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2006 pre-season fact or fiction


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Oh what the heck...

 

1) A White Sox starter will win 20 games (might as well leave it the same):

FACT: JG with 21

2) Joe Borchard will get the last roster spot

FICTION: Gload gets it, Borch is traded or released

3) Lopez will be the 2nd left handed reliever

FACT

4) Thome will hit more than 35 homers

FACT (40)

5) Uribe will still be hitting 2nd at the All-star break

FACT

6) Javier Vazquez will win 15 games

FACT (more like 18)

7) Brian Anderson will hit over .260

FICTION (.235)

8) Jon Garland and Jose Contreras will have ERA's under 4 (please elaborate if not)

FICTION: Garland will, but not Contreras

9) Scott Podsednik will steal more than 45 bases

FACT (unless he pulls something)

10) Bobby Jenks will save more than 35 games

FICTION: I fear he won't last the season due to health issues

11) Tadahito Iguchi will hit over .280

FACT: Tadahito will break out, after a lousy Aprol

12) Jermaine Dye will play more than 145 games

FICTION: More like 130

13) Joe Crede will hit over .260

FACT: My guess is .268 30 70

14) Paul Konerko will hit over 40 homeruns and drive in more than 100 again

FACT: My guess is .270 45 110

15) The Sox will improve their team ERA (3.61)

TOO CLOSE TO CALL: They will be very close to the same ERA

16) The Sox will make a trade for a major league player at the deadline

FACT if a starter is injured, FICTION if not

17) The Sox will finish in the top 5 in the AL in runs scored

FACT

18) Jermaine Dye will drive in 90 runs

FICTION: Won't happen from the 5-spot behind Thome/Konerko

19) The Sox will win the AL Central (this one better be fact)

FACT: KC and CLE battle for second place, MIN in 4th, then DET

20) The Sox will return to the World Series

FACT

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QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 10:33 AM)
God I hope that one is fiction.  :bang

 

Carl Everett must feel like a whore everytime the Sox trade for him.

 

"What? Not again! Can't they see I'm a Christian not a Piece of Ass?! I don't believe in One Night Stands!"

 

"You don't believe in a lot of things, Jurassic."

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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 11:16 AM)
Number X: A White Sox pitcher will win a Cy Young Award this Year.

Fiction.

 

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 11:18 AM)
The Sox will trade for Carl Everett this year?

Fiction.

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1) A White Sox starter will win 20 games - Fiction

2) Joe Borchard will get the last roster spot - Fact,

3) Lopez will be the 2nd left handed reliever - Fact

4) Thome will hit more than 35 homers - Fiction

5) Uribe will still be hitting 2nd at the All-star break - Fact, he'll propser at the 2 hole.

6) Javier Vazquez will win 15 games - Fact

7) Brian Anderson will hit over .260 - Fact

8) Jon Garland and Jose Contreras will have ERA's under 4 - Fiction one will, one will not

9) Scott Podsednik will steal more than 45 bases - Fact

10) Bobby Jenks will save more than 35 games - Fiction (I'm afraid we are headed on a dangerous path with Bobby Jenks)

11) Tadahito Iguchi will hit over .280 - Fiction (.277)

12) Jermaine Dye will play more than 145 games - Fiction, he should be close though

13) Joe Crede will hit over .260 - Fact (.281)

14) Paul Konerko will hit over 40 homeruns and drive in more than 100 again - Fiction (37 HR, 108 RBI)

15) The Sox will improve their team ERA (3.61) - Fiction

16) The Sox will make a trade for a major league player at the deadline - Fact - bullpen help

17) The Sox will finish in the top 5 in the AL in runs scored - Fact

18) Jermaine Dye will drive in 90 runs - Fact

19) The Sox will win the AL Central - Fact

20) The Sox will return to the World Series - Fiction, but I'm hoping for it

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I wanted to just address one.

 

I think the trade deadline will be active for us this year. After teams win the WS alot of time the next year, injuries effect the repeat performance. I believe that this may happen to us this year. Because of this, I see us making a huge move to salvage our season at the deadline.

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1) A White Sox starter will win 20 games

FACT

 

2) Joe Borchard will get the last roster spot

FICTION

 

3) Lopez will be the 2nd left handed reliever

FACT

 

4) Thome will hit more than 35 homers

FACT :pray

 

5) Uribe will still be hitting 2nd at the All-star break

FICTION

 

6) Javier Vazquez will win 15 games

FACT

 

7) Brian Anderson will hit over .260

FACT

 

8) Jon Garland and Jose Contreras will have ERA's under 4 (please elaborate if not)

FACT

 

9) Scott Podsednik will steal more than 45 bases

FACT (In the first half of the season, he'll steal more than 45)

 

10) Bobby Jenks will save more than 35 games

FICTION (I think he may have some trouble adjusting; Hermanson will pitch in with some needed closing stints)

 

11) Tadahito Iguchi will hit over .280

FACT

 

12) Jermaine Dye will play more than 145 games

FICTION (He'll get rested at times)

 

13) Joe Crede will hit over .260

FICTION (I'm picking "FACT" too often)

 

14) Paul Konerko will hit over 40 homeruns and drive in more than 100 again

FACT (Backing up that contract)

 

15) The Sox will improve their team ERA (3.61)

FACT

 

16) The Sox will make a trade for a major league player at the deadline

FICTION (But where would he play?)

 

17) The Sox will finish in the top 5 in the AL in runs scored

FACT

 

18) Jermaine Dye will drive in 90 runs

FICTION

 

19) The Sox will win the AL Central (this one better be fact :fight )

FACT (This year, without building the tremendous lead they built last year)

 

20) The Sox will return to the World Series

FACT (How could I say otherwise?)

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