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QUOTE(southsideirish @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) PUKING MY BRAINS OUT after reading this post. That roster sucks. Care to post a realistic one of your own? That team might be the best defensive team in baseball.

Trying to be completely honest... Here's what this armchair GM's roster would look like if he took over after after '04. SP Buehrle Garland Contreras McCarthy Whatever prospect that I got from the Carlos Lee salary dump DH -- Thome or Delgado C -- Pierzynski -- Fell into the Sox lap when we didn't have any other option. 1B -- Kong 2B -- Polanco or Orlando Hudson SS -- Uribe 3B -- Crede (who would have been signed long term prior to the '06 season) RF -- Dye CF -- Young/Anderson (prior to the Vazquez trade, I thought we should keep Anderson for a year, trade him to make room for Young. The poor season would have hurt his value. I still think there were 5 teams that would have loved to have him last off-season, but I don't know if I would have given him up for what they were offering) LF -- Milledge (Garcia trade last deadline) Bench Gload Mack Cintron Ozuna Hall The bullpen is where I'd be completely different. I can't even tell you who I'd have down there aside from Jenks. I know I wouldn't have made the Thornton or MacDougal trades. The bullpen probably would be a liability if I was GM. I'm 90% sure we wouldn't have won a world series. We probably wouldn't have won almost 190 games the last two year, but we might have won more. Who knows.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 10:54 PM) They both keep the ball on the ground, but Webb does it so much better than anyone else. Webb's G/F was 3x greater than Egbert's G/F last season. at the majors. essentiall the same age as Eggy (didn't look it up, could be wrong there) with a longer history of missing bats.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 04:31 PM) Will people please STFU about Byrd against the Sox in Game 1 of the ALCS? During the regular season of 2005 he was rocked by the Sox, and in the game 5 clincher he only went 4.2 innings. It should aslo be mention how the Sox were currently on an 8 game winning streak (4 of these streaks, never hit 9 in 2005,) had 3 off days, and Angels were high on adrenaline or cocaine. You should mention Rowand's leadoff-triple-turned-out-at-home which which is the difference between Byrd's "win" and a no decision into extras.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 22, 2007 -> 03:44 PM) Anderson's was huge in a few games his first two years. Right now, he's just a waste of what could be a valuable roster spot. We simply don't hit lefty pitching, and it's no shock that Ledezma shut us down. At least Ledezma is a good pitcher. I think he's better than the guy who started yesterday.

Another Ozzie basher who's not here to bash Ozzie... I will say that he made his own bed with the overuse of Jenks/Mac. And where was Thornton, but this game should would have been put to bed if Konerko wasn't in 2003 mode.

Missed the game today... Let me just say that I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that the Heat are complaining about the officiating after game 1. Has there ever been a Pat Riley led team that didn't complain about the officiating after a playoff loss?

LaPorta might have been a top 5 pick two years ago if he was eligible. He slipped to the 5th(?) round last year because of a poor season (Dan mentions the Boras factor, but I think his fall was more over concerns about his contact rate), but he still might have the best power potential in the draft.

is the "fast reply" button broken for everyone else.... I've had my firefox open/computer running for about 90 hours straight. So it could just be they're telling me they're tired.

QUOTE(BB2ZZ @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 06:08 AM) Why dog Collaro for "not taking walks" when he is tearing the cover off the ball? Because even hitting as he is now in the Southern League, he doesn't project to be a servicable major league hitter with his plate discipline. It's one thing if you don't walk and put everything in play. You can succeed with that approach. You can even succeed at the big league level if you strike out almost 200 times a year. But you can't succeed at the big league level by swinging hard at everything, striking out as much as Collaro, and refusing to lay off breaking balls out of the zone. There is the slimmest of hopes that Collaro might be a useful prospect, but it isn't tied to his batting average, power, or defense. It will be determined by his ability to drastically improve his K/BB ratio. He entered this season with a lifetime 6/1 K/BB ratio. When guys like Brian Anderson (2/1) and Josh Fields (2.75/1) figure to struggle at the big league level, Collaro at 6/1 doesn't stand a chance.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 02:02 PM) Pfft. He'll be getting top 5 dollars next year from whomever signs him, trust me. Can we put money on this. Seriously. I wish I could bet you on this. Crede will make less than Aram, Arod, Rolen, Glaus, Jones, and Chavez. GUARANTEED. AND HE'S NOT A FREE AGENT.

QUOTE(PlunketChris @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 10:44 PM) My comcast says that that's the cubs game They make special exceptions when a pitcher throws a no-no.

Freeeeee Credit Report..... Dot Com...

I think he's got until May 1. If the Sox have near the worst offense in the AL on May 1, Kenny will be interviewing his replacement.

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:04 PM) Jason Tyner almost hit a home run against Jeff Weaver tonight. it hit the base of the wall but he has 2 doubles so far tonight better check his bat for cork! That's as many extra base hits as Joe Crede has since last September 3rd.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 02:01 PM) Except we are seeing historic offensive lows to start this season. Exactly. I don't understand why the offense will come around when the weather heats up, but we're not supposed to expect the pitching to decline. the average batting line for the AL is .250/.322/.394 right now. What happens when it approaches the .275/.339/.437 line that the AL averaged last year?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 10:32 PM) They should have put a retractable roof on soldier field in the first place. They couldn't because it was a historical structure. Of course, now that they've dropped the spaceship in it, the historical tag has been removed anyways.

http://www.southsidesox.com/story/2005/12/10/20120/702 These are three year park factors from '03-05.... They shouldn't have changed much from there.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 04:14 PM) Is Jordan a first round lock at this point? It doesn't matter. he's ineligible for the draft until '08, I believe.

Terribly sad... Terribly sad in a completely different way... The second thing I thought after the initial shock an sadness, "at least I won't have to listen to any more 'reverends' furthering their own career by cannibalizing Mr. Imus."

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 11:24 PM) Some of those stats are f'd up. I could never get into all those extra stats like the equivalents on that page. They try to completely quantify baseball and therefore completely ignore the numerous intangibles that are so important in the game. Like........ GRINDITUDE!

Rio will win.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 12:16 AM) Santana and the Twins broke off talks in the last week. You shouldn't believe everything anything you read in Sports Illustrated.

Player A -- .221/.281/.362 Player B -- .241/.291/.329 Answer: (Highlight)Player A = Anderson's career in a white sox uni. 403 ABs Player B = Darrin Erstad's last 407 ABs.

Is the official scorer watching the same game as we are? How is that ball to Iguchi considered a hit? WTF is Erstad leading off for against Fultz. You know he staying in with Thome batting behind him. Put in Ozuna.