JoshPR

It was different those days. You showboated Bob Gibson and you had a permanent Rawlins baseball in your coconut

I saw Scheider 4 times this past week and he's a good catcher who throws well to the bases.Got some power not much of an average but hell i'll take it

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Why would the Sox wanna be involved in a three way deal sending Randy Johnson to a possible playoff Rival? Doesn't make sense. Red Sox fans are paranoid and if Kenny does this deal he needs to be shot and hung by his balls

It's Bulls***

Ahem.... Read what it says again, What year i'm I talking about??? Wasn't he oft injured before getting to the Sox??? I'm not talking about his tenure with the sox, I'm talking that we got an Oft Injured player... 1995 Injured 1996 Full Season 1997 Injured 1998 Injured and plattoned 1999 Injured... Hmmmm isn't that Oft Injured?

A key trade for talented but off injured Shortstop Jose Valentin and a on-field brawl with the Detroit Tigers brought this team togheter and when no one expected it the Sox Finished first 95-67, 5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians, ending Cleveland’s Reign of 5 straight years winning the Central. Frank Thomas made a comeback to his old form hitting .328 while smacking 43 homers and driving in 143 runs, Magglio Ordoñez shined again with a .315 average while hitting 32 homers and driving in 126 runs. First baseman Paul Konerko (.298) had 21 homers and 97 RBI’s. Carlos Lee (.301) added 24 homers and 92 RBI’s while Shortstop Jose Valentin had the finest season of his Carrer hitting .275 adding 25 homers and 93 RBI’s. Lead off Hitter Ray Durham (.280) hit 17 homers and stole 25 bases, Chris Singleton (.254) fell off from his rookie season but added 22 steals. Another key Addition was the signing of third baseman Herbert Perry who was waived by Tampa Bay, Perry hit .308 with the Sox and played solid defense. On the Piching front Lefthander Mike Sirotka (15-10) led the team in wins and ERA (3.69) Right hander James Baldwin was 14-7 and won the all star game. Lefty Jim Parque was 13-6. Veteran Cal Eldred came back after a series of Elbow injuries to post a 10-2 record but was re-injured. 2 righthanders Kip Wells (6-9) and rookie Jon Garland (4-8) pitched well at times. In the Bullpen Bobby Howry had 7 saves starting the season as the teams closer but eventually lost his job to Keith Foulke who had 34 saves and a 2.93 ERA. Lefty Mark Buherle (4-1) came up after the all star break and helped in the pen. But the Sox who led the Major league’s in runs scored with 978 lost the Division Playoffs to the Mariners 3 games to none. After the Season manager Jerry Manuel was Named manager of the year.

Another rebuilding year for the Sox with the Motto “ The Kids can Play”, the Sox finished second 75-87, 21.5 games behind the leading Cleveland Indians. Right Fielder Magglio Ordoñez had a breakout season with a .301 average while smacking 30 homers and 117 RBI’s . Frank Thomas struggled through a calf injury and eventually was shut down for the rest of the season, Thomas hit .305 but for the first time in his carrer failed to hit over 20 homers and drive in 100 runs, hitting only 15 homers and driving in 77. Second baseman Ray Durham (.296) hit 13 homers and stole 34 bases. Two more rookies came up to the Sox and showed promise, Center Fielder Chris Singleton (.300) hit 17 homers and brought home 72 runs while Left Fielder Carlos Lee (.293) hit 16 homers and drove in 82 runs. First baseman Paul Konerko was solid hitting .294 and was second in homers with 24 and drove in 84 runs. Catcher Brook Fordyce hit .300. Shortstop Mike Caruso who fell off from his rookie season struggled in the field and with the bat hitting .250. Pitching was the problem again with Jaime Navarro (8-13) having another horrible season with a 6.09 ERA, James Baldwin was 12-13 and Mike Sirotka was 11-13, Lefty Jim Parque struggled with an Injury to a finger and ended up 9-15, John Snyder went 9-12. The positive of the pitching staff was the bullpen led by Bobby Howry who had 28 saves and righthander Keith Foulke adding 9, Rookie longman Sean Lowe had 4 wins.

Everett?? No way, He's FAT and outta shape, No thanks

Jay Marriotti Demoliton Night

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A rebuilding year for the Sox, as the team was never a serious contender but still managed to finish 2nd (80-82) in a week AL central, 9 games behind the leading Indians. For the First time since 1990 Frank Thomas wasn’t the big star on offense having the worst season average wise in his carrer. Thomas hit .265 with 29 homers and 109 RBI’s. The big star on offense was leftfielder Albert Belle who hit .328 with a club record 49 homers and 152 RBI’s and adding 48 doubles. 3rd Baseman Robin Ventura came back from injury and hit .263 with 21 homers and 91 RBI’s. Leadoff Hitter Ray Durham (.285) hit 19 homers and stole 36 bases. Rookie Magglio Ordoñez hit .282 with 14 homers and 65 RBI’s, while another Rookie Shortstop Mike Caruso hit .306 and stole 22 bases. CenterFielder Mike Cameron had trouble making contact and slumped to .210 with only 8 homers and stuck out 101 times. Rookie Jeff Abbott (.279) played well as a part timer and hit 12 homers and drove in 41 runs in only 244 at bats. On the Mound the team struggled, Jaime Navarro (8-16) was hit hard and ended up with a 6.36 ERA. James Baldwin was 13-6 but struggled too. Rookie Lefthander Mike Sirotka (14-15) led the team in Innings Pitched and Jason Bere made a comeback but was released July 16th. A couple of more Rookies Came up and pitched well, right hander John Snyder went 7-2 and Lefty Jim Parque 7-5. Out of the Bullpen Matt Karchner had 11 saves but was eventually traded to the Cubs and Bill Simas had 18 saves after taking over for Karchner and another rookie Bob Howry added 9.

I lived in ELGIN AND was 3 yeras old... Dammit i'm i the oldie Here????

Great thread

I remeber that one. What a Dolt

Anybody remember the time Bevington went for a pitching change and no one was warming up?? LOL!!!

You're not crazy, your nuts, Aurilia SUCKS. Good Night

Al through a freak Injury in spring training to 3rd baseman Robin Ventura and bad decisions by Management the Sox managed to stay in contention for most of the season, but on July 31st and with the Sox only 3.5 games behind owner Jerry Reinsdorf made a major trade with San Francisco saying no one would catch Cleveland and the Sox finished second (80-81) in the AL central 6 games behind the leader Cleveland Indians. Frank Thomas led the league in hitting with a .347 average hitting 35 homers and driving in 125 runs. Free agent Acquisition Albert Belle (.274) hit 30 homers and had 116 RBI’s but no other hitter had over 55 RBI’s. Designated Hitter Harold Baines hit .302 but was shipped off to Baltimore in another trade. Lead off hitter Tony Phillips (.310) was traded even sooner to Anaheim. Second Baseman Ray Durham (.271) had 33 steals and rookie center fielder Mike Cameron (.259) had 23. Dave Martinez continued his solid play off the bench with a .285 Average. Doug Drabeck was signed as a free agent and went 12-11 but with a high ERA of 5.74, Another Free Agent Pick-Up Jaime Navarro flopped and went 9-14. James Baldwin struggled too with a 5.25 ERA but finished 12-15. Lefty Wilson Alvarez (9-8), Veteran Danny Darwin (4-8) and Closer Roberto Hernandez (27 saves) were part of the mentioned trade that brought a package of young players to the Sox. Matt Karchner took over the closer role and had 15 saves. After the Season Manager Terry Bevington was fired and Replaced by Jerry Manuel

The sox made somewhat of a comeback in the AL central as they finished 85-77 2nd in the AL central 14.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians. Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, Harold Baines and Danny Tartabull were the hitting stars. Frank Thomas was second in the league in hitting with a .349 average while clubbing 40 homers and driving home 134 runs. Robin Ventura had the finest season of his carrer with the bat hitting .287 while hitting carrer highs in homers (34) and RBI’s (105) and won another Gold Glove. Baines had a solid return to the Sox hitting .311 with 22 homers and 95 RBI’s, Right fielder Danny Tartabull (.254) slowed by injuries previous seasons hit 27 homers and had 101 RBI’s. Ray Durham (.275) stole 30 bases and utility man Dave Martinez filled in nicely from the bench hitting .318 adding 10 homers and 53 RBI’s. Right hander Alex Fernandez was the staff ace after the trade of Jack McDowell to NY in the off season. Fernandez was 16-10 with a 3.45 ERA and led the team in strikeouts with 200. Lefty Wilson Alvarez (15-10) had a 4.22 ERA and Veteran Kevin Tapani was 13-10, The staff was rounded out by rookie James Baldwin who went 11-6 and was second in the Rookie of the year voting. Roberto Hernandez had a fine season out of the pen with 38 saves and a 1.91 ERA. Another rookie, Matt Karchner had 7 wins in relief.

Perez ain't a bad player, Perez is used to playing. Like Rowand give him some PT and he sould do well

After the success of the previous 4 seasons the Sox fell off and had a miserable season on the field finishing 68-76 3rd in the AL Central 32 games behind the leader Cleveland Indians. With the team 11-20 Gene LaMont was fired and replaced by Terry Bevington who ended up 57-56. Once again Frank Thomas led the team in Hits (152) batting average (.308) Homers (40) RBI’s (111) and walks (136), Robin Ventura continued his consistent play hitting .295 slugging 26 homers and bringing home 93 runs. Center Fielder Lance Johnson (.306) again led the league in triples (12) and right fielder Mike Devereaux hit .306 but was traded to Atlanta before the season ended. Utility man Dave Martinez hit .307. Righthander Alex Fernandez (12-8) was the only winner in double digits and led the team in strikeouts (159) and ERA (3.80) Lefty Wilson Alvarez (8-11) and righthander Jason Bere (8-15) struggled all season and ended up with a 7.19 ERA. Lefthander Jim Abbott (6-4) pitched well but was traded to Anaheim before the deadline. Out of the Bullpen Roberto Hernandez had 32 saves.

One of the most stupid ones was The Scout. Yeah right Brandan Fraser is gonna throw the nine innings on 90 pitches and K 27 That movie Sucked

Geena Davis Looks good in that Movie

Major League The Rookie was good but it was more of a story to inspire