get scared? He's making $9.7M next year. He's looked absolutely horrible, almost as if he has no chance out there. Tell me I am being an alarmist and he's going to come back to form next year...

You are being an alarmist and he's going to come back to form next year.

 

I do look forward to 638485906986 more of these threads in the months leading to April '10

Players have bad seasons. See Paul Konerko 2003.

 

He followed that terrible year by hitting 35+ HR 3 years straight.

If he gets back to even just being near what he was in '08, I am perfectly fine with that bat and that defense in CF.

Edited October 1, 200916 yr by Princess Dye

I sense by the way Hawk talks and eludes to when talking about Rios, I think he has given up on him ;-)

 

I sense by the way Hawk talks and eludes to when talking about Rios, I think he has given up on him ;-)

Well then that's a good sign. If Hawk has given up on him this early, look for him to rebound next year.

You have all waited for your center field ship to come in, well here it is, the USS Enterprise

 

Relax

get scared? He's making $9.7M next year. He's looked absolutely horrible, almost as if he has no chance out there. Tell me I am being an alarmist and he's going to come back to form next year...

 

He deserves a D for what he did in Chicago this year offensively.

As far as next year?

He deserves a clean slate to start next season. At least we've heard nothing about him having a bad attitude or being lazy so far. That's a good sign.

Hopefully he'll have a good spring, impressing Oz and Kenny and not stagger into the season with no confidence.

He's making a lot of money and will need to produce or he'll likely be the target of boo birds.

Hopefully at the plate he won't resemble the guy we saw make out after out this year.

 

 

Last 8 games, he's hitting .260 with an .873 OPS.

I sense by the way Hawk talks and eludes to when talking about Rios, I think he has given up on him ;-)

Does he elude whilst alluding?

rios is going to hit .000 next season with 300 strikeouts

Does he elude whilst alluding?

I think he means that Hawk dances around the Rios topic as he discusses the greatest pennant race in Major League history and the effect it had on the Red Sox organization.

He deserves a D for what he did in Chicago this year offensively.

As far as next year?

He deserves a clean slate to start next season. At least we've heard nothing about him having a bad attitude or being lazy so far. That's a good sign.

Hopefully he'll have a good spring, impressing Oz and Kenny and not stagger into the season with no confidence.

He's making a lot of money and will need to produce or he'll likely be the target of boo birds.

Hopefully at the plate he won't resemble the guy we saw make out after out this year.

Good post and I agree.

I think he means that Hawk dances around the Rios topic as he discusses the greatest pennant race in Major League history and the effect it had on the Red Sox organization.

I don't know...

 

The sentence looked to me like he was meaning to use "allude", which means "hints about."

 

 

He is the most talented player on the roster. Including Beckham.

 

He's had a very bad streak at the plate, but has been very good with the rest of the game. When he comes out of his slump he will be the best hitter, the best fielder, the best runner and the best thrower on the team. This guy can really play.

 

Last 8 games, he's hitting .260 with an .873 OPS.

 

His swing finally got cleaned up. It went from being a couple different stages, to just being long. Rios can hit with a long swing, but it is a much easier thing to fix than that funky two plane swing he had going before.

 

I think Rios rebounds to his norms next year with a lot less pressure on him. Let's face it, the Sox will probably have zero expectations nationally and locally next year.

I think Rios rebounds to his norms next year with a lot less pressure on him. Let's face it, the Sox will probably have zero expectations nationally and locally next year.

 

He's the Javy Vazquez of hitters huh? Nice goin' KW!

LETS BRING IN HIS BROTHER ARMANDO RIOS TO GIVE HIM SOME STEROIDS!!!

He's looked better recently, which gives me some semblance of slight hope. And I have to disagree with you SS2K5 on expectations next year, there are going to be expectations with our pitching rotation and the division we're in. Maybe not sky high expectations, but expectations nonetheless.

Edited October 2, 200916 yr by whitesoxfan101

I don't know...

 

The sentence looked to me like he was meaning to use "allude", which means "hints about."

I know. I was just being a smelly butthole.

He's looked better recently, which gives me some semblance of slight hope. And I have to disagree with you SS2K5 on expectations next year, there are going to be expectations with our pitching rotation and the division we're in. Maybe not sky high expectations, but expectations nonetheless.

The Experts always pick Cleveland, Minny, or Detroit. It'll probably be Minny and Detroit, between Cabrera/Verlander and Morneau/Mauer, the bigger names are in the other cities. Someone will always pick the royals. BP will project us to finish with 75 wins because it'll expect we'll have a terrible offense.

The Experts always pick Cleveland, Minny, or Detroit. It'll probably be Minny and Detroit, between Cabrera/Verlander and Morneau/Mauer, the bigger names are in the other cities. Someone will always pick the royals. BP will project us to finish with 75 wins because it'll expect we'll have a terrible offense.

Even the "experts" are going to have a hard time picking Slowey-Blackburn-Baker-???-??? or Verlander-Jackson-Porcello-???-??? over Peavy-Buehrle-Floyd-Danks-Garcia.

Even the "experts" are going to have a hard time picking Slowey-Blackburn-Baker-???-??? or Verlander-Jackson-Porcello-???-??? over Peavy-Buehrle-Floyd-Danks-Garcia.

 

Never underestimate Minnesota. They proved that time and time again. BTW, I think Liriano will explode next year. He'll be two years removed from TJ, which is when more often than not pitchers get much, much better.

 

And again things change in the offseason with acquisitions and such. No doubt though we wont be picked first which is better for us anyways.

Edited October 2, 200916 yr by SoxAce

Even the "experts" are going to have a hard time picking Slowey-Blackburn-Baker-???-??? or Verlander-Jackson-Porcello-???-??? over Peavy-Buehrle-Floyd-Danks-Garcia.

 

Yes, but we're always picked to be crap.

We might have won this division is Robert Duran wasn't our shortstop and our corner outfielders could have actually played the outfield.

 

Better pitch selection couldn't have hurt either.