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QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:33 PM) As one of like, well, I'm the only Pods supporter on this board. I can't even excuse or justify that. Pods should just forget about stealing bases right now. Get on base. That's it. I only saw a couple of his at-bats. But I did like that he was atleast working the pitchers. Is there a difference between working the count and just not swinging? It didn't seem like he was really getting anywhere, he would just watch the pitches into the glove until he either K'd looking or found the courage to hit the ball weakly somewhere. I never got the feeling he was really taking pitches with the intent to put himself in a better position to get on base, unlike Erstad who looked like a champ at the plate today, s*** in the field but a champ at the plate.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:27 PM) I'm confused as to what that means? Say Player A is on base, and Player B and C both fail drive him in. That counts as players individually leaving 2 on base? Can we pull any positives out of the first two games? If Erstad leads off the inning with a single then Thome Ks, that's 1 LOB for him, Konerko pops out, 1 LOB for him, Dye grounds out, 1 LOB for him. Since Erstad was still on the bases at the end of the inning that is 1 LOB for the team but 3 LOB for the players individually.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) Alright then. I was just curious. He's supposed to be able to hit 95 consistently. Atleast that's what I've heard/read. But if he can get guys out like he did today, I don't care how hard he throws. Watching his outings from last season on MLB.tv from last September he was sitting at 94-95 while running it up to 99-100 every once in a while. QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:27 PM) Although it's the off-season move I probably dislike the most and was 90% sure throughout the 2nd half of last year that he wouldn't be brought back, all of us knew he would be the starting LF and leading off when he was re-signed. Just because we knew it was going to happen doesn't mean it should have been the move that was made. He did nothing to earn his job last year or this spring yet Oz still makes him his starting LF. It's just annoying that a player can be so completely inept and still be handed a major league starting job and a $2.9M contract.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:22 PM) Did we really leave that many guys on? That doesn't sound right. That's because it's not right. The team left 8 runners on base, the players individual left 19 on base.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:20 PM) Question: I didn't see Aardsma's first inning of work. Was he around 89-91 with his fastball that inning? I didn't see 1 fastball clocked over 91 in his second inning. I don't know what the gun said and to tell you the truth I don't really care, it looked like he was throwing mid 90's with ease along with great movement both towards and away from righties. He was getting his breaking ball over with great break and excellent command. It was honestly one of the greatest innings ever thrown by a White Sox pitcher. I'm not sure they even touched a pitch he threw.

McCarthy was unable to pitch around an error early in the game, the runs may not have been earned but McCarthy was thoroughly unimpressive today.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:11 PM) I see. So last year everybody b****ed that Ozzie left his starters in too long when it was clear they didn't have it. Today, he lifts a guy who gave up 5 runs, 7 hits and 4 walks in 5 innings and it was the wrong move? Man, that Ozzie Guillen is just a bad, bad manager. I also had no problem with him pulling Garland, it seemed like the right move at the time. I question him handing Pods a job, allowing him to face Fultz (ridiculous) and the non-moves defensively late in the game. Outside of that, I don't have many problems with him today.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:12 PM) no, I'd actually argue that pitching wise, Ozzie made all the right moves today. Offensively it was questionable, but that happens. I still don't understand why he didn't make defensive substitutions late in the game. He had Erstad and Podsednik in the OF in the 7th and 8th inning. Just craziness.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:07 PM) So what other upgrades were out there. As Kenny Williams would say: Names, people? Erstad, Anderson and Mackowiak are all better players than Podsednik. Ozuna, Mackowiak, Iguchi and Erstad are all better leadoff hitters. I think Podsednik swung the bat a total of 3 times today.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:06 PM) Uribe was 2/4 Monday, 0/3 today. You're already whining about an upgrade? Pods was bad today. Can you atleast give him a week before you start crying that we should've signed Pierre or Gary Matthews Jr.? So in just 5 more days Podsednik is going to regain his speed? Super. The guy is slow and appears to be done.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:50 PM) The Indians offense will be better this year than it was last year, and our pitching is massively overrated. Positive games for Aardsma and Erstad though.....160 more games left in the Pods era. 0-4 with a caught stealing..stay hot! Offensively? Yes, he looked great out there. Defensively? I was incredibly disappointed, he getting poor reads on balls hit at him and that play in the 8th was completely inexcusable, he shouldn't have been playing CF at the time and I'm honestly not all that enthused about watching him play 120+ more games out there. If he can keep up this offensive production though, I won't mind seeing him in the lineup daily. Pods should just be DFA'd. Good riddance.

He just caught the ball with his back against the wall. I'm pretty sure any outfielder on this team makes that play, am I missing something here? He shouldn't even have been in the game.

Isn't this where you go to your closer?

I'm confused as to the currently defensive personnel in the outfield.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 04:14 PM) Ozuna is in @ short, Molina is in catching. And the criticism of Ozzie is not deserved?

So any defensive replacements? Comcast? Please?

So what does Podsednik do well again? Anything? Anything at all?

That was such a disappointing play on so many levels. It seemed like everything was building up to that. Wow.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 03:50 PM) BA would have made the right choice... It doesn't even matter. Erstad is supposed to be the ultimate ballplayer, the vet who's done it all and he's making just ridiculously stupid plays out there. He shouldn't even be playing CF right now.

Why the f*** is Erstad even in CF? Shouldn't he be in left and Pods in a shower somewhere?

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 03:46 PM) I like Crede, but I can't recall a single clutch hit he had after May last year. Dye was the s*** though in clutch situations. That's because Dye is a great situation hitter with excellent plate discipline, Crede on the other hand is not.

Remember when I said I'd rather have Dye up in a clutch situation than Crede? That's why.

Thome looked PISSED at second base.

I really like this version of Darin Erstad, he needs to keep this up.

Sizemore is not home grown either. He was a 3rd round draft pick of the Expos whom they acquired in the Colon deal with Cliff Lee.