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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2007 -> 09:43 AM) Why, as of late, he has been our best lefty out of the pen.Yeah, I would send Sisco down if anybody, even though I like his new arm angle.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 13, 2007 -> 09:20 AM) Matsuzaka's struck out far more guys. But Danks' ERA should be lower. I'd take Danks, though. I think Daisuke will bust.I don't think he will be a complete bust, especially in Boston where their offense will give him some extra wins. He will probably end up being a #4 or #5 starter. Dice-K has very similar number to Nomo who always struck out a ton of batters. For the money though, Danks is a bargain.

I didn't realize this, but Danks is basically pitching equal to Dice-K minus $100 million: Danks 4.33 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 2.55 K/BB, 7.13 K/9 Dice-K 4.80 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 2.61 K/BB, 9.40 K/9

Sox are: 5-2 when Sweeney gets a hit 4-0 when Sweeney gets an RBI 4-0 when Sweeney scores a run 5-0 when Sweeney has an RBI or run So basically, when Sweeney produces, the Sox win.

Another Division loss for Minnie. Also, Morneau broke his nose, so we will have to see how much that affects him at the plate.

Wow, maybe he should be batting cleanup.

AJ batting 3rd, might as well at this point. Nice to see Sweeney back in there.

QUOTE(Reddy @ May 12, 2007 -> 12:52 PM) yes you can quantify something with a human impact. no you will never be 100% correct but you can be damn near close. BP is pretty good at being able to predict what players will do. People point out their mistakes and take those as the rule which they are not. None of us understand the analysis that goes on to create the numbers they do so any sort of statement against BP is purely based on the fact that they've said something negative about the sox. I wish my brother were here cuz he's a huge stathead that understands all the BP stuff and he could run circles around you guys and me explaining why 24% makes sense at this point in time and why the Sawks at .03% being down 3-0 makes sense as well. for that one at least - think about it - in the 100+ years of MLB no team had EVER done that and with the role the Yanks were on who could have expected it? after each win after that the percentage went up. How does that not make sense to people? I have no problem with the Sawks only having a .03% chance at winning when they were down 0-3. Those were the odds on that event happening. However, using these predictions this early in the season is somewhat silly, because they are assuming that the team is going to play the exact same way the rest of the year (130 games for the Sox). I would say these would start to be more realistic around the ASB.

Up to 26%, here we go!

I didn't even realize the Sox are 1-5 when Jon starts.

I still find it amazing that the Sox have a winning record with this offense. I looked back at the ESPN stats for team batting, and I could barely find a team that was even close to the Sox current futility. 2007 Sox .223 BA (OAK at .244) Sox 123 Runs (KC at 131 and OAK 141) Sox 3.97 Runs/G Sox 230 Hits (SEA 272) Sox 7.42 Hits/G Sox 39 2B (SEA 52) Sox 1.26 2B/G Sox .303 OBP (TEX .311) Previous Low Totals (since 2000) Detroit 2003 .240 BA Detroit 2002 3.57 Runs /G Detroit 2003 8.1 Hits/G Detroit 2003 201 2B (1.24 /G) Detroit 2003 .300 OBP The other amazing aspect is the Sox have played the toughest AL schedule to date, and the 2nd toughest MLB schedule. So if the schedule gets easier, players come off the DL, and the Sox start to hit better - the Sox will be in good shape by the pennant race. Even a regression from the pitching staff should not outweigh those positives.

For those that missed Buehrle's no-no and would like to watch it, PM me and I will send you a link.

Trap series. Sox need to get up for this series. I hate when they play down to the competition. Need a sweep here.

Have you guys ever heard about this guy and his pitching techniques? Check out the link: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtQj...o&type=lgns The video was pretty cool.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ May 10, 2007 -> 05:31 PM) If that was their plan, fine by me. I'm more than satisfied with what we got back. Yeah, me too. I just thought it was interesting if you look back at how the Sox handled him from late 2005 on.

There was an interesting comment made about B-Mac today by the Yankees radio commentators. While B-Mac was pitching, they brought up the trade and said that normally you have to wait a few years before assessing the trade, but it looked like the Sox got the better end of the deal right now. The interesting part - They also discussed how they felt that the White Sox might have actually pumped up B-Mac's value by saying he was untradeable and that he was going to be in the rotation in 2007, etc, etc. So if you look back, he has all those great starts late in 2005, but then is relegated to the bullpen in 2006? If the Sox were so high on him, why bring in Vazquez? They mentioned how the Dodgers used to do this all the time. They would actually only allow pitchers to face certain hitters to make them seem better than they actually were. So what do you think? Did the Sox artificially inflate the value of BMac up until the trade? I know you are not going to do anything to lower the value of any of your players, but some of the Sox actions seem to point towards this scenario.

Sox starters have lasted at least 6 innings in 16 straight starts and have only had 7 starts less than 6 innings (with 2 of those being opening day and Buehrle's injury). Starts less than 6 innings Buehrle 1 Contreras 2 Danks 2 Garland 1 Vazquez 1

Hall update: Also, Sox have played the toughest AL schedule (.521) this season and only trail LAD (.527) for the entire bigs. Detroit has had the easiest schedule (.470). http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/rpi?sortColumn=sos

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 10, 2007 -> 11:19 AM) That lineup is pretty. If we can have that as the starting lineup, and get Hall back healthy... I'll feel pretty good about this offense going forward. Exactly. You have Hall to spell AJ, and you have Mackowiak, Ozuna, and Cintron coming off the bench like they should be.

QUOTE(Balance @ May 10, 2007 -> 11:13 AM) Sweeney has been a real bright spot. I wouldn't want to even consider sending him down unless and until Pods is back at 100%. And perhaps not even then. Even when Pods came back, he will be nowhere near as effective as Sweeney is now.

Now the only way this would be an issue is if they were turning it on at specific times, like after the top of the inning. That would give the Twins an advantage.

Why would he lose ABs when Thome comes back? Because Ozzie wants Mackowiak or Ozuna in LF? A lineup with Thome and Sweeney would seem to be the best lineup all year: Erstad Iguchi Thome Konerko Dye AJ Crede Sweeney Uribe

QUOTE(briguy27 @ May 10, 2007 -> 07:44 AM) i could be wrong, but i think santana is a free agent in the 08 offseason, not the 07 offseason. but like i said, i could be wrong if the sox do get rid of crede and dye at the all star break, they could sign buehrle maybe 6 years, 54 million, and then possibly go after a-rod. i know its a long shot, but hey, its worth it. i also want to see them re-sign erstad. i love the way he plays the game. hes a scrappy guy, hardnosed baserunner, and it seems like everytime he hits the ball, he turns it into a double. if they dont, possibly forget a-rod and try to go after ichiro? we'll see... 6 yrs for $54 million? Are you kidding? Zito got 7/$126. Buehrle is going to at least get $12 million a year.

I don't know if it was just me, but his tempo seemed faster tonight compared to his previous outings.

to Danks for the his 1st MLB win! The bats are slowly waking up. 6 runs without a HR, not bad. Could have been 9 if Hunter does not make that circus catch.