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I'll just say that if you think Williams is going to end the offseason with that bullpen, you are crazy. Yeah, it could be good, but I might also stick to water on a Saturday night.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 30, 2009 -> 11:34 PM) Poor Twinks. Two years in a row close but no cigar. They didn't play quite as well at home the first half of this year. their season isn't over yet. If they the last, then it's obviously over. All they can do from here is win out. If they win the last 4, Detroit has to beat the Sox once to force a playoff and twice to win the division. That means they have to beat the Sox in a series, and the Sox like to play well when they get eliminated.

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QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 30, 2009 -> 10:32 PM) When KW bring up I only have 50 cents comments over and over the revenue from parking is part of what he is crying about! uh what

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 29, 2009 -> 09:02 PM) The Twins are moving into a new stadium and have supposedly offered Joe Mauer a $120 mill extension. If they make the postseason, they'll have much, much more money to spend and their payroll could legitimately rise above $80 mill. and I wasn't even aware that the Twins had reportedly signed Miguel Angel Sano. $3.15 mill signing bonus

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Sep 29, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) I want the Twins to win they will not spend more money even if they do win. The Tigers payroll may go up if they make a nice playoff run which they could with Verlander. The Twins are moving into a new stadium and have supposedly offered Joe Mauer a $120 mill extension. If they make the postseason, they'll have much, much more money to spend and their payroll could legitimately rise above $80 mill. Detroit already has a ton of contracts on the books for next year and really aren't getting younger. I want the Tigers to win the division and for them to win as many playoff games as the Washington Nationals. Good defense does a lot of good things.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Sep 29, 2009 -> 03:33 PM) That could end up hurting the Pirates in front of an arbitor not help them. You get to argue your case. The Duke camp could use an argument that his numbers would be higher if the gold glove centerfielder was still with the team as well as the lead-off hitter and what not. Duke will be traded before the start of next season anyway. I know it's an arbiter and all, but if you think the Pirates camp isn't going to discuss how much better defensively McCutcheon is in CF than McLouth with statistics to back it up along with someone to explain what those statistics mean and to use other examples to prove that good defensive players do win gold gloves, then you are crazy. They will cite Bill James, considered to be an expert in his field, saying that Nate McLouth is a poor defensive player and was one of the worst gold glovers of all time. Most of the time, it doesn't matter, because most players settle outside of arbitration anyways. I actually think the Pirates are headed in the right direction, and without knowing how many pitches Duke threw to the final batter of the game, it's very possible they had him on a 100 pitch count but were going to let him finish the hitter he was on when he hit the 100 pitch mark and pull him come the next batter, no matter what point in the game it was at. I agree that in that spot I think you should let him stay in, but he's not my investment, he's the Pirates'.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Sep 29, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) After seeing Peavy pitch for the Sox, he is exactly what they need. The White Sox rotation can be filthy next year. Almost as good as the Braves if Hudson is 100%. I'd say that it would be very, very possible for the Sox to have the best rotation in the majors next year. Peavy - 3.25 Danks - 3.25 Buehrle - 3.75 Floyd - 3.75 Garcia & Hudson - 4.50 Those numbers don't seem out of the ordinary, and you'd be hardpressed to find any rotation with that kind of talent.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 28, 2009 -> 10:43 PM) I think it does. Porcello has really fallen off I beg to differ. If anything, he's stepped up recently, what with his 3.38 ERA in August and September thus far. He's also put up a 4.14 ERA in both the first and second halves of the season, and has really been an anchor in the Detroit rotation.

There are also quite a few guys who are currently on the 40-man that could very easily be removed. Right now, I think it's very possible that Marquez, Williams, Fields, and Wise could all be gone, and that's not including free agents (Dotel, Dye, Castro). The Sox will lose some they'd like to keep, and that's just part of the game.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 28, 2009 -> 03:13 PM) The only untouchable player on any of Reinsdorf's teams wore the number 23. I'd deal Gavin Floyd before Dan Hudson right now.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 28, 2009 -> 04:52 PM) I wasn't insulted. Some people can't handle a difference of opinion. Dick Allen had a great post yesterday in the game thread supporting my position that losing to acquire a better draft pick is not necessarily a smart thing to do. But nobody responded to Dick's post. It's easier to call me a troll. I only post what I truly feel; not to "stir" people up. I don't consider you a troll, but the incessant berating of the same players gets really old. That's about it.

Hudson should be damn near completely untouchable right now.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 26, 2009 -> 10:11 AM) The continual bringing in of cheap "past their prime" vets while hoping that they pan out, might be catching up to New England. I actually said to TRU that I thought the Patriots are going to finish 3rd this year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 25, 2009 -> 12:01 PM) Im pretty sure I said I looked at everything. And yep, I did. I understand his WHIP has gone up, and I understand he has been pretty bad. He still was able to maintain some sort of normalcy with his career numbers. and I am in no way advocating that Dotel stays, and havent been from my first post. I was just taken aback by how consistent his numbers are with what his career numbers are, thats all. At what point do you stop looking at career numbers though? Octavio Dotel is going to be 36 next season. He is a hit or miss pitcher every time he comes into the game, and you can't count on a reliever to do that after the 7th inning. You have to either look at him as a setup man, or you have to say see ya. And yes, quite a few of the numbers add up and look similar. But when your WHIP is 1.44, you should be doing nothing but 6th-7th inning duties. Dotel was great in July, awful in August, and has been great in September. People tend to remember who blew what and who partook in it. Dotel took part in many of August's meltdown's, and that will contribute to how he will be remembered in Chicago. They won't remember the work he did during 2008, they won't remember that he was an overall good reliever. They will remember that, and it's honestly what I stick my head in too. Octavio Dotel, personally, seems a bit like Javy Vazquez...he can contribute when the game is literally not on the line, but come time for him to step up, he cowers and fails. QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 25, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) I hope we try a new strategy with middle relief and go with a batch of young guys and see if one sticks. We should not pay big bucks for middle relievers. They are middle relievers for a reason. Greg, the White Sox could acquire mid-1980s George Brett, and you'd be pissed every time he made an out. I am honestly surprised you haven't turned on DJ Carrasco yet. QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 25, 2009 -> 10:40 PM) I'd add Kyle Bellamy to the mix too. Yeah, he only pitched in A-ball this year, but he's the type of guy who could move very quickly through the organization. In fact, he's my very early pick to surprise in spring training next year. It wouldn't shock me if he stepped up and became a leading candidate to come north with the team. I say Nathan Jones is the sleeper. I don't see these guys, and merely go off of scouting reports, but I say he is a relief prospect to watch next year. I do think Nunez makes the team out of spring though.

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QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 04:10 PM) i was looking at Colorado for possible players. For those in the know, is the 23 year kid, Carlos Gonzalez, a legit prospect or is he a product of Coors? He seems to have a good power/speed combination and the Rockies could definitley use a MB type pitcher. He was the #1 prospect in the Arizona system when he was dealt for Dan Haren. This past offseason, he was the main piece of the Matt Holliday deal. He's a monster, and he's going absolutely no where.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 04:03 PM) Unfortunately he won't. see, I said likes, because the Giants could offer Barry Zito for Scott Linebrink, and they'd do it in a second. The White Sox would not. There are always worse deals out there (except for maybe Zito's)

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 03:45 PM) Linebrink's not going anywhere before next years trade deadline if only because of Peavy. Peavy didn't waive his NTC to hang out with a friend. He waived it because he believes the White Sox can win. He asked Linebrink for his opinion because they are friends and he wanted to see what Linebrink thought about Chicago. If KW gets an offer he likes for Linebrink, then Linebrink will be wearing a different uniform next season.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 02:05 AM) Am I misreading your post? Or is that a typo? Hitting coaches "serve no purpose" but "serve a vital role" is what I'm referring to. It's technically a double negative, making it a positive. Taking out the "not" and "no," it states "Hitting coaches have been around the game of baseball for as long as they have because they serve purpose." And it's very true. Jermaine Dye resurrected his career in Chicago. Paul Konerko has bounced around, but he's come back to putting up numbers virtually every year after a struggle. Scott Podsednik has hit .300 this year in the AL when he could barely hit in Colorado of all places. Carlos Quentin had an absolutely fantastic season last year before he went down with an injury. And I seem to recall that prior to the 2006 season, Walker was in Crede's ear all offseason preparing him for the season, and Crede had the best year of his career. There have been failures throughout his tenure, and I imagine that Walker stresses power when he coaches. When you do that, players have a tendency to pull off the ball trying to hit the s*** out of it. If a coach stresses making solid contact or hitting for line drives, there will be times that is all they will do, and they will go through ruts where they roll over balls, or hit weak ground balls, or maybe get a single here or there, and get 7 hits and score maybe 1 or 2 runs. This is the Twins philosophy. It's killed the Sox over the past 5 years, but part of that has to do with some dude named Mauer and his career .328/.407/.486/.893. When that offense is hot, they can put up runs in bunches - any offense can. When it gets cold, it is not a pretty sight to see - no offense is.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 07:29 PM) Yeah, but J4L was saying that Penny was past his prime, like Smoltz and Pedro. That's not true; he's just been hampered by a serious injury history. I missed that. Penny isn't past, but it's scary how bad he was in the AL and how he's suddenly rejevunated in the NL, with like a 1 week layoff. Peavy is legit as s*** though. So long as he's healthy and has a fastball in the 94 MPH territory, he'll be fine.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 07:06 PM) Penny's only 3 years older than Peavy. and has had shoulder troubles within the past 3 years

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 06:15 PM) Ozzie's next job...? I don't see Ozzie leaving Chicago any time soon.