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QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 11:03 AM) I don't think the White Sox are bad enough to fall out of the divisional race. If someone gets hot (Cleveland or Detroit), sure the Sox could be 8 games out quickly, but I don't expect much to change with the current division - the Sox will hang around, play at or about .500 ball, and stay about 3-6 games back. Because of their team speed and ability to hit with RISP?

Wonder what the true story is.... Clearing roster space at Charlotte? Clearing space on the 40 man? Maybe Harrell said something to his Mgr that got him in trouble?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 10:54 PM) And sad. Two picks after we took Mitchell. ...........And, he's only 19.

Williams Jr. still starting for B'ham.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 09:29 PM) The opposite. Instead of making Aaron Poreda and Sale starters and projecting unrealistic hopes on them, I'd prefer to believe in someone who has multiple pitches....can throw his offspeed stuff in the 70's with his fastball at 93-94 and also is learning how to mix in the screwball. A White Sox lefty who throws the screwball. Reminds me of Jack Harshman in the '50's.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 04:06 AM) He's a lot better than Arnie Munoz, that much is for certain. I remember that one start he made for us. ozzie wouldn't take him out, then we came back, scored some runs, and made it close. I think he also had a cup of coffee with Mets.

Sox are probably one of the two worst teams in majors right now. They are bad, they are slow, they don't hustle.....

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 11:33 PM) The Barons now have three guys in the starting lineup that are the sons of former major leaguers. 1. Williams 2 3.

It's tough not to be negative about this team. Early in the season many posters thought this was a talented but underachieving team. It is not a talented team; it is a bad, boring, slow team. At tne beginning of the season, when many thought the team was talented, the weakest part of the team was the bullpen. They blew a few early games. Now, it is the strongest part of the team, but the position players are so bad, nothing will help. Aside from Konerko, who is a tremendous player, the position players are terrible. AJ is okay; we have a decent though average SS. Quentin is a servicable outfielder who could make some teams as a 4th outfielder. That's it. Two starters, Rios and Dunn, could not make any other team. Pierre, who at least hustles, maybe, maybe could make a couple of teams. I don't klnow who. Maybe Beckham could make a team or three on potential and defense. Everyone else -- Castro, Morel, Lillibridge, Omar, Teahen, would be cut. That includes Rios and Dunn. None of those guys deserve to wear a big league uniform. Morel, he has potential. Omar, he has had a great career, but he would not be on any other active roster. It is not surprising that KC outplayed the White Sox.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) The most pissed I was ever as a Sox fan was when we lowballed Robin Ventura after the White Flag trade. I even wrote a letter to the team. Trying to remember.... Do you have details?

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:51 AM) Bruce Chen has been on 10 different teams. He was possibly the top pitching prospect in minors when he came up through the Atlanta system.

Dunn should be scrapped until Sep. Combined with Lillibridge that is not exactly Murderer's Row. Tough to win with that lineup.

When we made that trade -- Rowand for Thome -- I cringed like I do when ever Kenny does anything. Philly needed to dump Thome, because they had Ryan Howard and his minimum contract waiting in the wings. Thome had a big contract and clearly was not going to play ahead of Howard. The Philly GM needed someone to step up and do him a favor and take Thome off his hands. Kenny appears and gives up his CF in the process. What a nice guy, Kenny, to help Philly GM like that. Nothing against Thome, but we could have gotten him a lot cheaper/

Nationals promoted Bryce Harper to AA.

Interleague play is ova. Back to normal sked with Sox facing lefty tonight. Will Ozzie change in second half? In other words, will he play Dunn at DH as if the first half made no impression on him?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 04:05 PM) That's not a realistic alternative. Sure it is. He's actually getting worse. He was not this bad in April. Something is wrong with him. People get shut down all the time. He's not doing anybody any good. He'll still get paid.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) That's because there are a ton of seats in the lower deck that are obstructed view. Even if you can see most of the field, the people can't see the ball in the air. Wrong.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 03:56 PM) Well, and this is even when he's hitting...he offers nothing defensively and has no speed whatsoever. So yeah, .168 and a 43%+ k-rate puts him right in the discussion. I think they should shut him down for the rest of the season. See what happens in ST. Meanwhile, bring up Tank.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 03:52 PM) Wrigley Field is a goofy place. Ball goes up in the air, the drunks start acting like they just hit a 900 foot homer. It was that way 50-60 years ago. Never changes. Years ago, Ernie Banks would take a big swing and pop the ball up. Crowd would cheer wildly in anticipation. The the SS or CF would catch the ball, and the crowd would groan. Routine. There is a genetic strain that runs through that ball park that is scary. Those people have jobs, vote, and breed. Scary.

Great throw by Morel to end today's game vs Cubs. He played Soto verrry deep and threw a long fast ball from the grass.

When I made my Jordan Danks post, I wasn't even thinking about big brother. But, judging by stats only, because I don't see him play, it looks as if he has improved from last year, so who's to say he won't continue improving. I hear he is an excellent CF, and Sox will need a backup CF next year. Lilli is barely adequate, especially after his sleepwalking play last Tuesday night in Denver. Also, Sox must put Danks on 40 man next year or risk losing him. Lilli will never be a big league hitter -- . Of course, Young Danks will have to continue doing well and play well in ST next year, and if we trade for a CF veteran, then all of this changes.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 01:24 PM) Kuhn sounds very Jeremy Reed, with the bat anyway. Does that mean we will trade him to Yanks for Freddy Garcia?

From here, it sure looks as if Jordan Danks is a better player than he was a year ago. I would not be surprised if he makes Sox in 2012, as backup CF if nothing else. I think he will have an edge over Lillibridge next year.

QUOTE (gfbaseball @ Jul 1, 2011 -> 06:34 AM) Leighton Pangilinan (1B) had a great game last night for the Voyagers in the 8-5 victory. Panda went 4 for 5 with a HR, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. He's on a 6 game hit streak and has been red hot his last three games going a combined 7 for 12. He could be something special if he gets his poop in a group. He's just turned 20 a couple months ago so he's got time to figure it all out. Nothing overly exciting on the pitching side. Gehle was solid on the start going 5 innings and giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 6 strikeouts. Scott Snodgrass game in for two innings of relief giving up one hit, unfortunatly a HR at that. He struck out six but walked three. Couldn't help but notice his stats, too. Drafted in 09, this his third year in Rookie Ball.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 1, 2011 -> 08:44 AM) I can understand it, so none. Here's the problem with Cowley. He's trying to be the new Mariotti, so we need to do the same thing and ignore him. It's as simple as that. Speaking of Mariotti, Is anyone from Chicago going to be at his trial? Ditka, perhaps??