Princess Dye

I dont want to declare Beckham unable to do anything. But I get wary when I hear right out of college that he doesnt project as a good SS at the mlb level. I dont close the door obviously, but I dont just put him there solely because he's most comfortable there. Your people determine where he can have the most success foremost.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 22, 2009 -> 12:19 PM) this is one of my favorite posts ever. i'm so glad i'm a fan of The 2009 Chicago White Sox Major League Athletic Baseball Team Though this one's intentional, it reminds me of when NFL players are unnecessarily wordy but dont realize it: "We feel our teammate Kyle Orton is very well prepared to play the quarterback position in the National Football League"

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 22, 2009 -> 12:04 PM) If Getz is a real solid 2B, and Beckham tears it up at Birmingham this year at SS, I hope Alexei is the one that gets traded. You can't trade a guy like Beckham because not only is he possibly a great player, he's the type that could be the face of the franchise for the next decade. You can market Beckham a helluva lot more than Alexei Ramirez. Pujols and Vlad are not particularly marketable guys, I'd trade them away too. Payroll in the past has been independent of whether or not we had a big star personality on the team, so as long as that's up, I dont care. Gimme the best team. AR is more valuable here than in trade, especially with that contract.

it would be badass for beckham to stick with the 80

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Mar 22, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) If Alexi and Getz mesh this year and do their job, what happens to Beckham........ I say this because Getz could be the player they need and want at the top of the order and have been loking for, for some time. We fortunately have some flexibility to deal with this. Obviously Alexei has CF experience. However, there's always the possibility of Getz being shifted to 3b. Or Beckham. I think the time's going to come when it's Fields and Viciedo in the LF & DH slots, but obviously it's all in the future.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....nd-baseman.html well i got to be proud of my threadstarting for about 3 minutes Hopefully he follows the Joe Crede career path of playing 151 games as a 25 year old. And not the part of the career path where he takes 2.5 yrs to get comfortable thereafter.

I've seen all I have to see from Ben Broussard

Hoping this isnt another year of Thornton overuse

Fields homers

Hawk often talks about how unfamiliar he is with the NL in its present state But what I dont get is why someone who purports to greatly prefer DH-less baseball....doesnt watch DH-less baseball

Getz knocks him in 3-1

Wise legs out a double against LH pitching

I hope I'm wrong but I dont know if i'll ever get comfortable with Josh Fields

Offensive superstar Wilson Betemit coming up with bases loaded

QUOTE (longshot7 @ Mar 20, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) Geez... pissy much? Yea, i mean seriously how dare he take that tone with a figure as respectable as the texting driver.

The wind whispers Pods in CF You know you want eet

BA leading off is something I want to have a brief brief impact on my life. I want to look back on this as others mightve remembered w.sox shorts-wearing or Fisk in OF.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 20, 2009 -> 09:14 AM) People on this board? Virtually the whole board is in unanimous agreement about that although there are a handful that still think Wise's little hot streak last year wasn't a fluke. Wise showed an ability to get hot. That's more than I can say for our other options at CF. His PH stats were very good, so at the very least he should be cemented in no less than that role.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 06:52 PM) Old news. Beat like a drum at soxfest. I'm fine with soxfest recapping. I dont really pay much attention to that event, since there's no real baseball going on, it's just a manufactured moneymaker for the team.

Can the Cell book Prince? Perhaps then we can afford some FAs. "This is going to sound odd, but Elton John's going to help us win some ballgames," Kenney said. "The CBOE [seat] auction last year paid for Rich Harden. The 'Road to Wrigley' game sponsored our Asian scouting operation. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7763341.story This all makes me upset but i'm not sure in what way yet.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 17, 2009 -> 10:01 PM) You do not know that Anderson cannot do that. Do not say something you cannot prove. How many more years will we say this? Will BA get to 32 years of age and still be the untested unknown Babe Ruth. Ae!

OK, the FO has conditioned me and now i'm pumped: bring on Wise/BA platoon. I mean its not like i have any other choice. Maybe Wise can sustain something decent in the way of a batting average. I would like Getz to come up and take leadoff however, coming out of the box strong and impressing Ozzie

Granderson was a Braves fan, despite his roots.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Mar 14, 2009 -> 05:08 AM) does anyone here honestly think chris getz is a better option at 2B than beckham to start the season, and is a better (more capable) baseball player at this point in time? It's possible to rush a guy along too fast too. I'm not saying Beckham has the mental makeup to get down on himself and what not. But it could happen, it's still an unknown. I dont think Beckham is the last piece of the puzzle to a championship right now, so let him destroy at AA for awhile. Then you get to finally see whats going on with a guy like Getz and either find a place for him for years up at the club, or see if he can be a tradeable asset.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 15, 2009 -> 11:16 AM) The best option might be Ramirez in CF, Getz at 2B, and Beckham at SS. I just don't know if Beckham is ready defensively and he obviously still is pretty inexperienced, but darn does he look good. I was of this mindset also. But AR's range and rocket arm are probably gonna take SS for years to come.