Jordan4life_2007

You would think after '05 I'd be better able to handle games like these. I feel like I need some heart medicine or some s***.

HEART.JUST.STOPPED.

I can't believe we're 3 outs away from being 1 game out.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 09:41 PM) It's amazing how his gut seems to say the same thing every time. Going with your gut to me suggests going against the formula. The formula says righty/righty matchups for pitchers and righty/lefty matchups when you're at the plate, and he follows that religiously. As does just about every other manager in baseball. And I was talking overall. Not just righty/righty or lefty/lefty matchups.

I'm sick to death of the topic that is Brian Anderson and the 327835065320643207344 excuses on why he's sucked from the moment he's put on a White Sox uniform. Does it really matter that Wise is on the team instead of him? Yeah, defense. I know, I know. But this division will not be won or lost because we don't have Brian to potentially make a good defensive play every now and then. The dude is awful with the bat. Easily negating any impact he could possibly make with the glove as a late-inning defensive replacement.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 09:35 PM) How could Thornton have gotten Longoria who is right handed??? I don't understand? Don't we need to have a righty pitch him? Kidding. What a joke Ozzie is with this righty on righty BS. Nothing more over played in this game of baseball, that s*** doesn't matter. Bring in your best f***ing pitcher for the 8th and 9th and close the f***ing god damn game out, for christ f***ing sake! I see what you're saying. But let's not pretend Ozzie is a stat whore when it comes to managing. He goes with his gut probably as much, if not more, than any other manager in baseball.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 07:52 PM) Is there a more complete 5 tool player in baseball than BJ Upton? Adam Jones comes to mind.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 06:50 PM) General term. I obviously wasn't trying to imply that the Cubs are my team or something.

We're not playing the Nationals anymore. The Cubs pitching staff, which I think is aided by a mostly pathetic bunch of NL lineups, is in for a serious rude awakening these next few games.

QUOTE (GO CHI SOX! @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 03:02 PM) here's more good news: NEW YORK -- Detroit Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is going on the 15-day disabled list, this time because of a sore right shoulder. Zumaya Ryan Perry was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Toledo to replace the oft-injured Zumaya in the bullpen. The 24-year-old right-hander traveled to Detroit to be examined by a doctor. Zumaya is 3-3 with a 4.94 ERA and one save in 29 games. He said he felt a little pop in his pitching shoulder during Friday night's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees, not long after giving up a three-run homer to Mark Teixeira in the seventh inning. Perry, a first-round draft pick in 2008, was 0-1 with a 4.28 ERA in 26 appearances for the Tigers earlier this season. The right-hander was expected to arrive in time for Saturday's game. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4338349 That bullpen is starting to look a little thin. I hate getting excited when other teams have injuries. Always seems to come back on you. But your point is understood. Off topic: I didn't realize how well Brad Bergesen has been pitching the last 6 weeks. He's just the type of pitcher, as we've already witnessed, that gives the Sox the most trouble.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 01:09 PM) I know a lot of people hate him, but I'd actually try and get Elijah Dukes. I think he can be had for cheap. I don't care if you go to church every Sunday or donate to charity. Dukes is a talent. I'd love to have him.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 10:51 AM) Funny, I don't remember mentioning either of their names. So you weren't implying that Ozzie had it in for BA from the very beginning? If not I apologize.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 02:17 AM) If the Red Sox are smart they'll keep Buchholz in the rotation the rest of the season. I would much rather have him than Penny or Smoltz. They're probably the only team in baseball that has too much quality starting pitching. Brad Penny has been pretty good from the beginning of June until the present. They didn't sign Smoltz just to ditch him after a couple bad starts (he looked much better in his last start against the Royals). And you still have Matsuzaka. But I definitely think Buchholz is a stud. Man that organization has got its s*** together.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 03:23 AM) Are you trying to stir s*** up around here? Mack started the 2nd game of the season in CF. And Anderson started the next 4 games in CF after that. So let's stop blaming Ozzie for the bad baseball player that is Brian Anderson. That's sooooooooooo 2006.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 10:42 PM) Well, as long as we don't bring back Mackowiak, Everett or Erstad, I'm fine with this move. Heck, sign him and stick him in Birmingham for a month to impart wisdom on Viciedo, whatever works. Willie Harris is also on the trade market. But please, no Geoff Blum at 3B, unless it's as a PHer. I loved Mack in 2006. I thought he was a fantastic addition. Not his fault he was put in a terrible position because Brian Anderson turned into smallz from the Sandlot.

Very good writeup. Like I said earlier, DV gets a free pass this year. But I expect significant improvements across the board next season.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) Would u rate our farm system now in the top 15 or bottom 15 with all the imrpovement since last year? Honestly, unless you have at the very least a fair amount of knowledge about all 30 minor league systems, it's useless to put a number ranking on them. I just look at the number of near ML ready prospects you have at the upper levels (AA/AAA) and the amount of projectable, high-ceiling talent you have at the lower levels. IMO, I don't see anybody (among position players) that's near ML ready from our system other than Flowers. Danks/Viciedo both need at least another full year in the minors after this one (and Viciedo might need more than that). John Shelby, a guy who I've been high on for some time, appears to be running in circles. Not sure what to make of Stefan Gartrell. He seems like he would be trade bait more than anything. At the lower levels you've got Tyler Kuhn, who's done nothing but rake, since we've drafted him. Other than that, I don't see a lot of projectable/high-ceiling talent at the lower levels (this obviously doesn't include Jared Mitchell. And we'd get a big ass talent infusion if we were able to sign Trayce Thompson and Brian Goodwin). The only near ML ready starting pitching we appear to have is Carlos Torres. Not sure how much more he has to do to get a shot. If not with us then somewhere else. Our top pitching prospect is obviously Dan Hudson. Like Kuhn, he's done nothing but dominate since we drafted him. I think 2011, assuming everything goes well, should be the earliest he makes it to the show. Dexter Carter for whatever reason is wasting away at low A. We've only got about 6 weeks left in the minor league season. It'd be a f***ing joke if a whole season goes by and he's not even tested at high A. I like a couple of other guys (Gregory Infante comes to mind). And we've got some interesting reliever prospects (Santeliz and Link). But besides that, we're definitely lacking in the pitching department. Fortunately we've got a pretty solid ML staff, therefore we have some time to get better in this department. Sorry for being a buzzkill. This is only my personal assessment of our system. It's markedly improved since 2006/2007. But we've still got a ways to go. Edit: Totally forgot about Nevin Griffith. He's definitely got dynamite potential. The raw but high-ceiling talent I was talking about earlier. Let's just hope he can stay healthy.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 03:47 PM) Angels evidently are rumored to be offering Jared Weaver, Howie Kendrick, and prospects. Or the Jays are asking for that. Not quite certain which way it goes, but heard it on the radio while heading back from lunch. Talk about absolutely defeating the purpose of trading for Halladay in the first place.

Classic case of throwing s*** at the wall and seeing if it sticks (you don't sign a guy and stick him on the DL expecting him to make a big impact). Pedro is a name at this point. But at that price, he's worth a gamble. I couldn't disagree more in regards to this signing affecting what happens with Halladay. If the Phillies don't get him, it won't have a thing to do with this signing.

QUOTE (Cowch @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 03:53 PM) Which prospects do you think are touchable/untouchable at this point? The one untouchable prospect we had is now currently playing 3B for the Chicago White Sox.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 03:38 AM) It could be his last AL start. J.P. Ricciardi is either going to have to slightly lower his prospect demands or at least give teams a 48-72 hour window to negotiate a contract extension (something that's been reported he's unwilling to do), otherwise I don't see anything happening. As disgustingly good as Halladay is, I don't think you can just gut your farm for 1 year and two months of him.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 07:59 PM) I'm not gonna lie, before today I was getting a little worried that Chris Carter would come back to burn us, but after seeing him today, I'm not all that worried anymore. Not impressed by him at bat, and he looks like a DH for sure. Only took 3 at bats to come to this conclusion, huh? OKKKKK. Anyway, I might be in the minority here, but I personally don't mind if a former White Sox farmhand does well with another organization. As long as it's not for a rival team (I.E. somebody from our division) or the Cubs, it doesn't bother me a bit. If anything, it gives more credibility to your minor league system as a whole. I'd imagine you'd have a lot more potential trade partners when it's been proven that guys that come through your system produce.

No offense, but I don't give a flying f*** about who the Twins induct into their little personal HOF. Why would anybody?

I'd like to know our record against the Twins in the dome after the all-star break. Or specifically August/September. Seems we never, ever win there when it really counts (save 2005. But the Twins were not a factor that year).

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 11:38 PM) Dan Hudson got to be one of our best pitching prospects to come through this system in a couple years. I loved watching Poreda make his way up, and who can forget the domination of B-Mac, but Hudson's done a hell of a job since his draft year. That's really not saying much. But your premise is real. Hudson appears to be a stud in the making (I have to temper my enthusiasm. As I've been severely burned in the past by the likes of Jon Rauch, Dan Wright, ect).