WCSox Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 02:04 PM) JP Ricciardi thinks that Juan Uribe doesnt really like baseball How does that clown Ricciardi still have a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 01:51 PM) Burnett's contract is a f***ing albatross. No thanks. Burnett's contract has an opt-out clause this offseason, so it's a 2 month albatross rental. Although, I don't know if the 6 man starting rotation would go over that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 07:06 PM) Burnett's contract has an opt-out clause this offseason, so it's a 2 month albatross rental. Although, I don't know if the 6 man starting rotation would go over that well. Toronto would want Ramirez probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 04:36 PM) Toronto would want Ramirez probably. Frankly I don't care what they'd want, I don't have any desire to replace any of our starters with AJ Burnett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 07:45 PM) Frankly I don't care what they'd want, I don't have any desire to replace any of our starters with AJ Burnett. I don't have any desire to add Burnett's contract as a reliever. Although, I'd prefer him over Contreras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 04:47 PM) Although, I'd prefer him over Contreras. Looking at his 4.74 ERA and 1.48 WHIP this season, I wouldn't. At least with Jose I get the feeling I'm going to see a 50/50 mix of really good games and then moderate to poor games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenksd Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 QUOTE (ChiSox35 @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 12:09 AM) Laughable. I'm all for Alexei's success and believe he will be great for us, but what he's done has essentially amounted to a Juan Uribe hot streak with home runs being replaced by singles and doubles. Should Alexei be playing right now? Hell yes, you play your hot hand. Give him time to show he can withstand an MLB season. At the moment, it sure looks like he can and will, but funnier things have happened. Juan's regular AB's are most likely over with the Sox. As a fan of his, bummer, but it's nice to see him raise his average 15 points despite this with pinch hit ABs and infrequent starts. But about the regular AB's being over with...thank God, because who the f*** needs a gold glove shortstop who can also bring 20 HRs 80 RBI to the table. The extra playing time has brought Ramirez to 155 plate appearances, which means we can start to look at his contact, strikeout, and line drive rates with some confidence. So far they look pretty good; his contact rate is at 88%, his strikeout rate is 12.4%, about seven points below league average (if it helps give some context, Miguel Tejada and Brian McCann are both posting a similar rate this year), and his line drive rate is 15.9%. Along the same lines, Ramirez’s BABIP is at .317 right now. If we use the THT-created rule of thumb that line drive rate tends to predict BABIP to the tune of line drive rate + .120, we would get an “expected” BABIP of .279. This isn’t to say that he can’t keep up a plus-.300 BABIP–I really couldn’t tell you for sure either way. But with the limited information we have, we can at least make some educated guesses, which so far tell us that there is probably a bit of luck involved in Ramirez’s current streak. On the other hand, as he’s reaching some of the plate appearance “milestones” for some of this data, the apparent trends of his strikeout and line drive rates seem to indicate he could continue to improve. The Rise of Alexei Ramirez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Burnett's contract is a f***ing albatross. No thanks. No. His pitching performance is an albatross. He can and probably will opt out of his current contract at the end of the year. If he doesn't, that probably means he's hurt. Remember the last time we were involved in A.J Burnett rumors? 2005!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 02:38 PM) I would argue Geoff Blum did more than Uribe to secure the series win. When the Sox went up 3-0, everyone knew they were going to win the series at that point. Had Houston won that third game, the series could've gone either way. Granted, the foul ball was a spectacular play, but in the context of the series I don't see it as being particularly crucial. I think it's easier to canonize because it was such a difficult play. I would argue that the Astros had Clemens, Pettitte, and Oswalt going the next 3 games and that nothing was ever said and done even with the Sox up 3-0 without that win in game 4. The Sox have hit Clemens well over the past 8 years or so, but I wasn't feeling comfortable with the potential of him starting game 5 and then having Pettitte and Oswalt backing him up, especially since, outside of 1 inning, those two pitched the Sox very well. No, Juan Uribe was more vital in the championship than Geoff Blum and, in my mind, saying otherwise is ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 4, 2008 -> 01:11 AM) I would argue that the Astros had Clemens, Pettitte, and Oswalt going the next 3 games and that nothing was ever said and done even with the Sox up 3-0 without that win in game 4. The Sox have hit Clemens well over the past 8 years or so, but I wasn't feeling comfortable with the potential of him starting game 5 and then having Pettitte and Oswalt backing him up, especially since, outside of 1 inning, those two pitched the Sox very well. No, Juan Uribe was more vital in the championship than Geoff Blum and, in my mind, saying otherwise is ignorant. Eh, it didn't matter, that team wasn't losing that year. But yes, to say Blum was more vital than Juan is completely ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I'm not going to spend pages arguing this, but Blum single-handedly was responsible for the go ahead run in one of the wins. I'm not sure how he doesn't deserve the lion's share of the credit for winning game 3. I'm not saying Uribe didn't do more for the teams in terms of the overall picture, but I can't think of an individual play that Uribe made that meant more than Blum's HR. I know many will argue the outs in the ninth of game 4 meant more. I agree that they were both incredible plays. I don't agree that we don't win the games if he doesn't make either play. If Blum doesn't hit that home run, I believe it was only a matter of time until houston finally scored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 4, 2008 -> 10:36 AM) I'm not going to spend pages arguing this, but Blum single-handedly was responsible for the go ahead run in one of the wins. I'm not sure how he doesn't deserve the lion's share of the credit for winning game 3. I'm not saying Uribe didn't do more for the teams in terms of the overall picture, but I can't think of an individual play that Uribe made that meant more than Blum's HR. I know many will argue the outs in the ninth of game 4 meant more. I agree that they were both incredible plays. I don't agree that we don't win the games if he doesn't make either play. If Blum doesn't hit that home run, I believe it was only a matter of time until houston finally scored. One game. Even if the Sox lose that, its one game. And if the uribe DOESNT make either of those plays in game 4, you can say that there is a possibility of not one but two men on base in the ninth inning of a 1-0 game, with 1 out as the away team. Im sorry, but your argument doesnt hold weight here. uribe's plays in the ninth inning of game 4 are equally if not more important than Geoff Blums one at-bat. Plus, you have to figure in every out that Uribe made in the series, much less the playoffs. he was huge(literally and figuratively) in the entire scope of the post-season that year. A bench player doesnt mean more than a starting SS Edited July 4, 2008 by kyyle23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 i havent read more than a few posts, but is it seriously Blum v. Uribe here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 4, 2008 -> 01:02 PM) i havent read more than a few posts, but is it seriously Blum v. Uribe here? Take it for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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