Rowand44

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 14, 2005 -> 12:03 AM) I saw you were in Cali this weekend. Were ya able to make it down to SD for one of the games? Or stuck in crappy LA the whole time (cheap shot at Cali) I wanted to go to San Diego but that was a no go with the parents. Stayed in L.A. the whole time now all the sudden my parents want to move to Cali, well if they do I'm staying here so whatever should be interesting. Anyways I went to Dodger stadium and thought it was a complete dump but the rest of my family loved it.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 11:43 PM) Sorry Rowand, I see us having no chance in the playoffs if we played the Angels (possible if Texas wins the division) or Minny in the 1st round. Can't play the Twins in the first round. Fair enough on what you said just a difference of opinion.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 11:35 PM) Uribe > Vizquel defensively. I belive Uribe has more range + better arm. Completely agree on that.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 11:30 PM) mr genius Where/how should we upgrade our offense then? Please educate us. You know the concerns with any trade - chemistry, salary, age, prospects reqd etc I am TIRED of seeing this franchise piss away a great year. That 2000 season where Schueler did nothing except bring in Charles Johnson still hurts me so much I cry every time I think of that disaster of a post season. Do you realize if this Sox line up went against the Twinkies or Angels in the playoffs, they would most likely get destroyed in a short series with their ace (Santana or Colon) going twice? We just got raped by Shaun Estes tonight. The only team I could truely see as a possibly beating the sox in a short series is the Twins if every team is at full strength. If the sox can get into the playoffs they're going to be in fantastic shape imo. This team is built for the playoffs. EDIT: Don't get me wrong I don't expect the sox to walk through the playoffs or anything if they can get there, the Twins would just worry me the most out of any possible team in the AL right now. Of course the Angels or Orioles could beat the Sox I just believe the sox are built far better for the playoffs then those teams but that's jmo.

Sox R Us, I've always been a fan of the way Omar plays the game and to me and it's probably the same with Kenny is it's not the amount of money of his deal it's the length of his deal, I just don't want to be stuck with Omar 2 years down the road but that's jmo.

Omar's on a 3 year contract I do not want to be stuck with that 2 years down the road.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) I will have to keep an eye on him and Carillo and see what happens in their careers. From the current view, we picked another Felix Diaz. Maybe his 89mph fastball is magical and not straight. Or a few years later we will see..... His fastball moves it's no where near as straight as Diaz's.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 04:18 PM) He is really tearing it up why dont they move him to double A. If and when Rogo gets promoted to Charlotte I'm positive Daigle will follow Casey's promotion with one of his own to Birmingham.

Thanks for the info as always bham. I already wrote off Kris as a top prospect I really hope I was wrong and it's starting to look like I was.

There's a good chance I'm getting tickets for this game, if I'd love to meet some of you guys.

BHAM, is Kris's velocity starting to climb or what have you noticed different about him the last 2 outings then what he was doing earlier in the season?

Lets see Widge is batting over .300, Willie and Ozuna have been doing exactly what they have to do minus willie's bad last week and conveniantly they left Everett off the list. Don't get me wrong Lugo's a solid player and I wouldn't mind him at all but I actually like our bench.

QUOTE(BHAMBARONS @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) His walk rate is cause for concern but his ERA is very misleading he gave 7 runs in the first game of the season and only 4 ER since. Has his control been any better as of late or is he still having a ton of issues throwing strikes? The thing I'm really worried about if this happens is his mental stability I hope he's matured enough that if he has a bad outing or two in the majors that he won't lose it again.

QUOTE(BHAMBARONS @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:42 AM) Lots of rumors that after the Barons First Half ends on Sunday that Bobby Jenks will be on his way to the bigs and Casey Rogowski up to Charlotte which then will allow Villcais to maybe come of the DL or Wasserman to be promoted and Leo Diagle to be called up from Winston-Salem Wow, very interesting I assume that would mean goodbye to shingo. Wow, I'm kind of speechless. I've wanted to see what Bobby could do but do you think this is a little early BHAM or do you think he's ready?

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:34 AM) The problem with Shingo is that he can't get his one good pitch, the frisbee, over the plate. Then he gets a 3-0 count and has to throw his weak sauce 85 MPH meatball over the heart of the plate. Without good control, Shingo is worthless. Agreed but he can all the sudden find his release point and get back to what he did last year kind of like Brower can do, I'm just not sure if it's worth it to pick up one guy who could pick it up just as Shingo could do. Unless it's a sure thing it doesn't make sense imo to mess with the current crop especially when it comes to shingo.

Here's the thing Jabroni everything you said about Brower can be said about Shingo except the 94 mph fastball of course. Anyways I'm not sure it's worth it to mess with the roster for a guy who might find his way back kind of like Shingo. Obviously now if Kenny thinks he found something in his mechanics that is fixable or thinks he knows what's wrong with the guy then that's a different story.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 10, 2005 -> 12:27 AM) If we can get Danks signed, I'm very much inclined to offer Anderson, Tracey and say Wes Whisler up for Adam Dunn, and see what the Dan O' Brien thinks about that. They need young starters BADLY, and we're pretty well stocked with em, so something could definitely happen there. And of course there's the whole Eric Milton thing. I guess O' Brien didn't go to Offering Big Contracts to Bad Players 101. That's one heck of a package there DBAHO, I don't think the Reds would find a much better package anywhere else. Anyways I'd still do that trade getting Adam Dunn would be outstanding, that being said Pauly is going to be the first baseman this year and the outfield is set as well. As long as Dunn remains a red for the remainder of the season look for him to be talked abot a ton around here in the offseason.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) There was one other player in that deal too. I believe Long went to San Diego as well not 100 percent sure about that one though. QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 10:35 PM) I'm pretty sure San Diego got Terrence Long in the deal as well. But he's with the Royals now. Kid can't even read :headshake

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 10:42 PM) Jermaine Dye vs. Righties - .239/.276/.419 Carl Everett vs. Righties - .218/.294/.403 White Sox vs. Righties - .244/.306/.382 What we really need is a LHH outfielder who can actually hit better against righties, but I'm wishing for the best of both worlds. I think Carl's starting to get it going left handed, his last few games he's been very good left handed.

QUOTE(soxman35 @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 11:25 PM) What do you say to some stupid friend of your that is a cub fan and will not stop talking about the cubs? I want to let him have it good what do u guys think i should say to him to get him to sit down and shut up Unless they're starting s*** with you I wouldn't even say anything. If someone says something to me I just say 42 and 20.

Meh, whatever I think aj just started wearing the contacts recently. He's hitting below his career average right now and the reason for his power ouburst is U.S. Cellular Field, period. Just check out how many homers he's hit at home this year.

It'd definitely be cool to see the Nats win that division, that being said I still expect the Braves to do it just because they're the braves even though I think Florida is the better team.

Unfortunately Contreras doesn't have a ton of wins but he's pitched like an allstar, period.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 05:59 PM) Even if Vizcaino turns it around, I still feel like we need another quality reliever. Unless the trade blew my mind, I wouldn't trade Everett. If we're going to get a reliever, we might as well package up some minor league talent and someone like Harris (since apparently he doesn't get along with the team, and he's not nearly as important as Everett). Everett has been clutch this year and he just flat out produces. He can spell the outfielders perfectly and still probably play 4 or 5 games a week. I'd definitely love to keep Carl around. As far as our pen another reliever wouldn't hurt no doubt but if we can get Viz on track then we'd have 5 pretty reliable guys which is pretty solid.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 05:52 PM) I'm not saying I want to trade Carl but he is starting to light it up. He is now hitting .270 with 8 homers and 40 RBI's while playing semi part-time so far this season. He is also showing that he can still play both corner outfield spots. His trade value is rising to both A.L. and N.L. contenders now. If Frank shows that he can stay healthy and be the everyday DH, I think Carl could bring a good reliever in a trade. I'm not saying I want to trade Carl. It's just some food for thought. Time will tell. The beauty is we're in no need to rush into a trade because everything at this point is going well. If Viz can get himself backon track who knows maybe another reliever won't even be needed. One thing is for sure though Carl could definitely help a contender somewhere, it is very rare however that you see contenders trade with each other, though it does happen