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  1. I feel like Phil Connors in Groundhog Day every day when I come to this board.
  2. When my son who was 10 at the time went to a sox series with me all the way from NC there were 3 guys who really stood out. Adam Laroche stopped his truck and signed for my son and another boy. Tyler Flowers stopped his car and waited for the kids to come all the way down past the fence, opened up his door and signed around 1AM after an extra inning game. And my son had a Alexei pick to click sign and Alexei saw it and stopped his ridiculous sports car and rolled down the window and pointed to him to get him the ball. He got the parking attendant to get it to him. It was really cool. Abreu just ignored us for 20 minutes while he talked and then left. Adam Eaton sped as fast as he could past the kids as did Melky. There were only 2 or 3 kids there so they would not have had to spend much time. But honestly I cant say they were bad people. I am sure they have signed for many. Only guy was Abreu who stood 10 feet from all the kids and then just left. Would have taken him 1 minute.
  3. Michael Jordan, a noted white sox fan was asked about what Manny's ceiling was and he offered his thoughts.
  4. Not sure how 1600 all purpose yards and 12 touchdowns is a trash year. Maybe when compared to the greatest RB all purpose year ever, But he was still a top 5 fantasy back that year. And avoiding contact was pretty smart, he stayed healthy for 7 straight years and didn't miss a game.
  5. Sheets is such a big guy its strange about his power. It took him 21 games this year to hit a HR, then he hit HRs in back to back games, then another 25 games or so and he hit 2 in a game. Then another 40 games until he hit another. I sat right behind the on deck circle for a game agains the Down East Wood Ducks and couldnt believe he had so few HRs with that size. He did become a favorite of mine as a friend said "Wake Forest sucks" to him and he turned around and said "Guess you couldnt get in there." With a big smile on his face. He got my friend laughing pretty good. He had a great personality so I am pulling for him. Maybe it will click. He hit 21 his last year at Wake.
  6. Dont overlook the importance of this. Machada is known to be an avid reader. A lover of the classics.
  7. Don't forget all the money we haven't had to spend on replacing throwback jerseys.
  8. I was at the game last night and he hit a HR that just cleared the fence in left center. He has a long way to go but definitely should get to AA the end of the year or beginning of next. He has mendick above him in AA who is having an OK year. Jose Rondon in AAA
  9. Saw him play tonight and he is a big boy. Hit a no doubt HR to LF where the left fielder didnt even move. His 10th of th year. Not sure why he hasnt moved up.
  10. I attended the winston salem game tonight in Kinston, NC. Got to see Madrigal. Madrigal is small, but he is so quick with the bat. Nobody stuck out tonight, Gavin Sheets is a big boy and was fun to talk to. Had box seats right at the on deck circle. My buddy said Wake Forest sucks and Gavin turned around and said, "You couldnt get in there could you." He was a good sport. Didnt hit worth a darn. Has a slow swing in my opinion. Robert, Adolpho not playing. Rutherford looks like he is getting bigger compared to last year when I saw him. Has 6 HRs now and you could possibly see some power coming from him with his body type. Lincoln Henzman pitched well but must have been on a pitch count or something. Seems to throw 3 innings per game and Pulled in the 3rd despite only letting up 1 run.
  11. I saw this kid in person this year and he is a big tall boy with some room to fill out. He stood out physically as a man amongst boys and I saw him jack a HR against ECU. Looks to have all the tools offensively and he is just a big solid guy. Wouldnt mind getting him but I am no scout.
  12. QUOTE (KrankinSox @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 09:13 PM) I'm not sure who I'm more excited about right now between Adolfo and Basabe but it's a good dilemma. Both guys look great so far in 2018. Went to the WS game tonight. Stayed through the 7th inning. Flores had 1 really bad inning where he let up 4 runs. Overall, he has potential. Adolpho is huge. Didnt have a hit tonight but he looks the part at the plate, cant believe how big he is, the guys I was there with thought he looked like a tight end for an NFL team. Rutherford had a hard grounder down the third base line for a double. Basabe hit a bomb to right center for a HR and he looks bigger this year and he hit the ball hard. Yermin Mercedes hit a blast to left for a HR, nobody even moved after he hit it. It was an absolute shot. That guy looks like a fire hydrant, biggest quads I have ever seen on a player.
  13. Ill be at the winston salem game tonight vs the rangers affiliate Down East Wood Ducks. Got box seats. I will give an update late tonight.
  14. QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 13, 2018 -> 09:22 PM) McClanahan with a very rough start. Seems like his velocity was down. As for Bohm, he continues to rake. One thing to keep an eye on is he seems to be making a lot of errors of late. I wanted to go to that game, I have season tickets to ECU but had practice for my 12 year old AAU basketball team tonight. ECU roughed him up bigtime. 3 inn 6 ERs Chris Holba pitched against him for ECU and is rising up the charts for the draft. 8-0 with a 1.52 ERA right now. 46 Ks in 53 innings. Scouts are at all his starts now. One other ECU player for the 2019 draft is Bryant Packard. He is hitting .414 with 9HRs so far this year as a sophomore. 23-43 since he came back from a back injury with 7HRs. I have never seen a guy so dialed in. 6'3" and 210 lbs so he has good size already.
  15. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 02:59 PM) No, that is for teams that exceed the luxury cap. They also lose $1 million in their international bonus pool. Our payroll is at 65million, at some point we might have to sign somebody. This could be a good price, its not like it takes away our financial flexibility over the next few years.
  16. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2018 -> 02:14 PM) I think they definitely would if they think there is a legit chance of being contenders in 2019. Completely agree with you. If you think you have a chance you go for it, you don't worry about a 45th pick. Realistically what are the chances of that pick being a better player than Moustakas? Pretty slim. And if you keep the pick you have a few more years to potentially get the player into the majors if at all. Everyone loves draft picks but if you lose a pick in order to potentially compete for a championship then you do it every time. The Astros didn't worry about picks and prospects when they went after Verlander because they knew it could win them a world series. You have to have some balls once in a while.
  17. QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 29, 2018 -> 01:55 PM) Like everybody said they had to get rid of the logo. They ought to change the name of the team. Times change and unfortunately for them it's very offensive to many. It is just not worth the headache to them. Reality is people choose to be offended by everything. You choose to be offended by words, cartoons, books, tv shows, jokes, other people, etc. And then you have nothing better to do than make sure the world knows you are offended. As a Satan worshipper that loves the color red, I think its about time someone did something about Duke University.
  18. QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 26, 2018 -> 12:16 PM) I feel like they need 2. Yep, Brewers need James Shields. That will put them over the top. Make the call Hahn
  19. QUOTE (wrathofhahn @ Jan 22, 2018 -> 05:52 PM) Yeah, I just checked Braun contract and he has a no trade. He is someone who could actually play LF this year before transitioning to DH but it's hard to see him accepting that role moving from a contending team to a rebuilding club. I could see Braun wanting to come to the white sox. He is under contract til 2020. Do the brewers have a better chance at winning the world series in that time or do the white sox? There is also a mutual option for 2021 which if he is playing well he might want to stay and the sox would want to keep him. He would have a few years in our window. It depends on how he views the situation. Honestly, do we want him as he had a very average year last year.
  20. Prediction: Charlie Tilson injures himself stepping up on a curb. He retires and goes down as our Moonlight Graham with just a couple more at bats.
  21. He threw out 49% of attempted basestealers last year, tops in the AL.
  22. QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 24, 2017 -> 06:24 PM) Very happy you are not the Sox GM Agree completely. So many top 50 prospects amount to nothing, every year it happens. You have a all star who is a solid teammate who is going into his prime right now. Why in the world would you trade him? You need a few veterans to help these young guys.
  23. QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Sep 14, 2017 -> 04:59 PM) I think Carson Kelly is doable. Hasn't set the world on fire with his call up. You mean you dont want to trade a 26 y.o. All Star OF going into the prime of their career for a career .250 minor league hitter who has 9 MLB hits so far and is only 3 years younger. Not to mention Avi is a good teammate. Lets put it into perspective. Today Avi got 55% of the total hits that Kelly has in his MLB career. Seems like a really good trade idea. What we need to do is give Avi a decent 4-5 year deal and wrap him up for the prime of his career.
  24. QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2017 -> 08:57 PM) Good end to the night for Yoan and Timmy Louie Lechich is having another nice season since being converted to a pitcher. 2.10 ERA in High A ball with a 1.1 ratio.
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