Capn12

Hey..someone noticed I was back!! hehe...been kinda MIA since the debachle that was the 2003 season. Yes, I'm back, and yes I'll be defending Billy Koch as long as I can also. I don't ever get to see Soxtalk until 1130 pm or so EST, so all teh excitement is usually over by then.

John Rocker= biggest headcase in baseball of his time. His problems are FAR from just being baseball concerned.

um...97. If someone who throws 97 is "thru", our whole pitching staff is toast.

That maybe one of the funniest things I've read in a while... You are saying that Koch sucked in ST, but Shinjo "didnt blow up" ? WTF, we were watching 2 different White SOx Spring Training squads I guess. Until the end of ST, Koch had looked damn good, and was spotting his pitches. Shinjo, well at no point did he really look like the "demi-God" that people overseas claim him to be. Koch is the closer. Ozzie f***ed up yesterday. Next?

What the hell...how can you people write off Koch because he gave up a fisted double to score a run that wasnt his responsibility. A Billy Koch that can throw 97, and get it inside on left handed hitters, is a helluva lot better than the Billy Koch of 2003. Damnit, I find it so funny that no one bothers to b**** and whine about the fact that Damaso Marte sucked f***ing balls yesterday. I guess hating Koch and being an antagonist is still the cool thing to do on Soxtalk. Good evening.

Yeah Cheat, IMO everyone should be hosting their own sig images anyways. Thats alot of stress on bandwidth when so many image files are stored on Soxtalk. Now....I need a new sig Cheat...

I heard he got traded for Julio Ramirez, the ghost of Mike Caruso, and 4 packs of Big League Chew

brings a new definition to teh term "manufactured music" huh?

Disagree. Anyone that watched Billy throw this spring knows that he has started introducing some movement to his pitches. And his offspeed pitches were hitting his targets off the plate. He lokoed good in his early spring appearances. Now, here lately, indeed he has been pretty bad. I'm hoping its a situation of where Spring Training is just wearing on these guys. Hell, Marte and Politte has the same problems today, and we have argued the case for both of them to be closer too. Lets relax, and see what happens on April 6th guys.

Rest assured BH...i'm here watching on mlb.tv with ya!!! And I'm currently at work. Go Devil Rays!!!

Theres no question that Shoeneweis has been nothing short of craptacular so far this spring, but I'll still reserve judgement until I see him flounder in his first 2-3 starts. Then I'll begin to wonder. I think honestly we know what to expect from Buehrle, and Loaiza can at least win 15 IMO. My boy JonnyG will be strong this year. That leaves Schoen and Danny Wright....2 BIG question marks at the back end of our rotation.

1 IP, 1 ER.....OMG thats a horrid outing!!! Give it a break guys. Let Koch at least do someting in the regular season before you bury him. I know its gonna happen anyways.(The burying, not necessarily the bad things)

I find it hard to believe that Dransfeldt has a shot at making this team....but if Gload is already in, then I'm not sure we need Burke as a 3rd catcher/1B type. We may need the Dransfeldt type of third baseman/shortstop. In other news, nice to see my guy Jonny G getting on track. I'm predicting big things for Jonny G and my boy AaRow in 2004!!!

I dunno about that Steff...before yesterday, like i said earlier, Koch has actually presented pretty good control. Actually, he has been spotting his off-speed stuff quite well. I have confidence that he can control his stuff if he is throwing 93-95. If Billy knows he can get it back to 97+, I fear that he will start the "I'll throw it by you" mentality, and we'll see some screaming lasers going out the other way.

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Yeah, i was listening to the Brewers announcers. They said Billy got one uo around 97. Honestly, I'm not sure we wanna see that, because before today, Koch had been doing a damn fine job of getting his breaking pitches to hit spots he needed to. I'm afraid that if he discovers he can hot 96-97, its back to "Hey, I can throw this fastball right by you" mentality, and we will see some 450 ft lasers going the other way.

No doubt...one of those songs that you can't put a lifespan on. It is one that speaks through the years, of its simplistic idea.....Imagine the way things could be. Still one of my favorites to hear, anytime.

Yeah, a spread with Jessica, The Olsen Twins, Amanda Bynes, Hillary Duff...WHEN OF AGE I MEAN, would be one of the best selling, if not THE best selling issues ever.

Wow I wanted to get to Arizona this year, but with a Vegas trip looming in 4 weeks, it wasn't economically feasible. The nly time I've ever been to ST was back in 1992 in good ole Saeasota. I loved that place. To a 15 year old(at the time), I was amazed that I could go outside the main park, and have 3 other games goin on AND see teh MLB guys that weren't playing in the main game that day getting some BP in. That was the first time I stood beside Black Jack...jeez he is a tall guy, or maybe its because I was 15 :>)

Hmm, lemme try to remember... Challenger Explosion- 3rd Grade, on the bus headed home. We were 8, so we didn't really understand the consequences of what just happened. 9/11 - Actually, was at my dentist for a cleaning. Each exam room had its own TV, and we just sat there watching, in shock. My dad passing away- Was staying over at a friends house out of town. My moms best friend came to pick me up at his house, and wouldnt talk to me at all. I asked why my mom didn't pick me up, and my moms friend stated crying. I knew something bad was going on.

No way in hell i'm trading Rauch and Koch for Jarrod Washburn. Wash is making alot of money, and I'm not sure if he is even signed after 2004. I'd rather give Borchard to them myself.

............................. Ouch. Boo My signature at your own discretion.

If we could swing a deal for Washburn, and somehow get Anaheim to pay a small part of that contract, I could move someone like Joe Borchard. As much of a question mark as Borchard is right now, I'd have to make a move like that. Well, that also depends on Washburn's status contract-wise after 2004. Someone find that out for us...

I think Koch could throw 250 MPH and strike out 6 guys per inning, and some of you wouldn't be happy. WTF...so he isn't throwing 98 MPH now. Did you watch him pitch today? Koch is spotting his breaking pitch perfectly off the outside of the plate to righties, and not hanging any fastballs dead center of the plate. Deal with it, Billy is our man, and as long as he gets guys out without giving up runs, he should be.....whether he throws 90 MPH, or 290 MPH.

Heres my setup of the pen: LH Specialist: Kelly Wunsch RH Specialist: Mike Jackson LH Setup: Damaso Marte RH Setup: Shinjo Takatsu RH: Cliff Politte RH Long Reliever: Jason Grilli Closer: Billy Koch Depends on who Ozzie decides is the 5th starter, which at this point should definately be Danny Wright till he proves otherwise. I can certainly live with that bullpen at this point. Getting Marte/Takatsu/Koch at the end of a game could be a great thing for Sox fans.