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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) In spring training, when bad baseball players are awarded starting jobs if they put up decent but meaningless numbers? Sure, why not? .309 OBP = do not want

Thome K's on a borderline 3-2 pitch.

Leadoff double for Wise. Getz moves him over with a deep fly. Figgins robs Q!

Colon & Contreras pitching today Looks like the opening day line-up to me. 1) D-Wise, CF 2) Getz, 2B 3) Q! - LF 4) Thome - DH 5) JD - RF 6) Konerko - 1B 7) Alexei - SS 8) AJP - C 9) Fields - 3B Starting: Colon 1) Figgins - 3B 2) Kendrick - 2B 3) Abreu - LF 4) Guerrero - DH 5) Hunter - CF 6) Morales - 1B 7) Matthews - RF 8) Napoli - C 9) Aybar - SS Starting: Weaver

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) Kenny Williams is a f***ing clown. He actually managed to downgrade from Orlando Cabrera in the leadoff spot. The Sox were 3rd to last in OBP from the 1 and 2 spots last year in the American League (OAK and TOR were lower), inserting Dewayne f***ing Wise in the leadoff spot is only going to make that worse. Nothing quite like wasting the best full time 3 hole hitter in the AL last year, he's going to have very few RBI opportunities. So much f***ing this.

Put me down for 40, just about 20 for each of them.

Lilly can play SS, 2b and CF at a pretty high level defensively, having a guy with that kind of versatility, along with his pinch running value, is a good thing.

I'm thinking right around 88, give or take a few.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 01:42 PM) LOL, and how do you know this based on his 1 year in the majors? Meant to say "didn't", but his 1 year in the majors came when his body was already filled in, expecting him to gain durability as he gets closer to thirty is just silly.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 01:16 PM) So how was Ichiro able to adjust? Or Nomo? Or college players like Texeira who pretty much played right away? or players like Pujols who jumped from college to A ball to the majors? It is a flawed argument, Im pretty sure Alexei will be able to manage his stamina just like the rest of the league learned to do They're different players than Alexei, they just had the durability to do it, he didn't.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 08:01 AM) Really? He will never be able to adjust to the MLB schedule? Why is that? Because 27 year olds that wear down in September after only 135 games (only about 120 were starts) probably aren't going to get more durable, especially when they're moving to a more demanding defensive position. Alexei wasn't a typical rookie last year, he is in his prime right now.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 01:09 AM) Once a week is way too much. I understand the gist of what you are saying, but Alexei should be playing 150+ games at SS this season. Alexei wore down in September after playing 135ish games last year, he isn't going to be able to play 150+ games a season and stay productive.

Nice play there by Josh.

And Wise f*cks it up.

That's why they need to keep him in AAA, his fastball is definitely major league ready, but he just needs to get that slider up to par.

Sizemore smacks a hanger.

3 walks in a row, yeesh.

Poreda falling apart a bit.

Nice, heads up play by Getz.

Randy Williams has been impressive, I wouldn't mind giving him a shot.

Quentin just can't play LF, UZR suggests that he was very good in RF.

Please let him leadoff.

QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 21, 2009 -> 02:01 PM) WHat the hell? The game starts at 3 CT (1 PST), but my guide says the game starts on the MLB Network at 4 CT (2 PST)? Yeah, they're going to play the whole game, but I think some restrictions don't allow them to play it live, so they're going to give you a recorded version of it.

2 run homer for Figgins.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Mar 18, 2009 -> 02:52 PM) He was probably talking about Kroeger I don't think so, it was some nonsense about him not believing guys can play both outfield and infield positions.