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QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Mar 27, 2009 -> 05:50 PM) The management is trying hard to put the best defensive spin on Josh Fields. I ain't buying it Well Crede fanboys have been trying to paint a healthy crede for a while also, the sox didn't but that either.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Mar 27, 2009 -> 04:04 PM) santo said its the best cubs team hes seen in the last 20 yrs lol and they say hawk is a homer. im sure santo said the same last year and the yr befor lol The military should blast Santo on the loudspeakers mumbling and rambling like an old crazy about his cubs at the Gitmo facility. 10 minutes of that and Bin Ladens address would of been ours. Then again, if waterboarding is against the code, mindboarding might be as well.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 27, 2009 -> 03:26 PM) Oh dear lord, tell me we won't have to deal with these type of posts all year. There's not a 3rd baseman in the history of baseball who could have fielded that. Wait till we play the twins. At least the legend is out in San Fran playing where the fanboys can't see him regularly.

Now Richard runs to the pen to get his work in. At least they don't have bats in the pen.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Mar 27, 2009 -> 02:13 PM) http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20560.html Somebody needs a diaper change. Would it be too much to ask for Reid to provide some examples. After all he did vote againstRoberts, so how, exactly was he fooled? Reid's idea of a moderate democrat is probably Pelosi.

I am sure that this has been discovered by many a soxtalker already, but I feel like a kid on Christmas all over again playing on my Commodore 64. Dutch-telnet-ascii-star-wars-madness. telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl Telnet to this dutch server, and star wars episode IV plays as an ascii movie.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 10:02 AM) Seen/Done: 1) Paris 2) Lived in Germany in 89-90 (Berlin Wall came down, Germany won World Cup) 3) Swiss Alps/Neuschwanstein Castle 4) Gave a speech at the 2006 Cooperstown Baseball HoF Annual Symposium 5) Old Quebec City Want to do/see: 1) Pyramids/Valley of the Kings 2) Rome 3) Athens 4) Angkor Wat 5) Machu Pichu I have a list of everywhere in the world I want to go and it is quite extensive. It's hard to narrow it down to five. I'd also love to see the Serengeti, London, Easter Island Moai, Mayan/Aztec ruins, Petra, Jerusalem, Uluru, Patagonia, Galapagos Islands, go to a World Cup, run with bulls, Virunga National park to see the apes, Panda reserve in China etc...There's just so much to do and see in this world! I wish i was rich, just so I would have the time, ability, means, funds etc to just travel the world. I think that would be amazing. Or just become a contestant on the Amazing Race i guess. My list to of travels is quite extensive. I have been to every continent except for Antarctica. 1.) Celebrated new years in Syndey. 2.) Watched an old firm game at Celtic Park. And of course the hoops were victorious. 3.) Traveled to Cape Town South Africa for work. Stayed a weekend in Knysna,, which wasn't long enough. I also was at Cape Agulhas where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. 4.) San Siro, for a soccer match. 5.) Ibiza Places I would like to have seen. 1.) I have been to the Northern part of New Zealand, I would like to travel south and visit the southern part of the country. 2.) Russia, which may happen for work next year. 3.) Alaska 4.) The Great Pyramids 5.) I was in Athens for work, didnt get a chance to get out and visit it. I would like to go back.

I wonder if all of these relieved Beverly and Morgan Park residents understand what happens to the local businesses that rely on that parade. The area didn't want to stomach what had to be done, and that was to enforce the law. God forbid however if you happen to detain some precinct captains kid, or arrest the wrong politically connected figure.

Happy Birthday!!!!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 04:01 PM) Poreda sometimes is crisp with that slider and other times he kind of just "flips" it up there...Ozzie isn't going to have much patience with 4 walks in one inning, especially when two of them were the bottom hitters in the line-up. Poreda isn't going to have the luxury to work on that slider in pressure situations in the big leagues...needs more seasoning. Looks like Russell and MacDougal are still under consideration for that final spot in the bullpen. And it sucks, but Wise and Owens bringing nothing to the table defensively almost forces the hand of the White Sox to stick BA out there....Wise playing 60-75% of the time in CF just has disaster written all over it. To beat a dead argument into the ground, I would have much preferred Willy Taveras to the mess we're looking at. I'm almost to the point where I'd be open to seeing more of Lillibridge out there, but we haven't seen much of that, at least yet. Lillibridge makes Wise/Owens and Anderson look like Barry Bonds. Putting him out there is pointless right now. You must might as well have Anderson out there catching everything, over the rest of the no hit crew.

QUOTE (Jimmywins1 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 03:53 PM) And Wise f*cks it up. The fact that people think that a guy who was a butcher in LF is going to become a passable CF is crazy.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 06:23 PM) I'm a new posterhere , but long time reader. I have to say that the hate on here for Wise is getting pretty ridiculous. And the love for Brian Anderson is, dare I say, much similar to what I expect to read on that "other" White Sox message board. For Brian. Freakin. Anderson. If he maybe put in some more effort & work into learning how to hit, like playing some winter ball, and putting up some decent numbers there. Then yea, I'll be all for it, but I guess he SOMEHOW thinks to good for winter ball. And I by no means am advocating Wise for leadoff, but for the 9 hole. Yes, he's career minors average is .259, which has been pointed out frequently lately. But that neglects to take into account that he made a major change in his swing before last year. After which he simply racked with a .319 .402(BA/OBP), and in turn earned himself a call up. He hit .276 batting 9th, .286 in the 2 hole. Of course he fell apart when Ozzie put him in leadoff in the important series in Minny, as it was too much for him. But you gotta say he was clutch: 2 outs/RISP average of .286, with late & close of .389. Give the guy a break. As everyone else I say Getz leadoff, but give me Wise at 9. Brain could still be his defensive replacement and start against most lefties. Welcome to Soxtalk, How many times do we have to learn the lesson about putting a not so good defensive guy out in CF. Wise was not a good defensive LF, I dont see how that gets better when he moves to CF. He fell apart not when he was put in the 1 hole, its when he was given more playing time. Wise is a 4th OF, and is not a starter. When bench players become starters they sometimes get exposed. Thats what happened to Mr. Wise. As a role player, he is okay.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 12:20 PM) And people will get on me for the last post, but I think in 05 our winning the world series was not all-out determined by having Rowand in CF. That was icing on the cake, but we couldve won the title with a lesser defensive CF. A bigger reason we won is that we were dangerous 1 thru 9. We had quick bats in that lineup, not long swings like Anderson's. We won in 05 because of outstanding pitching from the starters through the relief crew and playing good defense. Quick bats in the lineup? Its the same offense we have had for years. Take that pitching and add it to a lot of our other teams and they have a chance.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 11:16 AM) I dont think we saw him enough there last year. For offense and defense, people act as if we had Wise as a starting CF for a whole year. I'm not saying it'll be a strength but I dont know that it's a giant weakness for him over the course of the next year. I remember a bad moment or two last year, but I wont judge until I see a larger sample size. No one would argue he's a worldbeater. Just saying he's better than the other two CF options. 3 guys can't hit, I will take the guy who can actually catch the ball and is a natural CF over the other 2. And that isn't Wise.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 10:15 AM) He has shown more of an ability to get hot than the other two candidates. They're all poor hitters. One has shown he can hit in the clutch. Seeing as how he'll lead the team in plate appearances each game, I'll take that over the other two options, as long as defense will remain decent at the position. When exactly did Wise show the capability to play decent defense. He is a poor defender who takes bad routes constantly. How many times must we see him react poorly on the stroke of the bat, then run to the wall to get the ball that he should of either caught or kept in front of him. Defense is not one of Wise's skillsets.

I can't imagine what a guy with a 100mph moving ( mind you) fastball with plus secondary stuff is like. If he has command or can command that type of stuff, it might be like watching a video game in real life.

QUOTE (SAVVY18 @ Mar 20, 2009 -> 04:27 PM) Bah....Lexi tries to bunt his way on. Pops it to the catcher. 2 out Ozzie one day needs to give up his love affair with creating outs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2009 -> 05:40 PM) Broussard grounds out, ballgame. 6-4 Giants win. Our situational hitting is in midseason form.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2009 -> 05:25 PM) Russell hits another guy. Has he been hanging out with MacDougal.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 19, 2009 -> 03:07 PM) Maybe he should try it in a game. Not that it really means anything. But get him prepared. Owens and Wise are not good, even if they hit .800 the rest of the spring. The only other problem with Getz as a leadoff hitter is what to do with Beckham when he's ready in a couple of months. Maybe moving Ramirez to CF would be the answer. DING DING DING

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 19, 2009 -> 12:06 PM) Eh, sadly there's no broadcast for today's game, I'll probably be watching the tournament around 3 o'clock. I'll of course check the box score periodically to see just how many ground balls to the right side Jerry can muster off the high 90's fastball of Matt Cain. He might have to own the left side of the infield today. Maybe Mr. Speed should of been working with a hitting instructor over the off season instead of a track coach.

Kyle Orton + the first round pick 1.) We draft in the first round like we are blind. Our first round pick is pretty much a well paid guy, who either is injured, incarcerated, or bad. 2.) Kyle Orton is a mediocre QB. This game manager crap is overstated. What this means, is that when he realizes that he has limited skills and throws 4 yard passes he is okay. If you need him to use his "skill" to win a game then we are f***ed. And please for the people who wish to use the first couple of games of this year as a gage for his skill, I see you Rex Grossman's couple of good games to start a season a few years back as well. They both suck. I know, Kyle will be all healthy and the Orton fanboys can wish and dream that Johnny Unitas is back. I could care less about Kyle, but my god some of the dumb ass calls that are coming into the radio stations, its like the Rowand fanboys and Crede fanboys ganged up together to create a super cult. Some dufus called up the score yesterday and was arguing we didn't need Jay Culter because Kyle did everything better than him. When pressed on what specific QB function Kyle did better, the moron said. He throws the deep ball better. They ripped him up and down the radio for that dumb comment. If you believe that Kyle throws a good deep ball, then you don't watch the games. Just do whatever you need to get a real QB here. And Caleb Hanie is not the answer either. Lets get Jay and build around that.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 05:16 PM) I love you Chris Getz, you are a man amongst speedy children. The funny thing, is when Kenny talked about grinders a few years back, guys who play hard and play the game the right way. Guys like Getz is what I thought he had in mind. Yet in the sox view grinders are guys who either play out of position who happened to play football or are fast guys who constantly ground out to the 2nd baseman.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 04:59 PM) Denard f***ing Span put up a .387 OBP for the Twins last season, he had never played a single game above AAA before last year. Give me a f***ing break. They have to be getting direction on how they handle certain questions, because there is no way their two eyes watch the owens and wise fast out show and think this is major league quality.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 04:51 PM) Ray Durham led off in 1995, and he never played a game in the majors. Getz can hit in the majors-period. Now DJ states we should leave it to someone who has done it before like a Dewayne Wise. Jesus Christ.