Harry Chappas

I'd have liked to see Ozuna try and use his speed on the turf today and bat lead-off.

I think the Sox should trade Fields and Broadway for Roberts and suck up the cash and work a deal with Crede. Then move Quintin to the two spot and bat Cabrerra 9th until he shows he is the hitter he has been and hit Swisher 3rd. The inconsistency of the middle of this order has been there for two years and I am not certain it will magically reappear. There are way to many at-bats simply given away every night by many hitters in the line-up.

So if Konerko is out for today who is in CF? My bet Ramirez and he losses at lest two balls in the roof. The two day vacation should be in effect for a couple of guys. If Konerko was not out I'd have liked to see Swisher get the day off and put Quintin at the #1 or #2 spot. He really needs to be higher in the order and Swisher needs a day off or something.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 10:42 PM) Nice win for the Brewers. That home plate umpire was sensational. Don't take this the wrong way as I beleive you and I are identical in our Sox / cub fandom but I find it funny that you only post positive things for the cub and hardly ever anything positive when the lose. They have dropepd 3 of 4 and their offense was shut down on 2 occassions by the Nats. The only reason they have any hope at all is becasue of Zambrano and their line-up 3-5 are really good right now. Soriano is quickly becoming a shell of his former self as they are killing his legs in the OF and Ramirez is good for at least one trip to the DL. Ramirez and Lee could be the best 3/4 in baseball and they are by far the best 1B/3B combo. Outside of Big Z and Marmol that pitching staff is shaky and their team down the middle of the field is below average. Reed Johnson is nice but he is not an answer in CF.

The problem isn't losing it is the way the offense simply disappears and not only gives away at-bats but they give away entire games. There have been 5 games this year where they had no chance at all of winning the game and the pitchers were not that good. Tonight Oakland Monday game Detroit bullpen game Sonnenstine 1st game Saturday No chance at all in any of those games. The lack of situational hitting has cost another 3 or 4 games (ie. yesterday). This rotation is getting absolutely f***ed right now. This team should have maybe 7 losses right now tops. When the schedule gets tough they better not b**** because pissing away these games will haunt them....or maybe they just are not that good.

That was f***ing pathetic by Knoerko. and just as bad by Dye. This offense can not stay this bad it has to get better, it just has to. Sickening.

QUOTE (Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 06:57 PM) I know he is a hall of famer and all that other bulls***, but why can't he at least try to beat the shift and go oppo. Ted Williams was never above choking up and going the other way. So why the hell can't Thome? I agree. It wouldn't kill him once in a while especially if he is struggling.

This game is about to get out of hand with twin small ball and Gavin's wildness.

Thome working the count there. This is another pathetic looking game here. I am not seeing that fire that is suppossed to be fueling this team. If not for starting pitching that will not hold on at this clip, this team will have no chance.

Swisher needs a day off

Lamb went from having a good at-bat to a White Sox at-bat in three quick pitches. Come on and score some runs.

Quintin looks shaky with that roof and the defensive positioning in center seems odd Also do the Sox ever score early in a game, christ.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 09:37 PM) He's already won several games for the Sox. for $15M a year he better. No major issue with Thome. Cabrerra is afraid of the weather that is all I can think of. He has done nothing to show me he is anything like the player they sold him to be. I thought he was good but he really has done nothing all that positive. The squeeze with a guy that has had some success in getting the job done the last two days was as stupid a move as I have ever seen.

Pop 'em up Joe The last two swings were brutal.

He better take 2-0

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 05:03 PM) AJ pops up on the first pitch, but Carlos is up. Nice couple of days here from AJ, there are a few guys that need to be more consistent for this team to get on a roll.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 05:01 PM) BTW I have to say this, Steve Stone must be some sort of Wizard, or Wiccan Priest, or in league with the devil in some manner. He just called the single for Konerko 30 seconds before it happened. I am calling in to get tonights lottery numbers. He did the same thing on the pitch before the Swisher walk.

2000 is still the reason I loath Chad Bradford, not that it is his fault. Nice job Konerko.

Swish swung at ball 4 and still drew the walk here is the ideal #2 hitter

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 04:23 PM) Jesus, a GIDP? Anyone object to putting Carlos in the 2 hole? I said this yesterday. Another horses*** at-bat, this team has found a way to not only give away at-bats but give away a whole games worth of at-bats.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 04:22 PM) LOL GIDP. F*** you OC. That is what I mean about him. He was suppossed to be the ideal #2 hitter, I am seeing nothing that shows anything resembling that. Wow another walk that will go to waste.

QUOTE (watchtower41 @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 04:19 PM) What Opening Day?? Jesus people, give Alexi a break... he is a rookie. He's not gonna have the discipline of Tony Gwynn. After a week of whining to bench Uribe, you are finally seeing that we don't have another option at 2B right now. I think its hilarious for all who think we can just plug Fields in over there and get a Chase Utley prototype. At one point earlier this month the evaluative talents of the White Sox felt Alexi Ramirez was a better baseball player than Carlos Quintin. That is all I am saying.

There was a time not that long ago when Alexi Ramirez was starting over Carlos Quintin.........

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) send Alexei down, call up Jerry and let Pablo start at 2B for the rest of the year. Every Latino player is killing us at the plate this year.

That should get him a trip to AAA. How long will a nice spring keep him around?