chitownsportsfan Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...view/index.html As preview articles go, this one isn't exactly "in depth". Only a paragraph or so for the Royals, Twins, and Tigers. It doesn't say anything we don't know about the Sox thats for sure. Thought I'd link it though since nobody else did. Just another "eh" mainstream media article for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 royals They could improve by 20 games and still be sub-.500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Nice article about Ozzie in SI this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 This part of the aritcle gives me chills. the White Sox are, hands down, the team to beat in '06. And not just in the American League Central, either. I still can't get used to this. We are "The" team now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 05:29 PM) This part of the aritcle gives me chills. I still can't get used to this. We are "The" team now. After years of mediocrity, Sox fans are moving towards foreign waters. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:03 PM) Just wait till this team goes 5-5 out of the gate, and everyone is crying that the division cant be had...... LOL. No doubt. I do think you're gonna see a calmer, more tame Soxtalk in 06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) I still can't get used to this. We are "The" team now. Doesn't mean much. The Cubs were *the* team for many years as well, look at what it got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 previews, this early? lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:43 PM) When should they do it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To be honest, I am not a fan of previews at anytime, but Spring Training seems like an appropriate time. Personally, I think your guess is as good as these 'experts.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 04:03 PM) Just wait till this team goes 5-5 out of the gate, and everyone is crying that the division cant be had...... Just wait 'til this team explodes out of the gate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 04:46 PM) To be honest, I am not a fan of previews at anytime, but Spring Training seems like an appropriate time. Personally, I think your guess is as good as these 'experts.' Well, Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, so I think it's a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 When should they do it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Check out the A.L. East preview and you'll see why... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...view/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:49 PM) Well, Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, so I think it's a good time. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are dead on, I just dislike previews in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank the Tank 35 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I can't remember the last time a national media guy slurped the White Sox this much. I don't know how to feel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 05:02 PM) You are dead on, I just dislike previews in general. As far as I'm concerned, it gives us a chance to look back and laugh at the poor souls who tell us every year that the teams with the best shot at the W.S. are the Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, and Twinkies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 06:50 PM) Check out the A.L. East preview and you'll see why... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writ...view/index.html <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As Tony implied, my like or dislike of baseball previews has nothing to do with this clown suggesting the Red Sox will finish in third. Nothing. I only read that preview because it was linked to from an Eric Wilbur article in this mornings Globe. He makes some good points: I know, I know. We love them, these preseason predictions, each individual's attempt to prophesize how a specific sports calendar will shake out, complete with award-winners, players to change addresses during the course of the season, and who will be saying, "Nobody believed we could do it," come time for the ultimate contest. Inevitably, of course, they're always wrong. This is particularly truer in baseball, where 162 games really deny the point of any forecast, in that there is far too much time between Point A and Point B to accurately depict a scenario that won't be altered at some point by unforeseen injury, trade, or Keith Foulke. Aside from the obligatory decision to pencil the Atlanta Braves in at the top of the NL East, show me any and every single preseason prediction over the past 10 years and I can guarantee you that exactly zero percent were 100 percent accurate. Zero. And yet, fans get worked up into a tizzy every time any rawhide Nostradamus wannabes disrespect their team by saying they will, in fact, finish in last place. Unless you're a Devil Rays fan. http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/wilbur/s...cast/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 (edited) As Tony implied, my like or dislike of baseball previews has nothing to do with this clown suggesting the Red Sox will finish in third. Nothing. I only read that preview because it was linked to from an Eric Wilbur article in this mornings Globe. He makes some good points: http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/wilbur/s...cast/index.html <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know, I was just messing around. The whole point of these lame previews is just how they think the teams will finish as they currently are constructed on paper. Most of the trades have died down and the last remaining decent free agent (Jeff Weaver) has signed so they feel that the rosters are set enough to project the 2006 standings. Afterall, Spring Training play doesn't help their predictions much. The White Sox went 14-18 in ST last year. These predictions are purely based on the current on-paper rosters and a lot of what the players did last season. Great article though. One just has to look at last year's predictions on the A.L. Central to see how poor they can be. But that's why they are called "predictions." Edited February 16, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:05 PM) LOL. No doubt. I do think you're gonna see a calmer, more tame Soxtalk in 06. I doubt it. Nuke will be back with his ALL CAPS TITLED posts if the Sox win or lose. People who are sports fans overreact good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:29 PM) Points of b****ing next season. -Paul is way overpaid and not preforming. -Why did we trade for an injured Jim Thome -Vazquez sucks -Our bullpen blows -Anderson is a bum -This team has no heart -Ozzie doesnt know what he is doing Just wait, at one time or another, I expect all of these topics to be posted. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Add Joe Crede to that list. The guy is put up on a pedestal here for his contributions down the stretch last year. Little do people remember the fact that he was one of the easiest outs, in one of the most friendly offensive parks in the game, for over three-fourths of the season last year. - Paulie is overpaid, but I can't imagine that will be a problem. - Thome is going to be hit or miss, but if he's the latter, people will be missing A-Row. - I think Vazquez pitches well next season, despite pitching in a park that doesn't favor his abilities. - The bullpen is a definite issue. Can Jenks, Politte, Hermanson even come close to emulating the years they had last year? Keith Foulke will tell you, that you just never know. - I'm still holding out hope that Borchard wins the centerfielder job (ha) - This team has heart, period. - I think Ozzie is a horrible in-game manager, and I blamed much of that bump in the road late last year on him; the fact that the White Sox rolled and did the unthinkable hardly changes my opinion of Guillen's in-game abilities as a manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 09:00 PM) Keith Foulke will tell you, that you just never know. He is a mental midget. No wonder he can't be counted on. Hopefully you guys have someone who can step in and close in case he implodes. One of the best days in recent memory was trading him away. All he did was cough up big games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:02 PM) He is a mental midget. No wonder he can't be counted on. Hopefully you guys have someone who can step in and close in case he implodes. One of the best days in recent memory was trading him away. All he did was cough up big games. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was hardly the point of my post, and although I won't take it there, I disagree entirely with your opinion of Keith Foulke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 For what its worth, rotoworld quoting a projo article: "Keith Foulke was the first veteran to report to Red Sox camp. He threw for 13 minutes yesterday. That's "a great sign," manager Terry Francona said. "I think, in his own mind, he feels like he has some work to do and something to prove." Foulke had surgery on his left knee in July and on his right knee in October. There's no question that he'll be ready for Opening Day, but it remains uncertain whether he'll be the Keith Foulke of 2004 or the one who struggled mightily last year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:29 PM) Points of b****ing next season. -Paul is way overpaid and not preforming. -Why did we trade for an injured Jim Thome -Vazquez sucks -Our bullpen blows -Anderson is a bum -This team has no heart -Ozzie doesnt know what he is doing Just wait, at one time or another, I expect all of these topics to be posted. Don't forget the oh-so-clever Judy Garland posts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:13 PM) Don't forget the oh-so-clever Judy Garland posts... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good one. ...or if Contreras falters, throwing KW under a bus for not trading him while his stock was high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Good one. ...or if Contreras falters, throwing KW under a bus for not trading him while his stock was high. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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