Harry Chappas

Grossman for familiarity over Leftwich. Something about Grossman as a back-up that I like, not sure what it is.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 8, 2009 -> 10:35 PM) i thought the locke ben dynamic was great in tonights episode....i thought it was one of the better ones among the recent season....in typical lost fashion, a couple of questions answered....even more questions proposed... Is Illana an other? What happened to Ben after he gets his crap kicked in by Desmond...does Desmond just leave him in the water? What the hell is the temple and how did locke know where it is? And now i think even Locke has entered a new strata of "special." We've heard that other people on the island are special (walt, etc.) but it seems Locke transcends this into almost somethign divine, when Ben is down in the hole looking up at him (Him?) Locke knew where the smoke monster was because of the flashback with Rousseau when the one guy was dragged into the hole and the rest followed. Then he flashed again before gettign the result.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Apr 9, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) You're saying all that after seeing Brian Anderson strike out in his at-bat today? Brian Anderson sucks, dude. I'd still rather have Wise playing CF because he still has pop. BA and Lillibridge shouldn't even be on this team. I will say this as nicely as possible. Dwayne Wise is a 31 year old minor leaguer who hasa a career .218 MLB batting average and a .254 minor league average. He does nothing will. Brian Anderson was a first round draft pick that had success in the minor leagues who I believe has been screwed over by the White Sox in that he was made to be the scapegoat in 2006 and has not gotten consistent ab's since. If you think Wise as more power than Anderson than we will have to agreee to disagree. There is no single phase of the game that Dwayne Wise is better than Brian Anderson at. Have you seen Wise this year. To compare Anderson's one at-bat.........I'm done this is a waste of time.

This will be the 4th year where Brian Anderson will not get consistent AB's.......anyone think of that. He has not gotten a regular set of AB's since 2005. I believe the White Sox totally f***ed up any chance of him making it as a an MLB player. Pathetic that Wise is still in there, s*** play lillibridge.

Did Coco Crisp have more total bases than the White Sox today? Talk about insult to injury. Ramirez and Wise are laughable right now. Thome/Dye/Konerko/AJ need to be broken up in the order. Pitching looks good thus far.......

Royals starters looking really good thus far. 14.1 IP, 1 ER

Juan Cruz looking as good as Grienke.

Fans can boo whoever they want. Also I believe many fans are booing the situation not Wise per se as there really is no reason to not like Wise, he is not an MLB player but he is not going to refuse the assignment or the money.

I know it happens often but the White Sox seem to be very vulnerable to the type of game where absolutley no offense is generated.

f***ing shift.

C'mon Jim grip it and rip it

Stone and Hawk are talking about Wise like he has talent. He sucked as a minor league player for f***s sake this is what he is. We are not all idiots.

Floyd should have hit Teahan. The bad blood is from the series when K.C. hit 5 Sox hitters Coco Crisp would look great on the Sox right now. This offense is going to struggle all year. The starting pitching better be lights out.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 8, 2009 -> 12:52 PM) definitely gonna watch the sox and hawks tonight...lost will be on DVR waiting for me when the sox get over around 10 Always DVR it to rewind to what was said that you may have missed. Also can watch the whole thing in like 35 minutes.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Apr 8, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) I don't say this much, but umpire was giving Meche pitches that Buerhle couldn't dream of getting. I know Mark struggled, but that was ridiculous. From where I was sitting it looked like Buerhle was getting squeezed early and that ran up his pitch count. A.J. was not moving his mitt and the pitches were called balls. Getz has great range. Thome is not clutch...oh wait...scratch that The pen looks really solid. I feel bad for Wise but they need to end that experiment sooner rather than later. Weather was great in the sun, not sure about the shady folks. Real good crowd. The team is slow 4-7 everyone knew that all along.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 04:00 PM) I really wanted to see Fast & Furious. Not sure what to make of this.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 6, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) What are the conditions supposed to be tomorrow, still cold I assume, but no chance of snow or rain? Possibly 50 and clear

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 6, 2009 -> 09:50 AM) I would think 3-5 degrees difference is nothing to the thousands that won't be able to make it, but once again, I don't blame the White Sox and actually applaude them making a decision sooner rather than later. I just think Skilling has lost his touch. He predicts extreme conditions more than anyone anymore. WGN was the weather group thinking as much as 6 inches on wet heavy snow, and there is no more than a dusting. I'm sure if they knew yesterday what they know now, there would have been a game today. Sun = 15 to 20 degrees v. today's overcast Also the snow that we got is more like an inch or two of slush. The field will be more playable tomorrow. It is unfortunate for those that can't change their days off but I think it was for the best. I also hate the off day after Opening Day.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 6, 2009 -> 09:17 AM) Really? Even if Carp and Wainy win sixteen games each, they’re going to be hard pressed to win with that offense, back-end of the rotation and pen. Cub’s hatred is fine by me, but that’s a damn good team they’ve got up in the North Side. I was more talking about ESPN and that if you think Carpenter and Wainwright are going to each throw over 200 innings, they will compete with the cub. The back of the Cards rotation to me is better than the cubs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 4, 2009 -> 09:17 AM) When his defense gives up 21 points or less, he is 13 - 1 as a starter. The reason I do not like that stat.......how many times did the defense give up more than 21 points becasue of Cutler mistakes. 1 int resulting in 7 points can result in that stat being blown.

The Bulin Wall seems to be getting healthy at the right time. Mason was/is incredible. The NHL network is awesome.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) With Joe Morgan? If that's true ESPN is just messing with people now. Yes and it is really bad. Anyone catch baseball tonight yesterday morning when the cub was hailed as a run away winner in the NL east but Carpenter and Wainwright were hailed as 200 inning locks. Quite simply if Carpenter and Wainwright pitch all year, I think the Cards are better than the cub and at the least shoudl kee pthe cub from running away. The Cards play the same teams as the cubs.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 5, 2009 -> 07:45 PM) Do the edges of the graphic blend with the gray background of the header for you? The gray below the "S" should be the same as the gray to the left of it. Is the guy on the far right Alesi? If so, why is he wearing the wrong helmet.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 04:50 PM) Since I'm not a local guy, Hub is supposed to be well connected in terms of Bears info correct? Think Bruce Levine with better credentials and analytical knowledge.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 04:45 PM) It seems like the edict came down from above for Denver to move Cutler for the first good offer that included two first rounders. Hub Arkush was on the Score and said the deal was practically done as Cutler for 09 1st, 09 3rd and Orton... like moments from sending in the papers. Then of course Daniel Snyder came in and offered Campbell, 09 1st, 10 1st, and for about 30 minutes, that was the deal that was going to happen. Angelo said "f*** that" and came back and added the extra 1st and the Broncos tossed in a 5th. I guess all the above happened in about an hour and it was a go from there. Yesterday morning Arkush said on the Hampton and Holmes show that the Bears were not a factor. He also chuckled at the thought of Orton starting in Denver.