The Ginger Kid

Miller.Shutout.GOLD.

From Teahen:

don't you figure some vet will go down in ST and JD will get a job?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) I predict that by April 20th I will no longer be following Ozzie due to his 10 daily mundane tweets clogging up my time-line. bill simmons is fast approaching that for me

i predict this will become the longest thread in soxtalk history. until they take away his twitter.

yesterday was reporting and weigh in day, today is the first day of workouts for the entire squad.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 06:58 AM) Handling your demons is a great thing. Making a big deal about it and putting out press releases to announce your sobriety - not a big fan. agree. you just set yourself up for failure/scrutiny.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 11:08 AM) He'd be better off retrieving tennis balls off the net at Wimbledon. ha! that's a job he was born to do.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 10:53 AM) Indeed. And how the heck is he invited to camp again? He is so awful. still probably the fastest guy out there. not that it means much if you're running back to the dugout, but still.

"polarcita" Have any of you gents had the opportunity to enjoy a cold Polar beer, producto de Venezuala? It's a fine beer. How he got them into the states is another matter. I've never been able to find them.

Jones does look trimmer:

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 01:29 PM) I think i'm going to enjoy Mark Teahen this year. Can't wait to see him in-game. yeah man, i'm with you

QUOTE (joeynach @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 03:48 PM) HOLY CRAP. If we had Buehrle, Danks, Flloyd, Peavy, Halladay....anyone else get wood!! and peeps would still be b****in about no left-handed bat!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 04:44 PM) He did the same thing in '07, got into the best shape of his life to the point where teammates were saying they didn't recognize. Competitive fire and dropping weight are great and all but that can't make up for 1800 games played in the field and the wear that comes from pushing your body to its limit at such a young age. if this is the shelf life argument, then wouldn't arod fall into that too?

Looking forward to watching to see if Dolsi can break camp with the team. He has some pretty nasty stuff.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 05:32 AM) On average, Minneapolis is drier during the summer months than most midwest cities. Its not like baseball outdoors is something new in Minneapolis. It also seems a lot of people think the Twins never win a game on the road. They had the best road record in the AL Central last year. In fact, their road record has been better than the White Sox road record in 3 of the past 4 years, with 2008 being the exception and the difference was game 163. They were 1/2 game worse on the road. Most teams win more at home, and its not necessarily 100% the park. There are tons of other factors. In fact, I read an article a few years ago when they were going to start testing for greenies, that players being off them, and its no secret a very high percentage of players used them, would lead to increases in home team wins due to travel, late nights, etc. I wasn't trying to suggest a dramatic difference. It may not be any different or who knows, maybe they'll play even better. I'm just saying that I look forward to seeing how they do. Remember that f'n miserable game the sox played against baltimore, that day game that ended up being finished in Baltimore? Cold, rainy, s***ty. That, I want to see them have to play more games in that. I still think it's an advantage when you play 50% of your games in an environment that does not change at all. But we'll see.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) Dear God, it's sexy to see baseball again. indeed it is...even if it's jenks and putz.

I ate at this place at least three times last year, it's terrific. Right up the road from Camelback, in the same complex of hotels and crap where the team stays, right near the big football stadium: http://camaronesaz.com/ a little further up the road is this place, that I also liked. Good pizza (then again, you can't beat Chicago...) http://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/peoria.html

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 09:49 AM) Why even post in the thread if this is all you have to contribute? boo f***ing hoo

can someone dispose of this pointless negative thread into diamond club? Damon's a Tiger. Get over it.

For some reason I used to like checking the weather outside of the dome last season and so many times it was s***ty while inside of course it was perfect. I want to see how they do with rain delays and wet fields and wind and cold and soaring humidity, all of the elements that other AL central teams deal with consistently at home. And while the turf is notoriously rough on knees and backs, I wouldn't rule out more injuries as a result of the changing weather, in particular, the cold to start and end the season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 06:00 PM) Well, that's a pretty awful strategy for the White Sox, considering our offense always seems to struggle during the 2nd half of the season. I think our offense struggles because it's been an all or nothing offense, which is typical of a power team. Ozzie wants to go away from that, have the flexibility to create some runs instead of relying too much on power. I don't see a problem with this, except that I still think there are not enough speed guys in the lineup to accomplish what he wants. But some of you guys act as if there's going to be a complete power outage with this lineup, and I just don't see that. I expect increased power numbers from Rios, Q, Beckham and Ramirez to go along with Jones, who I think will surprise many.