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QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 08:04 PM) DH is not a difficult position to play, but he was hitting at around a 200 clip at that time. So in retrospect, would you have DH'd Brian Anderson circa May of last year. That would be a no. If Brian's last name was Alvarez maybe...

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 07:54 PM) Can you make an excuse for having Timo DH, play 1st base and just being on the team in general while Ross gload was in AAA hitting 350. Oh thats right, he couldnt play right field, well Timo couldnt play 1st or DH, but at least Ross could hit. I'm not defending anyone but since was DH hard to play? I do like Timo though, I was at the game when Big Frank made his return in '05 and after injuring himself a little Timo came in with runners on base in the bottom of the 9th. Line drive down the left field side, tieing run and winning run cross homeplate.

I think we can all agree that it was his new facial hair that messed his game up.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Apr 1, 2007 -> 10:15 PM) Opening Day Lineup: LF-Ozuna CF-Erstad DH-Thome 1B-Konerko RF-Dye 3B-Crede 2B-Iguchi C-Pierzynski SS-Uribe Not too shabby. Switch Gooch and Erstad, but yea that is about as good as we are going to get.

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Apr 1, 2007 -> 10:14 PM) Toby Hall was interviewed today at the Sox run through at the Cell. It was just run on Sportsnite (on Comcast). He is very optimistic that he will be back in May. He and KW both seemed very positive about how things look to be coming along. Yay.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 1, 2007 -> 03:57 AM) With Iguchi moving down in the order for likely the majority of his at bats, I think his power numbers are going to way up. He was once a top slugger in Japan averaging something like 30 homers in only 400-500 at bats. Also, he would have about 50-70 less at bats, fyi. Gooch only hit 30 homers once in his time in Japan, that was with 552 at bats.

That would make me a happy camper, aswell as many others.

Timo.

Nice catch Molina.

QUOTE(Brian @ Mar 30, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) Could be worse. Could say West Vagina. Yeah, I said it. You know you all were thinking it. You are disgusting.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 30, 2007 -> 07:50 PM) Good post ! I like it. We know we're weak in some areas, backup catcher, hitting against righties,etc . We will only go as far as our pitching takes us and I can be equally optimistic or pessimistic about it on any given day because I dont know wtf is going to happen. I can only speculate, flip a coin , or take an educated/ignorant guess. I just know its spring and its time for baseball and wether or not the Sox win or suck I will be watching it on DirecTV every day and rooting them on when they win and cussing them when they lose like my father and my fathers father. DAMN, we can't hit lefties eithier. This is going to be a long year.

Lol 12% of the Cub's fans watching. I love Dj.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Mar 30, 2007 -> 07:49 PM) who got picked off 2nd earlier? AJ

QUOTE(JohnCangelosi @ Mar 30, 2007 -> 02:35 PM) Do you think it's a bit of a stretch to say he "completely broke down"? I mean, he was 41 of 45 save opps as I recall (I am not looking at the stats). Yes, he blew some big games for us- in fact the one against Boston at Fenway I ended up punching my desk and smashed it up pretty good. He sucked as did the rest of the bullpen in the second half but I still dont think it was a complete break down...I think that's a bit of an overstatement... Also if I recall it was his first full season in the majors... but I might just be making up things.

Plus when you are playing against a player named Chuck James, I mean comon... this game is going to be sweet.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Mar 30, 2007 -> 02:00 PM) I was optomistic, I thought they were capable of winning the division, but I'll admit that by no strech of my imagination did I think they were going to win 99 and steam-roll through the playoffs, and I certainly didn't think it was a lock, not after the previous few years where it looked like they had better teams and still fell short. Heh, that makes me recall sitting at a table with my friend in '05. We were at Soxfest and we decided to predict our final record for the year. We both agreed 94 wins at most. No one in their right mind could have seen 99 wins and the 11 - 1 record in the playoffs. Damn... that was magical.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 11:44 PM) I don't want to find out why they REALLY call him the big hurt. Maybe I will just say no to this date. This thread is so wrong. Keep it going.

Man this has to be the most man love Kenny has given ANY player.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 10:03 PM) I am pretty safe then, If I stay low and away Walker wont touch me. Winner.

QUOTE(lord chas @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 01:13 PM) wood could be finished and will prior ever be willing to pitch through any kind of pain or discomfort? He's a pansie. I hope he never makes it back into the bigs.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 01:07 PM) The bullpen blew 5-6 games in April and May alone, mostly due to Politte's ineffectiveness, but Cotts, Nelson and Jenks also. Then Jenks wore down in the 2nd half. We just need to survive the month of April without any major injuries and within 7-10 days of outstanding play within first place (or not being in 4th and having to jump two teams), aka hailing distance. The Twins came from 12 games back, but I don't see us having the two shutdown starters to win almost 90% of their starts like the Twins had in Santana and Liriano from June onward last year. Ha... I forgot all about the Nelson experiment.

Excellent... First CC, now Rogers... now time for Johan.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 12:08 AM) I'll take him.....and I believe you were being sarcastic about C. Young? So if we had Chris still and Erstad, who do you think Ozzie would play? It could go 50/50 with him.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 29, 2007 -> 12:03 AM) Considering free agents are going to be veterans ball players, they have nothing to worry about. Meh... your right they'll be handed a job like Erstad.