Balta1701

Let's say this...if KW didn't realize that if he put a waiver claim on Rios, there was a very good shot Torotno would let him go, then he screwed up big time because everyone here realized it the moment we read that a claim had been placed on Rios.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 12, 2009 -> 11:25 AM) That was the contract he signed 5 years ago. That wasn't considered too much money then. Coming off his injury, I'd still say it was. No one other than the Cubs was interested in him IIRC, and even then they only were willing to offer 2 years. The Tigers at the time were, IIRC, trying to buy their way back to respectability after that season where the only team they won any games against was the White Sox.

No Pk14? Guess he needed/earned a day off.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 12, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) Not being up here the first two months is the biggest thing holding him back. He'd be up there if he was still hitting .310.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:53 PM) We're still on this, really? What else am I supposed to talk about?

Even if they do, we won't make it up.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:01 PM) They're capable of reeling off three in a row, but they probably won't. Still a good team, but the first half team was the bomb. Beckham might need a rehab stint.

The 2nd tower went down at 9:28 CST. My alarm was set at 9:30 CST, had a late class that morning so I got extra sleep. I still remember the exact song I woke up to. "Mayonnaise" by the Smashing Pumpkins. I still worry a bit when that song shows up on my Ipod.

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:19 PM) Yeah that .235 batting average is really blowing up my skirt. The .904 OPS against LHP ought to be Marilyn Monroeing you.

Give em hell G.

CORUS bank in Chicago reportedly going down tonight.

And that's a season for Soriano.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 03:01 PM) If Getz hang around a .350 OBP all season, that would be a fantastic in-house solution for us. He has everything else you'd want in a leadoff hitter. Hard to know what KW's master plans will be, but I'd really love to see Getz get a shot at it next year. If everyone is actually hitting the way they should, Getz could fit in that #1 slot and then be followed up by Ramirez, Beckham, or even Rios. Put the Boppers (Q, Konerko, Thome or whoever else we bring in for DH) in the middle, and if you can fill your RF slot with something useful then you can maybe just click through that lineup with speed and a ton of doubles surrounding a powerful 3-4-5 spot.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 02:46 PM) I imagine Ripken's career numbers would have been much better had he gotten a day off here and there. He just didn't want to come out of the lineup, ever. Especially the last few years of the streak.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 02:43 PM) because they thought he was going to be better than he was. That's pretty simple, isn't it? Ryan Sweeney is also getting a hell of a lot of love around here for a .734 OPS. That's decent and all, but it's not earth shattering. If Brian Anderson hadn't completely busted, Alex Rios could figure out what a "Bat" was supposed to do, or Nick Swisher hadn't been just awful for us, then most people wouldn't be looking at that .734 OPS and swooning.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 12:04 PM) I disagree with Getz in the two-hole. A mediocre OBP guy who bunts all of the time would be overly predictable and ineffective, and he doesn't have the OPS to hit in the two-hole. If he brought up his OBP to .350 or so, he'd be a solid leadoff hitter. Especially considering his raw SB numbers and very low CS percentage. If it wasn't for that terrible slump he was in during May his OBP on the season would be over .350. It's .357 in the 2nd half. Which is kind of what you expect for a legit rookie...they might take their lumps, but if they're good they work through it.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 01:16 PM) Didn't we get rid of Swisher due to the fact he wasn't hitting here and then Oz got sick of Swisher's goof ball routine?? That and the fact that his salary took a huge jump.

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 11:28 AM) I like how Flowers was outhitting Carlos Santana at the AA-level... And was selected as the best defensive catcher in the Southern League... Yet was the 5th catcher picked at #20, while Santana was the 2nd catcher picked at #6. Well, they are the same age too. Does Santana have a steroid suspension on his record?

Beckham though might well be an RBI machine if you put people on base in front of him. Think about say, Joe Mauer. He'd be acceptable in the leadoff role because he's a hitting machine, but you really want him hitting with people on base. I really like the Mauer comparisons for Beckham, btw, and intend to keep making them when describing how we should use Becksy.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 09:45 AM) Reports are coming in that Joe Wilson is now getting substantial financial backing from both his constituents and other donors. Looks like it's working both ways. I think you're mixing up threads now, but anyway, it's like $200k for Wilson so far and $700k for his opponent at the current count.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 09:42 AM) Actually, that's not right. Most people ARE happy with what they have, a vast majority in fact. It's a minority that are in need...so let's stop spreading that lie. 330M Americans -- and only 40/50M are uninsured or in need of better alternatives. That simply doesn't add up to MOST. It's not just the uninsured who are unhappy with their current health care situation. It's an awful lot of the insured too. And it would be even more if they actually had an understanding of how much of their salary was actually going to pay for health care costs under the current system as well.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) I can't speak for anyone else, but the last 4 jobs I had, all provided multiple choices in health insurance, from HMO, to PPO...and aside from my consulting days when I was out on my own, I've never once worked for a company that didn't provide it. :/ Certainly isn't the case for me or my family. And I can't speak to your timetable, but things have gotten much, much worse over the past 10 years or so. I'm a youngin' and I've clearly noticed that.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:59 AM) Oh. I thought the thumb thing had gone away and he had just carried his around slump with him afterwards. I really don't think his thumb healed until the offseason. IIRC he had a DL stint at one point that helped somewhat, but they kept saying it was bothering him the whole season.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 08:50 AM) Wite has it right and it should be Kotsay. Kotsay gives us defense, speed, and energy. Jermaine? Not much of anything unfortunately. Maybe having his job challenged and having to come off the bench will get him going like it did for Paulie last year. PK14 was flat out hurting all last year. His improvement towards the end of the year was due to his thumb finally slowly healing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 05:22 AM) Especially because at least today you have the right to leave a private insuranace company. The bills already include provisions forcing you to have insurance, which means you have to be subject to any rule or regulation that the government saids you do. That is a an epic change in self-determination. You have the right to leave the insurance company? Seriously? The only way I could leave my current insurance is to quit my job. Yeah, that's self-determination.