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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 10:39 AM) How many of those guys were released, placed on waivers, not signed by any team, and signed to a minor league contract? None, but does it really matter? Players get over looked all the time. It's not like Nix is some 30 year old guy who has bounced around from team to team not doing anything. Colorado needed to make room, and Nix fizzled out with them. Apparently no other teams wanted to risk giving someone who has had only like 20 major league AB's a major league contract. Makes sense to me. I wouldn't have given a major league contract either, he didn't do anything to earn one. But that doesn't mean, "Oh he sucks, because no one signed him to a major league contract" etc. That's just foolish. I'm not saying Nix will be anything all that great. All I'm saying is that he deserves a shot with what he has shown thus far.

I could see San Fran being extremely interested in Poreda. IIRC, Poreda was likely gonna be their next pick before we snatched him away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 10:16 AM) His sample size is small because he isn't that good! If there were people that really believed in him, one of the worst teams in baseball wouldn't have released him, and all of the teams wouldn't have passed on him. You could argue sample size just as easily for Fields if wanted to. And like I said, Nix is getting the advantage of being matched up where he can succeed best, versus Fields who is out there everyday. Yeah, Pujols sucks. Come on, he wasn't drafted until the 13th round! And Mark Buehrle especially sucks, he wasn't drafted until the 38th round. Oh, can't forget about Johan Santana and Dan Uggla! They are so bad, their original teams didn't even feel they were good enough to make the 40 man roster.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 27, 2009 -> 10:29 AM) From what I have read, plantar fasciitis is not something that goes away. You get the insoles to alleviate the pressure and play through it. I believe Pujols has it, and Thome has had it for a while. This is what wiki says: Lot of good info in here about treatment and such: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantar_fasciitis

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 27, 2009 -> 10:23 AM) So you would shut down Quentin for the rest of the year because he has plantar fasciitis? Seems a bit overreactionary shut down was a bad choice of words. I should have said let him sit as long as a possible until he is 100%, don't rush him back. I'd take how ever long it took for him to get back to 100%. So far, an injured Quentin isn't helping this team. No reason to rush him back into the lineup after 15 days because it's feeling a little better. From my understanding, plantar fasciitis is something that lingers for a long time, and I think the sooner we get that completely healed the better. We don't want this affecting him in future seasons.

Personally, I wouldn't be oppossed to shutting down Quentin for the rest of the year. I think getting him 100% for next year should be our top priority for the future. I really don't see this year being worth having Quentin playing through pain and not getting completely healthy. I say the sooner we get Quentin 100% the better.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:45 AM) BearSox is... well... over the top (as usual) but he does have a point. Nix's sample size is small, and he is an inexperienced former first-round pick with sporadic ABs, so his low batting average can be misleading. If he's made improvements, it won't show that way unless he plays every day. It's the same logic Anderson supporters use. I call that speaking da truth

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:35 AM) Thats because you are a prophet and know all I am usually right. Except, screw you Ryan Sweeney. Start freaking hitting the ball. However, I'd still take Sweeney over Swisher, Betemit, Marquez, and Nunez combined.

The thing about Oswalt is that he is 30-31 and doesn't seem to be the same pitcher he used to be. I'm sure for us, he could be really solid, but that's a lot of money for a really solid pitcher who will be leaving his prime soon.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:35 AM) I was teasing you, you had Nix vs. Nix. Yes, I see that now, and feel really dumb.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) So essentially your answer is that we can't look at any results in Nix's, so the fact that Nix hasn't been any better this year doesn't matter, it is just that according you he looks better. There is no point in arguing with anti-logic like that. Go ahead with your pitchforks and torches, because there is no point in trying to talk intelligently to you about this. You don't look at the stats for Nix or any player who has had such a limited amount of AB's. You look at how they look at bat, and their overall approach to the game. Nix has shown a real good approach at bat, and shows a really good feeling for the game of baseball. That tells me that he has a shot. Tell me, why would stats mean anything in 40 AB's? You could go 10 for your next 10 and raise your BA, OBP, and SLG over 100 points. That doesn't mean s***. All players go through either cold or hot spells. Give Nix a hundred more AB's, or hell, even 50, than I'll take the stats more into account.

I was saying this guy wasn't anything for a long time, but everyone was in love with his "5-tool potential!" Young ain't no ball player, he's an athlete pretending to be a ball player.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:20 AM) Because you said this... Tell me how Nix does not have a better approach than Nix. lol, it was a long night.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) Read what you wrote again I don't get it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:15 AM) I think their approaches are very similar. Please explain cause I don't see it at all.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) Um, its not like he was killing Fields in any of the other statistical catetgories either... It still doesn't matter, it's been 40 AB's. But if you really want stats, here's a stat: In less than 1/3 the amount AB's, Nix has 1 more homer than Fields. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) In reality if Nix were THAT good, the Sox weren't going to get him on a minor league contract. I trust major league baseball GMs over your opinion. I didn't think much of Nix when we first signed him either. But he has shown a very good approach and swing, and he is earning the right to get some playing time to show what he does have. Fields has had his chance this year, and he has sucked. If we want to put a competitive and young team out there, we gotta look in a different direction than Josh at 3B. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:06 AM) Also realize that the biggest hole your "sporadic" AB argument has in it, is that the team is putting Nix into games specificly picked to give him the best opportunity to succeed. Fields is going out there every day against all tough pitching. It is exceeding idiotic to not recognize that fact at all. Nix was batting .194 with this built in bonus. Imagine if he was in there facing tough top of the line guys instead of all cherry picked chances. Putting him in situations too succeed? A lot of ball players don't succeed unless they have consistent AB's. It's tough for a lot of players to go in cold and just hit. Also, was the pitcher last night not one of the Angels top starters? And Fields hasn't shown s*** vs. anyone. So even when he is facing crappy pitchers, he still doesn't hit.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 27, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) They look exactly the same to me. You need some glasses than cause they look nothing alike. Their stances, approach, and swings are very different.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ May 27, 2009 -> 12:40 AM) mlb.com, check the gameday and video highlights on the right the angels announcers were going bats*** crazy over the sox defense, and it was awesome to hear and see http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?g...chamlb_anamlb_1 I love Rex Huddler. Reminds me of when I'm playing the Show.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 27, 2009 -> 08:51 AM) Wow, BearSox, I'm in the "Fields f***ing blows" camp, but Jayson Nix... really?!?! Yes, he ran into a couple fastballs which he pulled over the left field fence yesterday, but the guy does not have a better approach than Fields, nor does he have a better outlook for the future. That being said, Fields is awful, and will never hit higher than .245 in a Major League season. Now, if it still came with the 23 homers in 100 games pop that'd be one thing, so I guess we'll be forced to wait and see. I'll tell you one thing though. Beckham's bat will be much more valuable at 2B. I wish Kenny weren't being so short-sighted and forcing him to learn a position in the minors just to try to scratch out a division title this year. Tell me how Nix does not have a better approach than Nix. Please tell me. From watching them, they look like two complete opposites. Please tell me what Nix is doing wrong at bat.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 26, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) You're repeating the same thing over and over and over and OVER again. We know. You're not discussing anything. You're rambling on about the same exact thing to nobody. We get the point. So, I'm not suppossed to give my reply back to someone who replies to me? I'm sorry, but that's stupid. If you disagree with me fine, tell me where I'm wrong and I counter you. But telling me to stop, really?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2009 -> 08:47 AM) Until last night Nix was hitting .194. The idea that we should be benching someone who was hitting .215, for someone who was batting .194 is laughable. The whole "looks 100X's better" is your bias. Neither has looked good so far, but only one has the potential to amount to something significant. Fields actually has had results at the major league level, Nix's best is far short of that. Fields might not work out, but Nix is a joke as an answer. Fine, keep telling yourself that a .194 average means anything when a player has had only 36 AB's, and might I add 36 sporadic AB's. Lets say Nix goes on a little hot streak and goes 8 for his next 15 AB's. His average will already be over .300. But again, that doesn't really mean s***. It is idiotic to use average as any type of indicator of how a hitter is in only 36 AB's. It is equally idiotic to boast about a high average in 36 AB's as well. The earliest BA is relevant is past 100 AB's. It's not a matter of bias. Nix looks a whole lot better up there than Fields. Nix looks nice and relaxed up there with a good stance and good approach with a nice swing. Fields is all tight and wound up at bat, with a bad approach and a looooooooong swing. If that's not looking better at plate, I don't know what is. And there is no reason not to think Nix has a ton of potential in his own right. Former 1st round pick who was a highly regarded prospect. He fizzled out in Colorado, but then again, Colorado had to get rid of someone with all the MI they have now. And he is still only 26, going on to 27 in August. And so far, Nix is showing some of those tools that made him such a highly regarded prospect. Good speed, great range defensively, and really good power.

Colon got smoked this inning, but good outing.

Why does it feel fitting that Abreu would hit his first of the season against us?

Damn. It's too bad that Dye runs like he has cement in his shoes at this point in his career.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 26, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) You can see the talent the former 1st round pick has. Though he really doesn't put it together.. that Nix character. His brother, another former 1st or 2nd round pick and former top prospect as well, has been looking really good this year for the reds. Both are talented, no doubt, and they seem to finally be putting it together.