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Hope everybody had a terrific holiday weekend. I have to catch up with some book-writing, so here’s an assortment of items past, present and future: *I added a dozen photos from Cooperstown to the Sox Machine Facebook page, many from the Viva Baseball exhibit, which I hadn’t visited before. I also scored a couple old [...]
Thanksgiving leftovers
First, a brilliant new video from the guys at Oral Sox: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTfZ7NORNA[/youtube] Secondly, a couple quick thoughts about the Andruw Jones signing: No. 1: Interesting that they signed a Scott Boras client. Although it’s about as stress-free as managing a Boras client can get. The only way it’ll become somewhat of a hassle is if [...]
Jenks weight flap may be light on impact
In the ever-developing case of Jenks v. Conditioning, we know which side Kenny Williams is taking: “It comes into question when you are not in the best shape you can be in, now doesn’t it?” If [Jenks] doesn’t like that, I don’t really care if he doesn’t like that. It’s the truth. “I’ve seen it [...]
Small deal, big deal for Vizquel
Omar Vizquel, upon having officially signed with the White Sox for one year and $1.375 million, spoke to the media at a press conference, where the team made a big deal over what uniform number he would take and how he would play a part in a legacy at shortstop. I don’t remember the Sox [...]
Arizona Fall League wrap-up
The Arizona Fall League concluded with the thunderclap of C.J. Retherford’s boomstick, as he walloped a two-run homer well, well over the 360-foot left-field wall in the eighth inning to give the Peoria Javelinas a 5-4 lead. Watch it for yourself. And then, watch it again. It’s fun to watch that stumpy power uncoil. It [...]
Old news: On Vizquel, Jenks and Contreras
There’s still time for Omar Vizquel to change his mind, you know. The rumored one-year deal to aquire the quadragenerian shortstop hasn’t been made official; MLB.com, the Trib and Sun-Times are all calling it varying degrees of “close.” Back in 2004, all outlets were saying the same thing as the Sox and Vizquel worked toward [...]
Pull quotes
Since he shares a dugout with Ozzie Guillen, Don Cooper doesn’t always get the credit he deserves when it comes to quotability. Soak this one in: “Lack of conditioning, lack of preparation makes cowards of us all.” If that doesn’t fire you up, what will? Anyway, Cooper’s urging his pitchers to show up to spring [...]
Goin’ mobile
After a successful test run on State of the Sox, I’ve activated a plugin that will make browsing and commenting on this blog a lot easier on many smartphones, such as the iPhone, Droid, Pre, various Blackberries and others. Give it a shot, and let me know if you have any problems. My phone ain’t [...]
Prospectus prospect props
Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein released his list of his top 11 White Sox prospects: Four-Star Prospects 1. Daniel Hudson, RHP 2. Jared Mitchell, OF 3. Tyler Flowers, C Three-Star Prospects 4. Jordan Danks, CF 5. Dayan Viciedo, 3B 6. Brent Morel, 3B 7. Clevelan Santeliz, RHP 8. Trayce Thompson, OF Two-Star Prospects 9. Santos Rodriguez, [...]
Fifth place for Beckham, and a stupid rumor
Despite winning two other rookie of the year awards, Gordon Beckham finished fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Oakland closer Andrew Bailey took home the hardware, followed by Elvis Andrus, Rick Porcello and Jeff Niemann. Beckham tried to play down his miffedness: “It was the first full season for me, not [...]
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