May 11, 200322 yr I never thought we should send him down on the basis of his defense - as we have seen just now -
May 11, 200322 yr Author I never thought we should send him down on the basis of his defense - as we have seen just now - Well if Harris is going to hit .100 why bother? You can't steal first base!
May 11, 200322 yr Was it Harris that made the error? I zoned out and just heard that an error was made.
May 11, 200322 yr Author Was it Harris that made the error? I zoned out and just heard that an error was made. Yeah Willie duffed a not to difficult play in CF which lead to Seattles only run.
May 11, 200322 yr I had hoped Aaron would go down and tear the cover off the ball, and make us want to get him back. Hasn't happened.
May 11, 200322 yr So are you guys liking WilliE8 better than Aaron? Now do you guys believe that a second baseman cant play outfield? Do you realize that speed does not help if you cant get on base? BTw, Post #1000
May 12, 200322 yr Yeah Willie duffed a not to difficult play in CF which lead to Seattles only run. Didn't seen the game, but I thought he was playing pretty good D, running down flyballs and doing everything right even though he's not a CF Seatle's only run..didn't they score 7? must have been early
May 12, 200322 yr So are you guys liking WilliE8 better than Aaron? Now do you guys believe that a second baseman cant play outfield? Do you realize that speed does not help if you cant get on base? BTw, Post #1000 nobody asked for willie harris...most us wanted and still want borchard..i really dont care to see either rowand or harris again... rowand is hitting 219 at charlotte..lets promote him
May 12, 200322 yr So are you guys liking WilliE8 better than Aaron? Now do you guys believe that a second baseman cant play outfield? Do you realize that speed does not help if you cant get on base? BTw, Post #1000 nobody asked for willie harris...most us wanted and still want borchard..i really dont care to see either rowand or harris again... rowand is hitting 219 at charlotte..lets promote him Well I'm here to eat my crow. I wanted Willie Harris....now I dont want him. Either that or bring up Walker to work with Willie otherwise Borchard please.... CWSOX45
May 12, 200322 yr Well I still say give Willie one more full week. After sunday make the judgement and if that isn't working right, name Rios the fulltime starter.
May 12, 200322 yr nobody asked for willie harris...most us wanted and still want borchard..i really dont care to see either rowand or harris again... rowand is hitting 219 at charlotte..lets promote him Too bad Borchard is horrible right now, eh, in a hitter's park at that... Willie is finally starting to look sharp and his outs are all line drives now. He could have easily been 2 for 2 today with a single and a double. I bet he doesn't make another mental mistake in CF for the reast of the year. Let him learn, he was errorless in the minors. I am with Chisoxfn on this one, give him another week or two. He is certainly looking sharper at the plate (seeing more pitches, etc) than Corey Patterson did in his first 500 at bats even if the stats don't show it yet. White Sox are not going to live or die with their 9th spot hitter (with great speed and good defense might I add), 'kay? Forget about promised "breakout years", unless 4-7 hitters start producing at least at the rate they did last year, and unless two of Koch/Garland/Gordon are their normal selves....Sox are f***ed, in which case it doesn't really matter if Wee-Willie is "the one" in center or not.
May 12, 200322 yr Sox are f***ed, in which case it doesn't really matter if Wee-Willie is "the one" in center or not. no arguement there............
May 12, 200322 yr no arguement there............ then shouldnt borchard be up here taking his rookie lumps???...or is he another one thats all hype??
May 12, 200322 yr Bringing Borchard up will neither help the Sox or himself. Sure, he'll hit some homers here and there, but the truth is, he needs more seasoning. I'd hate to see one of our best prospects get his career ruined by rushing him. He's striking out way too much and isn't hitting near where he should be. He needs to get it together soon. If he's struggling in the minors, what makes you think he'll do well against major league pitching? Borchard is not the answer. No one is the answer in center field, but I'd just hate to see Joe's career go right down the drain. I say give him at least 2 more years in AAA.
May 12, 200322 yr Bringing Borchard up will neither help the Sox or himself. Sure, he'll hit some homers here and there, but the truth is, he needs more seasoning. I'd hate to see one of our best prospects get his career ruined by rushing him. Two words: Brooks Kieshniek He's striking out way too much and isn't hitting near where he should be. He needs to get it together soon. If he's struggling in the minors, what makes you think he'll do well against major league pitching? I have no problem with 100 SO if they go along with 650 slugging and 80 walks in the Charlotte park against AAA pitching. Joe got the first part down cold but the latter two are sadly lacking. Tendonitis or not, there is absolutely no reason to give Borchard benefit of the doubt at this point, and unless Borchard can post 850 OPS in the majors in his first coupla years, he is a bust in my book. He got paid like a franchise savior, now it's time for him to justify the effin' hype. Did I mention I like Willie Harris?
May 12, 200322 yr FWIW, Borchard is strking out in 17% of his at bats this year as opposed to 32% last year. He only has 3 BB and that is a concern. I think his lack of power is due to his wrist injury. Note, Borchard hit fine in a pitchers park in Birmingham. On a semi-related note, notice he hasn't done much since he has been under Greg Walker. I do know there were several players last year in Charlotte that didn't like Walker or at least felt he wasn't able to help them.
May 12, 200322 yr Anyone wanna join my bandwagon? It's me and chisoxfn right now, it's called the "trade for mark kotsay bandwagon" All aboard.
May 12, 200322 yr I'm beginning to wonder ..... is it "back up the truck" time? How about "unload the truck" time
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