knightni

Winner: Alex Rios (13 points) - Tex, KG#1.

Winner: Paul Konerko (9 points) - SoxAce.

Winner: Adam Dunn (19 points) - lasttriptotulsa, dielac.

Winner: Adam Dunn (6 points) - HickoryHuskers, LittleHurt05, BigEdWalsh. Konerko and Dunn tied, but Dunn had more total bases.

Winner: A.J. Pierzynski (10 points) - SAVVY18.

Winner: A.J. Pierzynski (7 points) - No one; Highest picked: Alejandro De Aza - KG#1.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 11:47 AM) He made me look good. Exactly. I wasn't posting just bad things. Just things that people posted in general.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 07:38 AM) There was nothing to like about Humber at the time. For f***'s sake, he's still the 5th starter after he put up a 3.75 ERA over 160 last year. I'm certainly not the only one who feels that way. He is a good pitcher. You aren't drafted 3rd overall without having a clue. I just didn't think he had anything left. I was obviously wrong then. 've been wrong before, I'll be wrong again. Don't care. Still awesome. Now, if you'd like, I'm sure I can find a team to dig up a few other posts. I realize its all in good fun, but, being an administrator and all on the site, maybe you should take the high ground in situations like this and let others do the digging. What's the difference on who does the digging? I was right and others weren't. Oh well. I'm not allowed to bring back comments because I'm an admin? That makes no sense.

Does Frank Thomas in Mr. Baseball count even though he was in a Yankees uniform?

Well, I'm done with the digging for now.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 12:29 PM) Humber and Milledge are both garbage to this point; it's what they've proven to be. At least the positions they are fighting for don't matter too much overall. No big deal if these chewed-up scraps make the team. Or Lillibridge for that matter- it's all the same big can a garbage with different levels of optimism poured on top. QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 12:31 PM) At least Milledge has talent. Lastings just never got it together. Humber's not all that talented. He's like a better version of Lance Broadway. High pick and overrated by the team that drafted him. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) I hope not. Marquez is garbage. Humber was a top prospect, had surgery and now has a new pitch. While I don't think he'll contend for the Cy Young, I think as a fifth starter for a month, he should do OK. If the Sox are .500 in his starts, they are ahead of the game. QUOTE (joeynach @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 02:04 PM) There are a ton of posts in this thread on Humber, should we be patient, should we expect a lot, etc. After watching the game against he cubs isnt it obvious. Hes a former first round pick becuase hes got good stuff and potential, but just watching him pitch hes got very little command and control. He works from behind in the count a whole bunch as a result. He reminds me of Daniel Hudson actually, good stuff, still raw in terms of pitching. Humber, like Hudson doesnt seem to be able to command his fastball and breaking ball in the strikezone, meaning he cant control where it ends up in the zone, and cant control the run on his fastball. His control wasn't all that great either, he was simply pitching 2-0 and 3-1 a lot. And I think if you read a scouting report on his career it would say exactly that, good stuff, command/control lacking. So who knows what will happen, it appears he will have some good games and have some bad games as a White Sox starter, he does not appear to be a long term solution, but could be servicable for a little bit. If I was going to guess he is going to look just like Daniel Hudson did for us last year.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 03:24 PM) White Sox claim Phil Humber off waivers from the A's. QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 07:18 PM) Humber could be a waiver steal if they can get him back to his top prospect results. QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 07:29 PM) If they can get league average innings out of him from the long relief role, it'd be good enough for me. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2011 -> 02:12 PM) He hasn't even been good at AAA in the past few years. I don't see him being anything more than a Charlotte filler. QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 22, 2011 -> 09:59 PM) Can we wait until he fails for us until we pronounce him crap? I understand people are tentative about him as our fifth starter, but, god, it's not like we've ever turned around a former first round top prospect by getting him into our system. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 22, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) If a crazy, suicidal f*** jumps off the top of the Sears Tower (I will never refer to it as the Willis Tower), I don't have to wait until he/she hits the ground to no that fool is dead. s***ty analogy. But same difference. I know you're an optimist. I have no problem with that. It's a natural tendency to think the team that you cheer for and love can do something with a player(s) that nobody else could. But those that are not drinking the kool-aid just because said player happens to be a White Sox shouldn't be looked upon as evil demons that just like to be negative for the sake of being negative. I've said this many times before. If the Cubs were set to insert Humber into their rotation EVERY single poster on this board, and that includes you SS2K5 and JoeCool, would be laughing their asses off. This is undeniable fact. Now if somehow, someway, Humber pulls a horseshoe out his ass and is even serviceable, great. It won't make me feel stupid for not expecting a thing from him this year. He's done nothing in his career, outside of being a high draft pick sever years ago, that warrants any type of faith. QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 22, 2011 -> 11:12 PM) I've been on with J4L on this one the whole time. There is nothing in the numbers nor scouting reports that has ever impressed me about Humber. I think he is going to be a poor man's DJ Carrasco at best, and DJ Carrasco wasn't exactly for the wealthy (or whatever). Maybe he's figured something out or maybe the coaching staff knows something I don't - well they know quite a few things I don't, so that much is very true - but I'm not counting on anything, and I'm not going to be excited about him. QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Mar 22, 2011 -> 11:16 PM) WS will only need Humber to start for the 1st 4-5 weeks. If he pitches well, that's a bonus, and he'll become the WS' long reliever. QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 12:20 AM) I hope you've included me because I think Humber can be a decent 5th starter, and not because you think I'm a Cubs hater of some sorts, because I'm not. I said it when we signed him, and I still believe it. Humber can be a decent 5th starter while Jake is out. In my opinion, that means an ERA around 5.00 or less. I don't think that's out of reach at all. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:33 AM) The important part is to be the first to do it, so that you can say I told you so later on...

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 01:38 AM) Hot Fire I'm sold.

Okay, ALDS too.

Burnt Humber...?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 07:32 PM) 2 perfect games... Alexayyyy....yes....yes...yes....yes... -Hawk (it's all about him) Josh Fields was the 1st baseman for Buehrle's perfecto.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 07:28 PM) I MISSED THIS GAME! WTF!!! I'M SO PISSED! f*** you Fox! Couldn't watch it b/c it was blacked out It was online through a torrent if you'd have asked.

Konerko has ended up with the ball in his glove for the last out for the A.L. Pennant, World Series Championship, a No-Hitter, and now a Perfect Game.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 06:09 PM) blackout restrictions Check the main page.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 01:19 PM) StatMan, when was the last time Dunn was intentionally walked? http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/AT...201009140.shtml Sept 14, 2010

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 20, 2012 -> 01:11 AM) Sorry no clue how to post vidoes but this is THE FRANCHISE trailer, to come on SHOWTIME and feature the Miami Marlins.

Ramirez elrockinMT wants Flowers

Dunn elrockinMT wants De Aza