ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 15, 2012 -> 06:35 PM) Humber needs to moisturize... http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,3706170.story Has the bloodball been banned from baseball yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Danks vs Daniel Hudson tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Lotta random details in this one. Humber pitching with a bleeding thumb, Crain held out yesterday with a mild oblique strain but should pitch over the weekend, comments on the open bullpen spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Crasnick has a piece up on the Sox/Ventura spring training. Ventura has already shown he has the conviction to follow his instincts rather than the tried-and-true path. Some first-time managers might bring in a veteran dugout sage to help babysit them during the learning curve, but Ventura surrounded himself with peers rather than grizzled, bifocal-wearing relics. Parent, hitting coach Jeff Manto and third-base coach Joe McEwing, the newest members of the Chicago coaching staff, were playing contemporaries of Ventura. They've already jelled nicely with Cooper, Harold Baines, bullpen coach Juan Nieves and bullpen catcher Mark Salas, the four holdovers from Guillen's regime. At the same time, Ventura has reached out to the organization's past. He has invited back franchise favorites such as Kusnyer, Joe Nossek and Jeff Torborg to share stories, lighten the mood and help rekindle the White Sox tradition. If the Chicago players thought Ventura's first camp might be scattershot or disorganized, they were in for an awakening. Ventura arrived in Arizona several days before the players to make sure things ran smoothly, and he was quick to delegate authority to his coaches in their specific areas of expertise. The players have already noticed a bigger emphasis on details and fundamentals than they saw when Guillen was manager. "It's a little more intense now," first baseman Paul Konerko says. "If guys mess up, we'll stop and keep doing it until we get it right. There's a little more heat in the drills." Ventura also wants the Sox to be more attentive to holding opposing baserunners, a glaring team deficiency in 2011. According to ESPN Stats & Information, opposing teams were successful on 78.5 percent of stolen-base attempts against the White Sox last year -- fourth-highest in baseball. Base stealers were successful 87.3 percent of the time (62-for-71) against Gavin Floyd, Matt Thornton, Jesse Crain and Philip Humber, so holding runners has been a major point of emphasis in camp. "We have pickoff plays now and we never had them in the past," Cooper says. "I'm talking about a backdoor pickoff at first, or pickoffs with the infielders. There's a lot more encouragement, and in some cases a little more pushing to put them on. If it's not important to the staff, it's not going to be important to the players." While the detail man in Ventura plays drill sergeant, his laid-back, nurturing style could be therapeutic for some players. He had a celebrated college career at Oklahoma State, but hit .178 in his first September call-up, so he can relate to the travails of Beckham, a former Georgia All-American who is still looking for his comfort zone after multiple position changes. "I struggled my first year worse than he did, so I get that part of it," Ventura says. "He needs to just play the game instead of thinking, 'I need to get four hits today.' If he can bring it back to just playing in the moment, everything will take care of itself. He's talented enough. He just overthinks it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 After watching Robin for his whole career, none of this surprises me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 The players have already noticed a bigger emphasis on details and fundamentals than they saw when Guillen was manager That's funny because Guillen always talked about doing exactly that. Maybe he was just all talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 01:03 PM) That's funny because Guillen always talked about doing exactly that. Maybe he was just all talk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 The fact that Brian Bruney is STILL in the organization makes me sad. Makes me even more sad that he was a 0 ERA this spring to trick the coaches into considering him for the Bullpen even though he's proven he's not a big league pitcher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 04:44 PM) The fact that Brian Bruney is STILL in the organization makes me sad. Makes me even more sad that he was a 0 ERA this spring to trick the coaches into considering him for the Bullpen even though he's proven he's not a big league pitcher... I think he can be ok in the right role. Mopping up. Give a couple innings when Crain and Thornton need a day off. If they're going to have Santiago and Stewart/Axelrod, plus Ohman, Reed, Thornton, and Crain, then Bruney has a spot in there. If he sucks, you dump him and bring in somebody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7564974.story It's like deja vu every year with Peavy. I swear the same story has been written the past three seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 10:19 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7564974.story It's like deja vu every year with Peavy. I swear the same story has been written the past three seasons. Going out on a limb here by saying I don't even need to click on the link to know that he's saying he feels upset about what he's done, owes the Sox more, wants to be the guy, feels strong and ready to go, and ready to prove himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 QUOTE (The Baconator @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 08:33 PM) Going out on a limb here by saying I don't even need to click on the link to know that he's saying he feels upset about what he's done, owes the Sox more, wants to be the guy, feels strong and ready to go, and ready to prove himself. I'm guessing you're spot on Bacon I hope he can turn it around but I'm not holding my breath anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 14, 2012 -> 10:26 AM) He had an 0-41 in April/May of 1990, but not to start the season. He got a hits in September of 89 when he first got called up. I think Hawk has been saying he started his career 0-41 for years, and after a while everyone started believing it. Sure, he got some hits, but he didn't hit well. He had 58 PAs in 89 and put up an OPS of .543, and the following year he put up .643 (which was when the 0 for 41 came into play). Viciedo came up in 2010 and hit the crap out of the ball. I won't be worried about him unless he's doing the same thing next year. Then I think the Matt LaPorta comparisons would be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Couldn't help but think about the Hawk while seeing today's Garfield comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 08:19 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7564974.story It's like deja vu every year with Peavy. I swear the same story has been written the past three seasons. Have you noticed that he's been repeating this line all spring: "I'm as healthy as I can be at this time." Feel like he's holding something back. He keeps saying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 And no sooner do i question JFP than he goes and throws 4 w/no hits and 5K's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS hear gordon beckham looks terrific this spring. about time for him to live up to promise. #chisox FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 CQ out 4-6 weeks for arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Attendance at Sox spring training games up 32% this year from last. #soxfansFTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Good chance there's a washout in Arizona today. Sucks for the fans that wanted to see Sox/Cubs on their vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Beckham has looked like crap at the plate for most of the last week. Maybe someon saw him hitting the first 3-4 games of spring. He did get a nice double that he turned on, pulled it down the 3B line. Didn't see all of his AB's, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunofgold Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Remember St. Patrick's Day 2012. The day our spring training season turned around. Watch out Cactus League. We going to go from worst to middle of the pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 QUOTE (sunofgold @ Mar 18, 2012 -> 11:34 AM) Remember St. Patrick's Day 2012. The day our spring training season turned around. Watch out Cactus League. We going to go from worst to middle of the pack. Sounds like a better slogan than "Appreciate the Game," LOL. At least it would get everyone in America talking, especially the grammar police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Floyd threw this morning. Stewart to start after the rain delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Sox losing 3-2 in the 6th. Dan Johnson just hit a 2 run HR pinch hitting for Rios. Stewart gave for 2 runs on 6 hits in 3 innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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