South Side Fireworks Man

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2010 -> 03:58 PM) AJ & AJP FTW!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 05:57 PM) With Sox still needing a big left handed bat, now that Pierre is failing do you see Sox trading for let's say Adam Dunn? He can play LF Conclusion if Pierre can't leadoff he is pretty much useless for this club and hurts you more than he helps. Prove me wrong. Adam Dunn can't really play LF. You're absolutely correct about Pierre though.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 05:18 PM) He had 3 strikeouts and made 4 outs. Could AJ have blocked the wild pitch? If he does then Bobby doesn't give up a run. No. That's why it was a wild pitch.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:16 PM) which player above, would be the most valuable to the current team? Juan Uribe.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 01:12 PM) Can't be as annoying as those stupid cowbells they have going in Tampa. Even more annoying in Tampa is that old man who constantly heckles AJ.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) AJP's struggles makes Flowers development even more important. AJ has been remarkably consistent and durable over the years. I don't think a bad half month means much as far as Pierzynski is concerned. I still hope the Sox trade Flowers while his value is relatively high.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:31 PM) Fun win. I have one suggestion for the White Sox--how about just not allowing reaching over the rail under ANY circumstance. Obvious foul ball, slow rollers to the rail...anything. That fan could have meant a loss. Just let the security people down the lines get them and hand them to a kid. I agree that fans should never interfere with a ball in play, but that fan didn't cost the Sox anything and almost cost the M's a run had the umpire not made the correct call and allowed Wilson to score on that play. Wilson was already at third base by the time that ball was touched by the fan.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 03:25 PM) If that actually happened...I believe it's technically against the union rules. I think it's against the rules for an organization to bypass a player's agent and approach the player directly. However, I believe a player can bypass his own agent and contact a team directly if he wishes.

The sad thing about the whole situation is that if Jones continues to perform at this level for the rest of the season there's no way Boras is going to let him re-sign with the Sox. And if he reverts back to the Jones of the past few seasons, the Sox won't want to keep him (then again, if Ozzie falls in love with him he may be the starting CFer for the Sox next year even if he bats only .199). Either way, Jones is likely a one year rental, which is a shame because I'm really starting to like him.

It's all AJ's fault!

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 05:16 PM) Agree 100% I would love to see us run out 1. Danks 2. Rios 3. Beckham 4. Q 5. Flowers 6. Viciedo 7. Morel 8. Gartrell 9. Lillibridge 1. Danks 2. Floyd 3. Hudson 4. prospect we get from trades 5. prospect we get from trades Ugh.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 08:47 PM) Okay...maybe a scout who makes talent recommendations/identification without making the final decision. Giving him too much authority might be a mistake. But he has to have some, or he wouldn't consider it worth his time and effort. I can see Ozzie's scouting reports now - D. Wise: "tremendous at-bats." A. Ramirez: "gold glove defense at SS." D. Erstad: "equivelant to a .400 hitter." T. Perez: "nothing this guy can't do." R. Mackowiak: "natural CFer."

QUOTE (qwerty @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 04:38 PM) I don't blame ozzie for the team that is on the field. I blame kenny williams. I blame the upper brass. I blame kenny williams for granting guillen what he desires. I doubt if when Kenny traded Brian Anderson for mark Kotsay and then re-signed Kotsay this offseason he envisioned him starting a large percentage of the games and batting in the middle of the order. And if I thought Kenny had complete authority over Guillen I'd be more likely to agree with you on the rest of the roster. But I'm pretty sure that JR would never allow KW to fire Ozzie so KW may have his hands tied quite a bit. Letting Ozzie have the roster he's been wanting may be KW's only way to prove a point. Any good GM should try to give his manager significant input into what type of team he wants. Of course, if the GM strongly disagrees he should override the manger. But when the GM knows that he is tied to a particular manager for the forseeable future and the manager has been saying for years that he wants a certain type of team that he has not been given, the only recourse the GM may have is to let the manager try it his way for a short time. If the manager is proven correct, everybody wins. If the manager is proven wrong, at least the issue is settled and it gives the GM more leverage with the owner who adores the manager.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 02:33 PM) OMFG Ozzie. Trying to cost me my win with that pathetic lineup. Oh well, I still think Peavy will own in this game. The Sox should keep Ozzie's lineups secret until game time if they want to get larger walk-up ticket sales!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 03:26 PM) "My horn can pierce the sky!"

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 01:59 PM) Look at the lineup for today's game. This is Ozzie's team and if he keeps putting it out there, it won't be for much longer. That's why I don't feel like paying for any more tickets to Sox games this year. It's not the bad start as much as the fact that Ozzie seems determined to play bench players as regulars. When I buy tickets to a Sox game, I want there to be a high probability that I'm going to see their regulars play. But with Ozzie, your almost as likely to see two or more bench players starting. And how can a team gel and get on a roll when the regular lineup (if there even is one with Ozzie) is only in there a few times a week?

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 22, 2010 -> 11:16 AM) So... Name the players who are on this team because Ozzie told Kenny to go get them. 1. Pierre? 2. Andruw Jones? 3. .... IMO, this 'Ozzie's team' thing is waaaaaaaay overplayed. Outside of his stated desire for a fast leadoff guy and a rotating DH, the only control Ozzie has over this mess is what names from the existing roster he chooses to play on a certain day. Didn't Ozzie say re-signing Kotsay should be the top priority after last season? And he's always loved Vizquel...

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 20, 2010 -> 01:37 PM) I come bearing gifts! No Kotsay! Pierre lf Beckham 2b Quentin rf Konerko 1b Jones dh Pierzynski c Rios cf Teahen 3b Ramirez ss Danks p Ozzie should play this lineup everyday except when a player really, truly, honestly needs a day off because he played way too many consecutive games or is injured.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) Funny you used the word nailed. That was my word of choice when I started writing my post but changed it. Great minds.....

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 11:38 AM) This post in essence says it all. Just a terrible waste of a fine pitching staff. Agreed. Caulfield really nailed it with that post.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 11:38 AM) It's so hard for me to watch any inning when Juan Pierre comes up to bat. Replace Pierre with Carl Crawford and Kotsay with Adrian Gonzalez and this roster might almost be Ozzie proof. But alas, we're locked into Pierre leading off in the majority of games for the next two years or until Ozzie is gone, whichever comes first.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) It's not like they would make any moves if this did happen. Nix would probably be the fall guy. You know, if Nix would have started at 2B that game that they rested Beckham he probably would have turned that double play that Vizquel had trouble with his footwork on. At least the Sox would have had a chance to lose the game in extra innings instead of losing 6-3 in 9 innings. And as another poster pointed out, Nix only has had 6 PAs and Ozzie is throwing him under the bus for only having one base hit. Meanwhile, Kotsay is batting third today. I don't want to criticize Ozzie though, because then I guess I'll have to stop following the Sox and become a Cubs fan.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 05:37 PM) Ozzie's awful decision overshadows another pathetic performance by our offense. It baffles me how boring this team is. At least Peavy was better, but his K rate is still scary and he got a lot of good luck today. Boring is the word. As for Peavy, even though he pitched well enough to win today, his lack of velocity is beginning to make me wonder if there is a health issue.

I have tickets for myself and the family as part of a group attending the game on July 5th. Other than that, I think I'll just forego buying anymore tickets to see the Sox this year. This team is boring. The manager tells the fans that if they criticize any of his decisions (which can be disagreed upon and debated by reasonable people) they should stop following baseball or worse yet become Cubs fans. I'm not going to spend anymore money on this team unless they bring in some better players and/or coaches. I'll still be following them hoping they win the division, and if they do I'll rejoice. But I'm not giving this team, as currently constructed, anymore of my entertainment dollars this year.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 11:29 PM) I hate teams like this. Either be good or be bad. It's frustrating as hell watching this freakin' team. Apart from the pitching staff, this team is bad. Very bad. That's what's so frustrating - it's a terrible waste of an exceptional pitching staff. And it's specifically what the manager wanted.