Jerksticks

That was a good catch. Sucks for all the Wise haters...Wait, I mean everybody.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 09:08 PM) We would have been better off just releasing Swisher instead of taking on this crap. I like this. Question: Does Betimit have that good of an eye to take those borderline outside fastballs with 2 strikes on him? Seems like something a good hitter might not even be able to do. What a turd

Wow do I feel better looking at that cubs score...This needs investigating

Shouldn't this be a big deal? Why are our players not completely embarrassed about a scrub rookie beating them every time? Why is this not an issue? Why doesn't the media get on the players? Why do they get a free pass on this every time. The whole thing with being a rookie, in any form of the word, is to get knocked around by the more experienced. Rookies are supposed to get picked on by the seasoned guys, in any line of work. So my question is WTF, why isn't somebody screaming at our batters for embarrassing the team, the tradition of the game, and the entire city? This is a way bigger deal than we are making it, IMO. I need to get punched in the face, I'd feel better.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 04:48 PM) No big deal. Of course it's not a big deal; it's a message board. His apology to you was definitely not sincere, or at least I'd be very very surprised if it was. Dismount that giant horse.

That ball almost popped out of his glove cuz he jumped like an idiot.

It's just a stupid, mediocre approach. You'd think a .561 average from Beckham might push him a bit. C'mon Fields, pick it up man!

How does a 91 MPH fastball get by Fields when he has 2 strikes? Shouldn't he be short and protecting?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 06:52 PM) I can't believe we're actually platooning BA again. Well, yes I can, but god f***in damn it, this is so retarded. It's even more retarded because Ozzie is actually sacrificing both offense and defense just to play Wise over BA. Hopefully it becomes evident within a few days that BA is the superior player.

How the heck did josh do that?

Is there anyway to watch minor league games online? Or should I just wait for Becks promotion later this week? I hate Lillisuck

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 23, 2009 -> 11:21 PM) With CR starting to establish himself, it's going to get very interesting to watch what Aaron Poreda does in his next 3-4 starts. Colon seems to be living on luck, and Contreras is approaching sitiuational relief territority. We could be seeing the start of the next generation of White Sox starting pitching. Well said with Colon living on luck; I couldn't agree more. Seems he throws that same 89-91 hard-tailing fastball every pitch. Does he throw an off-speed pitch? I don't even know why he's been as successful as he has with one pitch. Definitely going to need one more starter, 2 if Clay falls flat, don't know if Poreda is that guy yet. I hope it's a good Contreras.

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ May 22, 2009 -> 10:26 AM) no its not....Padres fans should hate him more though...he's basically got a gun to their head Since when are we all Padres fans here on Soxtalk? He didn't want to come to a bad team; so what? Why do you blame him for that and take it so personally? I agree that Padres fans should be pretty sick of these shenanigans

Hating Peavy is just ridiculous.

If I were Poreda I would feel pretty good about myself; being the prize in a deal for a former Cy Young winning top pitcher. Seems like good motivation to keep up the good work. The White Sox actually boosted Poreda's trade value a bit as well. If Poreda puts up sick stats this year, his value becomes premium. The other day he was Aarom Poreda the guy who could be a good starter/relief guy. I look at him differently now that another team values him so highly. Guys, we almost got Jake Peavy without dangling Beckham, Flowers, Danks, Allen, Viciedo, CJ, Gartrell. What the heck are those guys worth, good god man! FutureSox absolutely rules.

Our team doesn't look that appealing right now. The fact that we can't score in a hitter's park isn't the best sales pitch. Looked like career suicide to him. It's not a personal attack on us from him, the offer just sucked to Peavy. We know we are a good team if everyone starts putting up numbers, but to the rest of America, we look like crap. No hard feelings Peavy, sweep the cubs.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 19, 2009 -> 09:07 PM) Nice outing for Stephen Sauer in Kanny's 5-1 win. 6 innings; 1 run (unearned) on 4 hits; 9 K's and 0 BB's. And Jon Gilmore went 3-4 at the plate. Interesting to look at Sauer's strikeouts and walks... on the season... 35 K's and 1 BB in 25 innings pitched. What's the book on Sauer? Does his stuff stand a chance? I'd say his name does..

Does Harold even speak one of English/Spanish? Maybe he just speaks baseball. I can see Hawk sayin that. "Harold just speaks baseball; not many guys only speak baseball; 20, 30, 40 years ago more guys spoke baseball. Today's game it's a rare breed that'll speak purely baseball" Ok im done.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 19, 2009 -> 09:49 AM) Discussing Harold as an option is certainly worthwhile. But the idea that a hitter's numbers in his career are the dictator of how well he will coach is not "100% dead nuts correct", whatever the heck that means. Its actually quite false, as shown by history. Just because someone is good at something, that is NOT the same as being good at teaching it. In non-sports terms, its like taking a guy who is really good at coding, and having him run a department of software developers. Might work, might not, but whether or not it works is dependent on a different set of skills. Harold might work. But not because he put up better numbers than Walker, especially since Harold had a less than ideal approach at the plate for teaching someone anyway. And by the way, Walker's career ended earlier than it should have due in part to a broken arm and an anuerysm that may or may not have repeated itself and put his life in danger. Dude I'm sorry, but you are missing the whole point. You presume to know too much information that you, quite frankly, just don't know. Saying "Just because someone is good at something, that is NOT the same as being good at teaching it" is just as ambiguous as the weak counter argument. I could say, "Dude, Harold had great stats, he should teach the guys how to hit." That argument also addds zero to the conversation. The point is he deserves to be discussed just like anybody else, and like I said, that is 100% dead nuts correct.

Since Walk is on the hot seat you can actually do whatever you want. If a potential replacement lies within the system, then OF COURSE he needs to be discussed. OF COURSE is the key phrase here. ABSOLUTELY fills in as well. The OP is right on the money 100% in opening this dialouge, 100% dead nuts correct. Harold can't be considered because he was too good of a hitter? Someone with almost 3000 hits doesn't suck enough to teach hitting? GMAFB that he can't be discussed.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 13, 2009 -> 12:02 PM) Why am I still watching this? There's nothing compelling about this game. I know man. Shouldn't I be numb to the prospect of a comeback by now?

Nobody wants to pick the team up. Who's the man on this team, seriously. Can anybody carry us? Could 2 of our hitters get hot together. Can somebody inspire something? Ugh..

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:46 AM) There are a lot of guys in AA and AAA and in A ball and rookie ball who can hit a major league fastball better than Lillibridge who will never get a sniff of the big leagues. So what is it that makes the Bridge major league capable. Speed? Eh.. Defense? No Discipline? No Can't hit breaking pitches or fastballs. He needs alot of work.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:44 AM) Maybe he could, but calling him up right now would be detrimental to the development of Jordan Danks and that is not something you want to do. Couldn't agree more. I bet you'd be intersted in the results tho

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:40 AM) We have a 33 year old with slightly above average speed and a .250 OBP in the 2 hole. It's amazing how superior Brian is in every facet of the game.