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QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 12:03 PM) No, but these three are all really bad at something, not just bad. See what you did there ? Why couldn't you say they all have strengths and weaknesses . Its quite possible that these guys have the players respect and can do a good job despite playing a hunch once in a while or going by the book and not having it work out the way you want it to turn out. They have 25 different people to manage with varying degrees of skill . There will always be situation where you have to use the ones at the end of the bench in a crucial situation. Every decision is not cut and dried. You can't use stats all the time to manage people, especially people from different cultures where the only thing they have in common is baseball . It's impossible to get the the results you want because there's so many things you have no control over. All it takes is for one guy to have a lousy day to screw up an otherwise great day or make you look like a fool.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 02:46 PM) Why? Based on what? We have very few assets if our objective is to win playoff series'. Our only assets are long-term, and if you move those you very well may doom this franchise going forward over the course of the next 2-3 years. The only path I see is gambling on Hudson to replace on of your current valuable assets (Danks or Floyd) and adding a much needed BIG bat to improve the overall strength of this team. As much as I hate to say it, [/b]I don't think we have a chance to win with this current offense.[/b] I'm in the camp that says a LH bat is sorely needed. It's not a cure all but its very helpful. But I also think if the pitching holds up the rest of the season we'll be right in the thick of it like we are now after a bad 2 months then one extremely hot streak .Now if we win more seies than we lose and sweep a few more than we get swept in we'll inch our way forward and end up 15-20 games above .500 If we get a bat we can get to 20+ games above and that too might be good enough.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 5, 2010 -> 02:36 PM) Except it really isn't. He'll make some spectacular plays at 3rd, but he also makes some dumb mistakes and will botch routine plays. In other words he's human just like every player and every manager put under a microscope. All most fans do is gripe about players inadequacies . It's all well and good for message board fodder. I'd imagine if a player fielded and batted 1.000 we'd still hear about how he wears his hat wrong or how ugly he is or w/e else the sheep are bleating about that day.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 4, 2010 -> 07:51 PM) Read that wrong. And I'm probably going to disagree with the plus offensive player thing. Do you have to look at stats to know a plus offensive player ? What exactly is a plus offensive play ? He's hitting .278 with some power and decent speed on the bases. That's plus enough for me.

Couldn't even watch my team win on the freakin' 4th of July. That's unamerican . Thank's you commies at ESPN .

OVA !

The dreaded lead off walk.

Kotsay 5 /20 lifetime against Oliver.

Maybe Beckham should PH.

Need more runs .

Might see Bobby tonight.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 4, 2010 -> 06:43 PM) I use MLB At Bat cause they have videos and radio play by play. I've not entered the apps for cell phone world yet. I haven't even enter the cell phone world.

Nice quick inning by MB. I really like ESPN gamecast more the MLB gamecast. Lots more stats on what players do in certain counts. w/RISP and other good stuff.

Sexy Alexei !

Way to go Q.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 4, 2010 -> 06:19 PM) It ain't good. He's still got a decent batting average, but his power's been sapped. Ozzie is making him steal too much.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 4, 2010 -> 06:21 PM) That says nothing about power. And from my recollection, a lot of those are on RBI groundouts. Singles up the middle.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 4, 2010 -> 05:21 PM) I'm in this boat too. As am I since I'm not too far from Balta and Hi8is.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 02:14 PM) Jones rf Kotsay dh Pierzynski c Viciedo 3b Beckham 2b We should have a contest on how many hits these guys get tonight. Kotsay was the hero last night, and I credit him for that, but man, how is that guy a regular on a major league team? Should be interesting to see if Jones can hit against his own team. He has been pathetic for a long while now. I like Viciedo but of these five he's the only one who excites me entering this game. Those 5 will get 6 hits

Go U White Sox !

Isn't easy to beat TX. in their ballpark. Good comeback also against decent TX relievers.

Nice little comeback win .

oops quoted the wrong guy.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) They are the stupid 4th of July Hats. For some reason EVERYONE has white hats. If you had said stupid hats....

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