Comments on: Springtime Storylines: Can anyone on the White Sox hit the ball over the fence?

By: sidewaze

sidewaze — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:30:14 +0000

Sounds like the criticisms voiced before 2005. I like this team’s balance. Quentin was having an MVP season until he broke his wrist, and injury that really takes a couple years to recover from.

By: Stone

Stone — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:47:25 +0000

Come on, calling Andruw Jones a “wasted promise” is overly harsh. Sure the guy never adjusted to the breaking ball low and away, but he was a God in Center Field for us for a decade. And he wasn’t a completely terrible hitter, just couldn’t hit that damn ball low and away.

By: Pez

Pez — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:40:42 +0000

The entire problem with the sox last year was their reliance on the long ball, we don’t need it to win. I’d rather have the speed of Pierre and a good defense than a waddling strike out machine like thome. Also, don’t ignore alexei ramirez who has power potential. If Carlos Quentin is healthy (which he should be considering he has the screws out of his wrist) then I see this team finishing no worse than 2nd place.

By: ken buddha

ken buddha — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:44:51 +0000

WRT no one saying ChiSox anymore… Even more noteworthy, they no longer say ChiTown Pale Hose either. Too bad, I love that one.

By: bigfun

bigfun — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:41:02 +0000

Not too worried about Rios – last year looks like an aberration and all the projections have him returning to useful production. You’re right about the rest of the DHydra though. Strange and confusing offseason that could have implications for the jobs of Guillen, Williams, batting coach Greg Walker and assistant GM Rick Hahn.
Third place sounds right, although I think they’re close to even with the Tigers, with the Twins having a clear edge.

By: bigfun

bigfun — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:39:37 +0000

By: Charles Gates

Charles Gates — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:29:14 +0000

Craig, two uses of the word ‘flaccid’ in two days? I like the metaphor relating to wooden bats, but you know what Freud would say…
recaptcha: marksmen not

By: Church of the Perpetually Outraged

Church of the Perpetually Outraged — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:09:50 +0000

…and now there’s a decent chance that Mark Kotsay and Omar Vizquel will be getting at bats from the DH slot.

Oh please please please put Mr. career 83OPS+, aka all glove and no stick, at DH. They might as well flip a coin between Det and MN for the division if this happens.