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QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 06:41 AM) Pike Godliness ain't the first thing that comes to mind when I hear that name, but he definitely gets an A for effort.

Nocioni

Jon Garland mentioned a couple years back that his favorite cd is "Legend" by Bob Marley. If he wasn't such a cool motherf***er B) , I'd have probably ripped him something fierce on here. Then again, I've never really chastised any Sox players on here, at least not in depth. Koch is the only guy who comes to mind.

Hell no I didn't support Garland's pitching skills in the past. Get the f*** outta here. What we're seeing is a completely different pitcher. If I have to hear about how so and so supported him all along one more time, I'm gonna off myself. Anyways, 16-4

QUOTE(Spiff @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 05:26 AM) I'm glad Reggie is retiring, I don't get all this sentimental bulls***. Go home Reggie, you've never won anything and you won't ever win anything. You're a little b**** who whines about everything. Your little BS tactics should never have worked but somehow the idiot refs fell for it. Beat it. He's overrated, but he's still one of the most clutch motherf***ers in NBA history. Are you tring to piss off greasy?

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 02:05 AM) He's a big PG and if he was playing PG, his shooting percentage would go up by alot. Well, I think that the reverse is true. PGs have the worst shooting percentages of any position, naturally. Most of their shots are (seemingly) in the 18 to 22 foot range, and that ain't Lebronski's game. Even your best shooters out of the PG slot shoot like 41 to 42%, by and large. What influenced you to think along those lines? And he ain't just merely big. He's a hair under 6'9, and he weighs in at 240. He could probably pick up Urlacher and toss him. Looks like a legendary Point Forward in the making to me.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) There's a big difference. Yours is based ALMOST entirely on your subjective opinion. It practically ignores stats entirely. Show me statistically where Valentin in past yrs has proven to be a better SS than Uribe has this year. Subjectively I think Uribe's arm is substantially better than Jose's & that's the main reason we are turning the DP's. It's not luck. It's talent. Uribe's current pace will exceed Val's in both DP's & assists. As for Thomas, his impact is felt not just in OBP but the number of pitches he consumes & the quality of pitches he consumes. He's one of the toughest outs in MLB (statistically supported fact) & that helps everyone in the lineup. Nothing you said about Garland changes the fact that for his career he is a 3.66 era pither in May. That again is a statistically supported fact. So if he's going to balloon like you believe he is it would occur in the warmer months. No one is expecting him to have 20 wins like E-LO. But right now his pitching has been bolstered by solid defense that has allowed him to get out of jams. I don't see any reason to believe that will change. So whether he falls to Earth will depend on whether he can keep the ball down & prevent HRs. Now to suddenly extend this fall to Earth scenario to the rest of the rotation is irrational. Look at the m-2-m #'s for Garcia & Buerhle. They are good for 25 winnable starts a year. That's a statistical fact. Hernandez is a wild card because of health but BMac promises more in recovery than we've seen in several yrs. Contreras statistically defies his talent. So why should I believe it's more likely he will fall than rise? As for the defensive improvements they are pretty clear to any one who watches the games. Pods has more range in LF than Lee did. Pods has enough speed & experience to sub for Rowand in CF. An option we did not have in yr's past. You are the only person I think on the planet who does not believe that Dye is one of the better defensive outfielders in the league. Again his arm is substantially better than Maggs. You're comparison of Val to Uribe is insane. Unless you are referring to Val of 2000. Any one who bothers to watch most of the games knows that Crede is one the best 3B for getting outs on anything hit in front of him. There is no one better. His weakness has been anything hit near or past the bag & so far this year he has looked better than past years. As for Konerko his arm is better than most & he's made some good stops in past yrs & this yr. You undervalue him defensively. Now I can prove all this by posting ZR numbers for all of these players & compare them to the rest in the ALC but it's much easier to comment on how they play in the field. All Sox fans can see that. As for the bench what matters most are the R, RBI, & TB. They are producing as I indicated above. It's useless to look at overall stats because bench players are used mostly in situations & matchups. vs LH: Ozuna (.333A .333O .444S) , vs RH: Harris (.353A .421O .353S) That's why both are likely to remain after Thomas returns. The team as a whole: vs LH: .297A .306O .428S, vs RH: .248A .296O .390S The team is 15-4 because of talent. Luck has been on their side but it doesn' t generate back to back hits to drive in the tying & winning run like it did on Sun. That's talent. Is it just me, or is JUGGERNAUT schoolin' dudes something fierce this afternoon? My God. I know that you're stubborn to the point where you piss a lot of people off around these parts, but you definitely have your moments. Keep up the good work.

Haha, good one.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 05:09 PM) Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota were all picked to finish above us. And Seattle is a pretty good f***ing team. And besides, the sign of a good baseball team is their record vs. opponents that they should be beating. Detroit and Cleveland are obviously on the rise, Minnesota is Minnesota, and Seattle is deep. We haven't necessarily had it easy.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 06:34 AM) Posey Bell Igoudula Christie Bowen Prince Hassell McKie Kirilenko Artest Augmon Peterson Ginobili Pietrus Battier Kick-ass f***ing post. My Top 15 Perimiter & Mid-Range Defenders: Josh Smith ATL Gerald Wallace CHA Tayshaun Prince DET Mikael Pietrus GS Ron Artest IND Kobe Bryant LAL James Posey MEM Desmond Mason MIL Trenton Hassell MIN Andre Iguodala PHI Doug Christie ORL Bruce Bowen SA Eric Williams TOR Raja Bell UT Andrei Kirilenko UT Honorable mention: Tony Allen BOS Caron Butler LAL Kirilenko is the one guy that could play PF. A true freak, and an absolute joy to watch. He's my third favorite player in the NBA after Tyson and Big Ben. And I know that you love him.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 06:42 AM) If you're going to get into a basketball discussion and whine and b**** because everyone isn't agreeing and you're not getting your way, than just don't respond to my posts. You do realize it was you responding to my posts, right? I take this as light-hearted, innocent banter. It's just sports. If I knew it was making you cry, I wouldn't have carried on. I'm not past the point of having a civil discussion with anyone. Maybe some people just don't know how... :headshake Seriously, you are the Sports Bar version of AnthraxFan. And you're right, I should have put you on ignore a long time ago.

Ahh s***, Burgos hasn't been made available as of yet by Yahoo.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 05:36 AM) Burgos is now the official closer for KC. KC doesn't close much of anything so you'd be better off avoiding that mess. Burgos? Damn, I need to log in and check my s***! I'm snatching that dude up. Someone's gonna bust out Kolb-style this year, and it'll probably be on a really weak team.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 06:16 AM) I stand by those words. He's good, but not great. I swear, some people never mature. Instead of attempting to belittle my comments because you think you're more knowledeable than I am in an opinion-based discussion, make a valid addition to the discussion by backing up your argument instead of basically just saying "Your opinion doesn't follow mine and therefore you are wrong." Don't just disagree for the sake of disagreeing because you're coming in defense of your boyfriend. You said LeBron wouldn't even figure into a top 15 list of perimeter defenders. Name them. And don't forget to include Posey and Bell... And last time I checked, PG's don't play in the post. Therefore, they qualify as perimeter players. Again... :headshake I'm past the point of having a civil conversation about basketball with you, dude. You miss the mark every f***ing time. Lebron James is decent right now, at best. Anyone with half a clue would tell you the same. What in the hell do you want me to say to back this up other than the fact that I actually strive to know things about the NBA, unlike some people. If he's Top 15, I'm a motherf***ing astronaut. PGs don't swarm around the perimiter like SGs and SFs. They don't get consideration in the traditional sense. Of course you didn't know that. How could you not know that Posey and Bell are terrific defenders? I'll tell you how. You have your head waaay up your you know what.

Seriously, WTF? We're 15-4? Where do we get off winning at a 79% clip? I have Cub fan friends who are now converting to the Sox? I can't make sense of any of it.

Yep, Tyson's first three fouls were of the bulls*** variety. Does anyone else agree? They showed all of them in slow motion, and Tyson played clean defense, IMO. The referees forced us to save him for the 4th quarter tonight. Otherwise, we probably would have blown them out. For all of Ben's offensive theatrics, Larry Hughes made him look like a panzee on the defensive end every time they went heads up. When Hinrich was out there guarding Hughes, he wasn't lighting us up. I know that we need Ben's offense, but he's so much of a liability on D that it's hard for me to put into words. Perhaps he'll learn how to spot a screen one of these years? I'm getting me a Nocioni poster ASAP. I love that f***ing guy.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 24, 2005 -> 09:04 AM) By all means, call him a dumbass. But I'm gonna disagree with you every single time. Depends on what you mean by "perimeter" defender. Artest is more lock-down. Kobe is better in all aspects of defense. LeBron is just as good, and better in the passing lanes. Hughes and Arenas are better in the passing lanes and will get more steals. Kidd, when healthy. Possibly Iguodala in the future... OMG, you think that Larry Hughes and Lebron James would even rank in a Top 15 perimiter defenders list? Holy f***ing s***. Those guys are competent, nothing special. Do names like Prince, Posey, Bell, and Hassell mean anything to you? Jason Kidd and Arenas are point guards. When people talk about perimiter defenders, they're talking about SGs and SFs. Again... :headshake

Bruce Bowen is an elite perimiter defender. The only guy in the entire NBA who is better is Ron Artest. It goes without saying. Pippen? Put a gag on that dope. I loved the guy when he was out on the court, but when it comes to judging talent, his basketball thoughts are piss-poor. He tells me what NOT to think, similar to sleepy or nighttrain.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 24, 2005 -> 08:50 AM) Sure, I've watched bowen. I recognize that he's been all-defensive partly based on playing with Timmy. He's good, but not great. I swear, some people could just never get it right. :headshake

I just dropped Adams for Turnbow within the past hour, and then this thread pops up. Ain't that some s***. I have Armando Benitez, Joe Nathan, Mike MacDougal, and Derrick Turnbow to supplement my starting crew of Pedro Martinez, Chris Carpenter, Brandon Webb, CC Sabathia, Gustavo Chacin, and Dan Haren. Should I go with 7 starters and 3 closers? I dunno. When Jeremy Affeldt gets off the DL and takes over for MacDougal, I'll probably pick up another starter. But for the time being, it's a nice luxury to have four closers.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Apr 22, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) No he won't. It will still be garnett. I agree. I'd also take Tim Duncan and perhaps Shawn Marion ahead of him. Marion is the guy who is probably a Top 20 player in this league, but if we're talking fantasy basketball, he contributes in all 9 categories. He's beyond valuable. Amare Stoudamire still has too many games where he gets into foul trouble & doesn't contribute much. Dwyane Wade would get me 7+ turnovers per game some nights. 24 matchups on the fantasy season, and I won the turnover battle once, IIRC.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Apr 22, 2005 -> 04:57 PM) Boers and Bernstein are hilarious...their show is awesome. Yeah, tell me about it. That show is a riot.

Congrats. Dude, I thought I lost 6-3 with close losses in the steals and turnover categories. I just went and checked it out, and I benched pretty much my entire f***ing team over the last 4 days. I never checked it. I didn't know the championship round lasted beyond a week. Oh well, I was lucky to get to the championship round in the first place with my top two picks (Kirilenko and Jermaine O'Neal) on the IL.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 12:39 AM) LeBron = #1 fantasy pick in drafts next season. And I got him about #5 bi-atches. Dude, I got Amare Stoudamire in the 3rd round and Dwyane Wade in the 4th round. Yep, that ain't happening next year. BTW, congrats on the Soxtalk League championship.