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QUOTE(TheHammer @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 08:22 PM) Konerko's splits are beyond bizarre. Although he is hitting .245 with RISP he is slugging .531 which is great. He is hitting .316 with runners on 1st and 2nd. He is hitting .400 with runners on 1st and 3rd. He is hitting .375 with runners on 2nd and 3rd and .375 with the bases loaded. He is hitting .368 with a runner on third and less than two out. He is hitting .340 close and late which means 7th inning or later up a run, tied, or the tying run is on deck. Then of course you have his .042 with a runner on third. .145 with scoring position and 2 out and a bunch of splits smattered all over the .200s. There is a ton of good and a good deal of bad too. Overall his offensive numbers, however, are undeniably good. As well as he has been a .300 hitter for over 2 months now. Of course for many on this board they are incapable of interpreting his numbers and revert to the he is selfish, he tries to pull a homerun every at bat. He just plays for stats, he doesn't come through in the clutch and all of this. I remember when he was hitting .249 I must have seen ten people cite that he can't even hit .250. Even though he is a .277 career hitter and could easily finish at that level or above. The reality Paulie is a guy who has played hard for us for 5 seasons and has been a very productive offensive player. He is also as good as anyone in the majors at first base when it comes to picking it and throwing it. His range is below average, but he is a good defender. After a slow start he is having another very good season. Sure he is a pull hitter, but that doesn't mean he is selfish. He is a guy who has given his all to this team and deserves more repsect than he gets from the fans. He isn't going to be like Manny Ramirez and come through with clutch RBIs at an enormous rate. But he certainy is a guy who can give you a lot of offense and good defense at first base. He is a number 4 hitter. His job is to drive in the guys who are on base. That is his job. So when you have bad BA with RISP and 65 RBIS and a third of them are due to you running around the bases on your dongs its not good. He chokes more than he should with men in scoring position. If he would take a few minutes to shorten up his swing with 2 strikes. But hey if you are a fan of lots of homers, low BA, and high strikeouts we should immortalize Rob Deer.

So far smartball is not existant tonight. A few times we have men on in scoring position and less than 2 outs. They dont score. The only way we have scored tonight is via the dong.

QUOTE(BamaDoc @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 08:19 PM) While the media is on to smart ball, I feel we have become much more dependant on the long ball. Any stat people able to give percantage of runs via long ball over the months? For the year its 40%.

QUOTE(Brian @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 08:19 PM) Couldn't get Gooch in from 3rd with 1 out earlier, and now this. But hey, 1 out of 3 ain't bad. With all of the RBI chances Pauly has had, 1/3 of his RBIs are his slow ass jogging around the bases. Softball player.

Konerko is clutch again. Take your long term contract and your bad BA with RISP and find another sucker to pay you 10 million a year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 07:57 PM) Duque's still in. When is Ozzie going to actually try and save a pitcher's arm for the stretch run? He is letting his 40 year old pitcher start an inning with 97 pitches. He will be back on the DL before september.

That was a nice corpseball sequence to Crede. 3-0 and he swings at a pitch on the outside corner to barely knick it. Next pitch he takes on the outside corner. Then swings a a slider in the dirt on the outside. Swing a a 3-0 pitch if its something you can murder. Not that you barely knick the outside fastball.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 07:52 PM) I'd rather face the starter than the guys in the Blue Jays bullpen. Dye just had a great pitch to hit before, and popped up. I love it when you see a high outside pitch and our guys try to pull and elevate it.

QUOTE(GBlum27 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 07:37 PM) No, one homer doesn't change my view on a player. That was a big hit but I don't change on a whim like that. 65 RBIs and one sac Fly from our number 4 hitter. There is no reason to change your view. With all of the opps he has had. He should have 80 RBIS.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 07:36 PM) PK!!!! I didn't think that was a homer off the bat at all. Just a short, quick swing without trying to pull the ball. SSI must be happy. I would be happy if we were scoring our guys from 2nd with nobody out. Our team is a homer or nothing team at home.

You want to shut this team down at the cell. Get a guy who barely hits 90 and have him spot a fastball on the outside corner. They will crap their pants trying to park every single pitch into the stands no matter what the situation.

Can we get a runner in please. I mean we cant hit for average, so when we do get a guy in scoring position it would be nice to get a single here and there. We dont need to park one. When the sox come home and there are good crowds its 2000 corpseball offense. Everyone wants to score 5 runs on every swing. Popups, ground outs, and Ks with men in scoring position oh my.

QUOTE(jamslam @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 07:11 PM) Are you kidding , Gooch lead off double and 3-4-5 can't hit a ball out of the infield At Baltimore we hit the ball the other way. We went with the pitch. We went deep into counts. We get home and the morons are trying to park every single pitch into the stands. They forget how to hit situtationally.

rooney and farmio said out of Paulies 63 RBIs only one of those are via a SAC fly. What does that tell u.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 04:27 PM) *Sigh* Jr would have helped this team so much(duh), I just really wish this deal would have went through. KGJ can impact the game. He is someone that would again strike fear in the opposition. He would make everyone around him better. People in front of KGJ and behind him in the order would get much better pitches to hit. Its a waterfall effect. "Sigh"

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 01:14 PM) either way, unplug the muthaf***a and get back into the real world. Pointing out random lefties on other teams and wondering if they are going to be placed on waivers for no particular reason isnt really helping.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 01:03 PM) Also Jamie Walker from the Tigers is a possible name. He can get lefties out. The only problem is that the Tigers might not want to trade in the division. Where are you getting these trade ideas?

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:58 PM) he isn't that young. He is in his 30's i believe. Lots of teams get rid of cheap effective lefties.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) There's a spot called DH. You could put a hitter there who you don't want to play the field. Honestly if the White Sox were to get him in that deal, then I could see Griffey going to LF and Pods becoming a DH since Pods isn't so great at fielding. Griffey would rotate with a bunch of players. He would be in this lineup. His bat is better than anything in our lineup right now.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:23 PM) I make mean texas style steak chili. I loooooove that kind. Now I am hungry. Dammit Now you have to post the recipe. Its only fair. Being raised by Irish parents and marrying an irish wife really kills my dining experiences. My mother in law thinks Ragu is too spicy to eat. Dammit Griffey and Burroughs would be great.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:21 PM) You all should be ashamed. There is nothing that compares to Texas chili [/story] I agree, Texas chili is the best. But I cant drive there for my chili fix.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:16 PM) Its the one thing that I really remember about Cincy when I went there a few years back. Good chili. My dad and I had never heard of it, but we kept seeing the places all over and finally decided to give er a try. Good stuff, and its the only time I've ever had Spaghetti Chili. Not as spicy as I'd prefer, but still good. I like Lindy's Chli Mac myself. Go to the one over by McKinley Park on the Southside.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:16 PM) Sean Burroughs Sucks! He isn't even worth Borchard. Josh look beyond this year. He has had a good BA and good OBP. He has good speed. He isnt a power bat at all. But fits in our new speed and ozzieball philosophy. Remember Borchard has been bad for years, is going to be gone after this year, and was released by the Mazatlan Deer in the Mexican Winter league. If you can get anything for Borchard now, use it.

Is this a deferred contract. OMG this is like a JR dream.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:08 PM) I agree it should not be called chili, because mine blows that s*** out of the water. But eaten properly, it is the s***. Skyline chili is amazing. And it has cinnamon in it, not chocolate, you must have gone to the wrong place. I went to Skyline in Covington and in Cincy. I knew it was something sweet in it. You should of saw my face when I took a bite into it. I throught I was getting chili and then this sweet stuff was there instead. Not my cup of tea. But to each their own. I nicknamed it River s***ty Chili after my experience.