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QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 02:09 AM) They want bad trades, how about Esteban Loaiza for Jose Contreras? Or Nick Johnson, Juan Rivera, and Randy Choate for a near 5.00 ERA version of Javier Vazquez? Or how about Jeff Weaver, Yhency Brazoban, and a minor leaguer (who never made it to the majors) for Kevin Brown? Or Javier Vazquez, Brad Halsey, and Dioner Navarro for Randy Johnson? Or maybe I should start talking about Jaret Wright, Carl Pavano, Tony Womack, and Rondell White? Or do those not count because they can sign every player that hits the market and not feel the ramifications? It'd be bad for the Yankees, no doubt, but they'd be able to replace Cano's production, and Garland would give them, at the very least, a stable pitcher in their rotation until the day they let him go. It's not like they're trading a horse that was a huge reason a team won a World Series for a long reliever. ''Mentally, I didn't stay on,'' Garland said of the two homers. ''I gave up, and it showed.'' Someone called into the Royals' pre-game show yesterday and was going on and on about Charlie Lau and how George Brett never hit .300 in the minors and that the Royals should fire their hitting coach and hire Charlie Lau, Jr. and players like Tony Pena, Jr., Sweeney, Ryan Shealy, Buck, LaRue, etc., would be magically transformed in a similar fashion. The radio host made the comment that you don't teach great players how to be "gamers" or "winners," that it's either inside you or its not. The White Sox had that fire in 2005, and they're struggling to find that missing "it" that is so easy to lose, that mysterious chemistry, "grinderism," "small ball," "Ozzie Ball," well, whatever it was, they better relocate it soon, because the train's leaving the station and the Fat Lady is warming up behind Logan in the pen.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:38 AM) I love it. Homers are the most effecient method of producing runs. The Yankees have scored 800 runs every year this decade, and they've hit 200 homers every year this decade. It's not a coincidence. BUT the only year they didn't score 870+ runs was also the only year their team OBP wasn't above .350. In fact, it was .334. Is that coincidental dude? No, not in the least. This year's White Sox team will be no different in the home run department. However, seeing as how they have the second worst OPS in the AL (to Oakland), and the fact that they have been caught stealing more times than most teams and have one of the worst stolen base percentages of teams in the league already makes it perfectly clear as to why this team can't do s*** offensively. Homers are not the problem. The goal to hit a 5-run homer with no one on base is the problem, and it has been since July of last season. that should have been your first option I said it in a chat one day Irish, that's the guy I wanted the Sox to throw like a $750K at come the offseason. It's overpaying, and I don't give a s***. He's amazing at what he does. The Sox take good hitters and make them s***ty. Why do I not think that will work? Wouldn't it be be better to spend $2-3 million and lure the Twins' Director of Scouting away from them....which would be better, having Pods/Cintron/Mackowiak, or an investment that keeps paying you back over time, one that's not depreciating? "There were a whole lot of 'what ifs' in the game," Garland said. "Mentally, I didn't stay on it. I gave up, and it showed." Nice quote Garland...I hope it was taken out of context, because it doesn't sound very encouraging on the surface of it.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 11:35 AM) Agree on a lot of points. But I don't think the writing is on the wall for this team, nor do I think they've been passed pitching staff-wise by the Tigers. Aside from the first two games of the year, the Sox pitching staff has been pretty darn good. Jenks blew a save, but that's going to happen. Aardsma and Masset have been as good as advertised and MacDougal/Thornton both have the ability to step in if Jenks can't get the job done. There's nothing wrong, IMO, having MacDougal close and sliding Jenks down an inning or two. I don't think there's much of a drop off there. The question that needs to be answered is whether these guys will be as good when the weather warms up with the bats. The future does look problematic, but KW stockpiled pitching last year for a reason. It's no secret that he's banking on a younger team come perhaps even next year. For 5-6, I'm very excited about this team. All the starters look pretty good, the bullpen looks absolutely fantastic. The bats just need to get going. Every night, the arguments against "staying the course" grow stronger and stronger, especially with Pods looking to be on the shelf for quite some time....

QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:00 PM) I used to like Hawk, but I wont be able to handle him this season. White Sox seemingly an insurmountable 3 games behind in the race already. This might be the ugliest three game stretch since August/September 2005...or maybe it was our series at Boston late last year where Jenks blew one game and we lost to Kason Gabbard, I think Vazquez only gave up one run. Royals fall to 3-11. That franchise is snakebitten...only good start was 03, 7 games up over the Sox at the break and they got passed by both the Twins and the Sox down the homestretch.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:44 PM) Who, outside of Thome, is old in our lineup? Iguchi and Dye will both be 34 to start next season. AJ is younger, but, as a catcher, he might as well be the same age with all the wear and tear on your body. Konerko is still in his prime, but every year from here on out should see diminished returns. Pods and Erstad are both on the downside of their careers. Uribe and Crede are it, and Crede's horrible right now.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:43 PM) paging josh fields I don't know if we could get Dallas McPherson or Casey Kotchmann, let alone Santana or Figgins for Crede...

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:39 PM) seems like they walk into the box 0-2 Okay JOE, please don't waste AJ's best at-bat of the season... Has Crede hit a fastball over 90 all season?

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:33 PM) Uh, do you want to raped? That sounds like the VA TECH campus shooter's 10 page essay called "Mr. Browstone" NOTE TO KONERKO: Please stop shaking your head after every lazy flyout you get under.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:30 PM) This might be the best I've ever seen Garland pitch. I think Arnie Munoz or Mike Porzio might have a 3 hitter going right now. Perhaps even Danny Wright or Josh Stewart in these conditions. If it was a little colder, Parque, Diaz and Adkins.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:24 PM) JUAN URIBE CAN NOT HIT RIGHT HANDERS. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!!!! The last three years, Uribe is hitting .256 with 39 homers against righties. .260, with 21 homers against lefties. Not exactly a huge differential.

QUOTE(SoxGovernment @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:23 PM) OMG CINTRON STRUCK OUT....I KNEW HE WOULD.....THIS TEAM SUCKS...UMMM....YA TOLD YA SO!!! I love how we rally back when the other team scores a run. Last time out against TB, he gave up 10 hits and 6 runs. Oh, for the D-Rays line-up in Chicago, with our pitching.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:21 PM) Solid grammar. Has Cintron ever walked?

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:18 PM) Maybe it's me, but Iguchi should have turned that DP. Rangers' announcers had it right. Crede with a very bad throw...Josh Lewin said if the ball was waist high, it would have been a fairly straightforward DP. Two earned runs to Garland...he (Crede) had a terrible throw and couldn't stop another DP ball the other day against the Indians.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) I love games on WCIU, I have no interest in seeing the first pitch or two of each inning anyway. KC came back from 5-2 down to now lead 6-5, but i'm sure their bullpen will blow it to either I-Roid or Craig Monroe somehow.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 07:05 PM) Freddy just walked on 4 pitches. What the f*** Glavine? 4 2/3rd's IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 06:38 PM) When FG got here he was throwing 94 and up Jose (porn stache) Valentin hits a damn triple Didn't they rule that a double and an error? Valentin's also sporting the goggles! Dirk Diggler rules! Rowand's 9th in the NL at .342 entering the game. Flyball to CF for ARow.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 01:59 PM) They have s***ty weed in philly. 89-91 MPH with the fastball. Ironic that he's throwing almost as hard as Jenks after throwing 83-86 in ST. He actually picked Reyes off 2B AFTER he'd easily stolen. Walked the next hitter, but got a double play ball to get out of the inning. 2nd INNING: Moises Alou two run homer smashed against the wind and out to LCF.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:31 AM) Dont they sell pills for premature evaluation? That that was ED, lol. In the Phillipines, the street vendors sell Viagra and Cialis...I've heard that a few men in their 50's and 60's have actually had heart attacks due to the use of "street Viagra." Luckily, I'm 37 and haven't had to go that route.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:11 AM) I think the women were put off by BA's BA. :lol Or BA's BO?

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:20 AM) No doubt. Just like its early to evaluate Danks...but he has thrown two quality starts so far. I hope this is a sign for the future. Another case of premature evaluation. Half the White Sox team would have been traded at this point by some posters. Those gloating about McCarthy, Chris Young...I can't wait until Garcia gets rocked by the Mets, if they actually play a game.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:15 AM) Other major leaguers seem to be able to handle it, especially with guys who put up over 40 homers hitting behind them. Well if that is the way people treated him down there, I can imagine why he wouldn't want to go back. At the sametime, its stuff like that, which seems very consistant with the stories leaking out of the clubhouse about Brian Anderson. He really is sounding more and more like another DAngelo Jimenez with all of the potential in the world, an ego to match, and a questionable work ethic. It is hard to reward guys like that. I lived in Colombia and taught there all last year, it's a lot more dangerous than Venezuela. I also didn't get sick once, which always happens to me in Mexico with the water, even drinking carbonated soft drinks down there that are bottled in Mexico. There's nothing worse than being in a foreign country and being sick, but ballplayers are worshipped down there...unless they're not contributing to having a winning team on the field, which is THE most important thing in all of the Winter Leagues, not development. Remember when Borchard was released from the Mexican team? I think KW should step back and realize that these owners are going to put winning and NOT developing future White Sox players at the forefront. I don't see why the White Sox simply cannot buy a team in Venezuelan League and run it however they wish. Heck, let Cora, Contreras or Ozzie's kids manage it, as long as White Sox administration and training staff are personally involved. We keep speculating about getting a player like Cabrera to come to Chicago as a Free Agent, but Ozzie hasn't helped us (that we know) directly in that area as of yet. I also think the political climate (anti-gringo, anti-Bush, ant-American, look what happened to that ex-pat accused of murder in Nicaragua without any evidence) has something to do with it. A lot of the South American countries are becoming socialistic, mixed with "market economy" reforms, like Chile, Bolivia (run by a former cocaine farmer), Venezuela...then you have Cuba, etc. Plus, there have been many threats about "nationalizing" US corporations (especially oil companies and banks), so it doesn't make as much sense to invest there at the present time, except for the fact that Ozzie is "hot" and a national hero right now. In Colombia, you have to be in Cartagena, Barranquilla or Santa Marta...Renteria and Orlando Cabrera are both from this region. The coast is the only place to be for baseball. And it's HOT down there...imagine Augusta, Georgia with 95% humidity in the middle of August. They have the ocean breeze and still, most people don't work between 10 am and 3 pm. I would think Anderson would love Latin America, except for being sick. Beautiful women, the culture is all about dancing, festivals, parties, soccer...you make friends wherever you go. You can never be late, time doesn't exist...Americans can pretty much have any woman they want, especially those like BA that are tall with blond hair and blue eyes, lol.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) I don't have a good feeling about this team. The pitching has been good, but the offense is just like last year's. Sub Erstad for Anderson (this year's automatic out). Pods has a better batting average, but I feel is not a great option on offense and especially defense. Iguchi is hopeless where he is batting in the order. Oz might be too proud to move him back to No. 2. Crede is off to a horrific start and the big boppers aren't hitting the ball out of the park and AJ has been so bad at the plate it is laughable. I'm hoping it's the cold weather. I really think that is a legitimate possibility, but I'm not high on this team. On one side, when it seems like it can't get MUCH worse than this (if you actually watched all of the Saturday and Sunday miasmas), 5-6 doesn't sound bad, you start blaming the weather for the hitting and lowered velocities and all is bliss in Hawk-land. You even start saying, well, we have 3 blown saves already and easily could have won Sunday's game (a ONE hitter!) a we could 7-4 or even 8-3. Of course, we could just as easily be 3-8 or 4-7. This is the same thing fans of the now 3-10 Royals are saying to themselves....well, if I-Rod didn't have 10 of his 11 RBI's, 3 homers and a lifetime batting average of .357 against the Royals (including 48 doubles), well, they'd be in first place, right? OTOH, you watch Verlander, Dice K (Yankees fans, being the mature breed there are, call him "Dice Gay" already) or Felix Hernandez go out there in the same conditions and you wonder if new "leg drive" sessions with Jenks will miraculously bring back his "real" FB...and why can't the Sox, an organization worth hundreds of millions, figure out a way to get Bobby Jenks in throwing shape to start the season, or even ST? QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) I don't have a good feeling about this team. The pitching has been good, but the offense is just like last year's. Sub Erstad for Anderson (this year's automatic out). Pods has a better batting average, but I feel is not a great option on offense and especially defense. Iguchi is hopeless where he is batting in the order. Oz might be too proud to move him back to No. 2. Crede is off to a horrific start and the big boppers aren't hitting the ball out of the park and AJ has been so bad at the plate it is laughable. I'm hoping it's the cold weather. I really think that is a legitimate possibility, but I'm not high on this team. Thought this message from a Yankees' fan was funny! Garland is horrible... This is the worst trade ever! Did you forget that the WhiteSox have Iguchi at 2nd? He isnt as good as Cano but he is a pretty good player. Sheeesh.... Cano is worth a lot more than an average pitcher.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 08:12 PM) Charlotte was postponed. Montgomery @ Birmingham Russell starting, with a so-so beginning to his outing. Winston-Salem @ Myrtle Beach Cassel started: 5.1 IP, 2 R (0 ER) Savannah 6 @ Kannapolis 3 (continued game from yesterday's rainout) Carter 1-3, R Hernandez 2-2, RBI, BB Savannah @ Kannapolis (game 2) Edwards 4.2 IP, 3 R (2 ER) Russell ended up with a very good start. Only one earned run in 5 IP, 6 Hits, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K's 2.25 ERA

QUOTE(beautox @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 12:17 PM) All i'm saying is there track records are very similar thus far and they're both mid first round selections, Hunter at 20 and Anderson at 15 & Brian still had to learn how to hit with Wood. Even with questions about his real age, at most he's 31/32 alot like Mr. Pujols, he still has plenty of good years infront of him, i can see him getting Beltran type money. His PO are on the decline because people aren't stupid enough to run on him. The phrase "Serious decline" is a huge exaggeration for christ sake he just hit 51HRs in 05 and 41HRs in 06, hes never been one to hit for 300+ average, '06 was one of his better statistical years he posted a 894OPS, third best in his career. I also don't buy into your NL, AL argument for hitters. Gio is top 10 LHP talent, and Russell has made huge strides, they might not be at the front of alot of prospect lists but they've got front end talent, same goes for danks. Your right we could've had Garza but the organization decided to go the safe route with Broadway, theres nothing wrong with that he adds value to our system. like i said a few steps behind the tribe. the yankees aren't going to give up Cano+, where would we play him this year? Hughes hasn't looked so sharp his first couple of outings this season. "Cano is a future multi-time batting champ and Gold Glove winner. He will win at least one MVP. He will spend his entire career with the Yanks. He's untouchable for everyone with the possible exception of Miguel Cabrera." From another Yankees fan... As far as Andruw Jones goes, I was using the term "serious decline" referring to his defense, not his offense. While I do think it makes more sense to give Andruw Jones $45 million over 3 years than Jermaine Dye, I still don't foresee it happening.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 16, 2007 -> 11:01 AM) dunno....Brian saves hits and saves runs. What he lacks with the bat he makes up for in the field. He at the very least deserves more of an opportunity than he has been given to show if his approach has improved. If grindErstad was exceeding expectations I can see not pulling him. But Erstad has more at bats that anyone on the team including spring training. He should be the most comfortable at the plate and he's not. Nobody in MLB is comfortable at this point, not with this weather. Runs are down 3 per game. I don't think Uribe will be our best hitter over the course of the entire season. At least, I really hope not...if he is, you can cancel the post-game show.