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QUOTE(BearSox @ May 12, 2007 -> 01:18 AM) I still like Broadway as a prospect. Better then McCulloch anyway. Broadway might not have the best fastball, but he is working on a 2 seemer similar to Garland's with the sinking action, and he has always had a good curve. He also has a decent change, correct? His biggest problem to me seems to be his control. He might never be a stud, but he could be a serviceable 4-5 guy at least. Maybe even a bullpen guy? Upside, #4 (although he's never thrown 92-94 MPH like Garland)...Matt Guerrier is the best guess....or a career minor leaguer.

QUOTE(BearSox @ May 12, 2007 -> 05:12 PM) I thought about doing today, but I'm bad mojo. I think we're ready to platoon Erstad/Terrero and Sweeney should be playing every day, except for against the toughest lefties. He's too young to be a platoon player, and he hits righties (at least this year) worse than lefties statistically (not sure about historically).

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ May 11, 2007 -> 10:22 PM) May 11, 2007 Rumor control: In a May 6 column by a national baseball writer for the Boston Globe, the idea was postulated concerning Mark Buehrle being part of some White Sox purge at the non-waiver trade deadline if the team fell out of contention. After all, Buehrle could leave in the offseason through free agency. But on Friday, Williams scoffed at the notion that he would approach the White Sox with any other idea aside from making this group stronger. "If I'm ever told to think in different terms, I don't know, it's going to be a little difficult," Williams said of being told to trade off important pieces of his squad. "I've always thought of adding to the puzzle, not taking away from the puzzle. "We've positioned ourselves to where if something is missing or we have another injury and we have to go out in the market, we're in the position with some of the things we did last offseason to go ahead and be a player in whatever the market is at that point." Baseball's current parity leaves Williams believing trades involving significant pitching or impact position players are not in the offing. Seems kind of contradictory, the White Sox are in a position to do something big (supposedly) but nothing big is likely to happen... QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ May 10, 2007 -> 04:53 PM) No, two days ago you said "In two more days fire sale talk will pick up." Maybe in two more days, unless they start showing some positive signs. If you predicted the White Sox were going to have a 3.69 team ERA at this point in the season, I'd like to see where that appears. The fact of the matter is we still are far from a playoff team. If not for the Royals handing us 3 games, our record could easily be 2 or 4 games under .500. I think we can survive without Pods, but we need contributions from Thome and Hall for this offense to get corrected or there will be no way for us to keep up with DET and CLE, or the Yankees and Red Sox, for that matter.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ May 11, 2007 -> 10:17 PM) The pitching has been unbelievable. Keep it going tomorrow Mark!!! I'd rather win pitchers duals, than slugfests!! Pretty amazing Sizemore is only .252/5/15. Can't imagine that line-up being much more dangerous. Garko just homered to tie it out in Oakland, 1-1 in the top of the 6th. Blanton and Sabathia locked in another pitcher's duel, as would be expected. QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 11, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) I could probably hold our offense to 4 runs over 7 innings if I threw lefty (and we get another one Sunday, Javy better toss a shutout) but they all count. Elarton has been ok against us in his career, so hopefully we bring the bats for once tomorrow (I'd assume he'll be rusty, first start all year). De La Rosa has been the second best starter after Meche, but he was really roughed up this week and Greinke went to the pen. Amazing the Royals managed to give up 17 runs to a weak-hitting A's team yesterday. But a win's a win.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 11, 2007 -> 10:00 PM) Birmingham won a very well pitched game 2-1 (which was inevitable after last nights 12-11 pitching abomination). Wes Whisler has a nice outing to get his first win (7 IP, 5 hits, 2 walks, 6 k's, 1 run) and Oneli got a scoreless 2 inning save. Getz 2 for 4 with 2 singles, Lucy 0 for 3. Collaro hit a homer to tie it and it was won on the always exciting run scoring double play. (Charlotte piled on late to win 7-1, btw). W-S won 12-2. The big lefty Clayton Richard threw 6 scoreless (4 hits, 2 walks, 6 k's) for the win, he's pitched pretty well. Omogrosso threw a perfect 9th with 2 k's. Cunningham was 1 for 6 with 2 k's, but also had a 2 run homer. Schnurstein was really good again, 3 for 6 with a double and solo homer. Roberts was 4 for 6 with a homer and 3 RBI. Kanny won 6-0. De Los Santos with 6 scoreless (2 hits, no walks, 8 k's) to go to 2-1 with a 1.76. He's allowed 12 hits (no homers) in 30.2 IP, with 15 walks and 33 k's (nice to see the good control tonight). Pretty incredible splits. Carter was 1 for 3 with a walk, RBI double, strikeout, and run. Shelby led off and was in CF again, 0 for 4 with a walk and run scored. Ugh. Great pitched night for every team in the organization tonight, wow (5 teams, 5 runs allowed). As for Broadway, he's still young, has good control, and is putting up a very good ERA in a hitters paradise. He seems like trade bait to me. Is Schnurstein viewed by anyone as more of a prospect than, say, Casey Rogowski? Seems like he has been in the low minors for five years. I'm still mystified why we didn't take Garza over Broadway...well, Broadway probably carries a little more "cache" than we think as a former first rounder, that's worth a little premium I guess. Would like to see them clear Phillips, Malone, Rogowski and Lopez from the organization and move some of the younger prospects up...would also like to see Andy Gonzalez get a chance to take Cintron's spot, but we'll have to wait until 2008 for that move.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) well we all know how the sox look when they face lhp. a wins a win! Team ERA down to 3.69, good for 4th in the AL. 2005=3.61 Scoring 3.91 runs per game in 2007 (13th in AL) Scored 4.57 runs per game in 2005 (9th in AL)

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:36 PM) Dye really needs to have tomorrow off. In fact, a few days off would't hurt. In fact, he might look good in a Tampa Bay uniform or even an Expos uniform when Thome comes back. By blow outs are much easier on the nerves, then always having the game come down to the last out. We blew everyone out April-June of 2006, and we didn't learn how to win close games. This approach (our ERA now is around 3.70, only about 1/10th behind our pace in 2005) is much better than relying on offense, because if we can play .500 with this schedule (we've played better on the road than home too, another good sign) and without Thome and Pods and Hall, we can't help but be a much better team from June on. We played a ton of 1-2 run games in 05 and ended up on the winning side more often than not. I still think Cleveland and Detroit are better teams, but it should at least be interesting.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:35 PM) Dye really needs to have tomorrow off. In fact, a few days off would't hurt. In fact, he might look good in a Tampa Bay uniform or even an Expos uniform when Thome comes back. So you want the outfield to be Erstad, Sweeney and Terrero/Mack/Ozuna? No thanks. We might as well get rid of Konerko and Crede with this theory...he'll come around, and he's had some huge homers early this season, despite his low average.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Thorton is more than just a lefty specialist. I'm just sayin he was throwin the ball good. I would have left him in. Way to go Bobby!! Ummm, no. He's not even a LH specialist this year, lefties are hitting well over .300 against him, which is his primary job. He showed some good velocity, but Jenks and Thornton both throw too straight to get away with it if the location's bad.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:28 PM) It almost looks like he caught some disease and forgot how to play baseball. He reminds me of Harold Baines in his last half year before he retired. He truly looks like a corpse out there. Konerko and Crede still suck. Royals figuring every way possible to play just bad enough to beat themselves every game so far against us. They suck more.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:25 PM) Dye could not be screwing over this team any more than he currently has. And in about every conceivable way. His outfield speed is embarrassing, and his lack of offense is costing everyone from the team down to the money he'll receive next season. Hell, add in the fact if he doesn't rebound respectably (>.250avg, 70+rbis, 20+HRs) he'll cost the White Sox type A compensation. He may hurt his value midseason if the Sox are out of contention, as well. Talk about a worst case scenario with a player. This is it. Well, the worst-case would have been if KW tore up this year's contract and signed him for $45 million over 3 years before the season started. Sweeney and Mackowiak should both be playing the corners at this point.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:24 PM) I hope we hold em to 2 runs here Teahen 3 for 5 versus Thornton, lefties hitting better than .300 as well...interesting.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:21 PM) Get Jon out. Now Thornton against Teahen....then Jenks versus Sweeney, HOPEFULLY. I'm having a flashback to the game Sweeney miraculously hit into a Double Play with the bases loaded to end the game.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:17 PM) That was the dumbest slide attempt I have seen a sox player in a long time. Wow. You try to sneak your foot in where the catchers foot is. Whoopsie, the catcher was up the line a bit. The plate was 3 feet on the other side. He just caught his left knee on Buck's left foot...one of the few times that a headfirst slide would have scored easily. 7 assists for Teahen on the year. Of course, German doubles to start the inning. Nothing is ever easy for the White Sox. Why isn't Mackowiak in the game? Geez.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 11, 2007 -> 09:14 PM) Remember the numbers on the back of the card don't lie /Greg Walker Turns Paul Konerkos card, ha look 2003 .234. How can he have hit .234 in the middle of hitting good all his career. How does that happen. Peralta has the flattest slider that I have seen taken for a strike. How did the Tigers figure out the trick to beating Santana? It's kind of weird to cheer for Santana and Twins to beat the Tigers at home... That sucks...Ozuna gets thrown out 5% of the time on that play.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ May 11, 2007 -> 08:24 PM) Terraro was walkless in AAA, and he explodes with walks tonight. Again, Ozzie is punching Sweeney's ticket back to Charlotte as we speak. He has to play Terrero sometimes. Actually, you could argue he should be platooning with Erstad, as Darin is batting about .100 against lefties this year.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 11, 2007 -> 08:22 PM) What a dumbass idea by Ozuna. In that situation, you have to swing the freaking bat, especially if you have good speed. That's two bunts in a row into the air by Ozuna. However, the Royals should be out of the inning. For what it's worth, the Oakland A's have won 27 of their last 34 games played in KC.

Fields (5) and Anderson (2) have homered for Charlotte Broadway gave up one run in 6 IP (2.73 ERA) for season... Charlotte leading 3-1 Birmingham is down 2-1 in the late innings. Whisler started that game.

QUOTE(Brian @ May 11, 2007 -> 07:41 PM) Terrero with a monster OBP of .666 now! Interesting stat for Sweeney fans. Terrero 0 for 10 lifetime against Perez when he was with the D-Backs.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ May 11, 2007 -> 08:44 AM) Sweeney > AAAnderson. Is AAAnderson replacing grindERSTAD now?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 10, 2007 -> 09:23 AM) This is most definitely the case but by mid-June there will still be a big hub bub when Ozzie plugs him back into the leadoff spot. People will forget that a strained abductor is sort of a hampering injury for a speed guy when Pods proclaims that he's back to 100% in order to save his starting job. The Sox could suddenly become a pretty scary team if Erstad somehow keeps up this pace and Podsednik never sees the field in a Sox uniform again. With the way the pitching is going thus far this season, there would be good reason for some AL Central teams to be very worried if the Sox get healthy. Erstad has been the leading hitter in the AL (among all leadoff hitters) since assuming that duty when Pods went down.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 10, 2007 -> 09:28 AM) Do you have a link that says Erstad has a vesting option? The only thing I've seen is that if he does get 600 PA this year the team option for '08 rises to $6M, it does not become guaranteed. I guess if he has 700 plate appearances, it would cost the White Sox $1,250,00 to buy out his contract (for next year). If he was injured or didn't play much, the buyout would have been only $250K. The value for next year's contract ranges from $3.5 million to $6 million based on meeting certain incentives.

QUOTE(briguy27 @ May 10, 2007 -> 07:44 AM) i could be wrong, but i think santana is a free agent in the 08 offseason, not the 07 offseason. but like i said, i could be wrong if the sox do get rid of crede and dye at the all star break, they could sign buehrle maybe 6 years, 54 million, and then possibly go after a-rod. i know its a long shot, but hey, its worth it. i also want to see them re-sign erstad. i love the way he plays the game. hes a scrappy guy, hardnosed baserunner, and it seems like everytime he hits the ball, he turns it into a double. if they dont, possibly forget a-rod and try to go after ichiro? we'll see... If they sign Erstad (and it's not a matter of signing him, his option for $6 million vests automatically with 600 plate appearances), then BA is done with the White Sox, unless they let Pods and Dye go and don't replace them via trade or FA (Ichiro, Hunter, Jones, unlikely). An outfield of Sweeney, Erstad and Anderson just isn't going to put up enough numbers to compete in the AL Central. Santana is a FA after 2008. Buerhle is looking at no less than 4 years-$56 million and all the way up to 6-$100 million

QUOTE(Texsox @ May 10, 2007 -> 07:25 AM) If he leaves, I hope he signs for the biggest paycheck in mlb history. That won't happen...he has to compete with: Clemens, $18 million for 4 months, or $27 million for one season (I know you were talking about total years and money, like Zito's deal) A-Rod will get a bigger contract Zambrano will get a bigger contract Ichiro or Andruw Jones MIGHT get a bigger contract Johan Santana will get a bigger contract

QUOTE(CarlosMartinez @ May 10, 2007 -> 07:22 AM) This story comes up all the time. More than just Oz have wondered about their "air" system being turned on or off at crucial times. But since Oz made the comments, people will run wild about it and say he needs to "worry about his club instead of the ventilation." This is a non-story. I think Ozzie was joking because Morneau's ball off Masset would have been a home run if the fences were at 450 and the A/C was blowing against the ball... There has been a discussion about this issue since at least the 2001 season.