Princess Dye

also unrelated but looking ahead... the, well, bad Nick Blackburn would go against us in a one game playoff. His nickname is Blacky???

What I had last heard was that he's still sore and that if it's like this tomorrow he won't go.

usually i dont try to overanalyze single quotes from athletes, but this one regarding the retirement plans was one of the few that made me really stop and hang my head. Cant really get upset with KW here. The pieces that we've sent to Oakland would be helpful right about now, but too many other things went right last offseason. MVP and ROY candidates came here from off the map. We're looking at next year as being a mix of veteran and young talent, with enough improving talent in the starting staff to raise some optimism for a decent staff becoming better. With the bullpen, like '05, we just need to get a new mix of younger relief-level guys and hope something works. Guys like Cotts and Politte didnt cost a ton, like so many winning teams we just have to be lucky enough to find some of those guys. That and a bounce back year from Linebrink, Dotel.... Contreras coming back midseason with a fresh arm... things could be good. Since everyone's mentioning Orlando Hudson, here's an article about his impending free agency from earlier in the month. Apologies if it was posted here back then. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbac...pt-dbxmain.html

QUOTE (daa84 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:19 PM) i know he hasnt been good....but where has adam russel gone? i mean plenty of other guys who havent been good have been given a chance....why not russell? at least he has decent stuff agreed. he's not amazing but his total underuse is surprising.

i feel like someone just sold me a knife and then sent it thru my heart

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 03:43 PM) ohno whats the starting lineup bernstein says it's problematic anderson batting 2nd swisher in lf

ohno whats the starting lineup bernstein says it's problematic

Baseball has long had this connection to the past that other sports have not had. After all, no one cares who the NBA all-time leading scorer is, etc. At least not in connection with today's NBA game. It's kind of a separate fact, not related. To me, the steroids era severs present baseball from its past, so therefore a game that is made more precise by replay or computer involvement is now possible. As others have been saying, I could see it getting farther along in 5 yrs.

In this analogy, we are whatever the bomb actually hit. The Angels are the US in general.

Until this series the Twins have been wildly inconsistent as of late. Us too but we've been hurt more by injuries. The teams as they are right now...about even, just very different. I mean, that staff of theirs is pretty horrid guys. In road games that totally cancels out the execution w/ their bats.

Gomez has the nerdiest reactions and struts i've ever seen from a pro athlete.

I dont see this as ripping teammates Also, why are people saying he's the 'wrong guy to deliver the message' ? if he's right, he's right. he's one of the only guys who has a had a good offensive stretch. defensively he's been making some impressive plays to keep us in some of these games.

Honestly I feel the team can win it all in 09 with OBP, speed and two bullpen arms have to come from somewhere... be it Poreda or others. I mean, we're all really down on this Dye slump but he had a really consistent season up until this end collapse. Thome meanwhile has been doing what we'd expect each of his years here. I have no problem seeing Paul Konerko as a replaceable member of this team, he can battle Swish if we get some OBP in the outfield. I want the bank broken for Hudson, surely i'm not alone on that here. Perhaps b/c of his age we wouldnt have to go too long term.

Can anyone give me a quick recap re: the beginnings of rally crede? I was brand new here in 2005 and not posting a lot.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 07:54 AM) I think there would be a split opinion on who would have the best numbers from 2009-2001, D. Young or Carlos Quentin. i think you meant who would have the best numbers from 2009 to 3001.

Been in the car for a few innings, did the guy ever find the bubble gum on his head? Thats about all ive cared about all game long til now

game thread also has this put up

ha Wannstedt on tv

QUOTE (3E8 @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 01:22 PM) Wow, look at Wise. If that was normalized for playing time, he'd skyrocket to the top while it's not totally indicative, it's scary how many HRs he'd have over a year vs. righties

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 01:11 PM) I really hope assuming we make playoffs Ozzie puts in Richard as the 2nd lefty over Ramirez.... with the emergence of Macdougal and I think Richard will be great in pen, our playoff bp might be one of the strengths. I have a fear that Ramirez would still be in the pen, even though Richard would be in as well. Then again he had no problem putting Duque in the pen even though he hadnt been a reliever all year. but thats in the case of a vet. on the flip side, McCarthy b/c of his youth was left off. I'm sure Richard has to be on though. That pen was actually, well, a pen.

QUOTE (SoxSider @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 12:40 PM) ???????? If he's pitching lefty today then suddenly the 3 days rest is not such a problem at all. He's just switching arms.

What would be interesting is a list of their importance to the overall team strengths. which is kind of chicken and the egg, but it would really highlight the importance of Cabrera, who is rare on this roster for being able to make contact, get on base and maybe steal And then make less important someone like Swisher, who is more of the same re: power but low speed and (this yr) disappointing OBP

Swisher could be over Griffey for defensive utility, but as far as what the team needs Griffey is a lot more valuable being able to actually put a bat on the ball. 1) Quentin 2) Alexei 3) Floyd 4) Danks 5) Dye 6) Thome 7) OC 8) Thornton 9) PK 10) Jenks 11) AJ 12) Uribe 13) Griffey 14) Dotel 15) Wise 16) Swish er but throw Javy somewhere smack in the middle, and if Linebrink is 100% healthy he's top 5 What would be a lot of fun is if someone put up their estimate of an Ozzie list. 1) Jerry Owens 2) Jerry Owens 3) Jerry Owens 4) Jerry Owens 5) Jerry Owens 999) Jerry Owens

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 11:55 AM) Oh, I see. I'd play him one game to see where he's at, and what kind of at-bats he's getting. I guess if there's a lefty that Thome cant hit, i'd DH him no matter the opponent, just to get an idea of how synced up he is.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) Yeah, I know this is a pennant race and we could really use our best hitter, but I think everyone's being a bit too optimistic. Fair enough, but the Sox are obviously having these conversations just in case, so we can too. They wouldnt be doing all this medical stuff w/ Quentin if they werent at least giving it a shot. QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 20, 2008 -> 10:49 AM) I'm having trouble understanding the question. If we aren't worried about his injury status or are otherwise disregarding it, why wouldn't you play him? Because the question is would you debut him in the Minnesota series when he could be super rusty. while Wise is currently hitting for power, laying down bunts, speed, some d, etc. Other option is trying to seal the deal in Minny w/o him, and then use him in Cleveland to get him a little time to acclimate. (well option 3 would be debut him in the playoffs, but that doesnt really apply here since no one would have a non-injury related reason for doing that)