Balta1701

Not sure what the others will do today but the Sox are either now at the top of the league in HR or very very close.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:55 PM) http://www.solaronthewhitehouse.com/?p=iquote President Palin will just have them torn out.

We won a series!

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:35 PM) he only hits solo shots Sounds like our whole team.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:31 PM) I'd take somebody in high A with decent upside. No one's giving you that.

Did Ozzie get tossed?\

Argue with your pitcher Ozzie.

Sigh. Good work fan down the line. Gave them another run.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:12 PM) My point wasn't the salary commitment, but the lack of balance on the team. If you're committed to Peavy, Buehrle, and Floyd for the next few years and will likely have Hudson in the rotation next year, it might makes sense to deal Danks for a couple of young bats. He's going to be worth a ton with a couple of arb-eligible years left. (It may also be worth it to give PK an extension.) I generally agree that locking up Danks would be a good thing (especially if Mark is truly done after next year). However, there are circumstances where dealing him may put the Sox in a better position to win. You extend D1; you can still deal him for bats if you think that's the right move. He's probably more valuable if you can buy out an Arb year or two. And anyway...no, you can't have too much starting pitching.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:25 PM) Put this old timer away. Griffey shouldn't see any pitch other than a fastball from anyone throwing 95+.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:23 PM) Hear that Balta, Tim Mccarver agrees with me that the Sox bullpen is the strongest part of our roster. I guess this officially means you're right, Garcia should have pitched the 7th.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:18 PM) What are the stats on Pierre's tendency to get picked off? Anyone have that off the top of their head? Typically 5-6 pickoffs per year...3 of which go down as caught stealings.

Jenks in.

F*** Pods.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 06:13 PM) Pierre with two hits? No way! Get used to it. This is what you should expect from him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:59 PM) Man, KW's kids are pretty old. Isn't he still in his 40s? Turned 46 right after opening day.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:55 PM) Not complaining to complain. I'd like to see the bullpen protect that 1 run lead for 9 outs. I think they'd have done it but if we want to rely on convention so be it. Once Figgins got on to lead off the inning, the odds were that there was zero the bullpen could do to keep that run from scoring. If he hadn't made 2nd on the error, he'd have stolen it. And you don't pull your starter out after 6 innings when he's retired 7 in a row and thrown 77 pitches. That's terrible bullpen management too.

Rios just rolling right now.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:30 PM) What if Mark asks for a reasonably-priced 3-year extension, Peavy ends up posting a 1.20 WHIP, and Floyd has a good year? Konerko's contract ends this year and that will save some money. Pierzynski's ends and that will save some money. And salary overall has actually been pretty stagnant for a couple years now. If you give D1 a 5 year extension and your finances go in the toilet, the only way that possibly hurts you is if he blows out his arm.

And Garcia gets out of it. See?

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) Whoops Ozzie. Whoops. Bah, you're nuts if you think you'd have taken Garcia out if you were in Ozzie's spot.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:32 PM) Beckham now bunting to get on 1st. Sometimes, doing stuff like that helps get your head right.

Standup 2b for Jones.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 05:29 PM) As of now, this game kind of reminds me of the game back in 05 where Freddy had a no hitter against the Twins and only gave up one hit, which was a home run to Jacque Jones and we lost... I'm 99% sure that was 2006. In 2006, nothing went right.

77 pitches, 6 IP, 1 hit, 1 ER, 0 BB for Garcia so far.