ThunderBolt

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 10:39 PM) Intentional? Sure, let's just pretend it was a play on words.

If Jake Peavy gets anymore fired up, he’s gonna have an aneurism.

So, are we all agreed that the writers have decided to not even touch why Walt was such a big deal for two seasons?

It's nice to actually have a great plan B this year as opposed to last year. It's pretty likely that Dan Hudson's going to finish the year out in the rotation, and i was advocating for him to be in it this year. But i'll never count Freddy out, not after what he showed me last year. Let's give him a half-dozen starts and see how he works out.

Mike Sweeney is a solid guy. He and Griffey will probably be expected to keep an eye on Bradley.

Aw, i was hoping Ben Fritz could have channeled a little bit of that moneyball pedigree. No suck luck.

Freddy really hasn't been very encouraging this spring. Hopefully, he'll sort it out, but i'm sure that Hudson finishing the year in the rotation (barring an A-Gone trade) is nigh inevitable.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 11:47 PM) Plus, Alexei's glove flip to Paulie easily tops anything Nix has done. Probably, but Nix did do some pretty wacky s*** at 2b in that ESPN ass-kicking we took against the Rangers.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) he can only play one of those positions adequately. And he's not starting at any of them, so what's the issue? He's the last man off the bench, he hits the crap out of LHP's, and he's really the only source of power we have going for us back there. He's not going to cost us anything as a staple for the sunday lineup, i'd argue he might even win us a few games too.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 09:11 PM) I'm totally in favor of Nix making the team. I think he's a great option for what we need. People are just displeased with his poor 3b defense this spring, I think. I'm one of them. He sure looks bad over there. He needs more time out there. This is a guy whose spend his entire career at 2b, and it shows. He was a disaster at SS, and clearly a project at 3b, but we're a team that's gambling on nearly every position on the team. We can afford to gamble on the 25th man.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 06:31 PM) Honestly, only mistake they made was keeping Nix. He's not defensive specialist. He's special defensively. What? How was it a mistake to keep a guy who can play 2b, 3b, SS, Lf and is hitting .341 this spring with an .OPB of .386 and an OPS of .850? Those aren’t even close to being poor numbers. What’s up with this recent surge in hatred for Jayson Nix? He was a rookie last year, and made rookie mistakes. He’s going to have an adjustment period just like everyone else.

Bill Melton: "Bobby Jenks was the reason that the White Sox won the World series in 05'". Wow, that's a bold statement.

I'm really excited. I'm ready for the real action to start.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 05:33 PM) Was so excited I made THIS!!! I just watched this, blacked out, and woke up in a pool of my own vomit. Did i miss anything?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 05:36 PM) Is Jerry Blevins anorexic? Jesus, he is skinny.

Buehrle with a nasty breaking ball to k Patterson.

Sheets walks the bases loaded. Great time for our DH to be up. Wait, it's Juan Pierre. s***.

Kroeger K'd on a late-breaking curve.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) This A's offense is going to be brutal. It's hard to construct a lineup with virtually no power but Billy Beane appears to have done it.

Q pokes a hanging breaking ball into short center.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 04:02 PM) Willis is making $12 million this year. The difference between the 2 is $2 million. Damnit, Balta. Did you really have to do research to refute my point?

Willis' extension from a few years back means he's still being paid a large sum of money. I suspect Robertsons' contract was a lot easier to eat then Willis would be.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 03:46 PM) Who does that put into the kitties 5th starter spot? Willis? Galaragga? D-Train.

God, i miss Glendale.

Nice girls in bikini shots creepy CamelBack camerman.