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QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) So adding Soriano will spark Vazquez to stop spiffting his pants in the 6th inning? Will it spark Mark Buehrle to stop pitching like Sidney Ponson? Will it spark Freddy Garcia (although he pitched very well his last start) to start throwing hard and atleast attempting to hold base runners? Who would've thought that Jon Garland would be the one guy we can count on as far as the rotation goes at the moment. I was just trying to convince myself that this can be fixed...

Let Juan and his cannon pitch. Coop can work his major on him.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:15 PM) Exactly. We could add Soriano, Ortiz, Pujols, ect -- it won't matter. We're going as far as our starters take us. Adding a player like Soriano sparks the whole ballclub...Or at least I want to think that.

Can this team put together 2 good halves for the love of god. It's like a switch is turned and we're the Cubs starting July 12th.

Time to shake up this spifftttt

Love to see how we fare against the best bullpen in the league here. Should be nice and exciting... I feel like the fan from Major League in the OF...

Trade for Soriano tonight, fly his ass here tomorrow....We need him.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:02 PM) At some point, he has to come out of it. If he doesnt, then you took a shot, and he failed you. But Javy is a very important part to this ballclub, and he isnt going to get any better at working late into games by sitting on the bench after 5.... It's almost August. This isnt a time to work through things. Its a time to win ballgames before we slip too far out. Period.

You know, Javy would be the best pitcher in the league if Ozzie took him out after the 5th every game. Something to think about. Javy for 5, McCarthy for 3, hand it over...

QUOTE(Misplaced_Sox @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 05:38 PM) Why bat Soriano leadoff? That's alot of wasted RBI action with the HR's and his power imho.... better to bat him second and have Iguchi, BA or Uribe in at #1... why waste his bat? Soriano has 70 or someodd RBIs while batting leadoff for a NL team (pitcher ahead of him). I assume he feels most comfortable there. Keep him there.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 05:35 PM) yes, but the white sox aren't trading for pods. I'm saying if we got Alf and still had pods, could we not give the illusion that we still could use pods for CF and were clearing our BA problem? And then shop pods as trying to get some BP help. And besides, considering spods low contract...i still think we could get a decent return even if its dump. Maybe not a guy to help us now, but perhaps a future major leaguer I doubt we can play it off like we are using Pods in CF. We still have games to play. Pods won't set foot in CF, IMO. It's best to get a deal in place before replacing him. However, that might not be possible. We shall see.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 05:30 PM) i mean tech. it wouldn't be a given that pods would have to leave. Isn't there still delusion around the league that pods speed can work in CF? The delusion may be there, but certainly not in the White Sox organization.

QUOTE(PlunketChris @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 05:30 PM) Widge (k.. he can go.. but nobody wants him, and we need a 2nd catcher) Gload Wake up. Sandy Alomar Jr. has returned

I think if the Sox are going to trade Pods, they should try to get a deal set up before acquiring Soriano. I would think Pods' value would decrease if other teams know we need to dump him. Who could be interested in Pods?

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 05:10 PM) FWIW, I just asked the source about the information again, and he was sure of the Soriano jersey statement, but wasn't 100 pct sure about the no-trade clause. Get more info FATHOM...Too much suspense.

That's some serious filth at the end of the game with Jenks/Thorton/MacDougal.

Detroit might be responding to the Soriano rumors but in a different way. Carlos Lee perhaps? Abreu?

QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 02:52 PM) keep in mind that the texas rangers owe 10 mil on each year of arods contract. so arod for 15 mil is more financially possible They owe the Yanks that money. The Yanks don't have to send it along with Arod, I believe.

Rauch returns to fill Brandon's spot in the pen...

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 11:44 PM) Just remember...right now ARod makes $6 million more than any other player in baseball. He is not "Jermaine Dye" better than everyone else in baseball. No, but put him at SS and it's pretty close...(also, Jermaine is one of the biggest bargains in baseball.)

Sell the farm for Arod

This "minor move" could turn into big dividends. Our pitching is not what it should be. If this gets the pitchers more relaxed instead of "Damn it, I have to throw to Widger" then we could see a big boost.

Buehrle is a pitcher of rythm. Widger disrupts the rythm.

As long as the pitchers feel more comfortable in Alomar's abilities than Widgers, the move is good. Similar situation when we had Olivo and Alomar. Buehrle would much rather pitch to Alomar even though Olivo was superior defensively and offensively. Trust in Sandy like the pitchers do.

I believe its something like 9-11 when Widger gets 2 or more ABs...