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QUOTE(Brian @ May 15, 2005 -> 05:38 PM) I'll give him a pass. wow, quite an accomplishment 'round here

LET's GO f***ERS, 27-10, we're losing, big ass deal, make some s*** happen, COME ON SOX!

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 15, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) Bedard owning us? I don't have TV today, But, we've had guys on in 2 of the 3 innings. Iguchi hit into DPs in the 1st and 3rd. Contreras is doing fine, he gave a solo HR to Sal Fasano, in the f***er's first AB of the year, but nothing else through 4 with 4 Ks & 0 BBs

First of all, welcome (as both a Sox fan and to this website). About Frank Thomas, he's a definite Hall of Fame player for his career as a whole, but he's now a good cry from his prime (if you go back during the first 8-9 years of his career he was the best hitter in baseball for that span). In his prime, Thomas had the rare combination of being one of the best power hitters in the league, along with being one of the smartest and most patient hitters in the league. That being said, he'll still be a big addition to the lineup when he comes back, he'll still be the normal DH and the normal 3rd place hitter. If he was playing a full season, he'd still go for about 30-35 home runs and around 100 RBI. The biggest difference between the present day and the Thomas of 4+ years ago is his batting average, his strikeout totals, and of course, more injuries. Most important though will hopefully be his experience in clutch situations come August and September when we're battling the Twins for the division. For the everyday lineup, and how Frank's return will change that, there are many other threads around this board about that very problem. But I'll do my best to sum it up. The main problem is that Carl Everett, our current DH, is a poor defensive outfielder. We still need his bat in the lineup on a regular basis though, so if you assume Frank will play most of the games at DH, Carl will probably end up in LF or RF most games, and that is an adventure, or disaster, waiting to happen. There's little doubt Podsednik and Rowand will remain in there current roles, so Jermaine Dye will probably be the guy that loses the most playing time, especially if his offense doesn't pick up over the next month or so. The downside is that 1. Dye could wake up offensively, and then the decision becomes much tougher, and 2. Dye is much more consistent in the outfield then Everett is. There are other some other variations, such trying to trade Dye or Everett (or even Thomas), such as Rowand maybe not getting quite as much playing time, or such as Thomas playing some first base too (but that's a bigger dilemma then having Everett in the outfield), but personally above is my best guess. On your second question, 26-9 is an unusual pace for any baseball team, even each year's very best teams usually end up winning right around 65% of their regular season games. Realistically speaking, this current form is unsustainable for an entire season. If the Sox kept up this record, they'd finish 122-40, which (I'm not sure, so someone correct me if I'm wrong) is at least very close to an all-time record. If the Sox end up with 95 wins they have about a 90% chance of winning the division, if they get to 100 or more wins, that's a phenomenal season and definitely a great accomplishment. So basically, starting the season 26-9 is a bit of a dreamworld, but the overall way the team is playing still gives us (most of us anyway) a lot of optimism and reason to think the year can be something special. Certainly the division title seems attainable right now, and beyond that, no one can really predict. But, when talking baseball, and this is always a huge BUT, there are still 4 1/2 months in the regular season, and nearly 130 games to go. So there's a very long road still to go.

JON G. Sure more than 3 runs & 6 hits would be nice, but right now, who f'ing cares, LOL HELL YEAH!

JON 7-0, BIG mOTHAf***InG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 down

viagra hits it about 30 feet, 1 down

Gooch for 3 bags! COME ON ROWAND, NEED ONE HERE

HE GAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to f***ing sack-up right there JON, huge, huge, huge!

s*** b**** Crede almost got hit in the face with the goddamned broken bat.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 12, 2005 -> 10:00 PM) 5 pitch inning there? Ozzie should get guys warming up in the pen to start the inning here, in case Garland gets in trouble. Hermy and Marte up. Great leaping catch by Paulie

GET MORE RUNS FOR JON G. Let's go biatches!!!!!!

Garland gets out of it! Mora pops up to PK

oh good, more media attention to argue about, :puke

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 12, 2005 -> 04:33 PM) Dear Rob Neyer Eat s***. or die trying.

"I understand booing," Lee said. "But when they're booing Dusty when he came to get Maddux, then they don't know the situation there. If you're going to boo, understand what you're booing." But doesn't D. Lee know that Cubs fans are the best fans in baseball?

The old record was 25, which means the Sox have already demolished the old record even if it ended now. I'm sure you guys have heard all these things, but basically this record means: 1. You haven't been shutout yet. 2. You haven't been blown out yet. 3. You're starting pitchers have been mostly very good, and always at least decent, becuase if a starter goes out and gets shelled in the first 2 or 3 innings, the streak probably ends. 4. Timely hitting has been there more times then not, even without the big offensive stats. 5. You've won many different types of games. (and this reason is the biggest reason that I'm optimistic about the season as a whole) - Low scoring games - Slugfest games - One run games - Extra inning games - Get a big lead and hold on - Get behind (although usually by no more than 1-2 runs) and fight back - Games where stars come through - Games where the last guy off the bench comes through

They've all done just fine considering DJ is an amateur with a decent amount of experience, and then Robin and Pall are both amateurs with no experience. Whoever it was that said with Hawk and either of the subs it would've been better is right on. Hawk has the ability to make the broadcast sound like a simple, easygoing conversation, and it's fun to listen to. DJ can't (or probably just doesn't have enough experience yet) to really do that. If you listen to DJ and Donn or Robin talk on a subject, it usually ends with DJ saying something along the lines of, "Yeah, that's a good point." or, "yeah, that's interesting." and while those statements are true and polite and there's nothing bad or wrong about them, they don't serve well to keep a conversation flowing. Like I could do any better, LOL. It really doesn't matter, I still luuuuuv The Pope and Robin.

It might still be worth some dap for KW, but not because Rotoworld says so. Like ISF said, when Rotoworld goes into opinion that's based solely on stats, or in this case even worse, one stat, it's usually time to tune out. Judging a guy's overall production on his OBP after just a month of the season is really weak analysis. Look at it this way, in 102 plate appearances, Miles has 31 hits and 1 walk, making his OBP .314. Miles has never walked a whole lot in his career numbers, but the 1 walk is still a low aberration. Last season Miles walked 29 times in 551 plate apps. Even if he was just averaging that ratio of walks, he'd have 'roundabout 5 or 6 walks, and at this early date in the season, that would make a world of difference in the OBP number, it would go from .314 to .363 (using 6). If his OBP was .363 would Rotoworld have written the same thing? Doubt it. So all that ends up being based on a grand total of five walks, and so now, "No way Miles should bat second." Weak sauce IMHO. And furthermore, let's (us ='s Rotoworld) not even mention that the Rockies have a ton of better options too.

YEAH! Make 'em eat s***! That's what was missing tonight, yeah, EAT s*** YOU s***FACES! Ok, Nuke, you can take it from there.

24-8 Still worth a hell yeah if not a HELL YEAH! Go get 'em tomorrow.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:03 PM) Yup, that 1 loss every 9 games is a killer. the most sane thing said on this board in the last hour.

s*** happens. at least the record streak is still intact, 32 games and counting.

wow what f***ing bulls***, too bad cause (regardless of the whole usual Cotts b****fest) he did everything right there.