southsideirish71

I am upset about this but this shouldn't shock anyone. Last year he trotted out a groinless hitless OBP less Pods who also couldn't play D. All and all he was rotten. He played over and over and over. Why because once upon a time he was fast. Mack should of been in LF, however really where Ozzie felt he should play was in CF. This is like trotting Crede out to play CF. Even when Brian started to hit a bit, f*** no. Keep putting Mack out in CF. So who really believes that Ozzie will give up on Erstad for a long long time, when he allowed Prancer to have a sub .300 OBP and a .241BA for a half of a year.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 10:50 AM) Sounds to me like it's already set in stone and unless Anderson has an insane final 1.5 weeks in ST, he's going to AAA to start. Oh well...not like I was the biggest Anderson backer anyway. Start cryin' guys. I think we will be crying when Pods and Erstad are not on base, and our 3-4-5 guys hit all those homers with no one to score besides themselves.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 07:56 AM) Freddy Garcia's velocity sits at 90 now. His top speed is 90, just like Buerhle.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 10:32 AM) Ha, he didn't do that one time last year. I highly doubt he changes his ways now besides Erstad was partially brought here for his clutch late game hitting and he NEVER pinch hits for Pods. What if he already has Pablo in the lineup giving Crede or Iguchi a day off? He tends to do that a lot. Ozzie is just setting himself up for failure with this top of the order, no manager would stack the top with lefties especially 2 of them as bad at getting on base as Erstad and Podsednik. Why is Ozzie so worried about the right handed matchups, considering we did very well against righties last year. It was the lefties, and the loogy's that just worked us over last year. Maybe he should worry about that. Here is rotoworld on the subject. Jesus f***ing christ. Anderson has no f***ing shot

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 10:26 AM) So what dos he do in the 8th inning when the top of the order (Pods, Erstad, Thome) is due up and a LOOGY is warming in the pen? If we go by last year, he will allow the LOOGY to come in and quickly strikeout all 3 and then hope for the best in the 9th.

Why the f*** is this crap still here. Aren't they supposed to move this junk around to other ballparks.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 11:54 PM) Ditto. Looking at him, being a starter is his future and I think he can become a damn good pitcher. A great #3 possible #2 if he can have better control of his arm angles. Has balls and attacks the strike-zone doesn't hurt that he pitches inside quite a bit and doesn't walk too many people. After all that, I'd still like him in the minors though. I don't think he's quite ready yet and major league team or not, this was the Royals he was pitching against. And Tizz yes, I know that you love that he throws hard. He says he wants to emulate the Count. So when does he hit the count up for how to throw that splitter. Count gave that to Freddy late last year and it worked well for him. Imagine this kid with this type of velocity and a splitter, hell even if its only 75% of the counts splitter it would be awesome.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 11:34 PM) Random question, but maybe someone will have an idea. I've got a range extender for wireless internet. The connection strength is not a problem, it works fine. However, every 30 or so minutes, like clockwork, the connection on each computer using the range extender sees the internet connection "reset." The wireless connection icon searches for the internet, the finds it within 10-20 seconds and everything is fine again, every time. I'm not sure if it's the range extender resetting with computers, or the original wireless internet modem resetting with the range extender. Is this just something that happens when using a range extender? Or is there some way to stop this "resetting" effect? TIA for any help. I would suspect that maybe someone is sitting in the same channel that you are. About 90% of the people just go with the defaults on their wireless setup for channel selection. Most hardware picks one of 3 channels(6, 11 or 1). Download Netstumbler from http://www.netstumbler.com and run it for a bit, you will see all the wireless networks in your area broadcasting. If your network is configured for one of those channels and you may want to change it. Use netstumbler to figure out what channel is unoccupied. Remember to walk around the area that you want your wireless to run, because depending on the type of antennae and the power it may hit part of your house and not others. Remember other things that can interrupt 2.4gigahertz, like some phones, older microwaves. Hope this helps.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:41 PM) So if they litteraly (sic) died in 2005, how would it be possible for them to die in 2006? The answer is simple, vampires.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:39 PM) It's funny how every hit and run I've seen this spring has been in situations where the ball has been low/around the dirt, and if the hitter had not of swing the runner would have had second base easily. Why should that be funny, we have poor plate discipline as a team. Bounce it in and you make get someone to wave at it.

QUOTE(TheOcho @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:37 PM) Ouch. And he's batting second against righties ... agh. Thome better hit a s***load of homers if he wants 100rbis this year. Between him and captain OBP Pods the solo dong is back in style again.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:23 PM) They don't have anything to do with how our team will perform once the season starts, as I've stated before both with pitchers and hitters. Just like Iguchi won't hit under .200 and Crede won't hit over .400. But you were trying to make it sound like we were sucking on offense, when that obviously isn't the case. I want to see a better approach to beating tough pitchers, to getting onbase and to scoring runs. I am a bit concerned about our offense. I see Erstad and Pods at the top and shutter to think of how bad our OBP will be and how many solo dongs we will have. For the last 2 years our O has litteraly died in the 2nd half. Our overall numbers for the year look good because of a strong start. In 2006 we were 9th out of 14 teams in the AL in runs scored in the 2nd half. Crunch time. We were 13th out of 14 teams in OBP. In 05 we were 10th out of 14 teams in runs scored in the 2nd half and 9th out of 14 teams for OBP. Thank god our pitching was so good that year.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:10 PM) And 4th in OBP and 4th in AVG and 3rd in SLG Its funny you were posting before when someone was ripping into our pitchers ERAs that you cant judge anything based on stats for a pitcher because its Arizona, yet you are here using stats on how great our O is. If Arizona and its dry air and elevation affect our pitchers wouldnt it affect theirs as well.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:06 PM) Yeah, it's not very pretty. We don't have the excuse of having a B lineup, either. Only Thome is missing. Carasco shut down most of our starters on Saturday for like 1 hit over 5, and now this. Hopefully this isnt that crap in 05 when no one could hit for the first 2 months of the season. QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 05:08 PM) You do realize that we are second in the majors is runs scored during the spring correct? WooHoo check the last 5 years at where we are as a team with scoring runs over a season. Even in 04 when we pounded a pitcher for 10 runs and then got 3 hit for the next week. It all looks good at the end.

3 hits in 7 innings. LOL

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 04:31 PM) isn't that true with most good pitchers? Yeah because with our lineup we should be staring at 2 hits through 5. That makes sense. good no great. If this was Santana sure. Lets see what happens when its August and we see some bum with a 7 ERA doing the same thing.

So far this spring any pitcher that challenges us over the plate gets decked. Anyone that pitches and hits the outside corner shuts us down. Good to see that we havent changed too much.

The only thing that saddens me about losing Gload is that his bat and the way he swings it is the exact way some of our non-boppers should be swinging the stick. Thinking of gap to gap hitting instead of pull and lift. thinking of making contact being a tough out. This as we struggle with 2 hits over 4. Hopefully our O doesnt go into early slumber this year.

Russell so far has a good arm with movement. This is the type of prospect that we should keep a hold of. You can draft a million safe pitchers, but something that has a live arm and can miss bats is a good thing. he needs seasoning but lets keep up with it.

Our team needs to pound the strikezone inside this year. We pitched to opponents like we were scouting ourselves. We just went away away away and then got rocked. If our pitchers used that approach on us, they would be Cy Young, however most other teams adjust and start to rip doubles into the right center gap.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 02:52 PM) I belive the answer is rather simple -- Guillen is hell bent on featuring a lefthanded 1-2 combination of (supposed) speed. Considering how every viable statistic within the last several seasons has favored Iguchi as an ideal 2-hole hitter against righthanders, what other explanation is plausible? It's not as if we're hurting for power and need Iguchi to drive in more runs lower in the lineup. Now shockingly the Marlins had a lefty tandem up top also. Ozzie pretty much hasnt let go of the Marlins offense and is trying to elmulate it.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 02:03 PM) Perry's has the best corned beef sand in the city. Hands down. That sandwich is big enough to feed a family of 4.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 01:36 PM) I do believe if you told Walk he wanted people to "pull" he'd say no, he wants them to "drive". Thats semantics in this case. I would rather see a line drive swing and better situational hitting than watching our guys trying to hit cars on the Dan Ryan. You have 3 guys that are our bonified power thumpers. If its 3-1 sure try to drive it to mars, if its late in the game and we need a single to tie it with a man on 2nd I dont see the reasoning in watching a hitter fall over trying to hit the ball onto the concourse instead of putting a good swing on it and putting it into the gap. The grinder team that this team was patterened after was the Twins. If you get to 2 strikes on a twink and the game is late, the kid may go down, but he will battle your brains out shortening his swing up and trying to put the ball in play. I then see our hitters in the same game with large cuts trying to just murder the baseball. There are times in a game where you should cut down on your swing and put the ball in play and I dont think we preach that at all here. And I think this is why we see year after year some no name nothing 1 hitting our club after 5 innings by pitching us low and away. QUOTE(Craig Grebeck @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 01:55 PM) Why don't they leave Gooch in the two hole and just let him play his game. Enough with the smallball. Its the opposite of smallball. Smallball would be leaving Gooch in the 2 hole because he can hit to the right side well and handles his bat well. They want Gooch to mash the ball and hit cars on the Dan Ryan. I remember they messed around with Aaron Rowands swing in 2005, that didnt turn out too good for him.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 01:34 PM) I'd prefer to have Iguchi #2. That said, I'm supporting Erstad, even if I'm once again in the minority around here. All of you Erstad bashers can piss up a flag pole. If it was Erstad in left field sure. But Prancer and Erstad is just f***ed up. Two guys who dont get onbase. The formula you need for a lot of solo dongs.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 19, 2007 -> 01:10 PM) im in the opinion that Iguchi is one of the bet #2 hitters in the game. Apparently nobody on the White Sox share that opinion. Well Walk and Ozzie want Gooch to lift and pull more, and you cant do that from the #2 hitting role.