Rowand44

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:27 PM) Cristian Guzman, and his awesome OBP, was stolen for only $4 mill a year. What a steal Only double the price of Iguchi.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:23 PM) Jim bowden should win gm of the year... vinny castilla and all. But I thought for sure Kenny would be a lock for you, considering the widge pickup.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) Of course, Billy Wagner... Never heard of him EDIT: By the way this is an interesting comparison right now between the sox and twins. I agree the sox have a bit advantage in the rotation then it kind of gets interesting. Both bullpens are very deep and very good, obviously the wild card is how Rincon returns. The twins have that dominate closer which the sox don't have, however they have a bunch of guys that can close games. As of right now I'd give a slight advantage to Minny because of Nathan, however if shingo gets back to form which I still think he will then well that might switch the balance of power to the sox as far as the bullpens go. Getting to the lineups, right now the twins no doubt have the better of the middle of the order, however I'd take the top of the sox order over almost anyones right now. I also love what the sox have down in the lineup and would take the bottom of the lineup of ours over minny's also. This is going to be a fun race, no doubt. Hopefully the sox will be the ones on top this year.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:08 PM) Eric milton would be an awesome pick-up.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:04 PM) There are going to be pitchers available around the deadline, like there are every year. If Baltimore needs another pitcher, I'm sure they'll look to make the move. I know but their starting pitching is still going to be to weak imo to actually win that divison. I think they'll hang around for a while but faulter around mid to late august because of lack of depth whether they trade for a starter or not. The twins are a far superior team to Baltimore this year, imo.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 9, 2005 -> 11:01 PM) They will not go away, and they could be a 95-100 win team. The scary thing is, they are that good. For once this year I'm actually not worried about the sox beating themselves like they have in years past but I am worried about the twins beating us. That being said I still think the sox are the superior team and will win the division but I guarantee anyone that Minny isn't going anywhere. I would also be willing to put money on the wild card coming out of the central this year, I've said this before I really think the two best teams in the al might be in the central this ear.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:53 PM) I thought the answer was obvious enough. Widger. Pujols. Pierz. Is pierz too high? I think Widger might be to low, or Pujols to high, one or the other for sure, maybe both.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:51 PM) Wow, the Urinal has cleared out rather quickly before the game is even over. Surprised?? Beer sales cut off 2 innings ago.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:51 PM) You have not seen enough of widger apparently. :headshake Answer my question, damnit

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:29 PM) Widger>>>>>> pierz all around. Don't even try to deny it. Widger>>>>>>Pujols hitting, no?

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:24 PM) Olivo will come around hopefully. I'd take him back as a backup catcher just because of his defense but no way would he take much playing time from AJ. Widger>>>>>Olivo defensively.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:19 PM) Koch dominated at one time too. LaTrocious could just be damaged goods because his ego has been crushed so many times over. Difference between Latroy and Koch is Latroy hasn't lost his stuff his head is just messed up. The thing is though, the same crap happened to him when minny tried him as the closer, get Hawkins a change of scenery and I'd be willing to be he's a totally different pitcher.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2004 @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:17 PM) This loss is certainly nothing to get crazy over. But I am worried about the offense. It's just two inconsistent. I thought the 10 run explosion Saturday would kinda get us going. We have to take advantage of a guy with an era over seven. It's actually been pretty consistant. They've been scoring 4-5 runs in a lot of games, they just don't have those 8-9 run explosions that often.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 9, 2005 -> 10:17 PM) I wouldn't but it's quite obvious that he needs a change of scenery... BADLY! Well, there's absolutely no doubt about that. But seeing this guy dominate the al the way he did, I'd take him in an absolute heartbeat.

Latroy's head is all messed up. It's amazing cause 2 years ago that guy was absolutely lights out, he was unhittable. I'd still take the guy in a heartbeat, he's the kind of guy that needs a role to be successful.

That's awesome, man. Congratulations.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ May 9, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) Singleton was one of the nicest guys I've met in person back in 2000. Upstanding guy, did what was asked of him and filled a hole we had at the time admirably. Yup, he was adequate with the bat and was a pretty damn good defensive center fielder.

Yup, missed last year but is back. Whenever we're not playing Tampa I really wish Chris the best.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ May 9, 2005 -> 09:40 PM) I always thought his passed balls were youthful lapses in concentration. I don't watch enough Seattle baseball to say how he's worked on that Good point and I agree, he lost his concentration it seemed but that was hard to watch.

He couldn't catch the damn ball behind the plate, that bothered me more then anything. I was getting sort of attatched to MO when he was traded and I'll always have a soft spot for the guy, I'll be wishing him the best for his entire career. That being said, I wouldn't want him back, aj's better at every aspect of the game except Miguel's obviously got the stronger arm.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 9, 2005 -> 08:54 PM) Maybe they won't -- but they're still in a great position, year in, year out, with an influx of new talent coming through the system. And they're always right there at the end -- on a payroll that is about two-thirds of ours (I think theirs is somewhere around $50-$55 million, though I could be mistaken). It's still the hotter team that's going to win, regardless of a stolen base or not. And, I'm still puzzled by the 'overrated' comment. Waiting for a response on that...? (and I realize you didn't make the comment, r44). You know what keith, we can argue this to death, the thing is we both just view things in a different way and that's the beauty of this thing. I respect your views completely, I just differ in those things. I'll just leave this where it is cause neither of us are going to change the others opinion.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 9, 2005 -> 08:45 PM) So, Oakland is good enough to get to the playoffs by not bunting, but the reason they lose in the playoffs is because they don't bunt? Simply put, they didn't play well in the playoffs. Usually it's the hotter teams that win, and Oakland didn't play well come playoff time. One doesn't win or lose a World Series because of bunting... I dunno... They're three games under .500 and their offense has been absolutely disgustingly bad this year. When it gets on track, it's going to be pretty good. Not many one-two punches better than Kotsay-Kendall. Right now, Kendall is really terrible. Win or lose, they're still in an awesome position for the next couple of years. Lots of young talent coming through that system, Crosby, Chavez, Swisher, Street, Haren, Meyer, Johnson, Barton (sp?), Powell. They're in a real good position... And, it's funny how everyone ripped DePodesta a new one this offseason... It's not just the bunting. I firmly believe that you need a guy or two on your team that can atleast steal a base, honestly you're going to have to manufacture runs one way or another in the playoffs whether that's stealing bases or laying down a bunt. There's going to be a critical point in each series where you're going to have to steal a base or advance runners to score a runner which could be the difference. The way they don't let any of their runners do anything, I'm very confident they wont win a world series.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ May 9, 2005 -> 08:42 PM) I always figured giving the ball to a little kid would help you get laid if you brought a date to the game No doubt.

Definitely nothing wrong with bringing your glove to a game no matter how old you are. I definitely wouldn't be celebrating though if I caught an opposing teams homer, that ball would go to some little kid some where.

QUOTE(flippedoutpunk @ May 9, 2005 -> 08:36 PM) i hear thats a pretty common dish in germany i forgot the word for it though SHIZA!