Jordan4life_2007

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 11:21 PM) No, he's first in steals and 10th in blocks while avg. 15+ points and 7 boards against the entire NBA. How is that not good, especially for a former 25th pick? Well, he's got no jumper, can't dribble, can't pass or shoot fts. Yeah, he gets some steals and blocks, but he's crap as far as a man defender. 15 and 7 on a horrible team isn't all that impressive. How many of those come during garbage time in which the Bobcats are losing by 20? He's a decent role player. That's it.

I hope Ozzie can find a few more situations like this for Logan these last 3 days.

Just finished watching the game. Let me just say this: Greg Oden could START for half the teams in the NBA. No, that is not an exaggeration. I've already conceeded the Big Ten regular season/tournament title to OSU.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 02:50 PM) The white Karl Malone. Wonder if this is the only one out there. Since when is Karl Malone black?

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) I understand that's a major reason, but you'd still think it'd take some recruiting ability to get guys that good to go to a school with as little prestige as K-State. It's scary, this group looks like it might rival the Fab Five by the time he's done. I was thinking the same thing. More power to him, I guess. I didn't think he would be able to land all these guys. Looks like I was wrong.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) I'd take Gerald Wallace over Tyson Chandler anyday of the week. Do I look like Hammerhead? Am I supposed to get upset? Like the Bulls would be better with Wallace instead of Chandler.

Good move by Tyler.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 01:27 PM) Gerald Wallace dropped 41 last night and leads the league in steals....10th in blocks... Against the Hawks. Wallace simply isn't that good. A good role-player at best. He hasn't come close to living up to the hype he had coming out of Alabama. He's a freakish athlete with minimal skills. Much like James White.

Looks like I missed a good one.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 10:51 AM) That "scum of the earth" bought you your 2006 Sox. And how do you expect the Sox to build their fan base? Winning does that. If you never pick up new fans, you won't have this kind of team again. You obviously didn't read my previous post. I realize the benefits that come with bandwagon fans. That doesn't mean I have to like them.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 08:27 AM) I'm really getting worried about this. We can't have our lead-off guy out. He was hitting good too. Getting nervous. Yup, this really sucks. He was lookin' so good at the plate, too. Hopefully he won't be out long.

God damn the Diamondbacks are loaded with position prospects. 6 guys in the top 41.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 01:05 AM) Here's my list for the year: If Jim Thome stays healthy and the bullpen can just be manageably below average, we return to the playoffs. The end. The bullpen will not be below average.

I almost feel sorry for Cubs fans.

Just amazing that only a month ago, 95% of Sox fans didn't know who this guy was.

QUOTE(SoxRock05 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 11:54 PM) I know that we are still in ST...but are we going to be able to start winning games with a snap of a finger? During spring traing we are supposed to progress and get back into baseball gear. I have not seen too many of our starters progress since day one. Don't get on my back because i'm putting down our team, because i'm not. I'm just a bit worried that we may not be ready to start the '06 season. I guess we will have to see what happens on April 2. Btw...to start off this season I will be watching Major League on April 1 to try and put a curse on those pesky Indians, oh and they will be pesky, and we all know that. Lets start this thing on a good note...Go Sox!! JiYea!! I disagree. I think there's been a lot of good progress since a horribly/sloppy first week or so. The offense has looked MUCH better. Pods, Thome, Konerko, A.J., Anderson and Crede are all hitting over .300. Dye is hitting .278 with 5 HRs. Uribe is having a solid all-around spring. The only starter that hasn't looked good is Gooch. Even the reserves have all been good. Mack is hitting .316. Gload is hitting .377. Cintron, in limited action, is hitting .400. Ozuna is hitting .353. Widger has 3 HRs. The starters have all been solid. Buehrle is Buehrle. Contreras has been good. Except for maybe one start, Garland has looked great. Vazquez and Garcia have both looked good in their limited time. The bullpen has been up and down. Boone 'Mariano Rivera' Logan has been fantastic. Politte, who got off to a rough start, has settled in. Cotts has been solid. Bmac and Jenks have been inconsistent. I won't worry about those two until the regular season. And, of course, there's Matt Thornton. All in all, I feel pretty good going into Sunday's game. I just hope Pods is healthy and ready to go. If not Sunday--soon.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) As ugly as Podsednik is to watch play defense due to his late jumps (I agree), I believe Baseball Info Solutions' "The Fielding Bible" ranked him as the second best defensive LF'er in outs made over the average LF'er last season. His arm is still pathetic though. Unfortunately, I also think he will be missing some time due to his groin this year. How sick would it be if we could get a healthy 2003 version of Podsednik this year? Podsednik (2003 stats): 558 AB / .314 AVG / .379 OBP / .443 SLG / .822 OPS / 9 HR / 58 RBI / 43 SB / 10 CS I'm not greedy. I'll take April/May/June/July Podsednik from last year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:07 PM) Can we legitimately expect him to be healthy enough for an extended stretch of the season to be dangerous on the bases again? I really don't know. Just gotta wait and see until he gets out there, I guess.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:05 PM) Yeah, you're making good points, and I appreciate the debate. The only thing that puts Crede and Anderson ahead of Pods, in my opinion, is their defensive value. I'm definitely not a fan of Podsednik's defense, and I think he's going to end up spending some time on the DL in April. Unfortunately, I think you're right. It's very frustrating. It looked like we were gonna get through the spring with any significant injuries (I don't count Hermanson. It's obvious now that he wasn't gonna be ready to start the season).

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) Podsednik was pretty awesome before the All-Star break last season (.294 AVG / .369 OBP / 44 SB / 9 CS). He was getting on base a ton and was hardly ever caught stealing. I hope we get that healthy version of Podsednik for a full season. Better yet, give me 2003 Podsednik. He was a freaking STUD that year. He was well on his way to 80+ steals.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:49 PM) Are we talking about Podsednik, or Rickey Henderson? Podsednik doesn't score a lot of runs for a leadoff hitter, and he doesn't drive in a lot of runs. He can be a good table-setter, but someone like Mackowiak, if he was to start for a month in place of Pods (on the DL) could help out the offense in different ways. Pods > Henderson Well, he would've scored well over 100 runs last season had he been healthy all year. Which would've be a pretty good total considering how erratic we were offensively. I mean, he's no Johnny Damon. It would sure be nice to see what Pods could do with a Jim Thome hittin' 3rd for a full year. Will just agree to disagree about Mack. It's one thing to replace a Brian Anderson or Joe Crede, which I think he could do for a while, totally another thing to replace a speed freak, table-setter like Pods.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:40 PM) Konerko's contributions are far more valuable than Podsednik's are. If we lose PK's bat, any replacement would be a significant downgrade. I'm confident enough in Ozuna and Mackowiak that they can do what they have to in order to help the offense. Well, they both have very different roles. I wasn't implying that we would be alright without Konerko--just that we would have more options. Ozuna/Mack do not equal what a healthy Pods can do for us. Not even close.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:31 PM) Didn't all of our pitchers hit the wall over that same span? I actually think Pods is one of our most replaceable players, especially if he's not 100 percent. Also, JimH, don't you think Ozuna fits that speed category? He's the fastest player on our team. Buehrle, Garcia and Garland all struggled a bit. But it wasn't hard to see the difference between a White Sox team with a 100% healthy Pods compared to a not 100% healthy Pods. We just don't have anybody that can do what he does. Hell, even if Konerko got hurt, we'd have a lot more options to play with than if Pods is out for any real length of time.

I hope people aren't fooling themselves in thinking will be alright without Pods for any long-stretch, or with him at less than 100%. Could we get by without him for a little while? I think so. But he's easily the most irreplaceable of all our position players. What happened last year after he was put on the dl was no fluke.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 09:03 PM) Huggins will find a way to f*&k up good talent. He's got a knack for it. True. But that would be a fun team to watch. I still can't see him landing all those guys.