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Quentin hits the ball REALLY hard.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 03:27 PM) The White Sox seem to have been doing quite well with their revenue streams in recent years. My question, however, is assuming their payrolls were similar last season, how on earth did the White Sox bring in more revenues than the Cubs? Probably because of the cost of stadium upkeep with Wrigley. That would be my guess. When the Yankees announced they were going to build a new stadium, Steinbrenner mentioned how much they lost every year just to keep up with the aging stadium. And Yankee Stadium is not as much of a big hunk of garbage as Wrigley is. Structurally speaking of course.

Throw Gavin Throw. Strikes that is.

I have a good rain-out story and bad. Bad one 1st. It was back in the old stadium and Texas was in town. Nolan Ryan was scheduled to pitch and I believe it was a Sunday so the rain delay last until about 5:00 pm before they called it. It was one of the longest days of my life, especially considering I was just a kid. Good rain out. The good rain-out was one that I didn't even attend. I was the benefit of a day night doubleheader in the 1993 season in which if the Sox swept the DH they would clinch the division. (This was back 1 ticket would get you both games) While they did not get both W's it was a great day and Joey Cora almost hit a blooper to win the 2nd game. But if that would have happened we would not have gotten one of the most dramatic homers in White Sox history, Bo Jackson's homer the next night.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 09:15 PM) Dumbest rain out was last year. I had great tickets for the Yanks series, right by 1st base. It had rained at the start of the game, so it was delayed. The rain cuts off and it mists. No rain, just mist. There is no water puddles. And lots of people are sitting in their seats, enjoying a slight misting. Then after 9pm, they tell us that the game is cancelled and you had to be there by 1pm the next day for a split game doubleheader. I wasn't able to go and was livid. The sox made up for it by giving those who had tickets a new game. The only thing was that the game was upper reserved. But hey, it was a sox game. So I didnt care. Now they could of played that game but they cancelled it for no reason. I was at that game too. Everyone was really pissed off. I believe they were playing a Bulls playoff game on the jumbotron too. They definitely could have played that game...it felt like they were just keeping it going to make money on all the concessions. Didn't seem right at the time.

QUOTE (Hanky Panky @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 12:29 PM) can't watch the game ... stupid WCIU. I wish I lived in Chicago. Hate the fuzzy channel. With the Flubs, Bulls and Sox playing tonight I knew we would get the shaft. Go Sox!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 07:41 PM) Yes. The scoreboard operator needs to be replaced. Crede fouled 2 balls back and it said the count was 2 and 1. AJP was at the plate the scoreboard said he was 0 for 1 with a groundout and a single. I thought the substitute PA announcer was the best they have had. Anyone is better than when Tom Shaer replaces Gene Honda. I didn't have one but they have a couple of new hot dogs as well. A footlong hot dog for like $8 and a Comiskey dog (basically a chicago style hot dog) for $5. That new Legacy Brick area is pretty nice and the TV's will be cool, but they didn't have the ones in the Upper Deck by the concession stands on for some reason. Dumb.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) HA! Look at fricken' Michales out there That was priceless. I thought he was going to slip up there for a second.

QUOTE(BaseballNick @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 01:10 PM) Didn't work for me either. After it didn't work for me I downloaded the latest Flash and the MLB new enhanced player they had and it works now. Not sure what the problem was but it works, so I would recommend trying to download both of those.

Is anyone listening to the KC-Detroit game on MLB audio? I am getting an error and it won't load audio for either team. I have tried in both Firefox and IE. I am hoping it is just a minor problem and that I can get the Sox game to play the audio.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 19, 2008 -> 04:42 PM) I'm downtown right now and unable to watch, but I'm not so much impressed with the power Alexi is showing, but it's the amount of pitches he seems to be seeing. Coming into camp he was said to be insanely aggressive, which can be a good thing, but he seems to have good control of the strike zone around him. I would agree with that. Granted I have an extremely small sample of about 8 AB's, but I would say he has shown a much better ability of knowing the strike zone than a guy that everyone compares him to, Soriano. I know he doesn't have his power but he has a very quick, live bat and seems to just understand how to play the game. (Offensively at least) He seems to be one of those natural baseball players that can just play. A very exciting player to watch swing the bat.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 10:19 AM) Yeah, that's exactly what I was implying with my comment. Ellis has lead all 2Bs each of the past two years in defensive win shares, and over the past three years Ellis has 2 more defensive win shares than Hudson in 30 less games played. Hudson has 29 errors over the past three years to Ellis' 13. Hudson is a great defensive second baseman and can top Ellis in speed but overall Ellis is the better 2B. Great stats there 3E8. Where do you find stuff like defensive win shares and what have you? I was looking for stats like that a couple weeks back and couldn't find any.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 10:26 PM) at CLE: JV at CLE: MB at CLE: GF at DET: JC at DET: JD at DET: JV vs MIN: MB (Home Opener) vs MIN: GF vs MIN: JC Buehrle starts the home opener and Danks moves to 5th in the rotation (something Ozzie wants) but will not pitch back to back with Buehrle. Also you won't have the matchup of Buerhle against Sabbathia. Sabbathia pwns Buehrle. Not that big of a deal to move him to 2.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) Ramirez singles to RF, Fields scores, 4-2 Sox, Ramirez to 2nd on the throw, Quentin up. Does Ramirez have any real chance of making this club? Or are we going to be stuck with Uribe at 2nd?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 04:47 PM) Fields singles to right, Konerko moves to 3rd. I guess he didn't want to show off his speed yet.

Reddy, any word on what day you were going to set up the draft for? Just wondering if you had a day in mind.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 04:30 PM) Does Uribe pass up seconds? No. But yes Alexi has speed. He had a stand up triple the other day without even an attempt of a throw. He would of had an inside the park HR if Gathright was slower or bobbled the ball. SoxFan1 beat me to it. But yeah, not sure on his base stealing abilities.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 04:26 PM) i dont remember this spring in the Sox step last spring training, i really dont You can't remember it, because it wasn't there. They definitely appear to think they have a lot to prove. Which they do.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) Alexei keeps playing like this, how does he not make this team?? Also anyone think its possible that J Bourgeois makes this squad as well? I don't see how Alexi doesn't make the team....and start at 2nd base. Especially if you can unload Uribe. I think he can contribute a lot like Asdrubal Cabrera does with the Tribe. Play 2nd and SS for them. He will probably hit less HR and play worse defense than Cabrera but is a cheaper and better version than Uribe.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) anyone else watching the twins yankees game on ESPN? They've discussed virtually every team in the league - even the royals at some length, except for one. Which team did they skip?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 5, 2008 -> 12:42 PM) From today's press release: The White Sox lead all major league teams with 32 doubles, 58 runs scored, 105 hits, 154 total bases and are second with a .348 average and .421 obp. The sox 32 doubles are 12 more than their closest competitor. The white sox have recorded at least 10 hits in seven of 8 games. Chicago lead off hitters have gone 11-24 (.324) with six doubles, seven rbi, six walks and 11 runs scored. Nick swisher is 6-8 with two doubles, a triple, two homers and five rbi in his last 2 games. Alexei Ramirez has reached base in all four cactus league games. Brian Anderson has reached base seven times in his last four contests. Paul 'onerko has gone 7-9 with five RBI in his last three games. Let's keep it up! And happy bday to Paulie! What is most encouraging to me is the amount of doubles. Over the last couple of years we have been one of the worst (if not THE worst) team in MLB in getting doubles. At least it appears in the AZ, the Sox don't seem to be swinging for the fences. Hopefully, the carries over into the regular season.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 09:03 AM) hey everybody, glad to have you all on board! i'll be setting up the league a little later on today when i have some time. but before hand can i get an idea of the settings you all would like to use. I'll do 5x5 but i'm not a huge fan. I like to at LEAST have OPS thrown in but even more can be fun too. Give me your suggestions. I agree OPS HAS to be in there. I don't understand leagues without it. I have no preference as far as number of categories, but OPS is essential I think. Along with WHIP for pitchers.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) if kw trades crede for lowry i think we'll have confirmation that he truly hates ozzie. that would just be punishment. That would be punishment for all of us to sit and watch that.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 02:41 PM) It says Lowry walked 7. Thats not good. Wow. All in the 1st inning?

QUOTE(Princess Dye @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 02:32 PM) Thoughts Alexei Ramirez fielding - may be very bad one day Nice job by Armstrong on selling it as interference Uh-oh. Does he appear to be Alfonso Soriano Jr. in the field?