April 7, 200917 yr Maybe it's too early for this, but Josh has shown enough in spring and in this first game to warrant a shot in the 2 slot IMO. I think we should put out this lineup: Getz 2B Fields 3B Dye RF* Thome DH Quentin LF Konerko 1B Pierzynski Anderson CF Ramirez SS# *Until Quentin gets back I'd like to move him down just a tad. I'm not at all concerned about him long-term, but this is an entirely new situation for him. Coming off a breakout year, then surgery, and now trying to prove himself as a slugger again, it looks like he's trying to hit for power right now instead of staying on the ball and making solid contact up the middle and the other way, letting the power come as it will. I think he'll get it figured out, but it may take him a bit longer than your average veteran so I'd make the move. It would only be temporary though. #I like Alexei in the 9 spot because we'd be rolling the lineup over with a good hitter with some speed and power.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) Beckham for Halladay later this year. You heard it here first. I would be ecstatic to get Halladay
April 7, 200917 yr Okay, guys, let's slow down here a little. Getz is a good player but he's more than likely not going to block Beckham, and we'd be nuts to trade Beckham unless it was for something spectacular. Far more likely would be Beckham moving to 3B and Fields moving to DH/1B, Alexei moving to CF, Getz being traded, Getz becoming a super sub with ~ 300 AB a season, or Alexei never repeating his rookie year success and being sent down to the minors or relegated to a bench role.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Maybe it's too early for this, but Josh has shown enough in spring and in this first game to warrant a shot in the 2 slot IMO. I think we should put out this lineup: Getz 2B Fields 3B Dye RF* Thome DH Quentin LF Konerko 1B Pierzynski Anderson CF Ramirez SS# *Until Quentin gets back I'd like to move him down just a tad. I'm not at all concerned about him long-term, but this is an entirely new situation for him. Coming off a breakout year, then surgery, and now trying to prove himself as a slugger again, it looks like he's trying to hit for power right now instead of staying on the ball and making solid contact up the middle and the other way, letting the power come as it will. I think he'll get it figured out, but it may take him a bit longer than your average veteran so I'd make the move. It would only be temporary though. #I like Alexei in the 9 spot because we'd be rolling the lineup over with a good hitter with some speed and power. I like the looks of that but Fields at #2 still scares me
April 7, 200917 yr Great game by Josh Fields--I was really impressed by his performance today. He looks like a different player. Octavio Dotel was awesome and Clayton Richard did a great job. Buehrle struggled badly but kept us in it. Thome came through big time in the clutch!!! Poor performance by Dewayne Wise. FIRST PLACE! Edited April 7, 200917 yr by South Side Fireworks Man
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (almagest @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 04:12 PM) Okay, guys, let's slow down here a little. Getz is a good player but he's more than likely not going to block Beckham, and we'd be nuts to trade Beckham unless it was for something spectacular. Far more likely would be Beckham moving to 3B and Fields moving to DH/1B, Alexei moving to CF, Getz being traded, Getz becoming a super sub with ~ 300 AB a season, or Alexei never repeating his rookie year success and being sent down to the minors or relegated to a bench role. I don't doubt any of that, and I don't want to say anything is likely going to happen at this point. I just really like what I've seen from Getz thus far and his statistics generally back up what I've seen. I think he's going to be a good player in the majors.
April 7, 200917 yr anyone else find it alarming that 75% of our runs have come via the home run this year?
April 7, 200917 yr Chicago 1 0 1.000 Cleveland 0 1 .000 Detroit 0 1 .000 Kansas City 0 1 .000 Minnesota 0 1 .000 DIVISION CHAMPS BABY
April 7, 200917 yr Has Richard learned the Cutter yet? He’s incredibly effective when he throws inside, and if he can get a Cutter in and around the hands of hitters, he’d be a much improved pitcher.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (ChesterCopperpot @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 03:27 PM) Chicago 1 0 1.000 Cleveland 0 1 .000 Detroit 0 1 .000 Kansas City 0 1 .000 Minnesota 0 1 .000 DIVISION CHAMPS BABY Wire to wire!!!
April 7, 200917 yr Fields had a great game as obviously,Thome. I feel sorry for Wise, he's in over his head and its not his fault. He's already getting the crap booed out of him. They need to end this experiment now. Also the new out of town scoreboard is very nice if you are close enough to read it.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) I don't doubt any of that, and I don't want to say anything is likely going to happen at this point. I just really like what I've seen from Getz thus far and his statistics generally back up what I've seen. I think he's going to be a good player in the majors.I wholeheartedly agree, I think he's going to be very solid, and shouldn't be moved for any reason barring an injury or poor performance. I just think trading any of our position player talent at this point (unless it's for an absolute no-brainer of a deal), with Konerko, Thome, Dye, and AJ nearing the end of their time here (and the hole in CF), would be extremely foolish.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 05:11 PM) Maybe it's too early for this, but Josh has shown enough in spring and in this first game to warrant a shot in the 2 slot IMO. I think we should put out this lineup: Getz 2B Fields 3B Dye RF* Thome DH Quentin LF Konerko 1B Pierzynski Anderson CF Ramirez SS# *Until Quentin gets back I'd like to move him down just a tad. I'm not at all concerned about him long-term, but this is an entirely new situation for him. Coming off a breakout year, then surgery, and now trying to prove himself as a slugger again, it looks like he's trying to hit for power right now instead of staying on the ball and making solid contact up the middle and the other way, letting the power come as it will. I think he'll get it figured out, but it may take him a bit longer than your average veteran so I'd make the move. It would only be temporary though. #I like Alexei in the 9 spot because we'd be rolling the lineup over with a good hitter with some speed and power. I agree with some of this, as I posted on the Lineup thread. Flipping Quentin with Dye until he starts to produce is what I wrote there. I also would move Fields up, but I'd hit him leadoff to keep a better lefty/righty mix. With Wise/Anderson in the 9 hole, you don't want Wise/Getz back to back (which they are now). My other move would be to push Ramirez into the 6 hole, with Konerko dropping to 8th. The reason for this is that Paulie hit worse than Quentin, Thome, Dye, and Ramirez last year, and AJ is needed to break up the righties.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 03:31 PM) Fields had a great game as obviously,Thome. I feel sorry for Wise, he's in over his head and its not his fault. He's already getting the crap booed out of him. They need to end this experiment now. Also the new out of town scoreboard is very nice if you are close enough to read it. I agree wholeheartedly with everything you wrote.
April 7, 200917 yr Pretty awesome, I told my friend b4 the game that Wise is worse than Fukudome, I think Thome will have a great season, and expect Richard to be awesome in the bullpen. So far, pretty accurate
April 7, 200917 yr Best moron call of the post game show on WSCR 670, "Getz is being talked about keeping Gordon Beckham's position warm. Now I have seen Getz, in the futures game and he is good. What about moving Beckham to CF" /show
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 05:18 PM) Best moron call of the post game show on WSCR 670, "Getz is being talked about keeping Gordon Beckham's position warm. Now I have seen Getz, in the futures game and he is good. What about moving Beckham to CF" /show Rongey's come a long way hasn't he? He's rarely let me down over the last year or so.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 03:01 PM) Man, they have really improved the video quality on MLB.com post-game highlights. No kidding, and thanks for the heads-up. Kudos to MLB for putting those highlights in 720p.
April 7, 200917 yr Got back from the game. Awesome. For those who didn't get to really watch it, some things the box score didn't tell you... --Wise's strike outs weren't just strike outs - they were absolutely pathetic at bats. --Wise's bunt attempts were just plain stupid - the 3B was at the pitcher's level, and Wise was STILL trying to push, instead of dragging down the empty first base line. --The play Fields made at third to peg at home was outstanding --Chris Getz can play a very good 2B, it would seem, and he NEVER slowed down on that single-he-hustled-into-a-double. --WTF is up with the baserunning? Three horrible running decisions made on the basepaths. Not just being aggresive, but being outright stupid. They weren't even close plays. --Jenks had good velocity - 95-96 on the park gun - even though its just Opening Day. --Buehrle was not himself - not just in the results, but his motion and demeanor didn't look right. --F-18's are loud. --Gate 5 looks decent but incomplete. --The new out of town scoreboard needs some work, and had errors and bad data pretty regularly. FUN GAME THOUGH!!!
April 7, 200917 yr Author QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 05:55 PM) Got back from the game. Awesome. For those who didn't get to really watch it, some things the box score didn't tell you... --Wise's strike outs weren't just strike outs - they were absolutely pathetic at bats. --Wise's bunt attempts were just plain stupid - the 3B was at the pitcher's level, and Wise was STILL trying to push, instead of dragging down the empty first base line. --The play Fields made at third to peg at home was outstanding --Chris Getz can play a very good 2B, it would seem, and he NEVER slowed down on that single-he-hustled-into-a-double. --WTF is up with the baserunning? Three horrible running decisions made on the basepaths. Not just being aggresive, but being outright stupid. They weren't even close plays. --Jenks had good velocity - 95-96 on the park gun - even though its just Opening Day. --Buehrle was not himself - not just in the results, but his motion and demeanor didn't look right. --F-18's are loud. --Gate 5 looks decent but incomplete. --The new out of town scoreboard needs some work, and had errors and bad data pretty regularly. FUN GAME THOUGH!!! Glad you enjoyed it. Did Buehrle look hurt or just plain out of it?
April 7, 200917 yr Fields was just awesome. I'm telling you people... he will surprise alot of people this season. JI JIM THOME!!
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 05:58 PM) Glad you enjoyed it. Did Buehrle look hurt or just plain out of it? More out of it, unfocused. His velocity was typical Buehrle, so I doubt its an injury. His fielding was good too. Just he couldn't locate, and he wasn't as quick to deliver as usual - did a lot more wandering and pausing. Like he had no rhythm.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) this thread is not nearly as exciting as it should be. Thank you Jim Thome. Dewayne Wise, go home. Bring back AND THAT'S A WHITE SOX WINNER!!! This "official" business is just silliness.
April 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (BobDylan @ Apr 7, 2009 -> 06:04 PM) Bring back AND THAT'S A WHITE SOX WINNER!!! This "official" business is just silliness. seconded I miss the Nuke titles
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