his K rate actually got worse, but it looks like balls were finding the field instead of gloves early on.

I’m both not in the mood to discuss the Sox and have less time to devote to them as well.

His luck was always gonna work out in the long run, I’m happier to see the offense explode again.

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They also love transvestites…

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by northsider on Jun 18, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs ” -Bleed Cubby Blue

he blows

well while we’re at it let’s just DFA vazquez, danks, floyd, and contreras…cuz if buehrle blows i would think they all blow…and then we can DFA captain q, crede, cabrera and alexei too…hell why don’t we just DFA the whole 25 man roster (except for pablo ozuna because he’s young and good..SSH will like that one) and bring up the Birmingham Barons to play for us…maybe they won’t blow…haha what is it with these clueless sox fans on this board

Buehrle is a finesse pitcher. His “fast” ball must be set up by his breaking pitches and changeup. If his control is good, he will have a great game. It seems that his control has improved significantly. Another note: earlier this season, he was snakebit by poor defensive plays. It seemed that whenever the Sox did not turn a routine DP, the other team scored three runs.

I haven’t been disappointed in his last few outings.
Yes, his inability to work out of defensive errors is a problem. But in 2-1 or 1-0 losses, we can’t really blame Buerhle or the defense. As someone mentioned in last night’s gamethread, he has also been plain unlucky.
So I definitely haven’t given up on him. He’s still our ace and I’ve seen him do a lot worse!

mark buehrle will probably end up being the most consistent pitcher we have…he’s almost a lock to go 7+ everytime and if his cutter is sharp like it has been the past three outings the sox have a great chance to win

“Sometimes it just takes a little longer and maybe he wasn’t ready right out of the gate,” added Hall of Buehrle. “I’ll take that anytime now, a couple of mulligans to get him back where he needs to be. He’s doing great.”

Is it possible that the effects of the Sox taking all those precautions with Mark in spring training (missing starts, decreasing workload) resulted in a poorer start out of the gate? Maybe he just wasn’t as ready as he should have been.

Regardless, if it means he is pitching lights out in September, I’ll take it. Especially considering the team has remained in first to this point

you bring up a good point which in all reality makes sense…we all know that he has thrown over 200 IP the past seven seasons….perhaps he did need all the extra work that he usually did and his first few starts may have been some of his final tuneups before being at full strength

but with the way he’s looked the past few starts…i’ll take that the rest of the year…it’s the mark buehrle we’ve all come to know and love

87. Aaron Poreda, LHP, White Sox
Eligible Next Year? Yes
Production: 3.31 ERA at High-A (73.1-67-18-46); 6.00 at Double-A (6-6-0-5)
Stock Report: Slightly down. He’s been promoted to Double-A for the second half of the season, but Poreda is not missing bats despite his size and velocity, as he’s made almost no progress with his breaking ball has.