Kalapse

What a tremendous bust this guy has been. Yuniesky Betancourt was supposed to be Jack Wilson during one of those Jack Wilson good years instead he's Cesar Izturis minus the glove. That's right even his once excellent defense has all but disappeared.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 26, 2008 -> 12:05 AM) In 2006 I saw him take batting practice at the Metrodome and he was hitting it farther than anyone else of the two teams, but he never hits homers in games it seems. Much like that asshole Ty Cobb people have long said that if Ichiro wanted to he could lead the league in homeruns. My take: If you can f***ing do it THEN DO IT! YOUR f***ING SINGLES ARE NOT HELPING YOUR TEAM WIN, A 70 HOMERUN SEASON MIGHT!

I get a hard every time I watch Beltre at 3rd.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 26, 2008 -> 12:06 AM) not sure how serious you actually are, but I'm not going to disagree and he generally epitomizes the Mariners' lineup. 100% cereal

FUN FACT: The R.A. in R.A. Dickey stands for Robert Allen

Ichiro is sucking f***ing overrated. $18M for a singles hitter. Awesome.

That Beltre commercial is actually pretty funny. The Mariners usually have good commercials.

And that f***ing Putz comes through. Nicely done.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 11:48 PM) i say he's living proof that one scientifically enhanced season can earn you mucho dollars So PED's made him awesome for one season then he just stopped taking them after he got his payday? Are PED's really so effective that they can take you from a decent ballplayer to possibly the best in the game? If so maybe he could get reacquainted with his dealer in time for his next contract year.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 11:46 PM) He has never been directly linked to the Sox, but seems like a typical Williams target. I know a few have brought him up for next year(wite especially) and I would love it. Aside from the whole free agent after the '09 season and Boras representation thing, he'd be a perfect fit for the Sox. Durable, decent speed, decent contact, good power, incredible defense, high salary but for only 1 more season, on a team that sucks ass and will undoubtedly move him sometime next year, and the potential to be one of the best players in the game if he could ever revert to the player he was during his contract year. (if at all possible) PERFECT fit.

4th blown save for Nathan ties his number from last year, 1 more and it will be the most he's had since '05, 2 more and it'll be a career high.

AND A DP TIES THE GAME! I'll take it!

Adrian Beltre is so talented, I don't think people realize just how quick he is for his size. Dude can move.

Holy f*** a Twins error costs them an out in the bottom of the 9th? Wow!

Dear god I f***ing hate small ball, Lopez puts himself in a big hole because he f***ing sucks at life.

Great piece of hitting by Beltre right there. f*** bunting, you have 3 shots at a game tying single, use them.

Broadway

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 09:24 PM) How about Lexi leadoff and OC back in the 2nd spot he's batted at most of his career? We have some lineup options right now. The only problem with that is Alexei's .425 AVG and 1.080 OPS with RISP being wasted in the leadoff spot.

Richard looked good Bullpen was awesome Alexei is just amazing Crede was awful at the plate but good in the field, should be interesting to see what he does over the next week or so Thome with the game winner in the 6th If the Twins lose we're a full game up in the division

After 4 consecutive outings without allowing a man to reach base, Bobby has allowed 6 baserunners in his last 3 outings counting today. He had a 7 game stretch there between Aug 1st and 16th where he allowed 2 hits in 7 IP w/ no walks. GAME!

Oh my Alexei picks up his 4th hit.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 08:47 PM) I really don't have stats to back this up and I am not going to look for them, but I think one of the reasons that Thome struggles so much late in games is that he is probably faces a lot of left handed specialists and he struggles to hit lefties to begin with. I'd love to see the numbers but I'd venture to guess that about 85% of his PAs in close and late situations since joining the White Sox have been against lefty specialists with the other 15% being made up of mostly starters and closers. He's so bad vs funky lefties that he has no chance in those situations.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 08:35 PM) i prefer the way he drives in runs batting lower in the order, but it's a close call. That's just the thing, how can you justify moving him to the top of the lineup when he's hitting .425 with a 1.080 OPS w/ RISP? I don't think you can. In reality he'd probably be a great 5th hole hitter with Dye hitting 4th and Quentin hitting 3rd.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 08:28 PM) Kalapse, I have a question for you. Is it really that wrong of me to say Thome is not clutch because he doesn't deliver late in the game? I know all the stats, etc., but I just reflect on his time here, and can only remember two winning hits late in the game. If you said "Jim Thome is not clutch late in games" I'd actually agree with you. When you say "Jim Thome is not a clutch hitter" I greatly disagree. He really is pretty bad late in games, that I can not defend but he tends to come through big in the first 6 innnings. There's just something about Jim Thome (probably all the K's late in games) where people tend to forget all the times he comes up big in close games while a guy like Joe Crede who's "clutch" stats aren't all that impressive is considered one of the best clutch hitters in the game. (it seems like every time Joe Crede comes through with a big hit it's memorable, which leads me to believe that he's more "memorable" clutch than he is "consistently" clutch but that's a theory for another time) So really it's all about the wording.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 25, 2008 -> 08:23 PM) I love him in the leadoff or 2nd spot. Normally I'd be greatly opposed to sticking a player with a .018 isolated discipline in the leadoff spot but I'm willing to make an exception for Alexei. I think he'd flourish at the top of the lineup and getting him as many PA as possible should be a priority. (given his amazing abilities)