Harry Chappas

Danny Wright should start. I really like how Cotts looked the other night but when every game counts, we could be in trouble. Unless Cotts reinvents himself in the next three days, Thursday could be a long game. As was pointed out in this thread. The Yankess will make him throw strikes and if he can't do that he will not last into the second. Mike Mussina is not going to give us much. This game looks like a disaster waiting to happen. The Yankees and Mariners are notorious for making pitchers worka dn throw strikes. Nothing agaisnt Neil he has done a nice job but he is over his head here. Detroit would have been good work for him.

And I will have to say that Hahn is getting quoted in the papers way more often than ever before... That is becasue Episode III comes out next Memorial Day, man I loved Attack of the Clones.

Also the site that announced the PTBNL got that stats wrong so it is possible he isn't the guy.

You can't just snap your fingers and get whomever you want. If the Royals got this guy, the b****ing and moaning would be endless and then there would be a post about who the Royals gave up and why can't we make this deal. Sullivan is comparable to Jeff Nelson and the Yankees got gave up a major league closer that pitched in the World Series to get him. Take a look at Jeff Suppan's numbers with the Red Sox, last three starts 0-1 8.82 and the guy they gave up, (Freddy Sanchez,) was a guy we would have traded Colon for a couple of months ago on this site.

Randy Myers.

If someone claimed Konerko they would be stuck with him and that big contract, if the Sox don't pull him back. If someone claims Loiza the Sox pull him back, no harm no foul. If no one claims Garland, then the Sox are free to trade him for J.D. Drew. See how this works it is a major game of cat and mouse. Without knowing the exact details of a player, a team may not want to claim them, (i.e. Sullivan.) If you remember the Padres blocked Atlanta from getting that lefty a few years, they claimed him and were stuck with $9M salary from a guy that couldn't pitch, ouch. I can't remeber his name but he was with the cub.....

or Matt Guerrier.

Koch will stay on the DL until the rosters expand thereby giving us 26 players to pick from to add to a roster in October if an October roster is necessary.

The one guy that ran on the field and didn't touch anyone, got 30 days in prison. He was out there this season in the game before the ump was attacked it wasn't Dybas but one of the Polish dudes they had in the paper. I get the feeling Dybas is going to get some serious time.

I am thinking about taking my two year old but the bases....no way he will stand there and clog up the line and then take off toward rightfield. Security will probably flog him there and he will spend the next 30 days in Whitesox timeout, watching the cubs.

Sullivan is essentially a free agent at the end of the season. Although I think KW gets outmaneaved in some instances the only trade that has cost us is the Ritchie trade. We have Pachero because Colorado gave up on him and we got him for absolutely nothing, same thing for Damaso Marte. I love how many people on this site think we should be picking up players for nothing. The Giants gave up Ortiz and Livan Hernandez and although they running away with the NL West, these were very questionable moves. I remember reading that giving up Joe Valentine would be the end all for the White Sox, well Joe Valentine is now with the Reds and was a throw in for Jose Guillen. Somehow Neil Cotts was a nothing in the deal and now he is in our rotation and if he was traded this whole site would be up in arms. I think Alomar was a steal even if Royce Ring becomes the next Gramhe Lloyd. everyone wants us to get Bonds and A-Rod and what not but we are not suppossed to give up any minor leaguer that has any ability at all. Other than Kip Wells, whom I never really liked, KW has not cost us anything and somehow has a rotation and lineup that thas made me interested. In 2000 I did not think we had a chance becasue our starting pitching was pathetic. This year I am not sure what is going to happen but I like the team we put out there everyday. After this season teh A's will have none of the players from the Foulke trade, we will have all three, two of them on teh major league roster. Sounds like a good trade to me.

I think Sox fans are gonna fall in love with this guy. I still wonder who we gave up, but no way in hell did they gave up Borchard...I can guarantee that. I expect someone like Ginter or Adkins to be gone. I have a feeling the player could be Koch. He is on the DL and can finish the season and if he pitches as he could be worth the money. The thing is, I think there has to be something wrong but with the whole scenario but what if it is KW circumventing the rules of the DL thus allowing us to have Koch for the remainder of the year, get help for a pennant run and then drop a player on the active roster after the season. We also got cash in deal. This is bizzaro world KW compared to last season.

Bobby Hill was on the 40 man roster and was traded to the Pirates as the PTBNL in the Loften trade.

Pull up records of the AL West in the early 90's I believe we had the second best record in baseball and missed the playoffs. In the end they don't look at the records just as long as you fulfill the requirements for postseason play.

I gotta get to one of these f***in tailgates.

The thing he does that you guys really miss the boat on is that the starting rotation as a whole has keep our bullpen from driving us into the ground. As bad as he has pitched and it is no worse than anyone other than Loiza, the starting rotation as a whole has kept us in the race because they pitch a ton of innings. The Koch, Wunsch and Adkins stay tucked away and Gordon and Marte are allowed to pitch as often as needed. Last year the Garlands and Wrights would go 5/6 innings every time out. Now the top four average about around 7. We won last night becasue Garland pitched 8 innings the night before and Buerhle 7 before that. If Colon gives us 8, Gordon can come in if it is close. I really can not comprehend how a guy can get blasted so much by his fans. Colon's stats are almost identical to Buerhle and Matt Clement from the cub. Two guys that have pitched rather well this year.

Who was the expensive pitching in 93?

What about half price nights, can we talk about these?

Why do you post here if you feel this team sucks, what is your point? We watch the games and can comprehend what is going on. I will not break things down for you because you have your own twisted view. We have what it takes to win look at our weaknesses and strengths and those of the remainder of the league to understand where I am coming from.

Ahhhh.. naps.... I just crawled out from under my desk. I have the George Costanza set-up. OMG.. You have no idea how close I came to crawling under my desk about an hour ago. Doesn't help that this week the auditors are here so I basically get to sit here and wait for them to ask for something so I am bored out of my mind! Funny thing we are being auditing and the guy just left to go to a softball tournament, bastard. We were done three weeks ago. Now I have to figure out what the hell he is looking for. Auditors.

Getting rid of Ventura in favor of Boone will cost the Yanks.

Ahhhh.. naps.... I just crawled out from under my desk. I have the George Costanza set-up.

Better get your tix early for Friday and Saturday. Direction wise make sure you get on the train going in the right direction especially when leaving the park, I am not being a smart ass. Use 35th to get to and from the train in going/coming from the game and the 'EL'. Ask the hotel where the closest Red Line stop is (I think it is Grand but it may be State and Lake,) for the game. From the airport, take the Blue Line to State and Lake, it is about a 15 minute walk to the hotel. This is where Soxfest is, big place not much nightlife but at 16 who needs nightlife. How old's your mom, JUST KIDDING. Anyway the hotel is across the street from me and the 'EL' is close but it's a decent walk. The hotel will set up you with everything you need. I think the Rangers stay next door, hitch a ride with them. Tell em you know Johnny Oates.

I have said all along that the Twins are the team to beat. They have an easy road the rest of the way.

so loiaza is starting.