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    White Sox Sign Dunn

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by Thunderbolt

    Cowley says that the rest of the team believes Paulie is coming back and that KW is seeking to rectify last years offensive woes with big bats. "Ozzie Ball has come and gone," says Cowley.

    White Sox Sign Dunn

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 04:56 PM)
    I think that should be the over/under during spring training.

     

    A poster called last years team an "abject failure", Id hate to see what people think of a last place team.

    That poster was me and i still don't regret it. We're making the right moves this years to fill holes that should have been filled last year.

    White Sox Sign Dunn

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    Posted · Edited by Thunderbolt

    QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 04:26 PM)
    I like the Dunn signing assuming it will happen. I just hope it means they don't have to dump pitching to afford him. Or settle for Tyler Flowers at catcher.

    I actually think that if we could Paulie and Dunn back, then we could punt a position like catcher to give Flowers some time to find his bearings at the Major League level. Can you imagine if Flowers comes into spring with his bat back?

     

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    Bobby Jenks

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 04:14 PM)
    The issue with this is...what do we do with Ozzie's usual desire for 2 lefty setup men in the bullpen.

    More to the point, what do we do without the ability to use Thornton in high-leverage spots? We're shooting ourselves in the foot by putting Matt in the spot, without another viable bullpen arm.

    White Sox Sign Dunn

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 04:07 PM)
    Or a tangent about some random animal? (see: Peavy thread - penguins)

    To this day, that is my favorite SoxTalk thread of all-time. Although i feel the one on Waldis Joaquin has potential.

    Bobby Jenks

    in Pale Hose Talk

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    Bobby has always seemed very unwilling to adopt the work ethic that the White Sox having been trying to instill upon him. I understand the frustration that both parties have here, and agree that it’s probably time to cut the cord.

    Konerko and Putz both decline Arb

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 1, 2010 -> 12:40 PM)
    No one was happy with finishing 2nd, but some people feel the need to use hyperbole to express it.

    Hyperbole? Please, I don’t see how last year could be seen as anything other than an abject failure. We conceded the division to the Twins in Spring Training. It just took it a while for that to shake out on paper. You don’t go into a season with gaping holes and your fingers crossed. I don’t care how many games we won last year, we willingly came into the season as a flawed team and ignored a very real shot at winning this division after assembling one of the best pitching staffs in the game. We went into the season with our weaknesses on glaring display for the entire world to see, that matters a lot more to be then 88 wins, a lack of a playoff berth, and a yearlong glimpse of the fundamental misunderstanding that our manager has for the game of baseball. The record is meaningless when we have nothing to show for it. I have high expectations for this team year in and out and I’d like to see this organization establish similar goals for itself.

    Konerko and Putz both decline Arb

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by Thunderbolt

    Call me cynical but I'm not sure that after the debacle of last year (which was masked by 88 wins) I'd categorize the Sox as a winning situation. Not until we get off our asses and start making the kind of moves that put us legitimately in line to be better then the Twins.

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