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Funny how things can change in 2 years. Hopefully it's the cold weather but we just suck. I'd simply release Erstad. He's over the hill. He's done. If our boppers don't start hitting home runs in bunches we could be out of it early this year. Our only hope is the long ball. How bout this lineup the rest of the year Uribe ss Iguchi 2b Thome dh Paulie 1b Dye rf Crede 3b AJ c Sweeney or anybody from minor leagues cf Mackowiak or anybody from minor leagues lf Our outfield has to be the worst in baseball production wise. The worst.

I don't have a good feeling about this team. The pitching has been good, but the offense is just like last year's. Sub Erstad for Anderson (this year's automatic out). Pods has a better batting average, but I feel is not a great option on offense and especially defense. Iguchi is hopeless where he is batting in the order. Oz might be too proud to move him back to No. 2. Crede is off to a horrific start and the big boppers aren't hitting the ball out of the park and AJ has been so bad at the plate it is laughable. I'm hoping it's the cold weather. I really think that is a legitimate possibility, but I'm not high on this team.

I'm sick of BA talk. I wish we'd send him down, out of sight out of mind. That said I think he's a better option than Erstad but I'm no dummy. Oz dislikes him and won't be playing him much. Why don't we all accept that and move on? Anderson is not going to play much this year. And Erstad is a crummy hitter.

Iguchi can only bat second it's pretty obvious. Erstad is good on defense but a pathetic hitter. Move him on down, down, down. He's an older version of BA.

Bring back Olivo. Just kidding. I still don't know how to make that the color green.

Exactly. Why don't they just send him down if they hate him so much. I'm finally getting sick of the BA saga. OK ... he's a woos or a prima donna and doesn't care. Get rid of him and let's move on. And get rid of Erstad too while they are at it. Play the younguns in the minors. Bring em up.

That might not be a wise foursome to build a team around.

I am thinking you are right. Even though Anderson has yet to hit, I would prefer playing him over Erstad. I don't know why KW went the Erstad route this offseason. The only hope is that like somebody on here said, offense is down all over the league. Soriano has yet to get a big hit for the Cub. Let's just assume it's the weather. Oh yes and Iguchi must be moved to the No. 2 hole ASAP or trade him. His is disgracefully bad deep down in the order.

AJ may be hitting horribly, but this Molina guy hasn't shown signs of being able to hit even .200 has he? Does the guy even have a hit yet? Rock ... I agree the name players you mentioned have to have decent seasons but I would not include Erstad in there. I'm pretty convinced he is going to have a horrible offensive year at least as far as batting average.

Are the Sox going to lose to Sabathia and Sowers and Santana every time we face them? Kenny Rogers must be so sad he can't win 5 games against the Sox this season unless he gets well soon. It's going to get to the point where fans might start eating their tickets when the schedule shows a lefty is going to work at the Cell. This is getting ridiculous. Hope it's the cold weather. I know it's early but our offense looks putrid. Are any of you actually optimistic about the season? Can we blame it all on the cold weather? Maybe we can.

Capn12, Oz deserves a free pass for a while because of the Series title. I just think when people criticize Oz it should be Oz/KW both. KW works closely with Oz, no?

That has to be our lineup. It's the only option. Play Erstad once in a while instead of BA in the nine slot. Play Ozuna once in a while for Pods. I wonder what scouts thought Erstad was still a productive major league hitter. I realize it's cold out and it's possible he could heat up but he's brutal right now and the Sox lineup has been totally lifeless.

Obviously Oz hates Brian. If we keep Oz, we need to dump Brian. Oz is soon gonna hate Erstad as well if he continues to hit like this. Hopefully we can keep playing .500ish ball until it gets warm and our home runs start coming from Dye, Konerko, Crede, AJ, Thome and Uribe.

Time to move Iguchi back to the two hole. Now. Erstad is really really over the hill. Does anybody actually envision him hitting .240 this year? You are right. We are a station to station team and are going nowhere unless the weather heats up soon and we start knocking the ball out of the park. We are a home run hitting team, nothing else.

Of course no need to panic but I am not impressed. Erstad looks worse at the plate to start the year than BA did a year ago. Or just as bad. And Iguchi is pathetic right now. Crede has been bad and our big bats are doing nothing with the exception of Dye of late. No need to panic, but we're not exactly playing good baseball. Today we got some guys on base and not once could anybody pick up the team and knock in a run. I'd give us a C about now.

I hope the Royals aren't competitive against the Sox again this year like they were last year. Once again they look like a horrible horrible team. I didn't realilze Randa was that hate-able.

I wouldn't call Old Comiskey a sad tired relic of graffiti and trash. That's the team's fault if it didn't keep the place in better shape. Trash is trash wherever it's thrown. The neighborhood was bad. You are correct. In fact you had to pay kids hovering in the lots to "watch" your car or you'd come out with 4 flat tires. Just like some are saying if you have a good seat in the Cell it's great ... if you had a good seat in Old Comiskey it was amazing. My dad had 4 season tickets in about the fifth row just to the left of the screen and I took my friends to all games he didn't want to go to with his downtown coworkers. We went to a lot of games and nightly I was amazed at how we were right on the action. I'll never forget the sound of bat on ball at that old park. I need to move back to chicago and see more games at the Cell. It sounds like it's getting more lovable every year. I hope so. I would hope those who disparage Old Comiskey also think Wrigley is a total dump, cause Wrigley still is standing. Is it also a sad relic of graffiti and trash? if not it's only because the team keeps fixing it up.

Why would you hate Joe Randa? First of all he's not good enough to hate. Second of all he's always smiling. Why hate that guy? He's harmless. I second the notion on Clayton. I hated him when he was a Sox cause of his being an automatic out. I can envision starting to despise Erstad if he continues to be an easy out. If he does maybe I'll blame KW more than Erstad. He does seem to try. Clayton was a bum IMO.

Can we win a pennant with Erstad? He's hitting like most of the offseason talk on here indicated he would. Not well.

Johan cause we're helpless against him (thus far). Also Zambrano and CC.

Nice win today. Great pitching again is a good sign. How did Anderson look at the plate? Abysmal or did he have a clue?

Maybe Pablo would be better. I'm not all that high on him either, but I guess he's better than Gload was. Seriously why would Oz not have Iguchi bat second?? This is ridiculous and he and KW have ruined our order with this 1-2 crap. You wait ... Iguchi will be batting second again before long.

That makes me feel a bit better. I just felt our lack of bats really has made the team look lifeless. But I hope what you say is true and comes to pass.

Who do you want out there? If you have a problem with our roster, your problem is with Kenny W. My only beef is Iguchi should be batting second. he stinks down in the order.

I could anger everybody by saying our OF hasn't been the same since the loss of ... Rowand. I better duck on that statement. Would everybody agree our first eight games have not been too encouraging?