southsider2k5 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 That chart is amazing. The Sox lead in both the majors and the minors. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 16, 2014 -> 09:12 AM) This looks to me more like a difference in organizational philosophy. The Sox believe strongly in finding durable pitchers with projectable stuff and bodies, while the Braves are all about guys that feature good stuff. Guys that feature dynamite stuff like that seem to have a tendency to have the Tommy John surgery more often. I think the only pitchers in recent memory that had TJ for Sox (knocking on wood) is Gavin Floyd and some left handed pitcher I can't recall. Eric something. Edited May 16, 2014 by robinventura23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (robinventura23 @ May 16, 2014 -> 10:22 AM) I think the only pitchers in recent memory that had TJ for Sox (knocking on wood) is Gavin Floyd and some left handed pitcher I can't recall. Eric something. Stults Threets Edited May 16, 2014 by witesoxfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Doug Padilla @ESPNChiSox 1h Reports say Chris Getz will retire at age 30. Had been with the Blue Jays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Carlos Gomez and rich people conversations: http://fansided.com/2014/05/16/carlos-gome...became-wealthy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 16, 2014 -> 10:27 AM) Doug Padilla @ESPNChiSox 1h Reports say Chris Getz will retire at age 30. Had been with the Blue Jays. Is it really "retiring" when you want to work but nobody wants you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 16, 2014 -> 02:51 PM) Is it really "retiring" when you want to work but nobody wants you. I'm sure teams want him, but they want him to play in AAA where he can be organizational depth. He doesn't want to do that anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Danny Richar is way better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Buehrle had to get one more out to get a win. Didn't happen, but another quality start and the Jays won. Oh, and this happened in the stands... http://kennedymlb.blogspot.ca/2014/05/texas.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ May 16, 2014 -> 03:05 PM) CG17 = gay But really he was a very nice guy when I met him. Hope the best for him. Wasn't his wife on Amazing Race? Not sure about the gay thing. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 17, 2014 -> 10:55 PM) Wasn't his wife on Amazing Race? Not sure about the gay thing. .. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/...chris-getz-gay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-s...518-column.html The consequences of your team (Dodgers) getting a great media rights deal but only being seen in 30% of Los Angeles...by the time the White Sox come around, the values of these deals will have come back down to Earth quite a bit "Sports and entertainment is want, not a need, and, yeah, I'm concerned," said Peter Guber, Dodgers co-owner, in an interview three weeks ago. "If this is a pervasive thing that lasts the season, it's going to be a problem." The issue has been well-documented and there is clearly enough blame for everyone, greed by some, gluttony by others, villains everywhere. The Dodgers are the biggest bad guys because, by taking $8.35 billion from Time Warner Cable and insisting on starting their own channel — SportsNet LA — they made it nearly impossible for that channel to find distribution at a price that Time Warner Cable could accept. The Dodgers could have signed a new deal with Prime Ticket for slightly less money but with a much higher probability that pay-TV operators would have continued carrying the existing channel. They would not have had their own channel, but at least that channel would have been seen. The Dodgers ultimate challenge is the sheer number of entertainment alternatives in Los Angeles. The Rams and Raiders never figured it out either. The next villain is Time Warner Cable, which seriously overpaid, perhaps because it seriously misjudged the Los Angeles fan culture and thought this transition would be similar to the quick implementation of the Lakers channel a couple of years ago. Wrong. The Dodgers are not as big as the Lakers, and the Dodgers fans are not the Lakers fans, who lost their minds and used their wallets and essentially forced the pay-TV operators to carry the channel after only a few missed games. There is no such mass fleeing from the likes of DirecTV. The onus is now on Time Warner Cable to sell what is essentially an overpriced product. "We sold the rights to a gigantic corporation, it's their job to market the rights and get the distribution," Guber said in the recent interview. "We are not happy that they haven't been able to get the full distribution in our own market that they promised. That's their job. They made the bet." The final villains are the pay-TV operators who have shunned the Dodgers, if only because they are still charging consumers the same prices as last season when they carried the Dodgers. The contracts are surely murky and complicated but, bottom line, I no longer receive the Dodgers on my television yet my pay-TV operator has yet to give me a refund. "It's unfortunate most providers have not yet decided to give it to our fans even though they're still charging them for last year's Dodgers coverage," said Stan Kasten, Dodgers president, in an interview Saturday. It's all unfortunate, such that during the last month I heard several respected local sports authorities wonder whether the Clippers had actually become bigger than the Dodgers. It sounds crazy. It will never happen. But right now, which team has more buzz? There was also fallout felt when Magic Johnson surfaced as a possible new owner of the Clippers. A year ago, the support for his Guggenheim group would have been unquestioned. Now, not so much, with people wondering if that would mean the Clippers would also soon disappear. If you own a sports team in Southern California, you can refurbish a lineup and a stadium and championship hopes, but none of that matters if that team is not on television. Period. "We continue to be in behind-the-scenes discussions every single day to work this out," Kasten said. "Everything this ownership group is about is making the best possible fan experience for our fans, and we continue to be dedicated to that goal." The debate needs to be turned off, and the Dodgers need to be back on. The more these billionaires talk, the less Dodgers fans are listening. Edited May 18, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm 3h Hanley Ramirez reps asking for more than Shin-Soo Choo 7-year $130m….and Ramirez has played 150g or more 5 times in his career..he’ll get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 4h Sabathia is going to be out until at least July, Cashman tells me. Story to follow shortly #Yankees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ May 20, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) Wow, apparently there was a clause in John Lackey's contract that he would have a club option at minimum salary for 2015 "if Lackey misses significant time 2010-2014 due to an elbow injury during the deal." Lackey had TJ and missed the 2012 season so the Red Sox will have him at league minimum next year. It's hard to feel bad for a guy who has made over 100 million pitching in the majors but that guy has been getting shelled in many different ways over the last few years. Why would they include that clause in his contract? After this year, I think that will end that clause for any rational pitcher. Perhaps this is karma for divorcing his wife will she battled cancer... I guess they saw something in his physical when signing him that led to them asking to include it. Felix Hernandez has a similar clause for $1 million in his mega deal, only if it's an elbow injury. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-rise-of...-lackey-clause/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 19, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 4h Sabathia is going to be out until at least July, Cashman tells me. Story to follow shortly #Yankees That's what they get for messing with Cap'n Crunch. He doesn't play around. He'll key your car, ruin your $150m pitcher, and come for your family in the night afterwards to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 53m Red Sox reportedly sign Stephen Drew. This season Red Sox shortstops rank 26th in BA and last in slug pct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Agent Scott Boras told FOX Sports' Jon Morosi that Alex Guerrero's ear was "displaced by a bite" during an altercation with Triple-A Albuquerque teammate Miguel Olivo. Well then. It's not clear what caused the incident, but Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said Tuesday that the club is looking into it. Guerrero is undergoing plastic surgery on his ear. The Cuban defector is hitting .368/.411/.737 with 10 homers and 29 RBI in 32 games this season at Albuquerque. Per Rotoworld Olivo doing his best Mike Tyson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Strangest story of the 2014 MLB season award goes to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Considering they gave Guerrero $28 million and Olivo's on a MLC, I think I know how this one ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 21, 2014 -> 09:30 AM) Considering they gave Guerrero $28 million and Olivo's on a MLC, I think I know how this one ends. Wow that's racist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 QUOTE (Tmar @ May 21, 2014 -> 10:57 AM) Wow that's racist You're racist for saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 21, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) You're racist for saying that. You're racist for thinking of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 QUOTE (Tmar @ May 21, 2014 -> 11:01 AM) You're racist for thinking of that No, I'm prejudiced for that, but you are racist for thinking that I'm racist for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Good Lord Encarnacion hit a titanic shot http://deadspin.com/edwin-encarnacion-hit-...ball-1579507406 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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