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QUOTE (Disco72 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:47 PM) Frankly, I want no part of someone signed for that much money and that long. I know that's the price for an elite bat, but I'd rather the Sox have 2 very good bats at that price. Even if you include Gonzalez as part of the new core with Peavy and Rios, you'd still need a lot of production from cheap players to have a good team. Agreed, we don't have the resources in the minors to fill the holes this team has, so you go ahead and trade Hudson/Flowers/Santos/Danks2/Viciedo for Gonzalez, and then our resources are even more depleted. I still don't think we can compete with Boston for Gonzalez anyways.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:47 PM) Buehrle is what he is. Good hitting teams will beat him up. I think in the NL he would be great. I am more comcerned with Paevy though. Pitching in the AL is light years different than the NL. Cubs had no problems destroying Edwin Jackson today

Another non-quality start by our starting pitching. That's becoming common place.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:43 PM) Is Buehrle going to be another example of Chairman Reinsdorf being right about not giving pitchers long-term deals? He have one year left after this season?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:43 PM) I'm also not convinced Danks will sign a long term deal here. I haven't seen anything that shows there is something in common when it comes to an extention. Then our rotation is really going to be doomed. Peavy's going to have a very hard time living up to his contract, and Buehrle's best years are seemingly behind him. It's not like we have a lot in the minors coming up. Danks should be the biggest priority for this team, and save money on a 1st baseman. I still think finding a solid 1st baseman for cheap is one of the easier things to do in baseball.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:40 PM) You really think he'd sign for 1/2 his market value? Sorry, I have no idea why I wrote what I did. I meant 20 million a year though.

Jeez, Detroit just chased J. Weaver in the 5th. I'm shocked at how good their offense has been.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:40 PM) Cano is just killing Buehrle. I'm just thankful Cano sucked yesterday, as we probably don't win without his awful game.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:40 PM) Buehrle is beyond 'off' right now. And to think, we had plenty of chances to win this series Friday and Saturday. Another series loss it seems. I'm so on the trade Buehrle bandwagon right now.

Let's just skip Buehrle next time we have to face the Yankees. Buehrle hasn't been good since the first start of the season, and he's just not fooling anyone.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:36 PM) Like I said in other spots, just like Rios and Peavy, Agon wouldn't be here as a temporary thing. He would be a part of the remake of the core of this team. It doesn't matter how many games we are out when the deal is made, and what the team publicly saids. But you really think we'll give him a 5/100 deal? With the way attendance looks like, as well as what would be needed to keep Danks around, you're looking at almost 50 million dollars in the core of Peavy/Rios/Gonzalez.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) That's what I mean. Our pitching hasn't been good and our offense isn't good. Gonzalez is going to magically make us pitch better and make other guys hit better. I'd hope they'd wait another month before making a huge deal, because you have to see if there's even a chance that you can compete with the Twins/Tigers. If we're 10 out after our road trip in two weeks, then just save your resources.

Dear Ozzie: that's how you outmanage the opposition in a guaranteed running situation.

Good game for Pierre, great to see. Like it or not, he's here for the long haul. Gotta cheer for him to turn it around.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:28 PM) They matter but you have to have talent. I have yet to see a guy leave the White Sox and go on and do a lot better somewhere else. Walker's been around 7 years, you would think you would have a few. Why are Ramirez and Lee struggling? Is that on the hitting coach? Ramirez is cause of his shoulder injury, IMO

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:27 PM) We have some really awful offensive players on our team. 2 infield hits doesn't excite you, with no hard hit balls all game?

Thome just homered...he's having a very strong year so far

Wow, I hadn't noticed that 6 of the 8 Cubs starters have a batting average over .300, and the 2 below .300 are Ramirez and Lee. I guess a hitting coach does matter?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) I believe so. Why do players keep getting PF? Up until a few years ago, it was very rare, almost unheard of. Its gotta be the shoes.............. Yeah, of course...why does it keep happening to power guys as well? How come the little speedy guys like Pierre don't get it?

Brett Gardner looks amazing out there. Right now, Buehrle's throwing batting practice. We're just lucky they've hit a lot of balls hard at our defenders. Something is not clicking for Buehrle so far this year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 07:20 PM) He stepped on first base awkwardly and his heel is so sore he can't put spikes on. They really haven't gone any further with it. Interesting, as that was the same thing that they said about Quentin's injury last year.

Wow, great catch by Kotsay!!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:16 PM) Gardenhire said Mauer is week to week rather than day to day with his heel injury. If only the Sox could get hot. What's the injury? That would be a shame if he had plantar fascitis.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:16 PM) Yeah. We really need fewer LH batters who can take a walk. He's not known for taking a lot of walks. We wanted to improve our defense, so we went out and got an incredibly mediocre defensive 3rd baseman. He's not fast, and we wanted to improve our speed. It's an incredible waste of 15 million for the next 3 years.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2010 -> 06:14 PM) Teahen strikes out a lot. He really is just an awful fit for the Sox.