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QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 03:34 PM) The Sox might feel the pressure BECAUSE they were supposed to have gotten better this year and yet, they are in 2nd place...BUT, they have Ozzie and haven't clicked on all cylinders yet, with the struggles of Uribe, Podsednik, BA, Garland and the inconsistency of the bullpen. This looks to be changing, though. The Sox are better this year, with a winning percentage of .638 compared to .611 for last season. Even though they did not get off to as good of a start, this team seems to be built much better for the long haul. If both teams play about .550 ball the rest of the way, they both will be looking at 95-97 wins, which should be good enough for the Division and a Wild Card berth. AL Central Division winner vs TEX/OAK AL Central WC winner vs BOS/NYY

Ok, Here is June's breakdown which is all that is on this board. June 1st - June 19th, excluding weekends. Chi-town Media Watch June Totals Chicago Tribune: 49 Cubs stories 44 Sox stories Chicago SunTimes: 54 Sox stories 52 Cubs stories Just what I suspected. The Trib is going to put in more Cubs articles because that sells more tickets, which makes them more money. So it is not really a media bias, just a Trib bias, which will never change as long as they own the team. Those totals are pretty close to the totals if you project them out. The Sox hold the edge in the Times, and the Cubs get about 53-54% of the articles in the Trib, which is lower than I expected.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 02:26 PM) I started at the beginning of Spring Training 2006. If you would like to help out and further count my numbers (I count the overall numbers/you breakdown those numbers) that would be great My connection is kinda slow from here, but I will see what I can do in my off time.

Based off what the teams have done so far, and their projected schedules, there is a very slim chance that either the Indians or Twins will make any noise in the Pennant race.

I would say he is more valuable in his current role. Who knows, he may play better in this type of situation, but I guess you would never know unless you started him for an extended period of time.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 02:10 PM) I dont have a breakdown, but it would be easily available since I already broke them down the last couple of years, would have to go back and add them up I guess. That would mean having to go to the other website to get the numbers. I wonder if theres a way to get all of my old numbers and download them some way so I wouldnt have to venture over there to get them in the future? Are these numbers just for this season? When was the starting point to get to the current numbers? Opening Day? Jan 1st? What you could do is just start it from now on. Just add the totals in parentheses: Chicago Tribune: 5 cub stories (20) 4 sox stories (16) Chicago SunTimes: 3 cub stories (12) 4 sox stories (16) It would probably be too much work to go back and count the previous numbers, but there is a good chance that the current numbers will be close enough to see any trends.

Hangar, Do you have the breakdown of Tribune totals and Sun-Times totals for each team? I am curious to see how the overall numbers would break down in each paper. Trib (Sox ? - Cubs ?) Times (Sox ? - Cubs ?) Total (Sox 506, Cubs 598) I bet that the entire media disparity has more to do with the Trib owning the Cubs than any other factor.

Minnesota will be hard pressed to win 90 games, they will more than likely end up with about 80 wins. They still have 50 games vs teams with winning records out of their 94 remaining games. This does not even count several games vs CLE who the Twins are 1-4 against. Projection: Indians 87-75 Twins 83-79

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 01:29 PM) The more I see of Podsednik in left field, the more I think he won't be back next year. Especially if he continues to be this inconsistent at the plate. With the way he is currently playing, the only way I see him coming back is if he takes a cheap contract. Otherwise, the Sox will probably look elsewhere.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 01:08 PM) Eric Gagne in 2003 comes to mind SEASON TEAM G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO W L SV HLD BLSV ERA 2003 LA 77 0 0 0 82.1 37 12 11 2 20 137 2 3 55 0 0 1.20 That was the year he won the Cy Young and dominated the voting.

If we have Designated Hitters, we should be able to have Designated Fielders too. You could make it like football where you have an offense (hitters) and defense (fielders), where some guys play both sides ala Neon Deon Sanders or Joe Clutch Crede.

Since the last Sox - Tigers series the teams have both went 8-2, but the Sox have played the tougher schedule: Sox 2-1 vs CLE (31-37) 3-1 at TEX (38-32) 3-0 at CIN (37-32) Tigers 2-1 at TOR (37-32) 3-1 vs TB (29-41) 3-0 at CHC (26-42) That has to be somewhat demoralizing for the Tigers since you would expect to gain a game or two from those last 10 games, but you gain zero.

Yeah, He is in the lead according to the ESPN Cy Predictor: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/features/cy Jenks in 5th, Contreras in 8th.

QUOTE(SABR Sox @ Jun 18, 2006 -> 11:26 PM) Jose's BABIP right now is 0.244. Very low, and too low to sustain over a season. That number is going to climb around the .290 mark soon, and we'll see an increase in H/9, and probably ERA becuase of it. Not trying to shoot down anyone's hopes, but Greg Maddux was in the same situation when he was 5-0. His BABIP was EXTREMELY Low, it rose and because of it, his numbers did too. He's nothing more than a #3 starter on most teams now. Not saying Jose is a #3 starter, but sustaining a sub-3 ERA when his BABIP is going to regress will be VERY TOUGH. Jose had a BAPIP of .263 for the whole season last year, and .265 for 2004 with the Yankees, so even though he won't keep it at .244, it is not going to climb to .290. Even if he had a BABIP of .290 for the rest of the season, that would still only equal about a .270. For him to have a .290 BAPIP at the end of the season, he would have to post a BAPIP of over .330 for the remainder of the season. That is not going to happen. Also, there is really no correlation from BABIP to ERA: B. Webb 2.37 ERA - .309 BABIP C. Carpenter 2.46 ERA - .291 BABIP R. Oswalt 3.21 ERA - .323 BABIP C. Young 3.38 ERA - .221 BABIP S. Kazmir 3.39 ERA - .336 BABIP A. Harang 3.92 ERA - .349 BABIP F. Nieve 4.71 ERA - .258 BABIP S. Elarton 5.09 ERA - .241 BABIP J. Beckett 5.09 ERA - .253 BABIP T. Buchholz 5.82 ERA - .269 BABIP

I was looking over Jenks stats and wanted to see how he compared to other Closers. Then I got to Papelbon. I knew the guy was having a good season, but not this good. In 35.2 IP, he has let up 1 run, walked 4, and allowed 19 hits with 35 Ks. His ERA is 0.25 and his WHIP is 0.64. He also has not allowed a HR, has only 1 Blown Save (which the Sawks won), and 1 Loss (the game where he allowed the one run). Does anyone remember any Closer being this dominant for this length of time?

They base the rankings off what the team did that week, and last week the Mets did not lose. Thats why the A's jumped up 8 spots in one week as well. I am sure the Sox will be back on top for the next ranking.

Those last couple of holes made me sick. Fat Phil is heading to the 16th at 3 over and finishes at 6 over - pitiful. He didn't deserve to win. Why would he bring driver out every time when he could not hit it straight all day? Then when he can safely chip out on to the fairway on 18, he goes for the green and hits it 25 yards into more rough. That last hole was hard to watch.

Looks like they are hanging on to him: http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/baseball/14837963.htm

This trade is a huge relief for me. The bullpen was still a big question mark and this move seems to relieve some of the concern. Now the Sox have 3 Righties (Riske, McCarthy, Jenks) and 2 Lefties (Cotts, Thornton) out of the pen who are all fairly consistent. If Politte can come around, this bullpen is actually looking 2005esque. Another thing is that they all seem to have their individual strengths that Ozzie will be able to use in different situations.

I'll take 1.0IP with 2Ks and no baserunners any day.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 17, 2006 -> 01:11 AM) Because it's Deputy Douche, aka, Dayn Perry. I hate him more than I ever have Mariotti. I agree, Perry is much worse than Mariotti, which is hard to imagine. No matter what the topic, there is always a negative White Sox spin on it. From Pods to Konerko to his post season predictions. Then once he realizes he is completely wrong, he changes his stance.

Chi White Sox (41-25) at Cincinnati (37-29) 6:10 Start Time Game 1 of the Series Starting Pitchers Freddy Garcia (7-4, 5.13 ERA) vs Brandon Claussen (3-7, 5.28) Forecast: High:87° Low: 60° Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph Great American Ball Park Dimensions 3B Foul Pole - 328ft Left Center - 379ft Centerfield - 404ft Right Center - 370ft 1B Foul Pole - 325ft Starting Lineups REDS F Lopez SS B Phillips 2B K Griffey Jr. CF R Aurilia 3B A Dunn LF A Kearns RF S Hatteberg 1B D Ross C B Claussen P SOX S Podsednik LF T Iguchi 2B P Konerko 1B J Dye RF J Crede 3B C Widger C J Uribe SS B Anderson CF F Garcia P Let's go Freddy, get back on track tonight!

Definitely good timing, but the quad is a huge muscle and it was the second time he injured it. I would play it safe and bring him back slowly. It will be interesting to see how the A's play without Frank these next couple of weeks.

Chi White Sox (40-25) at Texas (35-31) 7:05 Start Time Game 4 of the Series Starting Pitchers Mark Buehrle 6-4, 3.21 ERA vs. John Rheinecker 2-0, 2.42 ERA Forecast: High of 98° Low of 74° Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph Starting Lineups *Coming Soon* Pretty big game tonight, lets take the series!

I would take that same performance from Jon for the rest of his career. Yeah it would be nice for him to get into the 7th, but he didn't allow a HR, which he had done in 10 out of his 12 previous starts. Also, he only allowed 5 hits and a walk over 5.1IP. It is definitely a start, now hopefully he can come back vs CIN and throw into the 7th.