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QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 17, 2011 -> 03:16 PM) When we all woke up this morning, there were not one but two separate and distinct moves that needed to be made by this team: 1.) Replace the injured back-up third baseman Teahen for ten days 2.) Replace the poorly playing left fielder Pierre for good The first was fairly simple, replacing Teahen with McPherson, and then in ten days, McPherson disappears and Teahen resumes doing whatever it is he actually does for the Sox. The second, given some of the things we've been reading about today (i.e. Guillen thinking of moving Pierre down to the 9th slot in the order), would seem to be at least out there on the not-so-distant horizon. But the two moves are not nearly as related as people seem to be making them out to be. What's the point of even bringing in McPherson in the 1st place? Do we really need a third string 3B? Just bring up the hot hitting, multi-million dollar bat to replace the worst player on your team? I mean we're one of the worst teams in baseball? What are we waiting for? Make an impactful move for Christ's sake.

QUOTE (cws0591 @ May 17, 2011 -> 03:03 PM) but he is not fired and you should then no that Kenny will respect Ozzies wishes. so then what i say to you is if you hate everything about this team why do you post on a message board that was created to support it. DONT WATCH Yeah Milkman!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:59 PM) I'm upset about both of those things. I'd like to see all of the correct moves made. And you're simplifying it by saying that this is just about somebody taking Teahen's spot for 10 days. I don't see it that way. As I said, I would like to see this as the chance to get Viciedo onto the major league team in order to begin his replacement of Pierre. I guess I see this as a much larger opportunity than you do. For you and others, it seems to be just a little blip on the radar. For me, it was the golden opportunity to bring up our most talented minor league hitter to replace the major league's worst player. THIS IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. HE IS STATISTICALLY THE WORST PLAYER IN MLB.

Any other organization playing this poorly, this deep into the season would have brought in their top gun from AAA. Why is this organization so stubborn?

So what exactly are we saving our multimillion dollar minor league stud for?

QUOTE (Jake @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:44 PM) The one unknown here is whether Dayan is playing outfield well below major league standard. We can't play him if he can't play defense. Pierre can't play defense so who cares.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) This thread is LOLeriffic. Seriously... the Sox are calling a guy up who might, maybe, start once or twice over a 10 game span, and then Teahen is back. And you want a guy who plays multiple positions comfortably. Do people here really think it would be a good idea to call up Viciedo - who has a hot hand with the bat right now - take him out of his rhythm to sit on the bench for 10 days so that he can get 5 at bats, playing positions he doesn't play well? This thread is right up there near the top of SoxTalk overreactions. If Viciedo comes up, it should be to replace Pierre. This call up calls for a veteran scrub sub, which Viciedo is not. This was the only intelligent move to make. We don't need a third 3B. We need someone who can hit inserted into the lineup. I couldn't think of a more opportune time to bring up a hot hitter to permanently replace a worthless player like Pierre.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:27 PM) And there would be people b****ing no matter what they did. I don't get it either honestly. You don't get it? It's May 17th and we are in 27th place out of 30 teams and have a top 5 or 6 payroll.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:23 PM) They've already got two options at 3B in Vizquel and Morel. It's not a separate issue. The most deserving candidate to be called up was passed over. This still has something to do with Pierre, regardless of whether people will admit it or not. You have no idea what you're talking about. It is vital that we have three options to play 3B at all times. God forbid if we only had 2!

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) The dream of the 90's is alive in Portland. LOL. Such a good show.

QUOTE (juddling @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) then again.....some liberals love to bash Bush for actually taking a few minutes in that classroom to gather the facts on 9/11 but yet Obama took 16 hours before making the call to go in for Osama???? Haven't heard too much griping over that.......... Yeah those are very comparable. One situation has Planes flying into buildings left and right, including the Pentagon and the other situation has one guy surrounded by Navy Seals. I wonder which one needed a quicker response.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) Had my interview in Portland yesterday. Great city. The office is located in the Pearl District, which is pretty similar to some areas of Chicago, perhaps some streets in Lincoln Park. Buildings they are leasing space in are very cool, offices were modern yet mixed into a historical foundation (brick walls, hardwood floors, etc.). I interviewed with 4 people, all separately, which I found to be better than the "everyone tag teams you at once" approach. Then they brought me over to the actual room I would be working in. Very cool...got to meet a few members of their team, which is a diverse mix of people from different backgrounds. People from the marketing side of the industry, meteorologists, and even a former air-traffic controller. Think I did about as well as I could have. Felt like I made a connection with all four people I interviewed with. Most of the questions were fairly easy; I felt like they were putting the ball on the tee for me much of the time, versus trying to trap or trick me. Of course, I refuse to simply say whatever it is I think they want to hear, and go with a more honest approach. Sometimes it works, sometimes I guess it doesn't, but when I was on the other side of the table, I always looked for honesty rather than someone just trying to schmooze me. Said a decision will probably come towards the end of the month. Obviously, things come up and they have other duties other than just hiring employees, so sometimes these timelines don't exactly hold. So who knows. Just feel good knowing I did my best. Explored the city a bit with friends afterwards. Had some great food, visited some great bars, and walked around and saw all the local stores and restaurants, etc. Very cool city. Saw my friend's place as well, which is up on a hill and has an amazing view of the city below and Mt Hood off in the distance, as well as the Willamette River. There are some things I would miss about Vegas, but I really miss the culture in Chicago, and going somewhere like Portland, that offers a bit of that culture, along with a more vibrant base of young professionals would definitely be something I could enjoy. So now I wait... Awesome and good luck!!

Pierre not in the lineup tonight!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 17, 2011 -> 01:37 PM) Well, I didn't go with "start" because some guys he just keeps on the bench even though they add virtually nothing. Wise and Timo come to mind immediately off of the top of my head. Even though Wise got a lot of starts, he wasn't always a starter, etc. Doesn't Kenny decide who's on the ML roster? It's on Ozzie for starting these scrubs.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 17, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) I don't have that faith in Ozzie at all. Honest to God, he keeps continually starts a horrible player on the team every year. fixed

They're just trying to get more fans to show up to the game. I mean look at that guy's name. "DALLAS MCPHERSON" He sounds like a superstar!

Very odd choice there, Balta. Alphabetically challenged?

Talking to me?!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 17, 2011 -> 12:09 PM) Let's win this series first before we make that declaration. And should the Heat lose, so be it. Are you seriously going to criticize Riley for landing the three best players on the market? Shame on that man. The Heat's cast would not be nearly as bad had Haslem not gotten hurt and had Mike Miller not turned into Wite. That's just something they'll have to improve.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 17, 2011 -> 12:03 PM) Trading Noah and Taj for Howard isn't dismantling the team. The Bulls still would have Boozer and Asik down low and Howard can play a ton of minutes and is on a whole nother level. Plus his style of play would fit in perfectly with Thibbs and I suspect he would work tremendously with Rose. That type of deal would be a no-brainer for me, imo. The only way they trade Howard to us is if Rose is involved. No way they take Taj and Noah.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 17, 2011 -> 11:57 AM) I'm at least a little concerned about that and have been all year...because of the 2007-2008 Hornets. They peaked at 56 wins, with a whole lot of people thinking they had all the world in upside. I know I thought they'd be the class of the West for years. Then guys started getting hurt. Then they blew their MLE on a horrible contract for James Posey. Then Paul got hurt. If everyone stays healthy the Bulls are in great shape. But this is the first season Deng's ever been healthy the whole year, Noah still missed half the year, Boozer missed 1/3 of the year, both Noah and Boozer have spent their careers constantly hurt... And then there's one player who's one knee roll away from ending it all. So your solution is to dismantle the team and go with a Rose/Howard combo surrounded by scrubs?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 17, 2011 -> 11:50 AM) Is this a sick joke? Do I have to offer a rebuttal to this? I demand a mod ban me right now. What makes you think this team is built for a one year run like the 2005 Sox? I don't get that impression at all. In fact, with the youth on this team it seems that it's built to be a powerhouse for years to come.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 17, 2011 -> 11:27 AM) I would easily gut the Bulls entire roster (minus Rose of course) for Dwight Howard. We're on the verge of winning it all without him and you'd get rid of everyone for one guy? I'd disagree with that move.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2011 -> 10:47 AM) I'll bet it is all of the booing and empty seats. No. This is just a bad team with a subpar coaching staff and GM.

Perhaps he's more of a Sarah Palin kind of guy?