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Ozzie’s expletive-laden argument for declining Jim Thome’s services includes interleague success and, for some reason, Jermaine Dye
Reading Room: First-guessing the Thome decision
For posterity, here are some instant reactions to the decision to let Thome go to the Minnesota Twins, made by people with no inside knowledge of White Sox operations. It’ll be easier to just link to this instead of spending paragraphs to explain the same thing.
Young collision nothing more than a distraction
Let’s get one thing straight: Delmon Young running into A.J. Pierzynski wasn’t Torii Hunter destroying Jamie Burke.
Thome twists the knife, but not in Guillen
Believe you me, I’m not thrilled to bring up Jim Thome. We all know that I wanted him back, and most of you were and are on the same boat. That Mandruw Kojones has failed to match his production isn’t a surprise nor a revelation. I could probably find a way to trace every flaw [...]
Sox have small window to right past wrongs
Watching Scott Podsednik and Juan Pierre contribute RBI singles in the White Sox’s 4-3 victory over Kansas City on Tuesday reminded me that it had been a while since I compared them. Just like last year, they’re proving to be pretty similar players: PA 2B 3B HR SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG Podsednik [...]
Vizquel the DH is history, repeating
Back in April 2007, Jim Thome strained a muscle in his rib cage that caused him to miss nearly a month of action. In turn, it placed an enormous amount of strain on an already struggling White Sox offense. Ozzie Guillen suddenly had to replace a guy who had an on-base percentage of .553 at [...]
Sox set sights on Target Field
As the Sox prepare to play outdoor baseball in Minnesota for the first time in decades, let’s familiarize ourselves with Target Field. Capacity: 39,504, down from 55,300 in the Metrodome. Bathrooms: 401 fixtures for women, 266 fixtures for men. Early reports indicate that the lines for men’s bathrooms are longer than the lines for women. [...]
Real ultimate Peavy
How good was Jake Peavy on Monday night? He was so good that Sox fans finally got to hear a well-worn line used in praise of their own pitcher: “You have to tip your hat to Peavy,” said Royals outfielder Scott Podsednik. “He threw the ball well. He mixed his pitches well, had command of [...]
The most important White Sox, 40-27
Throughout this week, I’m going to run down the 40 most important (potential) White Sox in 2010. You answered the question earlier, and I’m doing it now — “Who needs to be ‘good?’” For instance, if plantar fasciitis robs Carlos Quentin of half his season and Juan Pierre has a nice year by his standards, [...]
Two thoughts about Thome the Twin
No. 1: Here’s a list of various contracts the Sox have eaten, at least in part the past five years. 2005: Ben Davis, $1M (all) 2006: Chris Widger $650,000 (half) 2008: Pablo Ozuna: $1.05M (half) 2009: Mike MacDougal: $2.65M (almost all) 2009: Wilson Betemit: $1.3M (most) 2009: Jim Thome; ~$1.5M (total sent to Dodgers) 2009: [...]
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