Butter Parque Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I think you need the left handed bat first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 No doubt they need a left handed bat first to break up all the righties in a row. Right now the pitching and bullpen are solid to me but we will most likely improve upon those later in the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 We can score plenty of runs, against righties and lefties so I wouldn't be as concerned as having our 5th starter combine for exactly ZERO wins, and IIRC ZERO quality starts. Same issue we had last year. Same issue we had to start the season, and sadly probably the same issue we'll have in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 more often than not, the teams that win in September and October think pitch first, hit second. get another veteran arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False Alarm Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 obviously we need both a starter and bats, but i voted bat. we have this reputation of being a good offensive club when we really haven't been since 2000. sure, our run differentials are always respectable at the end of the season cuz we put up several 15-0, 11-0, 15-3 games a year, but often we can't get to decent pitchers and we pretty much never do anything with really good pitchers. or rookies. or guys who throw junk. when we've been bad the last couple of years, it's usually because our offense goes to sleep, not our pitching. i forget where but i saw a stat that over the last two seasons, the cubs lead the majors in quality starts; sox were #2. say what you want about it being an arbitrary stat, but in the regular season, quality starts usually should be enough to win games (i'm sure the average runs scored per game in MLB would bear this statement out), and we've pretty consistently lost such games. our #5 starter is a crisis too, and i agree that come playoff time (which we're all looking toward), the rotation's the more important issue. but i don't think we get there without more offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 obviously we need both a starter and bats, but i voted bat. we have this reputation of being a good offensive club when we really haven't been since 2000. sure, our run differentials are always respectable at the end of the season cuz we put up several 15-0, 11-0, 15-3 games a year, but often we can't get to decent pitchers and we pretty much never do anything with really good pitchers. or rookies. or guys who throw junk. when we've been bad the last couple of years, it's usually because our offense goes to sleep, not our pitching. i forget where but i saw a stat that over the last two seasons, the cubs lead the majors in quality starts; sox were #2. say what you want about it being an arbitrary stat, but in the regular season, quality starts usually should be enough to win games (i'm sure the average runs scored per game in MLB would bear this statement out), and we've pretty consistently lost such games. our #5 starter is a crisis too, and i agree that come playoff time (which we're all looking toward), the rotation's the more important issue. but i don't think we get there without more offense. Good point but all I have to say is one thing, we CANNOT lose every 5th day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I voted for A Starting Pitcher. Yes, we have some solid pitching but like El Caballo said; “We CANNOT lose every 5th day." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulokis Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 another solid starter is definitely needed. we cant go in every 5th day with a loss already. if we do get a LH bat, it should be a starter not in the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSox30 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I'll be short and blunt. Pitching wins playoff games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Get me an ace, dammit. I think I've said that a time or two before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Well, we desperately need both. I say whichever one presents itself first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Get me Freddy Garcia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I'd like one of the Oakland starters. That would be dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I voted for A Starting Pitcher. Yes, we have some solid pitching but like El Caballo said; “We CANNOT lose every 5th day." Correct I believe you are. B) Sorry, I just love talking like Yoda. It's so cool! Anyway I think we need to give Cotts a chance before trading for a pitcher because a hitter will come cheaper and more are available than pitchers. If Cotts turns out to be even decent (4.50 ERA) there is no way I'd give an arm and a leg for a rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I think you need the left handed bat first We score plenty of runs with our Right handed hitters, so its fine...I'd rather use a starter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Correct I believe you are. B) Sorry, I just love talking like Yoda. It's so cool! translators here is a yoda translator as well as some other guys. Yodas things are the funniest and make no sense at all. Example: "The sox are byfar the best team in baseball " to "best sox team byfar are in the baseball the mmmmm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Only problem is that it's wrong. I put in a line from Star Wars and it came out differently than in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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