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QUOTE (greg775 @ May 14, 2010 -> 04:30 PM) On a positive note, Juan is doing better? Although his .252, 0 home runs and 3 RBIs is kind of laughable. Three RBIs all season for a regular is amazingly bad. Speaking of which.. if only we can have a "lead-off hitter" like that man who can still drive in runs when called upon. I would love me some Denard Span for example.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 14, 2010 -> 04:29 PM) I was thinking about the Pierre thing when i phrased the post. That's why i added usually to it. I didn't want to make it so absolute. Ah I didn't catch that. Gotcha.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ May 14, 2010 -> 03:27 PM) Thanks. Interesting. Legit high school bat. Hadn't even considered him really. I'm sure many would prefer Wilson over him though. I like Sale.. alot. But ya I would prefer the upside of Wilson mostly, but I also agree with you DS that we will indeed draft a pitcher first anyway. I would prefer Sale in the supp. rounds if I had the choice however. QUOTE (NHDadUmp-RI @ May 14, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) Josh Sale. Welcome to soxtalk!

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 14, 2010 -> 04:21 PM) The lesson is that Ozzie is usually a man of his words, and the ideas behind those words are tragically stupid. See now that is bulls***. I won't even bring up last season, but Ozzie said the same crap about Pierre getting time off and then hitting him 9th when he comes back (Pierre was in the line-up the next day... though he did put Pierre 9th for a couple of games then put him back in the lead-off spot) and said Beckham would get a few days off to clear his head, only to have him back in the line-up with only one off day. (though I can at least agree with that decision, young hitters can't figure it out on the bench) He said some serious crap that he'll half-way do, then go back to what he originally did the following day. This is the same man who had Alex Rios play LF for a game.. our best defender in LF... where he never played in his life prior to this season.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 14, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) Here's a list of mangers that weren't stupid enough to DH Omar Vizquel because they actually know where his value lies: Ron Washington Eric Wedge Charlie Manuel Joel Skinner Mike Hargrove Lou Piniella Bill Plummer Jim Lefebvre Sad when a crack-head is brighter than you Ozzie.

Decisions like these are why Ozzie keeps hearing those fire rumors, constantly defending himself. I don't even think Dusty Baker or Ned Yost are this stupid.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 14, 2010 -> 02:16 PM) Vizquel at DH tonight. Pierre lf, AJ c, Rios cf, Konerko 1b, Kotsay rf, Ramirez ss, Teahen 3b, Beckham 2b, Vizquel dh, Buehrle p. Wow.. the first time that has happened this season, and that is one time too many. Ozzie is an idiot. Jesus, he couldn't just put Teahen, or Alexei at DH and have Vizquel's defense out there? My god. He really should get ripped to shreds by everyone, including the media, on that move.

My little guy.. Jordan Shipers. Would be a great pick in the later rounds. In fact.. I mentioned his name before. I also like Dan Tillman.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ May 14, 2010 -> 01:37 PM) I'd push Doyle straight to Double-A and leave the Dash rotation intact. Haha.. can't get any worse for the Barons.

Kotsay.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 14, 2010 -> 12:56 PM) Rios at CF, Paulie at 1B and a pile of crap. So I'm assuming Vizquel and Castro too?

If I remember, Jones will not play today so its more Kotsay baby! Anyone got the line-ups yet?

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ May 14, 2010 -> 11:31 AM) I think the fact that DR can hit an 18 foot jump shot with regularity makes him better than Rondo at this point in their careers. Rondo has a high Basketball IQ but watching him shoot free throws or a mid-range J is upsetting. Rondo gets seemingly lost on defense as well. Rondo's defense is overrated, but what he does very well is not only go for reach around steals (which is pure genius BTW) he commits on passing lanes, and he is always around the ball, forcing guys to make a mistake (dribble it out of bounds, fumble passes, etc..) cause they know he has lightning quick hands. Rondo can guard some PGs now one-on-one... Derrick Rose isn't one of them. That is what disappoints me about Rose. He has all the talent in the world to be the best lock-down defender at the PG position in every way. (a mini LeBron if you will with the steals, blocks, etc..) Rose averaged 0.4 blocks a game as a PG (I think only Westbrook is around there too). Most PGs average 0.2 or below. (unless your name is Jason Kidd)

Favorite part of the night..

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 13, 2010 -> 11:55 PM) Beckham must have like half of those too. I swear, he K's twice a game it seems like. Actually, Beckham does have the most K's on the team (28) in 31 games, so a little bit under 1 a game. His 28 are ~16% of the team's total.. I really hope he starts figuring it out. EDIT: Jones strikes out more times per game than Becks though, so he's not leading that category. Jones has 25Ks in 27 games played. Ya Jones K's alot in less at-bats. But he and Beckham make up for it by the number of walks they take instead of someone like alexei who only has like 3 BBs to 17 or 18 SO. I kinda figured when you have Pierre and AJ (or even Kotsay) in the same lineup, you probably will have the fewest amount of K's and that is what KW wanted in the off-season. Guys like Quentin, Beckham, Konerko (though his BB's are very high with reason), Jones, Teahen, etc.. will walk quite a bit.

Anyone catch Kevin Garnett's comments? Basically said if he was in LeBron's shoes, he would leave. Loyalty can only take you so far, as can youth and other stuff to that effect. EDIT: found it.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ May 13, 2010 -> 10:14 PM) I guess I just never noticed her chest that much because I always thought her face was very unattractive, and when I think a celebrity girl's face is unattractive, I don't bother to look at anything else. Yet, you look at Tiffany Pollard.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 13, 2010 -> 10:47 PM) I just saw this. I'd die from joy to get Luol out of town, especially for another big piece. Quick question: Lets say theres a sign-and-trade for Bosh for Taj & Kirk, does his lack of D, losing Taj & Kirk's D, taking up remaining cap for bench pieces (a sniper?) get balanced out by his scoring? Plus, that would move LeBron to SG, but that doesn't matter. Well a S&T for Bosh for Taj and Kirk would be hard to do cause IMO Bosh gets the max. Now having said that, I'm all for moving Kirk cause I just hate his game, but I would think Deng would be the first to go even though I would not mind LeBron at SG but I feel this team would benefit more with a sniper as a SG rather than an ISO guy (like a Joe Johnson for example) unless your getting a PF who can shoot and stretch the floor. (i.e. a Troy Murphy, David Lee, etc..) Now if Gar and company think LeBron and Deng will fit than by all means, but Deng seriously needs to be more consistent in his shooting by next season.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 13, 2010 -> 10:30 PM) lol reply to me on FB to a guy who said (paraphrasing) "f*** LeBron we want Bosh" And @ keith get off dat losers nut sack we want CB4 he's a better pick up for da bulls everybody who's a real bulls fan knows dis man lol. Sorry but no. Everybody I know in CHICAGO wants LeBron. Chris Broussard live on ESPN now hyping the LeBron to Bulls talk, praising our team and putting up ideas for a S&T to get Deng out of here.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ May 13, 2010 -> 07:29 PM) Last 3 starts: 22 IP, 10 H, 0.82 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 1 BB/ 35 SO Yeah. He's too good for Low-A. He'll be promoted soon. 3 straight 10+ K games down there. Matt Hobgood pitched for the O's against Kanny (5th player taken overall in the country)

Mike Brown should be fired... seriously. He really is a terrible coach. LeBron can make anyone look good, but even he can take you so far. LeBron put up 27-19-10 tonight and still couldn't win. He really has to leave there and their management should be ashamed for not getting Amar'e cause of friggin J.J. Hickson. Now that I disgustingly rooted for the Celtics, I've never been a bigger Magic fan. Go Magic!! (and DBAH0.. ) Then when the Lakers take the title again, I'll be glued in to free agency.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ May 13, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) Nash and CP3 are currently better than Williams and Rose and Rondo are younger and will soon pass him IMO. You give the "younger" argument in Rose and Rondo yet you put the older Nash over Deron when comparing both of them in numbers Deron trumps Nash over every statistical category minus one less assist a game and is like 10 years younger? Hell Nash has the better player in Stat (and better supporting cast) over Booz. C'mon KC. QUOTE (Palehosefan @ May 13, 2010 -> 04:26 PM) It's almost impossible to argue Chris Paul vs. Deron Williams. They are almost identical in production. But I give Paul the slight edge in defense and shooting. Deron Williams is definitely a top 10 candidate though, as is Carmelo if I expanded my list. Ya you really can't. The only reason I gave Williams the edge cause he upped his game and CP3 was injured this season. (not to mention his backup actually had very good numbers in the same system) Usually I'm taking CP3 most of the time over Deron, but as of this season.. Deron passed him up, though that could change next season.

I would. Put him or Flowers over at 1B/DH and call it a day. Saltalamacchia is a nice switch-hitting young player (though his clock is ticking) at only 25. Don't know if he will ever figure it out at the MLB though. If you can't hit in Texas... well.... Anyone know if he has recovered over his "mental" lapses at catcher though? I remember it was sad seeing him not even come close to throwing back to the pitcher in between pitches.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ May 13, 2010 -> 03:00 PM) I really don't like him all that much but I'd still take Nash over Deron. Dwill has never done it for me. Give me CP3, Nash, Rose, and Rondo over him. There are so many things wrong here I don't know where to start. Haha.. well I'll just politely say that if you think this, than Deron Williams is STILL underrated, sadly.

QUOTE (Wanne @ May 13, 2010 -> 03:59 PM) I'd more than wet mine. I'd oil all the strings pretty well and literally soak it overnight. Sometime I'd beat it with the head of the bat in the pocket too. You sicken me sir. Its just a glove.