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QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:42 AM) The White Sox will not struggle to make the playoffs at all. Every other contender is as full of holes (or moreso) than we are. We just won two straight series against our biggest division rivals, but thank god we have you here to put a completely negative spin on it I'm happy with the week we just had, but we still have some holes that don't look to be resolved anytime soon. Garcia and Garland are medicore to terrible right now, and they shouldn't have any excuses to be pitching as poorly as they are. I was actually one of the only people after the lone Tigers loss to state that we should be happy with how that series went. I'm not saying we won't make the playoffs....but to think it's a lock is naive.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:42 AM) You are wrong a tremendous amount. I was just stating a fact. Just as you are. If we started keeping track of who's right and who's wrong on here, we'd all be embarrassed. Just as you said there's a difference between cricitizing and whining, there's also a difference between being a fan and being a blind homer.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:39 AM) He's wrong so much. Why change it up? The best thing this site ever did was clean up on the personal attacks.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:38 AM) month after month, year after year, do you ever get tired of being wrong? Shouldn't you be happy because VMart homered? What have I said that's so wrong? I feel like when 40 pct of your starting rotation is throwing the ball like s***, your chances at making the playoffs, in a terrific league, isn't very good.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:37 AM) I am really sick of seeing Belliard play against us. How long until Cleveland starts throwing in the towel and trades their free agents to be? After what happened last year, there's not a chance in hell of that.

Garcia might give up 5 homers vs the Reds next week. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll go on the DL.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:35 AM) Garcia and Garland...just...wow..those guys are f***ing great. And it's the main reason we'll struggle to make the playoffs.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:35 AM) How can ANYONE defend Garcia? I don't need statistics to tell me what I see and don't see. He's had nothing all year, and it's just a matter of time before his ERA jumps over 5. He's getting crushed lately, and I see nothing that makes me think it's going to get any better.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:33 AM) How can you be so awesome in April, so terrible in May, and so aweswome in June. Can't we just flip that around, and it's the same for Podsednik? Anyways, Martinez has always been a streaky hitter, and we're throwing him a lot of fastballs to crush.

Freddy sucks. Thankfully, he only has one more year under contract. He should be throwing 82mph by next season.

Garcia has to make a good pitch, or the Indians are going to score some this inning.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:29 AM) Let's walk a few more tonight Freddy. Oh and let's make sure they all score too. Hafner owns him...probably better off that he walked him.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:28 AM) Has he saved as many of those RBI's with his defense? Nope...not even close.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:26 AM) I wonder if they were Ozzie's instructions. Of course there was a time BA swung at the 1st pitch in a similar situation, and lined out to 3rd, and people were flaming him for not working the count. That might have been before people realized how blessed we are whenever Anderson makes contact. That out you talk about might have been my epiphany for much he sucks. I didn't see the play, but saw the replay on it. If you were to believe what people were saying on here, it was the hardest hit line drive in history. When I saw the replay, I couldn't but help think it was a broken bat liner (not exactly a rocket) to the 3B.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:25 AM) This great OBP you guys keep harping about for Pods currently ranks him 9th out of the 14 normal starting leadoff hitters....thats supposed to be his saving grace? Don't ever bother arguing about Pods with certain people.

Note to Brian.... when you're f***ing terrible at the plate, don't fake a bunt on a first pitch fastball down the plate. I love hitters who are 3-37 with RISP.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) Crede needs to avoid the DP Way to swing like a p*ssy.

Crede needs to avoid the DP

QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:16 AM) How has Freddy won 7 games? He's found a way to keep teams in more than half of his games to 3 runs or less. The team has also given him solid run support...and he's had good success against the lesser hitting teams we've faced.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:16 AM) Thats true, but I don't think we'd get more defense than Pablo out there if we rushed Fields like that. I can assure you that we would.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:15 AM) But we'll need to replace a leadoff hitter and there is nobody on the team equiped to handle the leadoff duty. When you have our 3-4-5, speed isn't that important at the top of the order. It will be a tough decision though, as I'm sure Ozzie wants to keep playing small ball. I don't see them getting rid of Pods though, so this is probably just a never-ending scenario.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:11 AM) Had I not watched BA struggle so mightily as a first year starting OFer, I'd agree 1000%...Now I'm a little gunshy about throwing a rook into the fire. But Fields definately won't be kept away very long. I've talked to people who see a ton of Knights games, and the reports I hear are that Fields swing is much shorter and MLB ready than Anderson's ever was.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) Is Fields even playing LF yet? If not, I would think that he should have more time practicing out there than the start of next year. If they're considering it, he'll get his time in Winter Ball, etc. It's not like we need him to replace a Gold Glover in the outfield.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) Freddy pitching in the world baseball classic must be a factor in his poor velocity this season. Although he is hitting 92-93 tonight. The Cell gun has him much lower tonight (that's been more accurate than any of the other guns this year). I highly doubt Garcia's fastball is at 95, and his change is at 87 (which ESPN is saying).

Instead of Pods or Ozuna, can I take option C next year, which is Josh Fields in LF?