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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 22, 2007 -> 10:00 PM) If he's genuinely hitting 97, I'd give him a serious, serious look. As bad as Sisco, MacDougal and Aardsma have looked recently, you can never have TOO much quality bullpen pitching. Wonder if he'd ask for two years (option for 08) or would be willing to "prove" himself, then become a Free Agent?

According to Ken Rosenthal, former Angels and Tigers closer Troy Percival may make a comeback attempt. Percival's agent says the chances are 50/50, and that he was clocked at 97 recently. As Rosenthal says, someone will give him a shot if he does come back. Percival will likely decide today, and he'll call the Angels first. Percival turns 38 in August. He received an ill-advised two-year, $12MM deal from Detroit prior to the 2005 season, and ended up pitching 25 innings over the life of the contract. from the always-entertaining mlbtraderumors.com Don't like the looks of that Angels pen if Percival is back to his old self, although the White Sox always did fairly well against him.

QUOTE(BearSox @ May 22, 2007 -> 09:52 PM) Didn't he throw 97-98 back in 05? Whatever happened to that? I don't remember Sisco consistently throwing that hard. 96 was more normal, a few 97's.

QUOTE(whitesox1 @ May 22, 2007 -> 09:45 PM) AND THIS BALL GAME IS OVA!!! MR. DANKS WAS EXCELLENT YET AGAIN LETS FINISH OFF THE TOMORROW BOYS Thanks Mr. Incredible (Thome) Terrero, cut it with the "Big Z" pointing to the sky stuff

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ May 22, 2007 -> 09:37 PM) damn you sisco, i want sleep! Time for Sisco to head to Charlotte and begin his starting adventure.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 22, 2007 -> 09:32 PM) The Royals just went up on a walk with the bases loaded, 4-3 Royals. 4 balls in a row to Mark Teahen by Aaron Fultz

QUOTE(RME JICO @ May 22, 2007 -> 08:49 PM) Web Gem! "REAL" Danks ERA as of this moment=3.26 Probably the best fifth starter in all of baseball

is that the Twins are thinking of folding their tents this year and that negotiations are far apart on a new contract for Hunter, who doesn't want to play the next 2-3 seasons (while waiting for new stadium to open) on that horrible artificial turf. Ballpark numbers being bandied about by his agent are $60 million for 4 years or $75 million for 5. Also, there are rumors the Braves are likely to sign Andruw Jones before the end of the season, preventing him. I know, I know, he's a Boras client, and 99% of the time Boras takes his clients into the market.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 22, 2007 -> 01:51 PM) I've pretty much admitted that Gavin Floyd is the suck, that Darin Erstad is not good but is the Sox best option in CF, and pretty much anything else I've said that I've been wrong about. We really do usually own up well; it's when you get a player like Darin Erstad who is mediocre as hell statistically but continually gets singles that there becomes a conflict. People don't seem to understand that fact that Darin Erstad does have an OPS of .668 on the season; slice that any way you want to, and it's terrible. He's been very solid over about the past month, putting up .310/.350/.398/.748, so then you get into the part of it where some people will argue that you have to look beyond his terrible numbers for the year and realize what he's done as a leadoff hitter, while some will look at a slugging percentage at .400 and damn near barf, and some will say look at the .668 OPS and puke. There is no black and white for Darin Erstad, because he's been terrible with the White Sox over the big picture, but his game has picked up since Podsednik has gone down, but he's still be quite mediocre with some clutch hits. Basically, if you are a "pro-Erstadian," and you feel he is the answer to the problems and the "anti-Erstadians" should eat crow for a month and a half of .668 OPS, then you should really consider what you're arguing, and if "anti-Erstadians" feel that Erstad is God's gifts to the athletically challenged CFer, well they're probably right, but he's the best option in CF for the White Sox right now, and that's not going to change. He's been decent this season, but he needs to continue hitting how he has over the duration of his time in the leadoff spot, alaa .750 OPS. Since when is a .350 OBP, .310 BA and 748 OPS terrible? I wish even half of the White Sox hitters were that terrible, if that's the case. Those are his numbers as the leadoff hitter, which has been his primary role for the last six weeks. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/stats/bypositi...d=1&sort=25 If you compare his 748 OPS, he'd be right in the middle of MLB CFers. Once again, not terrible by any stretch of the imagination. That would put him ahead of Andruw Jones, Damon, Taveras, Ryan Freel, Baldelli, Crisp, Cameron, Victorino, Lofton, Bautista, Pierre, Borchard, Patterson and Duffy.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ May 22, 2007 -> 09:38 AM) This guy just gets me pissed. Its unreal. I should just not read it, but I have to. f*** him. This is the kind of moral guy who I hope they catch dressed as a woman, getting spanked by a hooker. Hey, didn't that actually happen to Marv Albert? Or was it Dick Morris?

QUOTE(Y2HH @ May 22, 2007 -> 07:56 AM) Erstad also brings a presence to the clubhouse, in addition to busting his ass to play everyday. BA is out drinking with Bmac...too busy to notice, or care. Erstad was one of the few hitters doing ANYTHING the past month -- even if he wasn't doing a lot, for 1M$, he was doing more than Konerko, Dye, and Crede -- who all make on average 4X more than Erstad. Konerko, $12 million Dye, $7 million Crede, just a tad under $5 million QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 22, 2007 -> 08:47 AM) Erstad at this stage is probably average at best, but he does get big hits. I like the way he plays and for what they are paying him, it was a fine signing. The guy has driven in 5 less runs with one of the most pathetic offenses in baseball than the great Pods did in his HOF season of 2005. I know, RBI are not indicative of what type of hitting you are doing, or so I've been told on this board, but when Pods was the greatest leadoff hitter of all time he was 0-7 with the bases loaded with 1 RBI on a walk. Pretty clutch. I do know that I admire the fashion in which Erstad plays and probably would have been fanatical about him when he was an elite player. The one thing I don't get is why Erstad is getting MORE criticism than Williams? Is it Erstad's fault that Brian Anderson has been a disappointment and that KW and Ozzie felt they needed to go out and get a veteran as insurance? Is it not KW's fault for relying on Pods and Anderson too much, and not having satisfactory replacements (Mack/Ozuna platoon, Sweeney, now the .333 hitting Terrero) in the organization???

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ May 22, 2007 -> 08:24 AM) Houston and the White Sox could make tremendous bed fellows as they both are in the thick of it and a bold move could help them greatly. If Houston wanted Crede which I doubt, what would they do with Ensberg? I could see Lidge for McDougal (prior to his last couple of outings that is) and another prospect, maybe Logan. Obviously I wouldn't mind getting rid of MacDougal about now, but moving a lefty who throws 93-95 pretty consistently, I'm not ready to go there yet. I think Logan will come around in time, and we definitely need him as insurance, because it looks as if Sisco's future is in the starting rotation for Charlotte or Birmingham.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 22, 2007 -> 01:18 AM) Erstad's OBP sits at .315 after tonight. Among CFers who play everyday for their teams in the AL, I could find two CFers who had a lower OBP than that -- Corey Patterson and Coco Crisp. If you did this for leadoff hitters, I'm sure it would be even worse. Erstad has been every bit as bad at the plate as most of us expected. In fact, the line he's putting up right now -- .269/.315/.353 -- looks exactly like what various projections systems pegged him at. I'm glad Erstad has made most of his hits count, and he's done a pretty good job in CF outside of the weak arm. None of that changes the fact that he's still a bad offensive player, and unfortunate as it is, he's the best option the team has out in CF right now. If that $6 million option is activated, though, there are going to be a lot of (rightfully so) pissed of people. .339 OBP as leadoff hitter, .296 BA That's the biggest $1.25 million bargain in the FA market. Tomo Ohka didn't work out so well for the Blue Jays at that price. Yes, we all prefer (if he returns) that he make $3.25 million instead, but where is the outcry for Mackowiak and Cintron soaking up their millions of dollars on the bench??? His OPS is 720+ as leadoff hitter. Not great, but, once again, HE'S not the one who is hurting us offensively, not by any stretch of the imagination. And to compare him to Bret Boone and 40+ year old Steve Finley (whoever did that), PRICELESS. Makes me want to bump these threads too.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 21, 2007 -> 11:25 PM) I loved our offense this game. MacDougal needs to throw strikes. Two Fridays ago, the White Sox fielded a lineup in which the top hitter was Darin Erstad (.258), next was Tadahito Iguchi (.236) -- and not one of the other seven hitters was over .216. The White Sox as a team entered Sunday's series finale with the Cubs batting only .223 -- leaving talk-show callers screaming for the head of hitting coach Greg Walker. "You know when you sign on as a hitting coach that there is a termination date," says Walker, who already has received votes of confidence this season from both general manager Kenny Williams and manager Ozzie Guillen. "There's going to be a day when I decide -- or they decide -- that I'm not going to do this anymore. Right now, the White Sox family thinks I'm the best guy for this job. As long as they feel that way, I'm going to come here and keep working just as hard." Those in the industry point to the usual contributing factors as to why so many hitters are off to such slow starts, among them: The natural arc as steroid testing becomes entrenched in the game. Cold and wet weather early in the season. The recent influx of good, young arms like San Diego's Jake Peavy, Detroit's Justin Verlander, Boston's Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia's Cole Hamels, Seattle's Felix Hernandez, the Angels' Jered Weaver, Pittsburgh's Ian Snell, San Francisco's Matt Cain and others. from cbssportsline.com

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 21, 2007 -> 11:15 PM) Damn that's a shame. Hopefully it's nothing serious, because he was starting to build up a little momentum. I think it was a Nancy Kerrigan/Tanya Harding hit by one of Ozzeroo's henchmen.

QUOTE(knightni @ May 21, 2007 -> 10:16 PM) Jenks 58mph strike on gameday Supposedly he had one at 99 in the Cubs' series. Since our gun is slow, I'm guessing he's around 95-97 now.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ May 21, 2007 -> 10:07 PM) Just testing you. Can we have ONE easy 9th inning the entire season? JE-SUS. Well, I guess two blown saves against Oakland would be fitting for Jenks.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 21, 2007 -> 10:03 PM) heh DJ "Terrero playing some hardball, out there giving 149%" I think Terrero knows the clock is ticking on his big league career...and he's definitely playing like it.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) That's as pissed as Big Jim gets. Contreras, Dye and Thome going off on the umpires in ONE game, what are the odds of that?

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) That's as pissed as Big Jim gets. Shades of AJ versus Escobar.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:54 PM) Nice fastball by Logan there. And yes, this is getting ridiculous Boone should be purely used to face lefties. No clue in the world why he was allowed to face Swisher. Do we have any RH relievers? Good God, this is like the mess last year with Politte, Nelson, Riske, Tracey and Montero. I guess they have to try Nick Masset next, because there's simply NO excuse to walk ANYONE in that situation, let alone two batters.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) Well Mike, you ARE better than this. What's your deal? So much for Pablo's defense. This is the at-bat of the game. Let's see if Logan can come through. At least we can bring in Jenks if they go to a RH hitter.

QUOTE(knightni @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) Not going so well so far. The Rangers still suck, and KW would have never have had the cajones, but Sosa in LF wouldn't seem so bad the way he's going right now.

QUOTE(Dan @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:26 PM) Gallagher is the A's trainer? the former White Sox player or comic? it's a veritable offensive explosion!!!

QUOTE(BMac Attack @ May 21, 2007 -> 09:24 PM) Did Hawk just REPEAT the "Crede is the best 3B in the league" comment? I thought if you said something like that you just never acknowledge it and hope it doesn't ever come up again. now in 13th place in runs scored 167 runs scored in 41 games, we're back over 4 per/game