The Braves have an eye on the available White Sox veterans: Jermaine Dye, Nick Swisher, and Javier Vazquez.

What do you think your greatest strength is as a hitter, and how polished is your defense?

Do you ever check your home/away splits to measure just how much better you were hitting at home? Do you consider there to be any mitigating factors accounting for the disparity in split, other than the dimensions in Charlotte?

8:43pm: Ken Davidoff says the Yankees had “extremely preliminary” talks with the Sox regarding Swisher. Something to keep an eye on if the Yanks don’t sign Mark Teixeira. Additionally, Davidoff says the White Sox are not anxious to unload Vazquez.

Baggarly expects the Giants to quietly explore the market for Aaron Rowand, which could include the Yankees and White Sox. Rowand is owed $44MM over the next four seasons, and has no-trade protection.

talk about hard hittin’ journalism!

and also how many times has juan uribe mistaken you for food and attempted to take a bite out of you?

How has the rehab been on your wrist? Are you back to swinging with no pain or is it still in the back of your mind?

or do you view it as kind of condescending

Do you feel they just use these terms to describe white guys with limited talent

like ziegler for a’s nation

seeing as these guys were all-stars when you were a kid

if he answers a chocolate martini- we need a new second baseman.

If Darin Erstad and Aaron Rowand were on the same team and collided while chasing a flyball in the outfield, what would happen?

As a followup: Would the grinder supernova end humanity as we know it?

But check your school email, Colin.

Were you nervous about the idea of answering questions posed by hardcore sox fan internet stat geeks?

What is your favorite bar in Chicago?

What is your intro music going to be this year?

What is your favorite Schwarzenegger movie?

Sara Palin or Cindy McCain?

What aspect of your game will you focus on the most this offseason?

if not would you like to get one with me?

2 bedrooms or 1? if 1, should we get bunk beds? i’m cool either way. call me.

then give him my number, colin.

i’m sorry. will you show us your boobs?

i clearly shouldn’t have any input on this interview.

as in anything in particular he is trying to improve/upgrade/get better at for the big leagues? As in what does he consider to be his weak spots. As in I don’t know how to form a question

i clearly shouldn’t have any input on this interview.

i can’t decide.

this is a trick question, colin. if he answers yes or no, then it might be time to turn him over to the authorities.

Or more seriously, what are your preparations before gameday, as in any specific routines (a softball question he wouldn’t have a problem answering).

please

“What do you expect to work on with Greg Walker?”
“Who teaches you about 2nd base play? Who’s been the coach from whom you’ve learned the most?”
“Can you bunt? Can you? If so, would you be willing to teach Uribe?”
“What is your favorite baseball movie?” (It’s like golf – you learn a lot about him from the response.)
“What is the most difficult play a 2nd baseman makes?”

And lastly, “Are you a fan of Randy Newman?”.

You’ve always had a pretty good eye. As a hitter, how do you balance the need to be patient in order to lay off the bad pitches with the need to be aggressive and attack the pitches you can drive?

Last year in Charlotte, you had a lot more extra base hits than you ever had before, even in college. Why do you think that was? Did you change your approach? Did you grow stronger? Is that park a much better place to hit? What are your personal expectations/goals for power production going forward?

Were you disappointed when you were told you had to go back to AA Birmingham in 2007? Do players feel there is a stigma in having to repeat a level?

Does Q’s internal awesomeness give off a visible glow or is it limited to just his bats?

Don’t you hate when BA comes by and gets his Cheeto orange-stained hands all over your shit?
What does Q smell like?
Can you tell Paulie’s mood by the amount of facial hair he has?
Who is the fastest back to the bench after striking out? My bet is Jerry Owens.

actually i always wondered what happens when you get called up. Like where do you sleep? Somebody’s couch?

no seriously WHAT DOES Q SMELL LIKE??!?!?!?

And a not so serious one, How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie center of a tootsie pop?

When was the war of 1812?
How deep is mud?

Have you heard of our automaton larry? Do any of your teammates need a humor transplant/injection like our man larry?

Are you going to be our leadoff hitter? How many bases do you think you can steal in a full season? Thanks, WTGTD

http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/blog/2008/11/gms_meetings_wrapping_up_wedne.html

Talked to him Monday for my site, still waiting for him to call me back. Any question suggestions that I could get in my second interview?

Peavy’s stats if he were to pitch in Wrigley next year?

if they do the homework that he alledges, then they will no doubt realize the relative popularity of SSS compared to other white sox fan sites. with that in mind, they would be foolish to turn down the opportunity to get some easy PR for their lesser known players. and unless said management had not previously been exposed to the internet, they would be hard pressed to view it as self-righteously as larry does. an injection of humor is what allows sites like this to flourish and, as all but a few seem to realize, most fans are into the entertainment aspect of sports. but i guess that would be obvious if one were to look at this year’s additions to the SSS staff.

regards

Fucking kids.

With regards to the movement of Alexei to SS…

Do you feel that there is a significant difference in degree of defensive difficulty (extra points for saying this without stuttering or peeing pants, Colin) between 2B and SS?
 
If so, please elaborate how.