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Bj Upton might be available and TB needs relief pitching and catcher. I'd package Jenks and Flowers for Upton and play him in CF and leadoff. Rios in right and a healthy Quentin in left and we would have a decent outfield defense and wouldn't need pods.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 10:53 PM) I've seen enough of that clown at shortstop. Agree!

We will sweep the Royals, mark it down, take it to the bank! I predict 5 of 6 on this homestand while picking up at least a game and a half on Detroit.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 10:44 PM) Nix is much better at 2nd base, his UZR per 150 games there this season is +25 which is ridiculously good, and in limited time he's been worth around 8 runs more than Getz (or approx. 1 win) this year alone. It's not close between the two of them. Nix is also a lot more talent from an offensive standpoint with his superior walk rate and power. Basically all Getz does well is steal bases and play hard. Uzr per 150 is a joke, especially when Nix has only played a handful of games. Watch the games and you will see who the better fielder is. WAR, what is it good for? Absolutely nuthin! Sing it again...........

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 10:35 PM) :lolhitting I hope you just meant Nix as a utility fielder (SS, 3B, LF etc.) Not second base. Getz is better at second base. Nix is a decent utility player but not an above average fielder at any position.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 10:09 PM) Where do you rank the current Sox players against one another in terms of defense for their primary position from best to worst? Consider his range, fielding, arm, and brain. Nix is a bad fielder. Getz is much better. Rios, Wise and Kotsay are the only above average defensive players on the team.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 09:28 PM) Wise is on the roster, because Ozzie irrationally LOVES Dewayne Wise. Period and FIXED. Wise is a good defensive outfielder, period. Pods is not, period. Fix this!

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 08:26 PM) LOL it really says something about our defense when something like this is mismanaging. Not sure what's funny about that. Wise is on the roster because of his defense, period. Pods is a TERRIBLE defensive outfielder. Bottom of the 8th with a one run lead is a perfect time for a good manager to substitute a good defensive outfielder for a terrible one. Wise may not have caught that ball but it wouldn't have been as tough a play as the one he made in the perfect game. Pods only value to the team is as a leadoff hitter and he wasn't going to be leading off the ninth. You sir, are a moron...........

Everyone, please come in from the ledge. Pods is such an easy scapegoat but there is plenty of blame to go around. Nix failing to get the runner in from 3rd with one out, his missed tag at 2nd base -- Dotel giving up the tying run with a ball off the wall --- Ozzie not putting Wise in for defense in the 8th --- Jenks, serving up the 2 out home run........when you lose there are plenty of opportunities to second guess. Bottom line is we were 3 and 3 on a West coast trip and picked up a half game in the process. We are still in great shape to win this thing.

Wise in left field, please!

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 24, 2008 -> 06:12 PM) Anyone know where I can find a place that shows the White Sox and the players contracts? /getting it out of the way Cot's baseball contracts

QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 03:30 PM) My drunken father was cussing at ozzie last night in the 8th inning for letting pods swing away instead of bunting with no outs and a man on 1st and 3rd. My Dad called his play the safety squeeze by the way. I told him i didn't like the idea because the corners were in so it would be very unlikely that the man on third scores unless it was a full squeeze play. You also risk the runner being thrown out at second. He backed his play by saying you get rid of the double play, and it puts pressure on the defense. He also stated how we had good speed on the bases. So is my drunken dad still smarter than me, or are his coaching methods a waste of outs and only for girls softball? I leave it up to you soxtalk. Your father, drunk or not, was correct in that situation. A safety squeeze would have been a great way to get one run in and the other in scoring position with one out. Pods is not a good candidate for a sac fly but he is a good bunter. With a runner on 1st, the first baseman could not have been playing in because he has to hold the runner on. He should have dragged a bunt down the line for an easy run. Pay attention to your father and by the way, show him a little respect too.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 08:39 AM) Look its really freaking easy to see. He needs to pitch UP IN THE ZONE. Look hes got a good (not great fastball), pretty straight, usually between 94-96 MPH. Hes out pitch is defiantly his 12-6 curveball. But here is the thing, they both only work when he keeps the ball up in the zone (I realize that the curveball winds up breaking down to knee or below knee high). The fact remains when Bobby is throwing his fastball thigh high or higher in the zone for strikes (swinging or looking) the curveball is going to get people out its that simple. The release point is going to be the same and to the hitter the curveball is going to at first look like fastball coming straight, then we all know it falls off and winds up somewhere shin high. The point is that only works when he keeps the release point up high. If he is throwing his fastball around the knees its no good, the fastball is hittable at 94-96 there and it doesn't set the curveball up for a bad swing. The evidence is simple. Look at 10th inning tonite. He retired the first two batters in high release point fashion, then look (on mlb gameday) at where Sweeney and Everbridge got their pitches and subsueqent hits, all down in the zone. It was the same story on Wed night in Seattle in the 12th inning. Look at where Hannahan got his pitches, down, for a base hit. Then Rob Johnson got the same, down, and he hit a screamer towards 1st that Kotsay made an amazing grab on. Bobby just needs to pitch up in the zone, keep his release point high and its all good. Its that simple. It's really not that simple. Any major league pitcher who consitently throws to one zone will get hammered. I think the reason Bobby is getting in trouble this year is he can't get his curve ball over and is throwing it less often. When the hitters are sitting on fast ball only, bad things are going to happen. Without the hammer, he's doing a pretty good job of moving his fastball in and out and up and down in the zone.