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QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:59 PM) I know this is gonna sound weird, but she kinda reminds me of Gene Wilder... They both have big beaks and all but I dont know if I would go that far.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:37 PM) Haha, I saw your post at Southsidesox. It would be freaking sweet if KW could rob Bowden again for Ryan Church this time. Hell, Bowden seems to want a prototypical leadoff hitter with speed so bad -- send him back Jerry Owens for Church. The dude trades a ton of talent for a disgruntled and horrible second baseman who said that he didn't want to play LF even before the trade. Now he sends one of his best outfielders down to the minors. How in the f***balls does he still have a job? Just wait until I cyber-rape you in the chat room. I keed because I care.

QUOTE(Misplaced_Sox @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:30 PM) I mostly lurk and not post but he seems like a head case Boy at least I am not the only one noticing Jabs issues.

Ozuna has speed, which gives Ozzie an option at the top of the order that he likes. Pods is a distruptor, and that is something that Ozzie wants at the top of the order. Steal bases, move up on an infield hit. Get on for Thome and Konerko and Dye. However when Pods went down last year, Ozzie used Timo a lot in his place. Ozuna platooned a bit, but Timo got a lot of ABs. I would think that with Mack being moved to the 4th OF role, he will platoon with Ozuna. Ozuna getting some tough lefty assignments, while Mack getting a good amount of ABs. Mack has done a lot of leading off this ST. Either way, both of them change the look of the team significantly from Pods. We need a healthy Pods to make our offense start. I think Scott has a trickle down affect for our offense. When he gets on, it makes Gooch focus more on getting deeper in the count, so Pods can move. Gooch also focuses on contact more and shortens his swing. When Pods is on, Thome, Konerko and Dye will see better pitches to hit. Pitchers shorten their strides a bit, leave pitches up, throw more fastballs. These are things that SABR people state time and time again as fiction, however I see how pitchers react when he is on base. I see the pitch selection, and the zone that our hitters get when he is on and is running free. It is imperitive that Pods is at the top of our O. Ozuna can fill in for a game or so, Mack can fill in here and there, but our offense changes dramatically when he is out of the lineup. I just hope his twinge is just a natural part of the aches and pains of ST. He hasnt pressed too much this spring and hopefully its just part of working his body into shape.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 04:18 PM) Hopefully Jeff mows us down. He's fighting for a bullpen spot. Seemed like a nice guy. There are a lot of nice guys in baseball. When these nice guys face the sox I want them hit and hit hard.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) Thome goes to LF, hits the top of the fence for a double. LOVE seeing Thome use the opposite field. Love it. If he and AJ use LF we are going to be sick this year offensively.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 04:02 PM) If Whitesox.com wasn't lying, Jenks should have the 8th and 9th. Unless they had him in a minor league game today. He was scheduled for 2 innings.

Cy Vargas has been replaced by Terry Muholland. We should start raking right about now.

QUOTE(SoxRock05 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 03:47 PM) I think they want a lefty/lefty matchup. Cliff Lee is also a lefty.

It should be Bobby Jenks for the 7th and the 8th.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Was Jenks the pitcher who allowed the runs? mlb.com is still showing vazquez pitching. Only 2 hits so far through 6. How many of our regulars are in today. I see that Gload is in LF.

Boers and Berstein are doing a remote from the park and they made a comment about Gload not making a play in LF. Anyone watching it that can elaborate on it more. Its 3-1, the dbacks scored 2 I dont know how.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 03:10 PM) So, hows Vazquez looking? Sounds like he's settled down a bit after that giving up the bomb to Hudson. Through 4 he has only given up 1 run on a solo dong, and scattered three hits. I am going only by the score on mlb.com, and cant give you walk and strikeout totals. This is our freakin 5th starter also. 2 years ago the former tee ball stand by committee of Felix Diaz, Arnie Munoz and crap on a stick was marching out there. Now Javier Vasquez. LOL How times have changed.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 02:41 PM) s***, just found Major League on HBO.... Spring Training or Major League...... Major League will be on probably another 75 times this week on HBO. I would vote for ST.

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 02:27 PM) I have a hunch Byrd is going to be tough on the Sox all year like Millwood last year. Thome is going to rip Byrd up. The only one in their rotation that I worry about is CC because he has such pure stuff and he has the height.

update? score?

The next person stroking out about the tie is Mike Murphy from the Score, the ultra cub fan. His entire show today is basically asking why the comissioner would allow a tie. How the poor cubby faithful from Ho Ho Cam park are bent ouf of shape, and they spent money to see a winner. LOL Murph its spring training, and Cub fans are not used to winning anyways. God I hate when I forget my IPOD at home. Dan Patrick vs Murph, either way you lose.

QUOTE(trottime @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 09:40 PM) The scuttlebut in the Arizona Valley, where I live, is that the D Backs were glad to see Cintron go because he was considered an erratic fielder. He blew an easy grounder in the first inning of the game today. After having seen the Sox lose big time to the Giants last Saturday and watch Cotts blow the lead today, I worry about our relief pitching. Granted that most of the pitchers in the Giants game will not make the roster. An exception is Logan who looked good. Did you start last season with worry about the fact that Timo couldnt hit, or Willie had all the speed but couldnt do anything with it. We replaced Timo with Mack and Willie with Cintron. If you cant see the upgrade factor, I will put it out there for you. Mack>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Timo Cintron>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Willie Dont worry about the new group 4. Our new group 4 could start on most teams.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:34 PM) What was wrong with the first photo? I grabbed the first WS trophy photo I found, after blowing it up it was from another team.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:29 PM) Why so f***ing optimistic?

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 04:25 PM) Good to see people are in panic mode already. Should be a fun year. Our offense looks good, our starting pitching looks good, our bullpen is the only issue and I think that will be better than everyone is panicking about. Thome is going to have a huge impact on the whitesox lineup this year. I see little to get into a bunch yet about. Lets see how the season unravels before we start to panic. World Series sure mellowed me the hell out. Well if they start out like crap I can promise a thing.

I hope the bandwagon gets full. I like our payroll where it is at, I like the whitesox being able to have such an expensive pitching staff. The more the merrier. Keep spending their money on the team is all I say.

QUOTE(ScottyDo @ Mar 27, 2006 -> 02:47 PM) heh listen to these cubs douchebags: Dye has 8 homers this spring...which way does the wind blow in tucson? must be out. Pierzynski was at the center of every controversy...but you could tell by the look on josh paul's face that he definitely caught the ball They should worry more about the pros/cons of blaming goats, bartmans and curses for their futility instead of doing a well as a former catcher Josh Paul thought he caught the ball. 2005 > 1908

Singleton needs to stop the dead air pauses. Its like listening to a robot or a high school football game on 88.1fm. Up for the sox, pause as he looks up the name, Tadih, ah Gooch. pause, the balls is hit, pause, then 5 seconds of dead air, its an out. I think he can be good in the long run, but he needs some more work on his play by play. He has no flow right now, and that is something that will take a lot of time.

There goes the rumor that chat crew members can't read or write. Nice job Alex.