Is Thome hurt or just getting the night off?

Night off

Is Thome hurt or just getting the night off?

Do you think one reason they got Griffey were games like this to sit Thome down and try to keep that option from vesting?

isn't Youklis out as well - thought he got hit in the wrist but x-rays were negative...?

Do you think one reason they got Griffey were games like this to sit Thome down and try to keep that option from vesting?

Wouldn't that be counter productive? Jim Thome has been this team's 3rd best hitter, sitting him down in favor of a lesser hitter is only going to hurt your team. If his option vests, the Phillies should pay about half his salary so if you don't want him around you sell him off to an AL team on the cheap. I'm sure there would be some interest.

Wouldn't that be counter productive? Jim Thome has been this team's 3rd best hitter, sitting him down in favor of a lesser hitter is only going to hurt your team. If his option vests, the Phillies should pay about half his salary so if you don't want him around you sell him off to an AL team on the cheap. I'm sure there would be some interest.

Its counter productive tonight and its happening. While Thome isn't very good against lefties, he's doing much better this year than Griffey, and he's been hot lately. I don't think the Sox get any more money for Thome anyway. Everything I have seen said they received $22 million and he had $46 million left on his deal. I don't know why Philadelphia would agree to thrown in even more money if it meant Thome was productive enough to warrant exercising the option.

Edited August 8, 200817 yr by Dick Allen

BOSTON

Drew rf

Pedroia 2b

Ortiz dh

Youkilis 1b

Lowell 3b

Bay lf

Lowrie ss

Varitek c

Crisp cf

Lester p

 

WHITE SOX

Cabrera ss

Pierzynski c

Quentin lf

Dye rf

Griffey dh

Konerko 1b

Swisher cf

Ramirez 2b

Uribe 3b

Buehrle p

 

I want the option to vest. He will be a very cheap, big bat.

I want the option to vest. He will be a very cheap, big bat.

I love him, but cheap is something he won't be. It makes absolutely zero sense Philadelphia would pay more money if 3 seasons after the trade, the White Sox loved his play so much they picked up his option. It makes no sense that the better a player you trade away plays, the more you have to pay.

I love him, but cheap is something he won't be. It makes absolutely zero sense Philadelphia would pay more money if 3 seasons after the trade, the White Sox loved his play so much they picked up his option. It makes no sense that the better a player you trade away plays, the more you have to pay.

 

The thing is, we're not going to pick it up. He's going to play enough that we have no choice in the matter, and you can't say the Sox picked it up when we simply put him in the lineup.

Why must Ozzie keep running Griff out there against a LHP???

I love him, but cheap is something he won't be. It makes absolutely zero sense Philadelphia would pay more money if 3 seasons after the trade, the White Sox loved his play so much they picked up his option. It makes no sense that the better a player you trade away plays, the more you have to pay.

Its been widely reported that PHI will pick up part of that option.

 

Offman said with confidence that Philly will chip in half for his option year.

JT being thrown out at home by a mile was awful...it did look like something was wrong with his legs

I dont think he just ran out of gas...

Why must Ozzie keep running Griff out there against a LHP???

Because Brian Anderson is the spawn of Satan.

expecting a looong night against lester, but what the hell, you never know.

It's on!

ah nuts, Wegner behind the plate

Couple of grounders and a strike out to Big Papi, nice inning for Mark.

3 minute 1st innings ... my favorite!

I hate Wegners slow ass call behind the place

run hard Cabrera

CQ walks.

Lowrie-Pedroia middle infield tandem I am so jealous of since they are both young, and will probably become one of the best in the majors sooner or later. Hopefully we can make one with Ramirez(tho 27 next season)-??? and someone.

1-2-3 for Mark again.