Dear Ozzie,

by larry on Jul 18, 2009 11:23 PM CDT in Recaps Comment 53 comments

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Please stop using me on 0 days rest.

Thanks,

Scott

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Is Morrissey Serious With This?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-19-morrissey-jul19,0,3342726.column

Let’s put on our GM cap and start with shortstop Alexei Ramirez and pitcher John Danks. I know: a steep price. But worth it.

Losing Ramirez would be painful, but there’s always pain involved in this kind of deal. The Sox can move him (Beckham) to short and put Josh Fields at third.

by PaulieK14 on Jul 18, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate stupid people

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 19, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I make it a point to not read anything Morrissey writes

This is the same guy who isn’t sold on Jay Cutler being a good thing for the Bears over Kyle Orton

I thought the whole point on getting Halladay was to address the hole that is the 5th starter. Trade Danks among others for Halladay and the sox are still without a reliable 5th starter

by Scotty Ballgame on Jul 19, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's been awful for years

and become totally unreadable. Like a fool I starting reading two paragraphs of that article cause it had to do with the Sox and couldn’t go any further – like staring into the sun.

Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2009 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if the only problem you have is candidate #5..

its not really a problem at all….

by el paulito on Jul 19, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

muckraking for fun and profit

note the bolded part.

What has to be weighed is whether the future would be destroyed for a guy who might spend only 1 1/2 seasons in Chicago. But the better question is, what future? Is there a gleaming future on the South Side that’s the envy of all the other teams?

according to the blogger who authored the tripe cited above, if an organization’s future prospects are not the envy of all of the other organizations it competes with, it follows then that the organization should “sell” the future to engage in a “wash” today.

alas, the article did what it was intended to do- drive page views and sell newspapers. professional sports writing 101, the more incendiary, controversial, and divisive the prattle, the better. the flip side is everyone silently nodding their head in agreement.

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 19, 2009 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Morrissey is reduced to making foolish trade proposals

He is screaming for attention because he knows he’s working for a dinosaur of an industry and has nothing intelligent to say. Don’t feed him by clicking thru to his stories. I can pick out 90 per cent of his stories by the dopey headline. Stay away and he’ll eventually be gone.

by Duck99 on Jul 19, 2009 10:26 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I read this story too

This guy is a jackass. No way do you do that deal!

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Jul 19, 2009 2:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep he is an idiot as if we didn't know that already.

If we gutted the team for 1-1.5yrs of Halladay I would be really pissed off.

by Ahillock on Jul 19, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Edit: actually he can force a trade after .5 a season

Fuck that shit.

by Ahillock on Jul 19, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The world is full of crashing bores

by hoodlight on Jul 19, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dear Ozzie

Stop using me ~~on 0 days~~

Fixed

by Scotty Ballgame on Jul 19, 2009 12:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If you can't use a reliever on back-to-back days

he’s pretty useless. That contract is an albatross.

Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

most appearances by a reliever are not on 0 days rest. you may as well use him to the greatest effect.

White Sox Minor League Updates: http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry

by larry on Jul 19, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I could say I liked how Linebrink looked after All-Star Break rest.

Alas.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 19, 2009 2:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

A fan who caught the attentinon of several posters Friday night made the highlight reel.

Literally.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5029157

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 5:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

who doesn't love titty night at the ballpark?

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Jul 19, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell of a lot more relevant than Mullet Night

1999 wants its hilarious promotion back.

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

for once i agree with you

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Jul 19, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I believe this is the correct video:

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5594853&c_id=cws

I get Beckam’s 2-run double for the first link, but my link gives titty night. Not sure if there is something wrong…

Took 3 years to find out about disco demolition night.

by Jackkoho on Jul 19, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sox offensive stats, last 30 days

Per Fangraphs:

Leads AL in team batting average (.302), doubles (54), HR (39).

Second in AL in runs scored (54).

Pitching numbers aren’t nearly as rosy.

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 6:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That's 150 runs scored.

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 6:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Clearly the lineup just needed a dash of savior and pods' faustian bargain

Is it still the fourth inning?

by vince_ on Jul 19, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You think Satan is still handing out contracts? Maybe Quentin can get in on that action.

At this point – a merely OK Carlos Quentin (a Q instead of a Q!) is still an upgrade over whatever 9th place hitter (Wise/Anderson) the Sox have been trotting out in his absence.

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

More like a rough week for the pitching

That’s why it was really nice to see Buerhle get them back on track. The FIP is still 4.06 last 30 days. Richard is just brutal right now. The hitting has been scary good. Yes CF numbers suck but at this point so what?

We joke about “savior” but Beckham’s bat at the bottom of the order has rounded things out.

Remember when folks were claiming the Sox would have 3-4 bats below .700 OPS in the lineup? Wrong.

Greg Walker rules! (kidding of course.)

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 19, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I was joking about savior until I looked up his stats

He’s now our 4th best hitter looking at OPS.

Is it still the fourth inning?

by vince_ on Jul 19, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Special thanks to the following people:

Darin Erstad, Luis Terrero, Andy Gonzales, Alex Cintron, Bret Prinz, Ryan Bukvich, Dewon Day, Jerry Owens, plus slumping PK, JD, AJ, and Tadahito Iguchi.

You guys made Gordon Beckham possible.

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember being pretty pissed teh Sox won a few games at the end to move down a spot or two

it’s worked out though.

David Cameron (not a whole lot of respect for his work, but whatever) but Gordon right on the outside of his top 30 tradeable assets. Like most, has no doubt he’s going to hit a ton, but has some questions about where he’ll eventually end up on the spectrum.

by madvillian on Jul 19, 2009 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a pretty good problem to have.

I remember much of the talk around here after 2007 was that the White Sox organization was on a Baltimore Orioles style slide of old players, unmoveable contracts, and mediocre prospects.

That was a long time ago, wasn’t it?

by 67WMAQ on Jul 19, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sox are 4th in the AL in ERA and 9th in OPS

If they can move into the top half of the hitting stats this 2nd half that should be enough to push them to 85-88 wins, which might win the division.

The only player that’s really been a huge drag on the offense has been Wise, and hopefully with Q’s return next week he never sees the field more than once a week.

The pitching has been about as good as can be expected I think, the one thing that could make it really good of course is a trade for another starter.

And yea, Beckham has given a much needed boost to the bottom of the lineup.

by madvillian on Jul 19, 2009 9:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Correction - ...and hopefully with Q’s return next week he never sees the field.

Remember when "Cuban Pride" meant something...

by Brush Back on Jul 19, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea, that is my hope, realistically though I think he is somehow still on the team

and that means ozzie will play him, as is his style.

by madvillian on Jul 19, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

To solve the #5 spot,

why don’t we move Clayton back to long relief and let Poreda be the #5 starter. And don’t give me all the stretching out crap. bla bla bla

by Ahillock on Jul 19, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

my theory is that they really want Richard to string a few good starts together for the scouts

then waive him around like bait. Richard is still young and he has some upside as a cheap back end starter of solid lefty reliever. Of course, with Colon coming back and Count pitching like a man possessed he might not have many more opportunities if he doesn’t pick it up soon.

by madvillian on Jul 19, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs