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Where the f*** is the Sean Tracey love thread? It should have been created by now.

I think I love Sean Tracey.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 09:23 PM) Flawed as it may be, throwing 9 QS in 12 chances means you aren't a bad pitcher. He's had 3 'bad' games all year. In every other game he's given up 3 ER or less. To me that isn't anywhere near, and I quote, "bad pitching." What I posted had nothing to do with any conversation that was going on, I was simply stating that the QS stat is pretty much useless.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 09:18 PM) WHo said it was so good? It's meant to prove that the Quality Start stat is incredibly flawed.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 09:15 PM) Garcia has 9 quality starts in 12 chances this season. That is bad? A quality start is a 4.5 ERA WTF is so good about that?

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:31 PM) Really? Ridiculous? You might want to ask Mike Scioscia about that, since he says in this very article: "He gives us a defensive presence in center field … and when you factor in the intangibles, it's a big void," Scioscia said. Or maybe you weren't aware of these comments from Adam Kennedy, in a recent Peter Gammons blog note: "We are," Adam Kennedy says, "two teams -- with and without Ersty." In short, he's a hell of a player. I think we were all aware of his injury history. We should be familiar with such a history -- because it's pretty similar to Jermaine Dye's before we got him. You know Dye, right? The guy you believe is the best rightfielder in the league? In any event, Erstad's problems staying healthy is why he was mentioned -- by me, anyway -- as someone to MONITOR while we waited on Anderson. Well, it looks like the monitoring of both is coming to an end. Turn the page. Haha, what the f*** did you expect them to say? "Yeah losing Darin for the rest of the year is really a blessing in diguise I mean his replacement (Juan Rivera) is actually the superior player in this case. It's a great day for Angels baseball we lose the old, slow and bad Darin Erstad, HORRAY!!" "Two teams -- with and without Ersty I mean when we do have him we have an automatic out in the lineup but with him on the DL we don't have to see him go up there and suck for 4 ABs a game." Please, please never compare the great hitter in Jermaine Dye to that mediocre s*** offensive player by the name of Erstad.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 07:10 PM) Would you be able to watch a game if Lew Ford was on this team? Would you just close your eyes everytime he came up to bat? Honestly, I f***ing hate the guy so I'm not sure I'd be able to adjust right away to seeing him in a Sox uni. The first time he smirks on the Sox, he's done forever in my book. Cool Lew caught a fish!!! Don't you just want to kick my ass?

QUOTE(ThinWhiteDuque @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 05:35 PM) Why anyone would want Lew Ford is beyond me, unless they're lonesome for Dave Gallagher. Have any of you guys ever seen him play? He brings NOTHING to the table...5th OFer at best. He's a poor man's Eric Byrnes. Just because he gets a few clutch hits against us doesn't make him a good player. Now Brady Clark is a good idea. Lew Ford? Christ, you might as well keep running BA out there while saving your prospects. Lew Ford has a career 106 OPS+ that's better than Brady Clark (100) Torii Hunter (100) and Aaron Rowand (103). Why the hate for Lew? The guy put up a .827 OPS playing semi-fulltime in '04. Just because the guy is a Twin and his smirk makes you want to smack the s*** out of him doesn't mean he sucks.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 06:58 PM) And a freakishly large pic of Manos I think I need a new pair of underwear.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) I think Jose Valentin should still be our 3B/SS... ...but that has more to do with a freakishly weird, yet completely natural obsession with the sexy beast that is Jose Valentin. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:14 PM) No one is making you click on the threads. Yes but this does reflect poorly onto all Sox fans.

QUOTE(NYSox35 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:22 PM) True, but he came clean and is back to being a great hitter. It's scary to think what this scumbag Grimsley knows or is saying. 1.) He never came clean, he said he was sorry but never what for. 2.) HGH still isn't tested for so as far as I'm concerned both he and Sheff are far from clean.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) That's harsh... When have I ever been anything but? It's just frustrating listening to the same s*** year after year with people complaining about media bias when all these papers are doing is running the way they see fit and frankly it's working for them. Can anyone really argue with the number Cubs to Sox fans? Since there's a large discrepency doesn't it seem that there may be a difference in the amount of coverage each team sees in the papers of that city?

You're cute little shtick would be absolutely perfect for the 3rd Sox board, they'd totally love you over there.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 11:12 AM) His WHIP (1.57) sucks. I'd rather have Marte back. Yeah, that makes sense. The induces ground balls the only problem with that is the defense behind him has been absolutely horendous since he came up and his control has been shaky at times as well. If you ever watched the guy pitch you could tell just how dominant he is going to be in this league.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 10:31 AM) How much CF experience does he have? Comming into this season: (he's barely played out there this year because of Hunter's good health) CF - 122 G | 963.1 INN LF - 107 G | 857.2 INN DH - 74 G RF - 32 G | 252 INN

How many times did I say this guy would be gone for the season? 4? 5? It's ridiculous that his name was ever even mentioned.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 10:23 AM) He has had more ABs against RHP (62) than LHP (58). Not a huge sample size by any means, though. Honestly, i think his struggles are not mechanical as much as mental. I am not sure what facing more RHP's will do. That number is a bit sqewed however, a very large portion of those ABs came at the beginning of the year when he was playing most every day regardless of the pitcher. Since he's been platooning with Mackowiak he's been playing almost exclusively against lefties.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 08:59 AM) Long term I think the Tigers may POTENTIALLY have the better pitching of the 2. Verlander, Bonderman, Zumaya and Miller should all be building blocks for that organization. But there's no doubt, Cleveland has the better nucleus with their hitters. But they'll need the likes of Jeremy Sowers to succeed in the majors or they'll need to keep dipping into the FA market for SP's. When it comes to the long long run I'd go with the Tigers simply because of that pitching staff. That's a s*** load of fire power between a few guys and they throw it so damn easily it's scary. Also, they have proven that they have absolutley not problem with spending some money (I-Rod, Maggs, Rogers) so they could look to add a few pieces through free agency as well as keeping their good young players around for as long as possible.

Cleveland is the much scarier team of the 2, right now they're still hanging out around .500 waiting to make thier big run. Their pitching is much weaker this year, bullpen included but after last season it's hard to discount the Indians especially with the way that lineup can hit when they're clicking.

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So McCarthy then. So I guess Carl Crawford will not be patrolling CF for the White Sox anytime soon.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 08:34 AM) Really? I don't remember him not being around. There's a reason why his ERA is still over 3, he was giving up a good amount of hits early in the season and just didn't look sharp (numerous 2-3 run outings) he's stopped giving up hits all together now and hasn't allowed a run in his last 9 outings.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 08:21 AM) I must have missed it, but is there a link that lists the players that have been named in this new leak? All the names on the Affidavit were blacked out so no names have been revealed just yet.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:17 AM) Isn't his contract up after this season? $6M team option next year.