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QUOTE(jerseysox @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:58 PM) jesus christ. it was a joke. a typo in the story. take a look. GOD. Yes I know it was supposed to be a joke but it was written correctly.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:50 PM) And your point is what???

QUOTE(jerseysox @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:45 PM) B) I'm pretty sure his Ks per 9 are pretty crappy if that story is right lol

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:43 PM) Someone may have posted this already, in which case I apologize (it's the first time I've started a topic). But this was an encouraging blurb from the Trib: The Sox may have relief help within their organization. Double-A Birmingham closer Bobby Jenks and outfielder Chris Young were named to play for the United States in the seventh annual Futures Game on July 10 in Detroit. Jenks, 24, is second in the Southern League with 16 saves with 40 strikeouts in 352/3 innings. "Jenks is on a faster track than Young," said Dave Wilder, the Sox's director of player development. "He's up to 98 [m.p.h.] every day." 98??? That's sick. It would be nice to see Jenks fill the roll that Vizcaino is failing to hold down. Personally I want to see him pitch in Charlotte for a bit if he continues to dominate there then give him a shot but first off Baj deserves a shot and out of everyone in our system Jenks is the guy the Sox need to be the most careful with imo.

Ozzie has said it himself that he really doesn't look at numbers and with Carl needing ab's I hardly doubt Timo starts.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:53 PM) Exactly. You knock him down in the first inning, he doesn't dig in nearly as deep,and might become suseptable to the pitch on the outer half. And if Freddy has his slider working that's normally his put away pitch to right handed batters could make that pitch deadly.

Corey Patterson is pretty f'n bad.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:46 PM) I don't see anything wrong with a purpose pitch in baseball. If you want to hit someone, don't hurt them. I wouldn't want to see Lee miss time because one of our guys injured him. I guess I am a purist when it comes to that kind of stuff. Derrek Lee is a player I really respect on the Cubs and I don't want to see him injured he's just having to special of a year Cubs or not. That being said this series we better make him feel uncomfortable in the box cause he's the one guy in that lineup we can't have beat us.

QUOTE(shakes @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) That's a good point, I still hope we don't pitch to him. If he's up in a key situation he better be pitched around.

Alright well hopefully DLee should be up with nobody on today, he's got Patterson and Perez in front of him a .280 and .312 obp respectively.

Lineup: pods lf gooch 2b frank dh pauly 1b rowand cf dye rf aj c crede 3b pablo ss

QUOTE(Antonio Osuna @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 09:17 PM) This isn't a WS-caliber team yet. They're right. Kenny Williams needs to make it one. Bull. Right now this really is the best team in baseball it just seems people even here didn't expect them to do this so some of you guys just aren't sure. That's perfectly fine but as of right now there is not a more complete team in major league baseball then the Chicago White Sox. Obviously I'm not saying they're for sure going to win the world series but they are the best team out there right now, no doubt about that in my mind.

Hey if Dusty will leadoff Patterson because Corey told Dusty he's ready to leadoff then maybe he'll give DLee 3 days off. Ok, maybe not but I can dream can't I??

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:07 AM) Nobody is saying the pitching doesn't have a large part to do with this. I'm just saying that Pods fills a niche on the team that Carlos never could. Bingo. That's a pretty cool sig heads, you make that yourself?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:03 AM) Idonno Iguchi has had to change his hitting aproach so much and than take some pitches that he might actually hit better without Pods in front of him. What most people dont realize is until I guess June came around our offense stunk and the reason we have been winning games have been thanks to outstanding pitching. If our pitching was this good last year we would of been just of good as a team if not better... I disagree with both counts. Our offense didn't stink we were around the middle of the league the whole year in runs scored and with the way the team got clutch hit after clutch hit the offense was absolutely fine. The pitching has been great no doubt but it just hasn't been the pitching, the defense and offense have been a part of this team as well, no doubt.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 01:01 AM) = ? Wow, that's scary.

QUOTE(TheHammer @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 12:28 AM) If we could trade Pods for Lee and keep every other player the same we would be better this season I believe. Not a chance my friend, not a chance.

QUOTE(Jimenez4MVP @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 01:26 PM) Lee with another HR today as well.. Lee wasnt the problem in the past, it was our pitching.. Lee was part of the problem sure the pitching was part of the problem as well but it wasn't just the pitching. Those lineups were so inconsistant and Carlos was a huge part of it, I know his numbers always finished up fantastic but the number of times he'd pop out in a key situation on the first pitch was ridiculous. I wish Carlos the best, he's a great player but your kidding yourself if you think we'd be better off with Carlos rather then Scotty this year.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 01:26 PM) Does anyone know AJ's history with Jason Schmidt? I know Tomko has it out for AJ, but what other Giants pitchers "hated" him, if any? If Schmidt/AJ's relationship was good, that could lead to something happening... former battery-mates seem to hook up if they get along, and I guarantee KW is looking into that. Matt Herges, just him and Tomko.

Eye of the Tiger-I love that song.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) I had family obligations first and they used them up. That's the way it should be.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) We're having good success trading with Milwaukee. Pods/Viz for Caballo has been very fair for both sides. We ran away with that Jamie Navarro for Pornstache/Eldred. God, your sig is awesome. Anyways, ya this trade has worked out tremendously for both teams, Pods and Carlos have both been awesome and I hope they both continue.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 10:03 AM) But there will be plenty of Cub fans.. I know a lot of Sox fans that sold their tickets to Cub fans. I didn't... but when they are willing to pay what amounts to 1/4 of your ticket package it's mighty tempting.. You can always sell you extras for tomorrow's game to me Ya, i know what you're saying though, last year was my first time at Sox-Cubs games and there were a ton of Cubs fans, to many......

QUOTE(SouthSidePride05 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 09:56 AM) Anyone have any extra singles for tomorrow? I just found out I have off work tomorrow! But that means I would have to go solo since my friends have to work. I'm also curious.. how did fans get tickets to this series, and when did they sell out? I'm under the impression that you had to buy a 9-game or more plan in order to get Cubs/Sox tickets. So will US Cellular be packed with Sox fans who bought those packages?? I hope there's less Cubs fans this year, but I've seen a lot of Cubs fans in attendance at the Cell, and maybe they're the ones who bought a 9-game package. Ya, 9 game package or higher to get tickets for this series.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 09:50 AM) Philly must really be feeling the heat right now. I just dont see them as a contender this year. They're leading the wildcard as of right now in the nl so they are contenders. Maybe Kenny is looking at Schmidt but if Kenny really wants him he'll get him, no doubt about that in my mind.