knightni Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 We still have a decent amount of work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I have a bad feeling that Mr. Danks is going to get rocked tomorrow. We needed Mark and Javy to step-up and get us off to a good start. They both failed miserably. Now it's on John to keep us from getting swept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Even Crede couldn't elevate the ball off Carmona. Vazquez wasn't good. Offense only showed (limited) life off the back end of Clevelands pen. That's a quick sypnosis. Not a good start to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowch Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 AJ hit a home run while going 3-4. I didn't watch it, so that's really the only positive I notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 MacDougal pitched 2 innings, so he will probably be unavailable tomorrow. BA and/or Quentin should get in the line-up tomorrow. 2 positives, and I'm supposed to be so negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Vazquez was decent. He wasn't horrible, but he wasn't great either. However, he didn't get any help from the offense, and, IMO, that ball Sizemore hit out to RF should have been caught by Dye... well, at least he was a hella lot better then Buehrle. The thing that the Indians did really well was actually make Vazquez work. We didn't make Carmona work at all. And the offense returned to its usual lethargic self that we seem to remember so clearly from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 It really wouldn't matter how well BA does... I get the feeling he would be like that really bad subway commerical. Where the rookie went 4 - 4 with 2 grandslams and stole home 2 times....but got sent down for missing a sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Congrats to Ramirez on getting his first hit. I might be annoyed with him right now, but it doesn't mean I won't like him throughout his Sox career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 wouldn't surprise me if BA is on the bench, because he intends on packaging him into a trade somewhere and doesn't want other teams to see that he can't really hit well in the big leagues, moreso letting his spring performance maybe elevate his trade value i dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I really don't think Anderson is going to do anything (if he actually gets some AB's), and would be really surprised if he turns into anything more then a 4th OF/AAAA player, but I'd much rather see him out there then Uribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(joesaiditstrue @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 09:58 PM) wouldn't surprise me if BA is on the bench, because he intends on packaging him into a trade somewhere and doesn't want other teams to see that he can't really hit well in the big leagues, moreso letting his spring performance maybe elevate his trade value i dunno You will see a shaven, sleak, speedster named SouthPaw the mascot out in CF before Ozzie turns over the starting job to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:52 PM) Congrats to Ramirez on getting his first hit. I might be annoyed with him right now, but it doesn't mean I won't like him throughout his Sox career. Ramirez will eventually be good but as of right now he just plain looks like he's not ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 11:07 PM) You will see a shaven, sleak, speedster named SouthPaw the mascot out in CF before Ozzie turns over the starting job to him. Have I got a cap for you. http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/ind...oductId=2721077 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(knightni @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:14 PM) Have I got a cap for you. http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/ind...oductId=2721077 My son already has it. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 damn it. Will we ever win a game? 2 games behind the Royals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(bmags @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:26 PM) damn it. Will we ever win a game? 2 games behind the Royals. And tied with the Tigers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Many things need to be done for tomorrow. First of all I believe Danks will have a real good game, but I am saying that cause I am really excited to see his first start and he has that new cutter, so I am hoping it changes his game a bit. Others this lineup needs to be scratched completely. Not to state the obvious, but Ramirez needs to be batting 9th. Also I hope Ozzie imputs some new players. I hope we see no Uribe in the lineup instead Ramirez at 2B, and then either BA in there(just to make the people who are curious about him happy), but really I want to see Swisher in Center and CQ in Left Field. We need to put some mix in the end of that lineup cause it is so dead, also tonight watching O-Cab for his first couple of bats, I know he is a lifetime #2 hitter, but a game with him maybe at #1 would be nice to see. He takes a lot of pitches and gives those next batters time to study the pitcher. I think of a lineup Swisher O-Cab Thome Konerko Dye Quentin AJP Crede Ramirez I kept Swisher at leadoff cause I dont see it changing obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 03:22 AM) My son already has it. LOL Do you tell your son horror stories starring Greg Walker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Too many swings at balls out of the strike zone....UUUUGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 A.J and Dye have started off well. But it also shows how important it is for Swisher and O-Cab to produce and get on base. When they don't like today, we're going to struggle, as our bottom half of the order in Ramirez - Crede - Uribe really doesn't look that good right now. I'd get either BA or Quentin into the lineup tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 could be worse - could've lost the first two home games against the division's worst team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Why has Alexei Ramirez started 2 games in CF? If you are going to put up with bad/mediocre defense at a somewhat critical position, make it 2B and not CF. Please. I love what I think Alexei will eventually bring to this club, but I don't think he is ready for the majors, nor do I think he is ready to man CF for a team that is supposed to contend. If you are going to do that, atleast make it the right man for the job, whether that be Quentin/Swisher or Swisher/Anderson in LF and CF. Please Ozzie. I know you love Alexei, and I do too, but not in CF. Please. Not when you have Juan Uribe at 2B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 And here is comes. Owens is near to come off the DL. And guess which player is going down. 'Obviously having a guy who can run a little bit in the leadoff spot is an ideal situation, but like I said before, I don't want a guy who can fly and all of a sudden never gets on base,'' Guillen said. ''The plans out of spring training were the way Jerry was playing, having him lead off and having Swisher back somewhere he can help us. ''When Jerry is ready to play, then we'll make the decision. Jerry comes back and starts playing with us, he should be the leadoff guy.'' Putting Owens in the leadoff spot won't be as difficult as the decision on the 25-man roster. Either Brian Anderson or Carlos Quentin likely will have to go down to the minors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 lol, owens is going to disappoint a lot of unsuspecting sox fans and this team isn't built to contend, if it was, we wouldn't have Owens preparing to be our leadoff guy, we wouldn't have basically 3 unknowns in our rotation, we wouldn't have a guy who's never faced MLB pitching in his whole life, as the starting 2B or CF this team is a joke right now, it's hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) QUOTE(joesaiditstrue @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 01:16 AM) lol, owens is going to disappoint a lot of unsuspecting sox fans and this team isn't built to contend, if it was, we wouldn't have Owens preparing to be our leadoff guy, we wouldn't have basically 3 unknowns in our rotation, we wouldn't have a guy who's never faced MLB pitching in his whole life, as the starting 2B or CF this team is a joke right now, it's hilarious I'll just go ahead and call bulls*** on that one and say that this team is built to contend; however, it is not structured to contend. AJP, Konerko, Cabrera, Swisher (either LF or CF), Dye, and Thome are fine. Then... 2B - Alexei and Richar when healthy (or that's unnecessary if Alexei can hit MLB pitching, which I doubt at this point) 3B - Fields LF - Swisher/Quentin CF - Anderson/Swisher ...and that team can contend. I don't think a team with Uribe, Crede, and Owens in the starting lineup has any chance in hell at contending. But apparently Williams finds it necessary that he can get value for a mediocre 3Bman and a terrible 2B/SS just because they are making money, while Owens is starting for some unbeknownst reason to me. I hate the way the team is structured right now, especially when I think that better pieces are not waiting in the wings, but rather ignored in the wings. It's very frustrating as a fan. Edited April 3, 2008 by witesoxfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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