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I think a lot of people get so invested in the player that they think Getz will be, they fail to see the player he is. I'll readily admit that i'm the same way with Jayson Nix. I just don't see Getz ever raising his OPB above the mid-330's, and if (a big if, i'll admit) Nix can raise his average to about .250, his defense makes him a dramatically better player.

De Aza is a tools guy. Not a lot of power, but a nice skillset. I don't see him making the team, but he'll make a nice piece of filler for AAA.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 12:20 PM) Lets make one thing clear. Getz is the starter. Ozzie and the Sox don't like Nix as a potential starter. They've made this very evident and I'm very thankful for that cause I completely agree with Getz starting. There’s something about that tone I find a bit patronizing. I recognize that Getz is the starter; it doesn’t mean I have to agree with it. Just like I recognize that you don’t think of much of Nix as a player, doesn’t mean I have to agree with that either.

It was pretty clear from his GM career that Steve Phillips was never the best judge of “talent.”

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) I agree that Getz is the clear favourite but not because he's the better option, but rather management, or should I say Ozzie, is largely clueless. No argument here, i'm the biggest Nix guy on the board. I'm rooting for the guy, i just think Getz would have to implode to lose the job.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) Well, that is what Justin is shooting for, but that doesn't mean its what the Sox plan to do. I am not sure Cassel has major league stuff. I thought he did at one time, but I am doubtful now. Cassel's variation in velocity really worries me. There's no consistency (or life) behind that fastball.

Nix has a lot of work cut out for him. He needs to cut down on his k's and maintain a batting average of around .250 to be worth a shot. Until then, Getz who walks more, and is a tad faster is the clear favorite.

There's no excuse of how bad the umpiring has been this postseason.

QUOTE (Felix @ Oct 20, 2009 -> 06:19 PM) I can't tell if you're joking or not, but just because someone plays the game doesn't mean they know it better. Hell, half the time it blinds them from reality because they're too full of their own opinion to actually think about something logically. See: Joe Morgan.

Linebrink actually showed clear signs of sustained velocity last year. If anything he was a more consistent (velocity-wise) pitcher then he over the last three years. http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?pla...=P&pitch=FA

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 20, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) r yu drnk? Pay no attention to the post before the edit.

I see Retherford getting an invte to Spring Training, and i can't see him not making the most out of that chance. He's a natural hitter, god only knows where we'll play him though.

The USS Mariner is one of the best sites out there, but this idea is just moronic. That being said, Mark Lowe is a solid buy. Just not for our future #2 starter.

It's well deserved, in my opinion. While i recognize that Brett Anderson might be a more worthy candidate, my blatant White Sox bias is enough to disregard all this. Gordon Beckham is going to rule the city of Chicago for the next decade. I can't wait.

I think it’s very interesting to look at Milton Bradley’s performance and behavioral history under the mangers that he’s played under. An interesting trend starts to emerge. Bradley had decent, poor, to serviceable years under: Alou, Manuel, Wedge, Mancha, Piniella, Black Bradley had great years under: Tracy, Washington The conclusion while not perfect seems to suggest that Bradley performs best in a more open clubhouse, with less authoritarian managers. Manual, Alou and Manuel are famous for running very tight ships, Mancha, was an organizational figurehead at the beck and call of the front office, while Black is a slightly mellower version of Mancha. I think this dichotomy is due to Bradley’s temperament. He accepts people who try to work with him on his level. From the beginning a lot of Bradley’s managers have attempted to intimidate him publically (something that Bradley HATES), or have simply disagreed with the player that is Milton Bradley at a molecular level (Alou, Sweet Lou), instead, Bradley’s greatest season seems to come with managers who run a clubhouse that allows for the free expression of ideas a clear communication between player-manager-Front Office. Bradley is not without his faults. He can be irrational, he’s short tempered, he threw a freaking chair at Billy Beane, but he is a great hitter, he is a switch-hitter, and he does get on base. And he can be had for VERY little. This is not a perfect study; I just think that a manager like Ozzie would agree with Bradley.

There's the power from Danksy 2! Good to see hopefully, his wrist is back to full health.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Oct 18, 2009 -> 11:31 PM) Not even close. Pace literally fell over on 4th and -1, on a play that very easily would have been converted. That'a CRITICAL error. I will say that he played well the rest of the game, but you can't write off the enormity of his mistake.

Orlando Pace just lost us a game

Forte can't hold onto the ball on back to back plays, wonderful.

Oh, f*** me. Nay, don't f*** me! Incomplete

If we can hold 'em to 3 here, i'll feel okay about this half.

Bears are bending and leaning towards breaking.

I don't think Bradley's a bad guy. I just think he's an ultra competitive person with a temper. In the right place, he can flourish. Ozzie seems to fit under the personality type of manager that Bradley performs well under. Lou Pinella attempted to humble Bradley in a very public way from the start of his Cubs career, this hurt Bradley. Wash, for the most part, just let him be. Wash is nearly as eccentric as Ozzie is, he runs a clubhouse that thrives on mutual respect from player to manager. He doesn’t put himself above players, he puts himself on their level, and speaks to them on their own terms. Milton has a fierce sense of pride about him, it’s misguided at times, but it’s also one of the strongest factors that have led to his success as a player.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 18, 2009 -> 01:38 PM) http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news...p&type=lgns Sad. You can't imagine what the atmosphere is like being over here. I live ten minutes away from the SU (where Howard was killed), i was at the Union not two hours before, my roomate was at that party. We're in shock, it's really hard to grasp that a kid was murdered here. The Kid was a great player, and in my estimation, here at a school, there's nothing that a man can do, a man can say, that warrants having a knife put into him. RIP. Jasper Howard.