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QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 10:27 PM) I really dread the game threads this year. I thought people would be a little more mellow and cool with the WS win. THis spring has showed that it won't. I think people were expecting us to go undefeated in spring training and to have absolutely no weaknesses, etc.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) Oh no. COtts isn't going to be good this year! By no means am I freaking out about Cotts....but he's far from a proven commodity. Just like Jenks, he could easily revert to a 5.00 ERA. As long as he has his control though, he should be fine.

QUOTE(kman @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 10:01 PM) On a sidenote, Wrestlemania is on Sunday the 2nd like our opening night. I hope no1 here has WWE tix kinda sux u have to choose 1 of the 2 cool events. Going to WrestleMania.

QUOTE(JimH @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 09:41 PM) Mark Prior is licking the stamps I hear. And once he starts to do a poor job, he'll pull himself saying his tongue is sore.

QUOTE(SouthsideBlitz @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 09:20 PM) Such a great movie, Just dislike the fact it's about the Injuns The similarities between Jenks and Ricky Vaughn are frightening (especially how they can't find their fastballs from their first to second seasons ). Also, the way Vaughn comes in and K's the first hitter in Major League is similar to what Jenks did against Bagwell.

Who's in our bullpen today?

Where was Thome's homer hit to?

QUOTE(JimH @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 09:03 PM) Pablo looking slightly more comfortable at 3B this spring, of course he could only get better. He really improved at 3b over the course of last season. I remember him being almost flawless after he had a brutal first inning at Colorado.

I'm sure Dusty will say it was a great play by Blanco after the game. Can we put in Thornton and let him throw a 96 mph fastball at Blanco's back.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:40 PM) I think he got hurt coming into home plate to score. Blanco was blocking the plate like a douchebag. Did it look like anything serious when it happened?

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:39 PM) Podsednik is hurt. Ruben Rivera in for him in LF. What happened?

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:34 PM) We have no EDGE right now. We have 6 days to get it back.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) Maddux's slide step is one of the quickest in all of MLB. Its really not that big of a surprise. Wrong. Maddux is one of the easiest pitchers in baseball to steal off of.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2006 -> 11:30 PM) What sort of mix of pitches was BMac throwing? High fastballs, high curves, and high change-ups.

QUOTE(ChiSoxCE2005 @ Mar 26, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) Ah..i see. Thanks dick. Hadn't seen his name for a while and didn't know what was up. Wow, no reason to be hostile!

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 26, 2006 -> 10:23 PM) He wasn't getting shelled, but he was leaving a lot of pitches up in the zone. His biggest challenge as a reliever is having a feel for his change-up coming out of the bullpen.

McCarthy just give up 3 runs?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 26, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) I watched a couple of minor league games down in Tucson. There's more gas cans we haven't had the opportunity to see yet. Our minors are sorely lacking in their "stuff".

Nomo looks sharp.

Can we keep this thread going for the whole year? Thome will have quite a few day-to-day injuries throughout the season.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) Give me a break. Remember when Buehrle, Garland and Garcia all started pitching like s*** at the same time? Guess who was the only one to step up? We're not even in the playoffs without Jose. And he was our best pitcher in the playoffs as well. That's why we're not General Managers. You can't get caught up on what they did for you last season. You need to take into account where they're at in their age, what position they plug for you, and how their salary effects your team. I'm happy we still have Contreras, but I think the organization would be greatly disappointed if he had 13 wins with a 4.5 ERA this yr.

We have some real, real bad pitchers in our minor league system.

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 10:02 PM) I think he'll be fine too... depending on how you define "fine". I'm looking for a mid-4's ERA out of him, and 13-15 wins. For Contreras, I think thats fine, but others might disagree. If he ends up with a mid 4 ERA, we really missed out on a chance to trade him at peak value then.

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 09:57 PM) But.. he's a changed man!! There's no chance in hell he'll ever revert to his former self, which he has been for the majority of his career! I think Contreras will be fine. It might take him a couple of outings to get comfortable mentally. From the reports in the media, it sure sounds like he was shaken up from the pain he had in his tricep/elbow.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) Not if Contreras leaves via free agency... Buehrle Garcia Vazquez Garland McCarthy This is correct