Rowand44

We really have to wait until either of them make the majors to declare Garza>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Broadway, which seems to be the opinion around here. Broadway sure does take a beating from this site and he's probably the last one of our prospects to deserve it.

I'm with balta on Rivers. I expect him to have a very good season.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:53 PM) We should win when we score 5, but even good pitching allows 6 runs in a game now and then. We had the best pitching staff in the league last year, and I'm pretty sure there were games when the Sox staff allowed 6 or even 7 runs. I don't have actual statistical evidence, at this point, to support it, but that's cuz I have to work in like 5 minutes. I'll try and get back to it later, or perhaps someone else will be able to before I do. That's just what seems like has happened this season, and it has happened in the past when we had a great offense too. wite, this pitching staff has been bad so they've allowed 6 runs plenty of times this season. You're basically making the point for the offense that they can't score 6 or 7 runs every game, it just can't happen. Lets just say that the pitching has not won us many games this season.

GREG NORTON TO THE RESCUE

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:40 PM) Manning will be the best until the playoffs, just like every year. Ya, I really don't think there can be much argument with that.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:45 PM) Or it could start putting up more runs consistently, instead of having our standard 12 run game followed by a 5 run game followed by a 3 run game. The offense has consistantly put up a lot of runs all season long. They had a bad 2 week stretch right after the allstar break and that was basically it. The offense has been outstanding this year.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:42 PM) So, here's the question...do we sit here and just keep repeating the "Blame the pitching staff" mantra, or do we actually accept the cards we've been dealt, and decide what the best way to play them is? Either the pitching staff will get better or it won't. The offense isn't going to decide that. All the offense can do is put up as many runs every game as possible. I think this would help, and sitting around saying "the pitching staff should be better" doesn't do anything to win us more games. The offense is putting up as many runs as they can, I really don't think they could do any better than they are right now. I just don't think it's smart to mess with an offense that has been the best in baseball all year. It has been repeated a lot but everything depends on this teams starting pitching, it's that simple.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) That's a pretty stupid argument. We've had a ton of blowouts. And we're 15-14 in 1-run games. Making small changes to the lineup could make that 20-9. Yup, the reason we've lost a lot of one run games has been because of the offense.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 03:31 PM) I would rather mess with the pitch. If our pitching gets in check, we will be fine. You know I agree with that.

Runs scored: 1. White Sox 619 2. Red Sox 600 Leave the offense alone.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) Runner on 3rd, full count to Hinske with 1 out. And a walk.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) My gametracker froze. Whats the situation? Runner on 3rd, full count to Hinske with 1 out.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:06 PM) That pitch was right down the middle. If a White Sox pitcher threw it you guys wouldn't be saying it was high and outside. It was definitely high. When the catcher catches it and throws his glove back down threw the zone, it's high.

That was high.

ba

I guess today is the "I love Don Cooper" game.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 02:08 AM) Are you really that much more comfortable with Ozuna at the hot corner? I'd imagine Alex will be out there, who knows. And no, it ain't pretty with Pablo there either. Problem is that Mack thinks he's a goalie over there.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:53 AM) Kick some ass JC. Oh, and I think an ideal place to play Mack tomorrow would be at 3rd base. Certainly wasn't pretty the one game he was out there this year.

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:27 AM) will ferrel is never going to beat 'anchorman' or 'elf', those movies are almost perfect. I'm about to watch anchorman for the first time. And someone last night told me elf made him want to kill himself because it was so bad.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) If Buehrle threw 8 innings of one run ball while striking out 13 there would have been a thread. Am I the only one who is an avid fan of Vazquez? If he can keep this up and stay pitching to his potential, we are going to be even more feared. There is a reason Buehrle gets a lot more love than Vaz. Anyways, today was special but it's just a start. He needs to do this for at least 3-4 more starts before I get overly excited about him. Unbelievable performance today though, no doubt.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 6, 2006 -> 01:04 AM) From what I've seen the Tigers are a superior team to the Sox when they are not facing off head to head. I seriously don't know what that even means but I'm not 100% sure the Sox are better than the Tigers this year, especially with the way the pitching is going this season. At this time right now, they'd beat us in playoff series imo. That could change but at this time, my money would be on Detroit.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 11:23 PM) Watched V for Vendetta tonight. Really, really enjoyed it. LOL, I just got done watching that for the first time. I also really liked it.

Red Sox load the bases with an out in the 9th and down by 3, Javy Lopez grounds into a double play. Very nice. The Sox retake the wild card lead.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 07:01 PM) Just about everyone gets put on waivers. It doesn't mean much. In this case, yes. Manny Ramirez getting put on waivers back in the offseason before 04 maybe(not sure which year it was) was a huge deal because it was irrevocable(sp?) waivers.

VAZQUEZ