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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 17, 2008 -> 05:15 PM) It wasn't that wild of a pitch, seemed like AJ should have been able to catch that. It almost looked like they were crossed up cause that was catchable for sure.

I figured they were pitching around him. Oh well, I have no problem. Richard pitched a good game and the pen is horrible. After that double, its time to go to the pen though. It better be one of the big guys or MacD.

Leadoff double and a struggling Alexei up and than Uribe (who has been hot, but is still not someone I can rely on). However, Juan is really good at getting someone in from 3rd with less than 2 outs in his career. Alexei is a great bunter. A 2 run lead is a s***load more than a 1 run lead. Bottom line, in that circumstance the bunt made a hell of a lot of sense (it wasn't like you were asking a guy who can't bunt to bunt). Plus the Sox inability to bunt falls flatly on the coaching staff/players for not getting the practice in.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 07:54 PM) Those late rounds are to fill rosters in the lower levels, with really zero expectations they will ever see the 40 man roster. Every team does this. But you are right, it is safer to try your best with every draft pick. But while you are taking chances, why not take a chance, you Piazza is always mentioned. He was drafted based on his sperm donor. To add to that, Piazza was related in someway to Tommy Lasorda (that or Piazza was Lasorda's god-son but it was something like that). I've seen guys get drafted with no ability what-so-ever (That didn't start on bad high school teams). The reality is a scout was familiar and knew the guy would play an organizational type role (every team needs those sort of guys).

QUOTE (shipps @ Sep 17, 2008 -> 01:20 PM) Good because I expect a bed wetting at Yankee Stadium. Richard usually causes his own bet wettings. He's had a couple horrid outings, but usually you can pinpoint a spot where all goes wrong and it typically involves him making some sort of dumbass fielding mistake. That or he'll all of a sudden s*** his pants with two outs. It's kind of odd cause he can look so good at times and than so horrendous at other times. Still, 6 shutout innings...how can you not like that? Plus he's flashed the ability to do exactly that in almost every one of his outings (aside from 1-2 starts). Yes the numbers are bad but in his outings I've definitely seen major league potential. He's a s***load better than Broadway, who completely lost it this season (much like Josh Fields lost it, although at least in Fields case it appears it was due to injuries).

QUOTE (Felix @ Sep 17, 2008 -> 03:14 PM) So Jim Thome has sucked this year? Thome sucked for a portion of the year and than got his s*** together. Sure his season totals are hovering at one spot, but you can point to a long stretch where he has been quite productive.

QUOTE (Cali @ Sep 17, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) Their "heavy" stuff is the by-product of a dead genre. It's funny that they are the only band to survive the Rap-Metal craze of the late 90's early 2000's..... Where's Fred Durst when u need him. Damn did I like me some Limp Bizkit back in the day.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 01:02 PM) Detroit, AZ, Cleveland is the order I'd go with. Arizona started off on fire. That alone makes them the #1 dissapointment, imo.

The 600K signing bonus got him on the Appy league prospect list. His play did not.

They'll be up. The actual site hasn't launched yet. It is replacing TalkChicagoSports.com (this is a much catchier title).

Clayton's starting, Danks is available to pitch in relief.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 11:16 PM) I already think Swisher is in tier 3 even considering his poor season. He's hitting .220 and is just barely below a league average player pretty much all across the board. If he hits .240, he's an above average player and is most likely playing CF. Even if he's mediocre defensively, give or take a step on that scale, he's very valuable to the club. It's when he becomes a 1Bman that he loses that value, but that versatility is also nice. I think if he had a good season he would jump into tier 2, though everyone in tier 3 has the same ability to do so. Point being this is a very nice group of players the Sox have going forward, even though they are an "old" team. I don't give a s*** what the OPS+ or stats say. No one that hits .240 is an above average player, unless of course they hit about 50+ hr's.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 10:29 PM) Until they blow a lead in the 9th inning. Would you rather have Dotel closing? Obviously the core that everybody's mentioned is intregal...but I'm not sure I could put them in any order...they're all a HUGE part of the future. Like you said though...it's very nice having some young studs for the future. I never said anything about Dotel. However, I'm a believer of stock-piling young power arms for the pen and keep them for a good while (you get them cheap for a nice window) and than as they get closer to free agency deal them off for more power arms. If you can consistently do that and develop just some of the arms you acquire you should consistently have a strong bullpen (one that would have a nice mix of vet's/youth).

An Ace in Action; PK's Turn-Around By Mario Scalise CHISPORT.COM In some respects, the White Sox are pretty damn lucky to still be in first place with 11 games to go (12 if you include the “if necessary” Tigers game). Everywhere you look they’ve had their bumps, both literally and figuratively. Some in the case of injuries, but mostly from an offense too home run-driven, a defense too unstable, a bullpen approaching chaos, and a rotation one-man short and two high-priced veterans who have failed in key moments a fair share of times this year. Gavin Floyd, however, has been one of the few constants. And by constant I also mean clutch, and ACE. Like plenty of times throughout the season, he showed it again on Tuesday night against the Yankees. Following up on Monday’s loss, where the bullpen played the role of ruiner to a quality outing by Mark Buehrle, Floyd battled through seven innings, nine hits and 118 pitches to pick up his 16th win.....MORE

QUOTE (Nokona @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 04:33 PM) Shonn Greene for President Hells yes to that Hawkeye's win. Whose going to start at QB this week? Christensen apparently played pretty solid in relief of Stanza.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 01:41 PM) How can Cincinnati not be mentioned as the worst team in football? I haven't heard Houshmandzedah's name or Chad's name once this year (besides the name changing thing). Carson Palmer can't throw the ball, and the defense is bad (way to be the last 1st rounder to be signed, Rivers, ya dope). I think they'll have a top 3 pick next year. 1 Chiefs- Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, QB 2 Rams- Michael Oher, Mississippi, OT 3 Bengals- Michael Johnson, Georgia Tech, DE 4 Lions- Vontae Davis, Illinois, CB 5 Dolphins- Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, WR I was thinking the other day. Would it make sense to acquire Carson Palmer in the off-season. I haven't seen whats wrong in Cinncy but he always has impressed me but the Bengals have no running game, a horrid defense, and a terrible oline. This could be a perfect opportunity to buy a little low and get a guy who can be your QB for 4-6 years.

Whooo...I let out a hissy fit as I checked my phone seeing that the Twins had taken the lead. Nice to read the last few pages here and see that the Tribe won. Everyone's reactions were great!!!!

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 06:49 PM) Jerry Owens sucks, and the only thing worse is the love Ozzie has for slappy, speedy (code name for crappy hitters) hitters. So does Nick Swisher. Honeslty I'm probably more confident in Owens up than I am Swisher. That says just how much I cringe when Swish hits.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 06:45 PM) No doubt...but Juan's gonna get some serious attention for a starter's role from a handful of teams this offseason. I really don't think (and I don't know...but he does like it here) if he had the choice for starters money...he wouldn't jump on it. He's proven to be a pretty valuable piece though. I'm just hoping he plays himself into type B compensation because the Sox aren't going to get it out of Crede.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 06:41 PM) If they go that route, they need some serious upgrades at other areas. What Uribe has done since Crede has gone down has been fantastic, but I'm going to let a month in a half take away from the last two plus years of Uribe being beyond terrible, almost getting cut for Ozuna. I want Uribe back, I really do, but not as the starter. Completely agree, however, I will admit watching Juan play defense is so f***ing fun. He is such a stud defensively.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 08:59 PM) So what 2 of Jenks, Quentin, Ramirez and Danks are you putting Floyd ahead of? Danks is younger, Floyd has better stuff. If I'd rate all for of those guys it would be Quentin, Floyd, Danks, Jenks & Ramirez. Thats the order. I do that because I feel closers are a bit over-rated. That said its nice to have quite a few young parts like that.

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 06:16 PM) I agree, and I think Anderson could match Swisher's .330 OBP if given more playing time. Hell, I could probably name 5 pitchers that could hit better than Swisher. Thats how f***ing worthless he is.

f*** yes Gavin. Floyd has been a f***ing man, more so than any other starter for the Sox.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 16, 2008 -> 05:59 PM) Anderson with some huge hits. With Paulie back, I dont' want to see Swisher in the games (unless he's spelling Paulie). Swisher is completely f***ing worthless. In fact, if it weren't for Owens, I'd call him the most worthless piece of garbage on the club. Anderson should be starting the rest of the way. He wouldn't get on base as much as Swish, but he'd hit for a better average and play amazing defense in CF.

We have bad bets, but anyone mention how ridiculous PIMCO ending up making out based upon there shorts in Fan/Freddie. That was one hell of a one day earning (this is a little dated, because I've had computer problems at home but wanted to point it out cause I Follow PIMCO big time). My big client at work is the company that founded PIMCO. Bill Gross is also one of my hero's, just a great investor.