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http://www.southsidesox.com/story/2007/3/27/235114/495 .025 off, damn.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 16, 2007 -> 11:15 PM) Ross Gload has a higher OPS than anyone in this Sox's lineup....can we have him back for Sisco? He probably could have gotten through an inning of mopup duty without allowing 5 baserunners too.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 16, 2007 -> 09:24 PM) So he's even on defense and hit a pathetic double play to get his OBP to .295. Congrats. Hey we upgraded our CF from last year. We moved him for hitting 9th to 1st. That's an upgrade, right?

QUOTE(chisox72 @ May 16, 2007 -> 09:03 PM) Some people are never satisfied... Oh I f***ing love having a .258/.303/.348 hitter in the #1 spot, guaranteed to get 4-5 at-bats every game, the whole time being fellated by the announcers, home and away, for being such a gritty ballplayer, which we all know is code for "white" and "no longer talented." At least he made a great play on that one...

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 16, 2007 -> 09:03 PM) I don't think you even believe what you just said. You're going to blame one guy for the whole team hitting like crap ? Thats just scapegoatism at its very worst or is it best? No, I'm just turning around the credit he gets for unquanifiable things he has zero control on right back on to him.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 16, 2007 -> 08:55 PM) He covered a lot of ground there. I was telling the haters that they would be surprised if that ankle was healthy just how good he would be and since the Sox signed him I always assumed it was fine. Jason was the only other person I remember saying the same thing though I'm sure there were others. We had seen Erstad at his best since we're in California and though he's older you can see he still has a good amount of speed. He's exactly what we were afraid of... A low OBP hitter with little power... And as Hawk continues to talk about all the great things he brings to the club, how his grinderishnessitude rubs off on those around him, maybe it's time to blame him for the incredible display of futility throughout our lineup.

QUOTE(kane0730 @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:05 PM) I think Floyd is out of options, so he probably won't see the team until Sept. This is incorrect understanding of the option process. He was optioned to AAA to start the season. He does not need to use any more options this season to shuffle between the minors and the bigs.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ May 16, 2007 -> 09:35 AM) When he talked about Dye needing to heat up, he somehow forgot the fact that he pretty much has sucked this year also. And yet he leads the Sox in HR, Doubles, and extra-base hits.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 15, 2007 -> 08:03 PM) Egbert with 4 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K so far. Looks like he's bouncing back. I think his biggest problem is the inabiilty to pitch with Heads all over his jock.

remember when I kept getting laughed at when I was calling Placido Polanco the solution to our problems at 2B back in '04. Oh how times change.

QUOTE(Big Hurtin @ May 14, 2007 -> 10:16 PM) I've heard of HIPAA laws. I've always wondered why teams didn't just hide behind such laws when disclosing injuries.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 13, 2007 -> 05:42 PM) We told you Ryan.... Damn. Tough decision now... Slowey (38/2 K/BB ratio in Rochester) Baker (41/4 K/BB ratio in Rochester) Garza ('06 minor league pitcher of the year, pedestrian 41/15 K/BB in Rochester) Tough to make the wrong decision, that is.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 13, 2007 -> 02:21 PM) Sweeney chased ball four, and then weakly popped out. He looks pretty s***ty against LHP. But LOOK at his splits in Charlotte...

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 13, 2007 -> 02:01 PM) Sweeney just was frozen on that curve. It happens. That's two called strikes in a row against Ryan. His splits were appreciably better against lefties than righties at Charlotte. If by appreciably, you mean insignificant thanks to small sample size, than yeah.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:08 PM) /tips cap at Perez LOL He's not just a pitcher in the big leagues. He's a big league pitcher.

DLS has allowed 12 hits this season in 30 innings pitched. 33 strikeouts too.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 11, 2007 -> 08:20 PM) Was it an easy double play ball? The outfielders started running for the dugout when it came off the bat.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/ps_oddspec.php

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ May 11, 2007 -> 12:25 AM) The last thing I saw was Pam opening up and telling Jim she misses having fun with him. As she walks towards the water, Michael said something to the effect "Well I am still looking for sales...." That's all I got. What did I miss? "well I am looking for someone with sales experience..." Jim mugs sheepishly for the camera. Fade to black. /wait. Jim told Michael that he was goign to interview for the corporate position as well. Karen also is interviewing for the position, and they'll give her the position on the show if she gets some other show this off-season.

Ooops

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 10, 2007 -> 06:19 PM) If we buy out Mr. Erstad's deal, do we still have the option of offering him arbitration (i.e. to get picks if he walks or to sign him at a lower value?) Unless Erstad bats .330/.430/.600 for the rest of the season, he has no chance of being a Type A free agent. There's no more compensation for the lower types.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 10, 2007 -> 02:33 PM) When was the last time the White Sox had a pair of rookies as productive as Danks and Sweeney? Craziness. Lee and Singleton is the answer. They didn't walk at all, but hit for a high average, and Singleton went deep more than Lee (17 to 16) Buehlre and Garland.... (Technically, they used up their Rookie eligibility in '00, but they were the two best pitchers we had in '01, their first full seasons)

OMG Erstad is the best leadoff hitter in the AL! They just showed a graphic. It must be true!

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ May 9, 2007 -> 01:24 AM) "I'm never going to walk the go-ahead run," Guillen said. Did he watch the same 9th inning as I did? Aardsma never came close to the plate against Morneau, who was, guess what, the go ahead run.

From my recap... Here is a list of all the pitchers in baseball who have faced Justin Morneau at least 10 times and have held him hitless: Bobby JenksThat's it. That is the complete list. In fact, in those ten at-bats, Morneau has never even so much as drawn a walk against the big fella. [...] To recap, the following situations made Ozzie take action: Justin Morneau stepping to the plate in the 9th with the Sox most effective reliever (this season) on the mound. Nicky Punto steppnig into the box with a runner in scoring position with the Sox most effective reliever (this season) on the mound. Josh Rabe being announced Torii Hunter coming to the plate with a runner in scoring position in the 10th. The following situations led Ozzie to do nothing: Torii Hunter coming to the plate with a runner in scoring position and the Sox clinging to a 1-run lead in the 8th inning. Justin Morneau batting with the winning run on second in the 10th innning with the Sox "longman" on the mound and Bobby Jenks contemplating in which color sugar to dip his lick 'em stix.