All 2008 White Sox Center Fielder
Well its been too long frankly since our last poll for all time Sox players, but since our friend U-God is busy blowing his nose and warming his toes, I decided to fill in with a centerfielder question for the masses. Consider this rain delay theater on the U-God project. I got these stats from yahoo! sports, and if they are to be believed, the Sox went 138 for 579 from the position, which is a .238 average and if Im not mistaken the very definition of a replacement player. Anyway, these stats are for games they played at cf exclusively, not their entire season.
In 2008, the Sox had a six pack of players take the field in centerfield, who was your favorite?
Nick Swisher
Well someone sure liked him because I saw a ton of Swisher t-shirts out there at the Cell last season. He started 69 games for the Sox, logging 535 innings in centerfield, and made 4/5s of the errors at the position. He hit safely 54 times in 222 tries as our CF, 9 for doubles and 11 HR for 47 runs and a dirty 30 batted in. He stole a bag and was caught once, and he struck out ten more times than he walked, 44 BB and 54 Ks(with 50 of them looking and grinning if I remember correctly), his slash line read .243/.369/.432/.802. He netted the Sox two Yankee prospects in a trade, I think they're names are Jack and Shint.
Brian Anderson
I love the range this kid has in the outfield, he gets to a lot of balls that would otherwise fall in for hits, but his bat has been pedestrian. He started 37 games in the 8 position and logged 447 innings there in total. 36 hits in 160 ABs with only 8 walks and 41 Ks. No errors, scoring 15 times on 11 doubles and 6 HR, knocking in 21. He stole one bag, with a slash line at the postion going .225/.262/.406/.668
Ken Griffey Jr.
He looks good there, but.... well, he just wasnt much of a centerfielder anymore. Man thats still a good looking swing though, even if it is considerably slower. The kid played 250 innings in centerfield, starting 32 games. 25 hits in 104 ABs, 10 doubles, 2 HR, scoring 11 and knocking in 13. He had three times as many ABs in right field as he did in center according to yahoo sports, which doesnt seem quite right, but I suppose its possible as I was drunk most of the season anyway. He walked 13 times, struck out 18, and had a slash line of .240/.322/.394/.716. He didn't have any steals, but he did rob Michael Cuddyer and the Twins of a run in the 5th inning in game 163 of the season, pegging his ass at the plate, making the trade completely worth it.
Dewayne Wise
There are not a whole lot of pictures of Dewayne, even though he started 17 games in centerfield and played 144 innings out there for the Sox in '08. 17 for 59, scoring 9 runs, knocking in 6 on two doubles, a triple, and 3 HR. 4 SB, never getting caught, with 3 BB and 16 Ks. From the position Dewaynes line looks pretty good: .288/.317/.508/.826. Looks good compared to the rest of this bunch anyway.
Alexei Ramirez
The Cuban Missile took off in his rookie season for the Sox and was a big part of the central division Championship. A big part at second base. He was the opening day centerfielder but started only 6 games at center, logging 63 innings out there committing the only error at the position that wasnt credited to Swisher. Alexei was 5 for 28, with two doubles knocking in 2 RBI, scoring 0 runs. He had 6 strikeouts, one walk and was caught stealing. .179/.207/.250/.457 was his line, and many of us thought he wasnt ready for the show. Thank God noone heard us from our basements.
Jerry Owens
Jerry started two games in center, playing the 18 innings and going 1 for 6 at the plate with 1 K(pictured, maybe) 1 SB, 0 BB, 0 R, 1 RBI. .167/.167/.167/.333
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Easy. BA Pounds CF
Brian Anderson pounds CenterFolds. Models ain’t nothing for the Bri-man.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 20, 2009 12:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
You list Dewayne Wise in the candidates
But you left him off the possible votes. Swisher got my vote anyway.
/stares forlornly at Swish jersey
We first got our hair cut today. I am not very happy with this result.
-Rinku
by SonOfCron on Jan 20, 2009 1:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
shoot
i guess i should have left it to the pro u-god
This is what I love about White Sox fans... You guys have so much fun venom!
by SullyBaseball
by e-gus on Jan 20, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nah man
you covered it fine. nailed it on the pictures too.
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
by U-God on Jan 20, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how are things u-god?
feeling better?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jan 20, 2009 4:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm better now
but still not 100%. i walk like i’m drunk and my body isn’t very responsive
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
by U-God on Jan 20, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
give it a couple days
I experienced something similar sometime ago and it took me a few days to get back…
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jan 20, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BA by a fingerbang.
I was in the shit too!
by thecip on Jan 20, 2009 1:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
so yeah can we get wise in the voting choices?
by LT_sox_fan on Jan 20, 2009 3:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i cant ammend it.
my only options are to vote or to close the poll.
sorry Dewayne “hey hey hey” Wise.
This is what I love about White Sox fans... You guys have so much fun venom!
by SullyBaseball
by e-gus on Jan 20, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh and great selection of pics for each
swish and his down syndrome look
by LT_sox_fan on Jan 20, 2009 6:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
more importantly, can we get a 'Pie' choice?
:p
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jan 20, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wrong diary
ignore it…
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jan 20, 2009 4:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for Jerry Owens just for laughs
by NLaloosh on Jan 21, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, we're gonna take your vote away if you don't get serious.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 21, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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