Balta1701

Carl...don't try to do too much...we need baserunners...feel free to take a walk if it's given to you.

And Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere comes Nathan to squelch whatever hope we had.

My God...we've loaded the bases against Santana with no outs. Ball 4 to Konerko. He didn't strike out on the Slider.

Not really disagreeing with anything, but anyone else amazed how UNC, the defending champs, lost so much last year that they're not even on the list?

2 base hits in a row...first time today we've had 2 baserunners in an inning. Now it's time for Paul "I can't hit in the 3 spot" Konerko and Carl "I can't hit after July" Everett to end this.

Wow, Ozuna finally listened to what I was telling him to do in the 4th inning...bunted...and is standing at 1st.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 11:15 AM) One question, one comment......... Comment - The world demand for oil will not continue at its current rate. At some point, and I think it is already coming, consumers will go back to being more concerned about fuel efficiency and the types of vehicles manufactured/purchased will adjust and slow the increase in demand, if not decrease it from current levels. Question for those that know more about oil than I do - Is the supply of oil in this country a bigger problem than our ability to refine it into gasoline? The number of refineries has dropped dramatically in this country in recent years so I am wondering if our ability to produce gasoline might be or become a bigger problem then our ability to produce/purchase oil. First, it doesnt' matter if more fuel efficient vehciles become the norm...the reality is this... 1. China and India are growing at obscene rates. Those 2 nations are increasing their number of cars massively. Even if fuel efficiency increases, it will not even come close to offsetting the increased demand as those 2 nations industrialize. 2. Even if consumers do become more concerned with fuel efficiency, that only matters if the ability of the world to produce oil keeps growing or even remains constant. But history has shown this is not the case. In virtually every oil field ever found, production increases for a period, then decreases following a curve that is fairly nearly gaussian. This pattern is seen worldwide...in oil fields, nations, and most likely even the world. In other words, it's entirely possible that within a few years, not only will we not be increasing the supply of oil, the supply of oil may tip and begin rapidly decereasing. And on your second point...no, the issue is not one of refining capacity. Our ability to produce oil is by far the biggest kink point in this nation. Playing around with refining capacity is one of those things that oil companies do to try to push the price up so that they can make more profit per gallon. For example, like 2 years ago out here in CA, Shell wanted to shut down a refinery that was in fact quite profitable, and which produced like 7% of CA's diesel fuel. There was no rational business reason to shut it down, unless you wanted to put less gas onto hte market to push up the price. California would not let them shutter the plant, and forced them to sell it to Flying J, who happily bought it up and is making a tidy profit off of the plant.

Wow, not only did we get a second hit, but this one was for EXTRA BASES! Santana must be tired.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 11:11 AM) How come I don't feel the almost-dead frustration on this board today even if we lose the game? Remember we only need one of the Indians or Yankees to lose tonight. Both lost would be caviar. Because everyone on this board saw the pitching matchup and knew we hardly had a prayer in this game, so everyone was just resigned to losing and looking onto Jose's game tomorrow.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 11:09 AM) We took two 300+ hitters and replaced them with guys who hit 30 points less as their career average. I wasn't talking about averages, I was discussing power numbers, which was the point you made in your previous post.

2-21 for Konerko in the 3 hole. 4-18 in the 4 hole for Everett.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:57 AM) Damn Balta, why do you have to ask me that question? Let's just assume that Buehrle and/or one of the four pitch terribly and BMAC pitches great until the end of the regular season, and that the White Sox still make the postseason, do you still start all four over BMAC? If McCarthy continues with the hot hand, yes I would. In a pennant race...you have to show whether or not you're worthy enough to pitch in the playoffs. If you can't do it, you go to the bullpen. Unfortunately...Ozzie won't, and we all know that.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:56 AM) The funny s*** about this season is that for the last few years we have had plenty of offense but no pitching. You take this years pitching staff and you put it on last years or the 2003 team, and we win over 100 games. But now we have great pitching outside of a few, and no f***ing offense. We get 4 hit or worse than any other team. Our offense is ranked at the bottom of the AL in OBP, singles, doubles, triples, etc. But oddly we will still break 200 homers. Even with losing all that power from last year. Hat eto say it, but we actually didn't lose that much power in the offseason. We lost Ordonez, but replaced him with Dye, who has put up nearly Identical power numbers. We lost Lee, but replaced him by adding Iguchi and replacing Davis with Pierzynski. We lost Valentin, but replaced him with Uribe. We have a Carl Everett who was actually in shape to start the season...and we added in about 10 dingers from Frank. Seriously...the biggest difference between our power numbers this year and our power numbers last year is people not putting up the numbers they did last year - ARow, Crede, Uribe...all of them are down in power #'s from last year. We were going to lose a few home runs...but by putting Dye in RF and putting AJ behind the plate, we were going to make up the majority of it.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:54 AM) McCarthy won't start in the playoffs. If you think he will, you obviously don't know Ozzie. I don't think he will...but saying McCarthy could be Beckett would imply that he would be starting for us, so I was asking how that would happen.

There's double digit strikeouts.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:50 AM) Fathom: I agree with you. Sit Duque and let BMAC take his place. There is no way in the world I will start Duque in the playoff. Perhaps, BMAC can be Beckett version for the White Sox! So out of Buehrle, Garland, Contreras, and Garcia, which pitcher do you pull out of the 4 man rotation that we'll probably use in the playoffs to insert McCarthy?

BMac is in.

Oh my f***ing GOD!!!!

If there's any justice in our clubhouse, El Duque will have just cost himself the rest of his starts this year and any chance at being on a playoff roster.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:30 AM) Well if Bmac is starting the next game why is that a waste. Gives him time to get some work in today before he starts in 5 days. He could also be quite useful if Freddy falls apart again against Cleveland and you need to stay in the game early.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:29 AM) Huge understatement. He must be the easiest pitcher to steal off of in baseball. Contreras?

McCarthy is still throwing. He will probably get the 5th. And yes, I'm as mad about it as you are.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) why is it that the sox radio side seems like they have the same attitude we all do? expecting the worst hoping for the best..... This is why they're the best radio combo in the league.

BMac is up.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:21 AM) Good lord El Duque blows. Gonna reach 90 pitches in the 4th inning to a bad offensive team. Is there any chance we can pawn him to any team for any prospect this offseason? Maybe the Yankees will take him back. No I'm not kidding.