Balta1701

Viciedo to 3b, Stealth Elf in CF.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) How long do we have Lexi under control for? Through the end of 2013, barring any sort of contract extension.

Ok Leyland, time for you to take that pitcher out.

Be really nice to get 1 more hit here so that Leyland gives up and burns another pitcher.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:47 PM) I just got out of a meeting at work. About 40 mins ago, everyone in the conference room started floating, like the hotel scene in Inception. What the hell is going on?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:45 PM) Not sure. But I'm certain you can find out at baseballreference. I haven't yet figured out a good way to use B-R to compare the full list of people within a season or over their career like I can with some other sites.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:36 PM) They just did it 3 times behind home at the Tigers game. Have you taken a look at the team the Tigers are throwing out there lately? I'm not sure I can blame them.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:35 PM) He has a 15.2 UZR. Tops in baseball by a hair over Furcal. Andrus is a 2.2 UZR. Correction, that 15.2 is UZR/150 (normalized to a 150 game season).

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:33 PM) Ahh, so it's already started. Anybody know where Alexei ranks metrically among SS's defensively? I'm thinking more specifically in relationship to Andrus, but in general as well. Which metric do you want?

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) I think his high error count as compared to other guys in the AL like Jeter/Izturis will hurt him in the end. He clearly deserves it, as he has been simply amazing out there, but voting for this award is horrible. Alexei's had so many more chances than those guys it's not even funny. 511 versus 362/372 coming into today.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:27 PM) Anybody know what Austin Jackson's BABIP is? Has to be through the roof with as much as he strikes out. Combine that with a low .400's slugging, and I think a regression is in order for him. .422 according to B-R.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:28 PM) It'd be real nice for Mark to get a complete game. Bullpen would have a nice break and then you can afford to have a short leash with Torres. 60 pitches through 5 for MB. He's on pace to be close.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:24 PM) It's amazing what your eyes don't see, isn't it? A.J.'s actually been quite good with RISP and 2 outs. 32 at bats, 4 2b, 1 HR, 11 hits.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) Yeah that's it. A known illegal with a history of dui kills someone and I'm xenophobic. GMAFB. Would you think the same if it were your relative.God forbid we offend anyone..or enforce the law...we may lose a vote or two. If a U.S. citizen killed your relative, would you want the U.S. evacuated of citizens?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) Kotsay has surpassed Erstad and Mackowiak for most annoying Sox season of the 2000's. It's the 2010's though now...are you calling the full "Millennium"? And you're forgetting some of the guys from the early part of the decade. David Wells, Royce Clayton have to be up there.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:19 PM) Kotsay double play? He stayed out of it!

It'd be darn nice to pummel the first pitcher out of their pen right now to make another guy or two have to come in and work this game, given that there's another game tonight and 2 more this series.

Rios flexing some power! Been a while!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:10 PM) What the hell? Now a home run by Pierre? How did that happen? He hits one a year.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:09 PM) does he have more of a chance of getting a hit than Kotsay against righties? Really, he probably does. The right move is to give Viciedo probably 1/2 the at bats in a platoon right now...when you see a RHP with an ERA >5, give it to Viciedo, when you see a LHP, give it to Viciedo, when you see Justin Verlander in there, hide him.

Juan. Pierre. Was. Due.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) Why is Ozzie so afraid of having Viciedo face righties? Were his minor league splits that awful against righties? I wouldn't consider Porcello, Bonderman and Galarraga righties you need to protect him from. Vs. left in the minors: .364 average, .800 Slugging, 1.226 OPS. Vs. right in AAA: .268 average., .741 OPS.

Buehrles > Boesch. Man he's good at that.

Gotta like getting that run back.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) Really? This is the first I've heard that. Very cool! Here's the exact details.