TLAK Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 On Ozzie's pregame interview he told Farmer that they would decide whether to bring Thome back today or tomorrow depending on how he looked during BP. He must have looked pretty good, Rongey reports Thome is reinstated and Ryan Sweeney has been optioned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 He wanted his own Derrek Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Sweeney needs to play everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChrisSamsa Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 This makes sense.. because Boone Logan has been great for us. /green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg The Bull Luzinski Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I hope Thome is ready to come out of the bullpen then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Well, instead of getting to see a promising young player play in LF, we get to see Mack, Ozuna, and Terrero play there. Â Well, Terrero is an ideal 4th OF to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Should we bump the 'Guillen leans towards demoting Sweeney' thread? Could be good for quite a few laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteSoxinNJ Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Simple reason for why sending Sweeney down makes sense is because he'll play everyday in AAA. He wouldn't play everyday on the Sox. Edited May 20, 2007 by AWhiteSoxinNJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoMB345 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ May 20, 2007 -> 02:44 PM) Simple reason for why sending Sweeney down makes sense is because he'll play everyday in AAA. He wouldn't play everyday on the Sox. but he SHOULD play everyday. Ozzie is a f***-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 I didn't have much of an issue with sending Sweeney down. Williams had said the other day he wasn't going to send him down, but he's looked lost at the plate the past week or so. Â We still have a gaping hole in LF however that I don't see any solution for on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Sweeney had a hole in his swing he needs to fix. If he goes down in AAA and works on that and fixes it, than he will eventually be back in the bigs and for the longrun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 20, 2007 -> 03:55 PM) Sweeney had a hole in his swing he needs to fix. If he goes down in AAA and works on that and fixes it, than he will eventually be back in the bigs and for the longrun. Â He can't hit the inside pitch, but hopefully the minors can help with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy27 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 wait, why not send down terrero and keep sweeney? it makes no sense, sweeney had no starts this weekend, and he has been one of our hottest hitters (well maybe for the better, since robby-mack has 3 rbis in 2 games) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(briguy27 @ May 20, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) wait, why not send down terrero and keep sweeney? it makes no sense, sweeney had no starts this weekend, and he has been one of our hottest hitters (well maybe for the better, since robby-mack has 3 rbis in 2 games) Â He hasn't been hitting either - I believe his average is right around .200 now. Â I think they beleive Terrero is a more suited backup player because he has been around some, and Sweeney is better off geting everyday at-bats in the minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Terrero still here, and Sweeney sent down. WHY? Edited May 20, 2007 by TheBigHurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ May 20, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) Terrero still here, and Sweeney sent down. WHY? Â Because Terrero is a backup and Sweeney needs to be an everyday player. I bet Rob Mackowiak gets most of the AB's at LF now till pods returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 As much as I hate to say it (cause I liked Sweeney a lot and expected him to produce enough to stay up) this is the right move. Sweeney needs everyday at bats and right now he's not willing to turn on the inside pitch (once he does that he'll not only be a good major league player, but a very good one). Â Terrero isn't good, but I'd rather have him up than Sweeney when it comes to a limited AB type of role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 20, 2007 -> 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Because Terrero is a backup and Sweeney needs to be an everyday player. I bet Rob Mackowiak gets most of the AB's at LF now till pods returns. Â Â Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ May 20, 2007 -> 05:09 PM) Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney? Â I don't want Sweeney playing everyday if he can't hit. Right now, he's being exposed at the plate, and we're not exactly in a position to develop younger players right now on an offense that can't hit. Â Now, if the White Sox said, we are going to give Ryan Sweeney 90% of the playing time until July 1st to see how he handles being a regular MLB player, I would give it a shot because he is potentially better than Mackowiak or Ozuna, but we know that Ozzie isn't going to do that because he's playing matchups with that spot, and doesn't want the kid to lose his confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 QUOTE(spiderman @ May 20, 2007 -> 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would give it a shot because he is definitely better than Mackowiak or Ozuna  Fixed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 The past week has shown that Sweeney is not ready yet to be a big league starter, and sitting him on the bench would be the worst thing for him at this point. Â I'm glad Ozzie started him as much as he did the past few weeks, but now I think they made the correct move by sending him back to AAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteSoxinNJ Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ May 20, 2007 -> 06:09 PM) Again, WHY? Lol. Who would you rather have playing LF everyday? Ozuna/Mack or Sweeney? Â Stop with your man love for Sweeney. He is not ready to play everyday in the major's, thats why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ May 20, 2007 -> 07:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Stop with your man love for Sweeney. He is not ready to play everyday in the major's, thats why. Â I'll admit I'm more among the casual fans than the fans that know everything about the game, but I saw great defense from him and some good hitting for a while, so I fail to see why he's not a better option than Mack or Ozuna, much less why he's not ready to play in the majors. And as far as platooning goes, that's already happening, so I don't see much of a difference there. Anderson played about a whole year and impressed with his D, and didn't hit at all, which in my estimation makes Sweeney a much bigger opportunity as a full-time OF or even the same platooning that was done. If Anderson was considered ready, why not Sweeney? Â And I'm obviously not the only one with "man love" for Sweeney, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ May 20, 2007 -> 06:15 PM) Fixed for you  Right now, he's not better. Defensively, he's pretty solid, but at the plate, he's got a ways to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Now that we've sent Sweeney down, would it be too much to ask of Mack to step up? Mack needs to produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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