Jordan4life_2007

Looks like you were right@fathom. In comes Nix.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 06:32 PM) OT but did anyone see Aybar turn a bunt into a inside the park home run? I can't wait to see that highlight.

Nice job@PK!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 06:28 PM) Pods only has 5 RBI less than he did the entire 2005 season. Good thing Buerhle gave him KW's number. Remember when some Sox fans were outraged that Pods would want to take back the number previously held by the immortal Josh Fields?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 06:26 PM) Fox hits a lot of very, very scary fly balls. He will be a monster at Wrigley when the wind is blowing out. I hate to admit this. But I think he's a 30 HR guy in the AL.

And my moron Cubs friend (who happens to be one of my best friends) texts me talking s***. That fool is a ghost to me for the next 3 weeks. I loathe Cubs fans.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:55 PM) We weren't bad in '06. Same team basically except Rowand was Anderson. Not sure what the exact numbers are (Qwerty, Kalapse probably know this right off the top of their heads), but I didn't think the defense was anywhere close to 2005 caliber in 2006. Again, I could be wrong.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:53 PM) Not one f***ing pitcher can pitch over a damn error.... When you have a contact staff like ours, defense is critical. I realized this for the first time in 2005. We haven't had a good fielding team since that year.

Bearsox, wherever you are, I apologize to you. Alexei is indeed short bus material over at SS.

QUOTE (Stocking @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 03:21 PM) Amazing, great job. got any before and after photos to share? No before pics. I was extremely sensitive when it came to taking pics when I was 230. I'll try and get some current pics up in the next couple weeks (gotta get a scanner). QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 08:38 AM) That amazing; just shows your dedication. Congrats on taking the weight off, but if you've come this far, I have no doubt, you'll stick to your plan and keep it off. Thanks, maggs. And I forgot to congratulate you on the awesome job you did at your marathon a few weeks back. Nice job, bro.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:44 PM) Nix or Beckham to 2nd, Fields to 3rd. Getz will see his OPS fall below .600 pretty soon if he doesn't start coming around. I don't like either of those options. Especially the one that forces us to put Fields out there every day.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:43 PM) Ugh, Getz is really begging to get benched. He's swinging and missing way too much. For who?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:34 PM) No. I am the first poster to realize that Quentin is a good player and a valuable asset. Where was that pitching last inning, DJ? I think he's a great player and a more than valuable asset. But his body seems to be made out of playdough.

Nice inning right there by DJ!

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:33 PM) Pods or Pujols? Pods.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:29 PM) This team would be orders of magnitudes better with a healthy Quentin. Unfortunately, we've been saying this quite often for a while now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 02:59 PM) Ok, I no longer want to trade Contreras for him. I would. Talent isn't the problem. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 03:05 PM) When do we start thinking about Pujols taking a shot at 62? If only it were that simple.

Who would you take? Scott Podsednik or Joe Mauer?

Mission accomplished and then some! Down to 155. That's 75 pounds dropped since November. I can't believe I did this s***. Big thanks to Rex and everybody in here for dropping countless tips/knowledge/ect. Now the REAL challenge begins. Maintaining this new healthy lifestyle. I hope I'm up for it.

QUOTE (DanksFan @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 07:52 PM) Uhhh, I actually proposed a trade of CB centered around a third basemen. If they like the idea of Josh Fields, then additional lower-level pitching is just icing on the deal. Of course, according to you, Josh Fields has zero value. As a 26-year old with only 1 full year of MLB service, I find that hard to believe. Especially considering he had a successful 100 game campaign only 2 years ago. Of course, your typical sports fan that takes part in the "what have you done for me lately" mantra also feels that this applies in trade conversations too. Any GM with half a brain would realize that Fields is a potential power-hitting fulltime 3rd basemen who just wasn't able to get a shot here because he got off to a slow start and we were forced to bring up Beckham to make our lineup better. You have a very different definition of the word "successful" than I do. Yeah, he showed some flashes in 2007. But sorry, a line of .244/.308/.480/.788 doesn't qualify as "successful" to me. That's not getting into the fact that he's a K machine and plays a horrible 3B. Josh has been arguably the worst 3B in baseball this year. That's no exaggeration. Out of all qualifed 3rd baseman, Josh is second to last in average, third to last in HR's, second to last in RBI, and third to last in OPS. His K% is 32.5% (second highest behind Mark Reynolds). His defense has been pitiful. He fails the eye test and is near or at the bottom of every defensive metric that's out there. That's not just a slow start. Josh is bad at baseball. End of story. Josh Beckett, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Brad Penny and soon to be John Smoltz. A lot of guys would struggle to break that rotation. Because of their unequaled pitching depth, combined with the fact CB obviously had command/control issues, they had the luxury of sending him back to AAA to work his problems out. It had nothing to do with him not being good enough, or a lack of stuff or injury. And now that he's obviously conquered AAA hitters, they're still struggling to find a spot for him because they're so deep pitching wise. And like Zoom said, your Matt Thornton comparison is WAYYYY off and in no ways comparable to the current discussion. I'm not trying to convince you that Josh has no value. I know he has no value. And when the trade deadline comes and goes and he's either still here or we've sent him off for a B or C prospect, you'll see this as well.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 01:48 PM) Always curious and funny how each team extremely over value their players. Wonder how hard the Redsox fans would laugh at us proposing a Feilds for Buchholz swap plus one other prospect cuz each one may need a "Change of Scenery"? He had 15 up and down starts last year after a dazzling 2007 debut (albeit just 4 games and 3 starts). His K/9 and GB/FB ratio were 8.53 and 1.59. Both very good, obviously. And his FIP was 4.82. Now that's not really good. But it was significantly lower than his normal ERA. Which suggests he pitched a lot better than his normal ERA shows. This isn't like Gavin Floyd, who had 3-4 underachieving years, before the Phillies finally cut him loose. This is nowhere near the "Change of scenery" stage yet.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 08:30 AM) Yeah exactly what I thought as I posted this. Their only really glaring need may be (I stress may) to replace Papi at DH with another left handed bat. But we really don't have anyone like that except for Thome who is older and has maybe 1 more year left in the tank. The only power bat we could think about without a trade clause is Dye plus another prospect but with most of our AA/AAA players having good to very good years I am hesitant to hope this happens. But it is really starting to come into the forefront that in the SP arena we need another RHP. Preferably either Ace or no 2. Hence my other thread about Harden or Webb. Fun stuff this virtual GM'ing. Papi's June splits: .308/.400/.654. So it looks like he's come out of his two month coma from earlier this season. If this continues to be the case, the Red Sox are officially a juggernaut. Outside of Alexi and Beckham, there's nobody currently on the big league club that would even remotely interest them in a deal for Buchholz. So any deal would have to revolve around one of those two and minor leaguers. I really don't see any realistic match. QUOTE (DanksFan @ Jun 22, 2009 -> 12:09 PM) Aren't the Red Sox going to need a future long term 3rd basemen? What kind of deal is Lowell on, and how is his body holding up? If we could create a deal around Josh Fields for Buchholz, I think that would be great. Fields is a talented guy as well as Clay, and despite that no hitter they both might classify as project players that might need a change of scenery and more seasoning. IMO Alexei is more proven and a deal STARTING with Alexei for Clay is absolutely ridiculous. Talks starting for Alexei start at Jon Lester, IMO. I know pretty well that Buchholz for Fields straight up would not work, so I could see us throwing in a pitching prospect or two to sweeten the deal. Someone like Hudson, Carter, Omogrosso or sweeten the deal. I could see them considering something like that at least, especially if they are comfortable with their SP... heck acquiring a guy like Buchholz would make it easier to part with a guy like Richard so maybe Richard and Fields can get the deal done? No offense, but I don't know why some people think that other teams around baseball are looking to give away premier prospects for our crap. Josh Fields has ZERO value. None. You'd be lucky to get a utility infielder for him. You say combine Fields with somebody like Hudson, Carter or Omogrosso? Why would they do this when Buchholz is a better and more proven prospect than any of them? They've already got legitimate pitching prospects in Michael Bowden, Nick Hagadone, and Casey Kelly. Makes no sense for them to deal CB for pitching.

I don't think I've seen a pitching inventory like what Boston is sporting this year (starters and bullpen) since the Braves in the early to mid 90's. They would have to be blown away to deal Buchholz. They really don't have any legitimate needs. I'd love to snatch him up.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jun 21, 2009 -> 11:16 PM) I threw up aHaren package thread on another forum to Backs fans and most said what the majority here commented on which is he is untouchable. For those who did reply positively they said any package would have to include Beckham and at least 2 MLB ready pitchers. So to sum up they want a ransom for Haren which I think we would be unwilling to pay. Sounds about right to me. Dan Haren is one of the 10 best pitchers (borderline top 5) in baseball. He's right smack in his prime and signed to a more than reasonable contract through 2012 (2013 club option). It should take a ransom to get him.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jun 21, 2009 -> 03:08 PM) He's the best. And it's not even close. Joe Mauer has been getting a lot of pub of late (deservedly so). But in my baseball world, there's Pujols and then everybody else.