Princess Dye

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 03:47 PM) I'd really be fine with essentially shutting Quentin down and letting AJ and Flowers split catching/DH duties. Could piss off CQ with regard to his probable desire for piling up stats for his future in arb

The Julian Tavarez homage - rolling the ball to second.

At least I saw a pitch or two of Flowers' first atbat ever.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 03:24 PM) +1...I never got the hatred towards Wise here He's not an offensive threat but he's a good outfielder The 25th man always gets attacked mercilessly, which makes no sense because every team has to have a 25th man. very rarely is that guy particularly great with the bat. There should be no surprises in that regard. Meanwhile when guys who are supposed to perform dont...that seems to get a truckload of excuses for as long as possible. If adjusting for what shouldve been expected of each, Quentin had a worse year than Wise.

bwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHA why is this all happening NOW

Beautiful peg D W is he good defensively now ?

Have we had any posts yet about what-if Torres was in the pen 1/2 way thru the year? If not, let me be the first. We need RHP kenny, cmon. Relievers either have a good year or a bad year, and part of your job is knowing when yr guys are failing.

For some reason we have decided to have 2-out hitting now.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 02:02 PM) The helmet Dempster is wearing is huge.but sadly not like

Torres defensively is the anti-Richard

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 3, 2009 -> 11:35 AM) i dont think anybody would want linebrink. plus i dont think bradley would last in the white sox clubhouse. he would take something the wrong way and go on a hissy fit. Even though this is a separate point, I also have this strange feeling that the Sox fanbase respects a Carl Everett (albeit in a bemused way) more than say that quiet, squirrelly Podsednik/Rex Grossman type personality. Hence Guillen's immense popularity which, in part, is due to his being loud and weird. Just as Rasheed Wallace finally felt at home in Detroit, there must be some place where Milton Bradley is a good fit-and it's at least possible that's here. Some guys start closing their mouths around age 30, too.

The only way of getting something decent is taking a bad contract on. Or maybe someone who has worn out his welcome. I'll probably get slammed for this but Milton Bradley has definitely worn out his welcome and is overpaid for 2 yrs All while still producing OBP (which we need) and could DH (we'll also have a need). Guys like Carl Everett can come here and no longer have to produce soundbites b/c Guillen takes up the media's attention etc This plus a Figgins would revamp the team into one that can draw a walk and thus makes our core guys run producers again. We need two new starting position players at least, and this way we'd contend in the present and do so relatively cheaply. Meanwhile the Cubs could do it b/c they can slash 10M in future payroll but keep Zambrano (who would be the most easily dealable guy they have i suppose). I'm sure Ricketts will want some maneuvering room to mold the team how his mgmt would want. From our end I'd suppose we'd have to sweeten w/ a midlevel prospect

Why is there an absolute refusal to even TRY carlos in right field? Yes he's been injured. Dye and Podsednik are permanently injured in the fielding-brain.

It was a great win as far being entertainment (and obviously the pitching) but if it wasnt for two pitches in the 9th, we'd be classifying it as one of the year's worst offensive performances. Especially since it's against a lefty and we're very righthanded.

One thing that irks me about how we've spent money this year -- and i dont dislike Peavy and Rios either.... .....but Reinsdorf last offseason preferred standing with other owners (in what appeared to be an F.U. to the agents) by lowballing (or offering nothing) to free agents.......... instead of just spending to make the team tons better on the cheap (Abreu, Hudson etc) They didnt want to spend then, but were willing to take on already existing contracts midseason. Honestly, if you spend some last offseason, you can hold onto all your prospects and have a nice squad with a nice future as well.

HH wants to close this place out in style

I feel like weve been swinging for the fences in each atbat for 8 games

Gotta love the sit-back-down HR in the last out of a game

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 01:43 PM) out by a f***ing mile - good call, Q With two out, and with the way we hit...yes, you go on that, just pray for the wide throw.

I'm glad for one that CQ didnt kill himself going for Kubel's bloop hit. Season's over, dont f*** anything up for '10

Danny Mac pointed out this morning that seeing Rauch celebrate with his team last night on the field was like seeing Godzilla celebrating with a baseball team

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 01:10 PM) getting to the point where i want to get rid of everyone but beckham Once we rebuild the 3-4-5, several of these other guys are going to be great to have lower in the order

we are sooo bad rios is sooo bad

Given CQ's injury history, I think before this year we shouldve explored his trade value a little more. Couldve gotten Crawford straight up.

QUOTE (RibbieRubarb @ Sep 2, 2009 -> 08:38 AM) Beckham talent aside...I will never root for my team to lose. Sorry. The focus should be a championship. If there's no more to be gained by winning games at this point, I am fine with a loss. I wont put on Twins gear or anything, but I'll watch the game and just chuckle more than I normally would when we give up doubles off the trashbag.