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  1. QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 07:07 PM) LOL. How is that lack of concentration? He lost it in the freaking lights. That's meant to be sarcasm right? He didn't lose it in the lights. It was hit too high. He lost it in the sky. Podsednik is probably picking the ball up off the bat. With all the trouble he has had this year losing balls in the sky, he has to concentrate on the ball out of Contreras' hand. I know it doesn't seem like it makes a difference, but it really does.
  2. QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 07:05 PM) i've never seen something like that before. that's called chemistry folks That's called lack of concentration by the LF, and the CF doing his job. That is also the reason the White Sox are lucky Aaron wants every flyball hit to the outfield.
  3. QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 07:02 PM) Truth is, Burnett isn't much more consistant than the Count. I've consistantly said that I like Burnett, but I wouldn't break the bank for him. Burnett tonight 5 IP 6 ER 3 HRs allowed 4 BB 3 K.
  4. Contreras has a great forkball working tonight thus far.
  5. QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 06:42 PM) Ha, it really is funny to watch Uribe once in a while. Sometimes he just looks like a joke swinging a bat. He should think about wearing a clown suit at the plate. Serious question, has Contreras ever thrown a CG in his life? A clown suit would be cool. I doubt Contreras has thrown a CG in the major leagues. But that's why JR pays the guys in the bullpen millions.
  6. QUOTE(SHAFTR @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 06:36 PM) So far he's looking good 4 ip 2 hits 0 runs 4 ks 2 bbs only bad thing is the 66 pitches thrown already. He's on pace for 100 at 6 innings. 6 innings for a #4 or #5 starter is pretty good. The bullpen is well-rested.
  7. Millwood looks like a Hall of Famer tonight. Hopefully letting him off the hook in the 1st won't come back and haunt the White Sox.
  8. QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) I was not too happy to hear that he was starting the 2nd half of the season....especially since we are on a 3 game losing streak. He's doing better than Garland, Buerhle and Garcia did against Oakland.
  9. Listening to Hawk and DJ, you would think Contreras has given up 10 runs.
  10. QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 05:31 PM) The Yanks don't work that way. They use $ & vets to secure young players from a 3rd team to get what they want from the 2nd team. So if they think Burnett can get it done they won't hesitate to trade a Sheffield, Godzilla, Willams, Giambi & a boat load of cash to get what Fla wants from a 3rd team. Wang is hurt. There are some reports he's out for the season. Pavano was supposed to pitch this series against Boston. He's going to be out at least a couple more weeks. There is talk Al Leiter may be coming to the Bronx. With Redding and May, that is one pathetic rotation.
  11. QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 02:57 PM) I agree -- until Konerko starts hitting CONSISTENTLY, move him down. Paulie was pretty consistent last Sunday, but you're right. He should be batting sixth or seventh until he shows some consistency.
  12. QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 03:24 PM) I would do this deal in a heartbeat. Yeah Lowell may not be as good as Crede defensively, but he is not awful defensively. He is actually very solid. His upside offensively is huge compared to Crede. Crede is what he is. We have seen what he can do. Lowell could breakout at anytime and he is a natural pull hitter. AJ Burnett is much better than Contreras and I am not a big fan of Damaso, so that part of the deal is easy to say yes to to me. I like this trade and all I have to say is : WHERE DO I SIGN?!?! One thing about Lowell is that up until this season, his average offensive season is extremely similar to Eric Chavez's. But the dropoff in the second half last year and even farther down so far this year have to raise some flags. Moneywise, if the Sox aren't throwing in any cash, the payroll would only go up slightly if at all. Plus they would have all their prospects for other players. I don't know if I would do this trade to be honest with you. The biggest problem I have with it is the Sox are trading 2 pitchers and getting 1 back. If KW had another trade lined up to replace Marte, then I think I would like this deal. For the record, I am a big fan of Jose Contreras. I think the White Sox should either send him to a shrink or have him hypnotized. I really believe if he believed in himself his $8 million salary would be one of the biggest bargains in baseball.
  13. QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 03:11 PM) Yea the whole adding Lowell to the deal kind of puts a damper on it. Lowell is not the same player he was last year. Would i trade Marte and Contreras for Burnett? YES Would i trade Marte, Contreras and Crede for Burnett and Lowell? NO! Crede>Lowell IMO. Lowell was very average the second half of last season, and brutal the first half of this. Up until then, he's an All Star. He only made 7 errors last year, but I heard his range isn't the greatest. He definitely would be a downgrade defensively from Crede. Offensively, he could be anything from a huge upgrade to actually a downgrade. If that's the deal, and really who knows, its a good thing that Ozzie knows Mike Lowell very well. What is the cause of the drop off? Did he use the same vitamins the Giambi boys and Corky were using?
  14. QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 12:46 PM) Assumptions, all assumptions. Yes, you're right. KW probably would have picked up another starter, although BMac would have started out with the team with the spring he had. He also seemed pretty content with Davis and Burke as the catchers when he initially said no to AJ. Of course that could have been some posturing. My point is I don't think they should be so concerned about ruining this chemistry they constantly mention. If it is as strong as they think, 1 or 2 or even 3 total jerks shouldn't be able to ruin it. Also, just because a guy is perceived trouble on some other team, doesn't mean will be trouble if he came to the White Sox.
  15. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) Speaking of chemistry, does anyone remember when A.J. kneed a trainer? AJ never kneed a trainer, but El Duque did knock Posada down with an overhand right to the temple. El Duque was not well-liked on the Yankees, just like AJ had his detractors in SF and even people on this board didn't want him signed. To me it shows KW would be better off relying on talent than chemistry. If chemistry were the end all, neither AJ or El Duque would have been given the benefit of the doubt, and Jaime Burke would be the starting catcher, and the Charlotte shuttle would be manning the 5th spot in the White Sox rotation.
  16. QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 11:20 AM) I know you don't care but starting 1B Rogowksi was 1-3 w 3 RBI in last night's AA all-star game. C Chris Stewart scored a R. The South got beat badly 11-6. Two Baron pitchers got in the game. One pitched a scoreless inning & the other did not. Okay onto the trade talk. My point about NL pitchers is that you really should look at their numbers from 1-6 & ignore what they do from 7-9. Since the advent of moden free-agency the DH position in the AL is becoming a haven for past all-stars, HOFers, & just all around decently sized members of the monster bash. Piazza is expected to join the ranks next year. The weak hitting pitcher in the NL has a dominoe effect. It hurts the #1 guy & the #8 guy. When you hurt the #8 guy that hurts the #7 guy as well. That's why 7-9 in the NL is usually 200 or more points lower in OPS than in the AL. On some teams a weak #7 cascades all the way down to #6. But most #6 hitters in the NL are strong enough to where it doesn't matter. That's why it's never about where you hit in the lineup as it is about who hits around you. So let's look at the off/on AJ Burnett: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...ching&year=2005 Batting #1 .135/.328 - wow! Batting #2 .275/.704 - pretty good. Batting #3 .260/.679 - awesome! Batting #4 .227/.699 - awesome! Batting #5 .265/.627 - wow! Batting #6 .200/.599 - cool! Batting #7 .310/.891 - wth? Batting #8 .267/.757 - really? Batting #9 .195/.408 - duh! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...4&type=pitching 03-05 Batting #1 .222/.655 - pretty good! Batting #2 .219/.622 - wow! Batting #3 .265/.664 - awesome! Batting #4 .234/.720 - wow! Batting #5 .231/.678 - awesome! Batting #6 .246/.699 - pretty good! Batting #7 .144/.486 - stupid pitcher effect Batting #8 .234/.692 - stupid pitcher effect Batting #9 .138/.372 - man do they suck! Stupid pitchers can't hit a lick I agree Burnett looks to be 100% AL proof. Too bad his record doesn't reflect it. Schmidty has post season success & experience. Burny doesn't. But if the asking price for Schmidt's is Garland - sayonara dude. I think it all comes down to what's the asking price. I think we all can agree that Lilly will command a much lower price. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/6223/gamelog Damn impressive. It's a who's who of contenders & lineups in the AL & NL. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/6314/gamelog Less impressive. My vote still goes to Lilly. His fastball is more livelier than in 2004, & he features a good curveball & changeup. When I think of Lilly I think of a head case like Contra before he came to the Sox. If you were a betting man you would say Lilly has greater odds at greater success with the Sox than the Blue Jays. Contract wise: The Sox would inherit an option for 06. The reason why I'm leaning towards Lilly is because you can pick him up as insurance for El Duque. Say what you will but I really like the idea of El Duque finishing strong for the Sox in Sept & into Oct. The less the AL sees of him the better. I don't care if that means El Duque sits all of Aug. If we play .500 in the 2nd half we win 95 games. We can do that with Lilly in place of El Duque easy. El Duque' is 9-3 in 14 post-season starts in his career with a 2.65 ERA. Call it luck, call it skill, call it temperment, call it guile, call it whatever you want but time & again he gets the job done. I believe as Yankee fans do that if he held Brown's spot in the Yankee's post season rotation vs BOS the Yankees win that series. There is no doubt in mind. BOS WS championship was built on Brown's collapse & there was nothing in his Sept performance to believe it wasn't coming. Guillen: "I think he’ll (El Duque) be ready to perform. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with his shoulder and he’s had time to rest. We expect him to come back and pitch like Duque.’’ One word on chemistry. I think El Duque is part of it. I think he has bonded well with Jose, Garcia, Vizc, Marte, & Uribe. A happy solidly performing El Duque is better than any one else we can get at this time. Lilly's acquistion makes Beane like sense for this team. We need a guy who can give us solid spot starts & solid long relief down the stretch & into October. We don't need another solid front line starter. Speaking of El Duque and chemistry, does anyone remember a couple of years ago when El Duque decked Jorge Posada with a punch to the side of the head?
  17. QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 09:54 AM) yeah true, but i think a team looking for a major league ready pitcher means they dont want some guy in A ball who is still 2-3 years away ie gio They are still in the Wild Card race. They want someone who can pitch for them this year.
  18. QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 09:45 AM) It's arguable whether McCarthy is a major league ready pitcher. I don't think its arguable at all. I think he's a great prospect. But he certainly has proved he's not major league ready.
  19. It looks like that Washington/Colorado trade has finally been agreed upon with the White Sox not being a 3rd party. Wilson to Washington, Day and Davis to Colorado. Colorado is supposed to be close to getting Eric Byrnes from Oakland for pitching. Maybe that's why Beane picked up Payton.
  20. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) I'll grant you all those points, but I don't think it's right to say he's gone down twice this season...I'd say he's gone down 1 time, tried to come back too early, and failed. I think both times it was basically the same problem, and he only had about 1-2 starts inbetween DL stints. Its the same problem that kept him out of the last month last season. A "tired" shoulder. The same shoulder he had surgery on that forced him to miss the 2003 season. I cannot understand how he possibly can be counted on to hold up the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. I also truly doubt KW and Ozzie expect him to hold up either.
  21. QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 13, 2005 -> 08:13 AM) Well actually I think he was pitching on normal schedule He pitched Friday. 4 days rest would mean he'd be up next again on Wednesday.
  22. Look at who he faced, plus he wasn't pitching on his normal schedule. I'm not worried. As long as his sinker is working, he'll be tough to hit.
  23. QUOTE(thelatinoheat_30 @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) 1)of course i'm exaggerating to get my point across, but it's really not far off. lately, it's been like 5 times a week. 2)he doesn't mention manuel directly, that's the point that he's being a wuss. he refers to manuel's regime as "the people that were here before" ozzie. and he is out to rip on manuel. 3)watch and you'll see I love Hawk but I agree his Manuel bashing is excessive and pointless. If you aren't going to bash him when he's here don't do it over a year after he left. Jerry Manuel was and probably still is a classy man. He did his job like he thought should be done. The bottom line is if his pitchers pitched like they have this season he still would be managing the Sox. His approach worked great in 2000. Many of the great things Hawk says about Ozzie he was saying about Jerry in 2000. He needs to move on.
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