Harry Chappas

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 09:34 PM) Prediction on lineup tomorrow: Pierre Vizquel Rios Konerko AJP Quentin Teahen Ramirez Kotsay Looks right. I bet Harden goes at least six with 10 strikeouts

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) At this point, I just hope we don't suck enough to kill our payroll next year. I have no doubt the Twins will win the AL Central, as everything has come together for them this season (besides Nathan). Sadly I can accept the Twins are better and the Sox may not make the playoffs. The thing that irritates me is that this is just a s*** product with a manager that is proving he is unable to evaluate a flawed thought process. Oh and Mark will get the bejesus hit out of him this weekend as the Yankees pound the crap out of him.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 01:14 PM) Not sure who would argue that he isn't better than Sopel, Hendry, or Byfuglien? A couple of pages back I said that Sopel was playing the best of any defenseman and as far as defense goes I still believe this. Check out his TOI, especailly on the PK. In the game where Nashville had a 5 on 3 the puck was on his side for about 30 seconds and they did not get a SOG. He also played the most minutes in the 5 minute kill and created the game winning shot. I thought Sopel was an utter waste of money but the guy does what he is currently doing it well. He can not move or shot but he gets the s*** kicked out him and he hangs in there. I am not sure why I am fighting the Brent Sopel battle but I think he is playing as well as anyone. Buff is in a bad spot and Hendry wasn't getting any time. I think Bickell can do what Buff did last year.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 16, 2010 -> 11:51 AM) And anyone who gets MLB Network and is still watching Baseball Tonight there's something seriously wrong with. I'll put Mitch Williams up against anyone who's ever appeared on Baseball Tonight with confidence that Mitch will significantly out entertain, inform and hold your interest over multiple shows. Quick Pitch is great and the Sunday show that recaps the weekend series as a whole is good......when your team plays well. On a nightly basis MLB Network is also almost liek havingthe MLB package. They seem to be NYY/Bos neutral. All of their on air talent is good.

What a terrible deal.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 09:35 AM) Not saying Pods is even remotely competent in the field but have you ever seen Pierre's arm? Yes I saw it yesterday. He threw the ball from in front of the track to second on the double the throw was not accurate but it was no where near as bad as a Pods attempt at throwing. I also saw him make it to Teahen on a fly to cut down the tying run in the ninth from the track. I think his arm is fine below average but fine.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 11:12 AM) Thornton was warming to come into the game. They didn't want him to, but they also wanted to win that game. If Bobby gave up the tying run, Thornton would have been in. I think we are saying the same thing.

This series has been losing interest more and more. They are big games but no where near as intense as they used to be. This is lame though if you ask me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) Actually it was the opposite in his case. Ozzie said after Matt went 2.1 on Friday that he wasn't pitching Saturday, and didn't want him to pitch on Sunday either if he could help it. I know but Thorton was warming in the pen and it was not soft toss. I am not sure why he was throwing but Linebrink and Pena were up in 6th and 7th to get their work in.

anyone see the play yesterday, exact same WS play where the runner is not even at third and Pods has the ball....yesterday he did not even try to throw the guy out at home Pierre nails the runner at second if the throw is on the bag yesterday. Pierre's arm is fine out there.

Couple of things. Because of the off day, many RP were throwing in the pen to get work in. Thorton was one of them. He was throwing in the 9th and ready to go. The thing about Jenks, Byrnes was not swinging until he had two strikes. The pitch to Kotchman had great movement unfortunatly he did not get it inside enough and it broke out over the plate. Rios needed to catch the ball in center he seems to be aware of he wall. Danks is the White Sox best pitcher. Will Greg Walker get any credit for the work he did with Rios if he has a year to match his salary?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 01:53 AM) Harder of course. Vancouver is probably who we will play next (barring a collapse) and they actually have an offense (Sedins-Burrows line have been amazing all year) to go along with their defense. Kesler, Raymond, etc.. those guys are tough and Luongo can steal a game if need be. (though Kane has his number.. ) IMO, they are not a good match for us as they always play us tough with their style. Should be a fun rematch for them though regardless and for us. Getting to be a pretty sick rivalry. And if we happen to win that series, we might play SJ (though we match up well against them) or Detroit in the WCF, so this cup run won't be a cake walk. I think on a match-up basis alone the Hawks match up well against Vancover as oppossed to Nashville. The Preds seem to be able to do what it takes to get the Hawks off their game.

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 03:06 AM) With so few picks in this draft you gotta wonder why one of them was a QB.. If Cutler gets hurt they are done so it was a wasted pick. If they could develop him and trade him in a few years that would be fine but the Bears have not done this since around the time of WWII so that is not likely. In the end this is a wasted pick. In years when they had no good starter at QB a pick like this would make sense.....having Orton as a starter, this pick would make sense. I am sure he and Cutler will not be traded tips. The D2 O lineman looks good and hopefully Tice is good at his job. Their draft is the same year after year. Grab a safety and d-lineman and then grab a couple of guys that are stretch picks. Rumor is Angelo is going to step into a consultant role and the guy from Seattle will become the GM.....you know, the guy that thought that Hutch was not worth money and gave it to the washed up RB instead.

I thouhgt they were on at 6 and just saw that they won

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 09:56 AM) Even after signing Peppers, they let Brown and O-Gun go and had Adams die. That's 3 linemen out, 1 in, 2 if you count moving Adams. Didn't they draft two DE guys last year and have drafted one every year for the last four.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) Link Juan Cruz will be on the cubs by nightfall.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) I actually don't think there is any possibility that the Dolphins draft a QB. I know they've been shopping Thigpen, but he's a decent backup, Pennington is a good backup, and, quite frankly, Pat White is a good backup as a Michael Vick lite. There's just no way they would draft either Clausen or McCoy unless they fell to, like, the 4th or 5th round, and that won't happen. Thinking about Colt McCoy, he reminds me of Trent Edwards when he was coming out - good at a lot of things, not great at anything. Edwards has had like 2 more shoulder surgeries since then and his arm strength seems to be shot. I still think the Bills should look into getting Campbell from Washington and then drafting a developmental QB like Skelton. McNabb is to injury prone for them to move Campbell

Wish I had the dough for the ones that are out there. Lower level row six on the blueline. Yikes.

QUOTE (scotty22hotty @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 12:19 PM) KW could have easily signed any of these guys.... BA/OBP/SLG DH Matsui .302/.380/.587 DH Damon .327/.431/.400 DH Vlad .327/.367/.418 also Podsednik .449/.526/.469 Though its also sad when our best hitter(maybe top 3) is making 500k a year and is playing DH w/ 10 gold gloves. None of those guys Play the defense required to be a rotating DH.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 10:19 AM) Why might those guys be starting too often? It couldn't be because Beckham and Rios haven't been hitting any better than Vizquel and Kotsay, could it? Those two are the future regadless of how bleak it may be Omar and Kotsay are not and if you think playing them is a good thing I do not know what to tell you. If they served the roles they were signed for I would be fine but they are in the lineup way too often thus I think they shoudl be realeased. That and they both are worthless but keep thinkingthey will get better because ozzeroo thinks they will.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 10:16 AM) Because you know what will save this team? Better backups. But these guys are not back ups they are starting too often, that is the problem. Beckham and Rios do not need two days off out of four.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 10:11 AM) this team needs something that will rock it to its core, shock the sh*t out of them and cause them to refocus. That could be a firing, big player trade, something. It should be a DFA of Omar and Kotsay but it will not.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2010 -> 09:17 AM) You're arguing that Donny Lucy is part of the solution. Read the whole post I said he was not a long term option but he was actually having god at bats I guess that means nothing as it does not with guillen. I never saw Lucy play and he could suck but he was doing some good which is beter than the year plus of swinging at the first strike we see mentally. I AM NOT SAYING PLAY LUCY OVER AJ what I am saying is if Castro was healthy he would have twice as many at bats as Lucy and would be facing every leftie they face and I never saw him have a good at bat. Lucy is also as good defensively as AJ. I guess the ground out on the first pitch is just what this team needs nightly.

I have sided with JR and understand his philosophy but I am tired of being told I need to support the s*** product if I want them to spend. I should not have to watch this team because it has a $100M payroll. This team is not worth watching as guillen trots out two guys that I would not want to see in the independent league. I know Lucy is not a long term option but when he was hitting the ball he should have played. Now he will rot away as we watch AJ look like s*** play on Sunday go 0-4 and not play again for a week as AJ swings at first pitch and the ball never leaves the infield.

This is all guillen doing his lovie smith letting us know he is smarter than everyone.