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Beckham Signs, Broadway Starts

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Joe Cowley twitters a pair of minor notes. First, the Sox have signed their first round pick, Gordon Beckham for a rumored $2.4MM. He'll take BP tonight at USCF.

Second, and of greater concern to the Sox playoff hopes, Lance Broadway has apparently parlayed 10 improbably strong innings last season into a starting gig despite a terrible performance in AAA this season. Broadway has been comically hittable this season in Charlotte, allowing an average of 10.4 H/9.

As if that wasn't bad enough, it gets worse; or rather Broadway has gotten worse as the season has grown. Since May 1st, that hit rate has risen to an astonishing 12.0 H/9, leading to an ERA of 5.89 and an RA of 6.68. Worse yet, in his last ten starts, he owns an ERA of 7.27 with a hit rate of 13.2 H/9. To say that those numbers are not indicative of a pitcher who is likely to succeed at the major league level is a massive understatement.

Here's hoping this is a reverse-jinx and not a future I-Told-Ya-So post

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If that's true, we deserve to lose the division

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:31 PM CDT   0 recs

Regarding having Broadway starting games

not the Beckhams signing, mind you.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll add that if the Sox keep trotting General Soreness out there to CF, they also deserve to lose the division

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:32 PM CDT   0 recs

paging mr. poreda. paging mr. aaron poreda. your seat in the left field bullpen is ready.

by larry on Aug 13, 2008 4:32 PM CDT   0 recs

Sucker!

I actually beat you to the punch, for once.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

on what

paging mr. poreda. paging mr. aaron poreda. your seat in the left field bullpen is ready.

by larry on Aug 13, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm not sure i'm in a position to judge who deserves what.

paging mr. poreda. paging mr. aaron poreda. your seat in the left field bullpen is ready.

by larry on Aug 13, 2008 4:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Doesn't your adviser tell you what to think?

sorry, some grad school humor here.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 4:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm funnier than you

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

um no...

do you read phd comics?

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 13, 2008 4:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

piled high and deeper?

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

good stuff

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

When you make Lance Broadway your fifth starter...

with the Twins tied for first place and only 44 games left with better starting pitching options out there, it may not be a matter of deserving to lose.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 13, 2008 4:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I posted on a new thread before you did

clearly, it’s these small victories that keep me going sometimes

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oh. i didn't realize people raced to do such things.

paging mr. poreda. paging mr. aaron poreda. your seat in the left field bullpen is ready.

by larry on Aug 13, 2008 4:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The more you know

I thought the clearly gave it away, but here’s a pic anyways!

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i got that part. i was referring to your original post.

paging mr. poreda. paging mr. aaron poreda. your seat in the left field bullpen is ready.

by larry on Aug 13, 2008 4:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Meaning you didn't know people "raced to conclusions"?

How’s that for funny, huh Toonderjackass?

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You know.....maybe SSH should be GM

My pick to click is so Billy Butler on Thursday.

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 13, 2008 4:33 PM CDT   0 recs

i was on the motherfucker yesterday

but quickly realized that SSH is too radical to a White Sox GM

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 13, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Too radical to be a White Sox GM, or appears to be too radical to a White Sox GM?

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 13, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I am thinking JRE is actually Kenny Williams...

He seems to think that Broadway can easily replace Washburn’s production as the fifth starter for the rest of the season.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 13, 2008 4:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 4:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I have never said anything about Lance Broadway.

I am not a fan.

Nor do I have a crush on Ken Griffey, or Carl Everett, or the Alomar brothers.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Aug 13, 2008 4:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

injuries starting to pile up

ray’s crawfor and bosox’ lowell

by The Scoper on Aug 13, 2008 4:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Not a huge deal for the Red Sox...

Youkilis plays third, Sean Casey plays first. The way Lowell has been playing lately, they won’t miss a beat.

Bigger deal for the Rays.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Aug 13, 2008 4:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's ok

with Griffey roaming CF, he’ll prevent plenty of would-be hits.

MrROFL.com

by shaftr on Aug 13, 2008 5:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Fifth Starter Starts

the rest of the way out could look like this, if the Sox used days off to insure 4 days rest for the four starters they have now—-Buerhle, Floyd, Danks, and Vazquez. If they do that, the fifth starter would have the following starts

8/14 Home against KC
8/19 Home against Sea
9/2 at Clev
9/9 Home against Tor
9/14 Home against Det
9/19 at KC
9/27 Home against Clev

That also leaves Vazquez, Buerhle, and Floyd to pitch the MN series in the Terror Dome. I don’t know if the Sox would do that, but would minimize the starts placed on the 5th guy (whomever that is) and put him in starts that would avoid games against Boston, New York, LAA, and Minnesota. It’s a 4 1/2 man rotation, of sorts. This also presumes that someone like Carrasco could handle the mop-up game against Baltimore on the 25th.

I have serious doubts about Broadway handling those starts. Perhaps by committee? One or more of those games could also be good candidates to try out Poreda.

Thoughts?

by VAChisox on Aug 13, 2008 5:27 PM CDT   0 recs

if we had to bring up poreda

it would be for bp use, not for starting. this guy doesn’t have a third pitch yet.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 13, 2008 5:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Broadway will be fine

extra ordinary circumstances will often lead to extra ordinary results

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 5:31 PM CDT   0 recs

nah, that's more up barack's alley

sox fan, hope machine.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Aug 13, 2008 5:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hope wasted.

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 5:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

who is this W

character that you refer to? does he take all this stuff seriously?

I think we should be told

regards

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 6:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

on the right.

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 6:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

should have posted him with his Brit Poodle.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

possibly one of the most succesful presidents

in your history, everything he was put into power to do, he has done

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 6:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

now you've done it.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

an american history buff, hoodie is not.

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 6:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you have no understanding of what I said

It is not praise nor a critique, just fact

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 6:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I got it and it seems accurate.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 6:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i dunno

my impression is he was put into power to make the powerful/rich even more so while throwing the occasional bone to religious zealots, so i think hoodie’s got it pretty spot on.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Aug 13, 2008 6:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yup

you got it

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 6:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you must have mistaken him for a democrat.

You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.

by MarketMaker on Aug 13, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's funny

i understood “lazy bums” as the silver-spoon set

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Aug 13, 2008 7:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If you don't like you can get outtttttttt

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 13, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You're too optimistic, that's not Chicago Tough mate

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 13, 2008 5:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

he'll be fine

there will be a clarity of thought that carries him beyond the festering slurry of bad stats in the minor leagues

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 13, 2008 5:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nope. He has hair.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

to be chicago tough, you have to remember ssh's mantra: "If you are pessimistic, you will be right 80% of the time."

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 5:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How long have I been saying that the Sox need pitching?

If Lance Broadway is the best option the Sox can think of, they should gladly take on Washburn’s entire contract.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 13, 2008 6:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

VAC made a good point. The starts can come against lesser Lineups

for the most part. Besides, tomorrow’s start could be Broadway’s only start assuming suckiness.
As for Poreda, does he need a third pitch for the first time sucky teams see him?
If Lance is a Broadway Bomb, I think that’s the next move with Carrasco to clean up any messes.
One game, big deal.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:01 PM CDT   0 recs

yes.

he’ll have 1.5 pitches against righties, since the slider is not especially effective against opposite handed hitters. he desperately needs a change up.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Aug 13, 2008 6:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yep. For the 3rd time through, or the 2nd time facing.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

or: Broadway or Poreda?

Uma/Oprah?

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

or to channel Chinatown:

Forget it Cheat, it’s Kansas City.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:14 PM CDT   0 recs

except this team is already headed for destruction at the metrodome in september without those 7 guaranteed losses

if this really is their plan, fine, they can start broadway and poreda and whoever else whenever they want. play griffey in CF every day! will be exciting! lots of runs=excitement=ticket sales! never underestimate kenny’s genius!

by uofcdood on Aug 13, 2008 6:20 PM CDT   0 recs

University of Cleveland?

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

why can't you ever think CRESTWOOD?!?

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 6:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Is the school next to the Lowes Cineplex?

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 13, 2008 6:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you have to ask uofcdood.

"i'm gonna beat you. and then my son chris is gonna beat you. it's gonna be an old fashioned father-son beat off!"

by Toonderstrook on Aug 13, 2008 6:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Knew a girl, long time ago, who said "kiss me where it smells"

I drove her to Crestwood.

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:30 PM CDT   1 recs

for Toonder

bally disease

In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.

by Chiburb on Aug 13, 2008 6:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Stickney too.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 6:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs