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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

QUOTE(whitesoxjr27 @ May 30, 2005 -> 06:48 PM) your very right. but if carl would have got the game winning hit then there would be no b****ing about taking out the best hitter. its a no win situation. I would have brought it up and I'm not just bulls***ting you either. It just made absolutely no sense, ozzie is just in love with the matchup game and it bites him in the ass a lot. Honestly, I love ozzie's style and I love his aggressiveness with this team but that move was terrible and it almost cost us the game. Hopefully he'll never ever do that again.

QUOTE(whitesoxjr27 @ May 30, 2005 -> 06:37 PM) all i'm saying is on this board one day ozzie is great one day and bad the next. he has made mistakes but what manager has not. just my two cents. may sound dumb to you but oh well. I agree with you for the most part but taking out your best hitter to put in a stuggling carl everett just because he's left handed was a horrendous decision. I almost threw a baseball through my aunts tv when I saw he did that, I don't think she would have liked that

QUOTE(JimH @ May 30, 2005 -> 06:34 PM) I will say this though, they need to figure out a way to jumpstart this offense, and fast. Harrelson and Jackson commented on this during the game, they squandered big opportunities three times. Personally I think the worst at bat of all was Widger's, striking out on three pitches after going up 3-0. I give credit to Washburn and the Angel pitching coach (who is excellent by the way, Bud Black), but Widger for some unknown reason failed to shorten up his swing. Tough to blame a guy who plays so sporadically but that was a bad at bat. They squandered a ton of opportunities today but I got a feeling they're going to get it going soon atleast a lot of our guys swung the bat well today, Juan took some good swings today, aaron looked great, dye was staying with the ball, scotty was good, Crede still looks lost and Pauly was horrendous. Frank's swing looked fantastic today I hope he's healthy to get right back in there in a few days cause he looked damn good at the plate today imo.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 30, 2005 -> 05:35 PM) Also, what the... If Iguchi turns a routine DP, no one has a problem... Yeah no doubt but I'm not going to get mad at him for one game he's been a rock all year even if we lose this game I'm not b****ing at him. I still can't believe he was pinch hit for in the 9th, worst decision ozzie's made in his career and he's made some bad ones before, absolutely terrible decision there. That being said Timo saves the day, awesome.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 30, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) I just got back from the game. Was I the only one wondering why Iguchi was pinch-hit for in the ninth? I mean, 2nd and 3rd, don't you want a good contact hitter up there? Then maybe Everett pinch hit for Timo if Gooch can't get the job done? Nice job, Timo. You get a one-week repreive. Hopefully, that will be the last time I see you in a Sox uni until the September call-ups. Taking Iguchi was by far imo the worst move ozzie has ever made. Gooch has been our best hitter all year and he takes him out for a struggling everett, absolutely idiotic, ozzie just falls in love with the righty-lefty bulls***, unreal at times.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 30, 2005 -> 10:06 AM) The Score is reporting that Shingo may be sent down to Charlotte next week to make room for El Duque and Ross Gload.

QUOTE(Beastly @ May 30, 2005 -> 09:51 AM) They've found him out...its that simple. Actually that's not it at all. Shingo just doesn't have the control he did last year, this year his frisbee isn't even close to the strike zone when last year it was atleast enticing when missing the zone, last year he located his fastball beautifully on the corners this year he can't do that either. Shingo's problem is his control no doubt about that. I personally think it'd be stupid to trade Shingo, first off and most importantly he won't net us any value so it's pointless considering it might effect Iguchi's performance and effect our chances at bringing in more Japanese talent.

QUOTE(beck72 @ May 30, 2005 -> 09:53 AM) I too think they are options. At least until the sox can make a trade closer to the trade deadline. [if the sox can swing a deal before then, so much the better] Besides kenny being aggressive we always know he's the one that usually gets the trading started, if he needs to he'll probably be the first one to make a big deal, think sometime in June ala the Freddy trade last year.

QUOTE(danman31 @ May 30, 2005 -> 02:21 AM) All that I can tell from his numbers is that he is a high risk/high potential prospect. That's exactly what it tells me. He's obviously got exceptional tools and has a chance to be a star, that being said he has a lot to work on and can be a complete bust, only time will tell.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ May 29, 2005 -> 09:25 PM) Neither are an option if we plan on going far, if you ask me. Not at this juncture, anyway. I think both are actually options, I'd prefer Baj get a chance first just because I really think Jenks has a chance to be special in the closers role but a few bad outings can go along way in messing up his head and we don't need that again. The thing is, we have cliff, dustin and damaso for the 7th inning on, we just need someone to step up and add some depth to most likely take over for Viz if he continues to struggle.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 30, 2005 -> 12:19 AM) MLB Minnesota Twins Team Stats: .267 team AVG (ranked 25th in MLB) .335 team OBP (ranked 23rd in MLB) .402 team SLG (ranked 24th in MLB) Big difference. And they're averaging 4.53 runs per game and the sox are averaging 4.46 a game, huge difference, huh?

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ May 30, 2005 -> 12:11 AM) Anybody know when Duque is supposed to pitch? Friday.

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ May 29, 2005 -> 09:53 PM) So how many people do you think will be at the game? I am thinking sellout or close to it,35,000, but my friend says he doesnt think it will be even close, only about 30,000. What do you guys think? I wish I could be there but prior family commitment won't let me I'll be there tuesday though.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ May 30, 2005 -> 12:12 AM) Designated Matt Herges for assignment. I would tell the Sox to pick him up, but he was one of the pricks on SF that didn't like AJ. Ya, that wouldn't be good for team chemistry.