6 months of proposed roster constructions and trades that would never happen outside of an xbox

to see in person. Just as soon as the place would come to life, the Rays would add on another run. Nonetheless, after predicting a sub .500 season, I’ll take it.

Oh, and Juan for ARod, tat unclutch fuck.

We need some speed!

the Sox only win of the playoffs came when they played all small ball, something that people said they couldn’t win with. They hit four dongs the whole series, three of which were the solo variety. There’s already been much said about their lack of speed and there will be plenty more. The fact is, no one wins a playoff series when your two of your starters can’t go past 4 innings.

Get me a 4 starter (with Javy being gone) and some more speed!

the sox played meaningful october baseball, i attended two of the greatest sox games of my life (tuesday and sunday), and ssh got banned from sss. i’ll take it.

After the 6-2 loss to the Rays, general manager Ken Williams stopped at Swisher’s locker, gave him a hug and said, ‘’Come back next year and start all over again.’’

Swisher stepped back and looked away.

’’It’s always easier to start all over,’’ Swisher replied.

i’m gonna try and write some stuff this offseason and post if i can make up some time…woot

It’s always sad to realize that the trophy won’t be coming back home, but I feel pretty darn happy about this year regardless.

in the offseason. basically have the same view of the season as everyone else, so won’t reiterate. my best friend used to work with the guy that runs mlb trade rumors… if i hear anything, i’ll be sure to pass it along. glad i found this site, thanks for working so hard on it cheat.

David Aardsma lives in a cave and plays plays profesional cricket, water polo, curling, handball, ping pong, and fencing under other names.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Aardsma

its so fuckin bitchin.

officially google reader’d

The White Sox don’t have a real No. 1 starter, a guy who dominates teams on his good days and consistently beats them when he’s just all right. Buehrle is a winner but not an intimidator, an ideal No. 2 starter, maybe even No. 3. Danks (12-9) and Floyd (17-8) made huge strides in 2008 but still have some growing to do if they’re going to get there./blockquote>

I realize that “No. 1 starter” is ambiguous and that often people mean “ace” in the sense of Santana or Sabathia. But I have to say:

Danks had a 3.32 ERA (5th in the AL) in 195 innings, pitching in the Cell. Maybe he didn’t get deep enough in games, but please. That’s a fantastic year. I don’t know if he can do it again, but at least he’s done it once.

And Buehrle: 3.79 ERA, 18th in the AL (better than Josh Beckett!) 214 innings (again pitching in hitter-friendly park). Maybe he’s not a “No. 1” starter but let’s not go around thinking that kind of performance is what you should expect from the third slot in the rotation. Sheesh.

i think i would be ok with signing him. as long as he doesn’t OrCa, he could give us a solid 2 years of 2B while Beckham develops

Blake will be 36 next year and will be looking for one more good contract. I don’t think anything less than 2 years 16 million gets him here, and that is way too much. I would rather see that money go elsewhere.

Hudson would come expensive as well. I’m counting on KW seeing angles that non of us do (as usual) and finding cheaper solutions than these guys.

All I asked for pre-season was a more exciting team that the bag of wet fuck that was ’07. Well I got that, PLUS bonus games. Too many highlights to recount (emergence of Che, Q for examples), but Game 163 will NEVER be forgotten.

Thx to KennyGM , Ozzie, the players. Also thanks to Cheat (or whatever name he goes by now) for providing such a great site.

The White Sox added an identity to the team. I know it sounds superficial, but I think that will help with the offseason pickups. The White Sox looked like a close knit family this year, and if I was a pro I would want to be part of that group.

For awhile I was wondering if you had the stomach to keep going and though you would flame out ala Bat-Girl. It seems once you cleaned house it renewed your dedication and enthusiasm for the site (not that your Sox passion ever waned, but your commitment to the site did), and we are all the better for it.

Thanks again for giving us (me) the forum to connect with other idiots like me. This is approximately the 3rd best thing that awaits me every day, and I appreciate your work.

As one who thought they could be competitive coming into the season they exceeded my expectations. They added some good young players and have a solid starting point. Thank you Cheat and other mods for the forum.

Now begins or shortly after the complete season the time for the truly special on SSS. Any one want to take bets on who will be the first to “know” roster construction by the end of November?

Another thing, I think this season cemented KW and Ozzie as 2 of the Top 10 in their respective professions. Thank you for not listening KW and going for it this year.

General Soreness – MVP of the 2015 World Series.

Mark it, bitches!

brings up some interesting points re: strength of schedule etc.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/season-in-review-chicago-white-sox

Is a pretty good summary of how awful their Sox coverage has been.

Great season that exceeded even my far above average (for SSS at least) expectations.

I think 3B is Fields’ to lose and should be. I think if you have a chance to have a cheap average or even slightly below average 3B (offense and defense combined) for the next 4 years you simply have to completely explore that option.

However I agree we have to improve our deffense with OC gone. I like Mark Ellis if his medical reports from his offseason surgery are good. Because of the surgery, he will likely be able to be signed short term as we await the arrival of Beckham.

I’d be OK with trading JD as long as we get value in return. I’m also Ok with leaving the outfield as Q, Swish, Dye. And leaving Paulie and Thome where they are. Then in 2010 either JD or Thome goes with Paulie moving to DH and Swish to 1B.

My greatest concern though may be whether Alexei can effectively play SS. His advanced fielding metrics have been pretty bad at 2B.

By the way, I like the idea of trading JD for Adrian Beltre, who according to at least one fielding metric saved the most runs with his glove in all of baseball. His ballpark and fielding prowess make him underated even with his big contract. He is one guy that I would push Fields aside for.

Pos Players Avg OBP Slg OPS
1 Cabrera (128 G), Swisher (29 G) . .274 .339 .372 .711
2 Pierzynski (83 G), Cabrera (32 G) . .258 .301 .393 .694
3 Quentin (93 G), Thome (37 G), Dye (33 G) .265 .366 .512 .878
4 Dye (78 G), Konerko (48 G), Thome (35 G) .263 .346 .501 .846
5 Thome (67 G), Dye (34 G), Konerko (32 G) .281 .359 .548 .907
6 Konerko (41 G), Pierzynski (30 G), Crede (28 G) .233 .313 .384 .697
7 Swisher (56 G), Ramirez (40 G), Crede (20 G) .249 .328 .445 .773
8 Crede (41 G), Ramirez (31 G), Swisher (27 G) .268 .323 .491 .814
9 Uribe (70 G), Hall (28 G), Ramirez (26 G) .270 .311 .391 .703
  
                                                                                               Total .263 .332 .448 .780