Balta1701

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 30, 2011 -> 07:33 AM) He's going to have his struggles next year. A guy comming back from TJ almost all the time needs two years to really be the same guy again. He'll still be damn good, but not quite the freak pitcher like he was when he first came up just yet.Supposedly, from the looks in the minors...his stuff is still there already. Some of that is because, as usual, he's been hurt.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Aug 30, 2011 -> 02:15 AM) Still not sold on De Aza and Flowers. Viciedo looks much improved from last year in his composure at the plate. Can't wait to see more of these three though. Compared to last year...Slowey tried to work him up and in with the fastball. In this game, he had a combination of laying off it, fouling it off, and then singling hard on the ground past the 3b when one snuck just a little too far out over the plate.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 30, 2011 -> 08:56 AM) Balta and I have been highly supportive of De Aza ever since he was signed last year. The guy has never really been given a legit chance at the major league level. He unexpectedly won the Marlins starting CF job over a couple of their top prospects a few years ago and got off to a great start before suffering a bad ankle injury. He never really recovered from that and didn't get an extended look ever since. He is a good defensive player, has good wheels, puts the bat on the ball and has pretty decent gap to gap power. The reason the Marlins gave up on him is because they had a bunch of talent in the OF or coming up whom they were higher on (Maybin, Hermida, Stanton, Coghlan, Willingham). I was willing to even give him Pierre's role at the start of the season. He still has to prove he can keep this up over a full year, but I've always liked what I've seen in him going all the way back to watching him with the Marlins. ^this.

Pitch like you want it, Stew.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) Final score. KC 9 Detroit 5 4 back in the loss column if we hang on

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 10:03 PM) It didn't look like he ever looked at Cox. That was all on his own. He does have ears too

Hahaha. Rios can't even do that

Well that was expected. Was there any time rios was up today with no runners on base?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 09:53 PM) You think he'd be brought back if he finished strong ? Depends on if the manager is brought back

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 09:05 PM) So would about four days worth of interest payments on the debt. No, youd need closer to 50 days at this point. Maybe 100.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 09:07 PM) Star Wars ? I won't fail you. I'm not afraid.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 09:02 PM) He's a crappy 3B with no glove and K's a ton with no patience. I'm being facetious Balta. Add a British accent to what I said and see if that makes it come to you...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:57 PM) Viciedo has no patience. He will learn patience.

Alejandro!

Viciedo works the count, takes the walk when they don't want to pitch to him

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) Yeah, don't listen to anybody telling you to start throwing over the top. Just keep side-arming it. I'm sure he's tried the other way

Man becks, terrible, couldn't time it at all

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) Food stamps or NASA? How about a 0.2% tax increase on the top tax bracket? That'd have covered the Orion program.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:35 PM) How great was it to hear Hawk and Stoney praising De Aza (while also taking a shot at Rios' jumps on defense). Balta, how many more years do we have De Aza under contract? De aza shouldn't even have a year of service time yet. Sox should have him through 2015 or 2016

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:13 PM) Too bad we don't some sort of a space vehicle which can haul both people and cargo to send up there... The finger thing means the taxes!

You just need to burn them

Alexei tattooed that ball

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:13 PM) Sherzer gone after another hit. 2.1 innings, 7 runs so far. Shiver in your boots Yankees!

Mark!

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:01 PM) Hochevar's starting to hang 'em and the kitties are banging 'em Salvador Perez strikes back. 6-3 Royals. I await people telling me how Scherzer scares anyone come playoffs.