southsider2k5

Well you knew this was coming... Batten down the hatches boys.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 08:39 PM) if we don't win this one tonight, remember this failed 4 minute powerplay. And all of the ones they missed on before it. You just have to hope that the officials don't even up the PP chances in the 3rd.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 04:22 PM) He was always around the 91-92 range on average with the Twins, jumping to 93.1 in 2006. Since joining the Mets, his velocity has gone from 91.2 in 08 to 90.5 last year to 89.7 this year. You really have to wonder if another surgery is in his near future.

How do you give up a 2 on 1 with 6 men on the ice?

22 shots, 7 goals, in a period. You would think this was the all-star game with the amount of defense being played out there.

Well that was an effective PP... 7 seconds.

Damn.

SWEEP THE LEG!@

Wow, now that is a softie.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) who said that? I know I have said it. Alexei's baseball IQ is nil as far as I am concerned. He takes off way too many plays mentally, and makes the wrong choice all too often as well.

They said in the pregame show that Kanes goal at the end of Game 5 was the first time in NHL playoff history that a team scored shorthanded in the last minute of a game to tie it up.

I wouldn't have guessed Richards and Danks were so close to each other.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) Exactly. No wonder the sox agreed to it. Gotta have more profits to not spend on the team afterall...

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 03:40 PM) Oooohhhh...I see. So because players aren't getting on base, we aren't scoring runs... And I thought it was because they can't hit with RISP...at least that's what I've seen. Really its both. We are batting .212 with RISP, which is forth lowest in MLB. We also have 128 ABs with RISP, which is ahead of only Clevelands 125.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 02:11 PM) Well, there are a lot of Pierre backers out there. I guess you enjoy watching him play. Good deal for you. Bad for those of us who think he is no good. I can't believe people think Pods is something special.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) Didn't Danks reject a deal similar to the one that the Sox gave Floyd? Those "tea leaves" seem to suggest that he wants to test free agency. I'm all for offering him an extension, but there's ample evidence suggesting that he's not looking for one in the foreseeable future. Supposedly the exact same deal that Floyd signed was offered to Danks as well.

Its money for the team. Whatever.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 11:56 AM) Another little tidbit apart from Willie Harris batting 3rd the other night. Ross Gload led off for the Phils yesterday. That Phillies line up proves that either other world series winning managers are crazy, or Ozzie isn't as stupid as people think.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 08:59 AM) Chris Davis has been given the starting job two straight Aprils, and has turned that into a trip down to AAA both times. In the best place in the world to hit in April and May...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) SS, the longer we wait, the higher the price tag...every start, he becomes more and more expensive to retain in the future. Just like Andruw Jones...but we'll worry about that bridge being crossed in August/September undoubtedly. Combine that with uncertainty over Peavy/Floyd and Mark Buehrle's pronouncements you ABSOLUTELY have to keep him, like the Twins did with Mauer, although I'm not going to say they are quite equal...Mauer's a once a generation hitter....Danks is one of the top 3-4 lefties in all of baseball, but you get the point. And yes, there's a extra 10-20% premium because of his age and being left-handed and not a soft-tosser by any stretch of the imagination when he's on. We have no idea what Danks is looking for at this point. We don't even know if he wants to sign an extension. For all we know he wants to test the free agent market.

Dilated eyes suck.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 10:24 AM) I know but Thorton was warming in the pen and it was not soft toss. I am not sure why he was throwing but Linebrink and Pena were up in 6th and 7th to get their work in. Thornton was warming to come into the game. They didn't want him to, but they also wanted to win that game. If Bobby gave up the tying run, Thornton would have been in.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 10:20 AM) Tidbit heard this morning when Stone was on the Score: Peavy's last start was trying to use a release point he used before in 07 and before. He had dropped down a shade which allowed for more velocity, but probably reeked havoc on his control. It may take him a start or so to get that release point down. If it is something they are trying to do to keep the guy healthy, more power to them.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 08:55 AM) Couple of things. Because of the off day, many RP were throwing in the pen to get work in. Thorton was one of them. He was throwing in the 9th and ready to go. The thing about Jenks, Byrnes was not swinging until he had two strikes. The pitch to Kotchman had great movement unfortunatly he did not get it inside enough and it broke out over the plate. Rios needed to catch the ball in center he seems to be aware of he wall. Danks is the White Sox best pitcher. Will Greg Walker get any credit for the work he did with Rios if he has a year to match his salary? Actually it was the opposite in his case. Ozzie said after Matt went 2.1 on Friday that he wasn't pitching Saturday, and didn't want him to pitch on Sunday either if he could help it.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 08:21 AM) LOL First, I've been part of this "movement" since I was a kid. Not going to suddenly shift to some other fashion in 10 years. Second, this "movement" has resulted in a lot of positives the past few decades already, and it isn't going anywhere any time soon. Third, you've seen enough of my posts to know that I know the difference between an "environmentalist" (the ones who think its environmentally solid to drive their Humvee because they bought carbon credits), and "conservationists" who actually understand their impact on the world. If I have learned anything from the Tea Party it is that there is no such thing as distinctions in movements. If I am for smaller government, I am for the elimination of entire races. The same way with the environmental movement, if you are for this, you are for the firebombing of car dealerships and the attacking of people for any kind of violations of mother earth. You are obviously in favor of all of that.