South Side Fireworks Man

AJ caught Mark Buehrle's no-hitter. AJ caught Booby Jenks during his record tying run. AJ caught many of Javy Vazquez' solid starts. But does any of that matter? I suppose it's AJ's fault that MacDougal couldn't throw a strike for an extended stretch this season. And I guess it's AJ's fault that Sisco, and Aardsma suck. Really this whole idea that somehow AJ is negatively effecting the team is ridiculous. I'm sure most posters here are nice people but one of my pet peeves about internet message boards is how people can post just about anything and others can take off and run with it thus slandering the reputaton of someone without any merit whatsoever. Again, no offense to anyone here, but some people imply that they have "inside" information and post innuendo without actually saying anything specific with the idea of creating an impression about someone that may not even be true. If anyone has concrete specific evidence that there is a problem why not just come out and say it? Of course, I doubt that anyone close enough to the White Sox clubhouse to have any real insight into what's going on would waste their time posting rumor and innuendo on an internet message board. Finally, I wish someone would post this topic over at WSI so I can use the "This Thread Sucks" tag.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 24, 2007 -> 03:55 PM) AJP wants to win more than pretty much anyone on this team. How do you think the horrible sp's and pen pitchers have effected him? I wish everbody on the Sox had an attitude "problem" like AJ.

Josh Mora now reporting there will be baseball tonight between 8:45 and 9:00pm.

Owens, CF Fields, 3B Thome, DH Dye, RF Pierzynski, C Erstad, 1B Podsednik, LF Uribe, SS Richar, 2B

Josh noFields.

Fields isn't even very good at 3B yet. I don't even think he has the tools to play SS. He also needs to learn to play smarter baseball all the way around. Remember he was a football player and hasn't been a full-time baseball player until recently--and it shows.

Josh Fields may be a "powerful man", but at this point in his career he's a pretty bad third baseman. I hope he plays a lot in winter ball this offseason because he needs to learn how to play baseball. He's got the potential, but he needs the experience and coaching.

Yes.

Tonight's lineup: Owens CF Fields 3B Konerko DH Dye RF Erstad 1B Gonzalez 2B Podsednik LF Uribe SS Hall C

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Aug 5, 2007 -> 04:00 PM) 10.0 games now... Not gonna happen, but it is fun seeing them play well. Oh, it's gonna happen!

I'm 2-0 on starting Gamethreads.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2007 -> 01:02 PM) Could be a lack of baseball experience. When you play football in college, even if you are on the baseball team, you do miss out on a lot of playing. Yep.

Fields is talented but he is not a fundamentally sound baseball player, at least not yet.

Owens CF Erstad RF Thome DH Konerko 1B Pierzynski C Fields 3B Podsednik LF Uribe SS Richar 2B

QUOTE(DonnyDevito @ Aug 4, 2007 -> 09:40 PM) There are 50 or 60 some odd games left. You never know... It's going to happen.

Second game of the three game sweep.

It's going to happen.

Hey, I'm 1-0 in starting Gamethreads!

Sox lineup: Gonzalez CF Erstad 1B Konerko DH Dye RF Fields 3b Pods LF Uribe SS Richar 2B Hall C

Sox have the best record in AL Central over the past ten games. Tonight they begin their sweep of the three game series against the Tigers on their way to a historic comeback for the Central Title.

Don't look now, but over the past ten games the White Sox have the best record in the AL Central.

Floyd can hold down that spot until next year when KW signs Zambrano

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Aug 1, 2007 -> 08:06 PM) I don't have a problem with Danks going through growing pains in his first full year with us....because, in theory, we had 4 other guys that were dependable. What we actually have is 3 guys who are very dependable, sometimes even dominant, 1 guy who is going through growing pains that should be expected, and one s***storm of an excuse for a starting pitcher, who could be 40+ years old easy, AND is signed for 2 more years. We need a Carlos Zambrano to shore up our starting staff.