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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) I understand that. I'm not trying to say because most have failed that our current crop will fail. But I think we're overrating a few of these guys (especially Danks and Flowers). I agree, I think Danks is severely overrated on this site (and I'm probably the only person disappointed in Viciedo's season so far this year). I think Flowers can be a Mike Napoli type catcher for the Sox. BTW, has anyone seen what teams are possibly willing to offer for Javy in a trade now? KW better pray that Flowers pans out.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 08:15 PM) Coming off of the bench, I wouldn't mind. He'd be a very expensive bench player. Why would he be coming off the bench when he's light years better than Getz?

Cubs sale is going through. All their fans think they're going to add a ton of money in payroll, which is unlikely from everything I've heard. With that said, don't be surprised if they trade Jake Fox for George Sherrill.

He was running tentatively yesterday http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7433381.story

Wang has shoulder issues. You can drop him from any discussions.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) Fathom told me that this past year, so I took his word for it. Bosh wants to play in Chicago. I've heard that from some of my GT sources, and there was also a mention of it in ESPN Magazine

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 01:28 AM) Are we talking about Clayton Richard? He runs a fastball up there at around 97 MPH and is learning a great change up from Buerhle. He can be a legit starter for us He throws a fastball in the 92-93 mph range. The gun today was skewed, and the 96 mph last start was an anomaly.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 01:28 AM) How was Q's running? Did anyone see highlights? Doesn't sound like it was very good. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7433381.story

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:57 PM) bloomquist has played well against us this season...it'd be nice to see the sox make a deal for him before the trade deadline and would make our bench that more versatile We have absolutely no need for a hitter to face LHP.

Someone forgot to tell our hitters that Soria throws a curve.

At least Quentin's in the lineup again today for Charlotte, which means yesterday was a success.

If we do face 3 lefties vs Cleveland, we better see Nix at 2nd every game, Castro behind the plate possibly twice, and Fields at DH for Thome a few games.

Our SS looks like he's running through quick sand on any play to his right.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 08:47 PM) Fathom, I thought you said the other day you weren't sure where exactly KW would be looking to upgrade? I'm pretty sure that 5th spot is it. problem right now is that a 5th starter would likely cost you a package worthy of a 2nd starter.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 08:47 PM) I would bet you we heard the exact same stuff about Danks in 2007. But Danks throws a lot more over the top and has the cutter and potentially great change-up. I do love Richard's chances against lefties though, as he has good command of his slider against them.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) Great arm? He throws 91-93 with a medicore change-up and an average slider. His ceiling is about 4 stories lower then Danks, if you get my drift. Yeah, he definitely doesn't have the potential that Danks does. A big issue with Richard is that his arm slot is going to make it extremely difficult for him to consistently get righties out.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:37 PM) We should sweep the Tribe. They are throwing Sowers, Laffey, and Huff, while we're throwing Buehrle, Contreras, and Richard/Carrasco. In Minnesota, we'll throw Danks, Floyd, and Buehrle, which means we should atleast win 2. Key word- SHOULD We're getting Liriano, Blackburn, and Baker

Jermaine just destroyed that ball!

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 08:34 PM) 5-2 road trip,not bad and we don't lose any ground... That's a terrible mindset to have. The Tigers had 3 games on the road in Minnesota, and we were playing great baseball heading into KC against a struggling team.

Wow, Alexei absolutely jogged to first on that booted grounder. It's things like that which get him in the doghouse with Ozzie. Looks like we see Poreda for one inning....yuck

For those not watching, Hawk basically flat out blamed Alexei for today and yesterday's loss by changing the momentum of the series. Also, very disappointing to see this team go down without a fight for the second straight game. I really don't want to have to watch Fields and Castro face RHP again.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 08:12 PM) Am I the only one who paid any attention at all to how we went about developing Danks and Floyd in 2007? A lot harder to do though when you're actually competing. KW and Ozzie have to make a decision soon, as Richard just isn't giving us what we need as a starter and might be more valuable in the bullpen (especially with Thornton's recent struggles).

Getz seems to bunt the ball right back to the pitcher an awful lot.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:08 PM) I'm guessing they're holding back Poreda for the Cleveland series.... because the Sox prefer to load up as many lefties against them as possible. We have tomorrow off...I think Ozzie's just tying to get Carrasco a few innings. Poreda will likely pitch in the 7th or 8th. However, this is another example of why Gobble is an absolute waste of space on this roster.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) The middle ground is where we are going to end up in my opinion. We won't trade away anybody at the deadline, and we won't make the playoffs either. It's a very painful and very real possibility. Yep, that would definitely be worst case scenario. With less than 10 teams looking to sell, we could get some good offers for Dotel/Contreras/Dye.