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QUOTE(VAfan @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 04:04 PM) What I don't get is that Cotts appears to remain below Marte in Ozzie's eyes, since Marte usually pitches later in ballgames than Cotts. Yet Marte has issued 30 walks and given up 38 hits in around 43 innings. Somehow this hasn't cost us big time yet, but I'll pull my hair out if Ozzie has the same warped subsitution rotation in the postseason. Ozzie is going on player history when it comes to Marte and Cotts. Marte has been ultra dominate in the past, where this is Cott's first great year. Cotts >>>> Marte, yet the fact that Marte has been a shutdown lefty reliever in the past keeps him ahead of Cotts on the depth chart.

Sometime ago you made a Garland wallpaper and someone called it "gay", that title could very well go for this one as well. It looks cool, just in the same boat as that Garland one.

There is SO much blatant bias in this thread that it becomes unreadable. I can't wait til Sunday.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 03:58 PM) I understand perfectly, I just think it was a terrible decision. We played a whole lot of August with only 12 healthy position players, not the 14 who had helped us to baseball's best record. And for those of you defending Adkins, you do realize that he essentially blew two of the games in which he pitched. We had Vizcaino to fill that job, and he would have liked the work!! Viz can throw 2 innings. Adkins can throw 6+.

2003 - A 23 year old Josh Beckett steps up and wins WS MVP for the World Champ Marlins. 1997 - A 22 year old Livan Hernadez stups up and wins WS MVP for the World Champ Marlins. It's happened before where a very young pitcher plays expectionally well in the postseason, including the World Series. Hernandez was a rookie with 17 career GS and Beckett was a second year player.

I like the idea of interchanging El Duque and BMac the rest of the way instead of giving guys like Buehrle, Garland and Garcia odd rest for the rest of the month.

I personally like this one more than any other:

Supposedly BMac was on KW's untouchables list. So he was not going to be traded anyway.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:28 PM) And you weigh 275. Supposedly 275 most likely a bit more.

QUOTE(joeynach @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:25 PM) Why wouldnt he just use the rosin bag then. Thats what its there for. Would you rather touch the back of your hat after evey pitch or walk to the back of the mound pick up a sack, toss it around for a bit and throw it back down?

QUOTE(Antonio Osuna @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:22 PM) Wow. Just wow. Our 6th Starter -- 6th!!! -- shuts down the best offense in all of baseball. Impressive. I don't remember where BMAC was on August 31; is there any chance we could put him on the playoff roster? Actually I'm pretty sure he was on the 25, so yes.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 02:04 PM) The thing about this is that he was available if he was needed. It just so happens that he wasn't. If a situation occured, it could have put the bullpen in bad shape without Adkins around. So no, that idea was not lame. That's why they call it an insurance policy, some people for some reason can not grasp this concept.

It's rosin. Not illegal at all.

I highly doubt having Gload on the roster would have equated to any extra wins for the Sox.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 10:48 AM) I don't think underachieving starter is a fair label at all. The kid was rookie who had skipped AAA. Pitchers need development time and Neal was getting his feet wet. In reality he is still likely getting his feet wet preparing for a starters role in the future. Underachieving starter in the eyes of those who expected big things out of him right away. Remember there were some people calling McCarthy a bust after he struggled earlier in the year, way too many posters have Knee-jerk reactions when it comes to players.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 10:41 AM) For those of you that follow the NFL in-depth, what does it look like the role will be for Matt Jones. He was drafted by the Steelers, right? How has he done? Will he fit in right away? He was drafted by the Jaguars late in the first round. It appears he'll be the 3 WR option behind Jimmy Smith and Reggie Williams and ahead of Ernest Wilford. Like Antwan Randel El you'll probably see the occational trick play with him throwing down field. He should get a decent amount of receptions out of the slot and his versatility and ultra-athletism could have him slipping into a more major role later in the year.

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 08:52 AM) Lets go BM! Do it! Can we not call him "BM". I believe that sends the wrong message. I belive BMac fits the bill as opposed to the bodily function I've seen him called a few times.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) Contrary to popular belief, Timo doesn't hit Schilling THAT well. Just 2 for 12. Blum on the other hand hits him just as well if not better than anyone on the team, 12 for 32. I think it's the fact that one of his hits was a HR off Schilling that's throwing people off.

QUOTE(Spod=Ratings @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 01:28 AM) who all can make it to the draft? i can You mean the draft that was held 2 days ago?

I'm liking this one a lot more: Or with screws:

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 12:04 AM) I wish Ozzie felt the same way you did. In our worst month of the year, Cotts for some reason throws 8 2/3 innings. Me = :banghead Well, whenever one of our pitchers is in serious trouble I usually end up yelling, GET COTTS UP IN THE PEN DAMN IT!!! So I'd call him my go-to guy.

It's like the 15th topic in ATH. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39202

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 11:54 PM) Neal Cotts has the greatest turnaround from one year to the next of any Sox player in recent memory. From underachieving starter and whipping boy to dominate lefty reliever and go-to guy out of the pen is quite a turnaround. Thank god I've always been on his bandwagon.

Look in the upper right hand corner of the board index and you'll find a link entitled "Search" from there you can put in words and see if things have already been posted. N3WB.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 4, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) I hope you guys know the Haynes comment was sarcastic. I am aware.