witesoxfan

The gun at his car wash in Philadelphia did belong to him. That's a bit of a red flag.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 07:20 AM) not an OPS guy, I take it? .777 is pretty lucky, and is also higher than Getz. That is not mentioning Nix's .323 OBP. Not good. Chris Getz? .325. I'll take the power included, thxkbai Getz has improved over the past 2 months, and he's become a pretty damn solid hitter, but having Nix has been very nice. Let's keep it at that.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 06:11 AM) Penciling a guy who has hit .228 in 171 at-bats into the starting lineup isn't exactly an intelligent decision either. We need to see more from both Nix and Getz before an informed decision can be made. not an OPS guy, I take it? .777 is pretty lucky, and is also higher than Getz.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 07:19 PM) jesus pods gets thrown out... I heard the sun rose again today

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 07:17 PM) hahahahahahaha Roberts bobbles BOBBLES BOBBLES everybodys safe... wish I had a picture of hamburglar. ROBBLE ROBBLE ROBBLE haha robble robble

taking all 3 would be sweet. Getting the first would be a good start. Get em Gavin.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 14, 2009 -> 10:35 AM) by jove i've got it Beckham 3b Alexei ss Thome dh Quentin lf (if still with same mobility) Dye rf AJP c Konerko 1b Rios cf Getz 2b I can damn near guarantee that one of Thome and Dye is not back, and I'm counting on it being Dye who is out the door.

supposedly its the Red Sox. Didn't we hear that initially about Rios too?

what about the Cleveland Indians? or Washington Redskins? those aren't exactly group specific, yet both teams have been around since, like, forever

JACKPOT

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 11:08 AM) He said "Pass through". 100% are put on waivers. I'd bet something like 20% seriously pass through. I'd bet much more than 20%. No one is going to claim Jamie Carroll, even at minimum salary, but I bet he was put on and cleared. I'd bet closer to 60% of players clear waivers. A player like Roy Halladay wouldn't, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if CC Sabathia has already cleared waivers. I would only be slightly surprised if Johan Santana has cleared waivers.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 08:16 PM) So in reality, after we took at all of the cash we got last year from teams, we are pretty much at the exact same payroll outlay for 2009 as 2008. so the Sox aren't, in fact, cutting salary? and they never intended on going cheap? Peavy not accepting the trade until the deadline was actually a blessing in disguise. Without it, the Sox don't have a replacement in RF for Dye next year.

QUOTE (CSF @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 08:50 PM) Baseball America polled the managers of the American League, and they tabbed Buehrle's changeup the best. He was voted 2nd best control artist (behind Halladay), & 2nd best pickoff move (behind Pettitte). Jim Thome was voted 3rd best in strike-zone judgement (behind Abreu & Mauer). QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 12:04 AM) Would you mind sharing the source? uhh, Baseball America?

I have honestly never seen a more exciting final to plays to close out a World Series. The 2001 Series was probably more exciting, all in all, but that was for the Diamondbacks to actually WIN the series. Without Uribe, widger, I have no idea how that series ends. They did have Clemens/Pettitte/Oswalt coming up again.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) Eh if not Getz who was going to lead off for the Sox? Wise was an epic, epic fail up there. Oh I wanted Getz, I just find it funny that a guy that was campaigning for a top of the order of Getz-Cook in January says that Retherford is going to be better.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 04:27 PM) I wonder where Josh will try to resurrect his career next year. The NL somewhere? Minor trade? Charlotte Knights

Sox suck ho hum

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 10:53 PM) 1-50 isn't that an interstate highway?

QUOTE (beck72 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 06:59 AM) Sign me up for the "Getz will have a better MLB career than Jayson Nix" group. Getz probably has the upside of a solid starter. Nix as a superutility guy who could start 3 times a week. Getz isn't overmatched at the plate, as shown by his high contact rate. Nix routinely is overmatched vs. tough pitchers, esp. on offspeed pitches, reminding me of Juan Uribe with a little better OBP. I'd give Nix the edge on defense, though. Juan Uribe with better OBP? Trade Alexei!

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 05:20 PM) C.J. Retherford will be better than both of them. Bold statement from a guy that wanted Chris Getz leading off at the beginning of the season. /bookmark'd QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 05:29 PM) Maybe Retherford turns into our version of Howie Kendrick. Howie wasn't a very highly touted amateur but all he did in the minors was hit and hit and hit until he became widely considered an elite prospect. Retherford is clearly not at the level Kendrick is, but hopefully he turns into one of those guys that just hits at an elite level. that'd be a poor, poor, poor, poor version of Howie Kendrick. Howie Kendrick is a phenominal contact hitter, and Retherford strikes out way too much. If you want to compare Retherford to someone who (I believe) is in the Angels organization, you are probably looking at Sean Rodriguez. QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 06:51 PM) Why does it matter if he has the range to get to a ball in the hole only to botch it or throw it away? That's a hit too; I'd bet $100 that in any MLB park in North America if a player ranges 15 feet towards the hole (towards 2B for a 2Bman, towards 3B/LF for a SS), and they bobble the ball at any point during the exchange, it's a base hit. And it matters because he got to it. A ball into CF scores a run from 2B. An infield single to 2B does not. If there is a runner on first, it may even result in a fielder's choice. Range is amazing and is one of the reasons Jose Valentin was such an undervalued part of the defense from 2000-2004.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 10:08 AM) Can Podesednik not play right field??? Rios should be in center everyday, hes so much better at it than anyone else QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 10:08 AM) This Runner going from 2nd to home on a single to right. Do you want Podsednik in RF or Rios? The better question is whether Quentin can play RF. Or if Ozzie is willing. An outfield arrangment of Pods7, Rios8, and Quentin9 makes a ton of sense, but don't tell Ozzie. Sox are gonna lose anyways, and I generally feel good about this team. Not scoring runs against a s***ty pitcher when he gives you opportunities =! scoring runs against a great pitcher when he doesnt give you opportunities. It'll be close till the 5th, and they'll blow it in the 6th. Final scores ends up 6-3 Royals. Jose and 3E8, prove me wrong!!!

It's been said in numerous places, but an NBA style draft would be amazing. You'd have to compensate for the first 100 picks - in the NFL, there is no guarantee #1 pays off, let alone the MLB - but getting them some type of monetary reward that they can live off of for quite a while will give them some type of hope for the future. If they succumb to injuries, like a lot a of top 100 pitchers do, they will have something to fall back on, and, if anything, it will be good for them, with virtually no expense to the organization. I also love including the rest of the world in the draft, but you can't include every part of it in regards to the draft without restrictions. Japan is a huge one, what with the Japanese League. Sadaharu Oh would dislike very much. The biggest thing any fan of baseball would get out of this would be the trading of draft picks, IMO. If you can trade your first round pick, and perhaps any pick within the first 5 rounds (since those are the ones compensated if you dont sign yours), it gives any team that has no prospects and cant develop prospects pieces at the deadline. The higher spending clubs may use that to their "advantage" but maybe not. Only time tells who is great and who is not.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 11:36 PM) .432 obp with his type of athleticism makes me a happy Rowand. The more I hear about Mitchell, the more I think of Tony Phillips. I have no problem with a leadoff hitter hitting .240 so long as he gets on base at .400 and steals 30 bases while putting up an .800 OPS.\ If anything, the only thing I would miss was the spitting every 3 seconds. No man on earth spits more than Tony Phillips.

QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 10:55 PM) If he is to become a right-handed Granderson/Sizemore, then he's going to have to start hitting from the other side of the plate. I was thinking he was right-handed or that someone said he was. I'm pretty sure I actually knew he was left handed.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 06:56 PM) First and Last time. Though he was facing a lefty. Nix has been pretty damn solid off the bench all year. Doesn't light the world on fire, but most bench players dont.