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QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 09:32 PM) Notice that his only two good starts since April came in extreme pitcher's parks. if KW trades for Schmidt, he's going to have to wait until July 31 to do it, so it's a sure thing he's healthy. he was getting K's in those two starts, not affected by the park.

Schmidt so far tonight: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K if he goes anywhere, it will have to wait until the deadline so KW can see if he can regain his form from the past 2 years (and the last 2 starts before tonight).

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 10:49 AM) I keep hearing you guys say you want Schmidt. Isin't he having the worst year of his career with a steady climbing ERA? no, in fact, it's been dropping lately.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 08:48 PM) It's not only that, but just going back on reading the last 4 pages, you would think after the triple the Sox walked off the field and the game was over. Good lord, the guy has been a stud, and besides the 1, yes, 1 blown save, he has been amazing. Get some faith people, I don't know what else these guys can prove at this point in the season. Dustin has been amazing, he is the reason we have the best record in baseball. I can see why people don't trust him, and that's because he doesn't have the kind of pitch that most closers have. he's our version of Eddie Guardado out there, he just guts it out and gets the job done (tonight being the perfect example).

it's a toss-up between Buehrle and Halladay for the All-Star start, and they are both deserving. I'd love to see Buehrle get the nod, but I won't be upset either way.

Dustin has ice flowing through his veins f*** YEAH! and Jabroni, you were just working the reverse jinx, right?

2 down cmon Dustin one more. the sac fly can't get us now.

2 more to go...nice hustle Dmitri.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 08:32 PM) What a great time for a triple, huh? no s***, a leadoff triple is about the worst thing you can have in a one-run game.

1 more of those CMON DUSTIN

cmon Dustin, bear down and get these next three batters.

uh oh

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 10:59 AM) Anyone else see Peter Gammons mention how Timlin should be an all-star last night? Anyone know his e-mail address so I can show him the stats? damn it I usually have a lot of respect for what Gammons says, but sometimes he is just too enthralled with the BoSox. click here to send him the stats, it's from his website, maybe he'll have to address it on air.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 01:38 PM) Until I see a convincing run from Schmidt (2 starts is NOT a convincing run), I'd rather the Sox take a run at Burnett. Just because he only has this year left on his contract doesn't mean he won't sign a longer term deal here (see: Freddy Garcia). 2 starts is really the start of a convincing run. 30 is not that old anyway, he'd be a great pickup. so would Burnett, even if he wouldn't sign for a few more years here. he'd give our playoff rotation a serious boost (Buehrle, Garland, Garcia, Burnett or Schmidt? Contreras and El Duque coming out of the pen. that'd be sick). I hope KW goes out and gets either one of them.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 01:27 PM) Schmidt is having velocity problems, is already in his 30s, and has struggled this year...not exactly the best guy in the world to trade for. Did I mention there's a 28 year old fireballer who's pitched over 100 innings and has an ERA in the low-mid 3s potentially on the block? injuries, Schmidt seems to have recovered, he's pitched 8-inning shutouts his past 2 starts, and struck out 10 in his last. either one works for me, though.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) Chavez makes a lot of money, and hasn't hit well this year. He'd be getting ripped apart by some people here were he on the White Sox. That wasn't really even my point though. My point was that Chavez isn't even a possibility. Chavez has been rounding back into form. so far this June he is hitting .374 with 7 homeruns and 18 RBIs. he plays gold glove defense and is signed long-term. see, I told you all he wouldn't be going anywhere, and I'd get comments like "Thank you for telling us, Kenny" and things like that. would have liked to get him though, but I knew all along it wouldn't happen.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 08:47 PM) I don't understand what you're getting at. Zito's era is still way to high, what does run support have to do with that?? Like Kalapse said Zito just isn't worth it with the package we'd have to give up you're right, it'd take too much to get him, but he really doesn't suck. I never did say run support and ERA are tied together, I did say, however, that pitchers tend to pitch better when it seems they have a chance to win it. Zito would have his head into it a little more if his offense wasn't rolling everything over and striking out all the time.

this reminds me of the little kid who was handed a foul ball by a security guy, and promptly threw it back onto the field. it was funny, the kid's dad had the "What the hell are you doing?" face going.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 08:25 PM) Zito sucks. .230 BAA, 4.41 ERA, 86 hits and 42 walks in 100 innings for Zito this year. his ERA and walks are a little too much, but is sort of tied in to the fact that he gets zero run support. I'm sure if we brought him here, he'd do fine, and here's why: in his 16 starts, he has left the game with his team scoring 1 run or less 6 times, and 2 runs a few more times (I'm tired of doing research, I just got home).

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 07:15 PM) Maybe the Chicago media can will us to a favorable trade. Lilly, Burnett, Jennings, Schmidt, Zito, Batista. I'll take any body that's better than Contreras. He doesn't have it. He's good for the regular season but he has yet to come through in a big game. he's only had two chances to come through in a big game (in this country), during the 2003 playoffs, and his outings were typical for him then. that said, seeing this team pick up Schmidt or Burnett would still make me feel a lot better about our playoff rotation.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 04:38 PM) Has any media outlet/ writer speculated that Lidge might be available? the Tribune recently said he might be. I don't see him going anywhere if the Astros are still in the thick of things at the deadline, though. or anywhere near it, because they looked done this time last year, too.

you know, for a meltdown thread, this isn't filled with as much rage as I expected. but I'm not in a melting down mood, so I'm in no place to talk.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 09:50 PM) I remember another "future closer" about 15 years ago by the name of Curt Schilling. Anyone know what happened to him? I heard he won a World Series or two, and had a few 20 win seasons, but my source is sometimes unreliable.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 09:38 PM) No, No, and No. 5 words for you.......... Don't. f***. With. The.Pen. If you want to make a trade to aquire someone, fine but don't take anyone out. Hermanson, while shaky the last few times out, has been a savior for us this season, and screwing with him now is a horrible idea. Same goes with Cotts. I give him the MVP award for the month of June. Guy is turing out to be a stud in the pen, don't screw with it. Oz also said he sees Cotts as a future closer rather than SP. Lilly isn't going to cost us what Freddy did, think a little more than what Everret did. if we were to acquire a bonafide closer (Lidge...hey, if Houston drops 24 of their next 32 before the deadline, Lidge could be dealt), I'm sure Hermanson would become our 8th inning guy without any fuss. I remember Hawk raving about him early in the year, saying he doesn't "b**** and moan" and Hermy will pitch anywhere they ask him to.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) See, now Baez or Guardado I do not understand. Guardado has a partially torn rotator cuff, that scares the hell out of me. Baez used to wet his pants when closing for Cleveland, and he gets wild in a hurry. Guardado has huge cajones. I'm not opposed to picking him up because he could get the job done if you cut off 3 of his fingers.