Floyd Can't Find Zone, Offense Picks Up Slack

by The Cheat on Apr 13, 2009 3:37 PM CDT in Recaps Comment 131 comments

Gavin Floyd became just the 5th White Sox pitcher in my lifetime to earn a victory while walking 7 (or more) batters. Interestingly, Sox pitching had 5 such outings in May of '79, including back-to-back games.

Dewayne Wise's separated shoulder is bad enough to necessitate a DL trip, and not surprisingly, according to Joe Cowley -- not the one with the 7-walk no-hitter linked above -- Jerry Owens will get the call.

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Nice W, kid.

Gavin = Garland. (Didn’t we give him great run support in ’06?)

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

didnt garland start like 8-0? that was in 05 though?

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Apr 13, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jerry Owens gets the call.

Cowley, Twitter

by billyok on Apr 13, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

fuck me

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Apr 13, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shut.up.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Apr 13, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, there you go. Hello, Jerry.

Hello, Sox fans. Miss me?

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i give him two weeks before he pulls his groin

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Apr 13, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's so excited he's pulling his groin right now

Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"

by Brush Back on Apr 13, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Flagged: That was mean.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Apr 13, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know that's karma for JCM on the last thread.

by onthemark12 on Apr 13, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

just took a dip down there

i’m trying to figure out what’s worse: what the kid said (and sigs) that got everybody’s knickers in a twist or the fact that a bunch of grown folks allowed a kid to get their knickers into such a gordian knot-style twist.

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jerry Owens.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's for damn sure

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

meh. For all the hundreds of comments I ignore, every once in a while, I am compelled to say something.

Jerry Owens indeed.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Apr 13, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My knickers couldn't be less gordian knot-style twisted.

I wasn’t trying to claim offense to what was said, more amusement at the ensuing discussion and the fact that the “you rejoiced when it happened to Jerry Owens.” And here he is.

I like JCM. He keeps things friggity-friggity-fresh.

by onthemark12 on Apr 13, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

sorry, otm, didn't mean to imply you

just seemed like a tempest in a teacup.

i feel left out that we don’t get to see the pink/red of flagged comments

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

every man feels left out if they don't get to see the pink

by Trooper on Apr 13, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mike Piazza resents you

by onthemark12 on Apr 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

but he's married!

must be one of those low self esteem girls.

by Trooper on Apr 13, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just follow the comment "flagged".

That’s usually a good indicator.

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, but it's used so often in jest that it's lost all meaning

you know, like “i love you”

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love you, too, TSK.

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 14, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Not cool" = knickers in twist?

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

now it says

“ozzie says unless kenny makes another move before tomorrow”

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Apr 13, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What will the shell of DWise

fetch us on the open market?

by onthemark12 on Apr 13, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scrimshaw. Whale blubber. Shiny rocks.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

whale blubber would actually be quite a haul.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Apr 13, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm holding out for some varmint pelts.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and I'll take the scrimshaw

Leading off at shortstop...
Luke Aparicio

by e-gus on Apr 13, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

does that mean anything?

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Apr 13, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it is

what it is.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Apr 13, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The accuracy of a Cowley's post is determinable only at the quantum level.

The results change dramatically depending on whether it is read, who it is read by and the status of the reader.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

fuckin' cats.

THIS STORY ONLY ENDS ONE WAY

by colintj on Apr 13, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So according to the physics, it would be more accurate to say "It is what it is. Maybe."

by hitlesswonder on Apr 13, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Possibly.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

this should be interesting.

jerry or josh. ozzie or KW. which man wins out?

by larry on Apr 13, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i thought roland hemond decides who's on the team.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Apr 13, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the Q taketh, the wise giveth.

by larry on Apr 13, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like Q!'s gamma-ray vision will have to finish up the job on JO's groin

That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT

by Ozzie Montana on Apr 13, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

tell me the context of your sig

Formerly Crede's Crew

by Q!'s Qrew on Apr 13, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's knocking the fucking cover off the ball @ Charlotte,

.143 / .250 / .143.

"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08

by ballyb on Apr 13, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funny, '79 was Disco Demolition's infamy, no?

Everything was funky then.

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

speaking of '79 (or so)

Marilyn Chambers dies

I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator

by Nordhagen on Apr 13, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Once again proving my theory

every time DeWayne Wise separates a shoulder, a porn star dies.

RIP.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

your theory extends to Mark Fidrych

bad day for Detroit, all around

I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator

by Nordhagen on Apr 13, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

shit.

just saw him on mlb network. this sounds like a messy death…

by larry on Apr 13, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Did you know your messy death would be a record-breaker?

Don’t you get me wrong – I only wanna know…"

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dammit

i am (i think) one of the minority on here old enough to remember watching him play. 1976 was unreal.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Apr 13, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I saw him too, MOST entertaining

That was still the Hairs Versus Squares days for the most part, and here was this kid like a flower child grooming the mound and talking to the ball and himself. What a magical debut he had.

Though Ms. Chambers passing saddens me more. From Ivory Snow detergent boxes to XXX beauty.
Sigh.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And small NATURAL titties

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hear you. the small fake tits don't do it for me, either

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you lot are obsessed with breasts

fannies are the best part of a woman

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And hers was perfect too.

Still sighing.
May have to pull out Behind the Green Door and see what comes up.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

whoosh

oh, wait, i’ll translate: whoush

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think there's an E at the end.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This truly sucks. I am upset.

I was 19 in ’76, and I loved the guy. Fernando came shortly thereafter, and it was cool to see a couple of stars that were iconoclastic, shaking up the Establishment. Loved it. Christ, he was only <3 years older than me.

And Marilyn. Let’s say I loved her soap.

I'll say it SSH be quiet
by The Cheat on Apr 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Apr 13, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if JO gets penciled in for a straight platoon, this really was tragic.

by Trooper on Apr 13, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

since no one else has been able to hit in the 1 hole

it might be JO’s job to lose again.

I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator

by Nordhagen on Apr 13, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how many times he has to lose it... before he loses it.

Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"

by Brush Back on Apr 13, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So far I am very encouraged by the offense

CF is a black hole and 2B isn’t giving the Sox much. But Q, Dye, Thome and Kong are all hot.

Fields looks like he’s going to put up a good slash line while also playing solid defense. Alexie looks like Alexie.

I am very encouraged by the early season results.

by madvillian on Apr 13, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

getz is giving some solid D so far.

as long as he is in…

i suck - the sox dont - SSH2005

by BoeJouma on Apr 13, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alexie even looks like Alexei!

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Apr 13, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure I would agree with Thome being “hot”.

by Ahillock on Apr 13, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT ANDERSON IS NOT THE STARTING CENTER FIELDER ON THIS TEAM !

by NLaloosh on Apr 13, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I DONT KNOW WHAT WERE YELLING ABOUT!

I THOUGHT IT WAS UN-FUCKING-BELIEVEABLE THAT LIL’ WAYNE’S THE PRESIDENT!

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Apr 13, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOOK HOW LOUD

I HAVE TO YELL

by KillaAK on Apr 13, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

MERCY!

by Trooper on Apr 13, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

KEEP IT DOWN BACK THERE OR I WILL TURN THIS CAR RIGHT AROUND GODDAMMIT

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

(I can't wait to have kids so I can work on the jump-into-the-back-seat-and-beat-child-while-changing-lanes move.)

by Trooper on Apr 13, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's the only reason we had 'em.

… and it was worth it.

by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 13, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I liked to blow cigarette smoke into the back seat for them

That way I could keep them safe by having both hands on the wheel.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Out the driver's window and back in the rear window

Ashes, hell, how ’bout sparks!

by EddyStanky'sGhost on Apr 13, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly!!!!

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You just nailed it on the head. My childhood.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Apr 13, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I stopped smoking two years ago

I have the odd cigar and some snuff now and again, buy much as I loved fags I’ll never go back to them

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

just read that again lol!

I’ll load the bullets, who’s gonna fire the gun?

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better watch those translations between countries

Unless what you said is what you meant – Not that I’m saying there’s anything wrong with that…

Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"

by Brush Back on Apr 13, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I forget

for you lot fag is slang for a homosexual
here it means a cigarette

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or it could be transatlantic:

And smoke parliaments.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry?

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not guy fawkes

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ANDERSON IS NOT LEADOFF MATERIAL

THE CF MUST BE ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE GET ON BASE AND STEAL BASES

I, FOR ONE, WELCOME OUR NEW SLAP-HITTING OVERLORDS

by hitlesswonder on Apr 13, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BA stole two bases today and bags honeys like MC Hammer did in 1989.

He will be our starting CF. (But not leadoff…that will be our Punto-esq 2B, when he returns hopefully Wed.)

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Apr 13, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention his 2 walks that led to the 2 SB

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa... Fidrych

Mark Fidrych, a Northborough native whose aw-shucks charm and on-the-mound antics helped make him a national phenomenon as a Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher in 1976, was killed in an accident in his hometown this afternoon while working on his pickup truck. He was 54.

Fidrych, who won 19 games as a rookie before injuries derailed his career, was found dead on his 107-acre farm this afternoon, according to the office of Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Fidrych was found by a family friend underneath his truck at about 2:30 p.m.

by RoyEgan on Apr 13, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yep. As an old guy, would you agree with "flower child" I used upthread?

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember Davis Israel's intv. w/ him in the Trib...

…eviscerated. Thought the whole act was bullshit.

by RoyEgan on Apr 13, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

-Correction -- David Israel

by RoyEgan on Apr 13, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember him. Too bright to be covering sports?

At least in his opinion? Or was that Mark Vancil?

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't get to watch the game

FUCK.

Q is God

by Option27 on Apr 13, 2009 5:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

lol easy there

I wouldn’t want him reading this post and punch through a brick wall for Jesus…

http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/4/2/819786/cactus-league-finale-white-sox-vs#13641879

by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 13, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look guilty!

to be honest they should have let him off, his cultural contribution to 20th century humanity far outweighs a little murder.

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

he looked better with this hair though

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

uhhh, no..

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 13, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no what?

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, he shouldn't have gotten off. Though yes to your

Assessment of his contributons to pop culture.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

murder doesn't outweigh cultural contribution

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 13, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes - now you are agreeing with me

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He didn't mean too, but you know what he meant.

Btw, how’s Percy? Or whatever the name of the pussy.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know what he's called - Stan

and yes, he’s very happy, been sitting in the sunshine all day

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least he's not gone missing again.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Apr 13, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

never goes anywhere

apart from when the fireworks go off, I’m sending him to a cattery this November. I don’t want to go through that again, he didn’t stop shaking until Christmas

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's what Goebells said at Nuremburg

Ignore the holocaust, but man look at how smart the uniforms were

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Goebells?

Sounds like a girls’ school cheer.

[Though I agree with your gist.]

by EddyStanky'sGhost on Apr 13, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm arguing with myself here

build a straw man and the burn it down

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

add a bunch of mushrooms and desert

and you’ve got an annual hippie festival

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

let this be a lesson

to always make sure the hookers aren’t also B-movie actresses

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

by thatshortkid on Apr 13, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha!

I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.

by hoodlight on Apr 13, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the SI curse

the other one, the verducci rule:

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 13, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So, is it set in stone that BA and 50 Cents will platoon?

I am not sure I believe Cowley…

http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/4/2/819786/cactus-league-finale-white-sox-vs#13641879

by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 13, 2009 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Mike Piazza looks even gayer than usual

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by The Cheat on Apr 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Is Jerry Owens even on the 40 man roster...?

If He gets the call up then who goes off..?

It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.

by ElDiablo on Apr 13, 2009 6:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think there are 2 open roster spots. So nobody.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Apr 13, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nobody

it’s not full

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by The Cheat on Apr 13, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Honest question (reposting from a dead thread)

Not taking into account that the Sox wouldn’t make this move, as it seems they don’t want to add salary and KW stated he’s not looking to go outside of the organization for a CF, but…

Any ideas on how much would it take to pry Marlon Byrd from the Rangers?

I read the fangraphs article posted previously (by Wiz?), and he seemed to be the best option for the Sox mentioned, given that he’s on a one year contract with the Rangers (at least that’s what ESPN tells me), so he won’t be blocking Jordan Danks in a few years, assuming that Jordan cuts down on his strikeouts ;)

Also, I’m not asking this in an attempt to dance on Wise’s grave, as he very well may be back in a few weeks, but just because I’m curious as to what Byrd’s relative market value would be.

You are right. But larry is actually a prick too.
- HSA 01/07/09

by rhythm on Apr 13, 2009 6:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

don't think anyone views this as dancing

" Cheat I would like to become a managing editor. Email me what I need to do."-by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 2, 2009 1:46 PM PDT

" You've got step one down. Sucking a lot of dick."- by The Cheat on Apr 2, 2009 1:58 PM PDT

by U-God on Apr 13, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've considered Byrd underrated and a good Sox target for a while now.

The Sox would likely have to overpay for him, though. Before last year, they were asking Murton+a prospect(Gallagher, I think) from the Cubs. That’s just not worth it. He would be a perfect fit, though.

by Daniel Berlyn on Apr 13, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

was he on a 1-year contract at that time too?

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

by The Wizard on Apr 13, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's still under arb

last year. He had two years left at that time.

by Daniel Berlyn on Apr 13, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks

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

by The Wizard on Apr 13, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i gotta think that at least kdub is making an effort to investigate outside options

the fact that wise and ba were chosen over JO at the start of the season shows kdub/ozzie think much of JO. that wise is injured forces the sox hand a little bit too. if the price for a competent center fielder is too steep – and i’m not sure what steep is, let’s say b+ prospect – then write off center field for the first few months of the season when the standings dictate whether sox are going to go for it or sell off…

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 13, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs