Milkman delivers

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 11:22 PM) shouldnt we give them ATLEAST a week? we want to run everyone out of town and say how bad they are after 4 games. i know some of these guys arent great but they will most likely atleast be decent. we're 1-3 and it sucks but we should be ok. atleast we havent been blown out You know what you're going to get from a lot of these guys. And even then, it's a problem.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 11:16 PM) The bullpen, a supposed strength, has been pretty bad the last three nights as well. I don't think they were too bad tonight. I mean, it was Linebrink. We all know he's the trash reliever and the last guy to go to. Peña was forced to throw for too long.

Why is it always just the offense or just Ozzie? It's a little bit of both.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 11:07 PM) I just gave you them. Numbers = facts. You telling me that Jones = Kotsay means you haven't looked into this at all. Don't bother arguing with him.

What do you expect with a lot of these players? There are some deficiencies with the pitching (Linebrink and Garcia are examples), but that's something the rest of the staff can overcome. We can't overcome the lack of a DH. We have two "quick" and savvy veterans that aren't going to help at all in Pierre and Vizquel. Teahen will hit an occasional homer, but that's it. Our shortstop doesn't hit in the months of April and May, plus he might be certifiably retarded. And I really don't think Konerko is any good. He's a mediocre 1B when it comes to offensive numbers, and we need more than that with this lineup.

Apparently, you know.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 01:38 PM) A runner on 2B with two outs to work with, and all you need is a single. It's a chance worth taking. Maybe they walk Quentin, but Konerko is unbelievably hot at the moment. They've been doing this since the 1860s. It's tried and true, yo. .222 batting average after that last at-bat.

Until Jones proves that he's a better CFer than Rios (which I doubt is still the case), Rios should remain in CF.

QUOTE (Ranger @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 12:05 PM) Because it's fairly large risk in the 9th inning of a tie game. Yes, he's gonna steal bases, but he's not going to do it at a 100% rate. Runner at 2nd with Quentin and Konerko coming up provides a pretty damn good chance to drive in that run. This isn't to say that he won't ever attempt a steal in a similar situation, but it's not going to happen every time. In fact, he's probably going to do it at a 75% success rate, which makes him virtually useless in that regard.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Joe West I F***ing love you now. Ooh, the responses from the players (and all but Schilling's last paragraph) really ticked me off. You really can feel the sense of entitlement in their remarks.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) Fruity Pebbles in old style. What can I say, i'm a health nut. +

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 06:33 AM) Its 2 games. Obviously Ozzie is about the only human being alive that thinks Mark Kotsay is perfect as a DH hitting fifth, but it is only 2 games. He's 0-5. There isn't anyone who has played MLB that hasn't been 0-5 at some point. If KW really despised this idea as much as he wants you to believe, he's not going to stand around and do nothing for a couple of months if they aren't getting production. I'm not that worried about it yet, although I have always wondered what Mark Kotsay brings offensively that is better than what Jim Thome brings. Not true: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gaedeed01.shtml

I used to love Quisp. Anyone even remember that?

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 12:22 AM) Its the time of the season for throwing crap at a wall and seeing what sticks. I'd like to see Jones in the DH spot tomorrow but on the other hand, the more chances Kotsay has to fail means he will be out of the DH role faster. Like with Wise last year. UNTRUE. Ozzie has a really hard time taking people out of their roles when he establishes them there. And I'm pretty sure Wise only came out of the starting lineup because he got hurt.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 08:18 PM) I'll bet Mark Kotsay enjoyed himself... As I was writing it, I knew that joke would happen.

I remember my first poll.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Apr 5, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) I don't know. I mean, a reasonable person would never boo Obama for wearing a Nationals jacket in Washington DC on opening day. If that's true, then the Sox fanbase is a hell of a lot dumber than I thought it was. It was more than likely just a bunch of cowards that disagree with his politics. You could also throw in some serious retards that don't think he's a legitimate Sox fan, for whatever reason. Those people are few and far between, I'm sure. I'm an Obama supporter, but why exactly would someone booing him be a coward?

I thought would be one of those guys that sticks with WWE through the end of his career, staying behind the scenes after leaving the actual wrestling portion.

For some reason, java refuses to load for me.

I'm going to keep watching The Pacific, but it's not very good. In comparison to Band Of Brothers, it actually sucks.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 4, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) Cliff Lee to the Dl Scott Kazmir to the DL Chien Ming Wang to the DL Coco crisp to the Dl Jeff Francis to the DL Nick Johnson fouled a ball off his leg. 4 year, $18 milliion deal for Adam Lind Charlie Haeger is the dodgers 5th starter. Hank Blalock did not make the Rays roster and is again a FA. Nice to hear.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 05:46 PM) I've never played fantasy baseball, so I truly don't understand most of the "new" stats. I know there's value in sabermetrics, but I feel like Simmons used to feel. He used to argue against the stat guys precisely because of players like JD Drew. I know what I see, and there has to be some value to that, too. Simmons is guilty of doing my least favorite fan argument - talking about an outfielder's defensive ability. He says Jacoby Elsbury has bad instincts, gets bad jumps, etc. How does he know this from watching the games on tv? I hear people talking this way all the time: "He's a great center fielder...>" Really? What makes you an expert on defensive play in the outfield? How closely do you really watch players even when you're at the game? Most people just watch the pitcher, then the batter, then follow the ball. How many people watch the center fielder or shortstop while the ball is being pitched? A Middle Buffalo post that wasn't funny...this feels weird.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 07:04 AM) Its amazing how much more solid a baseball writer becomes when they count the White Sox as one of the best. I've read for years on this board that Rosenthal was an idiot. I like Rosenthal's columns, but am concerned about his prediction. It appears his pre-season picks haven't been on the money. Can you change your avatar to Eeyore?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) I dont care what you say. This will be epic I heard about this a long time ago. I knew then that it would have to be great.

QUOTE (Felix @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 02:30 PM) I strongly suggest watching the series with commentary on. It's a lot of fun to listen to them talk about the series, especially if you've already gone through the series normally a couple of times. I don't like watching anything with commentary. It just bothers me.