Jordan4life_2007 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 02:45 PM) D- Damn women are so hard to please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Basing my grade solely on game threads.... F-minus, punishable by death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 B+, would've been an A- had they won the Series with Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 02:00 PM) A+++ .648 winning %. I mean there are always things to nitpick about, but jesus christ, that's baseball. If you hit the ball 35% of the time you're considered a dam good hitter. It's a sport of acceptable failures. The only people that have trouble seeing that are the fans. They expect sub 2 era's and .400 BA's, hell some expect even more. The Sox have the second best record in all of baseball and the one team ahead of them they've gone 5-1 against. The Sox are the defending World Champs and every team is gunning for them. They are not winning by luck. There may be some players that have lower grades than I would have liked, but this team gets a big f***in A+ from me!!! I never expected to keep up with the magical pace of last year, but we're right there. I gave them an A+ at the midway point last year and 2 games off that pace isn't going to change my grade now. I think you're misreading the criticism here. I think most everyone here is excited about the first half, and what this team has accomplished. But there's a major difference between expecting the most expensive rotation in baseball not have 4 of 5 pitchers over 4.00 and 3 of 5 at or above 5.00, and expecting sub 2 era's. As for the .400 BA's, has anyone here said that? If you can't make your point without strawmen, then you don't have a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguy79 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Ask me after the road trip after the break, going to be a critical stretch hopefully we come out hot like last year when we swept 4 games from the tribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Controlled Chaos Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Damen @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:26 PM) I think you're misreading the criticism here. I think most everyone here is excited about the first half, and what this team has accomplished. But there's a major difference between expecting the most expensive rotation in baseball not have 4 of 5 pitchers over 4.00 and 3 of 5 at or above 5.00, and expecting sub 2 era's. As for the .400 BA's, has anyone here said that? If you can't make your point without strawmen, then you don't have a point. strawmen seems to be the word of the fricken month around here....I have a point...I made it...57-31 deserves an A+. In the last 5 years 4 teams have had 57 wins or better by the half. The Braves in 03. The Tigers this year and the Sox last year and this year. So out of 150 chances, 57 wins has happened 4 times. Less than 3%!!! Id say that record deserves an A+, no matter how they got it. Edited July 10, 2006 by Controlled Chaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 And then started to wobble after that. Er, no, wait, that was later. Either way, right after the ASB we have Yankees and then Detroit, so a great chance to make some statements and build some momentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 QUOTE(Damen @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:26 PM) I think you're misreading the criticism here. I think most everyone here is excited about the first half, and what this team has accomplished. But there's a major difference between expecting the most expensive rotation in baseball not have 4 of 5 pitchers over 4.00 and 3 of 5 at or above 5.00, and expecting sub 2 era's. As for the .400 BA's, has anyone here said that? If you can't make your point without strawmen, then you don't have a point. White Sox rotation= $39.5 mil, and we aren't paying some of that. Yankees rotation= Just under $41 mil for their current rotation of Johnson, Mussina, Wright, Chacon, and Wang. That doesn't count another $8 mil from Pavano, who is on the DL. Doesn't really change the point, but they aren't the most expensive rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damen Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) strawmen seems to be the word of the fricken month around here....I have a point...I made it...57-31 deserves an A+. In the last 5 years 4 teams have had 57 wins or better by the half. The Braves in 03. The Tigers this year and the Sox last year and this year. So out of 150 chances, 57 wins has happened 4 times. Less than 3%!!! Id say that record deserves an A+, no matter how they got it. A+ would imply there is no room for improvement on the team. I believe we can improve tremendously on our rotation's numbers. I'm not asking for sub 2.00 or even sub 3.00 ERA's, I'm just asking for numbers near the career averages. Right now, we're getting below average years in everyone save Contreras (and he's been spotty since he came off the DL). All I'm saying is that just because some people don't believe this team is perfect, it doesn't mean they don't appreciate how good the first half was, or that they expect impossible numbers out of our players. I expect only that the Sox perform up to their capabilities. And our pitching has not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I give the Soxtalk gamethread participants a D- so far. Without me it might be a solid D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelasDaddy0427 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 White Sox Grade D+ Lineup: Huge disappointment... We should have twice as many HR's... Thome needs more power! Starting Pitching: Worst Rotation In Baseball! Bullpen: WE ARE THE SUCK! Seriously as much as you guys tear the team down you'd think these would be the grades you were giving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 B+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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