Bubba Philips

Ozzie put 7/27 game under protest. It was something about the lineup card does anyone know what he called the protest for exactly?

QUOTE(bulokis @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:40 AM) I agree with you, Jenks being tired was still able to get outs. On Viz first inning though, he couldnt get an out. Ever noticed when Viz is used to fill in innings he's ok but when it comes down to a crucial inning nothing works.

QUOTE(ceffa2000 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:29 AM) Still not convinced Burnett would be better than El Duque in the playoffs. JC & El Duque would not work out of the pen. here's one the yankees want ElDuque and the yankees have 2 first basemen Martinez and Giambi both playing well.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 04:07 PM) http://p092.ezboard.com/fbrewersfandemoniu...tart=21&stop=37 Link the to the Brewers fan site about the trade. how many times is McCarthy going to be traded. Its McCarthy for Overbay, McCarthy for Wagner a MCCarthy for Burnett. I think he can be traded once and his name comes up every time. We need a left handed power hitter not Overbay. We have Ross Gload if we give him a chance he'll come through. Our first prioity should be a reliable utility infielder or regular shortstop.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 27, 2005 -> 02:39 AM) It's called the D'Angelo Jimenez effect. sorry, I didn't know he was the one that Aj didn't get along with. This is the cancer story.

San francisco giants Tomko could be available.. In the past he's been great in the 2nd half of the season he's 15 and 5 in the second half of the last two seasons with a 3.80 era. there's some trade rumors between the Phillies and Angels making inquiries.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 27, 2005 -> 12:09 AM) Thank God we picked up Gooch. I love Iguchi's play but I don't like the comparisons to Willie if we could get a better second string second baseman iguchi wouldn't look as great. Please stop the Willie Harris experiment and get us a legit utility infielder.

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jul 27, 2005 -> 12:00 AM) KW does not have knee-jerk reactions like the rest of you. One game is not going to make him work any harder. jeez I've given up and have lowered my expectations here is my lowest consideration if we have to give Iguchi a rest can we at least have an upgrade over Willie a utility player who can play second or short and make good contact and if possible a real third baseman to sub for Crede who is strong enough to make the throw from third to first unlike Ozuna. I think the minor league has better options than what we have on the bench.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 11:06 PM) If it was Eric Castillias then it makes sense. He is a no nothing blowhard who jerks it to the red sawx and their dump of a stadium. Sorry we dont blow our loads when a popup to the 2nd baseman happens like the bosawx fans. OH MY GAWD MILLLLLLAAAHHHH, HE HE JUST MISSED IT. And Gooch goes back 2 feet near the outfield grass to record the out. If he attended the bosox chisox game he may have objected to the odor but the smell went away when bosox fans left

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 01:53 PM) Great story. Thanks very much. how could going to a hockey game be fun

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 03:40 PM) Paul Konerko is hitting .327 in close and late (Close And Late - results in the 7th inning or later with the batting team either ahead by one run, tied or with the potential tying run at least on deck.) situations. OPS of .984 in the same situations. And you're telling me he sucks when it matters. :rolly He's up in the 1st thru 6th with oppurtunities and we see him failing a lot. what are those figures.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 06:24 PM) Everyone loves Gio for god knows whatever reason. Don't get me wrong, he's a solid prospect, but he can only hope to be the kind of prospect Brandon is. People see Gio's sweet curve in that draft video and great numbers in Kanny and they think he's the new hotness. Hello! Brandon was better in Winston-Salem than Gio was in Kanny. Brandon led all of the minor in strikeouts and had unreal control and people are saying Gio is the better stuff pitcher and attacks the zone more. Sorry, this was an off topic post but people need to lay the f*** off Brandon. Any minor league expert would tell you Brandon wasn't ready when he was called up. The Sox didn't have anything better after the 2004 debacle. If Gio was ready or at least close to ready he would have been moved up to double a or triple a. You ever tasted chicken when it is half done? It's great if it is done right but that half done stuff just don't get it. Give him time he might be our 5th started next year.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 10:10 AM) All im saying is give Gload a chance to play once in a while to give Konerko a days rest and give him a chance to regroup and rethink his approach at the plate. There are not allota upgrades at first and thats what sucks. Ok, I can't pull up the comment about can Gload bat 4th and replace Paulie. I've said this before we need to get Paulie out of the 4 hole once in a while. We can play GLoad and bench Paulie without batting Ross 4th. We also don't have to bat Paulie 4th when he's playing we could give Paulie a rest from #4 and move him to 5th, 6th or 8th on occasion. Dye, Everett, Rowand, or use Gload against as #4 against lefties. HE may prove to be the best man on that day. could bat there on occasion we may even find they are better suited to that role. Iguchi was a #3 hitter in Japan he adjusted to the #2 spot. There is different pressures on each place in the batting order. At some point everybody ends up leading off an inning and the leadoff man may bat cleanup a few times a game. Each player has to handle their changing roles and produce.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 01:53 PM) Yeah, his first name being Casey and all. My bad! I forgot his first name and the C didn't make sense. Now it does tha nks

I like looking checking the minor league boxes to familiarize me with what certain players are doing. I saw the boxscore in last nights game that showed ROgowski was the catcher. Is this a fact ? I hope he does well he may be up quicker if he can make the transition.

QUOTE(JoshPR @ Jul 24, 2005 -> 02:09 AM) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if the dodgers are offering Odalis perez and we are not taking i would call that when two fools meet one for offfering and one for not taking them up on their offer.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 05:48 PM) f*** Frank. His had a great career with the White Sox. But for this team he just cannot help anymore. Bleep Frank? Are you crazy? The guy has been Mr. White Sox for a long time. His home runs upon his return have helped this team a lot. This actually I think will work out great. Carl has been a big part of the team. Hopefully he'll play everyday and get a lot of at bats and big hits and if Frank like a lot of you said, can return in September and start hitting some home runs right off the bat again. But good gawd, why fry Frank with the profanity? He's played in pain for the team and not carried the team by any stretch, but you can't deny he's helped us win some games this year. That bomb against to beat Tampa at home was exciting. Even though it's "just" Tampa, it was an exciting win thanks to Frank. Absolutely, I love Frank too and appreciate what he's did for the sox but I have this feeling that Frank has turned into Maglio Junior. If we can handle it without frank until he's ready so be it he deserves a play from us. He's not going anywhere.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 01:02 PM) Philly has Urbina to handle the closer duties and have decent enough relievers (Fultz, Madson) to back him up. But their starting rotation, with Wolf gone for the season and Padilla ineffective, probably needs more help. If the Marlins want Marte I'll drive him to the airport and buy ihis ticket!

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 22, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) People get confused about Aug 1st & what it means by a player must clear waivers. So let's set the record straight: What is a MLB waiver? A permission granted for certain assignments of player contracts or for the unconditional release of a Major League player. What does it mean to clear waivers? The player has not been claimed by another team after 3 business days." What can a team do once a player clears waivers? Send him to the minors, release him (consent req'd for vets), or trade him. How do teams trade past the Jul 31st deadline? Though all players must clear waivers the team seeking to trade a player has the right to withdraw the player from waivers. It's that right of refusal that still allows trades to happen past the deadline. The GM network in MLB rarely thwarts a trade after Jul 31st. Most GM's know what's going down between teams & you can get a bad rep real quick if you gummy up the works. Likewise GM's know which teams are essentially dumping contracts. These are the teams least likely to challenge a waiver claim from an outsider (a team they did not intend to trade with) because they are more interested in dumping the contract then gettng talent value back. In these cases the seller usually works out a trade with the buyer. When it comes to trades after the Jul 31st deadline having the best record in MLB is a curse. It hurst far more than it helps. Teams rarely put a guy on waivers & they withdraw him to avoid another team. What happens instead is that the selling team negotiates before that time with the teams interested in their player. The weaker team (record-wise) gets the nod over the stronger team. Ex. Let's say Philly finally throws in the towel 2nd week of Aug & decides it wants to sell Wagner. The for sale sign will go out to the other GM's & they will contact Philly to buy Wagner. Philly is under no obligation to sell to a team with a weaker record than the White Sox. But they are more likely to listen to those teams before the White Sox. If they can't come to terms with those other teams they will essentially seek an ok from the other GM's to go ahead & allow the trade between Philly & the White Sox. One way of looking at the trade deadline when your team does have the best record in possible is that after July 31st, the seller has to seek permission from all other GM's to sell to you. Philly's 5GB of the NLE & NLWC. They've won 6/10. The deadline is 9 days away. Atl 5/5 riding a 1W streak. Next 9 (ARI, WAS, PIT) Was 2/10 riding a 2L streak. Next 9 ( HOU, ATL, FLM) Mets 6/10 riding a 4W streak. Next 10 (LAD, COL, HOU) Hou 7/10 riding a 5W streak. Next 10 (WAS, PHI, NYM) Phil 6/10 riding a 2L streak. Next 10 (SDP, HOU, COL) If Philly loses the next 3 series that will probably make them sellers & give KW a chance to get Wagner before the deadline. Go Pads, Stros, & Rocks! what happens when a team blocks like the Twins block the signing

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jul 22, 2005 -> 04:08 PM) How about this idea?(Thinking like I'm K-Dub right now) White Sox trade for Burnett and proceed to move him for a package of Wagner and Lidle. Probably Burnett and Chris Young??? I don't know, but I know KW loves Corey Lidle and he could be a nice Spot Starter/Long Reliever. What do you guys think? I believe Kennys priority is this year and I believe that he'lll do whatever it takes to get the desired results. It has been too long between championships we, the fans want a championship and Reinsdorf and company are going to back him!

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:53 PM) Carl should get the bats at DH. The only place I want Gload is 1st base, No outfield!!! Use the " Diminished skills Clause" and then just designate Frank for assignment. We need his spot fo Gload

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 04:39 PM) Playoff experience... Do you mean him getting his ass handed to him by the Cards playoff experience or were you refering to some past playoffs? Seriously I'm all for getting him but I doubt his playoff experience will be the clincher... Odalis has been the one the sox have been trying to pry away from la for sometime.

QUOTE(sec159row2 @ Jul 21, 2005 -> 10:37 AM) agree... the "lookahead" disease can be very costly... remember when we had COLON and in a game when there was a rain delay. After the rain delay he had his worst outing

QUOTE(thelatinoheat_30 @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 08:59 PM) yahoo sports Did you see how upset he was getting about his strike calls!

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 20, 2005 -> 12:59 AM) So you'd want Griffey to be a bench player to replace Timo? If you got griffey you would have to make room who would go I don't know. Sub him like Carl does. next question what do you do with Carl? I don't know but if we got griffey he'd play you know that.