considering the difference in ops is almost entirely obp driven, and after adjusting for league factors, id rather have vazquez in the rotation and swisher in the OF over young anytime

 

 

No, it's Vizcaino, Chris Young, Ryan Sweeney, DeLos Santos and Gio Gonzalez for Swisher and Vazquez. It shouldn't be very expensive at all to buy that type of production from a DH/1B on the free agent market. It is much harder to find young/speedy/power-hitting/strong defense CFers.

 

And Vazquez has almost NEVER won a big ballgame for the White Sox (this goes back to 2006 and the bomb he gave up in DET against Craig Monroe). At least Chris Young, essentially a rookie, was one of the leaders on a playoff team last season, although this year has been rougher for him.

 

 

Edited August 24, 200817 yr by caulfield12

It's something that gets lost in the shuffle, but Konerko has had just an atrocious season.

 

I think everyone realizes this, even though he has gotten it together a tad, but it seemed like he came up in the 1st half with guys on base every time and rarely to never came through.

Or even worse, he accepts arbitration which means we'll offer $10 million.

 

I have faith in Brian Sabean.

I probably think this because he's set lofty standards for himself, but Q should have crushed that 2-0 pitch, just wasn't ready for it and was too late on the swing. And now, an easy out on the 3-2 pitch.

 

I haven't been able to gather in our encounters with them how good this Rays team really is, but they take advantage of the other teams mistakes and pitch well, a team perfectly built to beat on the 2008 White Sox.

FWIW, I'm 99 pct sure that Balfour is a huge HGH guy.

Gonna need the bottom of the lineup to produce in the 9th.

since when did straight 94 mph fastballs with 0 offspeed pitches become so hard to hit?

This team has shown no heart this weekend.

That's about the worst 3-0 swing you'll ever see, a fitting achievement for a team like this. If we lose this game, for the first time this year I'd consider us the underdog in this race. It's hard to win games when you have to play against both the opponent and yourself.

Edited August 24, 200817 yr by whitesoxfan101

OH MAN!. TOME SUX.! NO CLUTCH HITS

I don't mind seeing Thome swing on 3-0. Everyone else is going for the fences, it's impossible to start a hitting sequence.

OH MAN!. TOME SUX.! NO CLUTCH HITS

 

Haha, I love this argument. As I said yesterday, he has one meaningful hit all season past the 6th inning.

FWIW, I'm 99 pct sure that Balfour is a huge HGH guy.

 

Wouldn't doubt it. Never had an ERA below 4.15 and that includes years where he had ERA's of 13 and 7.50 and never struck guys out at the rate he has.

 

 

FWIW, I'm 99 pct sure that Balfour is a huge HGH guy.

 

No question about it, Stone and Farmer talked about it yesterday and weren't being too vague about why he's been so good this year. Balfour goes on the same list as Soto, in the "ahh f*** it, I can't play, I'll take HGH and see if it works" category.

I don't mind seeing Thome swing on 3-0. Everyone else is going for the fences, it's impossible to start a hitting sequence.

 

That swing was fine, just underneath it.

since when did straight 94 mph fastballs with 0 offspeed pitches become so hard to hit?

 

Please don't ask Hawk this. He will go on forever about how the best pitch in baseball is well located fastball.

I need two for fantasy football!

 

Who's interested who hasn't signed up yet?

That's about the worst 3-0 swing you'll ever see, a fitting achievement for a team like this. If we lose this game, for the first time this year I'd consider us the underdog in this race. It's hard to win games when you have to play against both the opponent and yourself.

its a horrible series because we lost 3 games in a playoff hunt, but frankly i dont look at this tampa team and think "man they whipped our ass this weekend"...outside of the bullpens right now, we are every bit as good as they are, we just shot ourselves in the foot, and they had a few mroe clutch hits than us

Sox on TBS again next Sunday against the BoSox........

Edited August 24, 200817 yr by SoCalSouthSider59

Wouldn't doubt it. Never had an ERA below 4.15 and that includes years where he had ERA's of 13 and 7.50 and never struck guys out at the rate he has.

 

That info was told to me through someone in Tampa's front office.

That swing was fine, just underneath it.

 

If you swing 3-0 and don't crush the ball, it's a bad swing no matter how much you just got underneath it. It goes against the concept of basic mathematics to swing 3-0, so you better crush it.

Sox on TBS again next Sunday against the BoSox........

thats going to be an enourmous series

Maddon pulls his players back, talks what he wants to do when they are in the on deck circle. Interesting. I thought players didn't take direciton when they came up to the majors.

 

 

Nice sucker pitch there by Jenks........

its a horrible series because we lost 3 games in a playoff hunt, but frankly i dont look at this tampa team and think "man they whipped our ass this weekend"...outside of the bullpens right now, we are every bit as good as they are, we just shot ourselves in the foot, and they had a few mroe clutch hits than us

 

Can't give away games you should win, and the White Sox are baseball's unchallenged leader in that category.