Thad Bosley

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 05:14 PM) Agreed. This is JR we're talking about. Unless Ozzie is leaving on his own terms, it doesn't matter if the sox go 62-100 next year, he will still be the manager. Well, if he was ever going to leave, now would seem to be the opportune time to do so. He has what appears to be as appealing an opportunity he could wish for waiting for him in his hometown of Miami. The job with the Marlins would seem to be the perfect landing spot for him were he to leave. He has a good, albeit brief, history with that team. He'd be in the National League where he could play NL-style baseball to his heart's content. And by going down there he would get him far, far away from Kenny Williams. So despite the JR element, I think it's quite possible he could make the move. We'll see!

QUOTE (wallyburger @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 01:55 PM) Fisk? Nice. Very nice. Hahn and Fisk. LaRussa and Fisk. I just get the feeling Kenny will get bumped upstairs in favor of LaRussa, I really do.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 06:41 AM) I have only seen the opposite. Where are these rumors coming from? I'd be curious to see them. It was actually quite interesting yesterday on the "Steve Dahl Show" podcast of all things. Pat Boyle from Comcast Sportsnet was on, and he told Dahl that he's heard rumblings that Ozzie is gone at the end of the year, and none other than Carlton Fisk will be the new manager. I don't quite know how legit that is, but coming directly from Boyle, there just might be something to it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:56 PM) No one answered my question about Teahen's 2nd error. This is a pull baseball special it seems. He made the pick on a somewhat difficult grounder that was hit right at him, but then he made a lousy throw way to the right off the base at 2nd.

QUOTE (chisoxt @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:43 PM) This is the problem when you totally disregard the farm system...you have to grossly overpay (in free agent money and trades) for REPLACEMENT LEVEL talent. I also do not like how we tend to overpay for guys whose better years are behind them (See Jake Peavy). This has been a good season, but I for one would like to see Kenny 'promoted' next year. After all of the drama between Williams and Ozzie this season, along with the fact that all-time Reinsdorf favorite Tony LaRussa will be looking for a job this off-season AND is interested in trying his hand at being a GM, I would not be surprised to see KW bumped upstairs in order to accommodate LaRussa. That is my bold prediction!

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:06 PM) Bench Teahen, move Vizquel back to 3rd, and put the Bridge at 2nd until Beckham can play 2nd again. I would go with that arrangement, too, for lack of a better alternative.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 07:06 PM) Somebody? Tom Paciorek, a.k.a. "Wimpy", doing the play-by-play, and The Big Hurt doing the color analysis.

This is Year #6 of Mark Teahen proving that he does not deserve to be a starting player at the Major League level. The madness has to end!!!

VIZZZZZZQUEL!!!!

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 06:30 PM) I said it yesterday, but Teahen needs to go this offseason. He's just a terrible fit with this team, and is making way too much money for someone that doesn't appear to deserve to be starting. The problem is he is a bench/role player at best, but making too much to be a bench/role player. I really can't imagine another team willing to take him on as a starter at this point. He was a below-average starting player for five years with the Royals, and now he has this year to add onto his resume. Sad as it is to say, that ill-advised extension he was given last winter probably means we are saddled with him for the next two years.

Two more years of Mark Teahen left to go. Oy.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) If the Sox and Twins series go as planned we could be out of it more than the Dodgers by Tuesday. Would we still want Manny if we lose all 3 to NY and the Twins win all 3 vs. Seattle? I don't know what "plan" book you are reading from, but that ain't my plan for our Sox this weekend.

The other side benefit to all of this is that Jones, Kotsay, and Teahen are now pushed into the roles they are much better suited for, which is of course that of being bench players. And on the bench, be it back-up outfielders (Jones and Teahen) or back-up infielders (Kotsay and Teahen), and playing sporadically, they all of a sudden don't look so bad. No great shakes, of course, but not bad for a bench.

Pierre Rios Manny Konerko Quentin AJP Ramirez Vizquel Beckham

Where does Manny land in the line-up? Third? Fourth?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:24 PM) The one thing to remember...Manny's had less than 200 PA's this season for a reason. Even at DH...they may baby him somewhat to try to keep him healthy. Especially with an expanded roster. I seriously doubt that playing him 30 straight games at DH is in the cards. You might be right, but I will say that with each and every game from here on out being of critical importance, if Manny is healthy, he will be in the line-up. Maybe one or two days off between now and the end, but that'll be about it. We need him!!!

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:17 PM) Still think our DH will be Kotsay/ManRam. No way Kotsay doesn't see at least 8 ABs a week. This is Manny Ramirez we are talking about, he of the .934 OPS against righthanded pitchers this year and earning $4 million dollars next month Ramirez'. He will NOT be platooning with Mark Kotsay of all people.

Rotating Designated Hitter March 2010 - August 2010 R.I.P.

Don't stop now, Boys!

Jackson definitely has some nasty stuff.

QUOTE (RudyLawRules @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:30 PM) Did we not have a friggin' lefty ready in the pen? Sheesh. We did, and we had a pitcher with a 120 pitch count who has already had to battle all night long on the mound. Not a good decision.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) Alexei with maybe the biggest AB of the season here. Agreed.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:04 PM) Just got back from hospital, how close was Viciedo's fly out in the first to being a home run? Well, it got a few stretches and then a couple of dadgummits as it was caught in the middle of the warning track in straight away centerfield.

The speed we want on the bases is there

Awesome, Alexei!!