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Clue to our hitters, he is pitching away. The more you pull it the more you are playing into his game. If you keep hitting oppo with the pitches away he will have to come in and then you can turn and burn it.

Froemming has to love that Mark is on the mound. His fat ass will be done in under 2 hours if Mark keeps dealing like this.Unless the Hunter - Fatty screw Ozzie plan isnt in effect.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) Damn it, that pitch was up too. He should have drove it. The dude is ptching our guys away. Some of them got the memo. However lefties tossing away up make our hitters drool to pull the ball. Hit the other way until he is forced to come back in.

QUOTE(upnorthsox @ Jun 22, 2005 -> 08:21 AM) Interesting no mention of Guadardo, he must fall within the exclusive domain of the scrubs. Insideous bias! Partially torn rotator cuffs usually dont excite people.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 06:23 PM) Who's the center fielder on your All-City team? 99.7% Aaron Rowand, White Sox (60388 responses) 0.3% Corey Patterson, Cubs (208 responses) 60596 total responses The best is the responses from the cubby fans who are upset that someone voted so many times. LOL :fthecubs

Is there going to be a ticket release before this weekend? Usually there are some reserved tickets that get released. With our season ticket base being so low I can see that they sold all 3 days out bases on a combo of season tickets/ozzie&minnie plans.

We should fear ourselves. The only way we blow this and dont make the playoffs is not because of the other teams. It would be because we fell apart.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 10:47 AM) You are absolutely right, and if Crede happens to get hurt, Randa is perfect. Why not get Randa now. A guy who makes contact, can bunt, can sacrifice, can move the runner over instead of Mr. we expect .240 out of him and he has a great glove. I dont understand this. We tried numerous times to upgrade in the OF and at 2nd base over the years with guys who had great gloves, but had problems at the time with putting the ball in play. We are trying to win a world series here. Mr. Crede can retake the position next year. Watching this guy either hit the ball out of the park or GIDP/K/Pop out is sick. We need consistancy for the position.

Right from the Walks mouth. When asked on Carmen and Silvy's show about Crede Walker projected his season. He is on track for a .240 season with 20 homers and 70 RBIs. He says he hits for a bit, then doesnt, then hits for a bit, then doesnt. But hey he would buy a ticket to watch this kid play third. Time to get someone, sounds like the coaching staff has given up on him hitting at all. Says he has a mechanical flaw that they had hoped would of been fixed, but he is back to last year.

How many extra pitches did the kid have to throw on 2 strikes that were strikes. I can count at least a few times he had strike 3 sitting there, and the ump called a ball.

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 09:53 PM) i take it you do not like these umpires Remember the Oakland series, and Crede getting tossed. Widger playing third, Dye at SS. That was a product of this umping crew. Ozzie has been tossed out of games by this douche.

Whats the under/over of Ozzie getting tossed by Fatty Froemming or Hunter Dumbledork this series. I would say about 80%. Well its our turn to rotate the anti-ozzie umping team back into a series. In this series if a call or obscure ruling can go against the sox, it will. Tonight there was two strike zones. One for the herpes man, the other for any other sox pitcher. Fatty Froemming will be out of position the entire series. Umpires: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Wait till Hunter Dumbledork gets behind the plate to screw us big time. Thank god this is the royals and we should stomp on them.

Maybe thats how Lima got herpes. He ate to much s***.

QUOTE(nvxplorer @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) I don't think Randa is a poor defender, just not as good as Crede. My point was that one non-power bat isn't going to produce a whole lot of extra runs. The difference between .250 and .290 over the rest of the season is 12 hits (est. 300 ABs). The added offense from 12 extra hits is negligible. Likewise, the reduction in defense from Randa is negligible as well. It's a wash, basically. Therefore, with the team built around defense, it's wiser to stick with Crede. Contract negotiations are a different story, and I may agree with you on that, but that's for the offseason. There is more to this than just 12 hits. Crede has a problem putting the ball in play effectively at times. He pops up, strikes out, or grounds it to 3rd or SS. Hitting the ball to the right side to move a runner, being able to bunt a runner over, being able to make contact and lift the ball into the air for a sacrifice is what Randa brings to the table over Crede. Granted if someone groves a breaking pitch center in Crede will crush it. But if they throw it away he is dead meat. When the playoffs come its not like we will be in a slug fest. It may come down to execution. This is the place where crede is lacking. Sure he can catch a ball, but can he put the bat on the ball in situational hitting when we need him to. And my vote is no. He will pop up/k/or GO.

QUOTE(nvxplorer @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) Crede's defense is far more valuable than Randa's bat. The Sox play too many close games to give up any defense. The addition of one bat, which may hit 35 points higher, is not going to change that. Overall, the few extra runs that Randa could create would be negated by the few extra he gives up. Where did you get the idea that Randa wasnt a good defender. I hate when people just say, oh Randa will hit better but we will lose out in the glove depart. Check out fielding percentage numbers, range factor and other fielding stats. The guy has been for years a solid glove over at third. Just because you see Crede lay out a few times we think he is a gold glover. Its not the case. Randa gives us consistancy with the stick and he knows theleague. And remember how is Crede going to be when Boras negotiates during arbitration. How do you think that is going to go.

CRAZY LIMA TIME!!!!!!! This guy is a nutcase. It will be fun getting under this guys skin and watching him crumble.

"The kid has a chance to make a mark for himself," said the White Sox general manager of McCarthy. "We cannot go through this back and forth all year, and [El Duque] has the information. I told him, 'You need to let me know right now if I can depend on you or whether I have to get someone else or I should bring this kid up.' "This is the big leagues. We aren't going to sit around and play guessing games from week to week." Hernandez's weekend tale took a strange turn between Saturday and Sunday's pregame. Both Williams and manager Ozzie Guillen mentioned that El Duque pronounced himself fit to pitch Monday night, despite some tightness in his trapezius muscle, when they talked to him yesterday afternoon. Following Saturday's exciting 5-3 victory over the Dodgers, Hernandez pulled Guillen aside and said that the situation had changed and he was now unavailable. That decision led to the return of McCarthy, and caused Williams' outward frustration Sunday. Hernandez, who is listed at 35 years old, declined comment, relaying a message through Ozzie Guillen Jr. that he agrees with his manager and GM's assessment of the injury. Unfortunately, the veteran hurler was not able to talk about Williams' challenge. It could mean a trip to the bullpen for El Duque. It could mean Hernandez, who is 7-2 with a 4.88 ERA, has to get healthy and get back on the mound as quickly as he can. "We will have to cross that road when we get there," Williams said. "It might be the bullpen [for El Duque]. It might be something where we have to make an adjustment, but the kid [McCarthy] has every opportunity to establish himself right here and right now." "I don't think it's serious, but it's a headache," Guillen added. "I don't want whenever Duque starts two or three games that we have to start thinking about what we are going to do and how he is. That's why we will let him rest, so he can come back strong."

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 19, 2005 -> 07:38 PM) Maybe because our players try to swing for the fences even more during these nationally broadcasted game? Just my theory. Uribe was swinging for the fences on 2 strikes with men on. Just make contact. Nice Manuel Lineup tonight. Instead of sitting hitters and players that kinda have been stinking, yet sit players who have been hitting great.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 19, 2005 -> 12:27 AM) Splooge in my pants. Not impressed, you do that every Saturday night.

We have to light up a pitcher who is Bugs Bunny's arch enemy. ELMER, WHO NAMES THEIR KID ELMER. SOMEONE EITHER ATE A LOT OF GLUE OR LOVED THE FUDD. LETS HAVE ANOTHER BEATDOWN OF DODGER DOG PITCHING.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 08:25 PM) I do not like this open stance of Crede's, it tends to make him commit early on pitches so he can try to drive the ball. Far be it for me to say because I am not Coach Tom Emanski but I wish he would move his left foot about six inches toward the plate and close the stance a bit. He can adjust the back leg however he needs it to get proper balance and allow his hands and hips to clear. Anyways. Actually you are on to something with the stance change. I would have him closed off more, so his back foot is more towards 3rd than his front foot. When he opens up his stance should be balanced and he can keep his hips closed more before they fly open.

QUOTE(TheHammer @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) I just caught the end of this anyone see the whole thing? People still listen or watch this guy? Rome is a moron, plain and simple. I would put Kotex boy and this guy in a fight for biggest tard on tv/radio.

We need to string some wins together. And the dodgers are a good place to start. Lets get Buerhle that very deserving win. LETS GO OFFENSE, START MASHING THE BALL.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 11:45 AM) Crede bashers...I know 3b is traditionally a power position...but assuming his average can come up to around .250-.260 range.... and he hits 25+ doubles and 22+ home runs, 70 RBI and 70 Runs (his currently projected totals), I'd take that from my 9th place hitting, good-defending third sacker (8th out of 21 in qualified fielding percentage for 3b). I think everyone wouldnt mind cruddy if he was a bit more consistant. When he bats great for two weeks, then goes into a month or more long slump where he hits under 200, then hits good for a bit, then goes into another long slump. That is our problem. If he hit 260 I would be happy. But I havent seen him hit 260 yet.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jun 14, 2005 -> 11:05 PM) I'm betting Cincy would want less for Randa seeing as how they're not a contender. As much as I hate Crede, I can't justify giving up one of Politte/Cotts/Hermanson for Mueller. We will need the pen with the cuban connection pitching in the hot summer cell this year.