Saturday, April 7, 2007
White Sox
I can't see how people keep placing the Chicago White Sox anywhere below 2nd in the AL Central. Really, its crazy not to have them first. They have undoubtably the Best 3-4-5-6 combination in the game along with 2 great, speedy runners leading off, then followed by AJ Pierzynski, a great hitting catcher, Juan Uribe, who packs some punch and a fine Second Baseman in Tadihito Iguchi. No, their starting pitching wasn't phenomonal last year, but wasn't horrible either. Buehrle had his worst year ever last year, but there is no reason to think he can't or wont jump back. Vazquez has shown signs of brilliance along with Ace Jose Contreras, if they could just settle down. And Jon Garland is a late-bloomer on the rise. Really, the only weakness from last year was the Bullpen, and GM Ken Williams answered that call in the offseason with Power Arms such as David Aardsma and Andrew Sisco. I think now, the 'pen could be a strength rather than weakness. That being said, I think the Sox have the Best team in Baseball right now. With no real weakness, as long as pitching can hold up, I see no reason why we won't see a repeat of 2005.
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The best 3-4-5-6 combination in the game? Are you serious? Konerko, Thome , Dye, and Crede??? I can think of a few other combinations that are quite a bit better. Try the Mets with Beltran (much better than Konerko), Delgado(similar to Thome), Wright(better than Dye) and Alou(better in my opinion than Crede if he's healthy). A.J. Pierzynski is a decent catcher, Uribe a mediocre SS, Iguchi a mediocre 2B, and your pitching staff and bullpen=doodie. You have a bajillion weaknesses and youj are most definitely not the best team, and it is in no way crazy to have the Indians or Twins in front of them.
A Bajillion weaknesses? Name one. The 'pen was last year, but certainly not this season. Now, for you other comments.
To say Beltran is "way better than Konerko" is foolish. I totally agree, Beltran is better, but it depends on what you are looking for. For the White Sox, Konerko is a better #3 hitter. They have Scotty Pods and Erstad hitting 1 and 2, and no need for a 30 HR/20 SB player at #3. They need a guy like Konerko who drives in Runs. Konerko is a better Run-Producer and Hits more HR, which is what we need out of the #3 hole.(not to mention, Konerko is MUCH better in the AVG department)
I agree with you that Delgado and Thome are similar, though Thome is going to hit more HR.
Wright isn't necessarily better than Dye. He is known as such an up-and-coming 3B not for his amazing offense, but his combination of offense and defense. Dye will more than likely hit at least 5-10 more HR, should be close in RBI, and Average should be close as well. Even a strong regression from Dye would put his Offensive stats above Wright. In fact, even pre-2006, Dye with an Average to Above Average season could have matched Wright.
The Alou-Crede statment is downright stupid. That statement might have made sense 5 years ago, but it dosen't apply now. The Mets would be very happy to get 20 HR out of the 41 year old Alou. His numbers are getting worse every year.
Despite your claim, this is known throughout Baseball as the best 3-4-5-6 punch in baseball. And " A.J. Pierzynski is a decent catcher, Uribe a mediocre SS, Iguchi a mediocre 2B" I couldn't agree with that statement more, which makes this the best offense in baseball.
"and your pitching staff and bullpen=doodie"
That statement is just wrong. Our starting pitching is average. It can be Great at times and can be awful at times, but usually, its just average. Buehrle, mark my words, will be back, win 15 games and have around a 3.50 ERA. And yes, our bullpen was very weak last year, but not anymore. We added two power arms in Sisco and Aardsma, both of which have been good for us so far. And with the return of Jenks, Thorton and Macdougall, the Bullpen has turned to more a strength than a weakness.
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