Something Completely Different

look out….i’m beginning to feel better about our offense and pitching on almost a daily basis….let’s keep this rolling against seattle..

It would have been pretty impressive to go after that lineup and succeed.

he’s a bad, bad man. and he is so god damned beautiful i hope he never changes.

and i’m gonna give flowers to him and then ride my new purchase away.

Will it be Poreda on Tuesday?

Been gone, so sorry if this is old news I am asking about, but has Wiz resurfaced yet?

and is ranked 8th for position players, in the AL. the media’s favorite recovering addict is ranked 6th. go Q go!

http://www.battingstanceguy.com/http:/www.battingstanceguy.com/white-sox

His “Carl Everett” and “Juan Uribe” are great, haha.

Good series starts tonight. I expect this to be the beginning of the Rays returning somewhat to the pack. Then again I thought they would drop 2 of 3 in Texas.

I heard on sports radio this morning that a few of the Sox players gave Gio a “pep talk” after the game (ass-whooping) yesterday.

Did A.J. wipe away his tears and take him to Dairy Queen?

was there any mention of Q in Sheehan’s article today?

Brock D (Shakopee, MN): What needs more help: The Twins Bullpen or the White Sox Rotation?

Joe Sheehan: The White Sox have enough depth to patch rotation issues—free Charlie Haeger! I’m not sure if the Twins can say the same about their bullpen, although persistent rumors that Pat Neshek might come back provide hope. It’s interesting in that the Twins, for a few years, had these great no-name pens; now, they have Joe Nathan and dreams of Neshek.

AMan (IN): Is this the real Alexei Ramirez?

Joe Sheehan: Probably. He has tools and absolutely no idea what he’s doing with them. He reminds me of Shawon Dunston, or the infield version of Jeff Francaeiour. There’s almost no way to be a star walking twice a month.

“Gordon Beckham, SS, Low-A Kannapolis (White Sox)
The eighth overall pick in June, Beckham didn’t sign until last week, and he hadn’t played for nearly two months, so a slow start could easily be excused. No excuses are necessary though (so much for the rust factor), as in his first weekend as a pro he went 7-for-11 with a double, a home run, four walks, and no strikeouts. Beckham has all the tools and abilities to be a star-level player, combining contact skills with above-average power, and just enough in the way of both speed and arm strength to become at least an average shortstop. Just as importantly, all of his skills are advanced enough to project a quick rise to the majors, and Beckham should be up in Double-A by mid-2009, if not earlier.”

sweeeeeet

Chicago White Sox
2007 Record: 72-90, fourth place
2007 Attendance: 2.7 million, fifth in the AL
2007 Payroll: $109 million, fifth in baseball
Key Free Agents (2007): SS-R Juan Uribe (club option)
Key Free Agents (2008): DH-L Jim Thome, 3B-R Joe Crede, RHP Jon Garland
Key Long-Term Commitments: LHP Mark Buehrle, $14M/year through 2010; 1B-R Paul Konerko, $12M/year through 2010; RHP Javier Vazquez, $11.5M/year through 2010; RF-R Jermaine Dye, $11M/year through 2009, plus 2010 mutual option; C-L A.J. Pierzynski, $6.25M/year through 2010
Key Ready-Now Youngsters: 3B/LF-R Josh Fields, OF-L Ryan Sweeney, LHP Gio Gonzalez
Needs: 1. At least one big bat for LF/CF; 2. 2B; 3. SS
What They Should Do: Strong Buy. The White Sox picked their direction during the season when they re-signed both Mark Buehrle and Jermaine Dye to long-term contracts rather than trading them for prospects. Having done so, the team has little choice but to complete the cycle and field a team that should have a median expectation somewhere in the 88-win range. That scenario will probably require signing at least two "name" free agents. The alternative is being stuck in the middle, and spending a lot of money while undermining the reservoir of support they built up in 2005.
What They Will Do: Weak Buy. When you combine Jerry Reinsdorf and Kenny Williams, no direction would be entirely surprising, but this is one of those cases where going 72-90 might ultimately have been better than 80-82, because it underscores the fact that the team must spend money to improve. The guess here is that the White Sox go far but not quite far enough, trading Jon Garland for an offensive piece, and signing one mid-tier free agent.

Actually not that bad Nate….

Vazquez honored, White Sox-Mariners lineups
White Sox pitcher Javier Vazquez was named the American League co-player of the week with Baltimore’s Melvin Mora. Vazquez was 2-0 with an 0.56 ERA in two starts.

Also, the White Sox announced that rookie left-hander Clayton Richard will start Tuesday night against Seattle.

Mark Buehrle, whose last start piggybacked a dominant performance by Vazquez, tries to do it again against Seattle at U.S. Cellular Field. The lineups:

SEATTLE
Ichiro rf
Miguel Cairo 1b
Raul Ibanez lf
Adrian Beltre 3b
Jose Lopez 2b
Wladimir Balentin cf
Kenji Johjima dh
Jeff Clement c
Yuniesky Betancourt ss
Jarrod Washburn p

WHITE SOX
Orlando Cabrera ss
A.J. Pierzynski c
Carlos Quentin lf
Jermaine Dye rf
Jim Thome dh
Paul Konerko 1b
Nick Swisher cf
Alexei Ramirez 2b
Juan Uribe 3b
Mark Buehrle p
 

Im looking for Mark to have a beautiful change.(see what I did there?)

“Reyes declines outright assignment; released”

Reliever Al Reyes declined his outright assignment to Durham and is now a free agent.

Reyes, 38, was designated on Aug. 9 when the Rays acquired reliever Chad Bradford. Reyes had missed 55 games this season while spending two stints on the disabled list. In 26 games this season, Reyes boasted a 4.37 ERA.

Reyes made a huge impact with the Rays last season, making the club as a non-roster invitee and saving 26 games in 30 chances.