Twins @ Sox - 7/26 Game Thread

[Felix]

That AB looked good from the little that I saw of it.

[SoxHawk1980]

how about a fight in house....just kick each other's ass then get blitzed and sing dont stop believing at a karaokee bar, just like it all began.

Maybe a boat party with a lot of strippers.

[CYGarland]

here comes Neal to get some work in

 

That's a handy excuse, but it doesn't hold water. Prospects who were starters all throughout their minor league careers come up to the majors and pitch out of the bullpen all the time. Good ones usually perform better in the pen than in the rotation. It is rare that good pitcher can't handle the bullpen, but works well as a SP.

Some pitchers, especially strarters, need an inning or 2 to get locked in, that may be the case with McCarthy

[ive stopped believin]

Maybe a boat party with a lot of strippers.

 

 

Sign me up for that

[chisoxfan79]

When I get off work tonight at 2 A.M. I better hear on the radio that the White Sox made a trade for Soriano or heck somebody

[Wedge]

Sign me up for that

 

nice handle

[SoxHawk1980]

When I get off work tonight at 2 A.M. I better hear on the radio that the White Sox made a trade for Soriano or heck somebody

Don't bet on it. What's more likely is that you'll hear that KW signed Crazy Carl and Sandy's brother.

[LosMediasBlancas]

yes, please let's get off the Soriano dream.

[chisoxfan79]

Don't bet on it. What's more likely is that you'll hear that KW signed Crazy Carl and Sandy's brother.

If I hear that I quit

[Soxman72]

I don't know if someone has already posted this, but ESPNEWS is going to talk about the Sox and trades.

[CYGarland]

yes, please let's get off the Soriano dream.

why? it's become quite obvious that the only way we can score is via the hR, so replacing a guy with 3 for a guy with 31 couldnt hurt

[Flash Tizzle]

Flash, you didn't answer my main point in your other thread. Why should we care about young arms and bullpen filler guys in the minors if we control 10 of our current pitchers through 2007 and 9 of them through 2008?

I didn't notice your question in whichever thread it was posted.

 

Of those 10 pitchers, it just happens three starters -- Buehrle, Vazquez, Garcia -- are included. It's to the point where Buehrle's struggles are beyond a mere "slump." Either there's an unbelievable scouting report available or he's injured. Vazquez's concerns are mental, although his "stuff" remains. Garica, obviously, has lost about 5-7 mph on his fastball. Personally, I believe it's important for our club to have several pitchers available who can reasonably be expected to replace these starters.

 

Bullpen arms are notoriously unreliable season to season. Having a contigency plan available from within the system limits situations such a overpaying for Mike MacDougal.

 

What irritates me about trading Lumsden is it limits options in 07. If he were available to replace Buehlre, or Garcia, it may have made either a trading chip. Thus, because of our good situation, we could have whichever package Buehlre/Garcia provided and a young, cheap pitcher available. These are the scenarios I hope for.

[Felix]

The fact that that play was even close at first is amazing.

[Colorado Sox Fan]

Terrible how Verlander is wilting under the pressure of a pennant race, isn't it?

[SoxHawk1980]

Terrible how Verlander is wilting under the pressure of a pennant race, isn't it?

We've got a guy that good in the bullpen who is ready to dominate as a starter. (even though he can't dominate as a middle reliever)

[CYGarland]

Terrible how Verlander is wilting under the pressure of a pennant race, isn't it?

Detroit isn't under pressure right now, not with an 8 1/2 game lead.

[fathom]

We've got a guy that good in the bullpen who is ready to dominate as a starter. (even though he can't dominate as a middle reliever)

 

I said I was going to stay out of this thread, but I just wanted to comment on this. McCarthy isn't a fire-baller who can come out of the pen and dominate (like Zumaya). Rather, he's a "feel" pitcher, and his change-up and curve have been nowhere near as effective as it was when he was a starter. He's not a reliever, and I believe it's been very mentally challenging for him this season.

[chisoxfan79]

Here comes gas can Riske

[CYGarland]

and here comes Riske to throw fuel on the fire

[Hangar18]

Well our next 6 games are vs Baltimore and KC, that should help

 

 

hHAHHAHAHAAHAHA. dont make me laugh. I can safely say, The way were playing, were going 2-4 vs said teams.

Thats the problem. Im sure the SOX and some of their fans are thinking this right now "wait til we play Balt and KC, we'll catch up then"

[Felix]

hHAHHAHAHAAHAHA. dont make me laugh. I can safely say, The way were playing, were going 2-4 vs said teams.

Thats the problem. Im sure the SOX and some of their fans are thinking this right now "wait til we play Balt and KC, we'll catch up then"

As long as those 2 wins are Friday and Saturday, I won't be nearly as pissed off as if they lost those 2 games.

[chisoxfan79]

Any chance for 3 solo bombs

[Felix]

I said I was going to stay out of this thread, but I just wanted to comment on this. McCarthy isn't a fire-baller who can come out of the pen and dominate (like Zumaya). Rather, he's a "feel" pitcher, and his change-up and curve have been nowhere near as effective as it was when he was a starter. He's not a reliever, and I believe it's been very mentally challenging for him this season.

[CYGarland]

hHAHHAHAHAAHAHA. dont make me laugh. I can safely say, The way were playing, were going 2-4 vs said teams.

Thats the problem. Im sure the SOX and some of their fans are thinking this right now "wait til we play Balt and KC, we'll catch up then"

Right now a 2-4 road trip doesn't sound too bad to me

[The Ginger Kid]

remember when a 3 run dficit in the eighth still meant you had a realistic shot at winning the game? Like two months ago? That's what they need, a good old fashioned come from behind victory.