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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 8, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) I know he had a solid game yesterday, but do you really want a guy who is guaranteed to strike out like 150 times batting 2nd? His contact rate has been up this spring. He hasn't been striking out like before. This could be due to health, a change in his batting stance or the fact now that he can see without contacts. He got Lasik surgery in the off season as well. I don't think its a guarantee that he is going to strikeout on the same clip as before.

I would put Fields or Ramirez in the 2 hole. They would get good pitches to hit, and to drive with Q behind them for protection. I would keep AJ in the 6th hole.

Best moron call of the post game show on WSCR 670, "Getz is being talked about keeping Gordon Beckham's position warm. Now I have seen Getz, in the futures game and he is good. What about moving Beckham to CF" /show

The key for a Buerhle today is to attack the right handed hitters in. Drive the cutter in, back them off the plate, and then dive away with the changeup. When Mark gets hurt by the Royals, its when he sets up away away away and the Royals hitters drive the ball into right center. Drive it in on their hands, and force them to pull it. Lets kick some Royal ass today.

F-22 purchases canceled. And no boosting the F-35 is not the answer. The F-35 has a purpose, and that is multi-role fighter. Yes, they are tough on defense.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 03:55 PM) The new articles today just prove that Ozzie & KW are not the idiots most here made them out to be. Wise is just keeping the seat warm for Getz. They just prove what I orginally thought, they just want to be a little cautious with Getz being a rookie. And it's perfectly understandable with how much they have invested in him so far, and the hope they have for him in the future. Getz will be leading off in a month or two, with Wise/Anderson moved down. This is not gonna decide the division, it was all a big fuss over ABSOLUTELY nothing. Exactly what was our cushion last year for the division championship. And this is the same brain trust that wanted to have Owens start last year, and have Q on the bench. Only a bad groin kept that abomination from happening. I understand, you don't like Anderson. But lets stop with the idea that our braintrust is infallible.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) So, Wise is an automatic out, then Getz is the real leadoff hitter? Maybe Getz should hit 1st and Wise Anderson 9th. Fixed.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 08:52 PM) top of second no score Getz with a one out double in the first. Never left 2nd after that.

Happy Birthday Alex!!!

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 05:08 PM) John Clayton was on the Afternoon saloon saying that Denver likes Orton more so than Campbell... I thought that was interesting. Well finally Orton provides us something.

Think about the other positive. We just saved money for 2 years bailing out, or providing medical/psychological treatment for our future number 1 picks. Great Job Bears. Now if we get some WRs and a line its party time.

QUOTE (hawkubes @ Apr 2, 2009 -> 01:08 PM) Does anybody remember last year's ALDS? I'd prefer to forget it too, but Dewayne Wise hit a double, a homerun and drove in 5 runs. Anderson came to the plate 5 times, struck out 4 of them, and failed to get a hit. I know it was only a couple of games, but I can't remember Anderson being clutch in any capacity. I get sick to my stomach when Anderson comes up with RISP of a close game, and I don't think I could endure a whole season of it with him in there every day. With Crede gone, the Sox are gonna need other guys to step up in clutch situations. I think a lot of people have forgotten just how dismal Anderson is in these situations. Oh Christ. Sample size. I remember him hitting a bit in the ALDS. I also remember him running to the wall to locate the ball he let get past him. Wise doesn't hit enough to gloss over the fact that he is terrible at defense. Since we are cherry picking highlights. I also remember a 1-0 blackout game where our CF laid out to catch a ball to win the game. In the playoffs. Teams with the better pitching and defense move on.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 12:09 AM) My cubs fan co-worker has texted me "cubs" about 50 times since midnight. Now I need to come up with a decent april fools prank for tomorrow... Send him a fake news item from a news generator. Happy April fools day. http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 04:36 PM) Look back at any of the previous threads of this nature (I think we actually had 2 last year) and you'll find these 3 posts, this site is incredibly consistent. Usually this crap is reserved for post ASB.

Neyer not excited about Wise as our leadoff guy.

Whats next, the are you in or out thread.

I am so excited with the difference Jeff Cox has made with our baserunning. 2 years in, and you can see the difference. Their slides look more professional as they get pegged by a batters length or so into the base.

A Cy De La Rosa. The pitcher everyone seems to hit, but us.

Rotoworlds take

So we take a guy who couldn't play LF all that well, and we put him out in CF. The sweet spot should be between Dye and Wise in right center.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 11:10 AM) Well, now that *I* know you have that encrypted and hidden virtual machine on your system, and as the customs agent you will undoubtedly run into, I'm confiscating your iPOD, laptop, cell phone and any other technology you carry. TYVM. Then my business trip becomes a vacation. Cool for me. Can't work, customs stole my crap.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 10:38 AM) I think the problem with that is they've "illegalized" encryption in these cases. I know that's a made up word, but it is what it is. Under the guise of "national security" they can force you to give up your encrypted passwords, and if you refuse they can outright confiscate said device(s) for an unspecified amount of time. Welcome to 1984 in 2009. Well they have to know that I have an encrypted virtual machine on my system. And that is easy enough to hide.

This just adds a few more steps to my travel. 1.) Wipe IPOD 2.) Get past security checkgate. 3.) Bring up encrypted virtual machine on laptop. 4.) Load itunes and retransfer my data to the ipod. 5.) Enjoy music on my 12 hour flight. 6.) See rule 1 before going through customs.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 29, 2009 -> 01:44 PM) I'm not the biggest Crede guy, but we're pretty naive if we think we're gonna just put Josh in there and never talk about the guy he's replaced. This is the big leagues. Management will be judged on what moves they have made. One move they made is choosing Fields over Crede. You can talk about Boras all you want but end of the day the Sox decided to go young at a position where they had a nice prospect. I dont fault them at all for that. At the same time, I know it's open game to say "Crede couldve gotten that" because he COULDVE been the 3b. You root for the uniform but you dont do so SOOOO blindly that you never question management's decisions. Otherwise then you are a northside baseball fan. Talking about a guy who can't stay healthy is nuts. He can't stay healthy. This is like Cub fans pining for Prior because of 2003. Sure if Joe was healthy then he would be on this team. But he can't stay healthy. So whats better, signing a guy and praying he can stay healthy at 3rd base. Then watch him sail throws over the 1st baseman's head like last year because his back is hurting. Uribe out produced Crede last year and played better D. Think about that for a second. Thanks for 2005 Joe, its time to move on. We start with Josh Fields and give him some time. If it doesnt work out, we move on to the next guy.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 29, 2009 -> 01:27 PM) What member of the soxtalk community doesnt have his or her own biases? Just b/c he's Cuban and wants to see his guy get a chance doesnt make him any different from the Josh Fields fan out there. I think Fields is a future LF but I'm definitely willing to go down this road for a year of him at 3b and see what happens. JF is showing his bat needs a place somewhere, just depends where. How about we let Fields give it a go this year, after the work with Cora before we banish him to LF. Sometimes hard work in the field and getting better can happen. Just ask Robin Ventura.