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QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 08:17 PM) Oh how great: Donnelly for the 7th Shields for the 8th K-Rod for the 9th GAME FWIW we beat Shields two nights ago and Donnelly last night.

Well we need three runs and basically have six outs to do it with. This is the go inning.

I don't get using Walker to start that inning at all. You don't use a guy who hasn't pitched in 12 days and is the last man out of your pen in a one run game. I would much rather see them start the inning with Shingo or Vizcaino and then use Walker in a key situation.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 07:57 PM) Walker in... game over thank you very much. Oh sweet Jesus. :banghead

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:51 PM) I'd give mine to the Human Fund. Money helping people.

Sounds like they have some backers... this could get off of the ground. Afterall it is the players that make a league, not the owners or arenas.

QUOTE(soxchickooo @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 06:43 PM) I have booked a patio party for my boyfriend's birthday party. he doesn't know its a surprise any ideas how to get him to the park without telling him??? :wub: Just tell him you are going to the game... then spring the surprise when you get there.

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ May 30, 2005 -> 10:54 PM) Timo still sucks OMIT TIMO

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 07:17 PM) Joe Randa >>> Vinny Castilla. I don't much care for Randa, but I would agree with that. I would much rather see the Sox make a deal for Randa vs Castilla.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) Nobody is comparing Chavez directly to Vinny. Can you read for crying out loud? I have always said I would rather have Vinny + another stud than Chavez. It is all about value (defined as performance/$). Do you even get that? Actually you did in this post.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 03:44 PM) but you'll never hear them say that.... Actually, they're happy with the dollar in this range - from what little I understand about currency exchanges. If it were too fall too much, it could cause some serious damage to the economy. Both here and world wide. A lot of economists say we're near the tipping point where the Euro becomes the currency of choice for reserves across the globe - mostly because of our massive debt issues. I could have bought that if the EU would have pushed the consititution through. With the history of Europe, it isn't hard to see them desending into factional fighting between the haves and have nots, which would be way worse than the US debt issues. Economically it could be the right choice, but politically, I am going to say not.

QUOTE(techgeekxp @ May 31, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) what do you mean? You don't think it is a little strange for someone to show up on a sportsboard, make no posts about sports, and then just start a trivia contest for the heck of it?

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) Castilla in 2005: 49 G, 173 AB, 21 R, 50 H, 3 SB, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 0.289 AVG, 0.363 OBP, 0.451 SLG% Chavez in 2005: 51 G, 202 AB, 19 R, 44 H, 0 SB, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 0.218 AVG, 0.276 OBP, 0.317 SLG% Cruddy in 2005: 50 G, 163 AB, 20 R, 37 H, 0 SB, 5 HR, 18 RBI, 0.227 AVG, 0.286 OBP, 0.368 SLG% His batting average also fell 45 points in May, where he managed to get 1 homer and 9 RBI... He is quickly falling back to earth and isn't worth getting.

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QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:48 PM) Timo at 1st base? :puke Well, we knew he would be in the lineup somewhere against Byrd. This is why we need the Choad back so badly. Timo has never played 1st base in his career but he has supposedly been fielding grounders there lately. I guess for all of the people who have been wanting to get rid of Konerko, this is be-care-ful-what-you-wish-for Day

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:50 PM) I will really be mad if we got Chavez's overpaid ass and traded BMac for him. Do any of you focking realize Chavez is making money equivalent to what New York is paying ARod (since Rangers are paying a lot of ARod's salary still) and what St Louis is paying Pujols? Why the fock would a team like ours that is fiscally constrained want to trade for such a ridiculous contract when the guy under question is focking sucking this year? Do you all realize Beane is under more pressure to improve his team than Kenny is? So play the leverage game and fock Beane when you can. What of Beane knows Chavez was on the juice previously and hence is dying to let him go to a sucker soon? It is possible that Chavez could have been influenced by Giambi (team mates always pick up stuff from other team mates) When has Chavez's overpaid ass EVER won anything? Yes, you buy low, sell high. But not if that guy will be the highest paid player on your team. If we are willing to pay that ridiculous contract that Chavez is signed to, we should instead have traded Paulie in the off season and signed Delgado instead. A far better player that would be a monster in our home park. The Yankees are paying Arod $18 million, the Rangers are paying the other $7 mil. Pujols hasn't hit his free agency years which is why his contract looks so small, once he gets past his sixth year of service, you can bet his contract starts to hit the mid teens per year.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:49 PM) Never been done in either japan or korea. That actually shocks me. I wonder if it is the smaller ballparks not leaving much room for hits that does it?

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) Nope artie wilson hit .402 in 1948 for the birmingham black barons of the negro american league making him the last man to bat over .400 in professional baseball. Was a trick question. Well if you want to open it to all professional baseball, I am sure someone in Japan, or Korea, or the minors has done it.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) He hit .422. Anyway, does anyone know who the last professional baseball player is to hit over .400 in a season? Ted Williams .406, 1941

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:35 PM) Crap heap...that's a good one...I'll add it to my list of names for Wrigley...and Lincoln Park is still too close. Stickney is the place to be Nothing tops the Deadly Confines.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:22 PM) Ummm, Cotts started out as starting pitcher. Gagne also started out as a starting pitcher before he became a closer. Gagne also had almost 300 innings to figure things out before he moved to the pen. Neal had pitched about 80 innings coming into this year. If anything he is at a disadvantage again, because he isn't getting nearly the amount of work that some of these guys have, and is still putting up respectible numbers in only his second full year at the major league level. Its one thing to write off a Joe Crede who has had a few years at the majors, it is quite another to write off a Neal Cotts who has one full major league season under his belt, and under 100 innings of total major league experience.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:04 PM) Chavez would be a monster batting in front of Frank. Assuming Frank can actually stay healthy and produce anything near what he used to do.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 02:00 PM) Here's some food for thought. White sox team batting avg 1910 .211 the leader on the team was Patsy Dougherty with an avg of .248 That's an example how the rest of baseball was too. You don't think that affects a whip? Would you throw anything but strikes if you knew your competition was batting below .250? That's why no one ever got walked. It's not really about control. Which kinda voids the arguement about Frank Thomas's streak of .300 30 100 100 out the window doesn't it? Could Frank have put up any one of those numbers in 1910, let alone all of them? Not a chance.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 01:43 PM) Wild Pitches 1906-11-2 1907-14-1 1908-10-8 1911-8-7 1912-10-5 There was no such thing as a passed ball in that era.

QUOTE(Jake @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) i thought it was 50 and 50 Depends on whose version you hear. Another one saids you win 1/3, lose 1/3, and it is the other 1/3 that matter.