joejoesox

Anderson, B, CF Pierzynski, C Quentin, LF Dye, RF Thome, DH Konerko, 1B Ramirez, SS Fields, 3B Getz, 2B

QUOTE (Cubano @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 10:46 PM) They do not have the cuban insider you guys have. no kidding! but seriously, they're adding letters and stuff to his name even "VicieNdo"? lol

trying to be as objective and rational as i can here viciedo reminded me more of vladimir guerrero today than manny ramirez, he was swinging at pitches way out of the zone as if he wasn't recognizing them at all with that said, i'm not drawing any harsh conclusions after seeing him in TWO AT-BATS, especially given the enormous pressure this young kid is under right now which could easily be taking him out of his own element, affecting his hitting knowing what we have right now, Josh Fields will get the 3B job out of spring training because this team pretty much owes it to him (for what it's worth, Williams said at Sox Fest this year that he felt bad for Josh not being given a chance in 2008 because Crede was coming back supposedly healthy), as he performed rather well in 2007 (his K numbers were atrocious, and his average wasn't very good, but he's shown he can hit big-league pitching and hit with incredible power) and as Stoney says, if you can hit in the big leagues, a team will find a position for you to play at the 3B job this spring isn't really a competition, as I feel Fields could play rather poorly overall compared to Viciedo, and still win the job out of spring due to what the team knows of Josh's capabilities, Viciedo right now is a huge unknown and even more-so when april comes around right now, none of us here can say which player is truly better at 3rd, offensively and defensively. all we know is, the White Sox know what they're getting from Fields and I believe Viciedo would have to play at least similar defense, and absolutely crush Fields offensive production this spring to draw any significant attention towards being the starter in 2009

SLAYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

JO...........a..........hit? no... can it be?

BA swinging a 50 pound bat, Ks on 3 pitches

Egbert looks amazing, his control is really good

QUOTE (Cubano @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 03:07 PM) How good has Fields look? One hit and caught stealing yesterday. Fields hit 23 homeruns and 67 RBI in 373 atbats in 2007 Fields has far and away the advantage in this "competition".

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 03:05 PM) Fool me? I just said the same thing you did. i know you agree with me, my point was there will probably be people in the media or in the Sox FO that will continue discussing "the battle at 3B" which could end up convincing people otherwise

QUOTE (Cubano @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) It was not a good at bat for Viciedo. You have to give credit to Milton. How about that Betemit guy? he's not an everyday player, and doesn't look to be any good defensively at SS

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 03:01 PM) I really don't see Dayan making the squad for opening day. I think Viciedo could be very good, but he's very raw, and as long as Fields is looking good, there isn't any good reason to carry Viciedo just yet. don't let anyone fool you, viciedo will not make the team out of spring training, it's not a real competition.

QUOTE (Cubano @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) I want to see somebody to hit a thunder at him. He has not strikeout yet by the way. He swang a bad slider for strike one, but he showed good eye with the same pitch with two strikes. well he just did, he doesn't seem to be recognizing any pitches, whether it's due to nervousness or something else idk

ugly at bat for viciedo

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Mar 1, 2009 -> 02:11 PM) I thought you agreed with the sentiment that if we didn't like Owens we could, "find another damn team to root for"? lol, are you serious? if you're referring to my signature, note I wasn't the one who said it. I quoted it, due to it's comedic effect.

nice double for nix, he definitely has power

I dont' want Jerry Owens leading off for us in 2009, my god. The kid has no confidence to swing the bat.

viciedo is huge, unreal

watching this ozzie/torre thing on CSN i think ozzie is clinically insane lol chuck garfein must be going nuts, what a difficult interview

Owens, CF Nix, 2B Dye, DH Konerko, 1B Betemit, SS Viciedo, 3B Anderson, B, LF Restovich, RF Miller, C No CQ, Thome, Slayer

game starts in 30 minutes, no lineups yet... if anyone finds them can you post them here please? i've been spamming the gameday page but the tab with the lineups isn't available yet

Gameday: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?g...chamlb_lanmlb_1 This game will be on mlb.tv today, first live video feed of the year Go Sox Hopefully we'll see Slayer and Tankpimp on the field

haven't seen this posted, it's an interview with bill melton, regarding the battle at 3B between fields and viciedo also, have you noticed how many sports media columnists, beat writers, etc. mispronounce his name? most if not all of us know how to say his name, and have since the beginning (Vee-See-A-Doe), yet all of these "Professionals" can't seem to get it right. it's fascinating

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Feb 28, 2009 -> 10:46 PM) hey everyone, what are the odds of the Sox signing Contreras to another contract next year? he'd have to take an extremely incentive laden deal, similar to what Colon signed this year 1-2m guaranteed up to 3-4 probably i have no idea if the sox would offer him a contract like that, or if he'd accept it

dunno if he has a twitter but schilling has his own blog at 38pitches.com he even posts on nyyfans.com forums frequently as gehrig38 i believe

lol-sserman coughs up a couple runs after getting two outs to start the inning 2-0 scrubs