fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Since Pods seems to be the slowest healer in history, it's really time for KW to start looking seriously at acquiring a new full-time LF. According to this article, Pods isn't expected back until after the All-Star break. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines I don't know how much more I can watch with the terrible trio of Sweeney, Mackowiak, and Ozuna. There's about a 90 pct chance when those guys bat of a ground out. Once again though, bringing back Pods for this year was a terrible signing, even if he cost $1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:32 PM) Since Pods seems to be the slowest healer in history, it's really time for KW to start looking seriously at acquiring a new full-time LF. According to this article, Pods isn't expected back until after the All-Star break. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines I don't know how much more I can watch with the terrible trio of Sweeney, Mackowiak, and Ozuna. There's about a 90 pct chance when those guys bat of a ground out. Once again though, bringing back Pods for this year was a terrible signing, even if he cost $1. Since Sweeney has come up, Walk has been on a mission to fix that line drive swing and get some power out of him. It seems that his progress is moving forward. Ozuna must like Timo wouldnt have a place of most major league rosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:34 AM) Since Sweeney has come up, Walk has been on a mission to fix that line drive swing and get some power out of him. It seems that his progress is moving forward. Ozuna must like Timo wouldnt have a place of most major league rosters. I know we both think the world of Walker, but there's nothing any hitting coach can do with Sweeney until he gets more strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:32 PM) Once again though, bringing back Pods for this year was a terrible signing, even if he cost $1. AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I'd be surprised if he plays before Independence Day, this guy makes Mark Prior look like Lou Gehrig nowadays. I wish the Josh Fields to LF experiment had been more extensive these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 $2.9M for this? Bringing Podsednik back for the 2007 season will go down as one of the 3 worst moves of KW's General Managing career when it's all said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. Prancer cant keep healthy. He is the fast version of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. 4 different groin issues. Time to move to 4th OF where he belongs. Edited May 19, 2007 by southsideirish71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. Regardless of the price it left the team without a viable option in LF. Putting his eggs in the Podsednik basket left the team without any secondary options for the corner outfield spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:36 AM) AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. KW went cheap and brought back Pods after he freaked out seeing what free agents were getting on the market. From everything I've heard in the media and behind the scenes, the Sox wanted nothing at all to do with Pods this year due to injury issues and lack of production. Signing Pods signaled KW's inability to get creative and find this team an everyday LF. If he doesn't play another game this year, he'll be remembered more for his game-winning header than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 (edited) That Pods and human gascan for C Lee trade was such a horrible trade. It was worth it for 2005 obviously, but still that's an all timer in bad trading. Edited May 19, 2007 by whitesoxfan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:40 PM) Regardless of the price it left the team without a viable option in LF. no, people are just taking b****ing to a new level. When we lose people b****, when we win people b**** less. This is the most pissed off fan base I have ever been a part of. Seriously though, the partpoker guy should take his affilate linked thread out of SLAM and insert an affiliate linked tampon thread, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:43 AM) no, people are just taking b****ing to a new level. When we lose people b****, when we win people b**** less. This is the most pissed off fan base I have ever been a part of. Seriously though, the partpoker guy should take his affilate linked thread out of SLAM and insert an affiliate linked tampon thread, We've been saying this about Pods since the second we re-signed him. Even the people on this site that refuse to ever criticize KW or Ozzie were saying "don't worry, they signed him just to trade him". I guess us being the most pissed off fan base makes sense, as we have the most pissed off manager as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:43 PM) no, people are just taking b****ing to a new level. When we lose people b****, when we win people b**** less. This is the most pissed off fan base I have ever been a part of. Seriously though, the partpoker guy should take his affilate linked thread out of SLAM and insert an affiliate linked tampon thread, I don't really understand what you're getting at here. The Podsednik situation was a complete f***up, I'm pretty sure there's good reason to b**** about it. With the news today that he'll be out even longer than expected it just makes the whole thing even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:43 PM) no, people are just taking b****ing to a new level. When we lose people b****, when we win people b**** less. This is the most pissed off fan base I have ever been a part of. Seriously though, the partpoker guy should take his affilate linked thread out of SLAM and insert an affiliate linked tampon thread, Tell the hitters to get the tampons out of their manginas and start hitting like major leaguers and things will calm down a bit. Its hard not to be uptight about the worst hitting team in the majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:45 AM) I don't really understand what you're getting at here. The Podsednik situation was a complete f***up, I'm pretty sure there's good reason to b**** about it. With the news today that he'll be out even longer than expected it just makes the whole thing even worse. How does someone slip and end up missing half the season? I guess it doesn't matter though, as we know how much of a mental midget he is dealing with getting over injuries when he's playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:49 PM) How does someone slip and end up missing half the season? I guess it doesn't matter though, as we know how much of a mental midget he is dealing with getting over injuries when he's playing. He's just not a very good athlete, his body can not withstand the pounding brought on by athletic competition or walking for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ May 19, 2007 -> 12:40 AM) KW went cheap and brought back Pods after he freaked out seeing what free agents were getting on the market. From everything I've heard in the media and behind the scenes, the Sox wanted nothing at all to do with Pods this year due to injury issues and lack of production. Signing Pods signaled KW's inability to get creative and find this team an everyday LF. If he doesn't play another game this year, he'll be remembered more for his game-winning header than anything else. What header do you speak of?!? /insert boggled look here. I will forever be a critic of bringing back a guy who provided us with 1/2 of a leadoff hitter type season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoMB345 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:36 PM) AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. And he lost us that game in Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premo Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I really feel bad for Scotty Pods. He was a huge part of our WS Championship, although I feel that he really tailed off during the last 2/3 of that year. With that, and his showing last year, there is no way he should have been re-signed over the off-season. I would've rather entered this year with Sweeney as our everyday LF.....or Fields even. I like Scott, I just don't think KW should've brought him back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Sweeney's fine in LF fathom. Just give it a little time. Also, 3B is the place we need some hitting from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(BearSox @ May 19, 2007 -> 01:22 AM) Sweeney's fine in LF fathom. Just give it a little time. Also, 3B is the place we need some hitting from. The Sox don't have f***ing time when Cleveland is tearing apart everything in sight and Detroit is right back where they were last year. And the Sox need hitting from every position on the field; the highest OPS from an active player on the White Sox roster is .765. That is horrendous. Edited May 19, 2007 by witesoxfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Pods numbers and injuries is not really an option anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisox72 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:41 PM) That Pods and human gascan for C Lee trade was such a horrible trade. It was worth it for 2005 obviously, but still that's an all timer in bad trading. Some of you around here crack me the f*** up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beck72 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Just what was the alternative to Podsednik in LF? How have those free agents done that were talked about--Roberts, Matthews, etc? Pods was worth the risk, IMO. Even if those guys have respectable numbers, signing one of those bums to long term deals would have been far worse than signing Pods to a 1 yr deal, even if Pods helps little in the 2nd half [which he should]. They are very likely to be considered overpaid soon. KW getting Erstad for the OF at least allowed the sox to give Sweeney a look. And Sweeney's a better option for 2007 and going forward than anything the sox could have picked up in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 QUOTE(beck72 @ May 19, 2007 -> 12:25 PM) Just what was the alternative to Podsednik in LF? How have those free agents done that were talked about--Roberts, Matthews, etc? Pods was worth the risk, IMO. Even if those guys have respectable numbers, signing one of those bums to long term deals would have been far worse than signing Pods to a 1 yr deal, even if Pods helps little in the 2nd half [which he should]. They are very likely to be considered overpaid soon. KW getting Erstad for the OF at least allowed the sox to give Sweeney a look. And Sweeney's a better option for 2007 and going forward than anything the sox could have picked up in the offseason. I disagree with this. I predict he'll be sent down in 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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