started already.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 13, 2012 -> 03:52 PM) Goodbye, Mitchell. Off to minor league camp for you. You never, ever, try to steal 2B down by this many runs in the 9th unless you're 100% sure you're going to get the bag. Maybe those same rules don't apply in spring training but I'm sure he will be back in the minors regardless.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Mar 13, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) I was at the game (been to all the games) and that is exactly what I told my daughter. I doubt it would happen but it should. I also hate to admit it, but so far, I'm thinking the Tank may need another year at Charlotte. I hope not . The Sox really need him to be good.

Infante may have been injured . Carter replaced him after just1/3 of an inning.

Brandon Short out for the year after colliding with wall and tearing labrum.

Castro gets bombed with a 5 spot in top of the 9th. Dodgers lead 10-6.

Flowers 3 run HR . 5-5 top of the 6th. Beckham 2/3 batting.462 . Morel 2/3 batting.500 . Jordan Danks with a double . Viciedo 1/3. Humber gave up 2 in 3 innings 0 BB 3 K. Leesman gave up a run as did Marinez. Quintana now in to pitch.

No one paying attention to Sox/Dodgers ?

Beckham 2 run HR after Fukudome double.

Dunn hit his double off of Michael Kirkman who is a LH.

Infante in to pitch 3rd.

Dunn double to drive in Morel who also is 2 for 2.

It's a hopeful time so why not say over. Over.

All you guys are going to drive yourselves crazy. There is no ideal lineup with so many guys trying to rebound from bad seasons.Throw the spaghetti against the wall and see if it sticks. That's all Ventura can do. Hope the kids develop and the ones who sucked improve and pray more than one of the pitchers become something special.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 08:20 AM) Because something similar has happened in the past doesn't mean it will happen again. I happen to think Morel will turn into a nice player. I do also. I think he could have 25-30 HR potential. Not only did he come alive and hit HR's in September he also averaged the longest HR's on the Sox.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) The thing is, Mary Buehrle was totally #2 until he had his bad year. It does happen. Is she friends with Judy Garland ?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Feb 25, 2012 -> 10:56 AM) Good point. Beckham's a mind boggler. If he doesn't respond to the new staff by the All Star break, I'd look into moving him in a failed prospect for failed prospect swap, kind of like Borchard/Thornton. A change of scenery might be the answer. If Lilly continues to hit, he might be the future at 2nd. The more I think about Lillibridge the more I want to see what he can do . When a guy hits as many HR's as he did in less than 200 AB's, he must have learned something and deserves a chance to be more than a supersub. I hope he gets a shot when others aren't playing well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) I am going to absolutely hate seeing a ton of platooning, I'm going to complain about it every time it happens to any of the kids, and I absolutely expect that you're right. The good side is since De Aza is LH even in a platoon situation you're going to see him play 85% percent of the time. Viciedo's playing time might suffer more since he isn't a good glove but hopefully only late in games when protecting a lead if those are the kids you want to see play most.

If you are a truly dominant pitcher in the upper minors and your team isn't competing sure doesn't hurt to give a guy like Molina a spot start once in a while when you have guys like Peavy, Humber and Sale in the rotation. Just be sure to keep him pitching in his regular turn. I believe if you have lightning in a bottle you uncork it but only if that lightning is truly spectacular. Molina has to show very rare numbers to have any chance at all this year to pitch for the Sox.

I think we'll see a ton of platooning.Fukudome, DeAza , Dunn, early and often against righties. Viciedo, Lillibridge against lefties though Viciedo should also play against RH's as much as possible. Morel ,PK ,Beckham, AJ, and Alexei pretty much all the time but if Beckham struggles early might see Lilly playing some 2nd base against lefties. Flowers plays against a lot of LH's .Rios needs to play to see if he rebounds but I don't give him much rope. He has to impress early or he goes to the bench and only play against lefties . Danks, Floyd, Peavy , Humber, Sale my rotation.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 17, 2012 -> 01:52 PM) Rios has to get the bulk of the playing time. There's no way to dump him on anyone if he's merely facing LHP. Especially if he's playing at least decently and we're anywhere within hailing distance of first place...if he's totally tanking, then you can experiment with Fukudome more and potentially move him at the deadline for a piece or 2. But getting Rios off the books should be priority #1 for Williams. I say FUKU Rios !

reprehensible

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 1, 2012 -> 11:52 AM) Must have been before my time. Dragnet.

I didn't bash the Ventura hiring but I don't like what I'm hearing about Dunn playing the field and Thornton closing .