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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:26 PM) In 6 of the last 8 games, we've been shut out once and were almost shut out twice. We were almost on pace to be shut out 32 times this season. In those six games, the only victory the miracle this afternoon where all our baserunners (in the entire game) and hits were salvaged by Konerko's clutch GW double with two outs, our offense has put up 35 hits in 190 at-bats for a .184 average. If you add the two routs (25 for 74), it only raises the average to .227 over that time span, but still pretty horrible. Is anyone concerned? Is Thome just not going to be the same hitter we're used to? Is Chris Getz going to get the "fragile" label? Will Owens and Lillibridge ever contribute offensively as starting players? Will Betemit be used enough where he can even give you quality at-bats as a PH at some point this season? Yes, there's the weather. Yes, there's Felix Hernandez. But we've also been shut down by the likes of Bergesen, Tallet, Eaton and Jakabauskas, a former infielder not too far removed from Florence and the Frontier League. Two of those guys had 7+ ERA's and Bergesen was making his major league debut. Has the Greg Walker lift-and-pull school ruined some of our hitters? If you've watched most of the games, the only hitters who are consistently taking pitches where they are pitched and NOT rolling their wrists are Konerko and Getz. Fields, who you'd like to see use his power and turn on some balls (like he did in ST), is now primarily an opposite field hitter, but he needs to hit for power to make up for his defensive lapses. Fields, Anderson and Lillibridge still have huge swings, as does Ramirez. Quentin is trying to jack every single pitch out of the park, ala Thome. AJ looks horrific these days. I just wonder (and I know Ozzie won't make an in-season change) if it wouldn't be the best thing for the White Sox and our future young prospects (Beckham, Allen, Flowers, Viciedo, Shelby, Danks, etc.) if we brought in a new hitting coach for 2010. Beckham and Allen are definitely not pull hitters, and Tyler Flowers has power to all fields, as does Viciedo. I just hope that we see a different "era" of White Sox hitting start to emerge (no, not the Miller/Lillibridge/Owens one) in the next couple of years, one that's not completely reliant on waiting for warm weather and kind winds from May through September. Yes, they won the 2-1 game earlier today, but that was an anomaly, because the defense really tried to give that game back to the M's. Thoughts? Thanks for showing me how crazy this sounds. Some times seeing it from the outside is the only way you can get a better prosective. I am not a fan of our hitting coach but come on. Quentin is swinging for the fences? When did this happen. Getz is injury prone? There is only one member of the team right now swinging from his heels. He was starting at 2nd tonight and looks like he is 12. Relax. We are 10-10 in a 500 division and its not May 1st yet.

People who suck at their job like this ump, need to get fired.

The sad thing is we will put up a better effort against Felix and Bedard who are real pitchers. 2 hits. Lets hold them and go home.

How exactly do other teams handle these crappy pitchers. Someone is putting a beating on them.

Time to destroy this pitcher.

The 12 year old boy at 2nd owes us some runs now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:52 PM) Sweet, that was like a 7 pitch inning. Thank god we broke through against the mighty Jackasaurus. That mediocre arsenal of fastball and fail is scary.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:50 PM) You will never see my type this again in my life, but I predict a leadoff extra base hit for Jerry here. Well it went past a bag. Does that count.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:47 PM) His peripherals are those of a power hitter. Farmer is right on. How does a guy who looks like a 12 year old, go up to the plate and think. f*** it, I am going to jack it. He is what, 150 pounds soaking wet.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:43 PM) He made that 90 mph fastball look like Zumaya threw it. The sad thing is, he is very very fast. Not Owens fake fast. Really fast. So all he has to do, is make contact and run like hell. Yet for some reason his swing is long. One of the comments that Farmer made earlier in the year was that he thinks he is a bigger player than he really is and thinks he has power. Once they can convince him to slap and run he might actually do something.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:41 PM) I hate this f***ing lineup, not entertaining in the least. Lillibridge is a strikeout machine. This is like watching an NL game, now because he failed at extending the inning the pitcher must leadoff next inning.

Time to f*** this thing up.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:27 PM) Ah, the Owens special...weak grounder to 2nd base. Did he run real fast to first though. I mean was it a blur. OBP is for the narrow minded, its all about blinding speed on your outs.

Bottom of the 4th. Time to destroy this guy.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 05:18 PM) I can see this happening also. This guy has incredibly mediocre stuff. Look what we did to Burgeson the 2nd time around in BAL. This guys is worse. Considering he is considered a fastball pitcher with this mediocre stuff, the sox should crush him.

Cy Jackasaurus

I wonder how long it will take our hitters to adjust to the super pitching of the jackasaurus.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) I've got tickets for Game 2. I should be there for the tail end of Game 1. Plus, as a bonus, Ginger Zee will be there!! Ginger is nice on the eyes. I was at a rooftop event last year during the cubs - sox series. Unfortunately she was cheering for the wrong team. But she looks great in person.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 12:39 PM) I wonder if he will change his stance on the employee free choice act now. Because Unions fix everything. The only thing the EFCA will do, is convince more companies to ship their jobs out of the US.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 09:02 AM) pronation means you fall to the outside of your foot. Supination means you fall to the inside of your foot. They do make shoes that correct both of these, though pronation is WAY more common. I think we are talking about the same thing, 6 in one/half a dozen in the other. I was using prontation to describe the 3 different types, Over/Under(supination)/Neutral. You are correct, over is far more common than the others.

I can't wait for this movie to be on Blu Ray. 1080P and Megan Fox. The Megan Fox dresses cool movie.

If Anderson is hitting .270, providing some decent ABs and playing the defense he is capable of it would defy any and all logic to give the job back to Wise. Kenny is high on Anderson. If he is producing, he will be the starter. Take things that Ozzie says in the public with a half of grain of salt.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 26, 2009 -> 11:25 AM) My bet is that Nix goes to rehab and if he does good with the bat and glove he replaces Lilli unless Lilli can satrt getting some hits. A ,050 BA is not going to cut it Is Lilli out of options? No way does Ozzie lose that speed for anyone. The fact that they are using him in the outfield tells you that Ozzie likes him as a utility guy. Wise's injury was bad timing for the 31 year old career minor leaguer.

Another tip for the runners who get into long distance. Its on your shoe purchase. Make sure that you get a good shoe, and make sure it matches your strike pattern and pronation. Pronation is how your foot rotates and distributes weight when it lands. You can get your gait analyzed at a running specialty store, and then make a better choice on your shoe.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2009 -> 02:00 PM) Well, who at Charlotte has really earned the opportunity? Anyone? Broadway + US Cellular Field + Major League Hitters = bad