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QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 01:14 PM) and Erstad and Podsednik could put up OBP's of .310 throughout the course of the year and the offense would still score 800 runs. That argument sucks. Of course, it would be nice if the Sox had two guys in the 1-2 spot that would put up OBP's of around .350-.380, thus resulting in about 900-925 runs, but the offense will be good and inconsistent. The rise or fall of the White Sox depends upon pitching and pitching only. If they pitch, the will win. If they don't pitch, they will lose. I think the first 3 games of the season have illustrated that pretty well. And what if the pitching is somewhere between '05 and '06 this year? What if they allow 4.29 R/G with a 4 team ERA? What then? Is that good enough to cover up any offensive deficiencies?

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 12:28 PM) I would like an outfield with Andruw Jones and Ichiro Suzuki in it. Maybe Jones in left, BA in center, and Ichiro in right? Then we can have Fields play 3rd and get a middle infielder for Crede that can handle the bat and bat 2nd. RF Ichiro Suzuki 2B ? DH Jim Thome 1B Paul Konerko LF Andruw Jones 3B Josh Fields C AJ Pierzynski CF Brian Anderson SS Juan Uribe Horray for $150M payrolls!!! Jones = Boras by the way.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 12:20 PM) and #2 to give Burls and extra day before his next start. I'd be lying if I didnt think to say that these reasons played a part in the cancellation. Except for the fact that it doesn't. They're just going to skip Danks in the rotation so Buehlre will make his scheduled start on Tuesday.

Is it just me or did everyone look incredibly old in this meh episode?

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 01:38 AM) Why didn't you tell me earlier? If we lose it's your fault, sir. I didn't edit your post, this is on your head. When someone says something is a 'good omen' why would you go and change it?

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 01:28 AM) Botching a word is bad omen? Do tell? http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=1383502 One of the first posts in yesterday's game thread a poster happened to use 'are' in the incorrect manner just as you did there and guess what? Sox win. That was post #3 and yours was #4. Good omen. You f***ed up kid.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 01:03 AM) We really, really need Javy to go 6-7 innings tonight. Our bullpen has been abused so far. Edit: Fixed for Kalapse. You should not have done that. Bad Omen. Bad.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 01:03 AM) We really, really need Javy to go 6-7 innings tonight. Are bullpen has been abused so far. This is a good omen.

Since when does 'f**' mean 'lazy'? The closest thing you can get to that is 'exhausted' and that makes NO sense in this context.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 11:10 PM) Baldelli is injury-prone. Brandon Wood is the best SS prospect in the game today, in the minds of many scouts. They'll trade Erick Aybar, but I don't think they will part so easily with Wood. They won't trade Woods but that's not the point. The point is they were offered Ervin Santana + Figgins/Aybar I don't remember who exactly and they turned it down. Why the hell would they take Anderson and a meh prospect when they could have had a very good young pitcher in Santana and another excellent major league piece? Baldelli might be oft injured but he's still only 25, has a very affordable contract and has that damn comparison to Joe D. In other words, if they choose to trade him they're going to get a valuable piece to add to their rotation. QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 11:12 PM) Dukes is the scariest mother f***er in baseball. Seriously, his teammates are afraid of him. (Fathom needs to chime in here.) Tampa will get rid of him the first time they get a reasonable offer. They'd much rather deal with an injury prone outfielder than one that physically threatens his teammates on a regular basis. Plus the whole Sean Tracey incident in AAA, Dukes is a crazy son of a b****.

It's $29.95 for the season. They stream over 700 games for the season as well as all the All-Star games and some post season games. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/multimedia/video.jsp

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 10:34 PM) Because they want to save money and Anderson is much cheaper. If we give up Gio and Broadway in one trade, we better get the equivalent of Carl Crawford, not Rocco Baldelli. Here's why, they don't want to pay a "bench" player this type of money. 2007: $750,000, 2008: $2.25 million, 2009: $6 million club option w/$4 million buyout, 2010: $8 million club option, 2011: $9 million club option, 2012: Free Agent You're seriously overrating some Sox players and underrating some insanely talented Tampa players. And when did they name that psychopath Dukes their starting CF? He's probably the 1 baseball player most likely to go all OJ on someone's ass in the coming years. Just because they supposedly (I'm not buying it) have no place for Rocco doesn't mean they're going to just sell him off for garbage like Anderson and Rogowski (and yes that is garbage considering what they could get from basically any other team). Gio Gonzalez and Broadway for Crawford? Didn't they turn down a Santana/Figgins deal just last season? I know Santana was involved in the deal with another player but they wanted Woods included in the deal instead.

If they have no place to play Baldelli then why the hell would they want another outfielder in Anderson?

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) At any rate, the price for Baldelli is sinking. How many of you would do a Baldelli for Anderson and a second-tier prospect (#15-25 in the system)? When did Brian N. Anderson start pitching? They're not dealing Baldelli for anything less than a stud pitching prospect to start plus a piece.

So when do we suppose Anderson's first start will come? Johan? Harden maybe?

Oh it's Jay and he's getting a hand full of Raul Willie.

I guess Brandon Donnelly did leave a lasting impression on the youngsters of Anaheim.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 01:55 AM) If Contreras was such an obvious stud, and the same pitcher from August 05 through May/June 06, why would we dream of trading him, when he's making the same as Lillly or Marquis? The fact is, nobody knows what we'll get out of Jose this year. He could become Esteban Loiaza, Version 2004, for all anyone knows. His purported age, the loss of 3-4 MPH on his fastball and that contract through 2009 will scare a number of teams away, especially a "small market" team like the Reds that already has Griffey and Dunn on the books. Maybe they'll do another weird trade like the Majewski one for Felipe Lopez and Kearns, but don't count on it, and certainly not with the #1 or #2 pitching prospect in baseball. The odds of such a trade certainly didn't go up yesterday, that much is certain. So is your face.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 01:32 AM) Please stop baiting him...he can't be older than 14-15. I'm not bating anyone, I'm engaging in lively internet banter, something your small, inferior female brain is incapable of doing. FOR GARLAND??? You've got to be out of your mind. Like you said the guy knows how to win games, he has the MOST wins of ANY pitcher in BASEBALL over the past 2 SEASONS. Hughes or bust, the guy is unproven and makes too little money to play for the Yankees but he'd look great on the palehose! I know the Count owned the Reds last year, that's why I mentioned them as a possible trade partner, DUH!!11 I don't see why the Sox would have to include another player, what has Homer Bailey ever done at the major league level? About as much as you or I, that's how much. The Reds need to win NOW and a stud like Jose is just what the doctor ordered, in fact if I were Kenny Williams I start talks at Bailey and Bruce for Contreras. If Krivsky doesn't budge, tell him to f*** off!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 12:58 AM) This is the first game I get to watch this season, automatic W. We're like Bizarro Twins, this will be the first game of the season I will not be able to watch with Saturday being the second.

I agree with everything you've said in your 2 well thought out, insightful, grammatically pristine posts except 1 thing. Why would Buehrle net you only a 2nd tier prospect but for Garland you can get who many believe to be the best pitching prospect in baseball? Is 1 year of guaranteed control really worth such a difference in talent? I mean I agree that a league average pitcher like Garland is definitely enough to wrestle a player like Phillip Hughes away from the Yankees but similarly couldn't the Sox deal Buehrle for say Andrew Miller. Is there a reason why Contreras isn't included in this fine discussion? I heard the Reds have been shopping Homer Bailey around wouldn't they have some interest in one of the more talented starters in baseball in Jose Contreras? I'll wait patiently for your answers as I'd like to keep this intelligent, lively discussion alive through the night. Some real good baseball talk should come of this.

TRU/Balta's boy Bonds hit #735 today. He's now 20 HR away from embarrassing baseball.

All yours Jim. DET - 10 TOR - 9 CLE - 8 SOX - 7 MIN - 7 BAL - 2 BOS - 7 KC - 1

Wait, since when is Thome quite?