Harry Chappas

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:16 AM) What if instead of going after a pitcher, KW is trying to acquire a dynamic young outfielder, and will go after Pence with a package of Poreda, Flowers, etc? I said that in the Oswalt thread, page 3. This is an easy way to rebuild a farm system and is a guy KW as been looking for, for years.

8-2 in the last 10. Pen is amazing Floyd coming around Thome is hot Sox Win 3 straight last inning wins!!!!!!

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) I'd like to see: Getz 2B Beckham 3B Thome DH Dye RF Konerko 1B Ramirez CF Pierzynski C Fields LF Nix SS What do Beckham, Nix and Fields out of position give you that Anderson does not?

There is no Pods / Anderson platoon nor should there be as there is nobody to leadoff. Pods makes a pitcher think a little out there. Nobody else on the Sox can do that. Hawk is all giddy beyond belief.

Giambi looks at good pitches and looked at two pitches that should have been strikes and then does an AJ. Floyd should have had two shutouts in a row as he lost concentration in teh Angels agame and Ramirez needed to make the play in the 1st. Not liking using Linebrink today.

That 2-1 pitch to Pods was a terrible call. Silly Lilly would've been tossed. I'd like to see Carrasco here.....not sure why.....I just think he could have success against the guys coming up this inning.

Anderson and Nix back-to-back walks.....thanks fellas see ya next week. I was not a Pods fan but I gotta tell you he is a difference maker for this organization.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 09:37 PM) Wow...the Slayer era is coming, and coming soon. I missed the 7th and top of the 8th, did Anderson PH for Wise against Breslow?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 09:29 PM) It's amazing, as he easily has nearly all of our clutch homers late in the game since last September. With that said, I still stand by my statement that he wasn't clutch prior to the walkoff against Anaheim. You are 100% correct. Sucks he is going to sit in the NL parks but hopefully it helps a little. Last week I commented that this team had not come back against a bullpen since opening day. While yesterday was a comeback against a starter, the last three games are what they need to do. I can't watch Dwayne Wise. He Jim Edmonds' that web gem. AJ is so much better when he stays on the ball which he did not do when he homered or K'd on the chin high heat. Fields needs a good AB or Beckham may get to play the next 10 home games.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 03:12 PM) Yep, BA being platooned Did it appear that Wise took a bad route to the ball that DeJesus hit for the double. Stone said he had no chance but it looked like he went the wrong way and got turned around.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 01:21 PM) Unless there has been a change I haven't heard about, the DH rule is solely affected by the home stadium. NL rules in NL stadiums, etc .... I wouldn't mind when they bring back Quentin, they DL Thome from 6/12 through the Dodgers series to give him a nice rest and added flexability for the NL parks. While his pinch hitting would be nice. Betemit as a switch hitter were be better served in this role as in a big situation they would bring in a left handed pitcher for Thome anyway. I understand Thome is doing great right now, but just a thought.

As Olivo did over the weekend and Frank Thomas has on on multiple occassions, I bet OC has as series greater than this numbers coming in.

He should catch Gavin Floyd every time he pitches as well as the day game after a night game.

I have no problem tipping the ole cap to Zack at this point in time. 4-1 thus far on the road trip is great. Last night was one of the best games I have see all season from them. A loss today I am fine with.

Cruz was at 95 so I think the gun was right.

I thought Whisler topped out at 90? Broadway will get a shot at starting I would think and as jason pointed out a week or so ago he may find success somewhere else.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2009 -> 10:24 PM) I was obviously talking about closers. Watch this weekend.

How has the name Hunter Pence not come up? Wanna rebuild a farm system.....

Anyone else think that the Sox would not be able to touch McDougal all he would have to do isthrow the slider low and outside and a high fast ball never for a strike.

The call on Zambrano was the right call. The Umpire in the Lilly outburst graded at a 96 out of a possible 100 score. He missed two strikes, one for each team. These guys are really making asses out of themselves. I will call it the Bradley affect.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ May 28, 2009 -> 11:55 AM) He could've gone to Europe and made money. Fact is, both guys cheated the system to get what they wanted, period. If this was Beasley we were talking about, there would be so many guys saying, "Oh, I'm glad we didn't draft him. What a knucklehead, etc." The only difference between Rose and Beasley is that Rose is quiet and Beasley is cocky. Why should he have to travel to Europe to play?

College players cheating the billion dollar NCAA.......that's rich. If I am a high school player I take everything I can get. Especially if I know I am only going to college for one year.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 27, 2009 -> 11:03 PM) I'd honestly bench him for this s***. Teach him a lesson. Who does that? Who ever thinks swinging their is a good idea? Oh, right. AJ "f***ing" Pierzynski. average .279 OBP .299 And he is a ten year veteran.

Wow Anderson that was even worse. That was terrible.

AJ better take two Swung at ball four