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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 07:19 PM) No, if it were Jabroni you'd know; he'd have 700 posts in under a week of posting before being banned. Good point.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 05:08 PM) Of course our opening day starts off with a poster who gets banned.. Ya I know who it was as soon as you typed this. (shocked noone else has figured it out) Oh well. Jabroni? Otherwise I have no idea. No big deal.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 03:35 PM) Am I the only one who found that Ultimate Warrior more annoying than entertaining ? I loved his initial post. He tried wayyy too hard after that. QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 03:42 PM) Pretty sure it was one of old school Soxtalk nemesis coming back under a different name after being banned few times in the past. Mods correct me if I'm wrong. I thought he might've been Brandofan. But I just can't fathom a grown man being this obsessed with a message board. If that was him, that's at least (and I'm not exaggerating) the 20th time he's tried to come back on here under a different name. That's Glenn Close style obsession.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) Wasn't the AL Central "the best division in baseball" in 2006? That was 4 years ago and it was an anomaly. The Rays might legitimately be the third best team in baseball. That's all you need to know about the AL east.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 01:12 PM) And what says he can't go back to .851 hitting in a better lineup and a much better hitter's park? And it looks like the guys over at FanGraphs agree with me on this... "Cust could stay with the A’s if he clears waivers and accepts a minor league assignment. However, one obvious landing spot would be the south side of Chicago, where the White Sox are set to open 2010 with an underwhelming DH duo of Andruw Jones and Mark Kotsay. Jones and Kotsay project as sub-replacement-level at the DH spot, and Cust could be a two-win upgrade if he matches those offensive forecasts. Considering how tightly bunched the AL Central standings figure to be, Chicago shouldn’t let such a chance slip past them. Andruw Jones was sporting an OPS of almost .900 through July last year. And then he had the injury problems (not sure exactly when they took place. I'm sure Kalapse can tell us). And the guys over at fangraphs have obviously chosen to ignore who our manager is. If they wanted a guy like Cust, they would've signed Thome.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 12:49 PM) Meh, one was awful the last couple months of last season, one was decent. They were both really good this Spring. I don't think it matters to be honest. Um, we got Mark Kotsay for Brian Anderson. That's all that has to be said. Mark did a decent job for us at the end of last year in a limited amount of at bats. That doesn't come close to overshadowing the fact he's been a bad player for most of the last 5 years. Like Jones, if Kotsay is used correctly, he can be an asset.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 12:02 PM) And Mark Kotsay, at this stage in his career, can't even touch a .850 OPS. That's something that Cust brings. Cust's OPS the last three years: .912, .851, .773. That's a rapid decline right there. Still strikes out at a rate that would make Rob Deer point and laugh. Can't sniff a .250 BA most years. I'd much rather role with Kotsay/Jones. Cust is just terrible.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 12:43 PM) There is nobody hitting behind him that is any better for the position than Kotsay. If anything it says something about the bottom of our lineup. Other than not being left-handed, there's no reason Rios shouldn't be hitting 5th. But you know Ozzie.

Kotsay batting 5th is a joke, too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 08:36 AM) It seems like the "best division in baseball" moniker moves around a lot more rapidly than we'd like to think. Only 3 years or so ago the NL West was viewed as a debacle. Well, the best division is obviously the AL east, and has been for the last few years. But that NL west looks pretty damn good on paper. Not to mention the NL east (especially if the Mets can get healthy) looks pretty strong at the top. The NL central still blows. But this is the strongest the NL has looked as a whole in a while, IMO.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 01:38 AM) The season begins tomorrow with Red Sox - Yankees, and even though I don't care one bit about that game, we start on Monday. Despite all the stuff we can argue about with the lineup and some uncertainty heading into the year, I really think this year has a chance to be as fun as 2005 and 2008. We tend to focus on what can go wrong at times. Imagine what it could be like if Pierre, Beckham and Quentin can all play like they are capable of at the top of the lineup. Think about Alexei as our 9 hitter. Think about Jake Peavy as our number two. For all that a lot of you hated about Vazquez, you should be in love with Jake. Don't know how this season will end. But I do know that it's starting off soon with the possibility of being quite a bit of fun to watch. Let's just win, dammit. Other than Pierre playing like he's capable (not sure what that even is), I'm 100% with ya. Baseball is like therapy for me. I really need it right now. I'm going to try and enjoy this season (first of the new decade) as much as possible. I'm going to try not to spaz when we inevitably lose 7 of 10. I'm just gonna sit back and enjoy each game, each day (another wonderful thing about this amazing sport that is baseball. They play everyday!).

QUOTE (nubeerski @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 11:03 PM) Based on sports analysts and pundits, it appears that the AL Central will come down to a battle between the White Sox and Minnesota Twins. The loss of Joe Nathan definitely tips the balance closer to parity with regards to these two teams. Perusing the schedules, I noticed that we have lucked out quite significantly as we play some weaker competition compared to the Twins in Interleague action. In years past, we had the 6 games against the very competitive Cubs teams when they were at their peak. However, they have aged and are slipping toward mediocrity. The Sox play the Nationals, Pirates, and the Marlins. These are bottom of the barrel type teams. The Twins, on the other hand, play the Rockies(NL West Division co-favorite), Phillies (WS Runnerup), and the Mets. I feel like this schedule imbalance can be the type of break to edge the Twins in the division race. Here is the Interleague schedule for the Sox and Twins: White Sox Home Marlins Braves Cubs Away Cubs Pirates Nationals Twins Home Brewers Braves Rockies Away Brewers Phillies Mets This is somewhat interesting. I don't really see it playing a significant factor on who wins the central. But indeed something to look at down the road. By the way and this is kinda off-topic, but am I crazy when I say the NL west is arguably the second best division in baseball? That division is overflowing with elite talent.

Best looking thread I've seen in over 6 months.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 12:12 AM) Jack Cust was DFA'd. I'm wondering if Kenny will take a chance. No chance. They've been preaching "position flexibility" for the last 6 months. They could've brought back Jim Thome for peanuts. But decided not to. To bring in a worse version of Jim Thome at this point would be the epitome of hypocrisy.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 09:24 PM) Would either of these teams have had any chance to win a championship in any of the last 20 years? I'm struggling to find a national champion I think either Duke or Butler could beat. The JJ Redick, Sheldon Williams Duke teams from a few years ago would obliterate this year's version.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 04:58 PM) Farewell, spring training, you shan't be missed! A-f***ing-men.

Came across this a few hours ago. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/100402 One of the best Bill Simmons articles I can remember. He perfectly breaks down both sides of the fence when it comes to saberguys and the traditionalists. The bold used to describe me perfectly a couple years ago. Just a really good (and long) article.

QUOTE (jhonnydanks @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 10:45 PM) sox looked good, as did atl women..... highlight of the night: some punk ass 18 year olds drinking behind sox dugout were ripping on ozzie and alexei for awhile. ozzie took a cup of sunflower shells and threw them on the kids and motioned for them to zip it after we took a big lead. the kids left quite scared. juan pierre could have a hell of a year by the way..... How do you define "hell of a year?"

I wouldn't be surprised if Jones didn't make it to May before he gets hurt. He was not (or at least shouldn't have been) brought here to be an everyday player. There's a reason we got him for 500K.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 05:51 PM) Well maybe it's just me who perceived it this way, but when he said at the end "I think the White Sox pitching is up there with the Yankees and Boston," that kind of annoyed me. He picked us 2nd for starting staff, 1st for bullpen, yet we're approaching the big bad Yankees and Red Sox? If anything, they're approaching us, according to his analysis. Since nobody else seemed to be annoyed by that, it's entirely possible that their long-time bias has simply biased me against ESPN and I have a mental block on accepting compliments from them. He said at the "very least" they're right up there with the Red Sox and Yankees. That's a pretty fair assessment to me. And there's really no more excuses to have to turn to ESPN for your baseball fix anymore. MLB network >>> ESPN. But in this case, the Boston writer was being more than fair.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 01:57 PM) I thought somebody just said our outfield is great with Pierre, Jones, Quentin. You heard wrong.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 08:48 AM) Even while giving us love, they're pretty apologetic about it. I really can't tolerate the bias on ESPN anymore so I just don't watch. Ever. Dude, what are you talking about? He didn't apologize for anything. He flat out said the White Sox might have the best pitching staff in the AL.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) No offense taken, but I wasn't comparing this team to the 2005 Sox. I was just making a point about predictions not meaning a lot. Predictions mean nothing, actually. I just don't think 2005 needs to be rehashed every time we're picked to finish third. QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 01:46 PM) Why is Jones our starting centerfielder? I thought Rios could get to everything out there and Jones is pudgy. Who said Jones would be our starting CF?

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 05:16 AM) I'm sure the statement has been made many times, in one form or another, but how many people figured the 2005 Sox would win the World Series? And looking bad at that year, many of us (myself included) would have never thought so in August during the death spiral. Everything came together in the playoffs, though. Imagine the pitching staff pitching like they are capable and the majority of the team staying healthy...gets you kind of excited doesn't it? No offense, but can we let 2005 go? At least when it comes to predicting future success for this team? 2005 was 5 years ago. That year didn't kick-start some kinda dynasty.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 06:50 PM) This story depresses me for some reason. I guess it has a lot to do with me watching highlights of the blackout game and seeing BA finish it off with the diving catch in center. It's a damn shame he could never put it together. It's just a culmination of a failed ballplayer. Some guys just aren't good enough to hang at the ML level. I'll never forget the defensive show he put on the first half of '06, though.