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I like trades like A-Rows. We've got a guy who's first in the AL in HR, RBI, and OBP (min 100ab) and they've got a guy who will be a fan favorite and leaves it all out on the field. Both teams won. Trades like this make Kenny an intriguing trading partner. As far as getting him back, I loved A-Row when he was with the Sox, and will always consider him a favorite no matter where he's playing, but I want to see BA patrol CF for several years. I think we've got something special in that kid.

A-Row just had one f*** of a catch in the Phils/Mets game. Looked like he maybe broke his nose or some s*** in the process. Unreal grab though, living up to his reputation.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ May 11, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) On Mac, Jurko and the harry ones' show yesterday Rex was giving tons or respect to the Sox. He couldn't say enough good things about the Sox. I don't know, man. Maybe it was different being he was talking to Sox fans as opposed to speaking to Angels fans, as he does during the games.

I can't stand this guy when I have to listen to his broadcasts. Hawk may be a homer but atleast he gives credit to the other team where credit is due. Hudler is just a pure jackass who RARELY gives any credit to the opposition, or atleast the Sox being that's the games I'm usually forced to endure his jock-like lingo. IE., last night against Haeger... Angels have been hitting horribly, no doubt about that. So they finally tag Haeger, a rookie knuckleballer making his first ML appearance, and Hudler starts talking about how the "Angels are back" and pimping their clutch hits (nevermind the fact that Haeger gave them all their baserunners via the walks). Huddy, your team isn't "back" nor are they "clutch". They took advantage of a 22 year old kid making his first start who couldn't control his 73mph knuckler and can only hit 84 with his fastball.

i'm not real sure where to look, but if Crede were to hit similarly to his minor league days, what kind of #'s could we expect? Was he nothing but average with a little bit of pop, a power guy with only a decent avg, or was he just an all around dominant offensive player- pop+avg.?

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ May 1, 2006 -> 08:14 PM) I thought the booing of Thome was absolute classless as well. As for comparing him to Maggs, as far I know Thome never ripped the Indians or anything like that. word. it's more similar to someone like paulie or MB leaving the team, coming back and getting booed. Cleveland fans look like jackasses.

One of the things that I REALLY liked about this game is that Big Mack found his groove. Sure he's just a bench guy, but he's a very streaky bench guy. With Dye's calf a little beat up, Mack will be seeing some playing time this week. Couldn't pick a better time for him to hit one of his hot streaks.

THAT'S why you put your motherf***ing closer in the game instead of playing the f***ing matchups!!! Kong Scotty Javy Big Mack Bobby

If mods want to merge this with the pinned AS thread, that's cool. Just curious what y'all think...Ozzie seems to REALLY take pride in sticking up for his players, almost to a fault at times. So come July, am I the only one who thinks Ozzie is going to bring a ridiculous number of white sox players with him, drawing MAJOR criticism from the media? Just knowing the way Ozzie seems to feed off of controversey, I think this is very possible.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 10:05 PM) I REALLY think he cracked a few ribs there. My work is carrying this feed and they showed JD during the break walking around the dugout. He's fine.

I love this poll on the front page of their MLB page... Who will have the best season? Roger Clemens Randy Johnson Greg Maddux Pedro Martinez Mike Mussina Curt Schilling what a pointless poll.

The guys who thought to market typical college/military videotape collections as "Girls Gone Wild" are f***ing geniuses.

QUOTE(My Dixie Normus @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 09:12 PM) Well I guess it will take a 4-0 sweep with great pitching and clutch hitting in the WS for the Sox to make the cover of SI. Oh, wait, that won't do it either.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Apr 16, 2006 -> 01:06 PM) I really like reading things like this because we can all relate to this. I have one friend who's hair is just out of control and we always tell him to get a haircut. Pretty cool story. what're the chances?

Watching him last season you could tell that he had the potential to be a great hitter. Beside the fact that he went on a similar tear for a short time after being called up, his approach at the plate screams "smart hitter". The guy consistently went opposite field with the pitch last season. As a rookie, that's REALLY impressive to me. Hell, compare that approach to what Brian Anderson, one of our top performing prospects in the minors, is doing in the majors. I think Shelton will obviously cool off considerably this season but, with his approach at the plate and raw power, I don't think it's out of the question to see him as a 30-35 hr threat with a .285-.305 avg in the near future.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 09:33 PM) Sign #50 that this isn't 2005 anymore.....Cotts has allowed more homers this year than he did all of last year. It's happening all around the league. There must be "something" in the air because even mediocre teams have quickly become offensive juggernauts.

This may have already been mentioned, haven't read the entire thread, but is this game blacked out for everyone on Extra Innings? What station is the game on in Chicago, WCIU?

So with all the steroid talk going around and people discussing how home run numbers will now drop back to the mean, we see 46HRs in a single day...in April no less. I heard an announcer the other day (can't remember if it was hawk and dj) mentioned how they are using harder baseballs this season. Is this MLB's way of making up for the loss of steroids? This is bad news for Sox considering we base our team around pitching in an all ready friendly hitters' park.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 06:17 PM) Third question: Why have an automatic out at the top of the lineup? There's plenty of room for him at the bottom of the lineup with Anderson. They're already batting next to each other. -- I call that inning the beer frame. It only lasts about the time it takes to make a run to get a beer, and by the time you're back to your seat, the inning's over and you didn't miss anything exciting. Those two back to back in the order is not pretty.

QUOTE(Guillen'sGuy @ Apr 12, 2006 -> 02:25 PM) Nothing to do with today's game, but wanted to hear some thoughts about Freddy. I saw his first game this year and his velocity was way down. Did he look any better or have any added velocity in his second start? Much better.....hitting up to 94 on the gun and was challenging hitters with a well located fastball rather than throwing a bunch of junk. Looks like the pitching is getting back on track. Thumb. I kinda like that.

QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 06:05 PM) Yes, I thought they called the HR nicely. Also on Crede's HR their color guy interjects right after the HR "He's a big time player" and goes on to add "He gets lots of clutch hits for them". Small sample but they seem like good announcers to me. With extra innings we get to here a lot of out-of-town guys and DET is way up on the list of my favorites to listen to. I don't remember their names either but the color guy knows the Sox better than any tv announcer in the league outside of Hawk and DJ. The color guy for TEX is kickass as well.

I don't know...I've been somewhat disappointed with Thome's inability to be diverse and flexible. I mean he's a great team player and everything, but the fact that he's failed to hit any f***ing bombs shorter than 400ft is kinda showing up his teamates. I'd like him to toss in a couple 350ft shots here and there, atleast try to appear human. Outside of Sheffield, I can't think of a guy with a faster, more powerful swing than Big Jim. No doubt guys like Pujols, Cabrera, hell, even Paulie have better mechanics to their swing and look more graceful, but based on a pure POWER swing, f***in' Thome, man.

can anyone describe the play please?

I'd just like to say "f*** you very much, kc" for blacking me out of this game down in Tulsa. Sounds like Thome smashed it, distance mentioned?