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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 04:26 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN Simon Castro has eight strikeouts and only two hits allowed in five innings this spring. #WhiteSox Small sample, but nice.

All the praise has gone to Herm's head and he's slacking. Time to fire him.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 02:04 AM) http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...25325--mlb.html

Rose on the bench tonight. He's close. He's coming.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 09:30 PM) I didn't care much for Connor so I'm glad he was a one-off. Interesting that his last name seems to be Kenway though. I hope there are more combat on boats missions. The Boston Tea Party mission was the best from AC3. I'm still trying to full synch one of the privateer missions so I hope they modify the naval missions, or at least don't add too many more. From the trailer, it looks like there will be a lot more naval battles. Also, the protagonist is Haytham's father. Interesting.

AC4 trailer looks pretty awesome. Dude looks waaaay better than Connor.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 03:32 PM) LOL

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 2, 2013 -> 11:16 PM) Is this the longest minor leaguer I'd never heard of for minor leaguer I'd never heard of trade thread ever? Fun thing is that the topic of discussion is about neither.

I just feel like Paulie retires in a Sox uniform. Then again, I thought that for Buehrle (though that can still happen).

Is this dude serious?

Apparently Flacco is about to be the highest paid QB in history.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 01:33 AM) Yes. I never thought I would use this. QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 02:39 AM) Yes he has hit .205 in those 273 at-bats. The 410 at-bat figure was obviously an error in reading the column at baseball reference, but subtracting 137 at-bats still leaves him hitting the same...exactly the same .205. Everyone who is a Sox fan wishes Tyler the best. However, many of us look at his numbers and are not buying into the notion that after 4 years in the big leagues, Flowers will start hitting. I am also concerned about his foibles on the base paths, and his conditioning. He needs to keep himself in the kind of shape that AJ did so he can be durable and dependable throughout the season. While his fate with the Sox plays out one way or another, I'd like to see more of Phegley at catcher. Because you look at a small sample size but can't be bothered to go back a few pages... QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 08:37 AM) Let's recap: -AJ's season wasn't an outlier because he hit 17 one time (8 years ago) -We should have brought him back because Cubs fans hate him (all baseball fans hate him) -Tyler Flowers is prone to weight gain because he is tall and big bodied, therefore he will suck (don't you guys remember Frank Thomas?! HE SUCKED BECAUSE HE GAINED WEIGHT!) -Josh Phegley needs to be considered an option with his career minor league OPS of .685 (DYN-O-MITE!) -We get to make up arbitrary numbers to defend ourselves (Flowers has 317 PAs and 107 K's; also 12 HR and 33 BB) -AJ is a clutch hitter (though no numbers are provided to back it up) -Tyler Flowers will never succeed in clutch situations because he is a girly man (nevermind that he hit a game winning homer last year) -Tyler Flowers is a GIDP machine (I'd prefer he be a love machine) -Hector Gimenez and Josh Phegley will destroy Flowers the Girly Man™ in Spring Training -We can now count stints of 20 PA and 15 PA as full seasons (Flowers the Girly Man™ is a 4 year vet now! PAY HIM) -Don't have to look through baseball history to see trends (though you can if you'd like) -AJ hit .300 15 years ago in 13 ABs, so he must be a .300 hitter (but he will never hit a home run) --------- I just facepalmed so hard I sniffed someone's butt in China

It's sad that I'm actually excited about Amundson. That's how bad Vlad and Nazr are.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 11:20 PM) Supposedly he made a comment today talking about how the rest of the bulls are knee pads. Reggie is an ass. Also, Bulls sign Lou Amundson.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 12:24 AM) That didn't take long. I know my Joel

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 12:23 AM) Your Father, Your Girlfriend, Junkies and the Closet Queens

I need more Billy Joel songs.

So Gillaspie is the Manly Man and Flowers is the Girly Man?

QUOTE (Boogua @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 08:35 AM) In terms of overall number of PGs that can take over a game and is a difference maker in today's NBA? Sure. The rules have made it a golden era for PGs. Especially the score first combo guard listed at PG like Rose (who I love), Westbrook, Jennings, Curry, etc. I just think it's funny that today's PGs are so much more athletic and so great and blah, blah, blah, but the two best PGs in the NBA are both small and have average athleticism (Paul and Parker). Average...? Paul and Parker are both insanely fast players.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 07:09 AM) He had a fine year but he also might be getting better with age. AJ hit 17 home runs in '05 so hitting 9 more last season is not exactly like a PED power explosion. His batting average last season was .278. He hit .300 or above three times in his career, hit fpor a better average in 2011, and is a lifetime .284 hitter. There are a lot of people and primarily Cub fans that dislike AJ, but that is all the more reason for Sox fans to admire his competitiveness and desire to defeat opponents. I would have let Peavy go, signed AJ and traded Flowers. Flowers is a lumbering ox, a big guy that is prone to weight gain and may not prove to be durable over the course of an entire season behind the plate. Just to compare body types, Fisk was also tall, but he was light and like a cat behind the plate. And Phegley seems to be left out in these conversations, but he may prove to be better than Flowers over the long haul. Flowers talks a big game so it is time for him to show us what he can do. I have heard some sportscasters suggest that his defense alone justifies starting him. A .225 batting average with 150+ K's coupled with slightly better than average defense is not going to cut it. And he is a load on the base path. So...he hit 17 homers 8 years ago? Seriously? That's your example? And AJ's days of being agile are long, long gone.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 07:00 AM) Driving south on 57 and 55 are speed trap heaven. Need to be careful down there. As for in Chicago? Pedal to metal man. This. I got pulled over maybe a half hour out of Missouri on a drive to Indiana. After having a speed limit of 70 in Missouri, I forgot to adjust speed and got hit for 10 miles over.

If anyone doesn't think this is the Golden Era of the Point Guard, they're wrong. It's like the 90's with Centers.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Feb 27, 2013 -> 09:34 PM) The real problem is what kind of asshat cop pulls you over for going 11 over on the highway. This

f*** snow.