GoodAsGould

now i know you like Dalembert and he is a solid player but thats dumb to think that a Dalembert/Chandler combo would be better than a Curry/Chandler one.

good job by the good guys today... Yes Garland gave up that big 3 run HR but he still had a quality start and really pitched out of a big jam into the 6th to get it. Also nice job by the offense in scoring some runs for Garland too, That Podsenick sequence was awesome.

lol he reaches basicly on an error, gets to third base on another error, than reaches home on another error.... got to love that.

I think some of you are overating Dalembert.... he is solid defensively and everything but him and Chandler are practically the same type of player so i dont think he would be a great fit... if we dont resign Eddy we should really go after Rahim and im not saying we shouldnt resign Eddy but thats if we cant.

id really rather have us call up Adkins on sunday... dont want to overwork any of our starters to begin the season and beating Santana is a long shot anyways.

id say we absolutely need Curry back next year if we plan on taking the next level... but that being said he is not worth the max.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Apr 9, 2005 -> 06:51 AM) Why does everyone think we ever planned on abandoning HR's? We have 6 guys that can hit 20+ HR's. What we did was add pieces that are capable of manufacturing runs in Pods and Iguchi, worked with some of our holdovers in ST on that aspect of the game and increasing our depth of quality pitching. The ability to play small ball is an asset, but that doesn't mean we aren't going to have adaquate power. Did i say that we couldnt hit the HR... im just saying this team wasnt supposed to rely on the HR like last year and so far it has with 2 wins coming from HR's and the 3rd we only scored 1 run so...

"So much for Ozzie [Guillen's] speed ball," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said of his Chicago counterpart. "They're hitting home runs already on us." Is it just me or are we still heavily reliant on the HR. I know Hawk and DJ keep talking about small ball non-stop but we have 3 wins and 2 of them were because of HR's...(and pitching but talking hitting wise). Idonno I like Pods stolen bases and no one seems to be really swinging for the fences with the exception of Dye's HR but he hit it so cant complain. Just wanted to say we still seem like a HR reliant team to me.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 8, 2005 -> 09:04 PM) It's possible. I don't see him getting moved up any earlier than July though. He did get some innings in at Kanny last season so that helps a bit, but I still think that the Sox will take it slow with him because he is so young. I've read a few people that think he is an injury waiting to happen because he has been throwing breaking stuff for a while. well how are his mechanics.... hopefully they are better than Woods .... if he has good mechanics it shouldnt really matter how long he has been throwing it in my opinion.

i always liked Jose as a pinch hitter he is the kind of guy that likes to be the hero... its just the rest of the game i dont like of him

actually id say Hermason and Vizaino should both be a no go for tommorows game....That said we should still be fine with Cotts, Politte, Marte, and Shingo hopefully.

Cmon we all know we want Garland vs Santana matchup... this time around Konerko can hit the 1st inning 2 run HR

did you guys know you can buy twins tickets for 5 dollars... lol that has to be the only reason they sell out

well here are my 2 cents. While the offense went dead after a fast start they scored 5 runs and thats all it should need to win a game in my opinion. As for the managing of the bullpen.... Well like everyone else said 3 RP's in one inning is not a good thing but here is where the rest of you are wrong. Hermason pitched great the 8th inning but with a 3 run lead going into the 9th you always go to your closer. And than that was fine when Shingo came in back after the 2nd solo HR Vizcaino should of came in to finish it off... yes he was our last RP but as shown blowing the save and relying on him isnt a better thing. After the 2nd HR they already had 2 outs so Vizcaino should of easily got the last out.

no harm in giving him a shot... he wont be able to play heavy minutes so he can take the place of Pargo his first year back and we can see what we have in him.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 8, 2005 -> 06:29 PM) Teams never draft because of a need on the major league team. They draft the best overall player. Kenny felt Fields was the best overall player, so he drafted him -- not because of Crede. well sometimes teams draft RP's for need because if your a RP.... example Chad Cordero for the nationals.... but your right about position players and SP's.

Kyle Lohse seems to do pretty well against us i hope we respond after todays loss and beat the twins... also their bullpen is very very good so i dont think we see any late inning Wickman type collapses in this series.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 8, 2005 -> 04:17 AM) Navigate through minorleaguebaseball.com. It's not as good of a setup as last year, but it's early and it looks like not all of the stuff is ready. However, if you go to the team page and click on league scores you can find a box score. Gio pitched 5 shutout innings with 8 Ks in a 4-0 Kanny win and Anderson HR'd in his first at bat for Charlotte. I'd post links, but I gotta go to bed. Do you guys think if he pitches well Gio will be bumped up to High A early in the season.... i really want to see him in double A next year..... I know he is young but like to see players move up fast.

QUOTE(quickman @ Apr 8, 2005 -> 01:15 AM) That's your right. quite frankly everybody questions everything. I question why we still have crede on this team, doesn't get me anywhere. Yeah but Crede has nothing to do with managerial skills... Putting 3 RP's in a game in 1 inning, that is something that shouldnt happen. If anything Ozzie should of just put Marte or Politte in the 7th and than Hermason would of had the 8th and than after Shingo blew the save we would of still had Cotts, Vizcaino, and one of Marte or Politte... But i dont mind too much, Ozzie still is a young manager and as long as he keeps learning from his mistakes its ok, also any time you win a series its a good thing so im still happy going into the twins series.

QUOTE(quickman @ Apr 8, 2005 -> 01:11 AM) My point was and still is, that Ozzie got us to the ninth inning with a three run lead and his closer coming in to close out a game. Its the job of the closer to close the game. Do the job and nobody talks about how many pitchers we used. NOBODY. In fact I again will point out there is probably nobody on this board or in the stands that thought Shingo would blow a 3 run lead with three outs to go. Any takers? nah even if Shingo gets the save.... ill be happy with the win yes, but i was questioning the use of 3 RP's in 1 inning even b4 Shingo came in so

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 7, 2005 -> 03:04 AM) Dwight had 15 boards, 7 blocks, and 14 pts., so I wouldn't go as far as saying "owned." Very impressive for his age. well ill say the blocks are impressive but the boards for him had a lot to do with the fact we shot like 33% compared to their 43%..

yeah but warming up is different than actual pitching... our bullpen should be fine and ready to go tommorow except for Vizcaino who shouldnt pitch till Sunday earliest. On a sidenote i was kind of interested to see Widger pitch

I go to high school still....But once i move out and im on my own and have a job that actually pays me some good money... i plan to make like 30-40 games a year no matter how bad they are... im just a fan of baseball in general, a course the white sox are my favorite though.

yeah but i think today was because the game is so early people cant get too it.... its 2 early for people to leave from work and all the kids/teenagers are all still in school.... games should be at like 3 earliest.

I know it was on WGN but is their going to be a replay later tonight? I had school and than LCAP(Seniors have to volunteer for 20 hours) so i basicly missed the whole game except the the bottom of the 6th :banghead .