I am personally going to guarantee that Crede will not have an OPS above .800 at the end of May. Furthermore, I will say that it is highly likely that he does not have an OPS above .700.

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Doesn’t every team have a Pablo Ozuna? I don’t understand complaining about him. They play 162 games. Occasionally people who don’t make the All-Star Game have to play.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up actions 908670234 recs

White Sox Trade Farm, Make Run at 3rd Place in Central

i’ll probably go with my prediction about the indians. they’re still the best team in the central (mutters something about injuries and luck…)

after the Swisher trade said they could go as high as .500.

However, May 9th, I cut my losses. So there. I apologize for nothing. Screw you all.

I also said Alex Gordon was the “breakout AL position player” and Liriano was the “breakout AL pitcher”.

I would sell Rays 89 til my fucking face caved in.
“All this has done is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us.”
by ballyb on Feb 14, 2008 2:17 PM EST up actions 0 recs
 
And my second favorite:
 
“Yeah, the Rays look ready to
grow up a bit. Might actually make my Sox pilgrimmage to Tampa interesting this year.
Jeff Cox: I’m going to call you "FN”.
by winningugly on Feb 14, 2008 2:29 PM EST up actions 0 "

I’ll say. Happy Valentine’s Day, WU. The Sox love me.

Chris D (Capital City): You honestly think the White Sox had the worst offseason? Swisher, Cabrera and Quentin will make a huge impact, and the bullpen should be a lot better.
SportsNation Keith Law: (1:56 PM ET ) The problem is that they don’t get it. They’re not a good team. They have no shot to contend with Detroit or Cleveland. Trying to improve the ‘08 club was the wrong strategy. I didn’t mind the Swisher acquisition, but why are they giving up prospects?

12/12/07- We’ll miss you Andy Gonzalez
by The Deacon on Feb 14, 2008 2:36 PM EST actions 0 recs

Expectations were mighty low in the spring, but Imagine what the predictions would have been if you told people in March to assume that:

PK would end up .240/.344/.438/.783 22HR 62RBI
Swish .219 /.332/ .410/.743 24HR 69RBI
OCab .705 OPS, 84 OPS+
Crede misses half the season with injury
Josh Fields a complete bust

Javy, your supposed #1, ends up with a 4.67 ERA
Linebrink out for a third of the season with injury
Contreras out for half the season with injury

Remarkable season, I think Ozzie did an incredible job keeping this thing together. My prediction was certainly way off, but I hedged a few times and said it would all rest on the shoulders of the young guys to make a difference – we went a huge 4 for 4 with Danks, Floyd, Q and Alexei way exceeding expectations.

Some may say the lesson from this season is that a savvy vet roster will have the experience to carry you through. IMO the lesson is that if you’re going to gamble, gamble on young guys exceeding expectations instead.