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QUOTE(DukeNukeEm @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 10:59 PM) Marte Don't you mean Marty??

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 10:14 PM) Brandon mccarthy is my new one. How could he be your heart attack player?? A heart attack, you cant really prepare for. BMac, we know he's going to get rocked and do his best to be the best player on the other team.

...I don't have an answer. Sowwy.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 10:42 PM) B-Mac might be lonely on his flight to Charlotte -- why not send Walker with him? And, Baj and Jenks can come up at the same time? Hopefully he's only transferring planes at Charlotte straight to BHam.

Hell f***in Yeah!!!!!!...Game never ended though...i dont know if last weeks detroit tigers was a more boring victory than this...nonetheless, a win's a win.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 08:40 PM) I really don't think that's the case at all... Jim, wouldn't you say so? Of course, if there's a guy who can throw 99 but can't locate it, and there's a guy who can throw 91-93 who can locate it, they'll go with the latter. But I don't see much of a problem with that. Again, they went with a lot of 'stuff' guys last year -- Whistler and Gonzalez come to mind immediately. Gio is a lefthanded BMac from what I remember. He's a bit more raw though. Hardly a stuff guy.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 08:34 PM) I realize his fastball was just average, but all I heard was rave reviews on his knucklecurve. And I'd also heard about the mentality problems, sort of a cockiness, overconfidence? I'm just saying, there's complaining, and then there's b****ing just to b****. He says he doesn't like that the Sox don't take enough guys with good 'stuff', yet they've drafted Gio and Honel? Then he calls McCarthy, a 17th round pick of a couple of years ago (right?), a bust? I'm sorry, that's just b****ing just to b****, IMO. IMHO that's not b****ing just to b****, but that's calling someone out on the truth. I am one who hates "b****ing just to b****" but clearly the White Sox have taken the control over stuff approach with the pitching draft picks. I'll say it again, it seems like they're trying to find another Buehrle and not trying to find anyone with just nasty stuff that they have to develop.

That's just sad. 6 runs should be enough for a win. We'll be lucky to win this game. And F it. Go with a 4 man rotation up until the ASG. This just isn't working. And don't send him to AAA, send him to AA because he clearly isn't ready for AAA. As for Honel, his knucklecurve was wicked, but in terms of his fastball, I don't remember it being much faster than an El Duque fastball.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 08:24 PM) Nite ... Felix Diaz is worse. He is getting absolutely torched at AAA, hitters are knocking him around at about a .320 batting average. IMO he is about the last guy you want to bring up. Bmac was also getting torched in AAA and getting worse before we brought him up again. Felix Diaz can't be any worse than BMac. And I mean that. About the White Sox drafting, they did miss out on quite a few guys in the early rounds. Honel was an alright choice, though I didn't like him, I blame his lack of success on injury. Other guys though haven't been so good. I'm skeptical about Broadway. It seems the White Sox are trying to find a bunch of Greg Maddux's because of the success Buehrle's had and the lack of injuries he's had. I think one of these days though, KW & company is going to have to develop a power guy. Else we'll be trying to trade for a bunch of Jason Schmidt's for a long time.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 07:52 PM) Didn't Beane pretty much say that he wasn't trading Hudson or Mulder to any AL team? I remember him specifically turning down BMac and I don't think it had anything to do with the White Sox being an NL team. Wasn't there also a rumor in which the White Sox traded Carlos Lee for Barry Zito in a waiver wire deal, but the A's then declined?? All I know is Beane didn't want either of those guys.

BMac isn't ready. He's been rushed. Get his ass out of here before he gains negative confidence. With the way BMac is now, I believe that's attainable. Bring up Felix Diaz and don't fly him in 2 hours before his start either.

Stud Bullpen guy. Billy Wagner - Kenny get him now!

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 11:22 AM) This is if it happens bout I doubt it will! Trade Rumors Blowing on the Northside! White Sox aquire Jason Schimdt in a Trade! Haha so true. Or if they both do a trade on the same day: Cubs Reacquire Superstars Kenny Lofton, Randall Simon, Jose Hernandez and Tanyon Sturtze...More Details Inside and What It Means for the NL Central White Sox Acquire Injured Pitcher Jason Schmidt for Ace Brandon McCarthy

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 07:05 PM) You are correct for the reason the A's let him go. However, people on here thought it would take a package of 4 or more players to GET Hudson, when in fact, it was 2 mid level prospects. Well I heard that KW offered Carlos Lee and I think BMac for him and BB said no. So it would've taken alot. Maybe Steff could confirm this, but I remember KW inquiring about him and Mulder.

QUOTE(DePloderer @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 03:55 PM) Mmmmmm not bad, can anyone else think of anything? YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Buehrle, Garcia, Garland

Slowest one by far: 2005-07-04 13:19:03 EST: 861 / 316 Your download speed : 882583 bps, or 861 kbps. A 107.7 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 323650 bps, or 316 kbps.

^^LOL, Hilarious.

If you plan on trading Contreras for another pitcher, forget about. You will not get an as good pitcher as Contreras if you're trading him in the same deal.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) why havent we talked to a redsox board? Yeah seriously, someone needs to get in touch with the Red Sox.

I'm doing my best to get Pods in there. Yesterday I voted for an hour straight for Pods and Oswalt.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 09:59 AM) Is Andy really an improvement from El Duque? Yes. He has somewhere around a 3.19ERA pitching in the juicebox. I honestly would rather see him too if it were a starting pitcher because I know we would have to give up loads to get Schmidt and not as much to get Andy. My first choice would also be Billy Wagner or Brad Lidge. We need someone who will just strike fear in opponents.

DP

I hope another team picks him up because the Twins are a team that is looking at him from what I've heard. No need to help them out, so someone please be stupid and trade for him.

How did Crede get hosed like that??