South Side Fireworks Man

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 22, 2008 -> 08:45 PM) What about the Angels game last week? Uribe has come up with some big hits too. And how about that HR Geoff Blum hit in the WS?

Thome is awful in the clutch. Let's hope the Sox take a three or four run lead before his next AB so he can hit one of his "me too" HRs.

QUOTE (southsidesoxfan1983 @ May 20, 2008 -> 06:05 PM) i heard alexei will be in the game tonight batting ninth. Yep. And Quentin and Dye are in again at three and four. Let's hope it stays that way for the rest of the season.

Good things happen when Thome is not batting in the third slot.

I just hope it's not that same sciatica problem that screwed him up a couple of years ago. He was never the same after that but began to look pretty good again very recently.

Apparently Jose Contreras has a sore back and may be moved back in the rotation if there is no improvement by tomorrow. Cowley's Twitter

QUOTE (Brian @ May 17, 2008 -> 06:29 PM) I'd like to have Anderson is CF with as big as that outfield is. I agree.

AJ was the player of the game.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 16, 2008 -> 12:14 AM) AJ won us this game. Great to see. Yes!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 16, 2008 -> 12:13 AM) Awesome job by Jenks....thank you Thome! Yes, thank you, Thome. Now enjoy your next three days off-- I know I will.

Great win, but this game left me exhausted.

It's about time he earned part of that $14 million. That's a very rare late inning clutch hit for Thome.

Thome up = inning over.

Oh for a wild pitch here!

I like AJ. He's a winner.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ May 15, 2008 -> 11:52 PM) AJ leading off, followed by CQ and Dye this is our chance to walk out of here with a split in the series let's get something going here... :| We must score before Thome and Konerko get to bat.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 15, 2008 -> 11:45 PM) Cabrera does nothing that he was portrayed to be able to do. The Sox got hosed on that Cabrera trade. And I thought Cabrera was good.

Sox could use a guy like Ross Gload about now.

Bases loaded...Thome up...inning over.

QUOTE (Wanne @ May 15, 2008 -> 09:11 PM) It's always such a buzzkill after Q bats...... It's always a buzzkill when Thome comes up with men on base.....or when OC leads off with a pop-up bunt....

QUOTE (aprec32 @ May 13, 2008 -> 12:30 PM) This came from whitesox.com Tidbits Shortstop Orlando Cabrera received his trophy for winning the 2007 Rawlings Gold Glove prior to Monday's series opener. It was presented by Angels manager Mike Scioscia and was accompanied by a standing ovation from the Halos faithful. "I didn't think I was ever going to say this before, but I really miss the place," said Cabrera of Anaheim. "I really miss my ex-teammates. Those guys were great to me. The fans here are probably the best fans in baseball right now. I really miss it. Slowly, I'm making the transition to Chicago." Found this somewhat interesting.......... Well, the Dodgers are looking for a SS as an emergency replacement for Furcal......

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 12, 2008 -> 03:11 PM) So basically Jim Thome is a more skilled version of Juan Uribe Less skilled. Uribe plays defense.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2008 -> 05:09 PM) Awful, he missed that last pitch by a foot! If Ozzie had any balls, he would have had Dye hit for him. Quoted for truth!

QUOTE (G&T @ May 11, 2008 -> 12:15 PM) I think Dye is sitting, but I don't know where I saw that. Dye is hot right now and just had a few days off because of injury. I'd hope he's DHing today. Let Thome sit again.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 11, 2008 -> 12:27 AM) Hell Yeah! First night I post on here is a White Sox Winner! Man Crush on CQ keeps growing and growing BA finally gets to start a couple times and he shows what he can do Uribe makes plays no matter how bad everyone wants him cut Quentin looks to be the real deal. What a huge imrovement in LF over the last two seasons! As I said in another thread, Ozzie should keep starting Brian Anderson in CF against left-handed pitchers, with Dye and Konerko taking turns at DH. It improves the Defense as well as the Offense against LHP and Keeps Thome fresh, hopefully lessening the chance of his recurring wrist and back injuries allowing him to be more productive with less playing time. Uribe is an excellent defensive infielder, whether at SS or 2B and can even play a good 3B in a pinch. Because of his poor approach at the plate the past two seasons, he has become a whipping boy to a lot of fans and every miscue he makes becomes magnified and overblown. But Uribe is still one of the better defensive middle infielders in the game. Hopefully he keeps improving at the plate with his new stance and approach that he has shown the past week or so.