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QUOTE (knightni @ May 6, 2011 -> 09:04 PM) LOL

First game of road trip important. If they play well (esp Dunn), they might be relieved to get out of town.

Pierre is not ready, either.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 5, 2011 -> 10:01 AM) So Adam Dunn's 8 straight seasons of 38+ HRs was all luck, no skill? No, but 6-8 years ago he was most likely a better hitter than he is now.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 5, 2011 -> 09:49 AM) So they were playing above their level of skill for their entire careers before this point? If you mean current skill level? Rios? Yes. Dunn? Yes Pierre? Yes AJ? Probably Ramirez? No Beckham? Yes Thornton? Yes Konerko? No Peavy? Yes Buehrle? Probably Omar? Yes Teahen? Yes Morel? NA Q? No This is not a talented bunch.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 5, 2011 -> 08:55 AM) What's so wrong with that statement? Uh, talented? I don't think so. This is not a talented team. They prove it almost every day. And Hawk is being Hawk when he tries to convince his audience that they are indeed talented. They were overrated from the beginning. I don't think they are in a slump; they are playing to their level of skill. Talent is not defined by your paycheck. That said, I am interested in the exact quote, if anyone else caught it.

....Something like This is the most talented team to ever play this badly this long? I think he's losing it; tough to be a homer 24/7 with this bunch.

Pierre should go. Sacrifice 3/4's of his salary. We won't get a draft pick for him. We should call up The Tank and see what happens. Can't be any worse. That will open another spot in minors for someone, as well as the 40 man roster. We have to find out if he is the real deal. Pierre's remainning salary is wasted anyway. Come on Kenny, do something.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2011 -> 06:56 AM) I've got no problem with Vizquel playing. Every time he's in there he makes things happen. Vizquel. Subject of one of the worst trades of all time, when Mariners gave him to Cleveland for nothing, just becasuse A-Rod was coming. And that was 1994, I believe. And he is still playing.

Going back to Larry Walker.... He was also a tremendous Right Fielder and great baserunner, plus he says he wants to coach. We could do worse.

He won his second game Sunday. 7 innings, 2 ER's.

If AJ had a serious problem with Sox, he would have signed with Dodgers.

Just read an article on Larry Walker in Denver Post -- He is out of baseball and would love a coaching gig. He had one of the best five year runs of all time (1997-2001). reat hitter, great defensive OF, etc.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2011 -> 09:37 AM) Eddie? What the heck are you talking about? Kenny. Sorry.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ May 1, 2011 -> 04:59 AM) Dan Black's last 10- .500/.558/1.000. His ISO on the year is just under .300. Would be nice to see him at a higher level. Agreed. Sox moved 1B Wilkins to Dash -- ahead of Black. Both big guys from good college programs. I wonder who is considered the better prospect.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 1, 2011 -> 07:29 AM) Did you not learn anything last year? Do you not realize that performance can fluctuate? I'm not happy with the way the guy is playing either, but I doubt he is going to suddenly turn in to "as bad a hitter as I've ever seen." Do you think his career numbers are a hoax? That he wasn't really producing those numbers, but no one ever noticed because they weren't watching? And only now, that a bloodhound like yourself is on the scent, has he been discovered for the tremendous fraud that he is? I swear, some of you have the attention span of a goldfish. What do you have against goldfish? Dunn was a horrible acquisition. Way too much money. Eddie got himself into a terrible negotiating position. If he had to give up that much money, he should have just walked away. Even if Dunn hits like he did last year or two, given his age, you know his productivity would decline during this four year contract span. Then, we gave up a #1 draft choice to boot.. Dunn is the first aging slugger to lose it overnight. Eddie got outsmarted by Dunn's agent.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 29, 2011 -> 10:51 PM) But Marty, you didn't think the starting pitching would be great? "On paper" it again looked dominant. And the addition of Crain gave the Sox "on paper" a damn good bullpen. Games aren't played on paper. They are played on television.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Apr 29, 2011 -> 05:56 PM) It stings my eyes to see a line-up featuring Lillibridge and Teahen in it, batting back-to-back, no less. Pacifist's Row?

Pena is so bad that if we had kept Brandon Allen and made him a pitcher, he would be better than Pena.

I hear Kenny wants to give him a raise.

But, he is one of Kenny's better moves.

Something tells me Milledge would not have made those plays.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 08:16 AM) Too bad B-Ham is crowded with OF's, because Martinez needs a promotion. And I think we can say that Remenowsky is handling the jump to AA pretty well. Looks like there are a couple of OF's in Charlotte that can be moved or DL'ed to make room in B'ham.

In 2009 the Rockies were clearly an underachieving team. They fired Clint Hurdle, promoted Jim Tracy, and it was like a switch was turned on.

Thanks to you guys who contribute to the minor league games. I look forward to Future Sox posts.