South Side Fireworks Man

He's a Cub.

SOX WIN! Nice job, Swarzak!

Sox don't value defense enough. It bites them every time.

Crap.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Jul 24, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) Ouch. 4 ks for Yoan Yep.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jul 24, 2017 -> 04:18 PM) So who the hell closes this out?? I swear to God if they trot out Clippard.. Let's score another 4 runs here first.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 24, 2017 -> 04:05 PM) Great outing by Gonzo. You like Theo? It'll (should)cost him more than an A baller.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 22, 2017 -> 10:03 AM) Not to mention he doesn't matchup with our timeline in the slightest He's only 27 years old now. I wouldn't trade too much for him but if you could get him along with salary relief for the last few years of his contract for someone like Anderson or some middling prospects I would be all for it.

QUOTE (TomPickle @ Jul 21, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) I would do Avi for Stanton. Probably throw in a couple low level guys too if they wanted a bigger return. Yep, I'd trade someone like Anderson or Avi for him. I'd love to see something like that happen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 07:15 PM) When he does that, he isn't doing it for strategy. I think that is the disconnect here. To me he is trying to ingrain the skill into certain guys skill sets so that when they really do need it, they have the ability and count/situation are not something they are thinking about because they will have done it under all circumstances. That's what I'm speculating it is. I hope that's it, anyway.

There is absolutely no reason to trade Yolmer unless someone offers real value that is just too good to pass up. He's young, cheap, the best defensive infielder in the organization and has shown he can at least hold his own against MLB pitching.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 05:12 PM) I think we've gotten to the point analytically where it's probably fair to say the impact these managers have on the psyches of their players, something which is entirely immeasurable, is probably far greater than the in-game strategy maneuvers. Good point. QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Jul 20, 2017 -> 02:51 PM) That is a terrific point. The best managers are really amateur psychiatrists. They have an ability to figure out what drives guys, what gets on their minds...things like that. Chuck Tanner was very good at this aspect and so was Jeff Torborg. In fact Jeff called me this morning and as we talked he told me a story about Lance Johnson. The Sox sent Lance back down in the spring of 1989 and Jeff said he was so upset he started crying. Jeff said he told him, 'let's go into my office...' Jeff said he knew immediately what was really bothering Johnson so he gave him his phone number and told him to call anytime something was bothering him or if he just wanted to talk. Jeff told me he knew that Johnson was worried that if he was sent back down to the minors nobody would care anymore and the organization would just forget about him. History shows the type of player Lance was and you never know how this small gesture by Torborg played a part in that as it helped him mentally. Another story Jeff told me a few years ago was right before the All Star Break in 89. Sox were in K.C. had a day off before opening up a series with the Royals. Jeff asked the team to have a short workout on the off day just to go over fundamentals and that if they did it he wouldn't ask for a workout the day before the season resumed so they could be with their families a little longer. So he gets to his office at Kauffman Stadium and sees a bunch of guys on the field working out, he went to his office to start working on lineup's for the series and after about an hour he went back out to the field expecting to see the guys all gone. Instead he found them actually playing a game like we used to do when we were kids (just lobbing pitches in to hitters). He was amazed but thought, 'OK let's see what we can do with this.' So he told me he called and ordered pizza's and some beer and had them in the clubhouse when the team got back inside. They ate and talked. When they came back after the break they won 11 of 12, had a winning record in the second half and had a fantastic 1990 season. Little things sometimes add up to really big things. You just wonder what could have been had Ron Schueler not insisted that he had to hire his own manager and forced Jeff out. Good stories, Lip. Thanks for posting.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 4, 2017 -> 04:44 PM) I know that isn't as important now, but if he's still manager when we're trying to compete, it will be. First, there's the constant bunting. I'm not even going to elaborate much because you all know exactly what I'm talking about. Isn't it textbook insanity to do the same exact thing over and over, expecting different results, only for the same result to keep happening? I remember hearing that somewhere- whatever it is, Renteria is at that point with the bunting and the two-strike bunting (which is even worse- even a 5 year-old knows not to bunt with two strikes). I'm hoping that Rick is just trying to teach his players how to bunt and is just using this season as an instructional training time, allowing the players to perfect techniques against major league competition. Maybe when the games actually mean something as far as a White Sox pennant race is concerned his in-game strategy will be much different. Still, he'll know his players can execute a bunt in a situation that really calls for it. If this isn't the case, the Sox are in big trouble.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 07:58 PM) I know the Sox will imply that they suck so he should stay up, and people here will blame it on his friend's death, but man he is just so awful. He can't field, hit or hunt. He is borderline useless Another former hot prospect.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 07:54 PM) A pro baseball player who isn't a power hitter who can't bunt. Anderson is f***ing atrocious Horrible on defense this year too. Then he doesn't hustle down the line.

Anderson should be benched for that.

Nice AB for Yoan.

Standing ovation, LOL!

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 01:24 PM) While Ding-Dong is right, we're also writing off most prospects' ability to improve. I'm not saying he's wrong, I'm just not ready to write off the rebuild based on performance of prospects right now. That's Senor Ding Dong to you!

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 11:51 AM) I'm sure the Sox had him flying the first 1st class ticket out of Charlotte as soon as the trade was finalized last night. He's probably been in Chicago since last night. Hopefully he got a good night's rest. I hope they didn't book him on United or Delta.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 12:55 PM) An infield consisting of three below average defenders (1B Abreu/Burger/Sheets, 3B Burger/Davidson and SS Anderson) and one average defender (2B Moncada) doesn't seem like a winning formula to me, despite their bats. You are correct.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 08:52 AM) if you assume that the sox make no trades and use just this set of prospects: C CF 2B (defensively) 3B Maybe SS The same weaknesses that have been around for years They'll be overloaded at corner OF and 1B The Sox never seem to value defense enough. One of the reasons for their lack of success over the years.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 19, 2017 -> 03:29 AM) Now when all is said and done and it's 2019-2020, where do you think the team will be lacking? Shortstop.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 08:27 PM) So just oblige me for a moment, why would the Sox have leaked this deal? What would be the purpose? To stoke a bidding war between Yanks and Sawx.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 08:00 PM) f*** it. I want Clint Frazier. He was one of my guys in the offseason I wanted. I'll dream....for an hour Me too. I wanted Frazier and Judge for Q in the offseason.