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Wang has our hitters chopping it right into the ground.

Great location on that fastball....big out coming up in this game. Wow!! Grandma Erstad just had an orgasm.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 17, 2007 -> 01:42 AM) Contreras 14 consecutive scoreless innings . The longest streak of his career. Not for long....Contreras is going to realize this isn't the Twins. He needs to do more than throw that 90 mph fastball down the pipe.

Biggest difference with Dye from last year to this year is last year, he tried to drive the ball wherever it was pitched. This year, he's a dead-pull hitter.

Anyone know if Nieves has a good arm? We're going to have to be active to avoid double plays against Wang's sinker.

That pitch crossed at Jeter's knees, and landed just above the dirt. That was nasty.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 17, 2007 -> 01:08 AM) Sweeney seems to have plenty of bat speed, the problem is he is getting busted on the inside pitches, his strength is fine. I think even Sweeney's biggest supporters right now would say his strength is the biggest thing he needs to improve.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ May 17, 2007 -> 01:03 AM) I've never heard that breaking your bat is indicative of lack of strength in all the years I have followed baseball which is 35+ years. The kid is 6'4" 215. That appears to be plenty strong enough to hit a baseball. I would think breaking your bat as a lot of hitters do now is more a sign of the lighter bats that everyone uses to increase bat speed or just not getting the fat part of the bat on the ball. I'm not saying your wrong, I'd just like to know where you've seen that information. Lack of bat speed can easily cause you to not get the sweet part of the bat on the ball, resulting in a broken bat.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 17, 2007 -> 12:03 AM) The Sweeney bandwagon has cooled down just a bit recently... Sweeney breaks so many bats when he's swinging. That's a huge sign that his strength isn't anywhere near the level it's going to have to be at in order to be successful.

My predicted lineup: Erstad (1b), Ozuna (2b), Konerko (dh), Dye, Crede, Mackowiak (lf), Terrero (cf), Cintron (ss), Molina © With the lineup that will likely be on the field tonight, it's safe to say it was huge to win the first game today.

If we call someone up, it should be Haeger. Maybe he can get lucky on a windy day at the park and have some success. I don't want to see our AAAA pitchers, Floyd and Broadway, anywhere near the rivalry game.

Great to get back to my desk to see the final score. I know it's after the fact, but I love that Ozzie kept Thornton in the game to face their lefties.

I wonder if we go scoreless today, would that result in more heat being put on Walker? I don't think we have much of a chance tonight against Wang's sinker.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:44 PM) Danks would dominate a minor league lineup though. Yeah, but if he gave up one run, I'd be worried that our offense couldn't overcome that total.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:41 PM) Im uneasy with Danks going against a minor league team with our offense already missing beachballs. Fixed

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:39 PM) how bad is our offense? Just about the consistently worse offense I've ever seen to start a season. At least we're hearing excuses now like "Iguchi has a hurt finger", etc.

QUOTE(bkmoney @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:26 PM) dye is old. Could he have caught Posada's double or held him to a single?

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 16, 2007 -> 03:00 AM) Zach Zaidman is "celebrating" somewhere. But this is indeed good news. That was one of the funniest segments I've ever heard on the radio.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ May 16, 2007 -> 04:05 AM) I will throw up if Masset starts. If I had to choose someone from the minors it would be Floyd or Broadway. You'd throw up if it's Masset, but you wouldn't mind seeing Floyd or Broadway? Let's just say I'm going to be extremely pissed if we have to start Masset against the Cubs due to not playing the game last night for some stupid reason. It's similar to how we cost ourselves a chance at facing the Twins worst pitcher (Ponson) in a game earlier this year because we called a game due to the "cold", even though it was cause our bullpen was so tired.

Is it still raining at the park?

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:56 PM) Hmm, you seem to know the cubs a little too well...it's all adding up now. I'm the biggest Cubs hater around....trust me! I've always admitted that I watch all of their games, as long as it's not going on during the Sox game. My least favorite person in the universe has to be Ron Santo....I can't believe he was b****ing about the pink bats on Sunday taking away from the spirit of the game. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:58 PM) MLB and the Feds shut down his supplier. Roids or not, he's still playing damn well this year and is a great clubhouse guy.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:32 PM) Totally disagree. The only good player they have is Lee. Soriano was passable in the AL, their strating pitching is mediocre at best, their catcher is one of the worst defensive cathers in the league, and their bench is atrocious. They also happen to have a horrendous bullpen. They would go head to head with tampa if they were in the AL east. Last year (NL). In the AL he is nothing more than an average to good player. His BA has hovered around .268-.300 and his OPS .736 to .879 That is nowhere close to one of the best hitters in baseball. Dont let the NL stats fool you, especially with the competition in the NL central. He dominated in the NL East last night in the worst hitter's park in the majors. How can you say their bench is atrocious when they have a fantastic defensive back-up catcher, a good hitting outfielder in either Murton or Floyd, a very good lefty hitter off the bench in Ward, and an outfielder they can play at every position with some speed in Pagan? If their bench is atrocious, then our bench is the worst in the history of baseball. Their bullpen does suck though...Howry is a pitching machine. Cotts does have a much better offspeed pitch this year....at least Aardsma is doing very well though. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:42 PM) So was Gary Matthews Jr. Contract years can do wonders for ball players (WAKE UP IGUCHI AND DYE!!!) I like Gary Matthews Jr.....he would have been a great fit on this team. I agree though, it's sad how our guys are struggling in their walk year. They're the anti-Tartabull's right now. QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:32 PM) Totally disagree. The only good player they have is Lee. Soriano was passable in the AL, their strating pitching is mediocre at best, their catcher is one of the worst defensive cathers in the league, and their bench is atrocious. They also happen to have a horrendous bullpen. You don't think Aramis Ramirez is a good player?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 15, 2007 -> 10:01 PM) Soriano is nowhere near one of the "best" hitters in baseball. Last year he was damn good, and even though he started off slowly this year, he's going to be a monster at that park when the wind is blowing out. I used to think he was one of the most overrated hitters in baseball, but last year was very impressive.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 15, 2007 -> 09:25 PM) I think tonight he'll try and throw a perfect game because he'll be auditioning with his new team for next season. I've heard Omar Minaya has told his agent he'll spend 30 million more on his contract than the next closest competitor.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 15, 2007 -> 09:22 PM) How about my guy? The one second only to Johan Santana. He's overrated by many....but I'd still take him on my team. He could be our DH right now. I have a feeling we might go after him in the offseason.