South Side Fireworks Man

This game sucks.

Crede needs a rest. He's banged up and he had a bad night tonight. I hope Iguchi's back tomorrow.

Nice play, Pods.

For a team supposedly built on pitching speed and defense, we sure haven't had much lately, especially the pitching.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 09:17 PM) Contreras was done when the Sox traded for him too. How long did it take for that crappy pitcher to get settled? Javy Vazquez is no Jose Contreras. QUOTE(shoota @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 09:58 PM) I was hoping an umpire would've gone out to the mound to check Javy's balls, but then I realized Javy doesn't have any. Zing!

Cliff Politte was great last year and was a key to the championship. He gave the Sox a few good years in the pen. Middle relievers tend to come and go. Unfortuneately, it's Cliff's time to go. I hope he has some success with another organization. Thanks, Cliff, and best wishes.

Did he touch second base?

Never say "die"!

Way to Gload!

Here we go.....

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 09:57 PM) Until Vaz gets the stones and pitches rather than just grooving meatballs down the heart of the plate, he's gonna be the same guy. There is a reason why teams gave up on the guy. He has grade A stuff with no mental makeup to go along with it. Exactly.

QUOTE(valponick @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 01:56 PM) Vazquez to the pen. Amen.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 12:41 PM) Is anybody else convinced that Vazquez will never become a good pitcher? This guy was a mistake. One of very few that KW has made in a while. Yep.

Vazquez sucks. Get rid of the bum.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 07:16 PM) I'll counter with Figgens and a top pitching prospect for Garland. I'd give 'em Vazquez & Fields for Figgins & Shields, + another pitcher.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) I really don't think that B-Mac could consistently produce, and apparently neither did Kenny since he made the trade. There's also no way that Young would be on the major league roster. He's simply not ready yet. He wouldn't be on the bench either because he needs at bats to continue his development. KW probably figured McCarthy couldn't be counted on to pitch 200+ innings yet. But now that we're almost at the halfway point, he should be fresh for the second half. I wouldn't expect him to be lights out, but I'm pretty sure he could maintain an ERA at 5.00 like Vazquez, and possibly lower. I get the sense that Javy has a bad attitude and I don't think he fits in well here. While I always liked Contreras, even when he was struggling, I can't warm up to Vazquez. I don't think he's a "winner". I'm just speculating, but I would bet A.J. doesn't think too highly of him right now. As for Chris Young, whether he was on the 25 man roster or in AAA, at least we would have a solid defensive CF in the organization to back up Anderson. If BA were to go down, we'd be in bad shape. We need another competent CFer. Edit: Another point is when KW made that trade both Contreras and Garland were unsigned and were indicating that they were going to be tough to re-sign.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 09:50 AM) Overall, there isn't a whit of difference between Freddy Garcia's and Javier Vazquez's numbers this year. Freddie, in fact, is the one giving up the long ball more frequently -- 17 v. 9 for JV. I doubt if Freddy would stand around and watch his catcher get drilled twice and not even pitch inside. Freddy can be frustrating too, but he has shown that he can pitch his way out of trouble even when he doesn't have his good stuff. I would trade Vazquez for Vizcaino and Chris Young right now. McCarthy could go to the rotation and pitch at least as well as Vazquez if not better, Vizcaino would pitch as well as McCarthy out of the pen, and we'd have a good defensive back-up CF.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:33 AM) A real RF probably catches that triple. Are you saying Dye is not a real RF? Because he wouldn't have gotten to that ball either.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 11:40 PM) And where you defense goes. The Sox didn't lose this game for lack of defense at 3B or RF. Dye wouldn't have caught that ball either and Tavarez can fly. We lost this game because Vazquez pitched like s*** again tonight.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 11:36 PM) Come on...if we're going to start blaming people for 0-2 pitches, Vazquez is the f***ing goat for the s*** he threw to Lamb. Yep. McCarthy will get the L tonight, but Vazquez deserves the loss.

QUOTE(soxunited @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 11:15 PM) Dye would have had that Dye wouldn't have come close.

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 11:10 PM) what the hell was that PK Ouch!

Paulie is going to end this game right here.

QUOTE(chisoxt @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 08:44 PM) I think that by now, we are seeing why this guy has bounced around the majors. The guy has all the talent in the world, but apparently has neither the intelligence or the stones to go along with it. It is maddening to witness the amount of two out two strike runs this guys gives up. Contrast that with Freddy Garcia who manages to find ways to win, even without his best stuff. Frankly, I hope that he can get his win total up so that we can cut our losses on him at season's end. He should be gone by the trade deadline.

QUOTE(Contreras @ Jun 21, 2006 -> 03:18 PM) I, for one, don't give a damn what he calls Mariotti. Anything said about Mariotti can't be derogatory enough. Jay deserves everything he gets. f*** being politically correct. That's for pussies, anyway. Be a man and support Ozzie! Calling Mariotti a *** is an insult to the rest of the ***s.