Harry Chappas

This is where the bullpen has to face nine guys and end this thing. How long before Hawk gives the old these guys never give up speech ala the Kansas City Royals. Throw f***ing strikes that is all.

I will not be comfortable until this inning is over. With the off day Thursday and the extra rest day from last week using Masset. He needs to go at least 7. Man he is getting out of jams.

QUOTE(Steff @ May 22, 2007 -> 02:27 PM) The more things change.. the more they stay the same. Where the hell have you been? Reagrding Mariotti though. I stopped reading the ST because of him and Couch two years ago. The negative and purly fictitious crap they write about everything is not worth the effort. Marketing 101 will tell you that you want to sell what the consumer is willing to buy, The thing with Mariotti is that cub fans will read this crap and then Sox fans will read when he bashes the cubs. He can sit atop the fence and bash everyone regarding baseball. When things are going bad for a team he piles on and then hops on the bandwagon when things start going right. The eternal windsock. The fact the Sox call him out forces him to a degree to defend his position. Too much negative publicity will be the downfall of anything. The good writers at the ST will pay the price of being associated with the stigma of a rag which the ST Sports section has become regarding their columnists. Because there are not threads about Telander, does that mean the ST will fire him? Negative pub is sometimes not a good thing.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 22, 2007 -> 02:31 PM) An interesting note from the "For the love of statistics" category. The Sox are actually rated #7 in the ESPN RPI category, 4 spots ahead of their latest power-ranking. Their 22-19 record is actually three better than the Pythagarin expected record of 19-22. Their .517 strength of schedule is good for 3rd in all of baseball, and #1 in the AL. Look at the upcoming schedules of the Tigers and Indians and look at who they have played. Then evaluate the White Sox situation.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 21, 2007 -> 10:57 PM) Well, half of the garbage exchanged in that deal is where it belongs now.....the ironic thing is the only arm of value in that deal is Vasquez, who is looking really good for us in AAA. It's pretty amazing how long Cotts and Aardsma pitched really well though, they each kept that fraud alive for a solid month. If Vasquez comes up and walks the first guy you will be calling for KW's head for not acquiring Rocky Cherry in the deal. Go read Mike Downey's article this morning in the Trib. I love how every media guy can GM and spend other people's money. To keep Lee and Ordonez the payroll would be $140M.

Houston and the White Sox could make tremendous bed fellows as they both are in the thick of it and a bold move could help them greatly. If Houston wanted Crede which I doubt, what would they do with Ensberg? I could see Lidge for McDougal (prior to his last couple of outings that is) and another prospect, maybe Logan.

I think this makes sense. Craig Wilson has caught at the major league level. Should the Sox want Hall and AJ to play together in a game, Wilson is an ideal third catcher/emergency guy for them if needed to finish a game. This allows Hall to be a bat off the bench as well. KW did say that Hall would take AB's from Thome as well. If so there is no catcher on the bench. I AM NOT SAYING WILSON IS A GOOD CATCHER BUT IN A EMERGENCY.

He has caught in the past and could be an emergency guy should AJ and Hall play in the same game with one as a DH and they other get hurt.

OK this is getting out of hand. The bullpen is expected to save EVERY game. With this offense and our schedule we should be at least 5 under. The starters and bullpen need a relief, when you score 5 runs or less EVERY GAME the chances are you are going to lose quite often. The 2007 White Sox have not. Every game is a tense bullpen situation as the hitters are geard up as well as the pitchers. This is going to cost the Sox to lose once in a while. Guillen and Walker are not hte problemn with the offense the injuries and bad approaches are. Thome if healty will solve many problems. After this weekend, the Tigers and Indians play 7 times in 10 days. For anyone claiming doom and gloom look at the schedules each of these teams played and look at the next month or so. Guillen has won over 90 games the last two years and in his first year lost two MVP offensive players with his team in the running. He had info the Pagan hits better right handed whoever provided that info needs ot be addressed. Oh and I think the intangibles GUillen brings are the best in baseball.

I get the feeling a misplay by Ozuna will be costly.

North began his rant by saying it was to early for Hall to come back and compared it to John Wayne having lung cancer and when told that the trainers had to approve it he said the cubs trainers have no credability. Hall begged to come back. Harrelson said it best. For the first time ever this series means s***. The Sox are in possibly the most heated pennent race since the divisional format was created. The line-up put out there needs to hit Lilly. They can not hit lefties so they have to put out the best nine that can. Unfortunatly Hall is a catcher. Look at the Mets yesterday, AJ will pinch hit if needed. If he wasn't pissed there would be a problem.

I think they are pretty funny at taking jabs at the northside and the mentality that there is no other part of the city and the cubs arethe s***. Kind of like the billboard they put up outside wrigley.

Threw 114 pitches in 5.2 innings WHIP of about 2.00 but only 2 ER typical 2006 Fred.

I like the line-up for what it is. DeSalvo K/BB ratio is 1/3...think there was any talk of taking pitches. This team needs to look at some pitches and take some strikes rather then swinging at everything. They should hit this guy.......... 6-1 Yanks BTW, is Damon hurt?

Facing Angel Guzman this afternoon Endy Chavez Ruben Gotay Shawn Green Carlos Delgado JULIO FRANCO - 3B David Newhan Ramon Castro Carlos Gomez Jason Vargas On the Bench Carlos Beltran Paul LoDuca David Wright Jose Reyes Cubs have essentially the same line-up from last night. If I was a Met fan I'd demand a refund. Talk about not giving a guy a chance to win a game.

QUOTE(soxfan3530 @ May 17, 2007 -> 12:00 PM) I see this as a very big game for the Sox. First off it helps us take two of three from the Yanks. Secondly, it gives us a little confidence heading into the Cubs series. I know a lot of people just view it as another series but emotions due run high and if the Sox can win that series as well, hopefully it can give them a spark and get them on a serious roll to the top! GO SOX! Anyone that views cubs/Sox as another series is not paying attention and listening to the lip service paid by manager's that are trying to downplay series played in May and June. This game is very big.

Who goes down Sweeney or Terraro? Sweeney is not making a case to play over Mackowiak any longer and therefore may make Ozzie right. History dictates that Mackowiak should hit better and long term Sweeney will be better, Terraro will get the nod. The move should come Sunday as a pitcher is called up.

The hitless wonders kept me from seeing it. Yes, that is Nadia that Charlie helps. Next week sets up to be really good. I wish the show was on cable without commercials.

The 2-2 in the dirt is killer..................NOPE Welcome ot the 2007 White Sox Mr. Thorton.

They were hell bent on trying ot steal that base. Either start Jenks or lose with Thorton. NO SWITCHING!!!!! This is a no win for Guillen either way.

Phelps, Cabrerra and Abreu have done nothing all season. Ugh, that turns the line-up over.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ May 16, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) I'm going to go out on a limb and say that doesn't happen...managers are very reluctant to put themselves in a situation without a viable backup catcher. If Pierzynski DH's, that puts Mackowiak in the emergency C role and, quite frankly, that just scares the hell out of me. Sorry that is a stupid idea on my part. The rally really got me dizzy along with AJ getting a hit off a leftie.

Please have AJ DH in game two.

Is this a rally?

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ May 16, 2007 -> 02:43 PM) If the Sox actually took pitches the Umpiring may be consistent. Scrolling through the Gameday, I can't find anyone that has taken more than one strike. AJ ---- HR Ya. No batter has taken strike two or three in this game for the White Sox.