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So how close was Pods homer from the seat he hit the walkoff in the WS to?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 4, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) I didn't get to see more than a couple swings in 1 Beckham AB last night, can anyone say if he was still flying open? He looked a little better on the one swing I saw. From my view from section 113, he looked terrible still. Flying open way too much, and just pushing the bat through the zone.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 3, 2010 -> 04:41 AM) This man has a body of work from which to judge. He's played five full seasons in the big leagues, and as far as I can tell, he's performed at below-average in nearly every facet of his game. He came to us with a reputation as being a poor defender, as evidenced by the fact that the Royals bounced him around from position to position trying to find one that he might at least be passable at. They failed in that endeavor. And in his five seasons, he's yet to eclipse either 20 home runs or 70 RBIs, hardly an impressive fact when talking about a corner infielder. What he has been able to do, though, is strike out at an alarming rate over the years. So based on all of that, his performance thus far has not been a surprise to me in the least, but sadly, what I expected. And what's even sadder is the fact we're tied into this guy for the next three years. Oy! Phenomenal post...Teahen would be better being a utility guy off the bench for a team like the Yankees.

Remind me to never go to NYC when the Sox are playing there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:58 PM) The Twins are flukey and will struggle in their new ballpark over time. Dick Allen said so. So I'll trust his judgment on that one. Is this post sincere?

It had to be done, as Castro needs to get his shot. Hopefully Lucy continues to have quality bats in the minors.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:35 PM) I don't buy that at all. He really has a very bad thumb. He took a shot in spring training and its apparently holding up well, but at some point he'll need another shot. Paulie is a professional. I didn't/don't want to believe it either, but this came from more than one male/female on this site.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:33 PM) Plus JR already threw out the sticking their necks out financially line. Their advanced sale is lagging, big time. They really needed a decent start. I think the payroll will be -$15-25 million lower next year if this year is a total flop. That could be just attrition with Konerko, AJP and Jenks easily discarded, or it could be something bigger than that. As I posted in the gamethread, I received an out of the blue how are you doing how's everything call from my ticket rep on Friday. I have not received one of those in 7 years. I'm guessing they are very concerned. Hawk was basically promoting the team all day today (ok, more than usual).

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:28 PM) Yes, because if not for Pierre/Teahen we could've easily added a 20 million dollar a year pitcher. No doubt about it They were the two highest priced acquisitions of the offseason. Obviously, we're not talking about Peavy/Rios money.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:20 PM) He's making it a LOT bigger deal with his play thus far this season... Leave it to a baseball player to have a career year in a contract year... We should have seen this coming, as PK was the guy that some of the posters on here with inside sources were claiming was content after winning the WS and just going through the motions.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:18 PM) Sorry, you won't convince any rational human being that the 4 million being paid this year and next year to Pierre and the 3.7, 4.7 5.5 million being paid to Teahen through 2012 will in anyway keep the team from adding impact players. You're just fishing for something to complain about. And what's your definition of a "bench" player? If JP is hitting .300, hell, even .280, he's a lot better than a "bench" player. Teahen has been up and down to this point. Still way too early to deem him a "bench" player. Well, our own GM said he had a trade made for Halladay, but we couldn't come up with the funds.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 11:13 PM) I'd be shocked if this isn't Paulie's last year in a White Sox uniform. Absolutely, I could have sworn he said he knew it was time to move on during ST, but no one made a big deal out of it. He'll probably go play for Arizona or the Angels next season. As much as we all love PK, it might be for the best. Time for a complete overhaul of the clubhouse.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 2, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) Maybe. After all, it takes away the damage he does against you. I bet Buehrle's happy he no longer has to face Teahen. But at the same time, he might not be so happy that he's our 3B. The Jeff Blauser effect

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 2, 2010 -> 10:26 PM) looking at the cubs numbers...its amazing they are only .500 and have done so against a really easy schedule (even for the NL)....gorzelanny, silva, dempster and wells have all been incredible for them.....everyone on offense except Lee and Ramirez has been better than expected...... Their bullpen, outside of Marmol, really cost them a lot of games the first few weeks.

Teahen now 2 for his last 20, and hasn't hit a ball hard in that stretch.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2010 -> 09:11 PM) Well Pauly ends the whitewash. Good for him, keep up the great season. Only improves his trade stock, and if this is his last year with the Sox, then I want him to go out in a positive light.

I think Twins have more hits today than we have all season.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 2, 2010 -> 08:08 PM) I would think that if Peavy starts to turn it around then some national league team might come calling. Is it really any different if he were pitching well for San Diego? Haha, no chance. Not with his contract.

QUOTE (T R U @ May 2, 2010 -> 09:06 PM) I wish we could just have Santos pitch all game every game Best part of the Sox so far this year.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ May 2, 2010 -> 08:01 PM) Well, the idea of acquiring Fielder or Gonzalez is fading for sure. If anything, we'll be trading away "talent". Good, those trade ideas were never realistic anyways IMO.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ May 2, 2010 -> 09:00 PM) *vomits explosively* No, but I would assume there are a few we'd like to see. I know, honestly, that bringing guys up now is not the right thing, especially if doing so hurts their development. But, at least there would be more worth watching. Not really in our system. Unless you want to see Danks 2 strike out once every 3 at bats, there's nothing that can be done. Right now, it's just the perfect storm of everything that can go wrong is.

One of those insane Soriano hot streaks are taking place now. Cubs lineup is clicking, as there's some amazing batting averages being posted.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ May 2, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) How much longer until the Kotsay, Vizquel, and Pierre experiments are considered busts? Let's see some young 'uns from the minors. Which youngsters? You want to see Lillibridge back up here?

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:55 PM) I've moved on to Mizzou baseball... I saw where Kyle Gibson has been great in the Twins org.

Two batting averages over .239 in the lineup today...and we can no longer say it's April.