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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

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 09:51 PM) That's probably true, but I bet either way, he's trade bait next offseason. Well, hopefully Carrillo will be ready to join the rotation in a year or two, so we could save some money by trading Garland.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 08:40 PM) Yeah but in spring training that reasoning doesnt make sense.... because who cares what the score is.... As I said earlier, that first inning was so ugly and so weird that you just didn't want to see what would happen next. How are we going to get 8 innings out of our pitchers?

The man, the myth, the legend is pitching today.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 08:30 PM) I know Cotts is supposed to pitch today. Not sure about Jenks though. You sure of that? Hawk said he pitched yesterday.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 08:28 PM) Why would we pull the players? They aren't out there to win. THey are out there to get their work in. Get some ABs. Not try to win ballgames. Thanks, I didn't know that. :headshake I wasn't being serious AT ALL. It's just comical how bad this inning is, and you just want to make sure that no one gets injured (or Uribe gets hit in the head with a pop up).

Is Jenks supposed to pitch today?

Wow, our minor league pitchers are awesome!

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 08:26 PM) Can we just forfeit the game right now and save the misfortune of watching this six run deficit become twenty? Yep, can we just pull all the starters off the field to make sure no one gets injured. Now, we're going to have to listen to 4 hours worth of Hawk and DJ explaining why spring training records don't matter (which I agree, but they still go overboard).

He doesn't look too bad. Compared to most of our minor leaguers, he has great stuff.

Yes, refs are this bad. They've been awful all season, and they're having too much of an impact on the outcome of games. Why does everyone have to think that they're bad because they're crooked? I hope Illini fans feel better now though, because UW got completely hosed tonight. Kudos to the George Mason fans for booing the refs at the end. However, UW still had their chances to win. Now...can we please leave our officiating bashing for something more useful...........like why MLB is screwing the Sox every game because they don't want us to repeat!!!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 06:46 AM) Unfortunately, I think hermy's done. I feel absolutely horrible for the guy but it might be time for him to hang 'em up. I've never thought we're going to see Hermanson pitch in the first half of this year. I hope I'm wrong, cause his contributions last season are very underappreciated. However, this injury isn't getting better, and I hope he makes the best choice for his career.

It almost feels like Thornton is a Rule V player, and we have to keep him on the MLB roster or lose him.