Harry Chappas

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) i guess hopefully cleveland will go to the pen here soon so we can rough them up some more Sox do not win when trailing after 6. They do not hit bullpen pitching. Tell KW to play better at home and fans may come out. I am 3-13 on the year and they have been outscored 104-52.

It is amazing how bad this team hits at home.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) There is no way you deal Beckham. Sorry. That is where the conversation will end as that is the Jays biggest need. The Jays are trading Halladay for a sure thing to fit in with their young talent. Beckham is the closest thing the Sox have to that. His contract is not that the Sox can get him for the suspect prospects that they were for Peavy. Sorry but Flowers, Poreda and Richard are not getting you the best pitcher in baseball.

I trade Beckham for Halladay. I also include Fields for Rolen and cash.

What may have been an interesting ninth is now pointless.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 02:35 PM) This will be a tough loss to swallow. We needed this game in case Richard, the weak link of the rotation, pitched poorly tomorrow. Sadly giving out the outs on the bases early in the game is what has cost this team dearly today.

John Bale and his 7.15 ERA gets two pop outs to the pinch hitters.

Ramirez has no business playing short any longer. The defense is killing this team right now.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 11:57 AM) Why bench Thome when he was finally starting to hit the ball. I could understand if a lefty was on the mound, but this game has a bad start already, and Hochevar has been pitching well lately. That move seems to have hurt already.

I have been overly negative but he had a nice series and should be playing ahead of Anderson at this point....I can't believe I typed that.

I thought we'd see Wise today after the nice game yesterday. I also thought Fields would be a good guy for Wells as the fastball is meh.

Or Kuroda and his ERA of 6.....oh wait sorry wrong premise.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 11:24 AM) I thought it was modeled after Yankee Stadium? Since JR was from New York.... I thought it was Royal Stadium..... I also thought the Cubano thing was for international play and that he was a SS for the Cuban league. He was brought in to play CF by the Sox not short with the idea of extending OC. I think he is back in CF soon.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 07:07 AM) Most outstanding player of the College World Series, nuff said. But he looks to take too many walks which with his speed is bulls***. He needs to over swing as the ball flies out of the cell for the 25 hot games in which they play there.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 26, 2009 -> 02:48 AM) According to some internet news outlets and the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Michael Jackson may have left the rights to the 200 Beatles songs that he owned; to Paul McCartney, in his will. That would be a classy move and nice F U to Yoko.

The attendance while bad was a perfect storm. A lot of casual fans that look at the Dodger series as intriguing also had nice road options as Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Chicago in the last couple of weeks as well as the cub series. Real bad decision to charge what they did. Ozeroo is right on with his Carrasco comments. He could be the most valuable guy out there right now in the trade market.

Today was yet another game where a weak bench was the downfall of this team.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 02:50 PM) I was apparently in a coma when DeRosa had a HOF career or won a world series with the Cubs, the hack fans are treating him like he's Griffey coming back to Seattle. Oh well, it's funny because it's a gigantic FU to Hendry cubs version of Rowand Also the Pedro talk is in regard to Harden, I think there is something there and he is not long for staying in the rotation.

QUOTE (Adele_H @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 01:17 PM) Ramirez footwork and attitude leave much to be desired so far thi season....... have his haters looked what the hotdog Orlando Cabrera been doing defensively lately? Not only as he not able to make near the spectacular plays Alexei does, he makes just as many bone-headed mishaps for Oakland. Conclusion: Ramirez is the SS of the future and the decision not to bring OCab was a good one. I think he and Beckham will switch positions next year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 18, 2009 -> 10:01 PM) Maggs is getting benched. He hasn't hit for power and he's in the same boat Frank Thomas was in with the Blue Jays last year. A huge option becomes vested if he gets enought plate appearances. Personally, I think its good for the Sox. Maggs would eventually start mashing. At the end ofhe day, which is near. letting Maggs go for Dye was another of the KW moves that were masterful. Either he is really lucky or just good. Would Dye and Dotel for Dickerson be a good move?

QUOTE (hawkubes @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 09:11 AM) This thread is ridiculous. It's one bad outing. The only reason this team has been able to stay afloat is the outstanding bullpen, and Scott Linebrink has been a huge part of it. I can't believe how quickly everybody turns on a player. This was a tough loss and I'm as pissed off about it as anyone, but I have no doubt Linebrink will bounce back and I sure as hell don't want him sent down (which will never happen but has been suggested) or traded away for cents on the dollar. Not one bad outing, 5 straight. After the Colon Sunday game against the Indians which Wes Whisler ended any hope of winning after the Ramirez home run, Linebrink has lost two games, allowed inherited runners to score or gave up a run to blow two shut outs and that debacle yesterday. Wednesday Jake Fox took him to the ivy and Anderson saved that game. The Friday Brewer game was also Dotel and Carrasco. Up until yesterday Thorton had not pitched in any of the games I have alluded to other than to clean up Linebrink's mess.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2009 -> 09:27 AM) I'm looking forward to seeing the complaints about the lineup tonight. Really nothing Ozzie can do. Sure there is, move Wise and bring up a player with potential whether it is Kroger, Cook or Danks, I do not care. They should have signed David Delluici if they want a s***ty veteran. Actually Nix should play right over Wise.

Am I the only one that looks at baseball like football currently. The Yankess should have been swept at home by the Nats becasue they couldn't hit. I am not sure whether to be buyers or sellers but other then the aforementioned Nats, O's, and Padres, every team has a shot at winning it all. I am not trading Jose to save money as they did with Durham.

Thorton needs to get it down or the game will be over.

Sadly this puts the cubs back on the map as a team that can come back late in games. They get the Indians now who are terrible.