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Bill Melton still calls J.J. Putz "J.J. Pootz" so who knows.

Whatever happens this at-bat, Crowe did his job.

If Trevor Crowe beats you.. fine. But not Shin Shoo Choo.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ May 24, 2010 -> 06:16 PM) why on earth is that guy swinging at a 3-0 pitch It is just amazing seeing him get the 3-0 green light when guys like konerko, Rios, even Quentin etc.. who are better suited not get one.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ May 24, 2010 -> 07:11 PM) Flyers looking good. Hopefully its just the level of competition as I think the Habs finally came back down to earth. I believe they were the preseason Stanley Cup finalist pick before underachieving the whole year and having a ton of injuries. Won't be a cakewalk for the Hawks at all especially seeing they play almost the same style as the Hawks, seeding be damned. Other than Nashville, I think the Flyers will be the second best defense the Hawks will probably face this post-season. Pronger is nasty. Then again.. I never thought the Hawks would actually sweep the Sharks, so no team scares me if the Hawks are on their game.

Man... I should just not watch. I leave again to walk the dogs and the bases are now loaded.. Oh.. Becks scores. And Konerko with 5 LOB. My PTC has had alot of chances today..

Wow... Cleveland pulling a White Sox that inning with RISP (or RISP less than 2 out).

Teahen 2-2. For all the ripping he's gotten recently, he has now passed the declining Jones in average, not to mention already has as many BBs and less Ks.

If anyone is interested (J4L.. ) they are gonna air Strasburg's start tonight on MLB network against Detroit's AAA affiliate.

Konerko already with 3 LOB. Figures I hesitate to pick him for my PTC and he does this.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 05:35 PM) How deep was Teahen's double? I love seeing the early offense, Pierre's doing a great job lately. I believe it was a 1-2 hop hit to the wall in left-center field. Easily scored Jones. We need Beckham to get going in XBH as well. Right now though, I'll take the baby steps route with him and just get some singles. Rios, Quentin (surprisingly) and Teahen are our XBH threats.

Beckham with a hit. Pierre just showed 320 feet worth of power..

QUOTE (juddling @ May 24, 2010 -> 06:30 PM) Slipknot bassist found dead in Des Moines..... Story One of my closest friends is gonna be crushed. He loves that band though honestly they have like 20 members on Slipknot so I have no idea who is who sometimes.

Kearns is up. Man I wanted the sox to get him so badly in the off-season. Would have been a prototype KW move buying low on a talented hitter who has underachieved in Washington (though played stellar defense in RF) for a couple of years.

The hell? I left and it was 1-0 with Rios on 2nd, and figured well that is a successful inning for us, and now were up 4-0 still in the first? Who is this team?

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ May 24, 2010 -> 06:02 PM) And Pierre has been tearing it up? Jones had a nice first month but he's coming back down to earth now. I'd certainly take Swish over both Pierre and Jones from here on out. You may not like Swisher due to his poor performance and antics with the club, but let's not pretend that he's not a good player. I've said it many, many times here. Swisher really got a bad rep when he was here. Dude still put up a .351 OBP when was hitting like .190 (not to mention ridiculously bad luck in BABIP) for us. We'll be extremely fortunate if Pierre can give us a .340-.345 OBP for us.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:13 PM) From 2003 to 2005, Rowand posted a combined UZR of +36.6 in 390 games and 2889.2 innings. That's a UZR/150 of 17.1, which is definitely elite. I don't think his defense was overrated when he was with the Sox at all... QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) His UZR and plus/minus numbers were unreal (at least in '05 his PM was awesome) during his stretch with the Sox, I don't think he was overrated at all. And I have and had no problem dumping him for Thome I just don't want to downplay how valuable he was to the '05 club. I'm personally getting tired of the overrated D issues as well from people. Sure he struggled with plays at times when he was here, no OF is perfect, but Rowand was a very good defensive center fielder for us when he was here. I still remember the clinic he put on at Yankee stadium.

Konerko.

Is this the first time this season Vizquel is hitting lower than 2nd (or 1st)? I can't remember.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:55 PM) Super Mario for 64 is possibly one of the best games ever. In terms of Marios I would rate them as follows (I have not played anything since 64) 1. Super Mario 64 2. Super Mario SNES 3. Super Mario III 4. Super Mario II 5. Super Mario Brothers Every single one of them I have completed from start to finish (all boards and stars for III, SNES and 64). 64 is legitimately a great game. Some of the stars were difficult even though I was in my video gaming prime. Preach brother. But Super Mario III still is the best IMO. I only played SNES once though (maybe twice), so I don't really remember it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2010 -> 06:58 AM) The Indians are without Sizemore and Cabrera. If we can't take 2 of 3 in this series, with D1, Peavy, and Buehrle on the mound, there's something seriously wrong. We shouldn't be 1-5 against that even with those two in the line-up.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ May 24, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) Wilson is harder to get a read on, but supposedly his pitch recognition is becoming very worrisome and of course the signability issues. I keep telling people don't be surprised to see a guy like that slip out the first. (or even the supp. round) There have been prospects in the past that were hyped to be pick that early only to really slip for whatever reason.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2010 -> 11:46 PM) Give me Dirk over Bosh any day if you're adding LeBron, as Dirk's a much better shooter. I agree with you completely. In all honesty, it's a tougher question to answer when you think about it. Long term, I'll take Bosh cause of the youth and other areas, but I think Dirk fits much better next to Rose and LeBron, even for only a 2-3 year stint cause of age. For me it is Dirk no question.

I would consider it a success if we got someone like Jonathan Singleton or Jarred Cosart in their system (which is also weak). Your not getting their best prospect for Bobby Jenks.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ May 23, 2010 -> 10:56 PM) Niemi's shown that he'll be the #1 guy here for a few seasons at least, and hopefully we can lock him up to an affordable contract for the long - term, and somehow get rid of Huet's deal. No doubt. But I'm sure we will think about that when that time comes. Lets enjoy the ride and hopefully some history for our franchise with 4 more wins.