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QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 11, 2011 -> 09:20 PM) AL East (wins)- Bos (98), NY (91), Bal (78), TB (76), Tor (74) AL Central- Sox (93), Det (92), Min (87), Cle (72), KC (63) AL West- Oak (89), Tex (85), LAA (79), Sea (67) NL East- Phi (99), Atl (91), Fla (85), NY (75), Was (67) NL Central- Mil (90), StL (88), Cin (87), Chi (79), Hou (74), Pit (63) NL West- SF (91), Col (89), LA (84), SD (76), Arz (68) Playoffs: AL: Det at Bos; Oak at Sox NL: Atl at SF; Mil at Phi These look perfect to me. Nice job ^

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 11, 2011 -> 02:06 AM) No f***ing contest, my friend. Keep in mind Konerko was hit in the head by a pitch earlier in the game, I just assume he hit the 2nd while suffering from a severe concussion. (the 2nd was off Borowski) PK's stance is SO different these days. That old one looks weird.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) The problem isn't really with the follow through. The problem comes more from his arm slot. When he drops down to far he brings his arm more to the side and this is why he has the follow through you are describing. When he throws more over the top the follow throough is more what most people like to see. The Sox have tried to change his mechanics but he was uncomfortable with the change and he wasn't as effective. Since his fastball has always been just a little above average, he drops down further to get more movement. Same thing with the slider he gets more "slide" if he drops down. This is why I've said all along that from working with other athletes with this injury, I have no doubt he will come back 100% and probably close to the beginning of the season. Whether he will be effective with the changes I'm sure they are going to want is the big question. Yep. That is the question. As you said, it's not about the injury anymore. There is no injury. It will soon be much stronger that it's been in years. I don't think it's even "psychological" as in when he's ready to let it go...Jake is gonna turn it loose. The guy is fearless out there. The biggest issue with Peavy & the Sox going forward is how willing he is to adjust his mechanics. We can't have another 8-10 starts during the regular season of finding his way.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 12:48 PM) It's so frustrating to hear that some of the bad habits he picked up at the end of 2009 might have caused his slow start in 2010 and the injury he ended up suffering. What caused his injury is his natural mechanics. When Peavy throws, after the release of the pitch his arm swings back upward instead of allowing inertia to carry it across his chest beneath him. (see the Mitch Williams analysis on the Sox webpage...)This results in his lat muscle taking most of the deceleration impact which is very dangerous and asking for trouble. IMO, If Jake wants to recover and excel, he's gonna have to alter that follow-though and from what I know about Jake, he's not gonna want to do that. The best thing for Jake and the team is to work that into his mechanics NOW. That is the work Cooper was doing with him last year and he just didn't want to stay with it because he was ineffective out there.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 12:16 PM) I just cant see how his velocity will come back. There is no way his average fastball velocity will be 92-94 like it has been once gets back. The lat muscle is a deceleration muscle as it relates to pitching. Peavy's is now completely attached again. He'll be much stronger than before. Once it's properly conditioned, velocity will not be a problem.

QUOTE (soxfan420 @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 02:26 AM) seems like he might be a fit for outfield depth? opinions Not worth it, IMO.

Anybody know if White Sox Weekly is going to provide extended coverage this weekend? If so are there scheduled times? Anywhere else to get a fix? TV or Radio?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 19, 2011 -> 10:15 PM) I haven't seen a pitcher with this injury either. Howevewr, I have worked with other types of overhead athletes, javelin and discus throwers. Once they returned to competition, they had no further difficulties. Tendon reattchments here and elsewhere in the body tend to be stronger than before due to the length of time of the internal fixation. So I think that once he returns to competition the lat will be fine. They will just want to watch him to make sure he doesn't alter his mechanics and injury something else. I think it would be understandable for there to be a psychological hurdle to overcome as well, which will likely arise when competition begins. For Jake to not drop down is gonna be a tough sell...

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jan 18, 2011 -> 09:42 PM) A recent article on southsidesox had handicapped Peavy's start this year at 16. To which I agree, I think assuming he will only miss 6 or 7 starts is very optimistic. The sox have already said they will not rush him back as they did from his achilles injury last time. He wound up being awful and having to go down to AAA for a couple starts, then he came back up and was great. This time around they will be much more patient so I am assuming we need 15 starts from somewhere. Pena is a spot starter so 15 is out of the question for him. Sale maybe, but Cooper has said he wants him to have 1 role and 1 role only. If he starts for Peavy what do you do when Peavy comes back, send him to AAA. If you get Galarraga you can keep Sale in his 1 role only mode. Peavy will be fine and in fact, he'll be stronger then he has been in years after rehab. He'll travel with the team north for Opening Day.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 12:32 PM) If Gonzalez is writing it, I'll bet there's a good chance someone upstairs has said something along those lines. If Viciedo steps foot in the OF, it should be in LF only and he should get months of reps in AAA out there, IMO.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 10:15 AM) Sucks if true. I wonder if we've even made an attempt to bring him back. Mark Teahen and I guess De Aza as our current backup outfielders makes my stomach hurt a little. DeAza will be a quality 4th OF. He's what Wise was supposed to be. A speed stick that makes contact from the left side, runs the bases well and plays a solid OF.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 11:46 AM) There really is no point in freeing up money when we don't need anymore pieces on the team besides a possible 5th starter and a better 4th outfielder. There is always a reason to free up money if you can - especially with guys like Danks & CQ arb-eligible. And the Sox need a closer whether that's Joba or someone else.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 10:25 AM) i agree w/ this. I don't think Joba is anything special. Joba has dominant closer stuff and with the signing of Soriano is expendable.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 15, 2011 -> 10:15 AM) "Freeing up money" doesn't help the Sox win games this season, I'd just like to note that again. It gives them flexibility to either pick up a starter if Jake can't go or allows them to take on at the trade deadline.

The Yankees would consider swapping Joba Chamberlain, but "probably only" as part of a larger package for a "viable starter," tweets Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Chamberlain's name was connected to trade rumors last summer, as teams like the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays were trying to "buy low" on Chamberlain, but there was never an indication that the Yankees were seriously considering moving the right-hander. Chamberlain, 25, was rated as the third-best prospect in the sport by Baseball America before the 2008 season. His star dimmed a bit after a shaky 2009 season in the New York rotation (4.75 ERA, 4.3 BB/9 rate, a league-leading 12 hit batters), but he pitched better out of the bullpen last season, posting a 4.40 ERA, a 2.8 BB/9 rate, and a 3.5 K/BB ratio. Chamberlain is eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter and is under team control through the 2013 season. Heyman says Chamberlain will remain a reliever for the Yankees "for now." We heard last month that the club wasn't thinking of moving Chamberlain back to the rotation, but even if Chamberlain's role changed, there's no guarantee he would bring needed stability to the back end of the Bronx Bombers' rotation. Moving Chamberlain would be a win-now move on New York's part, but given the team's fruitless pursuit of Cliff Lee and Andy Pettitte's lean towards retirement, the Yankees may be so uncomfortable with their starting pitching that they feel dealing an asset like Chamberlain is necessary.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:50 PM) I know you can no long post without using some extreme hyperbole, but give it a f***ing rest. The White Sox will have a payroll somewhere around the 120 million mark once the 2011 season starts. If they are moderately successful, it should stay around that point for the next 3-5 years. Will a two year deal worth 4-6 million dollars for Will Ohman really prevent the Sox from anything? Really? I'm not saying it will be a great signing if it happens, but it fills one of the final needs for this team( a solid LOOGY) and shouldn't hinder the Sox from making other moves. Relax. +1 THANK YOU.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 21, 2010 -> 10:24 AM) Yeah it is. Had he told the Sox about it, the Sox could have shut him down for 15-30 days, gotten him healthy enough to pitch, and then perhaps the season goes a bit differently. Players hiding injuries is a huge thing. You are essentially defending the fact that a player hid an injury from the team, and pitching through that injury ended up costing him half a season. That's not smart, especially considering how much money the Sox are going to be paying him. Peavy WAS helping the team. He was dominant while he was injured. The guy's lat was hanging on by a thread. 15-30 days wasn't gonna make a difference and earlier surgery wouldn't have saved him for 2010. He tried to pitch through it to help the team. There was no replacing him if he did shut it down and he knew it.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Dec 20, 2010 -> 09:41 PM) And the fact that he kept mum about feeling pain which cost him and the White Sox significantly is kinda a dirtbag move. Uh, no.

I love it. Peavy is on a damn mission: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...ws&c_id=cws

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 01:52 AM) Love Peavy the person, but his performance as a Sox ... sucko so far. Uh, no. Peavy has been dominant as hell in some of his starts for the Sox.

He'll be pitching in TEX for the Rangers.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 17, 2010 -> 12:43 PM) . The slider becomes more stressful when the pitcher drops down or straighten the elbow to get more "slide" across the plate instead of downward motion. ...see Jake Peavy or Chris Sale...yikes.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 10:30 PM) There were better options out there who are going for around the same rate. Downs is a better reliever than Crain, yet he only got two million more. The reason I wanted the Sox to sign Crain was because I thought he was going to come cheaper, something around 2 for $7 million or 3 for $10 million. The contract pays Crain to be at least a 1 WAR reliever, he hasn't done that yet in his career. Although if he pitches like he did last year, he should be just fine. Either the payroll is going to $125 million or there's a lot of trades coming our way. Let Jerry worry about the payroll....

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) Wow, did we have to give him three years? Jeez. I think he's a decent pitcher and all, but I'm not liking the length of the contract. It's true that he should stay relatively healthy and all, but they might as well have gotten Scott Downs. Club option for the 3rd year. I like it.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 15, 2010 -> 08:44 PM) Because they are above the number they want to be at and season ticket renewals were s*** this year. If a trade doesnt come soon I would be extremely surprised. KW found a taker for Teahen? Like Linebrink it would have to be with the Sox sending cash. I bet Teahen would help an NL team with his versatility.