Jordan4life_2007

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 07:03 PM) Just finished my draft. We had the pick time set to 30 seconds, so on a few of my picks I was freaking out trying to get a player. My first two picks were solid w/ Miggy and Tulo, but then my draft went downhill....... C Miguel Montero, Ari C 1B Miguel Cabrera, Det 1B 2B Ian Kinsler, Tex 2B 3B Casey McGehee, Mil 3B SS Troy Tulowitzki, Col SS OF Mike Stanton, Fla OF OF Colby Rasmus, StL OF OF Marlon Byrd, ChC OF OF Coco Crisp, Oak OF Bench James Loney, LAD 1B Bench J.P. Arencibia, Tor C P Tommy Hanson, Atl SP P Shaun Marcum, Mil SP P Joe Nathan, Min RP P Andrew Bailey, Oak RP P C.J. Wilson, Tex SP P Mike Adams, SD RP Bench Jaime Garcia, StL SP Bench Gio Gonzalez, Oak SP Bench Jair Jurrjens, Atl SP My offense is pretty decent, but my starting pitching is awful. Nathan, Bailey, and Adams are all studs, but Hanson, Marcum, Wilson, Garcia, Gio, and Jurrjens are all toss-ups. No starter that I am confident in. 30 seconds? I'd botch a few picks, too. Especially the later rounds. I like your offense for the most part. Depending on the size of the league, I would never roster guys like Marlon Byrd or James Loney. I like Arencibia as your backup C. I think he's got mad sleeper potential. Hanson is a stud. I don't know why you're questioning that pick. The rest of your staff would be solid if you had 1 or 2 more top-end guys, to go along with Hanson. I wouldn't trip when it comes to relievers. Billy Wagner bounced back just fine a year after TJ, and I believe Nathan is of similar ilk. Bailey might start the season on the DL. I suggest you ditch Adams and scoop up Brian Fuentes if he's still available. But yeah, closer is the easiest position in fantasy baseball to fill. There will be a ton of guys that either get hurt or demoted due to lack of performance (I.E. Jonathan Broxton). Just stay active on the FA/waiver wire.

Hadn't even heard about this. I must actually commend the Cubs here. Silva was a bi-product of the Bradley fiasco and was going to be wasted coin regardless. They don't figure to contend this year. And even if they did, I'm not so sure Cashner couldn't outperform him anyway. Much better off in seeing what they have from one of their few young studs. He's got Daniel Bard type stuff. But he's walking gasoline if he doesn't get that BB/rate down.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) It's difficult to compare the two games, obviously nobody gave much thought into how Cutler would fit into the current system (back then) or timing with his recievers, etc...upgrading at DH should be pretty cut and dry. IMO nobody should be worrying about payroll other than JR. If we're in it by the break, money will become available or we'll trade for what we need. If we're out of it completely, I can guarantee we won't end the year with the same payroll. KW will make whatever trades neccessary whichever way this goes. We've had some success this past decade, there's no reason to be bitter like we have no shot. With that being said... Anyway the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me... We had a big need last year and weren't able to upgrade it at the deadline. That's a dangerous game to play for a team with such a thin system. Hopefully a major need doesn't arise.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 07:38 PM) The hate comes out because you constantly make smug comments like this. You do it all the time, Tex. Yeah, have to agree with Milkman here. Tex, I'm fairly certain you created this thread with genuinely good intentions. But you keep ending each post with a snide/condescending remark. Like, "I'm going to enjoy this season and I feel sorry for you because you choose not to enjoy it the exact way I do." I'm sure you don't mean it that way. But that's how it can come across. As for me, I had originally planned to stay out of this thread. But what the hell. I've been posting here for eight years. I've never met a single solitary poster from this board. I feel like I know a lot of you, when in reality I don't know a god damned thing. I know Soxace as, well, Soxace. I know Wite as Wite. I know fathom as fathom. And coversley, you guys know me as J4L and only J4L. So if you're to go by a majority of my posts, which is all you can do, you probably come to the conclusion that I'm some angry, bitter, homicidal dude with KW/Ozzie voodoo dolls that I continuously poke at or that I sit around reading books about gypsy curses so I can place a curse on each and every member of the White Sox organization. Now I know I've changed. I'd be a lying fool to deny that. But I'm no less or worse of a fan than I was in '05. And with all due respect, I don't need an older fan(s) to 'lead me into the light' or enlighten me to what the criteria is to being a true or dedicated fan. I love the White Sox as much as you can possibly love a baseball team. I could morph into a triple threat combo of Hawk, Ranger and 2006 Jphat tomorrow and I wouldn't love or be anymore dedicated to the team than I am this second. If I'm unhappy or upset about something, I'll let it be known. If I'm happy or elated about something, I'll let it be known. Do I go overboard at times? Sure. Do I get on other posters nerves? I'm sure I do. But it goes both ways. I won't even read a Scott Merkin piece anymore. Hawk makes me want to feed small dogs to giant snakes. I had to start ignoring (without actually ignoring) ranger aka pink fuzzy bunny, and then you obviously have a large contingent of posters that rather swallow paste than say anything negative about the organization. Does that get on my nerves? Hell yeah it does. But that's the nature of sports and especially when you're talking about message boards. Like I said the other day, this board would suck if everybody were like me, just as it would suck if we had an avalanche of pink fuzzy bunny clones (much love to Irish on that name). I was born in '83. Therefore I obviously wasn't around in the 60's, 70's, and way too young for most of the 80's. So I can't take the, "Well, at least we're competitve every year. This is much better than the 70's" stance that the older crowd does. I've heard many times that the KW tenure has been the best run in Sox history. But when you break it down, that's not saying much. Eight missed postseasons in ten years in a division that doesn't include the Yankees or Red Sox does not a successful tenure make. There is no reason whatsoever that with the resources at their disposal and getting to play the likes of the Indians, Royals and even the Tigers, who've only been really good once in the last decade, 60+ times a year that we should be making the postseason so infrequently. No excuse at all. And the thing is I think KW knows this better than anybody. Anyway, I've babbled on long enough. Just wanted to put that out there. Don't be so quick to label the 'pessimists' because they're not cheery and bubbly all the time. I can't wait to get this season started. Hopefully 95 wins and a postseason appearance is on the horizon. Edit: and Tex, this post wasn't aimed at you. It was just a general response to the majority.

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) Rose is playing like s*** tonight, absolutely terrible, thank god he can hit free throws He heard ya.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) Not my friend, this was a group. lol. Dumbest comment lately was this dude saying Kobe > Jordan and then attempting to back it up by asking how many legit 7 foot centers Jordan had to drive on. Such an appallingly stupid statement that I didn't know where to start. Another moron paraded in and said "Kobe > Jordan, stats don't lie." lol. I told him I'd spot him three point %, pick any of Kobe's stat anywhere and I'll trump it easily with Jordan's stat. Any one of them. Oh ok. Seems like these guys don't know jack s*** about the Bears or Bulls. And Rose ices this one.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 09:20 PM) A guy on Facebook was trying to say that he didn't like Korver because he never makes any clutch shots. It's like he hasn't seen a single Bulls game, or at least one in the 4th quarter. Man, you got some loser ass FB friends. Lol.

Deng is having himself quite a game and an amazing year, really. I'll never say another bad thing about him again. And Korver just drained a 3!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:04 PM) McLouth should be due for a bounce-back year. A lot of good young talent on the Marlins and Braves though. That corner OF duo of Morrison and Stanton should be awesome in Florida. If McLouth bounces back then they're gonna be sick.

I like it. I know he wasn't good with the Pads. But he just turned 24 and he's not far removed from his '09 dominance with us. Maybe relief is in his best interest.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) Personally, I think Edwin and Quentin are the keys to the team. Yes, I understand that Peavy is the bigger name with better history of dominance, but it's hard for me to ever expect him to make 25+ starts anymore. I think if Edwin and Quentin can play as well as they have shown they can, this team will win, no matter how many starts Peavy gives us. I agree. And if not CQ then Gordon. And Gordon means much more to us going forward than CQ, anyway.. Beckham was supposed to be the surest thing to a star we've had since Hurt. He really needs to prove that last year was simply a typical sophomore jinx.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:50 PM) That's what I thought. Just how many Gabys are there in baseball? Gaby Sanchez wouldn't have much of a role on this year's team though...or any White Sox team in the next 3 years. Yeah I know. That was just my initial reaction. And even if it were true, you know me, try him in LF and bench you know who.

Lol. I initially read this as Gaby Sanchez and nearly had a heart attack. Nothing to get excited about here.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) Is Chapman even closing? I thought Francisco Corders was still there making tons of coin to close. Cordero will open the season as closer. But it's popular opinion that Chapman will take over the roll at some point. As Cordero is not really that good. And he's [Cordero] got a club option for 2012. So unless he's dynamite, the worst-case scenario for Chapman would be he's the full-time closer next year. But I still think that would be an overpay for what they signed him for if he doesn't start.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 04:33 PM) I'm not sure I like the Marlins yet...but I gotta agree with you on that Braves team. Deep rotation, much more balanced lineup with Uggla in there, young powerful back of their bullpen. Other than CF, I don't see any legitimate weakness on that team. They've done an amazing job in just a few years of building back to their previous dominance. I'm obviously talking about the Braves.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 04:26 PM) Ideally, Quentin would hit like its 2008, and Dunn could hit 4th. The division is a wrap if this happens.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 03:58 PM) Brad Lidge is trying to scare Philly phans more than anything other than Brad Lidge coming into a game will do. Link This is why I'm not buying the Philly hype. Too many questions with that lineup and bullpen. I really like the Braves and Marlins.

3rd. No question for me.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) I'm gonna be entirely shocked if j4l makes it through the season this year without ultimately being banned. You heard it here first... Same here. lol. Please don't let this team start 10-17 or some s***. It's gonna get ugly.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 02:52 PM) There is nothing grindy about either Youkilis or Pedroia at all. So what if Youkilis chews tobacco or Pedroia is short? They are far too good to be considered grinders. What a completely inaccurate and illogical statement. That's what I was thinking. The term grinder is for those with minimal talent yet their impact exceeds that talent. Youk and Pedroia are studs.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) oh that was horrible wasnt it.....having to endure watching dikie simpkins, randy brown, hersey hawkins, and corey benjamin....god that was a horrible couple seasons Couple? We were the Clippers for 6 years. I think we won more games in 96 than from '99-'04 combined.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 11:31 AM) And considering that Floyd is probably our 3rd/4th best starter and there are about 70 starters in the AL, I'll take it. There was a fangraphs article a while back that was talking about the top 10 value players (I.e. production vs contract) and Floyd was like #6 on the list. I wish he'd be a little more consistent. But I've got no qualms whatsoever with Floyd as my #3 starter.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) There are a ton of posts in this thread on Humber, should we be patient, should we expect a lot, etc. After watching the game against he cubs isnt it obvious. Hes a former first round pick becuase hes got good stuff and potential, but just watching him pitch hes got very little command and control. He works from behind in the count a whole bunch as a result. He reminds me of Daniel Hudson actually, good stuff, still raw I n terms of pitching. Humber, like Hudson doesnt seem to be able to command his fastball and breaking ball in the strikezone, meaning he cant control where it ends up in the zone, and cant control the run on his fastball. His control wasn't all that great either, he was simply pitching 2-0 and 3-1 a lot. And I think if you read a scouting report on his career it would say exactly that, good stuff, command/control lacking. So who knows what will happen, it appears he will have some good games and have some bad games as a White Sox starter, he does not appear to be a long term solution, but could be servicable for a little bit. If I was going to guess he is going to look just like Daniel Hudson did for us last year. There is absolutely no comparison between Dan Hudson and Phillip Humber.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 10:41 AM) LOL, you even talked s*** about him in the Soxtalk Keeper League 1 draft. Quit the hyperbole. I was agreeing with Tru when he said the "all-in" mantra is overrated because outside of Dunn we're basically the same team. I said I'd wanted to start a thread about it a while back but didn't because he'd be the first one to get on my case for being too negative. And that was the end of it. Nobody was "talking s***."

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 09:30 PM) I agree with all of this. It should also be noted that the Reds are paying Chapman a conciderable amount of money to close, something I am not a fan of at all. I'd rather see money go to guys who appear in you know, more than 60 innings a year. I agree totally. I'll just never be down with investing first round picks or excessive coin on closers. No matter how good they are outside of Rivera.