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That was a miserable AB by Konerko. He took that first strike right down the plate, and then he chases a few balls after that. This team just doesn't know how to execute.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 01:08 AM) Hawk is a silly senile these days. He just said we are a patient team like the Yankees. When in the world have you put the word patient with any of our hitters. We put a lot of first pitch balls in play. We never have a high OBP, and we dont walk. I heard that...and was hoping he didn't really mean it.

Wow, great hustle by Dye!

5 batters up, 5 runs for the Rangers vs the Tigers.

Nice scoop by PK...I don't ever want to see Cintron at 3rd base again.

Clippard blowing an 88 mph fastball past our hitters. At this point, we might even want to try Mackowiak in the leadoff position. At least he can draw a walk.

So...who's next on the AAA bandwagon to come up and play in the outfield?

That was a very nice turn by Uribe/Iguchi. Off topic, but did anyone else see the amazing Vandy/Michigan highlights from last night?

Has the feeling of one of "those" games with our offense. Fields better be on a flight to the Cell right now.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 12:41 AM) Floyd's peripherals are still atrocious. Look at that WHIP even just from tonight. Get ready to edit this statement.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 12:35 AM) Your best friend is starting a AAA assignment Good....no more injury excuses.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 12:31 AM) Don't worry...he'll heat up... I don't know what KW was thinking bringing him back. Did he expect more 2006? KW would have had to get a king's ransom to give up Dye last offseason. For his great contract, it was worth it to bring him back. Let's just be thankful we didn't give him a big extension.

Dye's bat speed looks terrible. He's late on mediocre fastballs right down the plate. Out of all the guys we say this about, he's the one who looks like he's lost a step.

Will Buehrle have to be Cintron's cut-off man tonight on grounders to 3rd?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 10:11 PM) Crede's back is acting up. May go on DL. Ha....time for the Fields era to start.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) 2004 #1 draft pick Homer Bailey will make his major league debut this friday for the Reds against the Indians. A friend saw him pitch last weekend, and said he looked awful!

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 06:49 PM) Fathom wins! But then again, he's always negative, so if anything went wrong, of course he was going to be right. Hey, I've said some positive things lately, especially regarding people like Josh Fields, Jerry Owens, Boone Logan, etc.

QUOTE(JohnCangelosi @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 06:44 PM) Uhh what facts did I not get straight? I think it's time someone steps up and says something when you talk out of both sides of your mouth. It's easy sitting on the sidelines being able to cover your ass and when things go wrong you can say "I told you so". Meanwhile, the reason this team sucks is NOT the reason you predicted at the start of the year with your doomsday attitude, in fact, it's the exact opposite, which is my point. That said, how can you sit there saying you have ANY more of a clue than the people you b**** about that are running this team??? Well, I guess I was one of the few then that thought our offense was going to be mediocre this year. The signs were there with the aging players, the poor 2nd half last year, the 2/3 pathetic outfield situation, and our inability to hit lefty pitching.

QUOTE(JohnCangelosi @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 06:29 PM) I recall you making that post about Jenks and all of these stats about him declining since around the allstar break last year. Sure, the stats showed considerable decline, but sheesh, the guy was still 41 out of 45. Would you take that out of a closer every year? Jenks was really bad the last few months of the season. When you combine that with his shoulder discomfort to start Spring Training, as well as his talk about velocity.....then yes, you have to be concerned about him. Jenks has still yet to prove he can go an entire major league season without hitting the wall. It wasn't just the blown saves for Jenks that hurt us during the 2nd half last year. He lost quite a few games when he was brought in for a non-save situation.

Great post kalapse. We were pissed cause KW didn't do enough to improve a team that struggled during the 2nd half of last season and you could see with your own eyes that they were losing a step.

Bernstein has a lot of good sources within the Chicago teams. He's been dead on with a lot of his inside Sox things the last few years.

QUOTE(29thandPoplar @ Jun 4, 2007 -> 09:31 PM) I was down there for a while, here's why, its because they wanted him to focus on his swing, get him more comfortable at 3B because they were/are concerned with Crede's back. They felt asking Fields to learn another position was a bit much. Agree or not, that was the reason. And now it appears he is responding with the bat. They worked with him about learning the strike zone better too and his walk totals are up. I understand the Spring Training part....it's during Winter Ball that he should have played out there. I know there was the whole mess with the coaches, but we should have found him a better situation then.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 04:08 AM) Why is everyone so down on a player's k's when his OBP is almost .400? Thome strikes out a TON, but he is the best hitter we have. Fields is improving guys, and he is cheap, young and this is the direction that the team needs to go. I don't get it....so many of the people down on Fields probably think Sweeney is going to be a star. I think it's the other way around. Fields has a very high ceiling, and he brings more athleticism to this team. If there is one prospect in the minors I don't want the Sox to trade, it's Fields.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 5, 2007 -> 12:56 AM) Gio just left the game after 2 and a third scoreless for Birmingham. Uh oh, that smells like an injury. That's bad news.

How far was Thome's homer?