Colorado Sox Fan

So, there was a big ovation for Frank? Leave Pods alone. He wins games.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 27, 2007 -> 03:19 PM) Freddy is pissed that Dubee has left the Phillies organization.

wow. this is a mess.

Please give Frank a big congratulatory ovation in his first ab for reaching the 500 homer mark. In fact, the Sox should do something special and stop the game for a minute to honor him since hit hit most of them while wearing the pale hose.

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Jul 26, 2007 -> 03:51 PM) Is that true? I don't think the Sox have made an obviously bad trade in a while. You can argue they should have gotten more for Garcia and McCarthy, but I don't think the lost either trade. No. We didn't lose the trades, but we didn't gain what we expected -- or were promised by KW. If we are getting rid of someone productive, I want a proven player in return, not someone our scouts or Kenny say can't miss. We've seen the misses.

If we have talent, why trade it away for something less. That seems to be what we're getting out of recent deals because of bad scouting.

I would keep them both and see how crede starts the year. His fielding saves runs and wins games. And, he was a clutch hitter. Move fields to lf.

PODS! Making things happen again.

Boone Logan is awful.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 25, 2007 -> 07:15 PM) Another hit here, and we're looking at 9 runs for Contreras. 10 runs and 9 runs in consecutive outings is quite impressive. I particularly like Logan being brought in to face a righty after letting a lefty face Contreras....a lefty who is bad against LHP. Can we trade Ozzie at the deadline?

I cleaned up my mess.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 24, 2007 -> 07:04 PM) This is honestly embarrassing to watch. Floyd just isn't the recepient of bad luck; he's terrible. Williams needs to reassure everyone again how we're not seeing the real Gavin Floyd. Because from what I've seen in two starts, there should be some people within our organization sweating. Our future depends upon the return value of traded players. That's obvious with our draft results and reluctance to overpay in the free agent market. Receiving one dependable major league player for McCarthy and none (to now) for Garcia won't help us much. That's why I hope everyone doesn't just blow off this upcoming deadline. We desperately need a heist. I've seen quotes around here recently that echo that same sentiment. Productive, cheap players have to come up and balance out the cost of higher priced veterans. We can't do this from within, alone. He must have incriminating photos on Williams. He is horrible.

Nobody trades away decent relievers that early in the season. Teams have to start dropping out of contention. The Yankees are desperate for bullpen help and they can't get anything, either. Nearly everyone's LOOKING for bullpen help. Remember when the Sox bullpen was getting praised? This was a long time ago: 04/22/2007 12:30 PM ET By Justice B. Hill / MLB.com DETROIT -- Manager Ozzie Guillen broke Spring Training camp a few weeks ago with plenty of uncertainty about his bullpen. "Spring Training was no fun," Guillen said. "We did not pitch well in Spring Training." He had no doubt that the arms were there. He knew he had the people to form a productive and effective bullpen, but could those people pitch better for Guillen than they'd done in the Arizona sunshine? The answer is a resounding "yes." For if any part of the White Sox team has been a bigger surprise than the 'pen, Guillen doesn't know what it is. From the start of the season until now, his bullpen has displayed a kind of consistency that Guillen didn't see in Spring Training or last season. Relievers have come in and silenced opposing offenses with regularity. No matter whose name Guillen calls for relief, he's getting good work. Case in point: the five relievers he used Saturday afternoon in the 7-5 victory over the Tigers in 10 innings. They worked a total of three innings, gave up one hit, one walk but no runs. The performance of the bullpen has been a nice about-face from what it had done in Cactus League play. "The way they pitched in Spring Training, it was a lot of hopes," Guillen said of his bullpen. "But, now, we know they throw the ball the way they should be throwing the ball." In 7 1/3 innings against the Tigers, Guillen's 'pen has allowed no runs, struck out nine and held the Tigers to a .120 average.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:52 PM) How about we just send Jose packing now? We can't keep that 10 million a year pricetag in the bullpen. OK. Sounds good.

I'd like to see Sweeney and/or Anderson. Forget the Mack attack. Jerry O. can't get it done. Gonzalez has been fun. Bye-bye Dye?

I'd like to see him throw down about four wins in a row and send Jose to the bullpen.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 09:15 AM) Fields future is an everyday LF'er and sub for Crede. Joe needs to be resigned. Sure, when he proves he's fine from the surgery and gives a big price break for being out nearly the entire season. He was miserable in the second half of last year and was off to a bad start at the plate in '07. Back better be good.

They need to win 4 of 5 for the next month. I think this is the time...July and August...for a Sox run

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Jun 17, 2007 -> 07:54 PM) Anyone want my tix for tomorrow? I don't care if this is the wrong thread. I sure as hell ain't going. Don't give up yet. This ship is turning around and you want to be there for day one of the comeback for the ages.

This scares me almost as much as facing a pitcher making his first start.

I think Mark B. leads the league in giving back runs the next inning after his team has given him the lead.

I'm not looking at the numbers. Watching him at the plate, he hasn't improved a lick and looks as lost as ever up there.

I think this is the more telling commentary later in the article by Cowley: "But Rowand is a different animal than Anderson. Rowand would run through a wall because he was told to. Anderson would run through a wall because it seemed fun and could land him a few ''honeys'' along the way." I really wish the Sox would trade him to a lousy team where he starts every day, hits .216, is sent down to the minors, and never heard from again. This guy has shown he can't hit Major League pitching and probably never will.

uh oh. Here we go again.