oh you know, he's just there to collect a paycheck.

Who cares about winning?

 

That's what the young dudes care about, why bother having another ring?

 

One is more than enough.

Paulie's OPS in his 1st 2 months are the worst out of any period of time over his career.

 

He's a notorious slow starter. But we've got other guys who are picking up the slack.

 

His GPA did slip to .272 last season (from the high .290's to .300's in his prev. 3 seasons), and he's currently at .227.

 

So what does that mean? We just better hope he's not aging quickly, and his bat is slowing down.

 

There's a slight concern, but I'm confident he'll rebound.

Well I feel for you cause it a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooong season.

 

That doesn't mean I can't b**** and moan when not given the best.

I'm going to eat a ding dong. Then I'm going to crap it out.

Definitely drop Konerko down in the lineup.

I know he's only batting 9th but if you guys want to b**** about someone not hitting you should focus on Juan Uribe. Years on this team and he's still going up there time after time and hitting nothing at all but air. I don't see any threads bashing him around here.

Nuke,

I've been waiting for you to make an appearance in the Frank Thomas thread. B)

There is only one solution, trade for Jack Parkman.

That doesn't mean I can't b**** and moan when not given the best.

 

I said that meaning you are going to be doing an awful lot of b****ing and moaning. Relax

I can't stand his trotting ass, but this start is nothing new. Every year it's the same turtle start and it's the same threads calling for him to be traded. Come July there won't be enough chap stick to go around.

I can't stand his trotting ass, but this start is nothing new. Every year it's the same turtle start and it's the same threads calling for him to be traded. Come July there won't be enough chap stick to go around.

 

Not by me lol, I have never ever liked Konerko and ofcourse his crappy start this year aint helping. I was actually hoping he would be gone after the 05 year but wasnt the case. That being said he will heat up prob mid may to early june and all the kong lovers will be back.

Not by me lol, I have never ever liked Konerko and ofcourse his crappy start this year aint helping. I was actually hoping he would be gone after the 05 year but wasnt the case. That being said he will heat up prob mid may to early june and all the kong lovers will be back.

I have always liked Konerko, but I have to admit, lately his "ho-hum" attitude has really been wearing on me. You don't have to be balls to the wall all the time, but some occasional emotion would be nice.

I love how every time a proven player has a slump, we get stupid threads like these. Paulie has had major slumps in each of the last three years at least. Would you like to check his overall stats from each of those three years? Paulie will hit. And so far, he's actually had some timely hitting, and I don't see that much in someone who's in a slump. And look at the standings. How exactly is Paulie "killing" this team? That's stupid. I think a lot of "fans" just need some sort of bulls*** to complain about.

 

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Edited April 21, 200817 yr by TheBigHurt

Someone was watching TBS last night....

I most certaintly was!

"I'm the only winner on this team. The rest of 'em, they're losers. Either by choice, or by birth."

LMAO.

I have always liked Konerko, but I have to admit, lately his "ho-hum" attitude has really been wearing on me. You don't have to be balls to the wall all the time, but some occasional emotion would be nice.

Ha, out of everyone on the team, I would say Paulie takes failure the hardest.

Ha, out of everyone on the team, I would say Paulie takes failure the hardest.

 

 

I would say Paulie, Swisher, AJ and Jenks take failure the hardest. Failure doesn't seem to bother Uribe or Contreras.

Ha, out of everyone on the team, I would say Paulie takes failure the hardest.

 

 

Out of everyone on the team, I would say Paulie is the best actor.

Out of everyone on the team, I would say Paulie is the best actor.

Kids have made you cryptic.

Kids have made you cryptic.

 

Naa. Before the seed was even planted he deserved an Oscar.

I'm not sure, but i think historically, May has been Paulie's worst month for hitting. So we'll see how long his 171 avg will hold off from "killing" our team. I don't think hes killing our team, but weakly hit ground balls to the short stop drive me insane, and my mental state is much more important.

I know he's only batting 9th but if you guys want to b**** about someone not hitting you should focus on Juan Uribe. Years on this team and he's still going up there time after time and hitting nothing at all but air. I don't see any threads bashing him around here.

Do you have me on ignore or something?

I'm not sure, but i think historically, May has been Paulie's worst month for hitting. So we'll see how long his 171 avg will hold off from "killing" our team. I don't think hes killing our team, but weakly hit ground balls to the short stop drive me insane, and my mental state is much more important.

Split	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	tOPS+																			

Apr/Mar	42	157	87	144	0.274	0.346	0.477	0.822	95																		

May	38	126	92	161	0.229	0.312	0.408	0.72	71																			

June	57	161	90	123	0.305	0.379	0.554	0.934	120																			

July	53	149	87	120	0.292	0.358	0.528	0.886	109																			

August	45	159	93	140	0.292	0.363	0.514	0.878	107																			

Sept/Oct44	156	99	141	0.283	0.356	0.482	0.838	99

I'm not sure, but i think historically, May has been Paulie's worst month for hitting. So we'll see how long his 171 avg will hold off from "killing" our team. I don't think hes killing our team, but weakly hit ground balls to the short stop drive me insane, and my mental state is much more important.

 

So it'll get worse before it gets better...

We are like the second or third lowest in team BA and he's bragging?

 

And we are by far #1 in runs per game and third in team OPS in the AL, and you're complaining?

Edited April 21, 200817 yr by Vance Law

Wow...some of you are HARSH, with a capital ARSH!

 

Look at his OBP...it's low at .319, but that's low because of his BA. He has 10 BB and 14 Ks. That's better than usual. Once he starts hitting, and he will, that OBP is going to go up as well. I know a lot of people would bash players like Pierre who had higher OBPs but only based on a high BA. Well, this is the opposite.

 

Basically what I'm saying is, this team is much more patient at the plate than it has been in previous years (well, last year, at least) and that will eventually translate into hits as the season wears on. Even if he hits only .250, that's a HUUUUGE improvement over a .319 OBP.