Harry Chappas

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 09:29 AM) Yes because the Sports Center top 10 plays of the day is how we grade defensive ability now a days, it actually wouldn't surprise me if that's how gold glove votes are determined, I'm sure Nate McLouth is falling down all the time. I can't remember the last time I saw them highlight an excellent jump and subsequent effortless grab in the gap in a highlight package or montage. Sammy Sosa falling down to catch a ball in right field after misreading it off the bat? I believe those were almost daily. Instincts don't make for the flashiest highlights. That being said, the play Wise made in the gap yesterday was excellent and I'm sure a much better/more important play than some of those ranked ahead of it. Some NBA slam dunk was most likely number one or the Reed Johnson play from Sunday........I understand yesterday was Monday and it was Monday's plays of the day.

I only saw from the bottom of the fifth throug hthe top of the ninth and I could only see it as I was on the treadmill and elliptical. The Sox never can make it easy as while the Tigers did not score after I began watching, they stranded 9 in the 3.1 innings I watched. The offense loked godd but it looked liek the strike zone was different for the two teams or at least the Sox sems smaller. Isn't Phil Couzy the guy Guillen can not stand. Feel bad for Wise.

Injury or no injury I firmly believe that Josh Fields will have a better year than Crede this year and everyone hereafter. I think Josh Fields is still learning the game and getting better. He looks as good if not better than Joe Crede at this age as I always felt Joe ran into one more than hitting a pitcher. The Crede pop out on pitches he should have crushed made me ill. I liked Joe but I always felt he was overrated offensively. I think Fields can learn to be that good defensivley as he seems more than willing to work hard and do what it takes. I appreciate Crede but I think in the long run Fields can be a better player. Batting second will do wonders for Josh as he seems to be looking to simply put the ball in play which is good. The Living on a Prayer after the Crede HR in that game was awesome. Also the White Sox do not win the World Series without Crede and for that I will always like him.

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 11, 2009 -> 05:57 PM) Alot of movement. The only question was if it was going to end up over the plate. I was gettting pissed as that was all he threw. With that lead all he had to do was throw fastbnall strikes. He did have good movement and was not goign ot get hit hard. Almost walked everyone. He would be lights out of he got his act together.

Isn't Betemit a terrible right handed hitter. I know Guillen played and all but I think he blows the leftie / rightie thing really out of proprotion. Wise got his first hit of season against a leftie. The twins line-up sucks right now for them to score 12 runs yestereday is really really sad.

QUOTE (AssHatSoxFan @ Apr 10, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) That was Jin ugh.......everything is meshing together on me. I had a vision that he smoke monster did a Mr. Ecko on Dwayne Wise.......

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.