Balta1701

QUOTE (wilmot825 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:16 PM) I don't remember the last time I have been this excited for a call-up since................................................................. We brought up this guy in 2005 from Birmingham who was throwing balls 102-103 mph.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:13 PM) Haha no s***, this place will be bananas if he sucks hard. (Ventures in to future...steals one of my posts from 2 weeks from now, brings it back and posts it now) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 13, 2009 -> 04:45 PM) WHY IN THE WORLD IS WISE STARTING AT 3B OVER BECKHAM?!?!?!?!?!?! This has been another edition of Balta, time traveling poster.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:06 PM) who's the backup 1B? Beckham/Fields?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:06 PM) 3B at Charlotte should be a sign. Bye bye Josh. If Getz is healthy I'd rather see Beck at third, Lexi at short and Getz at 2B. Getz hasn't hit any better than Fields.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:04 PM) any chance at all we see alexei in CF at least for a game or two to just see what we have there? It appears very, very unlikely based on everything said so far this season. It is also a very obvious thing to do.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:01 PM) Moving Beckham around is dumb. They've been doing it in the minors all season, I guess they feel it won't hurt him.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:55 PM) where's he playing.........?? Ozzie said he will move him around and take advantage of the fact that he can play 3 positions, he will try to get him at-bats, he may use Fields at DH, things like that.

Gordon Beckham's contract purchased from AAA Charlotte by the Chicago White Sox. See thread in PHT.

Impressive how rapidly he's coming up after they bought him an extra year pre-arbitration.

Betemit DFA'd.

Rongey Confirms that Beckhams' contract has been purchased, he will be there tomorrow.

ozzie will try to play him every day, will start him off hitting from 7 down in the lineup. He will move him around and play him at 3rd, 2nd, SS. It sounds like he's taking Betemit's place.

Ozzie guillen during his press conference.

Ozzie's taling about bringing Beckham up

Don't worry, he's still finding his swing!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:36 PM) It's never going to happen. If it didn't happen this year, it never will. What are the odds that next year D2: the might Danks and Gordon Beckham will be treated as platoon players?

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:33 PM) if you really only want 1, then he got that in 06. if you want one more then im all for it Anderson was a platoon player from day 2 of the season in 2006. Rob Mackowiak started against the RHP on day 2 of the season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:30 PM) Gross...if KW doesn't find someone better to play CF in the years to come, both KW and BA need to be gone. Can we at least give Anderson 1 chance to be the regular, every day starter before we say that? Please? Just once?

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:20 PM) I don’t want, nor do I think, that Ozzie will fired, but his slavish devotion to Wise is nearing an fireable offense. It's not slavish just yet...it's only been a few games, thanks to Wise's injury. Couple more weeks and we can legitimately use that word.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:15 PM) Ozzie's going to have to find a way to get Beckham into the lineup. With our offense struggling, it would be great to add him and then CQ in a week. Why do I get the feeling that Ozzie will find a way to bench Beckham to get Wise at-bats?

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 06:21 PM) yeah, i wish they'd just go away. A few pages ago people were saying they were surprised at how much they enjoyed their new album.

Farmer says Anderson left due to illness/light-headedness.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 06:25 PM) He's going to lose his job to Pods, that's almost a guarantee right now. Anderson could have been hitting .500 and that would still have happened. BA will be going to AAA when Quentin comes back.

IT's really amazing how much worse Anderson performs in a platoon.

Damnit Brian.