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Every time this spring I've seen Uribe get a hit it seems to be to the right side. Is it possible that someone told him to forget about power and just do what you do well ? He seems to be pretty good at going the opposite way.

I remember an exercise my high school baseball coach made us do for wrists and forearms. He had a weight (less than a lb.) tied on about a 2ft. string attached to what basically was a shortened broom handle. With the weight hanging down and our hands palm down we would have to roll it up then roll it back down.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) Glad to see my thread starting abilities are getting warmed up too. Lucky I was off today or this thread might have been dead.

Final : Sox 4 Rockies 1. Egbert gives up a run in the 9th.

Sox/Cubs on WGN saturday

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) If memory serves me right this is the third runner BA has thrown out this spring. 3rd HR and 3rd assist.

Josh 3 hits today.

scoreless innings from Linebrink, Dotel, Jenks in 6th, 7th and 8th.

BA just nailed a guy at home trying to score frome 3rd on a fly ball.

Linebrink 1 scoreless inning. Dotel pitching the 7th.

BA 2-3 with a K playing LF. HR and single.

Javy's line. 5 innings , 0 runs, 1 hit , 7 k's , 0 walks.

Linebrink in. Javy in the booth now.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 11:47 AM) I do hope that Brian Anderson makes the Sox take him up north and become the CFer this season. I love Quentin, but I could handle him in AAA/off the bench this year and next, so long as he's getting quite a few PAs between DH, LF, and RF. If Anderson does finally put it up this year and become a CFer, that instantly takes the OF defense from slow and among the worst in the league to one of the best units. Swish-Anderson-Dye looks like average to above average range in the corners with outstanding range in center, with strong arms on all of them, and then Quentin is on the bench and he's a good defensive corner too. I'd love it. I don't necessarily hope Owens stays injured, but it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for the future of this franchise if he did and Anderson become a legitimate CFer. in 100% agreement .

7 k's in 4 1/3 .

Vaz starting the 5th.

oppo too went to right !

6 K's now end of 4th 2-0 Sox.

Vaz doing good so far probably 5 K's already entering the 4th inning.

AJ hits into dp with bags juiced and 1 out. The backhanded flip by the SS to 2nd was high and the 2bman had to jump , didnt land on the base and still got the call. Could hear Ozzie very clearly yelling at the ump after the play saying " this aint the f'in puerto rican league" More than a few f's and g' damns heard on the air . Pretty funny stuff.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 10:21 PM) 2 things 1. The 3B position seems to be 50/50 between Crede and Fields, and that all depends on whether Crede can be traded or not. If the Sox can't trade, he's starting. 2. Fields hit 23 homers last year in the majors in 4 months. Ramirez has never set foot onto a baseball field, and is, according to almost all accounts, extremely raw as a hitter. I don't really no any other way to put it. Point #1. I'm not sure when you say "he's starting " who exactly you mean , I assume if there's no trade Crede will be starting. Point #2. Amend "never set foot onto a baseball field " to a US minor or major league field. All I know is right now Ramirez is showing he can hit often drawing comparisons to Soriano . We've seen him do well in the WBC and now ST. He has a quick bat. I see nothing wrong with him being in the minors to start the season as I said. If Crede is the starter I also hope Josh will spell Crede as 3rd and Thome at DH against tough lefties. He won't be seeing as many curveballs this year and only wish Josh's swing was as quick as Ramirez so I wouldn't worry as much about Josh getting around on fastballs.

Many good arguments on both sides. Since Crede is a bust as trade bait this would be the best case scenario. Crede starts the season as the starter plays good enough to up his trade value. Then someone on a contender gets hurt and we snag more than he's currently worth . Could Fields possibly stick with the team if Crede is the starter ? I can't see Thome playing as much this year against lefties so use Fields (DH) and Crede in the same lineup against lefties and at other times rest Crede and start Fields. The Sox can still contend this way ( if all else goes well) and Fields take over at 3rd when Crede is traded.

Ramirez has speed, versatility, and has shown better than expected hitting ability including gap to gap power. Before anyones dismisses his hitting as " being only ST " just look at what the anointed one, Josh Fields, is doing this spring. He's still a K machine even against inferior spring pitching. Yet most seem ready to gift wrap the starting 3rd base job to him. Ramirez will be getting a crash course at 2nd base for the rest of the spring in the hopes that he learns the position quickly and shows he can play it as good as he plays shortstop. Uribe is only the leading candidate right now because of his glove, power and experience and Richars visa and back problems . If Ramirez gets sent down and rakes minor league pitching and quickly becomes adept at 2nd he won't be down there long.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 09:34 AM) Quentin's had like one major injury in his career, and it was his shoulder. That's really all I was trying to say. I don't think he's been injured on a hit by pitch, but I may be wrong. He also had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in 2003. His left labrum and rotator cuff was hurt in spring training 2007 on an awkward swing. He tried to play through it before having surgery in October. In his first few seasons in the minors he was hit with 103 pitches though I can find nothing that says he was injured by any of the HBP.

CC , some of the stat geeks wield the knowledge they possess like a club, ready to hammer any small mistake statistically over your head . It's not about having fun it's about being right and making sure everyone knows it. They nitpick anything you say missing your entire point. When I joined Soxtalk I thought it would be like a community of like minded individuals. Instead it's like nitpickers central who ridicule any minor error and resort to name calling if you can't spend the better part of your day looking up stats to support your opinion. There are many great posters who are intelligent but there is a very vocal minority who are rude. The object is not to use the power of knowledge to inform or teach but instead to "own" or destroy the opposition. It's my opinion that many potential posters are scared off by these seek and destroy tactics. It's too bad a small minority has to ruin it for the fans who don't overly rely on stats and love the game for what it represented to us in our youth.