southsideirish71

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 09:59 PM) I invited the following people with their date: Jphat and Scott Podsednik SSI and Greg Walker Flash and Liriano Santo/Dorf and Zambrano Rangercal and Frank Thomas Jimbo and Julian Wright Technology my friend. 40 dollars total for the seven days to have wireless internet in the room. Mrs. Fathom will be hanging out on the beach, and I'll be b****ing about Ozzie. I am pretty safe then, If I stay low and away Walker wont touch me.

Happy Birthday Kap.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 08:27 PM) 11 strikeouts for Barons pitching. Must be that line drive swing that they keep talking about.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 08:12 PM) Brian Anderson with a statement shot! Trust me the statement means nothing. Ozzie wants to put his speedy no hit guys up ontop just to have visions of what once was in Florida.

This is comical. 3 freakin hits and now 9 strikeouts through 7.

I am waiting for someone to jump into the thread to remind us that this is not embarassing, that they belive that the Barons will win the AA crown. And that the heat, some wind, maybe a dog fart is responsible for our poor outiing. That this is only ST and that we will flip the switch come first pitch against CC. I bet you CC is feeling stronger and stronger after he sees that Wes Freakin Whislter and stuff dominated our lineup.

3 hits through 6 for the sox. 7ks for the mighty barons of AA.

QUOTE(minorsfan @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 07:26 PM) Oh joy, add another error to Erstad's tally (fielding!!!!) He was grinding the error all the way so its okay.

So Wes Whistler and other associatated poop is 3 hitting our A team through 5 with 6 strikeouts. Yeah our hitting is going to torch CC and Jake Westbrook. Why in the name of God is Kong in the 3 hole. Dye hit in the 3 hole during the WS run, but we want to put one of the slowest guys in at 3. Kong will have a lot of solo homers with prancer and erstad up on top.

QUOTE(wcw2323 @ Mar 28, 2007 -> 08:49 PM) That doesn't make any sense. What difference does it make if he throws 96 or 68...as long as he wins? I'll guarantee you that he will have a longer career than any flame thrower. Charlie eats up innings, and has the best record in the minors the last two years. You are under valuing based on your perception. The reality is that he was 14-6 with an ERA around 3.00 last year, started the AAA All-Star game, and has nothing more to prove in AAA. He has a high ceiling since he's only 23. Charlie Hough said he's the best knuckler since Wakefield. The only difference is that he's much younger than when Wake broke into the bigs. Charlie deserves the chance to be a part of a major club based on his performance the past two years...period. If the Sox aren't high on him, then move him to a club that appreciates what he has to offer. The response of "because people don't know how to evaluate a knuckler" is crazy. How about evaluating won-loss records for the last two years (28-11) Who knows if he will be a great major leaguer, he could be great he could be nothing. But why for the love of god would the sox get rid of him for spare parts. Remember the great Felix Diaz and how he dominated AAA and won 17 games I think there one year, and then got dismembered on the mound by the indians. I like Charlie, and him not being on the team is not going to keep me from sleeping at night. He will get his chance, so unless you are a member of his family you should only care for what helps the whitesox the most.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) I get the feeling he and Boone are going to be packaged for a nice deal somewhere. I think they added Aardesma and Sisco to the roster with the intention of making a move before the start of the season and not optioning them due to this. A back-up catcher and good young arm in return. The Rockies are not exactly known for developing young pitching. Sisco needs to prove he can throw said fireballer over said plate more than once. I wouldnt ditch Logan yet or Heager. As Flash has already said, we need protection in the 5th hole plus for any injuries. I like floyds stuff a lot more than a lot of people on this site, however to me he needs to be completely taken apart and rebuilt from scratch from a confidence standpoint. He is too shaky, and needs to throw strikes. Once he can get that ball over the plate more, he will be fine. But I think that may take a year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 04:31 PM) Absolutely You are probably right. But not a good thing to give up any young pitching at this moment. We are going to lose Buerhle this year, and then probably Garland after next year. I would rather have some healthy competition for those spots as opposed to giving it to whatever is left from any purging that we have. Its upsetting to Charlie to have him linger for a bit in AAA, however we need his flexibility.

12 strikeouts for sox hitting today. 50% of our outs in this game are via the K, this by pitchers not exactly known for making bats swing and miss.

Garland so far 7 innings, 9 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned 3 ks zero walks and 1 dong

8 strikeouts against the whitesox today. Man if we could only harness the power of that Rocky vaunted pitching. I mean they just miss bats.

Cancel the postgame, they have finally grinded out a few hits against Cy Francis.

No hit through 4. What are they teaching in the minors, hold the bat from the thick end and swing the small end at the ball. For all of this talk about Lopez having good hands, maybe he should get a samller shoe size because he keeps kicking the ball around a bit in the infield.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 01:00 PM) Boy, Blair is not messing around, he's going to get the UN to write a statement to Iran! http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...;show_article=1 OH! Slam! That'll show them who's boss. Oddly I don't see the cry of violations of the Geneva convention when they are parading them blindfolded in front of cameras like we saw with the Iraq troops. I wonder when they beat the crap out of them, or hang them by their elbows like they did to the American hostages from the 70s if that also will be talked about. Maybe when they have the mock executions just like they did with the hostages before that its just pretend and imagination time.

I will be watching on TV. My first game this year will be against the Twins on Saturday watching Jon Danks toe the rubber for the first time in the cell. I cannot wait to see the montage video going into thunderstruck. That is when I will know its time.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 01:09 AM) southsideirish71 (mick bastard) I resemble that remark. Hey I would be happy and smiley, it would just take the replacement of our minor league hitting coaches with a few of the twins instructors, and a major league hitting coach that knows how to teach a line drive approach. Those minor things and I am a beacon of hope. Oddly enough I think Floyd can be fixed. The stuff is there, the kid just cant throw a strike if there was no batter present. Danks looks real good for spect. He wil take his lumps this year, but next year he will be real good. Hopefully they dont get goofy and get rid of Haeger. Russel and his stuff made me a bit happier about something we drafted. BTW Boone has petitioned the North Carolna state for a name change. His new name is Boonestes Logariguez, he mentioned something about the reason for not making the team.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 27, 2007 -> 11:18 PM) I could understand if we did bad versus lefties if this were a lefty filled offense... but this lineup consists mainly of righties. I personally blame Greg Walker. Never been a fan of his, and I think he can be drastically improved on. The only reason why he has had success is because this team is full of a lot of good hitters who don't need much coaching. And since he is a lefty himself, I could bet that he doesn't give good advice to the hitter about how to hit lefties. This is not just Greg Walkers fault. This is a wholesale organizational issue. We generate power hitters with our system. We look for athletic football types, who can mash the ball. Put a bat in their hands, and try to get the most power out of their swing. We have seen hitter after hitter come up from the system with the same exact hole in their swing that gets exploited the minute they start to face good major league pitching. Long looping swings that will crush a fastball on the inner half, but get exposed on sliders away, the ball low and away. Watch how a lot of teams pitch us, they target low and away. Now the Johans, and CC's of the world will go after our team. But the crappy 7 ERA pitcher will paint low and away, and hope that the offense tries to pull the ball. Usually resulting in a groundout to the pull side of the field. Teams like the Twins hit both lefties and righties well because they have a more line drive approach. They put the ball in play with authority more. Yes we will bomb them into the stone age when it comes to power. It would be nice if we instructed our hitters on gap to gap hitting. A nice level swing, balance focusing on solid strong contact. It seems however we are looking more for clearing our hips, getting total extension and elevating the ball for power. Which can be effective, if you dont cheat on the pitch a bit. I think a lot of our hitter cheat a bit, and get themselves caught on the outside pitch. This is not a statement on hitting to the right side. This is a statement on solid hitting. If the ball is center cut, by all means pull it. If the ball is low and away, then drive it up the middle or to right by letting the ball get deeper into the swing. People think when I talk gap to gap that I am talking about slap hitting to the 2nd baseman. And that isnt true. Its an approach of level line drive like the twins teach their hitters. Walker the same man that they had fired before, and had fired before that. They are all the same hitting coach. This one is a bit more affable. I would love to see KW get the minors back to instruction. Replace our current instructors with someone who teaches a fundamentally sound swing. That can help correct hitches in the swing, or bad mechanics. Not someone who is going to turn something that isnt a good hitter into a batting title holder. But someone who can teach our talented young players how to get the bat on the ball. The sad thing is that our offense could be so good that no one could shut it down, except for the top 1% pitching in baseball. However as we have seen our season will be the tale of 2 halves. The first half when we look unbeatable, and the 2nd when the collar gets tight and the pitchers start to paint the corners more. Our season will ride on our pitching. If our pitching throws strikes, and forces the issue we will be in a good state. If our hitters can take some pitches, get into some counts, and then make good selections on which pitch to drive and which pitch to hit we will be a great team. Its all up to how they compete on the field. I am hoping that our situational hitting improves. Our hitters get on for our thumpers, and our thumpers drive them in.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 27, 2007 -> 10:26 PM) While I think Perez could have helped out, I just don't see the Sox splitting time with Thome so I really don't see where Perez was going to get AB's, especially considering we don't need any 1st baseman and he really is a horrendous outfielder who makes Pods look like a freaking gold glover. On a side note, its pretty ridiculous that some of you think Perez is the difference between a potential first place White Sox squad and a 4th place one. The key to this team is the arms and in turn the defense, not the offense. Jason we have to hit lefties better this year, no matter if Hall is on the team. If Thome can hit lefties, we need to see it. We hit .290 as a team for best in the AL against righties. Against lefties we hit .262 as a team that is 11th out of 14 teams in the AL.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 27, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) I hate to say this... but I miss Sandy! Sandy retired, well at least the "I play baseball competitively" part of Sandy retired. The give me some more money until no teams want me Sandy is still taking up a roster spot.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 27, 2007 -> 10:08 PM) I'm not sure they would have put him in left, but that's impossible to know. It would have been interesting (I guess thats the word), to see how Thome would have reacted to having his ABs cut so drastically. How would of Thome reacted, who cares. He cant hit lefties. How about this, if he got upset show him his splits against the following. And unless he wanted to just wave the bat and make wind, he should be a team player and allow Perez to get some knocks. Thome hit .236 with a .715 OPS against lefties. Against the following lefties. Cliff Lee he has a .071 BA with a .508OPS CC Sabathia he has a .000 BA with a .273 OPS Johan .190BA with a .880 OPS Kenny Rogers .190Ba with a .653 OPS Dropping Perez so we can have Prancer and company out there is silly. We pretty much are going to die as a team when we face a lefty. So get ready for the pull and lift approach, because with our splits against lefties each of our hitters better be swinging for the fences, because we dont string hits against good lefties, or bad lefties for that matter.

Are we seriously going to start with the f***ing poetry and song crap again.