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It was a lefty reliever against Thome...what were you expecting?

Holy hell, how'd I get lump in with the Walker supporters!

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:26 AM) and I'll provide a HUGE correction: 2008, first season with the WhiteSox, 288avg, 100RBI, 36HR, AL MVP frontrunner in shortened season Carlos Quentin, and first season with the White Sox, 290avg, Rookie of the Year candidate Alexei Ramirez say hello!!! 2009, second season with the White Sox .239 avg Carlos Quentin, second season with the White Sox .194 avg Alexei Ramirez, and Rookie of the Year Winner Evan Longoria now hitting .358, with 11HR, 44RBI in his second season with player developing Tampa Bay, all say "What's up Greg Walker??" And my post was in response to Walker never turning around a "castoff"

Balta...was this one of our biggest outputs against a starting pitcher all year?

That single also got Lillibridge two more starts this series.

CQ....stop swinging and pulling the first pitch! It's making him an easy out and an easy player to pitch to.

Nice hit for Lillibridge there. Give us a thrill CQ.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:14 AM) CQ having a good year last year is because of Walker.......BS. Please the more Walker is around him the lower is average goes. I hate Greg Walker, so don't think I believe he does a good job. However, why can't you say the same about Cooper and Floyd then?

There we go, nice swing by Fields. Him being 2-3 is bright spot of the game.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:09 AM) Cooper has a track record with cast offs.........Walker has not done s*** EVER! I'll stick up for DAllen and Greg Walker....Carlos Quentin says hello

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:05 AM) We have DJ Carrasco, Broadway, Egbert and Charlotte for that.... Why would we need to spend $10+ million on a decent major league pitcher with 4 pitches and almost a decade of 200+ innings each year??? You're on the crazy train, Fathom! I'm sorry I made this about Javy though...we're all happy he's gone. It's just his innings should be appreciate in a year where 6 innings in cherished land for our starters.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:02 AM) Bullcrap. About what? At least with Javy, like it or not, he'd give you innings.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:01 AM) I would rather have Stone as hitting coach at this point than Walker. If only Hahn could be the GM and Stone the manager.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:00 AM) He may only be hitting about .150 with no power and a ton of k's but he only has 10 errors. At least KW has the Swisher trade to deflect any criticism of the Javy trade. As much as I hated Javy, I'd gladly take him on this team as the #3.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ May 12, 2009 -> 12:58 AM) you watch, bring Beckham up, and see how quickly Walker completely f+cks up his fundamentally perfect swing/approach. I almost would rather have his stay down and out of harms way, at least this way, our fantasy of how good he would be at the pro level cannot be destroyed.... seriously, how much worse can the progress of hitters get with ANY replacement at hitting coach...? I said yesterday...obviously Sox don't feel a hitting coach makes any difference. Thus, go with no hitting coach, and use the extra money to sign Timo Perez.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2009 -> 12:57 AM) You still only move Jenks for a King's ransom. He's getting more expensive yes, but the economy may well hold arbitration totals down, and he's probably going to be a guy that we can get draft picks for if he walks some day. Wouldn't arbitration be based off of previous seasons' contracts for closers? I'd much rather get some known talent for Jenks than trust the Sox with not going cheap with draft picks.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:55 AM) KW told us we would like the way Lillibridge plays. Lillibridge is just a tick below Andy Gonzalez.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:53 AM) Cleveland has been playing bad but the hitless wonders come to town and cures what problems the tribe has been having..........@(*&% Indians hadn't scored a first inning run in approximately 2 weeks before tonight.

QUOTE (Wanne @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:52 AM) Should be start to focus what we could possibly get for Dye at the deadline?!? Sure, but the bigger prize is Bobby Jenks. This team seems to be a few years from competing in the AL Central, as the Tigers and Royals seem to be in a good position to have solid squads (along with Twins, of course) over the next 2 years.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:52 AM) Aside from Flowers, how are the other guys from the Javy trade doing? Don't look at Gilmore's stats if you're in a bad mood.

Lillibridge's OPS around .450 now. It's sad I'd do anything for Owens to replace him.

Way to swing at ball 4 on a pitch a foot inside you awful player. Seriously Ozzie, STOP PLAYING HIM! It's so f***ing predictable.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 12, 2009 -> 01:46 AM) ...and he's been spinning downwards ever since. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he have a Javy-esque choke down the stretch last year?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2009 -> 12:45 AM) What was Fields doing so different in 2007? Not sure, but his mechanics have definitely changed. He started trying that inside-out swing earlier in the year, and it's really slowed his bat down.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 12, 2009 -> 12:42 AM) Exactly. Who would we have given up that was as good and ready as Matt Joyce? No one. DAVID COOK