Breaking news: Linebrink could be DL-ed on Saturday with more stiffness in his throwing shoulder....

Breaking news: Linebrink could be DL-ed on Saturday with more stiffness in his throwing shoulder. MRI in the morning.

UPDATE: It's official.

Cowley Twitters

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Ugh

Who comes up?

by Craig Grebeck on Jul 25, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Probably Adam Nessie Russel

by Lawstudent201088 on Jul 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would explain why Nick "I lost my damn magic" Massett was brought in

Cowley should be called Cowley Twitters

by Lawstudent201088 on Jul 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Which is why Ozzie is the Man.

shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.

by winningugly on Jul 25, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least he only used Boone against a lefty tonight

by Lawstudent201088 on Jul 25, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

my recap is up as fanpost

by madvillian on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Craptacular

"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)

by tailgater on Jul 26, 2008 12:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought we didn't need any bullpen help?

Oops.

by SSH2005 on Jul 26, 2008 1:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Also, Thornton has a bad back and he wouldn't have pitched last night either...

even if he was needed.

This Linebrink news is definitely related to the Loaiza release because it freed up a spot on the 40-man roster. So either Kenny is acquiring a reliever soon or some Sox prospect not on the 40-man roster will be added.

by SSH2005 on Jul 26, 2008 3:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

or they just realized that they should stop paying a guy the major league mimimum who isn't going to do shit other than prevent someone at b-ham from pitching.

by larry on Jul 26, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Possibly...

the timing is suspicious though. Especially when the bullpen is hurting badly now.

by SSH2005 on Jul 26, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't think the timing means anything. they could have just made the move contemporaneously. you don't need to have the spot open before you make a trade or something.

by larry on Jul 26, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alexei gets a slagging

look he’s a really shit basball player really, our eyes must be wrong or something

look here

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Jul 26, 2008 6:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a pretty accurate assessment

He’s got no plate discipline and both Keith Law and BP say glove is below average anywhere. There’s still a strong chance he’s not a useful player going forward (when his batting average goes down).

Announcer: [A fan] from Frederick, Maryland, wants to know why you don't go out and get some more team speed.

Weaver: Team speed, for Chrissake, you get BLEEP god damn little fleas on the bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big BLEEP who can hit the BLEEP ball out of the BLEEP ballpark and you can't make any god damn mistakes.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 26, 2008 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so lets get this right

he’s a shitty fielder who can’t bat?

mmmmmmm

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Jul 26, 2008 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He needs to hit .315...

in order to be a good hitter. We’ll see if he’s really a .315 hitter. Walking two times a month isn’t going to cut it otherwise.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 26, 2008 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats silly

A middle infielder slugging .475 doesnt have to hit .300 to be useful. He’s not hacking singles. His defense will improve to at least avg as he gains more experience. The kid is signed for a little over a mil for 3 more years. Im certainly not calling him a star but I’d take all bets on whether he is useful moving forward.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he doesn't hit .300...

he’s not going to slug .475.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 26, 2008 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right cuz that is clearly impossible

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beside its not like

.290 with a .450 slg would suck. Jerry Owens he is not. He may bomb, but things need to be kept in perspective which the article really doesnt do.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're being a tad oversensitive

JRE’s not saying anything wrong.

I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 26, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe I am

But I still disagree that Alexi has to hit .315 to be a good hitter or valuable moving forward. That was the whole point wasn’t it?

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not saying he won't be good...

just saying that the jury’s still out. If he’s really a .315 hitter (which is certainly possible – there’s not a lot of data that says otherwise), he’ll be fine.

I said this months ago, and I’ll say it again – Juan Uribe looked like a good hitter, too.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 26, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tdogg...

if Ramirez’s AVG dips below .300, his OBP is going to be trash because he doesn’t walk at all. He needs to learn how to take a walk.

by SSH2005 on Jul 26, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where exactly did I imply I didnt want Ram to walk more?

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mentioned we have discussed at length

The wishy washy nature of defensive metrics in general. Some I value more than others and we try to adjust a bit, but NO one who has watched Alex the whole year will tell you he ranks just better than the worst defensive 2b this year.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Jul 26, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

exactly

people going on about his poor range and stuff, I’ve seen him give Dye and AJ about 3 weeks start on a pop up and still beat them both to the warning track

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Jul 26, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A guy in his first year in the majors playing a new position has no upside? Really?

by Grinder in Training on Jul 26, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hard to tell

He might be a natural .300 hitter with power. If that’s the case, I’ll take that out of a middler infielder even without plate discipline.

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by shaftr on Jul 26, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the half season, scott.

by larry on Jul 26, 2008 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

(mumbles something about giving relievers long-term deals.)

fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!

by MarketMaker on Jul 26, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

more like thanks kdub

for signing scott to 4 years for half a season of work.

that said, if the sox play well into october with or without scott, this signing will be praised at least in the short term.

logic was killed already, right?

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 26, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

for sure!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 26, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

small sample size joe.

Cowley Confidence Rating
By
Joe Cowley
on July 25, 2008 10:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

DETROIT – Yes, the White Sox stole a huge game on Friday night, but not without some serious question marks heading into Game 2 against the Tigers on Saturday. Specifically, with the bullpen.
So with Scott Linebrink likely headed to the 15-day disabled list and Matt Thornton fighting through back stiffness, here’s a list of my confidence rating with the current cast of relievers.
1. Bobby Jenks – The man-child is healthy and looked dominant in the ninth.
2. D.J. Carrasco – Has been one of the biggest surprises of the season, behind rookie second baseman Alexei Ramirez.
3. Octavio Dotel – Has had a few stumbles, but brings a swagger to the eighth inning.
4. Matt Thornton – Even with a bad back, I trust Thornton.
5. Nick Masset – He’s a mop-up guy at best right now.
6. Boone Logan – Took a step on Friday night, but has a lot to prove after a disastrous three-week showing.
7. Scott Linebrink – When healthy, he’s No. 2. However, he’s not healthy. So it might be time for Ehren Wassermann again, or a sleeper in Class AA Birmingham reliever Jon Link (5-1, 1.77 ERA).

by larry on Jul 26, 2008 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

this guy trusts thornton with a bad back

but has it in for ocab

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 26, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Linebrink on DL, Wassermann recalled, By Mark Gonzales

White Sox setup man Scott Linebrink was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 23, and reliever Ehren Wassermann was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.
Linebrink was dianosed with inflammation of the posterior of his right shoulder. Linebrink said after Friday’s 6-5 win over Detroit that he suffered from stiffness and that the discomfort was at the back of his shoulder. He has pitched only once since July 8.

This means that D.J. Carrasco will take over the seventh inning duties, with Octavio Dotel taking over the setup duties.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/07/linebrink-on-dl.html

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Jul 26, 2008 12:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs