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QUOTE(illinilaw08 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 12:17 AM) I dont understand the shots at Sandy here, it's not like AJ or the Widge threw out many runners... ever... especially with Contreras on the mound. Which is why many of us were hoping for an upgrade in that aspect. A defensive specialist would have been very nice, especially when the rosters expand.

Well...we dodged a huge bullet. Great job!

Quick observation, but Contreras' arm angle is very odd right now. His delivery seems slower, and he's not getting as much velocity.

Big pitch there. Morneau is a HUGE batter in this game. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Contreras isn't exactly Buehrle when it comes to holding runners on, not eveyrhting is on Alomar. Alomar keeps the WP total at 0 today and I'll be happy with his defense. It's just that when you have a catcher who's thrown one guy out in the last year, teams are going to be even more aggressive.

Can we have a mulligan? It's amazing to see what you can accomplish when you don't bunt a run over early in the game.

QUOTE(ottawa_sox @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 12:08 AM) I thought he was missing plays down the line to his right. It just seems like he's been deflecting a lot of balls that he normally would have got to. And just like that, the Twins have a great chance to take an early lead.

I'm so glad we brought in the defensive stopper.

Terrible start. Crede's missed more plays to his left in the last month than I can ever remember.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 11:57 PM) I can't understand how only we play bad against Cleveland. Cause they're a very good hitting team, and they got fortunate enough to face Freddy quite a few times this year. Also, we've struggled against C.C. and Westbrook.

This slump is a hell of a lot easier to take knowing I can pop in the 2005 Sox World Series DVD whenver I want.

QUOTE(soxpride77 @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) I am more inclined to believe Kurkijian than Stark. Stark is the best in baseball. His reports have been much more detailed than Tim K.'s, including how much Soriano is looking for as a FA.

BTW, when I first came on this site about 10 minutes ago, I thought the deal was done due to the headline "Soriano to the White Sox".

QUOTE(Jake @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 09:15 PM) Fields can be thought of as a toolsy player. Seeing as he is likely athletically capable to play a few positions. I don't mind parting with Fields however, if we can keep a 100% proven impact player like Soriano long-term. Exactly. Fields' stock will never be higher than it is right now. It's too bad the Nats have Zimmerman there already. However, I don't want to see both Broadway and Sweeney included in this deal.

If we were to trade Pods and some prospects for Soriano (not named Fields or Broadway), I woudn't even be too upset if we couldn't re-sign him. That way, we'd be starting fresh with a new left fielder, and I highly doubt it would be anyone from our system. It's too bad we don't have any real "toolsy" outfielders in our system, as everyone knows Bowden loves those type of guys.

This isn't a shocker at all. HR was notorious for being overly "friendly" towards female workers.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) At this point with how we are playing, it might not matter by this weekend if the Tigers get Soriano. We could be over 10 games out if we don't get our spiff together....which makes me want to vomit...A LOT. I've given up on the Tigers for now. They're playing just too damn good, and they've shown no signs all season of slowing down. The Twins and the Yankees are the main competition we should be worried about right now.

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of pissed off people if Soriano ends up getting traded to the Tigers in the next week. So many people got their hopes up, and they never took a step back to realize how a trade like this would really work out for the Sox.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 02:56 PM) I will disagree with you here. If a team can support a $100 million payroll, then I don't think you have a window. You should stay competetive every year. The window is based more upon other teams in our division, and their young players reaching their peak. We're not exactly a young team right now.

QUOTE(rowand @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 04:47 PM) anyone have what stark had to say on insider, it says on the headline he isn't so sure the sox are getting AS. Basically that Soriano would want about 5 yrs/65 million to re-sign. Also, sources tell him McCarthy and Fields wouldn't be in the deal. The Sox are definitely interested, but it's not close to being "extremely close".

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 04:27 PM) Worked last year. Exactly...and that was a hungry, overachieving team with nowhere near the talent we have this season. Last year, we needed to do little things in order to score runs, as our offense wasn't very good. Up until the last few weeks, our offense has been amazing. There's still hope, but it's kinda concerning to see the Twins playing like the Twins of old (great pitching, great defense, line drive hitting). When Jason Tyner looks like Rod Carew, you know things are going well.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) I trust that's adding enough to the thread pcullota. Excellent post

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 04:10 PM) Are you talking about Sandy Alomar? If so, think bench coach. Yeah, I was referring to Sandy. With our current group of guys (for the next 3 years or so), he'd be a great leader of them. I haven't seen this mentioned, but Thome was saying in the paper how he just thinks Sandy is the nicest guy he's ever met, etc. Here's an observation I have about Ozzie....he's a much better manager when he has a group of scrappy players who feel like they have to overachieve to win. It might sound funny, but we might have too much talent this season for Ozzie to properly manage them. When you have this much talent, sometimes the best thing to do is just get out of their way and let them manage themselves.

The Braves offense is sensational now. There's no way they're going to be sellers.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 03:38 PM) Won/loss record will never get Ozzie fired. He said last year he would quit if the Sox won the WS. I think he will walk away sooner than anyone thinks. The only way he gets fired is if he does something so stupid the Sox have no choice. I don't think he's lost the team, but these little tirades will eventually lead to that IMO. As unbiased as I can be, it wouldn't shock me if Ozzie is gone after this year. It has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not this team is winning or losing. I think that a certain person we brought in to the organization a few days ago could be the next manager of this team. QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) What on earth could Jon have said? Southtown Sorry I actually got Michael Young out.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 02:47 PM) I'm gonna go with what I was told on the matter. But thanks for your info. Are you implying that there's tension between Dye/Ozzie? Also, Cooper was on the radio, and he seemed rather pissed about Vazquez and his performances recently.