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QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) Why the hell are you complaining about Juan Uribe while he's hitting .306 since the ASB with a .818 OPS? At least complain while he's sucking for gods sake. He's one of the best defensive shortstops in the league, and although his throws haven't been the best as of late, he's still among the top of the list. He's always been a streaky hitter, this is nothing new. Deal with it, its not like he killed your firstborn or something. Wow, so I can't dislike a guy here can I. Why don't you beach out the people that hate Podsednik then? I dislike Uribe; he's a terrible hitter. Deal with it. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:53 PM) It's not difficult. Seriously, his golden blonde hair is attractive, and I am a very straight kind of guy. Haha, hes so awesome.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:50 PM) We're winning 8-3. I know, but hes still one of the worst hitters in the game. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) Brian better watch out or he'll be batting .225 sooner than he thinks. Stud. I seriously might be developing a mancrush on the guy.

Exciting game though, very encouraging that we can jump out on the guy early. Other than the first two innings (I missed them both) Contreras looks good. Everyone on offense is clicking, except Uribe and Konerko, so its very encouraging. Brian fishing Anderson. Seriously, I love that guy.

Woo hoo, first pitch double play for Uribe QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:47 PM) Uribe is by far less valuable than Anderson. Good thing he brought his A game on D tonight.

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QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:16 PM) Where's Thome by the way? Tendenitis.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:14 PM) Count's given up 3 runs in the first 2 innings? What's going on? Some Elite Defense by Uribe extended an inning. ELITE!

I see Mr. Uribe created another error, and a run scored due to it. ELITE!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) Last year pre Jim Thome this might have been worth considering, but right now, we have plenty of offense signed long term, and we have to make sure we have the money to pay this team. Don't forget we still have to work on an extension for Buehrle soon. Extend Buehrle? Are you nuts?! HE'S TERRIBLE!

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:05 PM) Can't believe we stood pat. I can't either, I felt we really need a spark SOMEWHERE.

YAY! No Trades...

So, doesn't look like we'll make any moves...

I would love this trade, if it was B-Mac for Jones. Problem is the money..

QUOTE(zygoat @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) we should stay away from miggy. He has been in steroid talks and i would take bmac over miggy for a couple reasons. 1. Bmac is goign to be a stud in 3 years, miggy might be in jail 2. We dont need a big bat in this lineup, we need someone who can pitch the ball and get people out 3. Our lineup would have too many superstar hitters and would look just like 2004, big names, no pitching It would look way different from 2004. The lineup would rock the 2004 one.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:52 PM) Owner, he's the owner. And that's the biggest problem. He doens't let the GM do what's best for the team. He interferes. He's the owner? What the HELL is he thinking?! That makes it even worse! Ugh, I should have read the article more closely. My bad.

If that trade rumor was true, then Peter Angelos is the worst GM in the history of everything. You do that trade, and you don't think twice about it. Period. I also have moved the O's up the list of "Worst Franchises in the History of Sports," now up there with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

QUOTE(My Dixie Normus @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) I don't get this one... especially the second part of it. Shelton fell off the face of the earth in June but rebounded with a .289 avg. in July. Not the numbers he was putting up early but certainly survivable on most clubs. I guess it is not so much that they wanted to add a bat but that the guy was just sent down. I thought he was a bigger part of this club than that. Guess not. Just goes to show the "what have you done for me lately" aspect of professional sports. Tis a shame.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 11:32 PM) Oh well, so what? Not every player has the eye of Albert Pujols. You're doing what bad teams do. They look at what a player can't do, rather than what they can do. We have a SS who plays elite defense at one of the most important defensive positions, and who hits for a good amount of power. Is his streakiness bothersome? Sure -- but it's not like he's paid to be a superstar. He's getting paid a reasonable amount of cash, and he's a pretty solid value for what he does. I am still not convinved of this "elite" status for Uribe that everyone seems so eager to give to him. Sure, he makes some incredible plays every now and then, some that are just mind blowing, and he has an amazing arm, but I am just not so conviced with his range. I think he is sometimes caught out of place, or misses balls that some elite shortstops would get either up the middle or to his right. Sorry, but thats just the way I feel. And about his "eye of Albert Pujols," I am not expecting those kinds of numbers at all, but Uribe's OBP is just plainfully ridiculous, and not in a good way. At .271, he is the second lowest of all SS with over 300 ABs. Angel Berrora is right below him at .270. And of all players in MLB, he ranks 510th in OBP. Now, this is with EVERY player included, even the ones with 2 AB and pitches, but still, 510th is pretty damn horrendus. And I can't even begin to tell you how frustrating it is to see him swing at the first pitch, and make an out. I wouldn't mind it every once and a while, but he does it an insane amount of times. There are certain times when you just HAVE to take a pitch. If its your first AB against a new pitcher, if the guy is struggling, or if the guy is on top of his game, you have to take a pitch. Now, I'm sorry if you guys disagree, but Juan Uribe has one of the worst eyes in the entire league. If he could just learn to take pitches, get on base, and create more runs (runs scored for himself, not RBIs) then I would not have any beef with him, as his defense is solid enough (and hes great, just not elite). Rip me all you like. Thank you. QUOTE(champ @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 10:53 PM) This team is good enough to go all the way...whether they play like they can, and do it, is another story. But filling holes, that are not really holes (like LF), and ruining the future of the organization is not what you want to do. LF is a the biggest hole on this team right now. It's not so much that he, Podsednik, is attrocious in the field with a weak arm and bad reads on the balls, but its the fact that he is our leadoff hitter. He is not doing very well at the plate either, in terms of leadoff hitters. I would expect my leadoff hitter to have an OBP of atleast .370, and he just isn't at that anymore. Yes, he only leads off the game once, but the role of the top of the order is to get on for the big guys to drive home. If he isn't getting on that much, he isn't creating enough runs. Another factor is his bad stolen base percentage. I believe it is just around 69%, and that is not what we need at all. If he were up closer to 80-85%, I would be much happier with him. But the way it is now, if he gets on base, he seems to get either picked off or throw out quite a bit. And I think it has to do with the groin injury he suffered at the end of August last year, because up to that point, he was an awesome leadoff hitter with a great stolen base percentage. Ever since that stint on the DL, he just hasn't looked like the old Scotty Pods we grew to love.

QUOTE(bulokis @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) The guy I would want is Oliver Perez, he is struggling mightily and currently in the minors the last time I looked. Maybe Coop can bring him back to his old form. Oh god, not another Cooper project. He has his hands full with the current pitching staff, no need for more projects.

QUOTE(Jake @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 08:56 PM) I feel like we're back on the upswing. I don't, but luckily we have the Royals next series.

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QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:45 PM) Tito, c'mon now, out of all the problems this team has now, you call out Uribe? We're fine with Uribe at SS. He's been one of our best hitters since June 15th. Actually, I was calling out Podsednik. I just threw in Uribe too. And think how much better he would be if he had plate discipline. Then we'd be talking about a real hitter.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 05:34 PM) Seriously though, how can you say Juan Uribe doesn't belong on a playoff caliber team? Because he is way too streaky at the plate. He has no plate discipline. I believe he has around 10 walks ALL SEASON. He has a terrible OBP. Sure, he's got pretty good fielding skills, but sometimes I think he makes lazy throws and causes errors that REALLY should have been outs if he would have just took his time.

July: Massive underachieving by nearly every aspect of the team. June was good.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 05:04 PM) Uribe's hit .316/.329/.624 the last 6 weeks as the Sox went in the crapper. Anderson's hit .284/.326/.432 over that span. Anderson and Uribe aren't the problem. It's completely naive to think that two of the best defenders at their respective positions should be replaced while they're hitting as they are. THEY'RE NOT THE PROBLEM! If anything, you should be calling for them to stop hitting. The Sox won more games that way. I know Anderson is not the problem, but Uribe is WAY to inconsistent. I think LF is the biggest problem on the non-pitching side of the team right now. Obviously, starting pitching has been the biggest overall problem lately.