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He has had a couple of good games, but overall (with the Mariners): .226 AVG, .304 OBP, .492 SLG 31 ABs, 7 Hits, 4 Runs, 2 HRs, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 10 K He did make the team however, which is good for him: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/springt...ives/102249.asp

2 more HR's for Thome!

Now watch, Prior and Wood will also go on the DL. Wouldn't that be ironic.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 03:03 AM) True, Marte could find his old form but he has to get over his injury troubles first. But I was using 2005 Marte as a comparison, not 2002-2004 Marte. I'm not annointing Logan anything yet but all he has to do is throw strikes. Last season, Marte's WHIP was astronomical (1.72). Just keep throwing good strikes, Boonie. Logan seems to have more confidence in his ability compared to Marte. As long as he can stay confident and throw strikes, he will be an uprgade from Marte-2005. Based off of Marte's IP from 2005, McCarthy's increased role in the Bullpen, and Vazquez pitching instead of El Duque, Logan will probably only have about 40-50IP this year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2388844 This was a great acquisition for the Jays.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 10:27 PM) Bobby Jenks sported a new completely-shaved-head look when he arrived at Kino Sports Complex on Wednesday. I wonder if he is trying to lose some extra weight.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 30, 2006 -> 01:23 AM) To tell you the truth, if I were a fan of that team, thats exactly what I'd do. No reason to watch the product on the field. Actually, I'd probably just save my money and go to Arby's. The cashier is pretty hot and the food is better. If only they served beer. They should install swivel seats so the crowd can turn around easier, since no one is watching the game anyway.

I really hope it is just scar tissue and he can get back to 100%.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/9343801

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 01:26 AM) I disagree. I think there's been a lot of good progress since a horribly/sloppy first week or so. The offense has looked MUCH better. Pods, Thome, Konerko, A.J., Anderson and Crede are all hitting over .300. Dye is hitting .278 with 5 HRs. Uribe is having a solid all-around spring. The only starter that hasn't looked good is Gooch. Even the reserves have all been good. Mack is hitting .316. Gload is hitting .377. Cintron, in limited action, is hitting .400. Ozuna is hitting .353. Widger has 3 HRs. The starters have all been solid. Buehrle is Buehrle. Contreras has been good. Except for maybe one start, Garland has looked great. Vazquez and Garcia have both looked good in their limited time. The bullpen has been up and down. Boone 'Mariano Rivera' Logan has been fantastic. Politte, who got off to a rough start, has settled in. Cotts has been solid. Bmac and Jenks have been inconsistent. I won't worry about those two until the regular season. And, of course, there's Matt Thornton. All in all, I feel pretty good going into Sunday's game. I just hope Pods is healthy and ready to go. If not Sunday--soon. I agree. In 2005 the Sox were 14-18 in ST, but this year is much different. The Sox have thrown out a lot of different pitchers with Vazquez and Garcia in the WBC, and the others vying for the final roster spots. As of late, Thome has started to hit some HR's and Anderson has looked great at the plate. The only player that has been struggling is Gooch, and with Cintron and Ozuna both hitting well, that is not much of a concern. The biggest concern is the bullpen, and even that is not that big of a problem when you have 5 starters with 200IP capabilities, and a 6th starter out of the pen in long relief. With the improved offense, there will also be less pressure on the pitching to win the games by pitching mistake free baseball.

Awesome.

From Baseball-reference.com, here are the 10 most similar batters through age 34: 1. Jose Canseco (898) 2. Mike Schmidt (879) * 3. Harmon Killebrew (873) * 4. Reggie Jackson (873) * 5. Juan Gonzalez (869) 6. Willie McCovey (866) * 7. Fred McGriff (861) 8. Duke Snider (858) * 9. Frank Thomas (857) 10. Willie Stargell (849) * 6 current HoFers and possibly 2 more is pretty good company. Now if he can add to that with a couple of good years and break 500 HRs, he is in. Tony Perez got in with a .279 BA and 379 HRs. Eddie Murray got in with a .287 BA and 504 HRs. Currently Thome is at .281 BA and 430 HRs.

I would go with Thomas then and Thome now. Thome has never hit over .314, while Thomas batted over .305 in every year from 1990-2000, except for 1998.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 03:04 AM) Cintron can also play 2B and I would use him there before Ozuna. The only thing that Ozuna provides that Cintron doesn't is his speed. The first guy I would dump is Thornton but he seems to be Cooper's project and is likely here to stay. I'm assuming that Thornton is going to be bad this season (not a bold prediction). Regardless, a good reliever like Nelson would help us win more games than having Ozuna on the bench. I agree. Ozuna will have less of an impact this year with Mackowiak and Cintron taking up most of the playing time. Ozuna would pinch run here and there, but that is probably it. Since Gload is out of options, this just makes sense. Nelson was one of the relievers I was thinking about right after the Vazquez trade to go along with Quantrill. Nelson would be a great cheap pickup who would be reliable.

Just saw this: http://www.herodecks.com/baseball/chicago-south.php Chicago White Sox Baseball Players include: Mark Buehrle, Lamarr Hoyt Early Wynn, Ed Walsh Frank Thomas, Harold Baines Luis Aparicio, Joe Jackson John Garland, Jack McDowell Billy Piercey, Ted Lyons Bobby Jenks, Bobby Thigpen Hoyt Wilhelm, Red Faber Jose Contreras, Richard Dotson Wilbur Wood, Eddie Cicotte Magglio Ordonez, Tim Raines Taffy Wright, Harry Hooper Scott Podsednik, Chet Lemon Jim Landis, Johnny Mostil Carlos Lee, Ron Kittle Minnie Minoso, Bibb Falk Jose Valentin, Ozzie Guillen Chico Carasquel, Luke Appling Joe Crede, Robin Ventura Bill Melton, Buck Weaver Ray Durham, Jorge Orta Nellie Fox, Eddie Collins Paul Konerko, Dick Allen Ted Kluszewski, Earl Sheely A.J. Pierzynski, Carlton Fisk John Lollar, Ray Schalk Definitely some interesting names (and spelling errors). Hopefully the cards are correct.

Really close, but went with #2. Isn't that El Duque smoking the cigar, not Uribe though?

How about 1976 as a 30 year anniversary of the shorts:

The easiest thing to see from last year was that the good teams all had good pitching. The best pitching staffs in terms of stats were all at the top of the league: STL, HOU, CLE, CWS, LAA, OAK. Even though other teams get into the playoffs with inferior pitching doesn't mean that they always will (NYY, BOS). CBS Sportsline has a player and team ranking system that is fairly accurate. It had the Sox, Cards, and Yanks in the Top 5 most of the year regardless of their record. It adds up each players value to get a team value. Here is the link from 2005: http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/playerrankin...ularseason/TEAM It had the Yankees #1, Astros #2, Cardinals #3, and Sox #4 at the end of the regular season. The Sox had the 9th best Infield, 12th best Outfield, 3rd best Starting pitching, and 10th best bullpen. I think those numbers are pretty accurate. Granted, the overall team ratings were a little off because the Yankees offense was so strong, but otherwise it is pretty close. Just using that ranking system, it is clear that the Sox were a top team, and luck was not as much of a factor than people make it out to be.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 25, 2006 -> 01:32 AM) Nice avy bro. You too! Classic pics.

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article...t=.jsp&c_id=mlb

After losing Young, it is nice to see some of the other OF prospects step up. I hope he can increase his power numbers in Charlotte this year. An outfield of Anderson, Owens, and Sweeney could definitely be a possibility within the next couple of years as long as Owens and Sweeney continue to improve.

I don't know if the Sox would want a pitcher that doesn't make the KC roster, but: Gobble Sox

Since Spring Training is all about getting into shape and gaining velocity and control, I thought I would take a look at some simple indicators. I took a look at IP, Ks, and BBs, not worrying about hits or earned runs. Basically what I came away with was what most of us already knew, our starters are prett much locked in. Contreras and Vazquez are really sharp and have not walked a batter in any "A" games this Spring. Buehrle's numbers are strong too with a great K/BB ratio of 6.5/1 in 22IP. For the Relievers, McCarthy has been a little inconsistent, but not bad, and Jenks has been pretty bad (as everyone already knows), 8 BBs in 8IP. Finally, the last roster spot battle is still somewhat interesting as we have heard names like Redding and Lopez are still in the mix with Logan and Thornton. What stands out here is Lopez's high K/9IP ratio. If he keeps that up it will be hard to ignore. Thornton still looks like a big project. Here are the stats: Starters IP K BB Buehrle 22.0 13 2 Contreras 10.0 12 0 10.8 K/9IP Vazquez 07.1 9 0 11.6 K/9IP Garcia 03.0 1 3 Garland 11.2 2 1 Total - 54.0 37 6 6.2 K/9IP - Relievers IP K BB McCarthy 14.1 10 5 Cotts 08.0 5 2 Politte 06.0 2 2 Jenks 08.0 2 8 Hermanson 4.0 1 0 Total - 40.1 20 17 4.5 K/9IP - Roster Spots IP K BB Lopez 11.1 14 3 11.1 K/9IP Logan 08.1 3 1 Thornton 07.1 6 6 Redding 11.1 7 4 Total - 38.1 30 14 7.0 K/9IP I know the numbers aren't everything and can be deceiving, but they still can give some indication of how well a pitcher is progressing.

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines

QUOTE(R.J. @ Mar 23, 2006 -> 04:49 AM) I'll say this: They're right about the odds. Really, ANY team at 4-1, that's giving them a lot of credit. It's a tough bet to make. But their complete disrespect of the Sox beyond that is remarkably stupid. And my biggest complaint, is FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST, THE TWINS??? THE TWINS??? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! WHERE are the Twins a stronger team? (Closer, Ace, CF, and farm system). It's a good pitching staff, but COME ON! And their offense, on paper, it doesn't even look like they're trying to seriously compete. Hey, they'll be a good team because they play good baseball and have good pitching, but BETTER THAN THE WHITE SOX? HOW??? Ridiculous. Yeah, the Twins comment seems like it came from where Soriano didn't want to play. On the odds though, the Yankees got 3.4 to 1. Now that is ridiculous, even more than the Sox 4-1. By looking at the odds they break it down with the normal East Coast bias: Yanks > Sox > LAA Sawks > Indians > OAK TOR > Twins > TEX Another great quote: