JoshPR

My Poll Rules

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2005 -> 03:47 PM) The real key there is the if...BMac looks like he could be a great pitcher, but we haven't seen him in the playoffs. There is a big difference between shutting out the Red Sox today and facing them at Fenway in October. By the way...quick question...what does a pitcher have to do so that they no longer qualify as a rookie (and therefore are ineligible for the ROY award)? I'm wondering if BMac will have a shot next year...I think it's something like 125 at bats for a position player, anyone know for a pitcher? 1. No more than 40 Innings 2. Less than 140 At bats 3. Or less than 45 days on the Active Major League Roster

First Question NO. Barring injury Second Question Most Likely the Sox go with a 3-4 man rotation in the Playoffs 3rd. Duque has the playoff numbers But Contreras has earned it lately 4th Question Garcia starts game 3

People Rooney ain't comming back, I don't know why even try. It is a nice gesture don't get me wrong and rooney is very good but the decision is made.

Latino in tha House

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 3, 2005 -> 02:21 AM) ? I'm asking myself the same question

QUOTE(Bridgeport Sox @ Sep 3, 2005 -> 02:01 AM) Dennis Kamradt

Ok Ok I'll sign.. Juan del Pueblo

QUOTE(the People's Champ @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 11:35 PM) And his name is Juan Uribe. Lets give it up for Juan, I've been waiting for him to swing the bat like that all year. 3-4 with two doubles and 2 RBI's today. 2-3 yesterday, hopefully he can catch fire all the way through October. Lets not forget about the game A.J. had either, 3-3 with 2 doubles a dinger and 3 RBI. Fantastic game by both of these guys. With performances like these it wont take long to forget about that guy we all wanted from Cincy, what was his name again???? To Juan and A.J. Bout Time Hurricane Juan started to hit

(Started by Yahtzee) http://www.petitiononline.com/rooney/petition.html

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 2, 2005 -> 01:11 AM) What teams out there will offer a starting spot to Gload, who's a hitter the wrong side of 30, and doesn't hit for power at a position where it's a premium FWIW? Wrong side of 30?? Ross is 29 Years Old, he was born april 5th 1976 http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gloadro01.shtml

Pretty good one for a Pol hater :rolly

QUOTE(SnB @ Sep 2, 2005 -> 12:32 AM) no one can blame him for feeling like that. if he's not here next year, good luck to him, i wish we wouldn't have treated him so badly The guy got hurt, what else does he want. Cry me a river...

I think he is cause he was on the DL.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 03:15 AM) I am just still wondering how Josh sold this section of the board to someone.

:headshake Dammit this is a serious thread

QUOTE(hi8is @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 01:32 AM) once i start posting about writing about poop on walls with crayons in any section, please promptly kill it all its worth has died and will never return ok, with that said, i shall now go into every soxtalk forum and subsaquent forum and post about s*** and crayons. good day to you ladies and gents. "oh, by the way, i am avalible for childrens parties." Huh!! Stay off the Bacardi

Even tho i hate polls i'll make one myself. Sould this section of SOxtalk die?

QUOTE(Chifananthony @ Aug 31, 2005 -> 08:09 PM) With all the hoopla about this special season, it all comes down to this. If KW does not bring us a quality bat by the deadline the organization has failed us. This Griffey thing smaks of the sox not wanting to take enough of his salary to consumate a deal. Where there's a will there's a way. I could care less about prospects. When u have a chance to go to the series u do whatever it takes to get those players. Even if u overpay its understood. IF WE DO NOT GET HELP WE WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, AND THIS WOULD BE A BIGGER CHOKE JOB THAN THE '69 FLUB CHOKE. KENNY DONT LET US DOWN!!!!!! Chill out Rook, you're gonna get a heart attack

So this guy judges a player cause he doesn't hit home runs? What a baffon. Yeah Hank Blaylock is over rated, Yeah the Best Defensive 3rd baseman in the game is overrated, Yeah and Grienke he's soo overrated he's 22 and in the Bigs pitching for a sucky Royals team, Oh yeah Ichiro too, Cause he doesn't hit for power or Walk, Who in the hell needs to walk when you never K and hit an average of 220 hits per season. Overrated Yeah Dayn Perry as a Baseball writer, what a moron.

OUCH. THAT HURT MY EYES

That's were scouting comes in. I don't think the SOx have been the most productive in that sense. You do mention some good names. But how long has it been since the Sox drafted, Developed an impact player? A so called Stud? 1989 And that was Frank Thomas and Early 90's when Maggs came around and still Maggs wasn't an impact player Like Frank

QUOTE(spiderman @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 08:06 PM) I thin it's becoming obvios that the White Sox played over their heads in the first half of the season. In the 2nd half, I think a couple points have been solidified, and I'd like to see what White Sox fans here think: 1) I know the price tag is high, and other teams haven't made significant moves, but Kenny Williams needs to do something to upgrade this lineup - even if just gives Ozzie Guillen another bat off the bench, anything! I realize Dmitri Young (or someone similar to him) isn't going to carry a ballclub, but he could be a contributor - right now, playing non-hitters like Geoff Blum, Juan Uribe, Timo Perez, Joe Crede, etc. from basically 6-9, 7-9 in the lineup regularly puts a lot of pressure on the top 6 hitters to do score most/all of the runs, and those guys aren't the type of players capable of doing that. 2) As we stand, the offense is pathetic. They do not have a #3 hitter in the lineup, and most of the hitters are #6 or #7 hitters (Dye, Everett, Rowand, Pierzyinski) in a good lineup. They don't usually put up more than a few runs in a game, putting tremendous pressure on the pitching staff to overcome the lack of run production. 3) Mark Buerhle is not an ace - he is a good pitcher, but no more than #2 on a pitching staff. 4) Jon Garland is pitching how he did last season in the 2nd half. Not consistent at all. 5) Freddy Garcia is the same pitcher he's been over his career - he seems to rise up/down according to his competition. 6) The White Sox need to make a decision about their closer - Hermanson should have the job, but he obviously isn't healthy. The bullpen has pitched well, but down the stretch I think you have to either go with him, or DL him and hope the team makes the playoffs and gets him back healthier OR go with Bobby Jenks down the stretch. 7) With all that, the problem isn't the pitching - yes, it has been uneven, but it can't be expected to win every game 3-2, 4-3. It has not been very often that the White Sox have won comfortably. - I'm not even sure the White Sox make the playoffs anymore. Sure, they still have a 6.5 game lead, and things could be even worse, but this team doesn't have an ace, is getting up and down performances for Garland, and has a closer who's injured, and haven't been depending on as much. The hitting is just not getting the job done, end of story. If they do make the playoffs, I see a first round, playoff exit. -- Feel free to offer your thoughts/commentary vs. my points, and let me add two more points - I don't think I'm overreacting - this has been going now for about 50 games, and, lastly, I'm a big White Sox fan, and watching this fall apart is really disappointing. Looking forward to good discussion. :headshake :banghead

I meant to say Drafted and Developed to the Bigs. Sorry i got a call on my Mobile and shortened my answer