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QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 07:14 PM) For the Twins at bats the fans will be blowing out. Hawk and Stone just brought it up after I posted.

For the Twins at bats the fans will be blowing out.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 07:01 PM) You can tell the Sox are toast just by the lack of posts in a losing thread... there are normally more in a losing game than a winner. Kind of sad really Hardly any love for the Beck HR either.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 07:01 PM) You can tell the Sox are toast just by the lack of posts in a losing thread... there are normally more in a losing game than a winner. Kind of sad really That's because when the Sox are winning there's not a bunch ( Beckham! ) people saying Game ova ( in a positive way) or this. team. is. the. best.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:42 PM) Having Scott Podsednick as your DH is basically telling everyone we are shooting for a 60 to 70 win season. I don't think that's necessarily true. But it's a discussion worthy of it's own thread.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:43 PM) That ball was not going to be caught anyways. Terrible route, but that was a triple no matter who was playing CF. I'll respectably disagree. Neither one of us really know if Rios would have had it but 3 or 4 step laterally before you start going back isn't a good thing.

QUOTE (CQMVP @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) Who wants to bet he goes 7+ innings, giving up less than 3 runs? No takers??? Come on, easy money for you guys with how our offense is RAKING. The groundskeepers are the only ones raking .

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) danksy cat pitching his ass off. throw a shut out for nine and rub it in the offense's nose. guess not

His UZR on fangraphs so far is 1.8 whereas last year at 2nd it was -8.3 . So even though you hear people clamoring for him to be put back at 2nd base overall (according to UZR) he's much better at SS, though overall that 1.8 means he's rather mediocre.

Manship the Magnificent. Manship Almighty. Mighty Mighty Manship.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 02:34 PM) I knew this would happen. This totally devalues him. It sure does ! Rios has got to show he can hit before the season ends even if he does have a pretty good track record of hitting. Appears as if the thinking on the Sox is " If we're not going to make the playoffs , might as well sink as low as we can and get a better draft choice" though i know that's totally asinine.

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 02:16 PM) Agree. Ozzie could play the same guys and have the same batting order with Rios in CF, Quentin or Pods in LF, Dye or Quentin in RF, and Dye or Pods or Quentin as DH. Mix and match however you want, but keep Rios (not Pods) in CF. Rios is our best fielding CF - why not play him there? Now that Thome is gone and Dye will be DHing more, I'd like to see Quentin in RF on occasion, as that may be where he ends up after the upcoming offseason. Baffles me too constantly. Maybe Rios' attitude didn't impress Oz right away. He's been sitting just about half the time and doing next to nothing when he's playing. He's just up there hacking like he doesn't have a clue.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 02:02 PM) Odd use of the term. I gave it some thought before I used it. But I figured most people would know I meant good defensive players. It is called web gems on Baseball Tonight for outstanding defensive plays isn't it ?

We have a better chance at resigning Thome or Dye to reduced contracts then we do at paying Adam Dunn $12M. Just not happening. Not a good idea to buy high. KW will continue his bargain basement shopping looking for web gems.

It's a good idea Steve but my guess is we go after someone not quite as sexy like Scutaro or Wilson and another good fielding outfielder to shore up the D a bit who aren't hacks at the plate.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 11:37 AM) Is there room on the 40 man roster? Cole Armstrong is going to play for Canada in the Baseball World Cup, so that's probably why Flowers is going up. Congrats to my boy, T-Flow. I guess calling him T-Flow is ultimately cooler and hipper than thinking of him as the effeminate skunk in Bambi.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 11:58 PM) This is awesome. Hard to get Gordon star struck, but when your talking to the people who created your walkup song, it's pretty surreal. It was fun to listen to thanks, should've had it's own thread.

I'm sort of surprised the 2 threads about 2010 aren't seeing more action since the departures of Thome and Contreras. Guess most assumed this would be the case anyway for 2010 and have already posted. But everyone looked for the big names when a guy like Marco Scutaro (who's a free agent and very good defensively) ) would be a great addition to this team. SS needs to be stabilized and since day one Alexei's been compared to Soriano . Maybe it's time we go back to thinking of Alexei an an outfielder. Perhaps LF now. Quentin back to right.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 06:37 AM) There is going to be a lot of changes this offseason. Will it be Getz or Alexie at 2B? One thing is for certain, they will not leave the infield alone after all these errors. Some interesting SS free agents include: Wilson, Greene and Scutaro. Some interesting 3B free agents include: Beltre and Figgins. I would almost guarantee the Sox will try to sign Scutaro or Wilson . They are both very good defensively. Alexei isn't as bad as everyone thinks he is defensively according to stats on fangraphs but I wouldn't be surprised to see him moved (traded or a different position. Hell maybe we'll see him in LF soon. He's just not a heady type of player and and he's our best trade chip being cheap and offensively talented. He's the biggest enigma on the Sox. Pros: Fast. cheap, power, cheap, clutch , cheap. Cons : Not good defensively and baseball IQ on the low side.

QUOTE (35thstreetswarm @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 07:28 AM) Someone should make a movie about Jose's life. The guy has overcome an unbelievable amount of adversity - personal, physical, psychological - to get where he is, and from all accounts has remained one of the nicest, most humble athletes around. He was our best pitcher for two seasons, took the team on his back to its only World Series championship in any of our lifetimes, and when you take his entire career into account (we saw only the tail end of it), may be the best pitcher ever to pitch for the White Sox. Yet somehow the guy never got the appreciation he deserved. For god's sake, I saw five times as many Garland jerseys as Contreras jerseys (I counted one - mine), even at the peak of Count's performance Never totally understood it, though I have my theories. It wouldn't surprise me if Jose has one more surprise run in him - I hope he does. Best of luck Titan - go prove 'em wrong again. 7 posts in 3 years, but it was a good one.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 07:54 PM) he was at 3b for both games today. thinking about him at third, beckham at 2nd, alexei at shortstop flowers at catcher, quentin in right or left, and rios in center makes me cum. only question marks would be DH, 1b, and the other corner spot. those can usually be filled decent hitters. a man can dream... Defensively that might make your pitchers impotent.

He might be a future pitching coach with the way he prepares. He watches film to know every players weaknesses then follows it up with which pitches are working best for him on the days he starts.

If ever I wanted to post en espanol this would be that time. Jose , you were one of the biggest reasons that Sox fans got a championship after 89 years of waiting. Generations of Sox fans owe true moments of happiness to you. Muchos gracias . Stay thirsty mi amigo.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 06:32 AM) 1. Figgins - LF 2. Beckham - 3B 3. Quentin - RF 4. Konerko - 1B 5. Thome - DH 6. AJ - C 7. Rios - CF 8. Ramirez - SS 9. Getz - 2B Buehrle - SP Peavy - SP Floyd - SP Danks - SP Garcia - SP Jenks Thronton Linebrink Pena Nunez Link DJ Flowers Nix Kotsay You think Thome will be back or haven't realized he's gone ?

Big Jim is and always will be a fine example of everything a person representing the White Sox and a professional in any endeavor should be. Total class 100 % of the time. Also if you figure walks into the equation Thome was by far the most productive player on the Sox this year.