Harry Chappas

This stupid post has been out there since May and now nobody wants to do anything about it. This team is still in first correct...to let it die now would be assinine.

I just opened my White Sox season ticket holder box-o-stuff. There is a Nick Swisher bobblehead in there. I handed it to my wife and said "get this f***ing thing away from me". Her response, "big Swisher fan ah."

This is a positive game regardless of what happens from here on out but I am still not a Nick Swisher fan. Also please keep AJ far away from the #2 spot in the line-up that is all gotta go.

So Vazquez is going on three days rest? Why not start Broadway Saturday and Vazquez on normal rest Sunday. Really dumb.

What the f*** is wrong with Griffey now? Why not give Anderson some sort of shot and go with the defense as neither Wise or Owens is nearly as good a defensive player. There is a part of me that hopes Anderson is moved so I can not longer get irritated that he does not play. Ozzie having a really bad series, really, really, bad. Sox may get no-hit.

Buehrle could shut them down...he also could give up ten runs...... Halladay.................... well let's hope for the best.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 02:57 PM) One team that I do not think will be in the playoffs is Milwaukee. The Amazing Ned Yost Our Sphincters Are Too Tight Show, now in its second smash year, continues. That, and the complete failure by GM Doug Melvin to improve their bullpen at the deadline, makes them a team living on borrowed time. They are the Chicago White Sox. They also ran into Jake Peavy and Edison Voloquez. Look at the schedules in the NL for St. Louis and Houston v. the Brewers and cubs. It may not be that easy yet.

The marketing of this team is getting a tad out of hand. At some point they need to let the hockey take over, like now.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) So basing the "he is the most overrated player in white sox history" off of the last 2 games is somehow different than saying he is the best after 2 walkoffs/game tieing? Right, sounds good. Based on the fact that Thome, Konerko, Dye and Cabrerra can be blasted on this board and all have out produced Nick Swisher this year and in their career. Yet everyone loves Nick Swisher. What exactly has he done this year other than sing and dance and get Hawk all giddy when he does have nice day.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) Oh for sure. He struck out 2x in the bot 9th in the last 2 games. If only he could tie games up with homers or get on base for homers or hit walkoff homers he wouldn't suck so badly. hahah, this place is comical after a loss, makes the rest of work go by faster. He is hitting .228 I suppose the fact that he hit the walk off home run in the extra inning game and had a nice game Saturday alleviates the .228 average becasue he does draw the timely walk. Nick Swisher is not a good hitter. To get called out on strikes like he has tells me he is not a good hitting. I suppose the singing and the dancing make up for it though. The line Hawk uses "Don't tell me what you do, tell me when you do it," could be the dumbest line ever. A .330 hitter is more useful than a .230 hitter no matter when they get the big hit. Sorry to hurt your feelings by thinking Nick Swisher sucks because I really think he does and the .228 batting average and below average defense back me up.

Nick Swisher could be the most over rated player in White Sox history. In the last two games he has looked at strike three ala Scott Podsednik three times. With runners in scoring position in huge situation. To call him a run producer is sickening.

White Sox have the market corned on steller five inning pitchers who fall apart. On the flip side once the offense gets down it goes right to sleep for the remainder of the game. Do the Sox have 4 hits in the last 14 innings?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 01:31 PM) Don't they have the best pen in the AL? Pretty close but I would like to see anyone different. Sox may not get ten hits total for the series.

The Blue Jays have not flown out in this game and have 4 infield pop-outs to go along with 5 K's. Pretty impressive he needs to get through the 7th. Offensively the Sox need ot do something, anything to work the pitch count and get to the pen.

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 01:08 PM) Harden is a FA? Stone was talking on the radio the other morning that he felt that Harden's health really screws up the whole rotation and pitching staff and that the cubs may not pick up the option because of it.

There are some pretty big name pitchers out there this offseason. Not all of them can get big bucks. Dempster is out there as well.

Vernon Wells looks like a Sox hitter today. One man rally killer.

The dreaded leadoff walk after getting ahead 0-2.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 12:56 PM) Awful situational hitting by Uribe there. Just terrible. I wouldnt mind exploring signing Burnett in the offseason 1. Buehrle 2. Burnett 3. Danks 4. javy 5. Floyd thats a nasty rotation Burnett, Sheets and Harden are huge health/head case risks that will cost a few bucks after CC cleans someone out.

Not the way to start this series. What is AJ's average with RISP?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 12:31 PM) So, can this offense get to double digits in this 4 game series? We didn't come close at Toronto. I wonder if the Blue Jays would win the AL Central if they were in the division. Are you talking hits or runs......I could realisitcally see them average 6 hits a game and 2 runs.

Nice quick easy 9 pitch inning there.

Can't walk .200 hitters

QUOTE (watchtower41 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 12:59 PM) maybe they asked Richard who he is more comfortable with? You may see Phillips in the second game then. I suppose he caught him in AAA.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 12:46 PM) MLB.com has Jesse Litsch pitching, and hes a righty...did something get changed? Just my ability to know who is right handed and who is left handed. I thought he was left handed.