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QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:43 PM) MVP

Ortiz with bases empty: .255 BA

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) How long until a "I've given up on Pods" or "DFA Pods" thread pops up? Just started it.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) Way to work the count Thome Very nice.

Way to work the count Gooch.

Cubs fans are worse. I have actually met some decent Sawks fans, but a decent Cubs fan is pretty rare.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:35 AM) I agree. How Mark actually got a win when the Widge was catching is beyond me. I know, he must have shook him off the entire game.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 12:28 AM) I saw this posted on another site. I think I want to vomit. Breakdown of AJ vs Widge with Buerhle pitching Total Innings with Widger Catching = 54 Games Started = 8 Games Started vs. Powerful Lineups = 6 Earned Runs = 32 Sox Record = 3-5 Mark Buehrle Record = 1-5 Total Innings with AJ Catching = 69 Games Started = 10 Games Started vs. Powerful Lineups = 2 Games Started = 10 Earned Runs = 23 (10 vs. the Cubs in one game) Sox Record = 9-1 Mark Buehrle Record = 8-1 Wow, that is ridiculous.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 04:49 PM) How bout SUX for the Red SUX? That seems a lot more fitting. That definitely works and is easy to understand. White Sox = Rule Red Sox = SUX

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 04:42 PM) Another, in the same position (you on your back and another 5 ft away), get in a sit-up position and do situps but when you come up, catch the ball and throw it back (2 handed) on your way down. ^ ^ That is a good one ^^

QUOTE(Sox It To Em @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 04:37 PM) I dislike the Red Cubs more so than the Yankees and the Cubs, so I will be glad when we take at least two of three this weekend. Maybe it's just me, but what annoys me is how they frequently claim exclusive ownership of the nickname 'Sox.' I don't mind it when they're on their own boards (we do it too), but I hate it when I'm at team-neutral baseball sites and how oh so often they refer to the Red Sox as 'Sox' in thread titles or in threads where no "sox" team has been established as being the subject of the conversation yet, as if we don't exist. It's very arrogant. From my experience, White Sox fans almost never do that. It should be Sox for White Sox and Sawks for Red Sox. People more than likely just carry the internal nickname over to the neutral sites. You can also call the White Sox "The World Champions".

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:56 PM) Just ask them how Boston did in the playoffs last year. Yeah, I had two of my office mates eating powerpoint slides of our sweep for quite a while. I would slip a slide in work presentations with the scores of the games, and El Duque's picture, it was classic. So they would be briefing and those slides would pop up and everyone knew they were Sawks fans, and the ribbing would commence. I might need to brush those off.

Game 1 Starting Pitchers (Buehrle vs Lester) Mark Buehrle 9-5, 116.2 IP, 50 ER, 28 BB, 51 K, 3.86 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, .275 BAA Vs LH Batter .185 BAA, 0.83 WHIP Vs RH Batter .298 BAA, 1.46 WHIP Home 5-1, 64.0 IP, 20 ER, 19 BB, 31 K, 2.81 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, .224 BAA BOS Batters vs Buehrle (Crisp 10-26, .385 BA, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K) (Ortiz 13-37, .351 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K) (Ramirez 8-18, .444 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6 BB, 3 K) (Varitek 9-20, .450 BA, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K) ----- Jon Lester 3-0, 26.1 IP, 9 ER, 17 BB, 27 K, 3.08 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, .247 BAA vs LH Batter .182 BAA, 1.25 WHIP vs RH Batter .256 BAA, 1.61 WHIP Away 1-0, 11.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 BB, 8 K, 2.45 ERA, .293 BAA No White Sox batter has faced Jon Lester Edge – Even (Buehrle is better at home, but the heart of Boston’s order has hit Buehrle hard; Lester has a suspect WHIP and Away BAA that may be exposed against Chicago's hitters) Lefty Relief Pitchers Cotts 34.0 IP, 10 ER, 10 BB, 25 K, 2.65 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .205 BAA Thornton 28.1 IP 11 ER, 11 BB, 30 K, 3.49 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, .202 BAA ----- Lopez 6.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 4.26 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, .211 BAA Edge – Chicago (Lopez is the lone Lefty out of the pen for Boston) Righty Relief Pitchers Riske 9.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .188 BAA McCarthy 42.1 IP, 21 ER, 13 BB, 29 K, 4.46 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, .252 BAA Politte 26.1 IP, 25 ER, 13 BB, 13 K, 8.54 ERA, 2.09 WHIP, .359 BAA ----- Timlin 29.1 IP, 8 ER, 8 BB, 17 K, 2.45 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, .265 BAA Declarmen 20.0 IP, 9 ER, 7 BB, 18 K, 4.05 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .295 BAA Hansen 9.1 IP, 5 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, 4.82 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, .222 BAA Seanez 31.0 IP, 17 ER, 14 BB, 36 K, 4.94 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, .270 BAA Tavarez 42.1 IP, 24 ER, 19 BB, 26 K, 5.10 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, .281 BAA Edge – Even (Boston has more options and they don’t have Politte; Riske has been very effective in a short period of time.... for Chicago) Closer Jenks 38.2 IP, 11 ER, 11 BB, 47 K, 2.56 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, .220 BAA Papelbon 42.2 IP, 2 ER, 7 BB, 43 K, 0.42 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, .149 BAA Edge – Boston (This one is close, but only 2 ER and 7 BBs in 42 IP is pretty impressive. Both teams will need to score before these two get in the game) Teams Chicago Home 32-12, .289 Team BA, 4.41 Team ERA Boston Away 24-22, .283 Team BA, 4.59 Team ERA Overall Edge - Chicago (The teams and positions match up pretty even with the edge going to Chicago)

QUOTE(beautox @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 02:25 AM) Some good news on the Hermanson watch front. tonight he made his '06 milb debut, he threw 12 pitches 8 for strikes, 1 ground out 2 fly outs, no walks. I hope he can be back with this team after the ASG, God Speed Dustin. That is great news. The pen would look a whole lot better with Hermanson in there: McCarthy Thornton Riske Cotts Hermanson Jenks

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 07:28 AM) DH - edge Boston (statistically even, but Papi has a ton of GW hits and a few more RBI) No way, check out their stats with RISP: Thome (65 ABs, 9 HR, 46 RBI, .385 BA, .505 OBP, .846 SLG, 1.352 OPS) Ortiz (94 ABs, 7 HR, 49 RBI, .277 BA, .405 OBP, .532 SLG, .937 OPS) Ortiz has had 29 more ABs with runners in scoring position, and he gets a lot more SportsCenter coverage for every single hit. VORP Thome 39.1 > Ortiz 31.2

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 05:44 AM) I enjoyed reading that article at work today. Makes me happy that some of these guys at sites like these are taking more notice of us and seeing what we could do in the future. There's no question if things work out right, this team could be a perenial playoff contender for the next decade. But like the article said, and what I've have stressed on numerous occasions before, we need to keep these young players coming through. Having BA and B-Mac on these team offered so much more in terms of payroll flexibility, that it allowed for KW to go after the likes of Thome (which has majorly paid off) and Vazquez (not as much). It's absolutely crucial that within the next 5 seasons, Josh Fields and Ryan Sweeney whether it's at 3B or LF for Fields or anywhere in the OF for Sweeney become part of the core of this ballclub. We don't want to become like the Yankees anytime soon, because we've all seen first-hand what happens with you have to make up the core of your team with high priced FA's and not been able to develop any young players whatsoever. We need the likes of Lumsden to make our rotation in the future, and for us to keep drafting and developing prospects, so that it allows for KW to be able to make these trades which he's become pretty good at over the past couple of seasons. I agree. The Sox need to work some of the farm system into the plan each year. Otherwise the team will get to the point where there is a huge drop off in the talent pool or payroll that one offseason cannot correct. Then you end up like the Yankees with ageing pricey veterans, a huge payroll, and a suspect farm system. The best moves by KW seem to be the little ones lately. Riske for Lopez, Cintron for Baj, Thornton for Borch. Add those to the bigger moves like Thome, Vazquez, and Mackowiak, coupled with the addition of the farm system (Anderson and McCarthy), and you have a formula for success.

Positional Stats Breakdown Catcher Pierzynski .325 BA, .369 OBP, .454 SLG, 17 2B, 6 HR, 29 RBI Varitek .244 BA, .327 OBP, .405 SLG, 10 2B, 9 HR, 40 RBI Edge - Chicago (BA 80 pts higher, better OBP, SLG) First Base Konerko .315 BA, .385 OBP, .571 SLG, 16 2B, 21 HR, 67 RBI Youkilis .304 BA, .410 OBP, .479 SLG, 21 2B, 10 HR, 41 RBI Edge - Chicago (11 more HRs, 26 more RBI) Second Base Iguchi .291 BA, .346 OBP, .428 SLG, 13 2B, 9 HR, 38 RBI Loretta .305 BA, .351 OBP, .386 SLG, 18 2B, 3 HR, 34 RBI Edge - Chicago (Fairly even except 3 to 1 HR ratio) Third Base Crede .300 BA, .339 OBP, .526 SLG, 17 2B, 16 HR, 57 RBI Lowell .298 BA, .353 OBP, .493 SLG, 30 2B, 9 HR, 41 RBI Edge - Chicago (HRs to 2Bs are a push, 16 more RBIs and the D) Shortstop Uribe .239 BA, .267 OBP, .436 SLG, 14 2B, 11 HR, 46 RBI Gonzalez .272 BA, .315 OBP, .397 SLG, 12 2B, 5 HR, 26 RBI Edge - Chicago (Due to Uribe's recent hot stretch, otherwise a push) Designated Hitter Thome .293 BA, .416 OBP, .648 SLG, 10 2B, 29 HR, 75 RBI (in 273 ABs) Ortiz .277 BA, .384 OBP, .605 SLG, 15 2B, 29 HR, 82 RBI (in 311 ABs) Edge - Chicago (Close but near equal production in 38 less ABs) Rightfielder Dye .321 BA, .406 OBP, .630 SLG, 14 2B, 22 HR, 61 RBI Nixon .323 BA, .431 OBP, .474 SLG, 20 2B, 6 HR, 42 RBI Edge - Chicago (Huge lead in SLG, HR, and RBI) Leftfielder Ramirez .310 BA, .440 OBP, .628 SLG, 13 2B, 3 HR, 65 RBI Podsednik .269 BA, .349 OBP, .391 SLG, 18 2B, 2 HR, 32 RBI, 27 SB Edge - Boston (Leads in every category except 2B, 3B, and SBs) Centerfielder Crisp .254 BA, .308 OBP, .355 SLG, 6 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI Anderson .182 BA, .274 OBP, .313 SLG, 8 2B, 5 HR, 20 RBI Edge - Boston (Closer than I expected, but 72 pts in BA is big) Bench Ozuna (.432 BA, .468 OBP, .545 SLG, 13 RBI), Mackowiak (.294 BA, .388 OBP, 14 RBI) Cintron (.285 BA, 19 RBI, 8 SB), Gload (.304 BA, 6 RBI), Widger (.209 BA, 7 RBI) Cora (.304 BA, .407 OBP, .359 SLG, 9 RBI), Mirabelli (.169 BA, 9 RBI) Harris (.159 BA, 1 RBI), Kapler (.370 BA, .370 OBP, 7 RBI) Edge - Chicago (Benches are not even close)

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 04:56 AM) It's sickening how he only had 2 HR's today... he should have at least 4 a game... Seriously though i'm so sick of reading these knee jerk threads... we won... ENJOY IT! Yeah, we need to look at acquiring a new DH at the trading deadline. Isn't Tony Batista available? These threads are never going to go away. Play bad or lose = new thread Play good or win = new thread

The whole Vazquez deal was dependent on how well he performed. The Sox gave away a ton to get him, and are paying him a ton to be a mediocre pitcher at best. If McCarthy was starting, Viz was out of the pen, with Young still in the system, the Sox would be better off at this point. There are a ton of pitchers with better stats than Vazquez, and most earn a lot less than he does. I haven't lost faith in him yet, but he needs to string together a couple of solid starts like Jon has.

I followed this link from Cheat's blog. This is hilarious about AJ getting selected. Count how many times they write b****Sox: http://www.bat-girl.com/archives/001581.php

We just Donkey Punched the world!

WOOOO HOOOO!!!! YES WE ROCK!

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 06:21 PM) I accidenally voted for Buchanan. f***in' confusing ballots. Damn hanging chads!

QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) I'm still voting... I haven't been stopped yet me too. I am not stopping until the results come out.

I keep getting all these email from monster.com?