Princess Dye

So many guys in the league are just "guys" What is worth it is finding out if this guy can shore up a few things and be special. I wouldn't normally give such a long leash on such a project, but facts are that we aren't favored to contend right now. Playing Fukudome might add some wins right now but I'm not quite ready to concede developing Viciedo. He has had a year where he held off on his free swinging. It's not a lost cause, just a difficult one. There are a lot of difficult causes if you aren't at the Rangers/Tigers/Yankees payroll level.

It'll come off as kneejerk, but Fukudome needs at-bats on a regular basis. He works counts, has awareness at the plate

Metallica - One??

Jermaine Dye is simply like many athletes having difficulty coping with the spotlight instantly leaving them after it had followed them for a decade. A problem I have never had. Gavin well done.

The feels like a Bulls/Pistons game (current)

Viciedo's a joke

Nothing at all out of line being said by southsider. We spent months just now hammering last year's team for how bad things were. I don't think it's right to take these first games and consider Dunn cured, Peavy cured, etc. But I think it's just a matter of believing they can still be who they were on past teams.....or believing it when you see it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 12:22 PM) A .500 season with development from the kids is all you can ask from this season. I'm not an undying optimist usually.... but we have to factor in a few things: 1) the central has a lot of W's out there for the taking 2) yanks and boston have flaws 3) we were highly touted last year, and the roster has not changed that dramatically since last year. I think we ignore #3 because the failures of last year were so painful. But failures in a baseball season can be cured by--voila-- a new baseball season. It's one route, at least, considering how mercurial the game itself is.

There is zero chance we pick up the option, and it is unheard of for a guy to get denied the option and then give his hometeam a discount as a result of him feeling like he didn't live up to the money the past few years. Jake is at the exact right age to sign a huge money short years contract with NYY. That is, if he keeps this up, of course.

Heh, so who's the fifth starter..Floyd or Danks

When you hear Hawk talk like that about Rios, you have to read between the lines -- because he's so undyingly positive....but he must've thought Alex's 2011 was an unmotivated pile of dung

Bad throw mate

Joe McEwing wrote something on a piece of paper , ran down and handed it to Alexei

ADA doesnt seem to really care about bunting

Gordon attempting a bunt!! We are entering a new era with him right now

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 11:05 PM) I don't think Lillibridge is much better of an OF than Viciedo... if not now I think as he gets more and more time out there it will be very apparent. You should want Lillibridge charging hard at borderline gappers over Viciedo.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 11:00 PM) Viciedo seems to anxious to go out and get the pitch, lunging out a lot. First base depth is kind of an issue right now. Lilli? You'll want him to play LF late in the game. Flowers?

Have to love this guy. Love all those Pierre at-bats now being put to some use.

Due to lack of a bunting pedigree, I hate to say this but Beckham may not even really have the tools to bat 9th....

Stunning

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 10:34 PM) It's looking more and more like Peavy has to be the Sox starter for game one of the playoffs. What a convoluted way you have of proposing some trade we'd be making w/ Boston

Grand Canyon

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 09:11 PM) What channel is this on, on U-Verse? 691

Hearing he said he was in the wrong stadium during the perfect, and they changed it later?

Really the only question to ask is, what would we get in return (immediately) for Peavy, Dunn, Rios? My guess is not much. Peavy might eventually get us something back if he keeps going well. we'll still have to pay $ to unload. To just yell that you want to dump their contracts proves fan frustration, nothing more. It's hard for the Sox to get free agents most years with any money we save, so the question to really ask is what prospects can we get back for these guys? If offers are weak, it really is very possible that their greatest worth is still just being on this team. Even if Rios and his career .750 or .760 OPS is what we get for the next few years....on an offense like this one, factoring in his defense, that really is needed here. We have to take ourselves out of the present and remember that we can't rely on AJ's bat carrying so much of the load in the future. That's going to come back to earth with reckless fury, maybe soon.