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At least DeAza was hustling, unlike Rios usually in CF, but still a horrible misjudgment to play a single into a triple. Kinsler with the cycle already, if you count yesterday's ABs and the first 3 innings today. Now Peavy's really going to come unglued, it's inevitable. He's our own version of Tiger Woods. Ventura getting booed, lol.

where's Josh in PR to defend his boy in the game threads, lol? if dunn keeps it up, he's going to be very lonely this season with nobody else an easy target to pick on, besides maybe Beckham and/or Morel

Don't throw 2 change-ups in a row to Konerko, especially with an 0-2 count. They would have been better off intentionally loading the bases and daring Rios to beat them. That won't be many weeks away if things go as we're all envisioning.

Shades of Juan Pierre, 2011. 1/3 in steals now. With that slim moustache and long hair, Holland looks like an 80's porn star.

Sigh. Gordo, say it ain't so.

Well, at least he didn't crumble and give up the crooked number. There's that. Moreland had two homers last August in one game against Peavy at USCF.

It's suicide for Peavy to be down 3-1 in the count and have to throw a FB. Napoli's OPS was 1.072 in the second half of last season, yikes! Lucky that stayed in the park.

Getting away with the hanging slider against both Hamilton and Beltre. Got to get crisper with that pitch, Jake.

Tough luck for T-Flow, almost took Holland's manhood if he hadn't turned around.

If Peavy can throw 92-93, that might be good enough. Not quite what he was throwing 5 years ago, but a lot better than 89-91, as long as he's got the movement.

Atta boy, Paulie. Big clutch hit, great to get the lead, let's not give it right back Jake. Dear Robin, Rios sucks. If you want to bench someone, start in RF. Rios already 0 for 3 with RISP on the young season.

Twins looking horrible so far this season.

Conor Jackson off to a very hot start. Simon Castro struggling.

Red Sox first five series Detroit, Blue Jays, Rays, Rangers and Yankees OUCH.

Haley Barbour?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:24 PM) Marty, Prince and Miggy alone today hit 4 homers. They're a good team. And Alex Avila has quietly become, mostly because of his offense, the best overall catcher in the American League.

Shouldn't the punishment be sitting against a RHP, though? Punished for what, not having Alex Rios' contract? He at least had a double yesterday and got totally jobbed on a strike 3 call that was well off the plate.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 05:12 PM) You had the Sox possibly contending with the Tigers during spring training. You are all over the road my friend. Everybody picked the D-Backs last in the NL West coming into 2011. We'll surprise a lot of folks, but we don't have the offensive firepower to compete with them. That was also predicated on something bizarre happening, like multiple injuries to their pitching staff, particularly Verlander. Let's just put it this way. Their 9th place hitter, Ryan Raburn, was among all the MLB leaders in ST homers. He could easily put up 18-22 homers with everyday play at 2B. That would put him 3rd on the White Sox, unless Ramirez/Rios/Viciedo can top him.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:58 PM) Thomas, Ordonez, and Lee were not on any of the '06-'11 teams. Wow, KW was so smart to trade Santos, he already blew another save today. Still waiting for your Alexei Ramirez/Lillibridge plan to be expanded upon. There's no reason we can't finish ahead of the Indians (thanks to the ill-advised Jimenez trade) and Twins. The Royals look like they might be tough to beat for 2nd.

Valentine and Cherington are already in trouble and it's only the 2nd game of the season. They're going to have to move Bard to the back of the pen or trade a king's ransom for Gavin Floyd. Beckett just doesn't have the crispness on his pitches that he used to...might be related to the thumb problem, but he just doesn't look right. Dating back to last year, 7-22 now. In the middle of their horrid start and ending, they were the 2006 White Sox offensively.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:43 PM) What? You asked for a list of All-Stars and Silver Sluggers, all of them fit that category except perhaps Rowand. And I purposely excluded Griffey, Jr., and Vizquel, too. Oh, and Alex Rios was a 2 time All-Star with the Blue Jays. Not to mention Jake Peavy, Cy Young/All-Star.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:40 PM) You are jumping to all kinds of conclusions if you think Dunn could make the Tigers starting lineup and Jared Mitchell will be anywhere near the big leagues by September. You're also misrepresenting my thoughts on Lillibridge at SS. Adam Dunn, if he plays like he did for entire career, except for one anomalous season, would be the starting DH for the Tigers. Cabrera and Fielder, while essentially DH's already, but that's not their position. Victor Martinez is out for the year, and how good he will be next season is a huge question mark. Many pitchers/positions players have shot through the Sox system very quickly, like Gordon Beckham, Brandon McCarthy and Daniel Hudson. There's no reason to believe that one year or another, we'll actually have a Mitchell or Thompson catch fire and follow a similar path. So what exactly is your position now on trading Ramirez and replacing him with Lillibridge? Who would you replace Alexei with? Surely not Escobar, Ozzie Martinez (well, unless you're in love with the name) or Saladino? What team is going to give up their "future" Alexei Ramirez for Alexei Ramirez when they could have the 20-25 year old version? You can get some nice pieces back, but you're not going to get an impact SS in all likelihood. Those trades like the Rangers pulled off for Teixiera with the Braves don't exist anymore, or the Indians for Sizemore/Phillips/Cliff Lee.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:30 PM) Stacked? How many Hall of Famers, All-Stars, Silver Sluggers were on those teams? Thomas, Ordonez, Carlos Lee, Alexei Ramirez, Carlos Quentin in 2008, Paul Konerko, Joe Crede, Aaron Rowand, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Adam Dunn, AJ Pierzynski, etc.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:27 PM) They have no choice. Who are they going to bench these guys for if they are losing? And if they are losing it might be very well be because these guys are not the players the organization thinks they are. Lillibridge and Fukudome, for starters. You wanted Brent to be the starting SS after your often-proposed Alexei Ramirez trade. Ramirez is our one starter, along with Dunn, who could actually make the Tigers' starting line-up. Yet somehow you prefer to start someone who's proven he can't handle the position at the major league level in both ATL and Chicago. If Mitchell continues to play like he's capable of, he could easily figure into the line-up by August or September. Thompson is two years away. Saladino could also end up replacing any of the 3 infield positions. And you're forgetting what we could acquire for Floyd, Crain or Thornton (hello, Red Sox, need some bullpen help?). If Santiago's legit, then there's no reason to pay Matt his quasi-closer salary when we already have Ohman on the payroll.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 04:11 PM) He is scheduled to start the Sox home opener, BTW. Might be an oblique strain on the LH side. Apparently, he (Fister) was a bit touchy going into this start. Quietly, Cespedes already has 2 homers on the Left Coast and nobody knows what the heck is going on with Jorge Soler. Royals out 4-0 over Danny Haren, who was nearly untouchable this spring.