Felix

Whoa, Grier made two free throws!

There's a guy named Brian Anderson. He'll be starting.

Missed free throws are killing the Gophers..

Lets go Minny. Hold onto this

The fact that Minny is still in the game and Grier has not been scoring is good news for them. He'll eventually get hot, and should help the Gophers possibly win this thing.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 01:33 PM) IMO Ozzie should start Cintron in CF every single day until he learns the position... It can't be too hard... From what I understand he has a decent arm... With Cintron as our starting CF that means that Brian Anderson can stay in AAA to get his at bats and lets us keep both Gload and Borchard on the bench... Is this missing green, or is it just a horrible idea? Cintron is not an outfielder. You don't put people at positions they don't play when you are trying to compete. It just doesn't happen. I think Anderson could benefit from some more time in the minors too, but as long as he's here, and there isn't a better "right now" option, he better be the starter for the Sox.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) Number X: A White Sox pitcher will win a Cy Young Award this Year. Fiction. QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) The Sox will trade for Carl Everett this year? Fiction.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 10:42 AM) Did his nose get bigger.... because damn its gigantic. Pinocchio!

21) All of the Sox starters will finish with 15 wins or more. Fiction - I think Buehrle, Garcia, Vazquez (possibly), and Garland will, but I think Contreras will end up with 14. 22) The Sox will have 6 players finish with more than 20 homers. Fiction - Konerko, Thome, Dye, Gooch, Crede makes 5, and I don't think Uribe will hit 20 in his new role. 23) The Sox will win 100 games. Fiction - I'd say ~96 games. 24) Brandon McCarthy will start more than 5 games. Fact - He's good enough to spot start at any time during the year, so I think he'll get his 5 starts. Whether they are due to injury or not is a different story. 25) The Sox will have more than 4 players in the All-Star game. Fiction - Konerko, Buehrle will make it, and possibly Thome and Gooch. If Gooch does what I think he can do, he'll make the team, as will Thome. But since thats an uncertainty, I'll go with fiction.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 08:10 PM) And if you go back and read the thread, he never once brought up or mentioned a Red Sox player first, and repeatedly tried to steer the conversation back to this particular deal. I got to see his fandom, Alex Gonzalez, and Manny Ramirez all mentioned off of the top of my head by other people who weren't RnW. Stick up for the White Sox all you want, but what the kid thought of Alex Gonzalez meant nothing to what he thought of the deal. It would be like me following around RockRaines and mentioning Charles Macon and Maurice Clarett as failed OSU Buckeyes everytime he posted about the White Sox. One has nothing to do with the other, and doing so would ruin just about every thread it got posted in. This thread was about the Baj/Cintron deal, and that is exactly what RnW posted about. He didn't like the deal why most everyone did, and instantly someone had to mention the Red Sox, then we got 8 pages of crap with an occasional nugget of good conversation mixed in. Maybe the problems between everyone got resolved at the end, but the point I am making bore mentioning in my opinion as an admin. Just because the kid is a Red Sox fan, doesn't mean every single thread he posts in where he disagrees with somone, they have to mention the Red Sox to validate their arguement. It makes for terrible threads. Maybe now RnW can post without someone mentioning the Red Sox, or WhiteSoxJosh can post without someone mentioning Kyle Orton. I agree whole-heartedly.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 04:24 PM) I wouldn't give a top 4 round pick for him personally. Seconded.

1) A White Sox starter will win 20 games Fiction - If it didn't happen last year, I don't see it happening this year. 2) Joe Borchard will get the last roster spot Fact - The Sox have invested so much money in him, they better at least give him a shot with that job. 3) Lopez will be the 2nd left handed reliever Fiction - I only see 1 lefty in the pen. 4) Thome will hit more than 35 homers Fact - Think upwards of 40 with the protection Konerko and company will give him. 5) Uribe will still be hitting 2nd at the All-star break Fact - Protection is key, and with Thome, Konerko, and Dye hitting behind him, and Pods hitting in front of him, he's going to get plenty of pitches to hit. 6) Javier Vazquez will win 15 games Fact (tentative) - His ERA and WHIP won't be pretty, but his offense should be enough to win him 15 games or so. 7) Brian Anderson will hit over .260 Fiction - He'll struggle, but thats expected of a rookie. 8) Jon Garland and Jose Contreras will have ERA's under 4 (please elaborate if not) Fiction - Garland's will be low 4's, while Contreras will be mid-high 4's. 9) Scott Podsednik will steal more than 45 bases Fact - He'll steal more than 45 bases in the first half alone. 10) Bobby Jenks will save more than 35 games Fact - Jenks should save at least 35 games, 11) Tadahito Iguchi will hit over .280 Fact - His numbers will improve now that he'll be hitting down in the lineup, and his average will hover around the .290's. 12) Jermaine Dye will play more than 145 games Fiction - With Mack and Borch on the bench, Dye will be given plenty of rest. 13) Joe Crede will hit over .260 Fact - He'll hit around .270 14) Paul Konerko will hit over 40 homeruns and drive in more than 100 again Fact - With Thome and company in front of him, he shouldn't have a problem driving in 100 runs, and his power numbers should stay around the same as in the past few years. 15) The Sox will improve their team ERA (3.61) Fiction - Last year's team ERA was spectacular, and improving on it would be a tough, tough thing to do. 16) The Sox will make a trade for a major league player at the deadline Fiction - Depends on what you mean by "at the deadline". I think they will trade for a MLB player during the year, but not at the deadline (meaning on the final day of trading). 17) The Sox will finish in the top 5 in the AL in runs scored Fact - Thome, Konerko, Dye, Gooch. 'Nuff said. 18) Jermaine Dye will drive in 90 runs Fact - He's got a good shot, considering Thome and Konerko will be hitting ahead of him. 19) The Sox will win the AL Central Fact - They improved the most of teams in the Central after winning the division last year, so naturally they will win it, although the division won't be an easy win. 20) The Sox will return to the World Series Fiction - I'd love it, and I wouldn't argue against anyone that says fact, but I just don't think they'd be that nice to the Sox fans two years in a row

Someone should start an '06 round of these

Ah, ok. I was curious as to whether there was an article people had read or something on the matter.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 06:09 PM) 23 pages and counting...good stuff... Your post marks page 24

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) Ozuna is the fastest guy on this club (Pods is not faster). I've read this twice today, but I still don't believe it. Is there anything to back up your claim?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 05:55 PM) Sigh, R&W ruins antoher thread. To be honest, its not really his fault for posting something, then trying to defend himself when everyone else criticizes him. He's right that Cintron is overpaid, since he's going to be nothing more than a bench player. Does that matter? According to JR and KW, no.

QUOTE(southsida86 @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 03:59 PM) Is this Broadway's usual stuff? If it is, he was a wasted pick. He is going to get killed in the majors with that stuff. a righty can't get by with an 88 mph fastball in the majors, unless he changes speeds a lot and has really good junk.(breaking balls, changeup) I haven't seen any junk, so maybe he was picked for trade bait. Kenny, what intrigued you about this guy that made you pick him in the first round? He looks like a AAAA guy to me. You are a very funny fellow.

Not the best way to start an inning off for Liotta. And BA really needs to grow his hair out again..

Mack looks good out there.

A second/third round pick would be way too much for him.

Strange, he seemed to do well in his stint in ST.

QUOTE(Fingish @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 12:32 PM) who in the world of baseball could we NOT get for a Contreras/Iguchi package? Albert Pujols, Johan Santana, Miguel Cabrera, Felix Hernandez, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Miguel Tejada... should I go on?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 12:18 PM) The AZ boards seem to think another trade is coming. link?

This trade is pretty good if you are just looking at the players involved, but looking at team needs, I'm sort of confused. Isn't depth at bullpen something thats needed, and aren't we basically full for utility players? I don't know..