Dam8610

Name: Lance Broadway Position: SP Born: August 20, 1983 College: Texas Christian University Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Drafted: Selected by Chicago White Sox in 1st Round (15th Overall) of 2005 amateur draft. (June-Reg Phase) Bats: R Throws: R Lance Broadway's 2005 Year to Date stats at Rookie Level Winston-Salem: 1-0 3.72 ERA 2 G 2 GS 0 CG 0 SHO 9.2 IP 7 H 5 R 4 ER 2 HR 7 BB 9 K 1.45 WHIP 8.38 K/9

Well, he was OBVIOUSLY talking about the battle for 3rd place.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 29, 2005 -> 12:23 AM) The east coast bias works for the Yankees and Red Sox, not the Blue Jays. Maybe, but I'm thinking they'll see that the Blue Jays are in the AL East, and the east coast bias will kick in, thus making Halladay the starter. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but something like that will be what pushes him over the top in a very close race between the two.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 05:56 AM) Kenny could probably jump right in and nab Burnett if he wanted to. However, it would likely cost Brandon McCarthy, Carl Everett, and a reliever. The Marlins would throw in outfielder Juan Encarnacion in any deal. GO FOR IT! Especially if they give us an OF back.

On second thought, I take back my previous comments, because as we all know, and as evidencd by this act of petty vandalism, Sox fans have far more class than Flub fans. We should keep it that way.

To me, it's a tough call. Either one (or Garland for that matter) deserves it. Since Halladay is in the AL East, and the east coast bias in the media is so sickening it's not even funny, I think Halladay will end up getting it.

All I'd need to know to convince me that Schmidt should NOT be traded to the Sox is that his velocity was in the low 90s. Was it?

Next time anyone goes to the Urinal, use it as one.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 01:54 PM) Funny I always though the All-Star game was for the guys who did the best jobs at their respective positions. Who lied to you? The day the it was decided that the fans would choose the starters was the day that the All-Star game became a popularity contest based on name recognition.

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).

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?

Great, now I know if I say something now that turns out to be idiotic in 6 months, I'm going to hear about it over and over.

If Burnett is truly on the market, bye-bye BMac, Marte, and whoever else within reason if it's going to bring him in for a few years. I honestly wouldn't mind, because we'd then have 5 quality starters, something few, if any, MLB teams can claim.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 28, 2005 -> 11:09 AM) Seriously? I will nut in my pants if you are telling the truth. Would there be a better rotation in baseball than this? Mark Buehrle Jason Schmidt Freddy Garcia Jon Garland Jose Contreras Buehrle Burnett Garcia Garland Contreras

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 11:28 PM) I don't remember that. It was widely speculated that he would get traded in the Garcia deal since the beginning. Oh okay. I thought he was, and was really asking more than anything.

Wasn't Jeremy Reed untouchable last year?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 02:05 PM) Russ Ortiz got a lot of money because he was in the magic hands of Leo Mazzone and GM's haven't figured out yet that Leo's actually related to Jesus. I swear that guy does for pitchers what Coors Field does for batters. Millwood, Neagle, Ortiz, Glavine, how much better were each of them when they pitched for Mazzone? That is very true. I think you could throw the most recent examples of Mike Hampton and Jaret Wright in there as well. He's a great pitching coach.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 09:02 PM) Yeah, I'm sure Florida would have to think long and hard choosing between Ryan Sweeney and Timo Perez... Hey, you never know. When a team is looking for ML players, they might take a guy who can play in MLB right now over a prospect who could be a few years away still. QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 09:02 PM) What the hell are you talking about? Even when Chavez doesn't hit, he plays defense that is better than any other player in the league, at a position that is much more important (defensively) than 1B. Konerko's best OBP year was still more than .030 %-points behind Chavez'. Chavez is also entering his prime years, while Konerko will turn 30 next year. Saying that Chavez will be equal to Konerko in the next couple years is a real poor comparison, IMO. 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.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 06:37 PM) A.J. Burnett has some serious durability issues that must be looked at before even thinking about trading for him. '99 - GS: 7 IP: 41.1 ERA: 3.48 '00 - GS: 13 IP: 82.2 ERA: 4.79 '01 - GS: 27 IP: 173.1 ERA: 4.05 '02 - GS: 29 IP: 204.1 ERA: 3.30 '03 - GS: 4 IP: 23.0 ERA: 4.70 '04 - GS: 19 IP: 120.0 ERA: 3.68 '05 - GS: 15 IP: 103.1 ERA: 3.14 He's played 7 professional seasons in his career (5 Full -1 for Rookie season -1 for injury in '03) and over those 7 seasons he's only had 1 seaon of 200 IP or more and he's only had 2 seasons of 150 IP or more. In the other 5 seosons he didn't even break 121 IP in any of them. This should be a serious concern for any pitcher that thows as hard as he does. Last year was his comback season after having Tommy John's surgery at the beginning of the '03 season. He has only missed a few starts since then which is incouraging seeing how TJ surgery tends to strengthen the arms of some pitchers who have the surgery. Before you just start throwing McCarthy, Sweeney, Anderson, Marte or any other prospects/major league talent at them you first have to be absolutely sure that he is fully back from the injury and a flare up is not on the horizon. I know that it is impossible to gaurentee a player will not get injured but when you're going to be dealing some of your most promising prospects and/or major league players you have to take into account his past injuries. He's a 28 year old fireballer who has had success in the past and is doing well this year. Of course when a player has been injured before, another injury is a concern, but if he stays healthy (and as you said, it is impossible to guarantee a player will not get injured), he is an awesome starter, and possibly even the #2 starter on the team, behind Buehrle. If we are going to throw a big package at any team for any attainable player, it should be the Marlins for Burnett. I know I'd want him more than an aging Schmidt who is struggling with his velocity and could have some kind of arm problem.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 06:03 PM) I have a feeling Brandon is going to give us something to be really excited for Wednesday. His changeup wasn't working his last start, and he knew that;He said that in the postgame agaisnt KC. If he can get it working, and get comfertable with it, I think Brandon can pitch pretty well agaisnt the Tigers. Go Get'em Brandon. He threw his change more than once last start? I saw one where the batter swung and missed, and he didn't throw it again. Did he decide from that one change that got him a strike that it wasn't working?

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 09:47 PM) Okay, I think I'll inject some logic into this venting. As of today, the Sox are 50-24, STILL the best team in baseball, and 9.5 games up on the Twins. 74 games into the season, the Sox are on pace to go 109-53. However, let's say the Sox fall into mediocrity for the remainder of the season. They play .500 ball for the remaining 88 games, going 44-44. That would produce a record of 94-68. Meanwhile, the Twins are 40-33, 7 games over .500 through 73 games. At their current pace, they will finish the season 89-73. However, let's say the Twins suddenly catch fire and go 53-36, 17 games over .500 in those 89 games. That would make them 93-69 on the season, one game worse than the Sox record if they only play .500 ball from this point on. My point? The Twins have a LOT of ground to make up if they want to catch the Sox, and they'd have to count on the Sox for some help too. If a race can be over in June, then both Central division races are.

OMIT must go! Bring back the Gload!

Maybe I put too much stock into age and Schmidt's velocity dropoff, but if we're going to pay top dollar for a starter, I'd rather it be Burnett than Schmidt.

Damn, damn, damn! I was really hoping they'd be able to get him an outing or two from the pen before he had to start again. His problem thus far has been two things: He hasn't thrown his changeup AT ALL (once in his last start), and he appears to lack confidence in his stuff. Two problems that I thought could be corrected by some relief outings. Oh well, I just hope he decides to throw that good change a few more times in this outing, which will hopefully help him get some outs and build his confidence. Pitching in Comerica and against the Tigers should help some though, especially considering they have very little plate discipline and he has shown an ability to get Ks with great frequency. His K/9 at Charlotte is still over 11.

If the Sox two WS wins sandwiched the other team's win, I could deal with that. Every one of us would hear all about it for that whole year if the Flubs won the WS first, and I'd really prefer not to have to put up with gloating from Flub fans.