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I love the Hawk. However, he's about 130 years old and will retire someday. When that happens, I could dig the DJ/Black Jack combo. Good Lord, Black Jack looked old when they showed him!

Broadway's first AAA start: 6 IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, 6K, 10 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts Good start.

QUOTE(GOD @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 07:30 PM) We need that kind of heart on our team. We don't need him making the kind of play that broke his ankle. He had no reason to be breaking his ankle over Utley when the ball was already in Utley's glove. I don't know what he watching when he was running. It certainly wasn't Utley or the ball, as they were in the same place.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 05:41 PM) I think Ryan Sweeney has an upside to be a perennial All-Star. He won't K 100x a season (which I love), and has the potential to hit 300+, hit 30 homers (maybe more. His power is finally comming around), and drive in 90+. Plus, he has a canon arm and plays pretty darn good D himself. You just said that Sweeney is going to be Vlad Guerrero. That will not happen.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 06:04 PM) Green still is under contract for 07 correct? Just looked it up...yeah, just dropping the $$ will help the D-Backs a lot. Better site for contract info: http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/a...ndbacks_10.html

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 05:44 PM) Why are we not involved in this stuff? I'll take "Because we don't need an aging outfielder with pedestrian defense and offense that makes more money than the entire South American Continent" for 500, Alex.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 05:36 PM) um... He has the potential to steal about 20 bases a season. He is actually a pretty good base stealer, but he was never on base before to show it off. That is incorrect. He has never displayed that speed in the minors. He is a good base RUNNER, not base STEALER. No scouting report I've ever read drank enough BA kool-aid to call him a 25/20 Grady-Sizemore type.

Never mind. I finally found it.

Anderson is considered by just about every scout in baseball to be a guy that will hit .280-.290 with 20-30 homers, very few steals, and approx. gold-glove defense every year for many years. I have no problem with keeping the safer pick as far a center field goes. There aren't a whole lot of consistent .280/25hr centerfielders with out there with gold-glove caliber defense. Chris Young could be Mike Cameron. Is he a safe bet to be Mike Cameron? No. Not even Mike Cameron is a safe bet to be Mike Cameron from year to year. Once in a while, Cameron will hit .270 with 25 homers and steal 35 bases. Other years, he'll hit .230. Young's going to be the same way with his approach at the plate. What's Young's realistic ceiling for sustained production? .265/30/30 with very good (but not Anderson) defense, approximately. Screw rolling the dice and maybe getting that. Gimme Anderson. I agree with propellerheads on steals. They're overrated as hell. Most big-time base stealers are big-time causers of outs on the basepaths. He may be amazing for fantasy managers and get drafted each year in the third or fourth round, but he'll be less valuable to a real team.

QUOTE(maggliopipe @ Aug 21, 2006 -> 03:06 PM) I'd be interested in hearing whether he gets any sort of special welcome (boos or cheers or just indifference). He got cheered when he was carried off the field (injured).

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 09:58 PM) Better career BAA vs. RHB Yes. By .008 (.240 to .232), and none of that is this year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 09:56 PM) Cotts has also given up hits to 11 of the last 17 lefties he's faced. That sample size is small enough that it's still just a fluke. That's much like saying "Joe Schmoe is the best pitcher in the league right now. He threw two perfect innings yesterday."

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 09:49 PM) I respect you as a poster...but will you please explain to me how it was a decent move? I'd really like to see a legitimate explanation. Pretty simple. Cotts IS significantly better vs lefties than righties this year, despite the misinformed drivel of many posters here. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7209/s...gvhVOM6YTuFCLcF

QUOTE(TLAK @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 06:41 AM) I'm surprised no one mentioned Jerry Owens. Ozzie named him as a possible September call up. I know he P'd offed Joey Cora over the winter and started off terrible at Charlotte but I see he's climbed to .264 AVG .330 OBP 37 SB. I think the present White sox starting lineup definitely needs more effective speed. I also haven't seen him in a box score for about a week. Can anyone who watches the Knights let us know how he's playing, beyond the numbers? Is this guy close to becoming a Major Leaguer? They're like...Identical. Except Pods is a tiny bit better. So, basically...Owens sucks.

I think we still have only a 19% chance of making last year's playoffs.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Aug 14, 2006 -> 02:57 PM) think he has 16 right now Only if he hit 4 in an unscheduled midnight game last night. He's at 12. He's not approaching 20 at all...Unless someone meant 20 doubles.

He's as old as the hills, has no power, has no arm, gets caught stealing too much, and can't hit for average. The only thing about him that makes people look is that he can run really fast. Sounds familiar... He won't see more than a handful of games at the major league level in his career. If he does, the team that provides them will regret it.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 07:18 PM) True, but there is room on the 40-man -- three spots, to be exact. Speaking of the 40-man... Who is Edwardo Sierra, and what is he doing on the roster? Fastball tops out at 97-98. Decent splitter. Weak head. No control. Think Kyle Farnsworth with worse control. Or even 2005 Matt Thornton with worse control. His claim to fame is that the Rockies got him from the Yankees for Chacon last year. The Rockies DFA'd him in April and we claimed him. He's on the 40-man to protect him from the Rule 5 draft...Not sure why they're so concerned about him unless they think they know how to fix him.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 02:45 PM) I want to apologize to Widger on behalf of the entire Soxtalk nation. We unjustly made him our whipping boy. If it weren't for a few rough spots here and there (and not due AT ALL to an entire season of awful play), we would have never been on his case. He's a good player and he brings a lot to the table. I'm certainly glad he's on this team. He's also quite handsome! He looks young and in world-beating shape!

QUOTE(TheHolyBovine @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 02:42 PM) This is a sad day, as I've come to the realization that the Tigers and Twins are significantly better teams than the Sox, and will continue to be going forward. This is what happens when you constantly deal your prospects: You create a window of opportunity, but it doesn't remain open very long. Our lineup is old. Our pitching is overrated and locked up long-term. So, in other words, get used to this staff; outside of the addition of McCarthy, it won't change very much until 2008. The Tigers and Twins have reinvigorated their teams with the addition of young, power arms. Like the Yankess, we threw money at the issue (Vazquez); like the Yankess, we're getting burned. I love KW, but I'd really wish he'd try drafting a power arm every now and then. I think we have enough soft tossers at the ML level. OH MY GOD THE SKY IS FALLING BEFORE THE GAME IS EVEN OVER!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG SOMEONE alert TEH INTERNETS!!!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, YOU FOOLS!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG JOSE SUXOR HE GAVE UP TWO RUNS!!!11!!1ONE!!!1!

Who can resist the Widge's proficiency with the lumber? Who can deny his skill with the pitchout, as evidenced in the 6th inning today? Damn, he's good. I hope he never, ever, ever, ever gets DFA'd.

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/mil...&pid=445615

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:59 AM) Who would hit leadoff for us? So many of you are complaining that this team resembles the 2002-2003-2004 team of sluggers and no small ball. But yet so many want Pods gone and Fields/other LF to replace him. So I ask again...who hits leadoff then? Anyone complaining that we look like 02-04 is just plain wrong. There's not a damned thing wrong with leading MLB in runs scored. Home runs and walks > Slap hitting We had the offense to win in 02-04. We didn't have good pitching. This year we have both, but the pitching is underperforming. As for Pods...Not a good leadoff hitter, anyway. Compare his OBP to that of other leadoff guys in baseball and he's not too special. Factor in the weak defense...He's expendable.

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/rozner.asp?id=209327 Feel free to discuss Barry's insanity and all the ways the $11,500,000 shell that was formerly known as Gonzo does not fit on the White Sox.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:53 PM) Hey buddy, I'm still here. No need to talk s*** when I can read everything in plain English. About the only crazy thing I can think of that I have said in the past is that Jose Valentin is like the greatest player in baseball history, and the stats back me up on that one too. I If loving Valenstasche is wrong, I don't want to be right. Has any other ballpayer ever had such rugged good looks?