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QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 05:58 PM) Add me to the "I want Eric Byrnes on the White Sox" Club. Byrnes is going to want a 5/60 contract.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 08:55 PM) Another step upwards in next year's draft! Yes sir! There's nothing wrong at all with losing right now.

QUOTE(wilmot825 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 08:39 PM) They are def. the guys who give you the most hustle on every play. If the Sox signed both guys, I would be a total favorite of those moves cuz we would never be let down on bloop hits. Byrnes and A-Row give you 120% each play, anyone else in favor>? Funny you mention 120, because that's how many millions it would take to sign these two guys.

AJP swinging out of his ass there.

Some quality at-bats here by the Sox.

Nice to see Dye have a solid game. Hopefully he's on a plane to Seattle with Contreras.

It's going to be Floyd, but don't rule out Haeger still going.

Sweet, maybe we'll give up 10 runs or more again today. We get a bad offensive team, at least, in our next series.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 07:53 PM) Get Garland out of there...Is it Ozzies intent to overuse all of our starters to make a point of how bad our relievers are? Actually, it very well may be. The comments he made the other day about letting our starting pitchers go longer was just idiotic.

And just like that, Garland pitches like a pussy this inning by not challenging hitters with 2 outs, and gives up another three runs.

Jerry Owens had about 10 swings there, and not one of them would have resulted in him getting the ball out of the infield.

This is a really bad performance by Garland. His fastball is tailing right over the heart of the plate, and the Red Sox are hitting the ball hard. It's sad to see how far away we are in terms of talent right now.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 07:00 PM) Hawk is seriously getting pissed off with this team. I could only imagine what he'd be saying if this was a Manuel coached team.

Garland pitching like a pussy today, and already is paying for it. This team has absolutely quit.

I've been on the Harris for 2008 starting 2b on the Sox bandwagon for a while now.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 03:30 AM) Then barring any trades for real OFer's, there's a good chance the Sox starting OF next year could be Fields in LF, Erstad in CF, and Sweeney/Mackowiack in RF with Owens the first back up OFer if Crede's back acts up an Fields has to go to 3B or when Estad gets injured. Bob Mackowiak won't be back next year, as he'll make too much money. Rowand will be our CF. Does it really matter who's on the team though? They have like 18 holes to fix on this team. KW's done such a pathetic job with this personnel.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Jul 22, 2007 -> 03:25 AM) I guess I'm trying to be optimistic. Some don't like much negativity. Truth be told, with the $84 mill guaranteed to the 13 players next year and the fact taht they have 9 holes (I'm not exaggerating) to fill next year with hopefully at least $16 mill and no farm system pretty much puts this team up a creek without a paddle. If they sign Dye toa n $8-10 mill per year contract, it gives them that much less to spend on that crappy bullpen, a SS, etc. Barring any trades, I can tell you what I think they may do with the OF next year, but most won't like it. Bob They won't be re-signing Dye.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 08:30 PM) Then you need to re-evaluate yourself as a judge of baseball players. Jose Contreras at 1000 > Gavin Floyd in high school. What I meant by that quote is that everything I ever thought about the game of baseball was slapped in the face by how Ozzie Guillen managed the 8th inning. If that's what a good manager does, then I don't know anything.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 11:13 PM) If you honestly believe that Kenny Williams still thinks that, you're a lot more dense than I thought. Ozzie saying it is one thing -- what is he supposed to say? -- but at this point, I really doubt Kenny isn't fielding just about every offer for Dye, Mackowiak, Contreras, Thorton, Iguchi etc. KW doesn't think we have what it takes, and I don't think he's actually thought we had a chance for over two months. However, Ozzie will continue to play the veterans over the rookies whenever he can.

With a bad game here, Danks is going to be over 5. I'm really interested to see if he beats McCarthy in ERA this season. A team like the Red Sox will punish him with all of these high pitches.

Pinella and the Cubs can't do anything wrong right now. Other teams can't get a hit with RISP to save their life against their starters either these days. The Cubs are on their way to winning their 17th out of 18 against righty starters.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 06:22 PM) Willie Harris hit .380 in Charlotte with 6 homers in 100 ABs at approximately the same age Richar is right now. He came up to the White Sox later that season and hit a robust .204 in 137 ABs. Getting a few hits in Charlotte doesn't necessarily make someone a can't miss prospect. Just look at OMIT's stats this year.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 06:09 PM) At this point, which pitcher gives us the best chance to win a ballgame, Floyd or Contreras? After what I saw in the 8th inning last night, I can't answer questions like that anymore.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 06:06 PM) Seriously, what in the world is the harm of giving Gavin Floyd the next 2 months to see if he can't start adapting into a real big league pitcher? Because certain members of our organization think we still have a shot.

QUOTE(AirScott @ Jul 21, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) Maybe I can defend this a little more... Eric Hinske isn't known as a great bunter. The bunt he put down was perfect...how many times out of 10 do you think he executes like he did? Great bunt? It rolled into the outfield. That's like having a penalty kick in soccer with no goalie.