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QUOTE (daa84 @ May 13, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) im not disagreeing by any means....just saying KW loves power arms and a closer did go #8 last year......by no means was in favor of it or even suggesting that it will happen...just saying that there have been crazier things This is a very important draft. I don't want to hear fiscal issues as a reason not to draft a kid. They don't have a 2nd round draft so they can afford to go to whatever level to pick up the best available position player at the 8 spot. I could care less who his agent is, and what we paid Borchard before. Man the hell up and select the best available talent. These types of studs are the new currency in baseball. You have a stud pick, and either he becomes a stable in your system and takes over for years to come, or you can use him to pick up a superstar. Miguel Cabrera would of looked good for a long time in a Sox Uni. If we can afford to pay bad players lots of money to suck, we can pay a kid who may either turn out to be a cheap player for a long time, or the piece in a superstar showing up on the Southside. If Kenny drafts Jordan Danks, some cheap kid ( no one every heard of) that would be available in the 2nd to 3rd round because he is easy to sign, or a closer for the 8th pick he should quit. That will make the pain we went through dealing with a 90 loss dog a complete waste of a season. Our system is completely devoid of positional prospects. The guy we pick up here, automatically becomes our number one positional prospect before he sets foot in Great Falls. No f***ing soft tossing control pitchers. No college closers. No no name guys who had a good 2 weeks in some division III tourney. The last time we were in this situation, we picked up Venturas, Thomas's, McDowells. I want players like that, not some project or crappy player because they are cheap. Pay the money, get the talent.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ May 13, 2008 -> 03:07 PM) I would love to get Posey, but I don't know if he'll fall to us. He's a contact hitter(although he does have 16 homers this year) with the ability to work the whole field, has a great eye, and he also has an absolute cannon and loves picking people off first and second. It's been fun watching Buster the last two years. We need more of that. And its a need position. If he is there you move on him. He is a big enough guy for the power to grow into. And the Cell can pump his power numbers a bit more.

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 13, 2008 -> 03:03 PM) i believe you have the wrong beckham from the state of georgia....espn said hed Tim Beckham would go 1 or 2...gordon (no relation, different skin color) could very well be there at 8 interesting that he says that after presumably watching Alvarez over the weekend...though vandy was playing georgia, so he may have been there watching Gordon Beckham or even Josh Fields (could the white sox have their third josh fields in like 5 years).....if we take fields id be pissed, but the top college closer in the country went #8 overall last year, could happen this year too....of course there was lots of good talent on display that could be available in later rounds as well.... that mock draft is awful btw....im guessing that was from earlier in this year...gordon beckham is a top ten pick....SS who hit 22 HR in the SEC and hit over .400 dont fall to the bottom of round 2...and no way in hell crow isnt a top 8 pick as well...at least i hope not, as long as we are picking 8 Besides it doesnt even take into consideration the compensation or sandwich picks...we dont even have a 2nd rounder this year A college closer is not something you waste the 8th overall pick on. Royce Ring was the last time we guessed on a first round reliever.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ May 13, 2008 -> 02:29 PM) A guy who I would like instead of Aaron Crow thatmay be realistic: Nite our minors are completely devoid of any position prospects. Our number 1 pick must be a positional prospect.

To me you cant pass up the following. From Sickles blog. I would like to see them pick up Posey or Beckham. AJ is a bit up in age and getting a future replacement might not be a bad idea. Thank god we won a few more games last year, we could of been looking at Tim Beckham instead of Gordon. Buster Posey, C, Florida State: HItting .464/.562/.827, OPS is about +63 percent better than context. Posey's stock is rising due to his tremendous hitting this year as well as the fact that he's proven to be a reasonable-enough defender behind the plate. Ranking him ahead of Smoak and Alonso may be a bit controversial but he's done everything asked of him and finding a catcher who can hit and field is harder than finding a first baseman who can hit. Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia: Hitting .412/.524/.874, OPS is about +79 percent better than context. Has also stolen 16 bases in 17 attempts, producing power, plate discipline, etc., and he can play shortstop. Some people compare him to Khalil Greene, others say he'll hit better than that. Again, this might be controversial ranking him ahead of Smoak and maybe I'll change my mind. Baseball America rankings

Whatever we pick will be cheap. So don't think Alvarez or Smoak.

QUOTE (Soxy @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:41 AM) Female Brain drain in the work place This is creating an interesting conversation among my friends. Maybe it can do the same here. On network teams its hard to find a lot of women Systems Engineers. I have worked with some, some have been hard working, very analytical and great team members. And others haven't. This quote is pretty interesting. The women are better at preventing disasters is bulls***. A competent engineer who follows a methodology to their installs, follows a change control process, and understands the change to the network landscape is what prevents disaster. Trust me women can be just as big of cowboys as the guys. And no matter how well planned out, equipment and software still can fail. I have worked at a few international companies, and 24x7 readiness is exactly what they expect for their network team. This is not typical male behavior. The irony of that article is the reverse sexist tone they have, typical male behavior, women are better at preventing disasters. . This is what the business wants from its global support staff and its what you sign up for when you join a global company and work at a high level. You dont want to deal with that, work at a local company with not a lot of locations. You work at a 24x7 international shop and you may have to deal with this. I have travelled halfway across the world based on a few hours notice because they dont have the expertise on the ground. Part of this is why I have been able to excel in my job. I solve problems all the time on my own time, and its part of doing what I do. I get a lot of kick ass benefits in my job, but there is some things i have to be flexible about. Hell last night I spent from 9pm to 3am remotely working on an issue in Australia. The immediate response is a term I called being drop shipped. I was drop shipped 4 years ago to Korea because they got hacked and couldnt recover it. We had an SE drop shipped last night to Montreal because one of their systems took a dump. Companies are 24x7 and if you are global you are expected to have the ability to respond quickly and get direct action. Now as far as the bias of she is a female. You dont need to be a girl who acts like a man to be successful as an engineer. I respect people who work hard, are analytical, can troubleshoot a problem, and come to a solution based on theory and implement that solution knowing what they are doing. If they do that, it doesn't matter what gender they are. We have 2 female systems engineers on my team. The one complained over and over that she was being overlooked on technology because she was a woman. Which was not the case, she was being overlooked because everything she touched she would break, and then would walk away. She shut down the company 2 times because of making major mistakes. Her being female is what saved her job. If she was male, she would of been canned for the 1st shutdown. Because not only did she shut the company down, she lied about the fact that she made the change ( audit records however proved her wrong). 2 years later, We hire a second female systems engineer. She is a absolutely wonderful engineer. She is very technical, works hard, very meticulous and does a good job. Now she has more than enough work, because she works hard and people trust her with more high end work.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:01 AM) Damn it, I can't believe I forgot about Greg Walker I am disappointed that you glossed over Greg in your list.

When Buerhle get pounded he has a similar pattern. His pitches are up. And he tries to pitch away from contact. When Buerhle is on. His pitches have bite, and he absolutely bores his cutter in on the hands of right handers. When you see Buerhle going in, in, in and then away. He is going to have a great night. When you see him go away, away, away he is going to get rocked.

God this is getting better by the minute tonight. Our draft is already being setup for cheapskateville. "If the financial demands are such that they are higher than we value a player, then it could be Scott Boras or Scott Baio. If they tell us a guy wants $15 million, and we only thinks he's worth $3 million, then we probably won't draft him." Forget drafting anyone that has talent and wants money.

Low and away confuses Dye.

And another fine outing by Mark.

Vlad must of ordered a meatball with extra sauce.

The middle of our infield playing a good game of soccer right now.

Well Orlando won't be winning a gold glove this year.

If his hand hurts so f***ing much, DL his ass. Having him putz around with the stick is just a waste. Bad hands get better with rest.

Well for your mid game entertainment, you can open up another browser window, point it to www.wwtdd.com and scroll down the page a bit, and you may see pics of Megan Fox topless. The first few pics have her in a body suit, then she loses the top of the body suit. Got I love when the paparazzi does their job, not so much when they take picks of Amy Stinkhouse or Tubby Britney. Back to your regularly scheduled game.

Hawk has just had an epiphany. A lot of pitchers are throwing away away away.

Attention Whitesox hitters, If you have not figured it out the pitcher is a tad wild. The scouting report would of told you this, if you actually read it. Now I understand that the pregame card games, and the Dirty Cat saloon are all the hoot these days, but this is your job. Stop putting first pitches into play. Take a pitch. I swear its not against the law. The Royals flushed this kid by taking pitches and walking.

We swing at more stupid s*** out of the zone than any other team.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2008 -> 09:50 PM) He needs to go back to the mini leg kick he used a few years ago. He's too upright at the plate now, and that's causing all the chopper and weak pop ups. Go back and watch the slam in the WS...he used a different loading mechanism. I am waiting for the teams to start to put a dramatic shift on for Kong. They way he pulls everything, if they put 3 guys on the left side of the field he might hit .130.

This extended slump s*** with Konerko is beyond old. How many hitters shut down and look worthless for 2 to 3 months at a time like this guy. Move him and Thome down, and move Dye up.

Well he is leaving the ball up. check Missing his spots, check. And pitching away from contact, check. If he lasts past 5 without giving up 5 to 7 runs I will be shocked.

Here is the last replay of Buerhles last pitch.

I like the Mark Buerhle who busts righties in, bores his cutter in on their hands and breaks bats. That guys is cool Now the Mark Buerhle who pitches away from contact, and nibbles. That guy can go away.