I'm just playin' about Buehrle's contract. It would be tough to move three years/$45 million right now anyway.
I wouldn't mind having three lefties in the rotation. Colon can go, for all I care.
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 03:21 PM)
"This kid, what's his name, Gavin Floyd, he's got pretty good stuff up there" - Padre announcer.
HAHA. I heard that.
Um, yeah, that guy that won 17 games for a division winner last year.
QUOTE (forrestg @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 10:59 AM)
Gordon is our best option at 2b but when I asked Ozzie yesterday Ozzie said"no, he'll be starting the season at Birmingham"
3 weeks to change his mind.
I really don't think they can make the wrong decision with Beckham. I certainly couldn't blame them for sending him down for a month or two. On the other hand, I think this kid is ready now, and could be a great spark plug for this team from day 1.
My fear is that Getz plays really well, and than they start scrambling to find Beckham a different postion, like LF or CF. That would definitely be a bad move. That's why I kinda hope he makes 2B from day 1, just to lock him in to the job and not cause confusion within the organization.
QUOTE (forrestg @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 08:59 AM)
No matter how well he plays this spring Beckham will start at Birmingham. He is a great ball player but I think that Sox management want him to let him go through the system. If that is so I would make tell everybody to make plans to go to Birmingham to see him play.
If they're telling Beckham he has a chance to make the team, then I think he'll make the team. He's a better baseball player than Getz, Lillibridge, and Nix, and I fully expect he'll outplay them to be the opening day 2B.
QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 04:21 PM)
Dayan's birthday is tomorrow.
Looking forward to many media members continuing to call him the 19-year-old Cuban.
Game is on 670 also....first four innings, then they take calls.
Others pitching today: Randy Williams, Ehren Wassermann, Mike MacDougal, and Jon Van Benschoten. The Indians are salivating upon this announcement.
QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 01:58 PM)
Can you be more specific? No link there I can find.
Around 3:00, go to whitesox.com. It should say WATCH LIVE on the front page picture. Click on it, and enjoy.
Danks on the mound.
Owens, Pierzynski, Quentin, Dye, Konerko, Betemit, Viciedo DH, Getz, Lillibridge
B Game vs Dodgers...according to Merkin, Beckham had a single and ground out RBI.
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 06:27 PM)
There is a certain time period. You need to be up for a large enough fraction of the year for it to count. The date IIRC is usually sometime around June 1.
Re: Becks starting this season at 2b: am I the only one who noticed that he was hitting .231 coming in to today? Yes, he had a day today, but come on.
Yes, but he's looking a lot better than the average. The ball jumps off his bat. Plus he's just a very confident player. The major league game will not be too fast for him.