MiddleCoastBias

Quick hit: Rangers in the hunt at the break. Trade for Bobby Jenks. Win the West. Putz steps up as our closer, win the Central.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 09:04 AM) For a while, the Nats has Lastings Milledge in that outfield as well, what a coaches dream. Wasn't he penned as the Nats' starting OFer last spring but didn't make it through May? And the All-Star ballot was already written by then so he was on the ballot while having only played like 4 games? I remember the Nats fans trying to 'stick it to the system' by voting for him to start in the All-Star game despite him being in AA... too bad all 17 of their fans weren't enough.

I recently moved down to Arkansas (shudder) for work, and the have me stationed in Fayetteville. First thing I did when I got here was check out the baseball schedule, and caught a game against Troy. The Razorbacks are #15th in the country and it's always good to see some quality baseball played. I've got to say, their complex here is QUITE impressive. And their fans are very passionate. I hope I'll be able to make it out for a number of games down here, seeing that they'll play a number of great teams. While U of I baseball games are fun (for the 40 people in attendance), southern schools now how to do college baseball the right way. Gotta love that *ping*!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 12:19 PM) and once Crede's back fails, who are you gonna bring in to back him up? Andy Gonzalez or Josh Fields, duh

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 19, 2010 -> 01:58 AM) Oddly enough, this would have been one hell of a poll thread. Agreed. Every time I buy a Sox hat, I always send pics of the potential hats to my Sox friends to see which is best.

I originally said B given the two options. But seeing as how people are now talking about other options, I will say that among my many Sox hats, my favorite has to be the 1918 vertical Sox with the O and X inside the S. White on blue, I love it. Someone mentioned that logo in the White Sox jersey thread, I believe. Just an awesome logo, even given how classic the current logo has become. And I honestly thought that, when presented the two options, you should def look at other hats such as the one I described.

B, primarily because the Nike swoosh on a Sox hat irks me.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Mar 17, 2010 -> 11:24 PM) Definitely. He's barely even been here, but his attitude already has him as one of my favorite current Sox players. Cy Young Award aside, his attitude (especially carrying over from the end of last year) makes me really exited about him. Obviously we know he's a winner from his various accolades, but more importantly we know he's a true competitor. He could have 'mailed it in' on his few starts for us last year but he busted it to compete like it was the WS. Now he's showing that it wasn't just a show and he's out there showing the attitude and drive of a winner, and he's working harder than ever because he knows he's on a team that will compete. I love what he brings to this staff, and I feel his drive will be reflected throughout the team. Burls is an ace in his own right, but Peavy will be an out-spoken leader for the pitching staff and an emotional catalyst for the entire team, and I feel that will echo through the entire organization.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Mar 17, 2010 -> 05:54 PM) Why didn't you put it on the board? Because I was hoping it would NOT end up as a pale-hose related thread. Last year I was quietly hoping to pick him up as a reclamation project, but not this year. And I'm not saying that he's entirely done; he really might get ONE more chance with a team with a good structure already in place. The Nats were not the best organization for him to turn it around; I feel they forced him into a starting role when I think he really needs a good 'mental coach' to work with him. If he's lucky enough to get that, good for him. If he doesn't get another chance, I won't shed a tear.

I saw this on my ESPN text update this morning, literally laughed out loud wondering when how long it would take for this to hit the board. There was a time that I would've taken a fly on him, but we've already got enough "ifs" on this team, we don't need that cancer.

After reading the updates on Cowley and Merkin's twitters, it doesn't seem like it was nearly as bad as I expected.

I was really hoping that was going to be a link to an Onion Mag story or something else... not this.

I feel like the black alternates are used more often early in the season because it's cold outside and the black jerseys hold the heat better. Come July, I definitely notice the use of the black jerseys tapers off as it's often too hot for those. Could be a hogwash observation but I'm sticking to it.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 02:25 AM) There should be a time in the future where they wear each and every one of their past home and away jerseys as throwback days throughout a year. From 1901-now. That would be seriously great. Like a throw-back MONTH, a 'White Sox through the decades month'. I like that. Though I feel like the front office/marketers wouldn't agree to it because they can't make replicas of every single jersey worn, and they wouldn't want to trot out a jersey on the field that they can't make a buck off of at the front gate. But as a fan, that would be so awesome. Forget the promotion of 'pick your beer vender of the month' to draw fans, how about the month of July in which we wear throwbacks everyday: that will be a sweet way to get more fans to come back to the stadium every night. Throw in honoring players each night from the era in which the jersey was worn, that would be awesome. Now I just got excited to see a made-up event that will never happen...

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) i got one during the cubs series...... i just bought a Jake Peavy authentic jersey on Ebay for 40 dollars.... Sox or Pads? Side bar: how do people feel about wearing your favorite player's jersey to the game from when he was on another team? For instance, when we had Griffey, wearing his Reds jersey? Or a Phillies Thome jersey?

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 06:04 PM) That thread title is a little overreactive, don't you think? He twisted his ankle, he didn't "Robin Ventura" himself. The guy has quite a few years before he even sniffs the majors. My first thought was the DeWayne Wise catch that took him out last year.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 04:20 PM) Dun mes up mah rotating DH plan.. I making the focking lineups!! De Aza opposite field double.. I really like this guy. 4-3 sox. Holy s*** Retherford!! 5-4 sox!! looks like the swing he made in winter ball. Are you referring to his home run in the championship game that was televised on MLBtv? If so, I thought the exact same thing the moment it happened. Edit: apparently everyone else thought the same thing too...

QUOTE (Soxpride724 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 07:53 AM) As long as you are cool with it. Similar thing to be cool with a knockoff, I bought a Mike MacDougal jersey on ebay. It was clearly just a blank White Sox jersey and they bought the letter/number kit to sew on (which is also a viable route for a lot of you people looking for unique jerseys, you can buy the letter kits for like $20). I enjoy picking up unique jerseys in addition to my black Quentin, gray Danks, et al. And realistically, I got a MacDougal jersey for $9 bucks, come on. Who even takes the time to make that?

Tangent here, but I think the best song entrance of any (non-Sox) player has got to be Trevor Hoffman entering to AC/DC's Hell's Bells. Apparently they play it so loud at Miller Park that Macha hides in the dugout after he calls Trevor in. Glad to see he carried it over from SD, always thought it was cool.

QUOTE (C_LEE45 @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 05:58 PM) why would texas want A.J.? They took back an old-balls Ivan Rodriguez, maybe they have a thing for old catchers.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 01:54 PM) Nix. Of course, he might be traded for a C-level 'spect before ST is up and then I think DeAza will get the nod (vizquel backing up all 3 non-1B spots, Kotsay backing up 1B and OF and Andruw Jones primary DH with DeAza backing up OF). I'm not sure I like having Vizquel as the only IF backup. We're carrying a number of OFers; though I want to see what De Aza will do, I don't see him getting the 40th spot ahead of an IFer like Retherford (this is based on your possibility that Nix is indeed traded).

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) I had Rick Ross - "Hustlin'" when I pitched or batted. It was sweet. I use that song before every one of my interviews, my psych-up song to get ready.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 05:51 PM) While I agree it would probably be Nix, I don't get the idea that he has more versatility than Retherford. I'd in fact say the opposite. The reason for Nix is that CJ has not been above AA, Nix is a known commodity who can hit a little bit in the majors, and CJ's not on the 40 (as Kalapse eluded to previously). I understand what you're saying, and maybe I should have said Nix has more versatility at this time. I really like CJ and I'm excited to see where he fits in the future, I just think that right now Nix is a better with his experience, and having already acted as a utility IFer.

I think it'll most likely be Nix because he has more versatility than CJ. De Aza will be interesting to watch as the injury-replacement OFer.

I haven't seen this posted yet, from Merkin. http://scottmerkin.mlblogs.com/archives/20...g_anywhere.html