southsideirish71

Their bullpen is now definately weaker.

I think they called up Scott Baker. Thank god Santana switched pee cups with Rincon

Star Tribune Dont know if this has been posted. If it has merge it or delete it.

Its nice to see Iguchi taking the outside pitch back up the middle or into right field. Greg Walker take video of what Mr. Iguchi is doing and give it out to the rest of our hitters are we will be fine. Last year it was pretty much automatic that any plus 6 ERA soft tosser who could spot the ball on the outside corner could look like Cy Young. Why is this, because instead of taking what is given to us our hitters consistantly tried to make something of the slow outside pitch and pull it for power. This results in what we term as CORPSEBALL. Iguchi is the opposite of this. He actually takes the outside pitch and doesnt try to do to much. Mr. Konerko take a few tips on this and you will GIDP a hell of a lot less and pick up some more RBI's. Gooch you rock man. Give it up to KW for picking this guy up, and doing it cheap. My hats off for that and for picking up our new closer Hermy. Our pitching is outstanding again. Yes the cuban connection will have us living on the edge but if they bend and dont break for the most part we will be ok. Ozzie may want to split these two up so we dont tax the pen too much back to back. SOX PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:50 PM) ive got an idea for our hitting: 1. dont always take the first pitch, because its always good 2. steal more often, that alway helps 3. resort to the method involving a needle and or cream Dont dip your back shoulder trying to get "elevation" on every single pitch. Mr. Crede dont try to pull the outside slow pitch. You are not that f***ing strong to hit that out of the park in the cold. Mr. Konerko put your hands down, why are they at your melon. Mr. Dye see Mr. Konerko. When did you start to place your hands near your melon. Harris you are not a power hitter, repeat you cannot hit a home run, dont try when we need contact in the 9th. Pods you cannot get on base to steal bases if you constantly pop up. For gods sake slap the ball and run like hell.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:42 PM) Yes, we can become an elite team. However, we're going to need PK to hit 40 homers this season, and for Dye to put up an OPS over .750. If we can continue to get starts from our pitching that puts us in a good position to win, then we have a great chance to become elite. Basically, I think it boils down to whether or not our hitting picks up, or our pitching slumps. To be an elite team we have to play for the situation. Not for the personal numbers. I still say that last year the Carlos Lee that hit doubles like a fiend in the first half where he brought his BA up from 220 to over 300 in a few months was much more dangerous than Carlos Thump and Jog at the end of the year who struck out with the bases loaded trying to hit the dramatic grand slam over the simple base hit we need. The minute we see the level swing with more than 2 of our hitters we will be on track. Hopefully our pitching doesnt start to feel the urge to press and throw "shutouts" every single time. That is where the team could go on a big bender.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) I was disappointed we couldn't get it done at home with bases loaded and nobody out in the ninth. We had to put it away there. And then we have a couple more innings with the last at bat in a tie game before the Tabs score a run. I guess that's baseball, but out ineptitude at the plate cost us a home game against one of our division foes. I'm not down on the team, but it sucks that right after a big win streak we've dropped 3 in a row. Hope we don't make it four. The swing of the bat should be level through the hitting zone. That is what will cure the slump. When instead of a majestic arc we see a laser going out in the field. When you start seeing lasers hit for outs or lasers making it into outfield instead of majestic long fly balls to the warning track or INSERT CORPSEBALL PLAYER HERE slamming their bat into the ground in disgust that they "just" missed one. Smartball is where I expect the hitter to make contact and drive in the runner and not to try to do more with it. That is why Minny has won year after year. In that same situation they give themselves up to get that runner over. They do everything they can to get that runner in. We try and end it dramatically. Remember because SPORTSCENTER IS NEXT.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:37 PM) I think NL offense CAN win in the Al as evidenced by Anaheim and Minnesota to a lesser extent. That said, we are sort of playing a bastardized version of NL ball No we are still trying to play the AL thump and jog offense. We just dont have the cast of characters this year to do it.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:31 PM) After this season, move the f***ing fence back Don't do that, but I sure wish everybody would swing like Iggy. I still remember when our last hitting coach was fired. He said he tried over and over to preach hitting the ball with a level swing. But the allure of big money was too powerful and the home run swing was the quick ticket to more money.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:19 PM) I'm most concerned about a lack of hitting the ball hard. Of our last 6 games, we have about 5 hard hit balls. Thats because we have stopped hitting with level swings. Last year Greg Walker and Carlos Lee changed his swing mid season to turn him into a power hitter. He started hitting for power, but fell in love with it. He stopped any attempt as situational hitting. It was all or nothing. The only thing that kept his BA afloat was his talent. Now we have Konerko changing his swing. Now his hands are high up and he is golfing his swing. Dye is swinging the same way. The hands are high. I hear Greg Walker saying the right things. But the product on the field over the last couple of hitting instructors is the same thing. Everyone pulls the baseball and trys to hit homeruns in the wrong situation. And its everyone, from the scrawniest weakest player to our thumpers. This happens every single time a soft tosser comes up, we become a softball team. Trying to hit it as hard as we can. Arow has a nice short swing. Iguchi has a nice short swing. That is pretty much about it for the lineup. Pods is trying to get lift. After this season, move the f***ing fence back. The "home run park" is creating a monster. Every hitter gets up to the plate and looks the same way. They look down the line and think why not me. Do you know why they dont do this with better pitchers. Because they are thinking of making contact on those guys. They dont worry about how far to hit it, but to make contact.

Its official CORPSEBALL is back. A few weeks into the season and we are making plus 6 ERA pitchers look like Cy Young. Stranding runners, popping out, GIDP and taking home run swings when you need a simple basehit. Its back. CORPSEBALL 2005 aka DUMB BALL

Dye and Konerko both have their hands real high up. Their swing is like a golf swing. If they get solid wood on it they will drive it to mars. But for 9 out of 10 they will pop out.

I like Pauly's new way of resting his bat on his shoulder. Greg Walker is in love with that thing. He had Miggy Olivo doing it, Crede has done it at some point this year. Now Pauly is doing it. And guess what, if you do it late in the delivery you have a hitch in your swing and you pop everything up. Notice how high his f***ing hands are. Keep them down like last year. Why break something that works.

Shingo Koch should never be used again in a save situation. Last year we had Thriller, Koch and Cotts crapping it up. This year its Shingo taking his turn as the rally killer.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:05 PM) There were a couple but I have no problem with this decision and Fathom no matter what ozzie does you're gonna say it's wrong. Shingo is a righty specialist and a righty specialist only. Lefties destroy him. Anytime a lefty gets up against him its over.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 10:01 PM) Fock you racist pig. I am glad to see Takatsu pitching to lefties. We have ourselves a righty specialist.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:59 PM) Bottom of the 9th, no outs, winning run on. You play to win, not to be cautious. Our manager put the strategy to win. Our players failed to execute. Level swings instead of dipping your back shoulder or in Timo's case K'ing when you are a pinch hitter. You can see it in their swings. Constantly watching long swings, fouling pitches off. A short swing puts the ball into play. Make them beat you.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:56 PM) Man we are a sad bunch....literally begging for one run How the fock will we score against ace pitchers if we get to the playoffs Bases loaded in the 9th. Arow does his job. The rest of the guys are trying to park one to make Sportscenter. I still remember KW and his tirade after watching Carlos Lee do the same thing during the twinks series in August.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:55 PM) Bad approach, 1 AB. He wasn't alone in that all or nothing HR mentality tonight. This sort of game seems to breed that mindset in our guys. Crede earlier in the game against Urbina. The pitch was way on the outside corner and he turned on it.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:54 PM) I guess I'd still prefere to see Pablo batting, but that's why I'm not the manager. Pablo still cant grab the bat. His wrist is still sore.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:53 PM) He popped out on a good pitch, what else do you want? Was a real good location from Walker. Enough of this BS b****ing and whining about EVERY at-bat someone you don't like has that isn't perfection. No One is getting the job done tonight, except the Sac Fly by AaRow Are you telling me having a speed guy with the bases loaded trying to park one when all we need is a base hit isnt reason to complain. Come on then.

Pods needs to start hitting the ball either on the ground or using a level swing. Watching our super fast guy lifting pitch after pitch up in the air tells me why he had such a bad BA last year. He is a white Wille Mays Hays. Everytime he puts the ball up I want to see pushups.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 09:49 PM) I'd be impressed with Willie if he got a walk here. Watching him trying to hit the ball out of the park last inning was about all I can stand of Mr. Pea Pod. I am through with him. 5'5 140 pounds and mr. weakling thinks he has power.

Things I want to see this inning. Willie not trying to jack anything out. My 10 month old son has a better chance of taking the pitcher out than willie. Pods using a level swing. Iguchi doing what he has been doing. Level swing hitting to the opposite field.

QUOTE(IndySoxFan @ Apr 29, 2005 -> 08:53 PM) good for Ozzie That was a message. Pay attention and stop f***ing off. I will take you out no matter what.