southsider2k5 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Chuck Garfien @ChuckGarfien 17m17 minutes ago Gillaspie bulked up, quit chewing tobacco and wants to make sure he's still got his strength at the end of the season. Conor Gillaspie admits that he battled fatigue last year. "I got towards the end of the season and I just couldn’t do it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Good for Conor. Hope he has a great season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Daryl Van Schouwen @CST_soxvan 51m51 minutes ago Gillaspie gave up smokeless tobacco late last year, attributes offseason weight gain (15-20) in part to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hopefully this helps him defensively. The last 2 years he seemed at least average defensively at the beginning of the year, and left you questioning why he is even standing on the field towards the end. His OPS was actually better than Panda's last year. Maybe the additional weight will help him hit a few more over the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I hope it's all fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hope this doesn't affect his bat speed. A more power Conor would be nice to have though. Might get me a little less excited to see a potentially rejuvenated Davidson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 So he quit chewing tobacco, which means he's probably moody. Hard to imagine Conor even more grumpy than he already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 If you've ever dipped snuff it's TOUGH to quit. Horribly addicting. I read that a pinch of snuff has roughly the same amount of nicotine as 1 pack of smokes. Hell, Gwynn couldn't quit even AFTER he got diagnosed with oral cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Funny, I'm at work and they've got one of the satellite dishes tuned to a raw feed from ESPN and I'm watching the White Sox take light batting practice. Gillaspie hasn't bulked up 20 pounds from the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 11:51 AM) So he quit chewing tobacco, which means he's probably moody. Hard to imagine Conor even more grumpy than he already is. I would hope he is past the mood swings if he quit late last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Dang, in the pool for who would show up in best shape of his life I would have taken Avisail over Connor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 01:28 PM) Dang, in the pool for who would show up in best shape of his life I would have taken Avisail over Connor. Oh cmon, there's at least 20 people that will show up in the best shape of their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 01:34 PM) Oh cmon, there's at least 20 people that will show up in the best shape of their lives. If you ask Hawk...they all did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've heard that Chris Sale lost 15 lbs this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) I've heard that Chris Sale lost 15 lbs this offseason. As long as he cut off his right arm and not his left, I'm OK with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 There has been a real dwindling number of "best shape of their lives" stories. I don't know why, since I always read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Dude still sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Dude still sucks. lol a 1-2 WAR player that was acquired for diddly squat and is pre-arb. Great guy to say "sucks". He's a decent starter and a great guy to have on the roster at his salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Sale=Jamie Lannister At least there should be a story about how Chris has spent the entire off-season memorizing additional SAT vocabulary to make post-game interviews more efficacious, haha. He's officially pledged to sound as much like Dr. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 12:33 PM) Hopefully this helps him defensively. The last 2 years he seemed at least average defensively at the beginning of the year, and left you questioning why he is even standing on the field towards the end. His OPS was actually better than Panda's last year. Maybe the additional weight will help him hit a few more over the fence. I would be concerned the extra weight would make him a worse defender as he might be less mobile. Hopefully that isn't the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 05:46 PM) lol a 1-2 WAR player that was acquired for diddly squat and is pre-arb. Great guy to say "sucks". He's a decent starter and a great guy to have on the roster at his salary. He's been playing that game with him since 2013, just let him be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) lol a 1-2 WAR player that was acquired for diddly squat and is pre-arb. Great guy to say "sucks". He's a decent starter and a great guy to have on the roster at his salary. I'm hoping for at least a 2.5 this year from Conor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 07:59 PM) I'm hoping for at least a 2.5 this year from Conor. I'm hoping, but his limits against LHP kinda rule that out. Unless he improves to "average" defensively that is. I like Conor his candid attitude is a breath of fresh air and he has talent -- he wouldn't have been a 1st round pick without it. Hope he puts together a nice 280/330/410 year with solid defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) lol a 1-2 WAR player that was acquired for diddly squat and is pre-arb. Great guy to say "sucks". He's a decent starter and a great guy to have on the roster at his salary. Meanwhile, Jeff Soptic repeated A+ last year and saw his BB/9 increase from 7.78 to 8.90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Dude still sucks. Has to be sarcasm. Conor is far from suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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