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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2015 -> 12:11 PM) This sounds really cool. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--mlb-...-154837850.html The issue with this type of system is accuracy. Since there are ni markers a person, usually a low paid intern, must manually put the markers onto the video. Its really difficultto put the markers in the same exact spot each frame. It needs to be done thousdans of times for each video and angle.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Jun 13, 2015 -> 11:55 AM) Heard a rumor that Robin will also miss a three game series in August when the carnival is town. Both he and Hahn think it is important that he spends time with his family. And everyone knows it is tough to get from the teacups to the ballpark, without first swinging by the funnel cake stand.... so you might as well make a weekend of it. Priorities in life. Speaking of someone who has a daughter, Carnivals and daughters are two of the ones at the top.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 09:26 PM) Hitters that hit consistently well at AAA more often than not hit at MLB when given enough of a chance. Now, there absolutely can exist a fatal flaw in a hitter that's not exposed enough in AAA but is in the majors, but I stand by it that more often than not, they'll hit. more often than not may be the case. Especially if you go by 51% to 49% being the more often than not. However, I think in today's game many of them don't get enough of a chance. Hitters have to nearly come out of the gate hitting or there is not much patience.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 08:28 PM) An underrated bad part of it was trading Phegley. I hate this 4A crap. Hitters that hit at AAA more often than not end up hitting at MLB. There have been many hitters who look good in AAA but can't hit in the MLB.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 04:57 PM) And Chapman, who Don Cooper will reconvert into a starter by teaching him the Jason Bere foschball as an offspeed offering. That was an awesome pitch to watch.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 01:10 PM) I was gone 3 days for my sister's graduation, showing my lack of commitment for my company. I went on a vacation and got Montezuma's revenge the last day. I called in sick the day I was supposed to return to the clinic. It was against company policy to take a sick day either before or after a vacation day so I was docked a day's pay.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 02:15 AM) I don't hate RV at all. In fact, if I met RV I would shake his hand vigorously and say "you were one of my heroes and my pops loved you too; way to work back from that horrific injury you had". That said, dude is in the .0001% of dads that can take 3 days off work for graduation and nobody gives a f***. Lot of working class dads out there that would love to do the same. You don't know jack s*** about anyone here bro. Presume what you're gonna presume, but don't get it twisted many of us raising a ruckus here are about as far from "meatball" as it gets. Go ahead with your one liners tho, they go over great with the meatball crowd. You ever seen your pops cry because he has to work and he can't be with you? I certainly have. RV should wake up every day thanking his creator he gets to take 3 days off for his daughter's graduation. I've seen the tears in my working class father's eye when he had to go away from his family. You want to tell me, and others, about what it means to be working class and sacrifice everthing and anything for your kids? Get real man. A baseball player/manager/staff spendsalot more time away from his family than any "working class" father. It's an extremely difficult life for a family. It's why most of us get out, once you get a family. I do not begrudge anyone in this situation to spend time with family. Edit: how many birthdays, first days of school and other events he has missed over the years? He has the opportunity and he should take it.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 12, 2015 -> 07:52 AM) And we did this with Ozzie's kid (eventually moved to the AV department), but at least he was a marginally capable baseball player. This situation is no different than when we drafted Schueler's daughter, although she was probably a better athlete than Reinsdorf's grandson. True. However, as I said this was one possibility as to why he was drafted.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) There is a 0% chance the Reinsdorf kid is signed, so I have no idea what you're talking about. I've seen it done when I was with the Marlins. I think it was Dombrowski's relative. I'm not saying it's necessarily going to happen but I've seen before.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) Again, most fathers are not public faces of multi billion dollar operations. Here, go on one of your google hunts Southsider, what other managers have taken two, three day breaks during their tenure for graduations. Good luck, don't think you'll find many. Forget RV, he never even wanted the job in the first place I'm not going to cut him any slack. He's getting paid damn well he can take my abuse on a message board. EDIT: only thing I could find was Bud Black, who yea, didn't miss 3 days: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=2010...b&fext=.jsp Wow. There are no words for a response to this post.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 06:10 PM) I'd be shocked if he ever saw a professional pitch as a player, ever. The odds are about as close to zero as they are for me winning the powerball. Probably not but it's the experience in clubhouse, roadtrips etc. that they are looking at.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 06:05 PM) Oh okay. This makes sense. Or maybe he'll start taking PEDs and turn into a player like Tommy Lasorda's godson Mike "milkshake" Piazza.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 05:55 PM) I don't think he was actually on the baseball team. That is at least my understanding. Right. It's just a way for him to get to understand the entire business. Like an executives kid starting in the mailroom even though everyone knows he will be an executive soon.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 05:49 PM) Winning a dundy? And no, it's not a huge deal, I just don't get where the advantage is even for the kid. I think it has more to do with the experience. He is probably going to play for a little while so he sees what it's like and what the other ballplayers are like. Then he will transition out of the playing side and into a front office or scouting.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 11, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) 100% agree. He gives the Sox a better chance to win when he's out there, and therefore, should be playing more than Flowers. You need to take the pitcher's performance into consideration. Do the pitcher's pitch better with flowers? I don't know the answer but you seem to only look at the offensive production of each.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 09:39 AM) At this stage, I think it's fair to say Chris Sale will probably be the best pitcher the White Sox ever have. Big Ed Walsh puts him to shame.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 10:59 PM) Yea but the stock right now is "buy". He's 22 and pitching in MLB, he was put in some really horse s*** spots early on. He's been lucky on HR rate no doubt but for the most part he's held his own and lately he's been turning it on. Also, the raw stuff is there. Those concerns about his fastball falling to 90-93 seem laughable at this point. I still can't believe in my lifetime the Sox drafted the #1 overall player in the draft by a huge margin and they somehow got him at #3. Thank god for the f***ing rules changes a couple years ago on bonuses. He wasn't put in bad spots. He was put in easyspots. His first first hitter was a lefty who can't hit lefties. Hejust pitched poorly early on and has made some adjustments and improved.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 06:21 PM) Price does the same type of thing, right? I really haven't watched Price in detail. It's more comparable to Peavy, although not that drastic.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 04:59 PM) I personally think his ceiling is higher than Chris Sale. He could be the best pitcher in the league someday. Until he gets those pitch counts down, this will not happen.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 05:32 PM) His motion is sexy. The way he drives through his massive trunks for legs...well, yea. He's built like a linebacker. Maybe his hips are tight and that's what leads to the poor motion at the end.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) I just hope he actually CAN improve his command without substantial mechanical changes. Not sure if this is behind a paywall, but if it is, everyone should consider getting a BP subscription SOLELY to read Doug Thorburn pieces: www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=26343 Throburn provides the most complete analysis of pitching mechanics I've seen anywhere, and it almost could not be more interesting, IMO. A couple excerpts from his conclusion section: Anyway, if Thorburn likes his mechanics, then I do too. He worked for some private company that did a ton of biomechanical research for teams. He is correct for the most part although his version of mechanics is in line with the Andrews/wilk group out of birmingham. The one aspect that still concerns me which he didn't address is the follow through. This will be the continuing problem of high pitch counts and walks. The author states that he get past some issues due to the arm strength and this may be an issue later on due to the poor deceleration phase.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 04:17 PM) At least we know he won't show too much emotion after her name is announced Did you see where some parents were fined 500.00 and charged with disorderly conduct for this? I thought it was hilarious.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 10, 2015 -> 12:48 PM) Lewis-Clark St Col (ID), seriously? MidAmerica Nazarene U (KS) Gannon University (PA) Almost took a job at Gannon. Good PT program and faculty.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 07:32 PM) Love Carson Fulmer. Not because he's Sonny Gray 2.0. He isn't. Delivery isn't nearly as bad as others think, though, and stuff is monstrous. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/608060863644332032 Delivery isn't really mechanically bad but it is pretty high effort.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 07:01 PM) Cubs going all the hitters, haha. Opposite of the White Sox, all the pitchers/all the lefties. That is always their prefernce. Hitters aremuch easierto projectin the analytics. So they draft the safer players and spend the big contracts on pitching.