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QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) That's ok, your original post is quoted in mine. :uhoh

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:03 AM) Since 2002 he has a 5.06 era in 27.2 innings against us. The current players on our team have hit him at a .342 clip with an ops of .913 That'll work, hopefully it continues. I hate seeing Scotty in centerfield but this might be a day to give Aaron the day off. qwerty what has aaron hit off Clement?? With that slider I'd think he'd own Aaron but who knows.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:02 AM) Nah! We know where your heart is. Well I edited it anyways.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:01 AM) GO WHITE SOX! I always say GO SOX in these threads, they're the real sox but I should probably edit that before I get crap for it.

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 09:58 AM) 8 hours til gametime......but I always wanted to start one..... Clement vs. MB gonna be a great matchup..... one question though I was reading on bosox.com that this is Clements first start against us. I could have sworn we have faced him before when he was with the scrubs..... Lets right the ship with this one tonight and beat the champs..... Battle of the Sox round 1 (ding ding) We definitely faced Clement before. I'm excited for this series, should be a fun one. GO PALE HOSE!!!!!!!!!

No to Soriano.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 09:26 AM) I agree his handling of the pitching staff is great. I think because his status is kind of in limbo after this year. They should extend a contract offer to him and get that off his mind. I think he is going for homers to prove he can pop for power like other catchers. This guy was a sox killer when he hit to all fields. He can do it again. There was an article during the sox-cubs series about how they had recognized that he was pulling the ball too much and he was working on hitting to left and left center. I've heard AJ say a couple times that him and Walk are trying to get his left center field stroke back, basically he's just not seeing the ball well right now, he's trying to get that stroke back he's just not there yet. He'll get there though.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 09:23 AM) Cool. That means the other rides will be easier to get on. Same thought that I had when he told me.

Cubs, Cardinals, Rockies, to be honest I could care less who the hell the sox would play in the world series if they ever get there, the opponent just doesn't matter to me.

To answer the title of this thread, yes, very much so.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 08:48 AM) Anyone been to the new water park there yet? I have not been there yet but my friend who goes there all the time said the waterpark is awesome but that it is way to crowded.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 07:55 AM) I think, because we are such great fans, the Sox should treat us to a game in the scout seats. :rolly It can be a real life game thread behind homeplate. "f*** YOU CRUDDY" "KONERKO YOUR SLOWASS f***IN SUCKS" "CORPSEBALL, CORPSEBALL, CORPSESBALL."

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 08:57 AM) Did we even offer him two years in the off season?? Yes, the deal was all but done until the giants stepped in and added an extra year.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 09:10 AM) Franks isnt to bad. Plus he doesnt have enough AB's to make it a blood bath. Now Crede and AJ on the other had. When you look at it you have dueling blood baths. We have way to many pull hitters on our team when you look at these charts. Hence why they have such low BAs. Thing is AJ's whole career he's been a great hitter to all fields, he'll snap out of it, he's just been slumping for a bit. I agree though, aj's been pulling everything but with the way he's handled the pitching staff this year I won't ride him about his offense cause that's secondary.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 08:40 AM) That's Iguchi's spot in the lineup. Period. Exactly, someone said it before but the 1-2 spots in the order have been the high spots of the batting year all season, without those 2 guys this offense would be dead. Anyways I agree with 2k5, Carl needs more ab's whether it's filling in for Frank, Jermaine or letting Jermaine play first base, Carl needs to be in there.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 02:45 AM) If you ask Ozzie ANY question, you can count on a smile (maybe) and a curse (certainly). And if you ask ozzie a question about a player or any person in general you can be 100 percent certain that the word kid will be used.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 02:38 AM) If I'm in Kenny's place, I have two things in mind, what I'd like to trade for Burnett and what the max is that will trade for Burnett. If things work out to where we can get Burnett somewhere between those two points, he'll pull the trigger. Completely agreed.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 02:34 AM) I think KW will keep exploring possibilities. However, when he made that remark about not foreseeing any big deals, he also said that he didn't want to rape the big club to do so and that is what was being asked for. The market changes as the deadline approaches, so he'll keep an ear open and see what happens. One thing about Kenny is you know he's always looking. If something makes sense he'll pull the trigger but he's not going to dismantle the 25 man roster of the best team in baseball, just doesn't make any sense.

This might sound dumb but this kind of is like how the Iguchi negotiations went. Looks like we're going to get him, kenny has a strict stance then it looks like it's dead, all the sudden the player(team in this case) get desperate and poof a deal happens, wouldn't surprise me one bit if Kenny manages to get AJ for less then expected, who knows.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 01:39 AM) Let's put it in terms you can understand... Mark Kotsay, just weeks ago, signed a contract extension that paid him $15M for two years. Here are Kotsay's career numbers. .285/.341/.422 and Rowand's .289/.341/.456 They are defensive equals, maybe a slight nod to Kotsay. Kotsay is making 6.5M this year, and will make 7 M in 06 & 07, then & 8M in '08. Rowand's three year contract was for 8.5M -- If you wanted to trade him, there would be 29 other teams beating down our door to take the guy off our hands at that price. Stop making sense

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 01:03 AM) Its funny how you mention all pitchers when we are talking about a non-pitcher..... Pitchers and position players are different when it comes to contracts. With hitters you have to prove yourself more. A course there are still expections like Adrian Beltre but his year last year was >>>> Rowands and he always had that much potential. Ya cause Beltre's making what 12 mill this year?? While Aaron's making 2. Beltre's always had potential and so has aaron though obviously more for Adrian. A lot of players get big money after 1 big year and Aaron's making 2 mill this year so it's not like kenny gave him a huge contract. I'll add another hitter in there as well since I guess pitchers don't count......Victor Martinez.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 12:36 AM) Market is not that great for a 1 year wonder Tell that to Eric Milton, Carl Pavano, Kris Benson, Jaret Wright. Now go look up the fact that Aaron is a career .288 hitter and one of the top defensive centerfielders in baseball.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 12:18 AM) We all know B-Mac wasn't ready, so there's no real point in using the B-Mac in the majors argument. And yes we all saw what Lowe did in the playoffs, but is it a guarantee that he's going to pitch like that again especially when his regular season stats are not great to say the least? At least someone like Jason Schmidt has had good form leading up to the deadline. And have a look at Lowe's splits compared to an un-named pitcher (I'll let you all try and guess which one it is). (Lowe is #1 BTW) BAA: 1) .284 2) .228 ERA: 1) 4.18 2) 4.34 WHIP: 1) 1.36 2) 1.30 HR: 1) 18 2) 17 Away Games: 1) 0-5 2) 3-2 July: 1) 0-2, 9.22 ERA 2) 2-2, 5.09 ERA Can I play??

QUOTE(hi8is @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 11:58 PM) tonight on the local night news, channel 5... KTLA... they had a segment in their sports spot noting "intense intrest" from both the red and WHITE SOX for jeff weaver. all that was said, aside from both teams having "intense intrest" was that if the dodgers do trade weaver, they will be waving the white flag and will be giving up on their season. Weaver's a guy the sox probably figure could start and then pitch out of the pen as well. It's an interesting though considering Weaver is the opposite of a character guy, still has a great arm though.

QUOTE(DePloderer @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 03:13 PM) Something a little different. That's the best one you've made so far and that's saying a lot.