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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 02:36 PM) Actually one of the SI Guys crunched those numbers earlier this year. Turns out that on average (with a fairly large variance from pitcher to pitcher), moving from the AL to the NL basically lops .9 runs off your ERA. Again, there's a large variance, so some guys will gain 2 runs going to the AL whiel others will nly gain 1/2 of a run, but on average, it comes down to about .94 both ways. (Thunder...) That's waaaaaaaaaaay too high. It is below .5 in all actuallity.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) How can you determine what Paul is worth without first seeing the market? In simple supply and demand terms, There is a greater demand for 40hr+ 1b, than there is a supply. So I expect Paul to have a generous market value this year. Perhaps if there were other free agents it may not be this way, but looking at Sexons contract, you have to think Konerko is in line for 10+mil. SB Konerko is one of the top two position player free agents ( in my mind). I would consider giles to be better and then konerko... but giles will likely be getting some what less than konerko even though his numbers are superior. His age will be coming into play and the fact he won't go to the east coast where there are two of the biggest spenders in baseball. Konerko will get no less than 12 million a year on average, deserving or not.

QUOTE(HineyBird @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 03:34 PM) lay off Paulie he is the cornerstone of this franchise right now This may be... QUOTE(bighurt2719 @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 03:37 PM) if we lose paulie, that would be a HUGE mistake. pay him whatever he wants! ... but you do not pay a player of his caliber above 12 million especially at four years plus.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 03:32 PM) Another old Jabroni of ours has been seen trolling the Cubs boards at nsbb.com. You implying that is where he is posting now? I kinda miss the poor guy...

Start timo and his 1.524 ops off of oswalt.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 02:19 AM) Our guys have hit Roger Clemens very well historically. Even though we only got 3 runs off him...he threw 50 pitches in 2 innings. Our guys know how to hit Roger Clemens, especially if he is just a little bit off. Go ahead, bring on a Clemens at 80%. Clemens in his career against the sox has a 3.07 era in 39 starts. But int he last five years ( six starts) he has 7.15 era while giving up 12 homers in 34 innings.

QUOTE(JoshPR @ Oct 25, 2005 -> 01:00 AM) Hulk Hogan? The one and only.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 11:35 PM) I think he is partially because Jerry wanted to move the team to TB. I know he's a Devil Rays fan/any team that has anything to do with TB fan. He was widely considered the top pitcher in the state even though there was a pitcher named dwight gooden from there at the time also.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 11:03 PM) There's no doubt Gooch is struggling a little at the moment. He's swinging too late on those fastballs and K'ing at an alarming rate, even for him. There's no way he's moving from the lineup however. He offers far more in terms of defensive play, which he's shown throughout the playoffs, than Willie Harris could, and in a series where errors are crucial, no way Iguchi is going anywhere. Iguchi is not a better fielder than willie and realistically willie probally has a better chance of getting on against oswalt. Now do i think willie will do anything more than possibly pinch run in houston? No f***ing way.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 09:22 PM) I want to see him in game 3 if it's close. After an off day, definately. Just not in the 8th inning. Give it to Clifford to get to the 9th...he was basically the best right handed setup man in the league this year. And I don't care how many times you see a 99 mile per hour fastball. That doesn't turn it into anything other than a 99 mile per hour fastball. Especially if he tosses in the occasional hook. You know, it's kind of funny...like in September, people were here were writing that Bobby was throwing the hook too much, now they're saying he's not throwing it enough. There's just never a balance with this kid. I was never one of those people. I wanted him to throw more than just the fastball then and i still want him to now. If you consistently throw one pitch you will end up getting burned unless you are mariano rivera. One thing jenks has to work on is getting right handers out at a better clip. They hit nearly .300 off him with nearly an .800 ops.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 07:44 PM) It's also worth considering that Bobby is at the end of a long season 1 year off of major arm surgery, and I doubt he's had many 15 day breaks in his career to deal with in terms of staying fresh. I think we could all agree that Jenks has by far the best "Stuff" in our bullpen. I think we can also agree that with a decent bullpen outside of the playoffs, save opportunities that last more than 1 inning are fairly rare. I think we can also agree that guys having to come in 3-4 days in a row to close out games is also fairly rare - out here in LA, I saw K-Rod break down a couple of times doing the same thing. Bobby needs time to settle into the role and grow up as a big league pitcher - getting used to when to throw the curve ball/changeup, learning how to climb the ladder with that fastball with 2 strikes in order to make batters grab some bench, and so on. I know we don't have time now, but we got past his problems last night, and I think he'll come back even better on Tuesday/Wednesday if we need him. I doubt he'll put together a Gagne-like streak, but there's no reason he can't be as good as Billy Wagner, if not better, once he learns a few more th ings about how to retire major league hitters. Do you realize you compared jenks to one of the greatest closers in major league baseball history? Most closers go though one or two stretches every season that they have 3-4 save oppurtunities. There are even more times in a season that they pitch 3-4 days in a row. Jenks would likely be fine the first day he is fresh and probally the second too. once he learns to have more confidence in his breaking ball. Sure, he has great stuff but everything he throws looks even better because it is set-up by his 99-100 mile an hour fastball. After one inning of work he is at 97 the next inning and it doesn't matter if he comes on the next inning or next day... he will not touch above 97. Now that is plenty fast enough when he is throwing up and preferablly in... but when he is throwing low and away he gets hit. My main concern with him is his velocity loss after just one inning. By the third day he would have to pitch he will be in the 95-96 velocity range and at this point i don't believe he knows how to pitch with it. Remember how koch couldn't get anyone out even when he was hitting 94-95?

Wite and i have been thinking for a while that cotts is our best option to close. I am really hoping he gets a shot to next season ( not likely because of everyones fascination with jenks). But imo cotts had the most upside out of anyone in out pen and he gives us the best chance to close out games if there our 3-4 days in a row we need a save. Jenks loss of velocity after one inning and another inning is quite disturbing. Over the regular season i can only see him converting 65-70% of his save attempts.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 07:31 PM) If you put a lot of emphasis on players not making errors why would you put Julio Lugo as your choices for SS when he had 24 errors this season? He is a butcher at Short most of the time. Crawford and lugo? Must be a devil rays fan.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 03:41 PM) 1 month ago I'd have agreed with you. 2 weeks ago I was willing to stretch to 13 or 14. After last night...the dude could ask for a 6 year deal and I'd still want to give it to him. You could be the isiah thomas of the major leagues.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 03:20 PM) Willie knows how to take a walk as well. Play him versus righties some where of turf and he will put up at least a .360 obp imo. The twins would sure like to have him i am thinking.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 03:12 PM) Resigning Garland and Pierzynski such that they do not hit the free agent market after 06. Deciding on what to do with Contreras, who is also a free agent after 06. (A trade could conceivably bring considerable value in the offseason...or a contract extension would help keep our rotation together longer) And most importantly...figuring out what to do with the Designated hitter spot if the Sox decline the option on Carl Everett...which they should. I would love to see the Big Hurt in that spot next year, but I don't want him there without some sort of a safety net, just in case he does get hurt again. That's the biggest question mark IMO...who is our DH next year? Erubiel durazo to a one year incentive laden deal sounds good to me.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 03:03 PM) I think what you mean is stand pat. And i have to wonder why the Sox cant afford to stand pat with a team that is currently up 2-0 in the WS and just won the AL Pennant. The pitching will be back, and probably even better with the full year addition of Brandon McCarthy into the rotation. What sort of move outside of re-signing Konerko would this team have to make? Get an actual dh or bring in another outfielder and move dye to dh. I mean dye is really bad out there over and over. He is slow ( doesn't cover much ground do not care what rowand himself says), seen the ball rattle around too much in the corner, and he probally has one of the most overated arms in baseball. He has to be in the top five in baseball with vlad being number one. He hits the cut off man maybe 60% of the time.

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QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 11:57 PM) .237 AVG and 24 RBI's with RISP in the regular season. He was due and I'm glad he was. I love this f***ing picture...

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 11:23 PM) Didn't he just drive in a huge run in the bot. of the 8th in Game 1? QUOTE(greg775 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 11:31 PM) One at-bat changes nothing for me. They are going to be talking about that one at bat as long as they play baseball in Chicago. QUOTE(RudyLawRules @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 11:47 PM) Quote of the night! He has had some big hits this post-season... but if a sample size of games in the post season define him as ''clutch'' from here on out we have a problem. Because in reality he is anything but clutch. This homer will always be remembered but when he hits .220 close and later and with runners in scoring position don't be surprised.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:41 PM) 3E8, me, you, and Cheat -- one month ban, no talking bad about Scotty Podsednik... If we got suspended for talking about him i would never be on soxtalk.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:33 PM) Mwhahaha. You've gotta feel mighty foolish right now. I won't rub it in too much though cause we're all sox fans. Why would anyone be feeling foolish for saying podsednik is not clutch? Sure, that homerun was f***ing huge... but people only seem to remember when players do well ( podsednik and timo) and forget all the times they fail in the clutch. His throw was awful whether you agree or not.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:30 PM) Thats the biggest clutch hit by a Sox player all season with the momentum the other way off Brad f***ing Lidge. Pods says WHOSE CLUTCH NOW b****. SIZEMORE MORE AND YOU AND SSH CAN SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!! One at-bat makes him clutch? LOLOLOLOL

f***ing incredible... nothing f***ing more to say other than he redeemed himself.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:28 PM) Not clutch at all, qwerty. One at-bat changes nothing for me.