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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:57 PM) You still only move Jenks for a King's ransom. He's getting more expensive yes, but the economy may well hold arbitration totals down, and he's probably going to be a guy that we can get draft picks for if he walks some day. JD, Thome, possibly Dotel...we're not going to get picks for them if they depart at the end of the year...so it makes sense to just save the money if we can. But, if Papelbon continues to set the market for relievers in Bobby's year, it's going to pull up Jenksie with him, whether we like it or not. It's not like the arbitrator will say "well, the Red Sox are more profitable while the White Sox just had 1.7 million in attendance, give JR a break..."

Floyd with 7.09 ERA, pending what The Butterball Gobbler does with the inherited runner. A proud tradition of ex-Royals' relievers, Sullivan, MacDougal, Sisco, Carrasco, Dotel and now The Gobbler.

Great news!!!! We can lose again tomorrow. Clayton Richard is starting, they switched around the rotation again. 1/59 AJ? Just kidding...AJ's really getting better, according to DJ.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:50 PM) Here's where you just need to look at the back of the baseball card. (Actually, with Lillibridge, that's pretty accurate.) Look at the back of KW's "GM card" since the end of last season. Flowers better be great, and able to stay at catcher at the big league level.

Petra Eileen Podsednik...apparently she looks like a Czech Republic supermodel.

I'm going to guess he's changed his stance too much, he's concentrating too much on going to the opposite field (as a 2 hitter) and he's trying to emulate Quentin with the crouch. The thing is, having 20/20 vision and a healthy knee doesn't always guarantee hitting fastballs, but it should help somehow. 491 OPS for Ramirez, 447 for Lillibridge. The race to 500 continues.

The weird thing is that Fields and Betemit were clearly our best hitters in ST. Betemit has been kidnapped by the Triad, and Fields can't hit a Pavano fastball...as Hawk always says, show me a major league hitter who can't hit a fastball, he better find himself a new career.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:36 PM) Pavano has been getting hammered most of the year! Floyd looks like crap again! FWIW, he has won his last two starts, even though his overall stats look crappy, he's been "decent" recently. Joins the list of Harrison (2X), Bergesen, Adam Eaton, Brian Tallet, Brandon McCarthy, now Pavano can be added to the Wall of Infamy for the Sox offense. .311 BAA Floyd this year so far. Only 4 homers, all by LH hitters.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:35 PM) Why would it be so gutsy. He won 17 games last year with an ERA under 4 in the AL. Unless you are dying to see Lance Broadway get Felix Diazed every 5th day I would rather see if Floyd is salvageable. 3/5s of our rotation is a mess right now and the team isnt hitting at all. I wonder if KW was ever offered Edwin Jackson? In retrospect, that would have been the best possible move. Matt Joyce was just a throw-in. Everyone was questioning whether he could improve his peripherals, but he's been as good this year as Floyd was last year early on.

Should be 2 runs already if not for Dye's lackadaisical baserunning... Fields=throw him 90% fastballs belt high or above Ramirez=throw him 90% curves, just don't hang one

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:29 PM) Everyone on this board says it's a great deal. Why wouldn't The Nats or Pirates take a chance considering how hard it is to get Free agents to sign with them? The Nats, maybe. The Pirates, no way, not in this economy... If his ERA climbs to Contreras territory (8+), it would be a REALLY gutsy move for another GM...maybe the Yankees would take a shot, too. Dodgers or Angels other possibilities.

QUOTE (whitesoxmanager @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:28 PM) when are we going to learn to just BET against this team? we could all retire.. That would be dangerous with the Indians, because they always kick in into gear when they're pretty much dead and buried. Thome is listening to SoxTalk advice to morph into a Lillibridge/Fields opposite-field singles hitter.

What team in baseball would claim Floyd with that three year guaranteed contract, knowing that even Cooper's struggling with him??? The "legend" of Don Cooper is taking a bit of a hit this year, not unlike Alan Greenspan.

How many more starts will Gavin get before the Charlotte commuter jet? 2 or 3? Game, set and match. Losing ugly!

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:21 PM) Why exactly was Getz positioned so deep towards 1st with a right hander up. Between the pitch calling and some of the defensive positioning you wonder what the hell is going on. Probably Floyd completely missed his location. I don't think they'll bring in Gobble for Martinez (or Choo), but they might wish they had in 5 minutes.

Floyd with 80 pitches already. Who do we go to this time, Gobble or Carrasco? I think Carrasco's arm will fall off by the end of June at this rate...

Crede was a big one...I'm thinking, because I really didn't listen or pay attention for the last 3 months that season. For some reason, Owens, Andy Gonzalez, Fields and Wasserman had big roles...I guess Iguchi was really slumping or not looking good, right? And Pods was probably injured as well.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:10 PM) and why has it been for the last three years that this team has struggled at the plate and yet he's only felt the heat once? 2007=injuries 2008=we had great starting pitching, and then offense kicked in after TB/TOR series 2009=it was revealed on Wikipedia that Walker had a 2nd (in addition to Zapruder) secret recording of the Grassy Knoll on November 22nd, 1963 and conclusive documentation that KW was a "silent" investor in Wilder's gay dance club "Burn" in metro Phoenix

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:08 PM) I wish I knew what Greg Walker would have to do to get fired. This team doesn't even hit the ball hard. Hell, we've had only a handful of "Stretch" calls this year. Harrelson did get one in yesterday afternoon...I was waiting for a moment of humor when the ball didn't even make it to the warning track.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:07 PM) I would love to know how many Sox have been on base for Quentin in his ABs during the last two weeks or so. 2 quick outs, this offense is so boring. That's an insult to the word boring. Atrocious, egregious, debacle, miasma...all words that come to mind.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 11, 2009 -> 07:04 PM) no, because that pitch was low and away and he could've interfered with Shoppach getting a quick throw . Lillibridge couldn't even interfere with the Girl Scouts selling Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Clusters at this point.

I wish a herd of Getz Bison would run over Lillibridge and send him to the DL...heck, put Nix out there at this point. Interesting note: Jimmy Gobble is wearing Danny Wright's old pants....not exactly a positive omen for The Gobbler.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 11, 2009 -> 06:58 PM) i would have rather seen a hit and run attempt rather than a straight steal Because Lillibridge has already gotten 3 or 4 runners thrown out in that situation by swinging and missing on hit-and-runs, most of the runners embarassingly being out by 15-20 feet. I think it has been twice with Anderson, once with Pods and once with Fields, at least.

I wonder if there has ever been a #2 hitter in a May game (already with 50+ at-bats) with a .161 average in MLB history??? Have to check with Elias Sports Bureau or Stats, Inc., on that one.

Floyd=Contreras Very much confidence, momentum-based pitchers...although Gavin won some games in the 2nd half to stop losing streaks without his best stuff, especially coming down the stretch. We know what Contreras accomplished when he believed in his stuff (of course, he has a nastier FB and forkball then). Fields down to a 687 OPS compared to 740+ OPS for career...okay, a hit. That'll work!