Thad Bosley

The current starting shortstop seems to have inherited his predecessor's prowess, or lack thereof, as it pertains to sacrifice bunting.

Gonzalez very economical with his pitches thus far, having only given up 29 thru three innings.

QUOTE (harkness @ May 9, 2016 -> 10:39 AM) The Twinland joke was pretty hilarious..... I liked him a lot better a couple weeks ago. Last game, at times, he was way too corny. I think he could be good... but he has to learn the balance. Not everything that pops into his head is joke worthy. This. I like Jason for the most part, but I find myself running 50/50 on his jokes. Some pretty clever, some not at all. bordering on dumb. Sort of like my own run rate on posts here at Soxtalk, eh, SS2K5?

QUOTE (bmags @ May 9, 2016 -> 10:43 AM) Because we have had a lot of exciting plays this year and I'm sure we are watching more than last years unwatchable mess. Wanted to point out that CSN games are the best. Aside from it being really hard to watch games without pitchtracker, the production value of their games are fantastic. I am ignorant of who produces what, and if the same group produces across WGN to the U to CSN, but the in the moment cuts during hits to base runners and outfielders/infielders have been amazing. Add to that there have been a bunch of tremendous shots they've cut to mid hit of long views of outfielders chasing a ball to show how far they have to run. Kudos, CSN Interesting observation since it's the same producer/director (Jim Angio, who has been producing White Sox games since the days Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall were in the booth on good, 'ol Channel 44) responsible for telecasts for both stations.

Wow - what a break on the terrible base running by Nunez! We'll take it!

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ May 8, 2016 -> 11:47 AM) Where would he play? I'm sure Robin could find some sort of a platoon arrangement that would work well!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2016 -> 10:29 AM) You'd destroy the rest of the roster and handicap your payroll to get him. Nonsense. You always underestimate the Sox' financial capabilities. They could easily make it work, the very way they were willing to make it work when they pursued A-Rod before he signed with Texas, and when they tried to acquire Miguel Cabrera when he was Trout's age. Just because they don't flex their financial might as often as they should (see failure to sign Cespedes) doesn't mean that might doesn't exist.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 7, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) Risky? That's ridiculous, he is a top 3 player in the game, you don't worry about how much you are paying him Even the remote possibility of Trout being available got me to thinking about when Miguel Cabrera was available several years ago and the push the team made to get him. The opportunity to acquire a top 3 player in the game comes very rarely, and so if he was available, it wouldn't surprise me if the Sox somehow wound up in the pursuit.

Happened across this article earlier, but for a team like the Sox who are looking to add offense, why not think big and consider the mighty MIKE TROUT who, if this article is correct, could be made available given the current state of the Angels. And as I read this article and saw the potential trade partners the author notes and the kinds of prospects who would need to be in play to entice the Angels to part with Trout, I'm not too sure the Sox couldn't have a seat at that table in any negotiations given the elite talent they currently possess on the farm. A huge long shot, of course, but such an acquisition would not only catapult the Sox' chances for success in the near and perhaps distant future, but it could also go a long ways towards changing the narrative on the Chicago baseball landscape to firmly remind everyone that there are two teams in the city. http://scores.espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/p...ding-mike-trout

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2016 -> 11:08 AM) We should be saying this team needs a new manager , a real manager, and Greensox should be praised for his baseball thinking. I would think for a guy who finds winning a WS the only redeeming quality of a baseball season, GreenSox and his anti good players, perpetual rebuilding is heaven posts would be the exact opposite of what would interest you. Actually, I find GreenSox quite interesting, thank you. I don't agree with everything he says, but i certainly appreciate his consistency and the passion he invokes around his central point of view about building from within. It's a fresh and unique mindset that ought to be celebrated, not berated and insulted. And while I'm here, fact check time: I have never once said that winning the WS is the only redeeming quality of a baseball season. Not once, not ever did I say such a thing.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2016 -> 10:58 AM) LMAO. They need to hire someone from the game threads. Someone is in full-on insult mode today. First the insult to GreenSox in another thread, and now this. What a wonderful contribution to the discourse around our first place team.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2016 -> 10:01 AM) I see you are enjoying the 20-10 start. You must be a treat to be around.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ May 6, 2016 -> 08:18 AM) The only thing that could hold Rodon back is his command. His 'stuff' has every chance to be as good as Sale's. He also has a better frame that should allow him to be a complete workhorse. I 100% agree with this, which is why if he gets to that level, it becomes beyond maddeningly exciting and tantalizing to think of he, Sale and Quintana back-to-back-to-back in the postseason. What a force to be reckoned with! You'd bump that trifecta up against anyone's, I'd imagine. Now if we can just get to the playoffs to test this hypothesis!!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) No, Eaton too good in RF. doesn't mean CF acquisition should be out of the question if he continues to flop for another 40-50 games. Good answer to a bad question, Fathom

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2016 -> 06:39 PM) That's why I asked you, Mr. 35 years. Sorry, not following. 35 years?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2016 -> 12:51 PM) How many people do you think hold 35 year grudges against a product? I don't know. Go ask someone who is holding such a grudge.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2016 -> 10:31 AM) IMO, everyone's excuse is just as legit as anyone else's. I just don't think anyone should call out the team for not spending like the Cubs, and acting sort of small market. Teams don't spend $200 million on payroll in a hope to draw fans. They spend it when they have those fans locked up. I always find it curious many of the people calling the attendance lame weren't at the game. And it was so cold last night. I took my dog out for a walk after the game and couldn't believe it was May. Although the coldest I ever was at a game was a Cubs/Sox game at Wrigley in late May around 2006 or so. The wind was blowing straight in off the lake. It felt like it was about 15 degrees, and it was a week before June. Economics 101 would largely disagree with this postulate. The consumer doesn't invest in the product until the product is deemed worthy of doing so. The producer of the product must first invest in it in such a way that it is appealing to the consumer, after which the consumer will become loyal to the brand. Not the other way around.

QUOTE (God Loves The Infantry @ May 4, 2016 -> 10:04 PM) MLB identified numerous problems with those tests, including that legal supplements could cause positive results. I don't think the claims against Ortiz are at all credible, and I'm not alone. The Clinton thing was an analogy to make my points about accusations. Not a comparison of the security of the two acts. Lol - nice try. Ortiz' failed test was confirmed by the players' union. The guy is an unequivocally genuine, dyed-in-the-wool cheater.

QUOTE (God Loves The Infantry @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:52 PM) If we're calling Ortiz a cheat because of the 2009 PEDs thing, we should probably discuss Bill Clinton being a rapist, too. Accused of the crime, but probably did not commit it. Let's lay off the dude. More than accused - he failed a drug test. Therefore, he probably did commit the crime.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:53 PM) And Melky? Toss him in, too. I'll manage without him.

QUOTE (shysocks @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:49 PM) Yeah, his universal belovedness has been confusing to me for a long time now. Roll him up with the other cheater Manny and throw 'em in the trash with Bonds, Sosa, McGuire and all of the other cheatin' bums.

ESPN glorifying the cheater Ortiz tonight and all of the season the way they are is beyond nauseating.

With the Sox getting some rare national coverage tonight on ESPN, how nice would a come-from-behind be!

With late inning scoring being the '16 specialty, one could say they have us right where we want them!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 4, 2016 -> 08:17 PM) You should ask for more and better things