JoeCredeYes

I'll miss Hawk. We all know it's time, but I chose to remember the good days. Fond memories of yesteryear, asking my Dad what the heck a cat-bird seat was, what the heck a can-of-corn had to do with a baseball game. I'll miss his candor. The number of guys that can actually get away with saying what they feel in our social justice warrior era can be counted on a couple hands at best. I'll miss his enthusiasm. Hawk has been the voice of my baseball team for as far back as my memory goes, and I think growing up listening to a guy live and die on every pitch in a game where essentially nothing ever happens, made me feel like it was important, like that's how I should feel about baseball, and it worked. He put everything he had in to this gig for a long time, and as corny as it sounds you can't argue with the passion he brought to the mic day in and day out. I'm glad I got to grow up listening to his stories of legends I couldn't pull up youtube videos of at my fingertips. I feel bad for the kids today that will never get to experience that. Sure, the Grandpa campfire story magical feeling waned as I grew older, but I'd still take a tall tale from the Hawk I've heard 100 times over Benetti telling me what his Mom put in his lunchbox. Love em, hate em, somewhere in between, hats off to a legend, the end of an era, this Sox fan will always cherish the memories. Thanks Hawk

QUOTE (WBWSF @ May 3, 2017 -> 06:42 AM) Looking back at Dunns time with the White Sox has never been explained. Was he hurt? Did he lose his desire to play after signing a big long term contract? Didn't he like playing for the White Sox? Dunn was the first big free agent signing since Albert Belle. He didn't produce here. Nobody has ever figured it out. Dunn was frequently out drinking with Peavy and Ryan Dempster's ex wife at Houndstooth and other local bars til the wee hours of the morning. I don't think he ever "cared" after he made a little money.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 01:00 PM) I wouldn't put him over Fulmer and he's probably not as good a hitter as Collins. He didn't do that great in A ball this past season. Honest question, what do people like about Fulmer other than where he was drafted? His mechanics need to be entirely rebuilt, his control is non-existent, and his stuff does not appear to be as advertised to this lay person.

The time has come for Kenny to go.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Mar 11, 2016 -> 08:01 AM) One more thing on Brett Lawrie. His surname is pronounced like the name "Laurie," now "Lowry." This confusion alone is enough to make me regret signing him; I hear people getting it wrong more often than not. Hopefully once the game broadcasts start up this'll be rectified? Hopefully Brett rectifies the pronunciation of his name to conform with the English language instead of going around and correcting everybody his entire life.

Jesus Pena

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 12:17 PM) He was a badass. I remember once when he hit Tori Hunter and Hunter glared at him on the way to 1st and Farmio said something like "Yeah Tori, just flap your mouth cuz you don't want none of that." I remember this exact moment. Farmio said something like "go on out there Torii, you'll have one less I in your name and in your head when Bob's done with you". Couldn't believe he said it.

I believe Kalapse stopped updating that spreadsheet because it can all be found here now. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CH...12-roster.shtml

Haha, so Teahen is gone, and Morel still can't get a start against a righty, regardless of the fact that he hits better off righties. I'm seriously so sick of Ozzie, I want him gone yesterday.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 11:37 AM) What angers me is that these ballplayers who are already incredibly wealthy, and claim that their number 1 priority is to win, seem to forget about that come contract negotiation time. Couldn't the guy survive on $10 million a year so we could have signed Putz? Or some other bullpen arms? PK's demands have the potential to hamstring us a bit here, and it frustrates me to no end that the guy doesn't care about that. I'm happy the guy is back. His bat is definitely going to be needed. But I'm also going to look at him in a much different light now then I did just a week ago. Guy has saved the Sox probably 5-8 million over the years, and is taking deferred money to stay in Chicago, and you're going to look at him in a different light? Get real. How are you gonna fault the guy for taking what he's worth? Go ahead and ban me from this site, but this might be the dumbest post I've ever seen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 10:19 AM) Joe also had a pretty decent career if you didn't notice. 361 Home Runs and 369 Strike Outs, ridiculous.

What are they saying on the radio? Is this definitely a confirmed deal? I hate this deal with a passion, Teahen is a zero tool player.

This trade blows. Getz is a better player than Teahen. Teahen would be a nice asset to have off your bench, but for close to 4mil, that's not what he's here for. Don't like it one bit.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 01:35 PM) Well alot of what you said simply isnt true. But I especially liked where you stated he has a "little" HR power, but then that all he does is try to hit long balls. He's an above avg offensive player at SS, and is a rookie defensively, and a decent one at that. But I'd like to see your list of SS you would like starting over Alexei. Why didnt you post that in the first place since it was part of your proof points why you dont like the guy. FYI league avg SS .269 4hr 25 RBI Alexei .276 15hr 58 RBI 1. Hanley 2. Bartlett 3. Jeter 4. Asdrubal 5. Escobar 6. Aybar 7. Tejada 8. Tulowitski 9. Scutaro 10. Reyes when healthy 11. Rollins 12. Guzman 13. Theriot 14. Andrus doesn't have the numbers yet but he's 21 15. To make 15 I'll toss in Freddy Sanchez, who has played some SS.

No, he's not a good SS defensively, and he's mediocre to below average offensively. Other than possessing a little home run power, he's in the bottom half of MLB SS in almost every offensive category. He's a bad baserunner and base stealer despite possessing above average speed, he does not hit doubles, he does not draw walks, he cannot handle a bat, he cannot hit situationaly. I can name 15 guys I'd rather have starting at short for my team. To me he's a large part of the problem, he fits right in with the style of play the Sox are trying to move away from, guys that can only hit long balls, but he possesses a bit of speed and looks fast so it flies under the radar that he is a bad baseball player. Add to this around 20 errors at short on the year, mental lapses in the field, and I think the cons outweigh the pros on this guy.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 03:38 PM) He is a good major leaguer. Good power, can draw a walk, and plays fantastic defense. He's a better version of Juan Uribe. Except for the part where Uribe could play 3 positions, and Nix has proven he can play only one at the Major League level. Oh wait, so he's nothing like Juan Uribe, other than a garbage batting average.

Anybody else have the same Sox desk calendar that I do? Today's trivia on the calendar says "Who is the only Hall of Famer to have played for both the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox?" A:Joe Morgan Huh? Who the hell comes up with this stuff.

QUOTE (maggliopipe @ Aug 27, 2009 -> 08:38 AM) Obviously I'm in the minority here but I like Cowley. I hate when beat reporters just trot out the company line and spin everything positive. He definitely doesn't do this, nor is he bland like, say, Gonzalez. I like him for many of the same reasons I liked Sam Smith (albeit in a slightly different capacity). Yeah, I don't mind Cowley. I've only ever listened to him on the score during my train ride however, don't have a twitter account and I don't read the paper that often.

QUOTE (JoeCredeYes @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 01:16 PM) Getz and Rios have nearly identical numbers in average, OB%, walks, steals, and steals %. I don't understand why you would put a guy that's got the ability to drive in runs like Rios does in the leadoff slot when you have a guy like Getz that can basically do the same thing with less power. To me the difference between Getz and Rios in the one hole is negligible (Getz 1, Rios middle) has a greater value than (Rios 1, Getz 9). If I'm making out the lineup for tonight assuming Pods grabs some bench I go as follows. In fact, I would do this until Dye remembers how to hit. 1. Getz 2. Beckham 3. Quentin 4. Thome 5. Paulie 6. AJP 7. Rios 8. Dye 9. Alexei By the way, the fact that this lineup is actually plausible and this team is only 2 games above .500 is ridiculous.

Getz and Rios have nearly identical numbers in average, OB%, walks, steals, and steals %. I don't understand why you would put a guy that's got the ability to drive in runs like Rios does in the leadoff slot when you have a guy like Getz that can basically do the same thing with less power. To me the difference between Getz and Rios in the one hole is negligible (Getz 1, Rios middle) has a greater value than (Rios 1, Getz 9). If I'm making out the lineup for tonight assuming Pods grabs some bench I go as follows. In fact, I would do this until Dye remembers how to hit. 1. Getz 2. Beckham 3. Quentin 4. Thome 5. Paulie 6. AJP 7. Rios 8. Dye 9. Alexei

Gordon Beckham elbow deep in a box, what new.

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 07:09 AM) I think he gets a little too frustrated with things like the bunt in the 1st inning and the non-strike calls. He's a fierce competitor, but he can't get upset about his teammates and umpires - he needs to keep his competitiveness focused on the opposition. That said, his defense really let him down yesterday. I was sitting almost directly behind first base right at the corner of the Angels dugout yesterday, John let about 8 F bombs go after that 1st inning bunt, guy was furious.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 08:49 AM) I'm sure we'll see some version of the getaway-day-after-night-game line-up. Probably at least 2 of those 3, if not all. Please no!!! I'm leaving work early to go to the game, I'm 0-4 at games I've attended this year, so I need all the help I can get out there.

It boggles my mind that a large percentage of high school graduates in this country cannot spell the word "tomorrow" properly. The day before you are set to get your diploma they should make you spell, tomorrow, weird, and friend correctly. Then demonstrate proper usage of your, you're, too, to, and two. Twenty years from now I'm going to have some recent college grad, surely named Aiden, Aden, Aydyn, Aaden, Brayden, or Jayden send me an E-mail that says, "Sir, ur 2pm meetting 4 tommorrow has been canceled". And I'm going to throw a desk at him.

Somebody fix this thread title before I vomit.