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QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:30 PM) I agree. It is still reprehensible that our general manager put us in the situation. yeah, this is a prime example of where his draft shortcomings have really hurt us....if we had drafted and scouted latin america better over the past few years we probably would have had enough to land brian roberts....(and probably even miguel cabrera for that matter)

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:25 PM) Out of every single hitter in the MLB right now, I really think Miguel Cabrera is the most intimidating. hes up there for me, but i dont think hes the #1...top 5 or so though

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:24 PM) Are we going to go the next 8 pages and argue this semantically or are we going to agree that we should be playing a different second baseman. i was pushing hard for ramirez to play 2b...and maybe ozuna should just be there, but now with ramirez looking like he needs to go to AAA and richar hurt, i dont really mind uribe there

well that helps

apparently balls at the belt arent strikes anymore

shaky command from contreras, bad fielding...yeah were gonna need to get into that tiger pen sooner than later

wow juan...that was CLEAR he shoulda just gone to 1st

QUOTE(daa84 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 12:16 PM) ill bet clete thomas kills us today...following in the footsteps of ryan rayburn, marcus thames and mike hessman as unheralded tigers who kill us ill bet i win the lottery today

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:10 PM) Gotta love the two big OBP guys we brought in swinging and missing. to be fair cabrera wasnt a big obp guy...and they both swung at pitches in the strike zone...they just missed em

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:09 PM) Swish and OCab both working the count to 3-2. Both strike out on changeups. both were hittable change ups too

QUOTE(Linnwood @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 01:03 PM) WGN's new graphics are nice. bah im stuck with tigers announcers on extra innings preview/mlbtv....im not sure if this game is on the wgn superstation, but even if it was, for some reason, i dont get that channel in boston...i thought everywhere in the country got it

lets hope the top of the lineup can make robertson work a bit so we can get into that detroit pen early

QUOTE(Reddy @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 12:35 PM) i always wish anderson were playing. why does quentin get the nod over him? i got no problems with quentin playing... im really glad he is getting the nod to be honest, i think hes gonna be a good major leaguer and im glad to see we are giving him a shot....same thing for anderson, but i think quentin will be better than brian will be

QUOTE(ptatc @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 12:18 PM) I'm biased as to why they stay healthy but the Sox truly value the opinions of their athletic trainers and work with them extensively in all aspects of training and prevention. They also have an outstanding athletic trainer in Herm Schneider. Again, I'm biased towards the athletic trainers but they continue to get good results. yeah it very well could be the trainers...i know the guys over at baseball prospectus think herm schneider is the best trainer in the league. they definitely do something right, along with a little bit of luck probably... because we have been unbelievably healthy over the years

ill bet clete thomas kills us today...following in the footsteps of ryan rayburn, marcus thames and mike hessman as unheralded tigers who kill us

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 11:41 AM) Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but this quote from Ozzie with no mention of BA, suggests to me that he is gonna be the last guy to get a shot and will most likely be the one sent down when Owens returns. Lineup change: After going with the same starting lineup for the first two games against the Indians, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen made a change Thursday. Carlos Quentin made his Sox debut, going 1-for-4. Quentin started in left field, and Nick Swisher moved to center. Alexei Ramirez, a major-league rookie with seven years of experience in his native Cuba, started in center field the first two games of the season and was 1-for-8 with 4 strikeouts. "Ramirez has had a tough time,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said. "It's not easy for him, for anyone facing a couple guys running for the Cy Young (Cleveland starters C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona). I'm going to give him a break and he'll be back in the lineup in Detroit. "That doesn't mean I'm going to give up on him, but I think Quentin needs some playing time. I like the way Ramirez is playing. He's played a good center field." could be...i hope if ozzie gives alexei a shot it will be at 2b and not CF though

i really liked it at the time of the trade because i thought danks would be just as good as mccarthy, was left handed, and younger, plus KW brain washed us into thinking masset was an impact arm....when i found out masset stinks, i liked the trade less, but the fact that mccarthy has arm problems makes me like the trade alot again.... im not sure if its luck or if the sox (in this aspect) are smarter than other teams, but this team should be commended at their ability to keep their starters healthy....when was the last time we had a starter miss more than a start or two to the DL? i mean last year jose missed a few starts, but for the majority of the year it was buerhle vazquez garland contreras and danks....year before that i dont remember anyone being out for very long, in 05 el duque missed a few starts, but nothing big, in 04 it was buerhle esty/jose, garland, schoenweiss and the black hole that was the 5th starter, which was up for grabs because of performance, not injury....shoney missed some time but thats about it...even in 03 everyone was healthy you have to go back to todd ritchie in 2002 and david wells in 2001 when this team had a serious injury to one of its starters....thats remarkable, and i can say with good certainty that i seriously doubt another team in the majors has had that kind of health in their rotation over the same period......not sure if thats luck, but when you look at the fact that alot of the guys the sox have cut bait with, mccarthy, garcia, colon etc. went on to have arm troubles, herm schneider, KW and the rest of the organization really deserve alot of credit for keeping/recognizing the health of our starters

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 09:51 AM) Do the Sox miss Rogers this weekend as well? That would be nice. At least it will save a few broken bats should be robertson willis and verlander....

wasnt there a cueto and votto for konerko rumor earlier this offseason...or maybe it was cueto and votto for buerhle...but there was a rumor or at least a rumbling of that iirc

danks is still just 22, and im very excited by his potential...i think he has a chance to be like a ted lilly type pitcher for alot of years...dont think hell ever be quite as good as buerhle, but i think similar to lilly or jarrod washburn is reasonable....which, considering the money those guys make, danks should be solid for quite a few years for pennies

are cleveland fans chearing "guilty" ....haha i think they are

that may have just bought alexei a few more games in the starting lineup

AJ has been our best player so far

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:27 PM) 100 losses? I think so. ill bet alot of money that we dont even lose 90

i know its only been 2 games...but a few years ago i used to think paul konerko was one of the best at picking it over at 1st....hes already had 3 this year that i thought he coulda had and didnt come up with....but even last year didnt seem like hes quite as good as he once was at it