IMO -- pitching, homeruns, and defense in that order.

 

I'd switch homeruns and defense around. Without the defense, the pitching wouldn't have been as good.

I'd switch homeruns and defense around.  Without the defense,  the pitching wouldn't have been as good.

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Without scoring runs you can't win a game regardless of how good your defense is.

Haha the best part about Reifert's blog, the lineup for the next day's game:

 

Mackowiak, LF

Uribe, SS

Thome, DH

Konerko, 1B

Dye, RF

Iguchi, 2B

Crede, 3B

Widger, C

Anderson, CF

Haha the best part about Reifert's blog, the lineup for the next day's game:

 

Mackowiak, LF

Uribe, SS

Thome, DH

Konerko, 1B

Dye, RF

Iguchi, 2B

Crede, 3B

Widger, C

Anderson, CF

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Yep, that pretty much is the best thing about his blog.

 

Looks like Ozzie may consider Mackowiak to be our backup leadoff hitter when Podsednik isn't playing. Mackowiak strikes out a lot but he still has a career .328 OBP. That would be better than what Ozuna and Timo did in the leadoff spot last season.

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Without scoring runs you can't win a game regardless of how good your defense is. 

 

^^^ defense is important but offense is more important.

Yep, that pretty much is the best thing about his blog. 

 

Looks like Ozzie may consider Mackowiak to be our backup leadoff hitter when Podsednik isn't playing.  Mackowiak strikes out a lot but he still has a career .328 OBP.  That would be better than what Ozuna and Timo did in the leadoff spot last season.

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At least Mackowiak is constant, Timo just sucked. He only did one thing last season, and that was when Hermanson still closed our games

Um, defense was pretty damn essential to Sox' success.

 

That's due to the players Kenny brought in more than anything IMO. I give Ozzie credit for how well this team bunted and got runners over and in and were unselfish last year, but you don't teach defense as awesome as ours was last year. That is a credit to the kind of players Kenny brought in IMO.

I'd have to say.

 

Willie

Pitching

Defense

Timely Hitting

In that order.

 

Pretty sure Widge was the only reason we won.

If we don't have A.J., we don't win anything

I think Willie is going to do well this year, he actually looked like a legitimate baseball player last August and September (and then in game 4 ), which was a refreshing change out of him.

If that boy don't go from (This is 2004) make changes like .318 on May 31 to .239 by August, he can be productive

If that boy don't go from (This is 2004) make changes like .318 on May 31 to .239 by August, he can be productive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wha?

Ah the day is here in 2 hours florida time.

Wonderful, Spring training is here, Cannot believe it

If we don't have A.J., we don't win anything

 

If we dont have Konerko we dont win anything, If we didnt have Contreras we dont win anything, if we didnt have Buehrle we dont win anything, if we didnt have Podsenick/iguchi leading off we dont win anything....

 

What you trying to say?

If we dont have Konerko we dont win anything, If we didnt have Contreras we dont win anything, if we didnt have Buehrle we dont win anything, if we didnt have Podsenick/iguchi leading off we dont win anything....

 

What you trying to say?

 

 

Wait, I just did it. Oh well.

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Without scoring runs you can't win a game regardless of how good your defense is. 

 

 

But you can score without home runs.

What style of baseball made the White Sox World Series Champions in 2005?

 

Winning baseball!

White Sox Baseball Today.

But you can score without home runs.

 

Yes but when u hit 200 HR's believe it or not ur primarely a HR hitting team.

12 hours till game time folks.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

Opening Day, of sorts: A familiar lineup will be on the field for the White Sox for Wednesday afternoon's Cactus League debut against Colorado at Tucson Electric Park. Scott Podsednik will sit out with a slightly sore shoulder due to swinging and throwing so much in the first week, and Chris Widger will start at catcher so A.J. Pierzynski can catch Javier Vazquez in Thursday's split-squad action at Hi Corbett.

 

Rob Mackowiak gets the start in left field and will lead off. He's followed by Juan Uribe, Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye, Tadahito Iguchi, Joe Crede, Widger and Brian Anderson. With 40 career stolen bases and a single-season high of 13 in 2004, Mackowiak joked that he was the logical replacement for the fleet-footed Podsednik.

 

"I was messing with Scott about it, how I might take the leadoff role from him," Mackowiak said with a laugh. "But I'm looking forward to getting out there and getting my feet wet against other teams."

 

Jose Contreras will start Wednesday, followed by Jon Garland, knuckleballer Charles Haeger, Javier Lopez and Arnie Munoz. Freddy Garcia and Javier Vazquez start Thursday's games and then leave that night for World Baseball Classic workouts.

 

Be aggressive: The White Sox spent close to 45 minutes during Tuesday's workouts focusing on the nuances of aggressiveness on the basepaths. It was a session led by Nate Oliver, the club's Minor League baserunning/bunting instructor, but featured frequent contributions by Guillen.

 

"[The main] thing I was trying to stress is we are not a selfish team," Guillen said. "We are here to help each other and score the most runs we can.

 

"We will make mistakes on the basepaths because we are going to be aggressive. That's the team I want to have from the first day of Spring Training. Make sure you move the guy over and make sure you play the team game."

 

Guillen said that every player will have the green light to run during Cactus League games, from Podsednik to Konerko. The idea is to see what each player offers on the basepaths during games that don't count against the official standings.

 

"If something happens on the basepaths, then the games will be over quicker and I'll be out of there as quick as I can," said Guillen with a smile, referring to a desire for fast-paced Spring Training contests.

 

Third to first: Orlando Hernandez is scheduled to throw for Arizona in Saturday's contest, followed by Terry Mulholland. Brandon McCarthy will start for the White Sox. ... The team came to terms with 16 players on one-year contracts. Those players are Jeff Bajenaru, Neal Cotts, Haeger, Bobby Jenks, McCarthy, Munoz, Paulino Reynoso, Sean Tracey, Rusty Tucker, Chris Stewart, Ross Gload, Pedro Lopez, Casey Rogowski, Anderson, Joe Borchard and Jerry Owens. The White Sox have no remaining unsigned players in camp.

Haha, everyone can try to steal a base in ST games. This should be good. Sox are facing El Duque on Saturday.

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Yes but when u hit 200 HR's believe it or not ur primarely a HR hitting team.

 

Yes, and the Sox hit 200 HRs the previous 4 years and didn't win anything.

I am very excited about today's game.

I am excited about Thome, Konerko, Dye - back-to-back-to-back.

 

We should have a pool as to when, or if, they do go back-to-back-to-back homers this year.

I am very excited about today's game.

I am excited about Thome, Konerko, Dye - back-to-back-to-back.

 

We should have a pool as to when, or if, they do go back-to-back-to-back homers this year.

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I'm pretty sure the only time the Sox went back-to-back-to-back last season was Iguchi, Rowand, and Konerko against Randy Johnson. Then Widge hit a 3-run blast two batters later.

 

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...d=cws&ym=200508

• A trio of White Sox HRs: 56K | 350K

It's driving me nuts that I won't be able to be on soxtalk for the game today.