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QUOTE(quickman @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:51 AM) Don't be so quick, they have days off the first two weeks, they would actually be working on five days rest. now think about it. QUOTE(southsider17 @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:55 AM) That may be the smartest thing to do, IMO. QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:55 AM) They play 4/6 to 4/11, off on the 12, then 4/13 to 4/27 before another day off on 4/28. Where the hell do you get 5 days rest in there...??? ..... or not.

QUOTE(quickman @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:51 AM) Don't be so quick, they have days off the first two weeks, they would actually be working on five days rest. now think about it. That may be the smartest thing to do, IMO.

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:45 AM) No offense to you Brandon.. but this is a mistake IMO. I hope you're wrong Steph, but I think you may be right.

QUOTE(quickman @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 08:40 AM) nope BMAC will come north and be the fifth pitcher. In my opiinion thats why he pitched 6 innings yesterday. they new this yesterday. Well then, I hope BMac is truly ready. Then when Buerhle comes back, and Bmac has been dazzling, they can send Contreras to the pen or trade him.

You think (if he'll be out 4 to 6 weeks) that they'll put Hermanson in the rotation and not mess with the development of BMac (though he sure looks ready)?

That's better than a torn ligament, isn't it?

QUOTE(daa84 @ Feb 28, 2005 -> 11:29 AM) the underlying theme in that article is exactly right, and was a sentiment alos explained by jerry manuel a few years ago when he said that you dont alwasy need your closer in the 9th, the most crucial situation could be in the 7th or 8th. I have always held the belief that the closer is the most overrated position in all of baseball, and is used incorrectly. They are most often used improperly and rarely see the toughest situation. The proof is evident. watch the mlb playoffs. all of a sudden when teh game is must win, you see closers coming in during the 7th inning and pitching 2 or 3 innings (as lidge smoltz rivera and nathan all did...foulke too). This doesnt mean that the closer shoudl never pitch teh ninth for a save, it just means he should not be held exclusively for the ninth, especially when he is most often the teams best relief pitcher. the one problem i have with teh argument in the article is that i see know harm in bringing the closer in teh ninth with when you are up 3 if the closer is in no danger to be overworked. you are trying to win a game, and using your best pitcher to do so. If your closer is in danger of getting overworked, then yes, it is a mistake to pitch him with a 3 run lead when another reliever can do the job. Exactly!

QUOTE(SuperSteve @ Feb 28, 2005 -> 09:18 AM) That data is kinda one-sided. The closers all have 50-70 appearances...the other pitchers all have 10-20. Ofcourse it is going to be less over a larger sample. That's true. But if you're bringing in your closer more often (into situations that are not really critical) to keep him 'sharp', then why bring in someone (middle reliever) who hasn't had enough work (to keep him 'sharp') into truly critical situations? Save these for your "closer" and give the 2 or more run lead, "beginning of the ninth inning, none on, none out" situations to the middle relief guys. Of course, you'll then be denying your "closer" a good chance at padding his stats.

Interesting look at the real closers: Closers Let's hope Marte reverts to form this year.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 25, 2005 -> 03:53 PM) Guys lay off Silvy. It's part of their schtick. Last night he and Carmen were at Harry Carey's, Carmen wore a Sox jersey and goaded the Cubs fans all evening. You can't be mad at Silvy for bringing up the cubs, and then laugh when Carmen bashes the Cubs. How true!

KW: I'm tellin' ya, come July, Tampa will give up Alomar for Harris. Oz: Go away, jew are bodderin' me!

QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Feb 18, 2005 -> 07:25 AM) When the Sox trained in Sarasota I would go down there, and often saw Vitale in seats near the 3rd base dugout. So one game I heard Vitale tell this usher (an old guy - older than me! - volunteer usher) as he tipped him a few bucks, "Listen, I don't mind signing autographs between innings, but keep them away from me when their playing" and the old guy says to him, "Who are you?"

QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 11:06 AM) Ken Rosenthal just said this on Boers and Bernstein, this morning.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 09:40 AM) Sorry about that last post. I still haven't quite figured this thing out. What was the steroid that was taken? As another poster stated there are different types of steroids. It is very uncommon for physician's to prescribe anabolic steroids for injury rehabilitation. If the physician did I would highly question the physician's motives and ethics. The common steroid type prescribed is the prednisone for chronic inflammatory type diseases. This is one point about steroids that most people miss THEY ARE ILLEGAL. It is classified as a federal offense similar (but not exactly) to cocaine and such. There should be no cicumstance where steroids are even considered ok to use by these athletes. They are produced illegally, obtained illegally and consumed illegally. The reason they are illegal is the documented prove as to what they will do to your body. Taking them will sign your death certificate years in advance after some mental and physical suffering. That is such an obvious statement that I can't believe how many times that is never brought up in the steroid discussions. I don't know what year they became illegal by law but all the talk about how they weren't banned by baseball is BS because they were ILLEGAL ANYWAYS!

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 03:21 PM) You're preaching to the choir here.... I wanted(well not wanted, but if it had to come to it) Konerko gone, with Gload being the starting 1B... I still would have liked to have seen Lee in right, Rowand in Center, and Dye in RF, with Everett stealing a bunch of Dye vs. RHP AB's and filling in at DH. With pods gone we would have a better OBP, more power, and less of a lefty/righty platoon split. A fellow Gload fan! That pretty much summed up my hopes for the offseason as well. I hated getting rid of Lee. Konerko was more expendable but also not as marketable. My only concern with Gload's offense is sample size. The only way to find out for sure is to play him everyday. But with Lee being traded instead of Konerko, at whose expense does that playing time come from? Offensively, the Sox makover could come down to whether we get the 2003 Pods or the 2004 Pods.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) What does Gload have to do to prove he can be a strong bat off the bench? I don't buy into this RH & LH bat stuff. What count's his how a guy does against RH & LH hurlers. Exactly. I think some people get lose site of the goal sometimes. The same goes for pitchers. Vizcaino is a righty but lefties hit only .163 against him last year and .207 against him over the last 3 years.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 12:37 PM) We can't overlook the difference in park dimensions betw these two. Cell is 330, 377, 400, 372, 335 L-R. Rounded CF top. Miler is 344, 371, 400, 374, 345 L-R. Flat CF top. The Cell is a beautifully designed park for OFers. There are no edges & no ravines. It's dimensions mark it a pitcher's nightmate. Miller on the other hand has a trapezoid like top in CF. With those edges that makes it harder to make plays with weird bounces & such. Pods could really flourish playing CF in the Cell but I like him in LF as well because both spots give the Sox advantages. If you put him in LF the short 330 porch means he can cheat more to the right. That allows Rowand to do the same. That configuration means Pods actually covers more or the OF than either Rowand or Dye. Rowand's ability to cheat to the right shrinks the amount of area Dye has to cover. With Rowand's speed you can't cheat to the right like that if you play him in LF. Park factors are accounted for in UZR numbers: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/...n_2003-03-21_0/ They are not considered in DER.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) When a player has a bad year with the bat, they are almost always called a good glove man... It's from the if-you-don't-have-anything-nice-to-say category of baseball cliches. I have never had this problem... Pods defense is like Jose Valentin. You're going to have a wide range of opinions. Some will say he's great because he makes diving catches, negelecting to see him take two steps back before breaking in on the ball. Others, will say he gets bad jumps, and should be put at a less demanding defensive position. All I know for sure is Aaron Rowand is almost universally regarded as a very good CF, and Pods is not. According to the UZR method of fielding evaluation, Rowand is a Gold Glover in waiting while Pods is middle of the road: http://www.tangotiger.net/UZR9903TT.html On the other hand, using the DER method of fielding evaluation, which seems to really emphasize speed, Rowand is in the lower tier while Pods is still middle of the pack: http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/008299.php The UZR numbers are only thru 2003 with weighting emphasizing the most recent year. The DER numbers are for 2004.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 12:57 PM) The 25 gm clause applies to each year of the contract. Where did you get that?

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Feb 3, 2005 -> 04:09 PM) how about Carmen Dafelco? i think he would do great as the pre and post game for the sox. hes a huge sox fan. i remember he did some games befor. he would like to do it too. i think the only thing in the way is that he does the bulls pre and post. so how bout Carmen? Excellent idea! I had already posted that very same suggestion on another Sox board.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Feb 3, 2005 -> 08:49 AM) I won't miss him either... I know this will be a bit unpopular but maybe he can take Hawk and DJ with him... Hawks Schtick is getting old to me and DJ adds absolutely nothing to a broadcast...IMO I liked Wills but the "Sox chip on his shoulder" post earlier pegged it pretty good. The only on-air personality I couldn't do without is Rooney. The rest, especially DJ and Farmer, can go.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 10:40 AM) I hope the Mets jump in on this deal. Cameron and Ordonez may have a reunion in the outfield. They'll likely deal Cameron to clear space and $$$ for Ordonez. They'd rather dump Floyd but Cameron may be easier to trade.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Feb 2, 2005 -> 02:12 AM) This is worse than a Ukrainian election. I think the UN is going to get involved. DK, like you had to make your Av any more distracting. I'll never get anything done at work!

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Feb 1, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) No one's getting banned --- Indians has done nothing to get banned -- there's nothing wrong with a fan of another team coming to post here. I've never understood why fans couldn't just get along... That is so refreshing to hear! We should never be afraid to out-debate any fan of another team. :::(cough) Unlike at WSI. (cough)::: Especially a team we should pound this year!

QUOTE(Molto @ Feb 1, 2005 -> 02:33 PM) no, none that I know of. I don't think we've gotten out there yet. Just got a link to your online version over at a different board. I'm good now. Thanks.