Kyyle23 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5274502 Jim Thome, DH, White Sox Last season, Thome endured far and away the worst season of his career, a fact at least partly attributable to his seriously injured elbow. Thome is lumbering and big-bodied, so he's not the kind of player who tends to age well. Still, he's ripe for a substantial rebound in 2006. His power stroke will play quite well in U.S. Cellular, and since he's in the AL there's no need to inflict his glovework upon unsuspecting observers. The White Sox's offense is probably in for a regression in 2006, but Thome, if he's able to draw walks and clout homers in the manner of his old self, will stem the decline. Chicago needs that to happen if they're to fend off the fast-rising Indians. Regression? Come on man, the White Sox offense was awful for most of last season, I dont think there is much possiblity of regression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 11:28 PM) http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5274502 Regression? Come on man, the White Sox offense was awful for most of last season, I dont think there is much possiblity of regression. This just proves that Dayne either doesnt research worth a damn, or is making things up. Our offense was great in the playoffs. It was dismal for most of the year. Our pitching and our defense is why we won 99 games in the regular season. August was brtual, and in September we played experiment with the 3 hole. Thome vs Everett come on Dayne even you can figure this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) The only thing I can figure is that our buddy Dayn Perry thinks that Podsednik (Dayn HATES Podsednik) and Dye will regress, while Anderson will struggle as a rookie, and Thome may not stay healthy. On paper, our offense is better. A healthy Thome is a MASSIVE upgrade over Everett and I think that Anderson will be able to put up 2005 Rowand numbers. Mackowiak off the bench will help as well. Edited January 26, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 11:32 PM) The only thing I can figure is that our buddy Dayn Perry thinks that Podsednik (Dayn HATES Podsednik) and Dye will regress, while Anderson will struggle as a rookie, and Thome may not stay healthy. On paper, our offense is better. A healthy Thome is a MASSIVE upgrade over Everett and I think that Anderson will be able to put up 2005 Rowand numbers. Mackowiak off the bench will help as well. Most of the SABR crowds hate Pods as he uses speed as a primary weapon. His stealing attempts in their eyes are possible wasted outs. Pods had a hernia most of the second half of last year, or he would of broke 70 SB in a heartbeat. Rowand didnt exactly light up the offensive numbers. Instead of Timo going to the dish we will have Mack. Huge upgrade there. If Dye and Konerko can start a bit better in April and May we will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Most of the SABR crowds hate Pods as he uses speed as a primary weapon. His stealing attempts in their eyes are possible wasted outs. Pods had a hernia most of the second half of last year, or he would of broke 70 SB in a heartbeat. Rowand didnt exactly light up the offensive numbers. Instead of Timo going to the dish we will have Mack. Huge upgrade there. If Dye and Konerko can start a bit better in April and May we will be fine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hell, even Ben Grieve would be a huge upgrade over Timo. TIMO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 let the haters hate. Crede should be better. Pods could be better. Anderson has a chance to top Arow's numbers. Thome should be a massive upgrade over Carl. Not worried about the O. Just need the pitching to be consistent -- and avoid injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I got absolutely nothing from that post lol. Anyways it seems that some people have labeled Dayne Perry the new Jay Marriotti with how much he is talked about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Perry's the worst baseball expert I've seen. I don't know why people would really care what he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Dayn Perry is not a baseball expert. That's part of the problem here. Go slurp up Randy Johnson some more, Dayn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 11:31 PM) we played experiment with the 3 hole. did that in college once, never again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Dayn Perry is a horrible waste of bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) As long as Anderson is strong mentally (which I think he is, he's a goofball by all accounts) he will make us forget about Rowand in a hurry. People loved Rowand because he played so hard and was a good guy and team guy, and I don't mean to diminish him here... but seem to forget something; he wasn't all that good. Crash has average speed, other than 2004 wasn't all that great at the plate, and many of his really good catches are plays Anderson could make in his sleep with his better angles and general speed. This whole offense is based on Thome though IMO. If he stays healthy, we will be top 3 to 5 in the AL. If not, we will be around last year, although a bit better IMO. Edited January 26, 2006 by whitesoxfan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 LMAO, this guy is so bad that he's just good for a laugh now, he has no clue what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 05:04 PM) As long as Anderson is strong mentally (which I think he is, he's a goofball by all accounts) he will make us forget about Rowand in a hurry. People loved Rowand because he played so hard and was a good guy and team guy, and I don't mean to diminish him here... but seem to forget something; he wasn't all that good. Crash has average speed, other than 2004 wasn't all that great at the plate, and many of his really good catches are plays Anderson could make in his sleep with his better angles and general speed. This whole offense is based on Thome though IMO. If he stays healthy, we will be top 3 to 5 in the AL. If not, we will be around last year, although a bit better IMO. Who's the third guy in your sig? There's Anderson and Bajenaru (I think), plus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:18 PM) Who's the third guy in your sig? There's Anderson and Bajenaru (I think), plus? 1st = Baj 2nd = Sean Tracey 3rd = Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Ah, Tracey. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 We we're 11 in the al in runs scored last year. Even the Tampa freaking Devil Rays scored more runs than us. How the hell can you regress from that? Some of these writers make me wanna f***in barf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Regression? Iguchi's 2nd year in the US, not batting in the 2 spot. Crede finding his swing after the DL last year. AJ coming off his worst batting year in the bigs. Uribe coming into his own. A healthy Thome. A healthy Pods. Paulie getting protection from Thome. Anderson playing a full season vs Rowand's numbers. Mack and Ozuna over Timo and Harris. So the only one that would seem even close to regressing would be Dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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