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Is the Sox team completely healthy too?

He also was first in the AL in walks last year with 95 and he missed 40 games.

None of the players you mentioned have had 5 consecutive years with OPS+ over 100 either.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 12:37 PM) :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead The Sox have $8.75 million to pay Konerko this season. I have already said that I don't want Konerko back next year. Are Chavez's numbers more impressive than Konerko's to warrant him to be paid $3-4 million more than Konerko for the next three years? I certainly don't think so. As for your minor leaguers comments, I'm not saying they are locks to pan out, but why use your best ones to aquire a fat contract? I think 11 and 12 million dollars will not be outrageous for a player of Chavez's calibur in the years '08,'09, and '10 considering the inflation this league has witnessed.

This board would lose its collective mind if BMac were to be traded.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 10:37 PM) so he gave you a scare in the 7th inning i mean hermanson gave up more runs then him and i dont see people pissed off at him! oh no you didn't

Note to Walker: Win or try dying.

QUOTE(nvxplorer @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 10:17 PM) I agree with all the criticism, but allow me to speculate on what was going through Ozzie's head, or even a directive from KW. With El Duque coming back, someone has to be sent down. It's reasonable to think the Sox management wanted to see Walker one more time before deciding who that would be. This is pure guesswork on my part, but if KW and Ozzie were torn between Walker and Shingo (or even Vizcaino), they may have wanted to see Walker today before deciding. I'm just glad we didn't let the outcome of our game get in the way of deciding whether or not Kevin Walker is actually our worst bullpen arm.

Can we make it a rule to not b**** about attendance ever.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 10:05 PM) Yeah, I'm not saying bringing in Walker was a good thing but I can see why it was done. In your defense, if Scoscia didn't put on the hit and run, Walker would've had the double play. Or at least it would be very close.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 09:56 PM) You sound like Dusty Baker. No his philosophy is you must throw over 130 pitches if you have arm troubles because that's the only way people of the sun will get stronger. It's science.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 09:54 PM) For the record, the callers are murdering Ozzie on the post-game radio show. ' What, just so spineless Melton can say something about our glowing record or best team in baseball etc.

If you would've rather seen Politte and Marte even though they pitched consecutive days, raise your hand. I'm so sick of babying bullpen arms.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 09:45 PM) things could be worse folks. The Yankees have lost two straight to Kansas City. Carrasco beats Randy Johnson. Perspective, everybody No offense, but that is getting really old. We should be mad after tonight.

At least Ozzie hasn't been offered an extension or anything.

Not even Will Ferrell can cheer me up after tonight's game.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 01:05 PM) Where is the love for my screename? I better be second. Being so easy to type gets you major scene points.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 01:05 PM) If we traded for Chavez, Fields could move to 1st base and we could say goodbye to Paulsy. Field's defense at 3rd base isn't great anyways. Unless, of course, Fields was included in the trade for Chavez. From everything I've read, he won't start anywhere up here opening day '06.

Well you get my vote for best handle on Soxtalk. Also, bored =/= board.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 12:49 PM) ? Your post made me LOL. Good one.

Fields isn't taking over next year.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 12:45 PM) No, more like he understands how small budget teams and baseball in general works. haha

DJ once told this story about Joe Carter having so many RBI's with such a low average and threw out some strange numbers. I looked it up later that evening, and he had exagerrated by about 15%.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 31, 2005 -> 10:35 PM) I'm really sick of the White Sox treating Erstad like the .340 hitter he used to be. He is a .265 hitter with little power against the rest of the league. Quit trying to be so pretty against the guy, and you'll get him out. Pitching him in is basically the key.

All right, who told Peter Gammons you can vote more than once?