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QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 11:14 AM) The Indians have the the two best hitters in all of baseball in my opinion not named Albert. No matter how much I dislike him...I have to raise the name Tetrahydrogestrinone.

isn't it sad that the first inning actually lowered the ERA of our starting rotation?

Sizemore continues his 162 home run pace. Booooooooo.

35 degrees.

Princeton baseball fan Still better than Podsednik I would make that trade

"My theory today, you're playing the game, you play to win". -The infinite wisdom of Ed Farmer.

You ever think that Mr. Bush sometimes just sits around and thinks that everyone is now against him? And meanwhile, the Clinton News Network has so far suggested Speaker Pelosi's trip was a "big wet kiss to President Al-Assad", political theater, and was making her the most controversial speaker in history. Meanwhile, the AP concluded that the idea that the trip was a good idea was clearly in the minority by asking Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Tommy Thompson, and Michael Bloomberg.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 10:10 AM) , welcome to the elite old chap... now to tell you about that initiation process... ....Begins to unbutton pants...

....quiet storm...

Actual lineups: Sizemore, CF; Michaels, LF; Hafner, DH; Martinez, C; Blake, RF; Garko, 1B; Peralta, SS; Barfield, 2B; Marte, 3B. Sowers pitching. Pods, LF; Erstad, CF; PK, 1B; Thome, DH; Dye, RF; Crede, 3B; Iguchi, 2B; AJ, C; Uribe, SS. Buehrle pitching (in deer hunting weather). Interesting...PK in the 3 hole against the lefty with Thome cleaning up. Wonder why Dye wasn't picked. Iguchi in the 7 slot behind Crede...the rollover part of our order might be some trouble, with Lefty, Uribe, Useless lefty, and lefty in 4 batters.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 09:43 AM) Let's see what Floyd can do in AAA. Hopefully, he gets his head back on track and his stuff is good. Cause by the way our bullpen looks, we might need some reinforcements sooner than later. Ditto the starting rotation.

Well, it looks like this site's resident geologist has somehow managed to weasel his way into the 20,000 post club. In under 2 years I might add. Man, it would be nice to see another trophy before I get to 30,000.

Via the Tribune

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 08:41 AM) It is pretty awful from what I recall. According to Baseball-reference, AJ actually had 3 sacrifices last year. He has 11 through his entire career, 4 of them in his 2 years with the Sox. One of them was against Johan. He has attempted and failed to bunt twice. So he's not doing it every day, but he's not as bad %age wise as one would expect.

You can read above how I said that there seemed to be a horrific example of execs getting loaded while a company falls apart every single week? This week's example: Ford Motor Company. Ford lost $12.7 billion in 2006. In the first 4 months on the job for their new CEO, they paid him $28 million dollars. For 4 months, including his signing bonus, moving expenses, and a bunch of "Performance" related bonii. And on top of that, their former CEO, Bill Ford Jr., who gave up the title of CEO last year, saw his pay after giving up that title drop by only about 20%...still over $10 million. And I'm pretty sure that doesn't include the company jet usage that CNN talks about. Meanwhile, Ford is still about to try negotiating with the UAW to massively cut benefits and is looking to cut some 30,000 jobs.

QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 06:10 AM) the tiebreaker is divisional record which they clinched last night by going 12-4 vs their division That is excellent news. Go Heat! (eww, man do I feel dirty)

You know, I actually was half expecting there to be something intelligent in this thread worth discussing when I stepped into it. I mean, at least some deal suggestions that make sense, like Buehrle to the Mets or Dye to the Dodgers. Little did I know... And by the way folks...Jim Thome still has a complete no trade clause, no matter how many people forget about it.

Come on Mark Buehrle of pre-June 06, please come back to us just one more year. You've got to still be in there somewhere.

Wait a second, a catcher and 2 middle infielders? I didn't even know our organization had such things in its minor leagues!

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 08:02 AM) I think batting second might take some of the pressure off of Anderson. All he has to do is make contact or bunt or take some pitches. He doesn't have to produce from the bottom of the order, or set anyone up. His job would be to move Erstad and put him in position to be driven in by the Big Three. I know he didn't show a whole heck of a lot last year, but why not give him a try there. I think Anderson in the 2nd half of last year looked like he had "Future #2 hitter" written all over him. Good speed which he can hopefully turn into 15-20 steals a year, patient at the plate, good ability to take a walk, some power, and good at driving the ball the other way. The big thing preventing Brian from being our best option in that slot last year, to my eyes, was the strikeouts. 90 in 365 AB's. That's just way too high for a #2 hitter. And while he wasn't as bad later in the season as early in the season, he was still striking out 1/5 times even in his good months. He needs to make more contact before I'm willing to plug him into the #2 hole, and that's coming from one of his biggest backers here.

QUOTE(JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 06:19 PM) how can you say they arent talented? how did they go from a consesus top pitching staff pre-2006 season talent-wise to where they arent even talented anymore? i know they lost freddy but you cant tell me thats the difference. Almost the whole rotation has lost velocity. Jose is down, Garland is down, Buehrle was down a little last year and was never high in the first place, and Vazquez is loaded with potential but hasn't done jack with it in a couple years. There's no one right now on this starting pitching staff who can throw a fastball at 95.

QUOTE(JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:35 PM) this isnt a question of who has more to work with, it's a matter of results. and if the sox are scoring 6 runs a game while allowing a 5.7 team ERA coop will be in trouble and walker wont If the Sox are scoring 6 runs per game because Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, and Jermaine Dye are unstoppable, like last year...but then the guys we need to create a more balanced attack, i.e. Anderson, Erstad, Uribe, Podsednik, Pierzynski wind up struggling with the bats...that says something.

QUOTE(JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 05:29 PM) how does walker go before coop if our offense scores 6 runs a game? Which one of them has more to work with?

Blasted Democrats undermining our President... (document from 1997)