joejoesox

lol @ masset

just give alexei the starting 2B job for the rest of 2008, seriously. this should be a no brainer at this point, even if he slumps for a decent period of time, he's just flat out better than Uribe, and his range is unbelievable

ryan perry goes to detroit, RHP, 93-98mph fastball, 6'4 200lbs from arizona

how does beckham project to AAA/MLB? how many years away is he from the pros?

should do well tomorrow, knock on wood (my money is always on the count in 2008) lets sweep tomorrow then take at least 3 of 4 from the twins and start building a substantial lead in the ALC

imo we have the best pitching staff in baseball, in terms of ERA & least homeruns allowed (a stat that isn't weighed as much as I believe it should be) you could make a case for toronto and oakland but I think our staff is better, albeit slightly

what an embarrassment, i mean seriously. nice play alexei

jose is probably in between mussina and johnson in age, that's my guess

where's shingo at these days? lol

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jun 2, 2008 -> 12:34 PM) He played in a league that is equivalent to high A, or a poor AA. He is learning on the job, and doing a damn fine job of it. He is signed for four years. He still could be considered a prospect. Steve Stone strongly disagrees with you. He compared Alexei's previous league to a step between AAA & MLB level, yesterday.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) Guillen has enough after loss By Mark Gonzales - 3:47 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After watching his underachieving offense go 2-for-14 in a 4-3 loss at Tampa Bay, manager Ozzie Guillen promised some changes to his White Sox roster. "Just be ready because I expect movement Tuesday," Guillen said. "I expect Kenny to do something Tuesday, and if we don’t do anything Tuesday, there are going to be a lot of lineup changes. That’s all I’m going to say about the offense. "It can be me. It can be (hitting coach) Greg Walker. It can be the players. It could be anybody. I’m sick and tired to watch this thing for a year and a half. I’m not protecting anybody anymore. (Bleep) it. "If they can’t get it done, Kenny should find someone to get it done. That’s it." link http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....en-has-eno.html ok i said in the next 10-20 days, i didnt expect the next 2 days. lol

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:59 PM) Couldn't agree more, Walker is like a family member to guys like Crede, Thome, Dye, PK, Uribe, and AJP. However, that might be the problem. Maybe they need a different point of view and a different type of r'ship with the hitting coach. i will say, you make an interesting point

i think we will see changes sooner rather than later, i just have a hunch probably within the next 10-20 days would be my guess, KW wants to win, he has a hardcore winners attitude and is very proactive, he sees our pitching and he'll do anything he can to tweak this ballclub

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) The question(s) I have for people who don't think Walker should be fired is this: Should a hitting coach EVER be fired? Is one even needed? Because it's never really just the hitting coaches fault if you can't hit, but Greg Walker has done about as much as a hitting coach can to show he should be fired since the second half of 2006. If you think Walker shouldn't be fired, I can't only assume you think hitting coaches just shouldn't be fired because it's not their fault, and thus they shouldn't even exist because they aren't needed. Although to be honest, I'd have a really hard time arguing that point of view. so you're arguement is, if a hitting coach doesn't do anything, they're not needed. so fire walker because he doesn't serve a purpose on the team. just make sure you don't replace him with anyone, because hitting coaches don't really do anything. now, for my opinion on the matter, I think walker brings a more family-type aspect to the team, the guys are very close to him, and as much as it might seem (to many of you guys) that walker being fired would somehow change the team and ultimately cause them to start hitting (which i find unrealistic, but that's just me), i think the ramifications of canning a guy that's so close to his players might send the wrong idea i could be 100% wrong here, but that's the way i see it right now

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:50 PM) Funny thing about this thread coming now, if Walker had been fired after yesterday's game, the new hitting coach would have been praised for the approaches today. A lot of hitting the other way, and a ton of hits. The fact that they are gagging with RISP, putting that on the hitting coach is ridiculous. what......the......... logic? no...

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) Time to play Toby Hall at first. lol bring up lucy as backup catcher, DH Toby Hall so we can get his bat & AJ's bat in the lineup at the same time Toby is not a power hitter but he's a smart hitter IMO, and even though i think his numbers will even out, i think he is capable of .250-.275 RIGHT NOW vs our other option at DH who, lets be honest, isn't doing anything for this team right now except hitting the ball when nobody is on base, and striking out when there are RISP i'm not inferring that Toby is the long-term solution for the year, but until Thome starts fixing whatever is wrong (It's not walker), maybe this wouldn't be a bad idea

i guess if you want walker to take all the blame, you have to say cooper is responsible for all of the positives w/ this pitching staff in my opinion, i think cooper has done a decent job, but other than Gavin, Danks and the reclamation project with Thornton, the other guys have pretty much pitched to their ability. just my opinion

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:36 PM) I think most people are past the stage of being offended by steriod accusations.You obviously are not. haha. stay classy~

the only thing i would do would be to swap walker with another coach on the staff and have them flip-flop, perhaps put walker at bench coach i'm not for this guy losing his job for something that (IMO) isn't entirely his fault i think these guys are psyching themselves out, and have been doing this ever since 2006, for whatever reason

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) Tuesday's a big game for the Sox. Greinke's possibly the filthiest righty in the AL. If the offense can have a good game against him, it sets up for a strong home stand. my vote goes to Halladay, but they're both very good

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) dont be so naive. there were roiders on every team, including your beloved Sox. wow, what a brainless post. i'm not naive, and i'm well aware we had guys on this team using PED's. but who the hell thinks they can toss around the PED arguement when they have absolutely no proof whatsoever of it? that's RIDICULOUS, and you should be ashamed of yourself as a sox fan, and of baseball in general to throw around comments like that just because your feelings are hurt that Swisher has sucked this year. get real dude.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jun 1, 2008 -> 03:28 PM) Nick Swisher and his .201 batting average need to be benched. He is useless. Lets go with Dye/Anderson/Quentin...and Alexei is really coming on, that's the one good thing we can take from todays offensive performance. when uribe starts playing instead of Alexei "because Uribe is not a defensive liability", i'll probably stop watching these games all together. i took some heat for bashing ozzie on this site, and today was a perfect example of why i think his baseball IQ and overall intelligence is rather lacking, he's just not smart.

swisher was a steroid user in oakland? really? sometimes i'm embarassed to be a member on this site.

Sweet, Toby playing today. And no, this is not meant to be green either.

wow, here's a mindblowing stat the white sox this year have given up 1 run or less 15 times that's an MLB best, btw.