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QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 04:11 PM) Anyone think Broadway would be the pitcher to go in any deal? If Haeger's not enough, he's the next best bet. Haeger only stands out to me as trade bait because there's no obvious role for him in the next 2 years, and he should be pitching in the ML right now or within a few months at worst.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 04:13 PM) Safe Bet: Brian Anderson goes 0-4 tonight. He's going to get 4 at bats?

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 04:09 PM) Any word on Crede?? Should be interesting with both Pods and Ozuna at the top of the order. I don't believe I've seen that before. Supposedly Joe should be playing tomorrow, IIRC. Linky.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 03:29 PM) 2. This has to be one of the most moronic decisions I have seen a professional sports franchise make in a long time. Are you sayin' Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?

QUOTE(soxhawks @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 03:32 PM) This would be great if Pujols was on roids, it would just turn all of these reporters into complete hypocrites because I guarentee they would not give Pujols half the s*** they've given Bonds. You're right, they wouldn't, because it'd be a long time before Pujols was able to challenge any major records.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:54 PM) Not really. That quote is well known now. The stories agree completely on the new (to the public) evidence, it seems to me. Yeah, but if she's out there saying now that she thinks they're guilty, then her old statement as evidence basically becomes pretty useless.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 03:57 PM) Quote from powerhouse Tigers pitcher Jamie Walker: "These fans here in Chicago are a black eye, cussing when there are kids around. I mean it's just bad for baseball." Thank you Jamie. We'll try and do a better job next time you're in town to make your stay more pleasant. f*** him.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 03:01 PM) Just look at his stuff compared to his 2nd go around last year. Early on this year, his stuff was VERY crisp and he was on fire....but as the bullpen act began to wear on his arm, his stuff has been less crisp and location not as effective, and here we are with B-Mac at a 5 ERA. I don't think it was the bullpen act that wore on his arm, I think it was the "inconsistent work in the bullpen, then having a start, then 5 days rest, then pitching 1 inning, then more rest" that got his stuff less crisp. But I could be proven wrong if Ozzie keeps putting him out every day or two and he doesn't get the rhythm.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:56 PM) We would be getting robbed on that deal. If Owens was hitting this year, I'd agree.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:50 PM) Like i said i hope that he goes 3-4 tonight and goes on a uribe/crede esk tear and we can worry about something else. I would settle for 1 single.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:27 PM) Muy Intersante, i know his show is on sundays on the score corret? but isn't it in spanish? Agreed, i wanna see some McCarthy/Thornton/Tracey/Jenks love tonight, any two of those will do. I also want a no-no from Javy so we might not even see the pen tonight I just want BMac to keep getting work. He hasn't pitched since Tuesday. Rust has clearly been a problem for him previously, and he was dynamite on Tuesday when he looked like he was starting to get into a rhythm.

With this lineup, and Victor Martinez behind the plate...GET OFF TO THE RACES. Seriously, anyone not named Konerko, Thome, or Pierzynski has a shot to steal on Martinez if they get on base. And Cliff Lee hasn't given him much help this year. Manufacture a few runs, cause some problems, and let's win this bloody game. Keep it going Javy, and stop those damn big innings. Oh, and by the way...Brandon McCarthy MUST get work tonight.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:09 PM) Good lord shut up. They're 36-23, the second best in the league while people on this board seem to think they're playing like "s***". It'd take a tragedy for this White Sox team NOT to make the playoffs. They're also ahead in the wild card race by exactly 1 game. It doesn't take a tragedy for the Red Sox to overcome 1 game. We're also only 1/2 game ahead of the Yankees. If we were playing smart baseball and going 5-8 in our last 13, I wouldn't be angry at all, but we're not. We are playing with our heads up our asses. That has to change now, otherwise, it'll be Boston fans who say it's a tragedy for their team to not make the playoffs.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 02:03 PM) Ya, that coffee pot thing was disturbing. I hope it was an exaggeration, but it probably was relatively accurate and its something I hope MLB puts a major crackdown on. Sure, it won't have an effect on the game, but at the same time its a disgusting thing for people to do and I'd like to stop living in my fantasy world that says most athletes are quality people off the field (ie making it a reality). The coffee pot thing has been reported by like a dozen different players thus far, here, the Grimsley one, etc. Either it's more than just relatively accurate, or it's like those alien abduction reports, where the first report gets read and then everyone else copies the description.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:55 PM) We have 7 guys killing the ball, if thats not enough I don't know what is. So whats the harm in having two guys tha can catch the ball and make the amazing play as well. Anderson and Uribe are upper echelon defensive players on a team that has as good of a top 7 as anyone in baseball (offensively). Problem is, right now, we don't have 7 guys killing the ball. Konerko hit like .240 in May, Podsednik is putting up a Brian Anderson-worthy .091 so far in June, AJ can't hit with RISP, Iguchi has been off for at least the last week, and we're right now just down to hoping our big 3 can do something with no one on base. We're s*** at manufacturing runs right now, and when any of our key guys get shut down, we wind up hitting a couple solo shots and hoping the pitching comes through.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:54 PM) its all opinion it's a matter of taking care of business in october, and its way to early to predict anything Actually, you have to get to October first, and again, if a couple of guys on this team keep their heads up their asses, that may be in jeopardy too.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) Seriously, the way Ozzie has handled him and Anderson has been a total JOKE. I love Ozzie and all but he's really done a shoddy job handling those two individuals. Honestly, I see your point with Anderson, but it's also hard to really fault the way Ozzie's handled that, he gave Anderson plenty of chances until Mack finally caught that hot streak, he had to try to play Mack while he was hot (he no longer is) just to try to get a few more hits, and it seems like Anderson has only gotten worse. Brian just hasn't given Ozzie any options. God I wish that kid could just square up a few balls and plant them somewhere, it'd make this season so much easier.

QUOTE(brewerbacker @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:45 PM) I listed this in another thread, but I'll repeat here. In my opinion, I think Brady not only would be available, but should be dealt once JJ Hardy is off the DL. Then we move Bill Hall to CF when we face righties. When we take on lefties, Hall moves to 3B (Koskie can't hit southpaws) and Cory Hart moves to CF. Gabe Gross could also platoon in center against righties if Hall needs a day off or gets put in some other IF position. Other teams I've heard rumored are the Yanks and Angels. But a trade to the ChiSox seems to be the one that most Brewer fans thinks makes sense. The Brewers would, without a doubt, be looking for pitching. With Sheets and Ohka on the DL, are starting rotation is thin. Our bullpen is also a wreck (partially due to a lack of starting, which has strained the pen arms). Starters or relievers, the Crew will be asking for arms. Yeah, the Yanks minor league system right now is still garbage, and the Angels haven't been willing to trade any of their young guys. If you were the GM, would you take a ML ready knuckleballer with an ERA around 2 in AAA for Clark straight up?

They can win another world series with every single person on their 25 man roster right now, if some of those guys get their heads out of their asses.

The Reds placed Edwin Encarnacion on the DL. We will not have to face him when we head to Cinci next weekend. They called up an infielder named Ray Almedo. The Twinkies put Matt Guerrier on the DL with a fractured thumb and recalled Kyle Lohse. Shawn Chacon threw 5 innings in a rehab start. The Twins are rumored to be looking to dump players soon.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:25 PM) im just glad that guy is dead. i also hope that someone stupider than him takes his spot in the command chain for al qaeda (sp?); zarqawi may have been an evil bastard but he was a smart evel bastard. Actually, I don't think he was all that smart of an evil bastard, in fact I think he was too evil to be smart. Bin Laden's group has always tried to hold to a policy of not attacking Muslims, and especialy Muslim civilians, while Zarqawi threw that policy out the window in Iraq, and because Zarqawi ignored that old Al Qaeda rule, his group began to be spurned by the population and in fact by the core of the insurgency itself. In fact, according to some reports, its that sort of rivaly which may have spurned an opponent to turn him in to the U.S. Beheadding muslims, it turned out, didn't catch on with most Muslims.

As always, the story here depends on who's reporting it.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 12:27 PM) B Mac is going to be a VERY good starter....but I think it's pretty clear he doesn't have that "rubber arm" type mentality in the pen and isn't a guy that can pitch 3 times in 5 days and get it done. He's just a starter, that's really all there is too it IMO. What makes that so clear? The fact that on 4-5 days rest after pitching 1-2 innings, BMac has come out rusty and struggled?

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 12:34 PM) Amphetamines can be pretty freaking bad for your health as well. And speaking of players who obviously used performance-enhancing drugs, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Brett Boone. I didn't know we were making a list.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 12:33 PM) Jason Blair????????? No one was fired at the Washington Times for making that stuff up. And I wouldn't trust an NYT article with a 1/2 sentence quote from a Republican as the entire basis for the story either.