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Will be interesting to see who we have coming up here.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:21 AM) For the record, I love your sig. Bring us Ryan Church KW I thought you'd like it.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:15 AM) 2006 White Sox Baseball ... Watch the year go up in smoke. Oops.

So we're jumpin back on the bandwagon now?

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:04 AM) This team is not going to the playoffs, too many holes Jumping off the bandwagon already?

Main thing is I hope Jose's ok health wise.

I just saw the lineup and I'm in shock. Ross Gload is actually being used in the ballgame.

QUOTE(danman31 @ May 31, 2006 -> 09:40 AM) Anderson, Fields, and Broadway are looking like 3 straight good first round picks so far. Yeah in the last few years they've done a much better job at drafting guys in the 1st round. Hopefully that trend continues.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 03:21 PM) Um, I don't know if I'm the only one who finds this funny, but the headline for the Sox loss in the Tribune is "Shooting Blanks." I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw this. Also, can anyone give me an idea of why my N64 won't play on my t.v.? The system turns on, so I know it works, but nothing comes up on the t.v. I changed my t.v. to channel 3, which is what I always do for video game systems, and plugged in the game system to connect to the t.v., but nothing was coming up. Any suggestions? Thanks. Don't you have like a red, yellow and white cords you have to plug in on your TV or VCR somewhere? Maybe they're not in correctly or something. I had that problem a few years back when I actually played my 64.

QUOTE(Thunderin @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 03:25 PM) Surely your kidding..... Podsednik is not a bad outfielder. I think hes made a couple of bad plays and you guys have jumped all over him. Show me video of him being a bad outfielder. He would be a suitable CF with tons of speed and can cover alot of ground. You guys need to get off the Podsednik hate wagon. Podsednik does not get good reads in the OF. If you stick him in CF, he wouldn't be able to pick up the ball quite a few times, until it's too late. At least in LF, he hides his deficiencies on that regard more. Also he's got a pretty bad arm, compared to Brian Anderson.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 08:23 AM) Better make a deal then because Mack full-time in CF will lead to disasters. That's why it's important to try and move Ross Gload for an OF right now, because at least if Brian Anderson is in AAA (which I am not a fan of doing), you don't have to have Scott Podsednik or Rob Machowiak playing everyday in CF.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:59 PM) If you think that Uribe and Pods are going to get Philly into the playoffs then your out of your mind... Also in regards to Pods I hate to bring back such a dumbass phrase but where would he play? You have Burrell in LF, Rowand in CF... and RF isn't even worth mentioning... They don't have a DH... so as I said this would go down as one of the most dumbass trades in Philly's history if they actually did it... Of course Uribe and Pods alone wouldn't get Philly into the playoffs. However, they would have more money to spend on SP now. If you saw what I said before, the Phils have been shopping Burrell for the majority of the season, because they want to go away from the all or nothing approach at the plate. Pods would play LF and Uribe SS, if they moved Burrell and Rollins to dump salary, to help beef up their pitching.

Yeah I got a laugh out of it, plus it's always amusing to show other people at work (even if they have no idea of baseball). And then there's always Darth Thomas.

QUOTE(Felix @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:23 PM) And yet Sweeney still has a .395 SLG. He's not ready. 7 extra base hits in 140 AB's. I'd imagine Sweeney's and Anderson's OPS would actually be quite similar even if Sweeney did hit around .220-.230, just because of that lack of power.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:18 PM) They've officially run out of names. Hurricane Greasy.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:18 PM) I never advocated sending anyone to Philly for Rollins... I'm just trying to give you a more reasonable assessment of what it would take... He's still a fan favorite up there and as such still sells tickets... You said it would more likely take a package of B-Mac, Sweeney and Fields to get Rollins didn't you? And how much does being a fan favorite increase your value? It didn't for Aaron Rowand here. Emotions like that shouldn't come into it when you are trying to improve your ballclub. I'm sure Philly fans would just rather support a team that could actually get into the playoffs.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:14 PM) Well, I'm not big into following the minor league teams, so I just have to take his word for it that Sweeney could hit .280. I just don't think BA has any chance to get to 20 homers. No way is BA going to hit 20 HR's this season. But if he can get up to an OBP of just over .300 I'll be happy. The guy can actually take a walk, which is something a lot of hitters don't do, besides Thome and Pods. Anderson hit .295 in AAA last season. Currently Sweeney is hitting .300, which is still pretty good, but Charlotte is a big hitting park as well. He needs more time, but I've got no doubt he'll be a .280 hitter AT LEAST in the future. He's got an excellent swing.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:11 PM) Your joking right... Have you even seen him freaken play? Even when he's hot his swing has a bigger hole then the freaken' grand canyon in it. Combine that with the fact that he has the same off season work out program as Bobby Jenks and you have a major problem on your hands. There isn't anyway in hell the Philles would take this deal. They would want more then likely a package surrounding BMAC, Fields, Sweeney, or whatever other prospects we could offer... But it is fun to play it on your XBOX... How does a bad swing = bad discipline? There were rumors of him being overweight coming into last season, but IIRC, I didn't hear anything of the same coming into ST this season. Why would you give up Brandon McCarthy a potential starter on the majority of major league ballclubs, plus your 2 best hitting prospects in AAA, for a SS who is probably overpaid and has a subpar OBP? Being a fan favorite doesn't increase your value. That didn't help Aaron Rowand when he was shifted out as part of the package for Jim Thome EDIT: On the bad swing thing, I just read Timo's post. I probably mis-interpreted Jeckle's statement, regarding Uribe's discipline. I thought it was in regard to his general regard in the clubhouse not his plate discipline.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ May 31, 2006 -> 10:57 PM) Why in the hell would Philly do that deal... Trade one of their their better known names and fan favorites for our oft injured leadoff hitter and over weight shortstop with discpline problems... and who the hell do you suggest they give us as a bullpen arm. Considering we'd be already robbing them blind... Hell maybe if we throw in Brian Anderson they'll give us AROW back too... Pat Gillick wants to put more money into his starting pitching, and get away from the "all or nothing" approach in terms of their hitters (think us in 2004). There were big rumors yesterday about a 3 way b/w the Phils, Yanks and Marlins where the Phils would get Willis, Yanks Burrell, and Marlins cash and prospects. How does Juan Uribe have discipline problems might I add? Consider the lines Pods and Rollins are putting up right now; Pods - .281/.374/.409 Rollins - .255/.317/.394 (I expect this will definitely improve as the season continues though) Not to mention, Philly gets out of the 4 year 36M deal Rollins was signed to, while Uribe only makes about 4M next season and Pods is arbitration eligible IIRC. As a bullpen arm, how does Arthur Rhodes or Aaron Fultz sound for you? QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:05 PM) I would too. And when you consider that BA probably wont even get to 20 homers by the end of the year, it looks even better to me. I'd say there's little chance Ryan Sweeney could hit .280 right now in the major leagues, unless he pulls a Jeff Francouer on us.

QUOTE(Wedge @ May 31, 2006 -> 10:46 PM) The only way Fields is a solution to any of our problems is if he can play SS. Otherwise, we do not have any viable options for starting CF and I really doubt Fields is ready to handle that position. In the Ask Mark Gonzales section of yesterday's Trib, there was a guy asking about the possibility of the Sox trading for Jimmy Rollins. If you say for example traded Pods and Uribe for Rollins and a bullpen guy (cos Rollins makes a lot of $$$), then you could have Fields come up and play LF, if he was ready to play the position. Then you'd have a leadoff hitter still in Rollins (albeit he ain't doin so well this season as to previous ones).

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ May 20, 2006 -> 12:24 PM) 7IP 2H 0ER 2BB 9K -- ERA down to 2.53 He's had 8 great starts, and one poor one where he gave up 4 bombs. You can add another to that list; 4IP, 10H, 8ER, 3BB's, 2K's. ERA up to 3.27 now.

Sean carried a no hitter into the 6th in last night's game. 7IP, 3H, 3BB's, 4K's. ERA down to 3.42 now.

Happy Birthday Guys!!!

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 31, 2006 -> 03:56 PM) However he needs more seasoning in AAA. I think right now, this is a huge issue we should be looking at for our young players. I'm all for the theory, that once young players are up, they should be allowed to fight thru their struggles in the majors, and you should stick by them. But the most important thing there, is that they should be ready. Fields has only been in the system for just over a season and a half. After seeing what's happened to Anderson, I'd be letting our hitters develop for around 2 and a half to 3 seasons in the minors at least, even if they prove that they're probably outgrown AAA. He's still got flaws in terms of his K's and plate discipline, but we should all be majorly happy with the steps he's taken so far this season. It was at this point last year, when he was hitting about .220-.230 for B-Ham that quite a few people were question the pick that high in the draft.

Is anyone else having problems with the "Download Show" link or it just me?