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QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 31, 2005 -> 09:32 PM) because Joe Randa will be on this ballclub very soon. Crystal ball??

That's what I'd like to see, Aaron needs to stay in that 3 hole, everytime Aaron's batting 3rd the offense seems to click.

I feel bad for Miguel, he just can't lay off the down and away breaking ball from righties. I hope he can get it together, I really hope he succeeds.

I have no doubt the offense will be fine, the one guy that worries me is Crede. Juan will be fine, gooch, pods and aaron are fine right now. Pauly needs to get more consistant but atleast he's driving the ball. Aj's fine and he'll get better. The dh spot doesn't worry me cause that's franks spot and his swing looked fantastic on Monday and then between Carl and Jermaine in rf we should get some production, no doubt in my mind this O will be fine. That being said Crede still worries me a ton, though he was getting his hands through the zone much quicker today, hopefully that continues.

Damaso was fine today, he was ahead of the hitters and got beat on two little duck snorts, he'll be fine.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 31, 2005 -> 02:40 PM) In almost every category I can check, Uribe is at best mediocre when it comes to defense. His fielding percentage is .966, towards the lower 3rd of MLB SS's right now. His range factor is 4.46, putting him in the lower half of MLB. He's committed 7 errors already this season. For comparison...Vizquel has 3, Clayton has 4, etc. That's in the lower 3rd of MLB. Uribe is not yet an excellent defensive shortstop. With time at the position, he may become one, but he's not yet one. This is another reason I don't like defensive stats as much as some around here, with defense especially you have to watch the player play to make a correct assessment of that players ability.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 31, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) He DOES lead the league in sacrafice flies.....I just wish he wasnt such a streaky hitter. We knew that coming into this season though. I love Juan and I'm happy we have him, it's hard to find a young shortstop like him with that kind of glove and he's definitely a streaky hitter but by the end of the year, he'll hit 20-25 homers batting around .270-.280.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2005 -> 02:11 PM) Just close your eyes and you pick the guy you like the most instead of using stats. Why do you think they record Batting averages and other stats. Hey maybe we should make Shingo our closer again. I mean throw out the ERA or his ability to give up the long ball, that frisbee is pretty cool and I like him. I actually like Randa more then Crede so I don't understand your point. Stats aren't everything, not even close.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2005 -> 02:04 PM) Baseball is a stats based game. If am sure that if we ignore Range Factor and Fielding percentage Jose Valentin is a better defender also than Joe Randa. LOL. And if you look purely at those stats Jose Valentin has been a better defender then Orlando Cabrera also.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 02:01 PM) So Crede is the better defender even though the stats show Randa is better? Talk about a Crede apologist. :headshake You know what Jabroni if you haven't learned by now I probably look at stats less then anyone around here to make my decisions on players. I've seen Randa play, I've seen Crede play, Crede's a better defender, period.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:57 PM) Randa's defense has been better this season and over his career than Crede's. Look at their respective fielding stats. By the way, check the stats again. Randa is not a .270'ish hitter... Joe Crede .252 career AVG .302 career OBP Joe Randa .286 career AVG .342 career OBP Once again, I changed that post.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:56 PM) You know, I think the "defense" drum for Crede's rag-ass has been beaten to death. To me, he's an OK defensive player but has far less ability than some of his supporters would suggest. One thing I should add though is I consider 3B to be an offensive position (with the other infield and outfield corner spots). Therefore, I would like to see more than just some decent defense. Crede's a very good defender, he makes some plays look easy out there that are actually very difficult plays. I respect your opinion about the offensive positions but I guess I just don't like that theory, for me it doesn't matter which positions you're getting your production from as long as you're getting it.

Good idea Snb. I've been to the Cell, Miller Park, Yankee Stadium, Fenway, and Wrigley. Personally, I guess I'm just not a fan of the old time stadiums because I didn't like the Stadium, Fenway, or Wrigley. Just to boring for me I guess plus the fact Fenway and Wrigley were as cramped as you could be and the UD at yankee stadium was as steep as can be. I love the cell, don't really have much more to say then that, I just love that place. I also think Miller is a grea park, beautiful stadium, great views all around, and I always wanted to go down Bernie's slide.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:52 PM) MLB experience is what I am talking about. Joe has been up in the show for the last few years. There is a difference betewen Randa making the jump from the minors running instead of Crede who cant hit at all. There is a difference between Randa having a bad year, and Crede having a bad career. People were saying they exact same thing on Jon. "He might be 25 but he has a ton of major league experience."

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:49 PM) Randa over the last few years. 2005 .291 BA 2004 .287 BA 2003 .291 BA 2002 .281 BA Yeah I see how that and Crede are almost the same. And again can you review the defensive stats before you blindly just say his defense is better than Randa's. Ya, I changed my post about his average and I don't give a crap what his defensive stats say, I've watched Randa play for years and Crede's a better defender, period.

Randa's a .280ish hitter while Joe is a .240-.250ish hitter. That's not a HUGE jump especially when team chemistry and defense are taken into account. I'm a big Joe Randa fan but Kenny is going to look for a big upgrade not just Joe Randa.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:35 PM) Where did I say he wouldn't make a trade? The Garcia trade was late June, was it not? This is late May. He traded for a #2 solid pitcher and locked him up for 3 years shortly thereafter. Gigantic difference from a Joe Randa. Exactly and yes you're right it was late June, right after the last game of the first flub series.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:34 PM) I don't like "Sox pride." I love that too. I've loved everything the marketing team has done up until the new Aaron commercial, I love the slogan and I absolutely loved the commercials up until this new one.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 31, 2005 -> 01:24 PM) How long do you think Kenny is going to want to keep Cruddy around with how sucky he is? It's not like Crede is showing any signs of improvement. In fact, he is getting worse. Josh Fields is waiting in the wings (not that he's ready yet) and Crede will just get more and more expensive to keep. He just isn't worth it. The problem is that you guys think Crede has a bright future. The realists see how bad he truly is. Just because you dislike every player here that has struggled doesn't mean your a realist. Now don't get me wrong I'm real down on Crede right now also, however I just don't think kenny is going to go after Randa unless he also has a big name reliever on his mind. If kenny gets a third baseman it's going to be someone better then Joe Randa I'm almost positive unless once again he also has Billy Wagner on his mind. Randa is better then Joe offensively no doubt but the team is still winning and by all accounts all of these guys will run through a wall for each other on this team and it might not be worth it to replace an everday player who is better offensively but it's not a huge jump.

If we're going to add a bat 3rd base seems like the the logical position. I'm a big fan of Joe Randa, however if Kenny is going to trade for a 3rd baseman knowing him he's going to go for a Huff or a Chavez, he'll go for the upper tier talent.

I love the slogan.

Seems a little early to me. From everything I heard he's very talented but he's still very raw but I guess since Seattle has had so much injury trouble at short that they're rushing him.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 31, 2005 -> 06:55 AM) I thought I'd heard the Sox say a few days ago that Gload would need several more days, so who knows. I had to do a survey on gym class once, one of the questions was "what was the most difficult part of the class" or something like that. My response was it was very difficult to concentrate with all those girls running around in gym shorts. To me it seems like Ross is ready to go, I think they're is a good possibility that they have no clue who they want to send down so they're holding off on it a bit.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 30, 2005 -> 07:01 PM) I'd love an all ALCentral ALCS. That'd be great... Entirely possible, no doubt in my mind.

QUOTE(whitesoxjr27 @ May 30, 2005 -> 06:54 PM) your right. i agree. just my thinking outside the box about carl is all. Fair enough