November 24, 200421 yr The White Sox signed a free agent pitcher -- 28-year-old left-hander Kevin Walker -- out of the San Francisco Giants organization. Walker (6-4, 190) played most of last season with Triple-A Fresno. He was 1-3 there with a 4.26 earned run average and one save in 48 appearances (one start). He also went 0-0 with a 16.20 ERA in five relief appearances with the Giants. Wow KW with a great FA signing just in time for Thanksgiving :rolly
November 24, 200421 yr I have no problem with this acquisition. Low risk; high reward. /someone was bound to say it.
November 24, 200421 yr :puke I sure hope he's just a AAA move. He better not even sniff the ML roster.
November 24, 200421 yr :puke I sure hope he's just a AAA move. He better not even sniff the ML roster. He was 7-1 in 2000! :rolly
November 24, 200421 yr Author This is obviously just a AAA move. Don't be so sure, I think this is KW reaching cheap and usual at FA time.
November 24, 200421 yr This is obviously just a AAA move. Let's hope so. I think we had just about enough of "POTENTIAL"wannabs's for a 5th starter. Too many times we haggle with these "So-Called" great looking prospects with good AAA stats, and then take a dive when given a chance. KW keeps saying that he wants pitching, then he well better get us a proven "WEll-Established" starter. I think we're all rather tired of the usual [/size][/i]"MAYBE this guy will turn out to be something" routine! "YAWN!!!!!!!" Wake me when something significant happens!!!
November 24, 200421 yr Oops, forgot to close my tags!! I guess it was all the excitement of the big news that made my mind go into "brain0freeze mode!!!
November 24, 200421 yr I believe he was picked up to use as compensation for this year's Roberto Alomar acquisition.
November 24, 200421 yr every offseason when the Sox make a move like this, as do most teams, it's treated by a few idiots as the one and only move they will make and a bad at one at that. some of you guys act like the Sox signed Walker and held a press conference and everything deaming it the best signing they've had and the only one they will do... unf***ing real. some of you need to use common sense.
November 24, 200421 yr some of you guys act like the Sox signed Walker and held a press conference and everything deaming it the best signing they've had and the only one they will do... unf***ing real. some of you need to use common sense. Or.. it could be some of us have a sense of humor and some of us don't.
November 24, 200421 yr Walker was known as a Scott Linebrink type when he was with the Padres and they were horrible. They just had no more use for him, as you can see by their pen they have now. He's a good, cheap pickup, trust me.
November 24, 200421 yr every offseason when the Sox make a move like this, as do most teams, it's treated by a few idiots as the one and only move they will make and a bad at one at that. some of you guys act like the Sox signed Walker and held a press conference and everything deaming it the best signing they've had and the only one they will do... unf***ing real. some of you need to use common sense. Maybe it's not so much a comon sense issue. I think we all know (or at least hope) that we'll make some off season moves. I still think that it's still in the back of everyone's mind of what not only happened last off season, when KW said he wanted pitching, and nothing happened during that time, but also the fact that it carried over into the whole season with the 5th starter issue.. If KW obtained a # 5 starter when the off season was around, instead of playing around all year with "Wannabe's" we would have had a much better chance to do something. I think the main focus as of now is ghosts of red-flags popping up because of last year. I think we'll be OK, it's just that after all of last years off season promises, and nothing happening, Sox fans are more than itchy for some big moves. When little squirty ones like this happen, red flags are bound to pop up in the fans minds.
November 24, 200421 yr in reality what happened was, KW got tired of bidding for these "old over priced good players" and decided to pull a rabbit out of a hat with this guy in order to out bid other clubs right out of the gates, KW offered this guy a 4 year 55 million dollar contract. thank the lord he signed.
November 24, 200421 yr Or.. it could be some of us have a sense of humor and some of us don't. while you make a good point about having a sense of humor ... I do need one sometimes when I'm on these boards, the whole, sarcastic "WOW, WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME" jokes are overdone and rather old. the Sox signed a minor-league left-handed pitcher ... nothing worth getting excited, upset, or sarcastic about.
November 24, 200421 yr while you make a good point about having a sense of humor ... I do need one sometimes when I'm on these boards, the whole, sarcastic "WOW, WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME" jokes are overdone and rather old. the Sox signed a minor-league left-handed pitcher ... nothing worth getting excited, upset, or sarcastic about. I feel the same way, but the alternatives are even worse... WSI is even more cynical, and often lacks any substance, and Chisox.com is ..well... the MLB board. and if you aren't intelligent enough to drag yourself away from there, well, you deserve what you get. Edited November 24, 200421 yr by The Cheat
November 24, 200421 yr This same conversation took place offline at lunch today too. I mentioned that, while it's true White Sox fans have a lot to b**** about, they sure do their share of b****ing. I got the humor in all of the posts, it was no big deal, but I agree with Mario that the "where do I get my World Series tickets" line is way past its prime. Personally, I like when they take flyers on guys like this. Just as long as it's not the only moves they make.
November 24, 200421 yr 2004 5 0 1.2 3 3 1 2 1 5.40 0 0 1 0 0 .429 3.00 16.20 ESPN stats...blah...MLB stats :puke
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