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There's no stopping this team. Big HR's by Konerko and Thomas today. Come playoff time there's no better 3 pitchers than Loazia, Colon and Buehrle. Nice pick ups in Alomar and Everett.
 

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i hear ya... thomas really came through today.... sox are about to go on a rampage
 

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that konerko homerun was HUGE. i think they will win the central and at least get past the first round of the playoffs. not sure if loazia, colon and buerhle are the best 3 starters in baseball but, they're pretty good (look about six miles north for the best starters, imo).
 

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I knew you'd make it Blue. You might be right about the best 3 in baseball being on the north side but in the AL they're here on the south side.
 

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TB then Det up next for the Sox
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raiders,

I am happy to see the Sox playing better of late but how can you say they have the top 3 starters?

Zito, Mulder, Hudson are still better.

-MC
 

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RAIDERS AND BLUE WHAT PART OF CHICAGO OR BURBS ARE YOU GUYS IN....I'AM IN S.W BURBS WOULD LIKE TO HOOK UP WITH YOU GUYS...........G.
 

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RAIDERS,

NOT TO FAR FROM ME ARE YOU ON AOL...OR CAN I HAVE A EMAIL ADDRESS...WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU DOWN TOM WERE I WORK FOR LUNCH ....WOULD BE SOME LAUGHS...AND MAYBE WE CAN GET BLUE AND ANY OTHER CHICAGO GUYS...........G.
 

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I know you said White Sox fans only.....I'm not, but I think you hit the nail on the head. Did you see how they reacted last night? They looked like kids who just won the Little League World Series.

It's nice to see that in baseball. So much of the time it's just a job.

I saw where Gammons was talking about Alomar in New York and he said he never was really happy there. He also said that now he is reunited with his brother which will be a good thing.


Come playoffs, watch out for the White Sox!

KMAN
 

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MC- Oak's staff is great but Loaiza is pitching better than anyone. Colon won 20 last year and Buehrle won 19. Buehrle has been pitching great of late and now that this team is finally coming together I think that you will see the best from these guys the rest of the year. A case could be made for both Oak and the WSox as to which is the best staff and I'm a homer.
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MC- Oak is a pitcher friendly park and ChiW is a hitter friendly park so don't look at just ERA's.

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The stadium was originally known as a pitchers' park because of breezes blowing in from nearby San Francisco Bay, but after centerfield skyboxes were added in 1995 for the return of the Raiders, this deflected the normal wind patterns. The power alleys were also shortened by 13 feet, which has helped batters significantly.

After the partial enclosure of this cavernous stadium, prior to the 1996 season, flyballs have carried much better. Prior to 1996, the 1987 Oakland Athletics had the team record for home runs with 199; in 1996 and 1997, the team hit 243 and 197 home runs respectively, indicating how much more run-friendly the newly refurbished Coliseum is.

Between 1979 and 1995, only once did the ballpark have a run index of over 100 (103 in 1989). In 1996 and 1997, the newly renovated ballpark had run indices of 103 and 108, respectively. But from 1998 to 2000, the run index dropped to 88, the lowest in the American League. (Only Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego are lower over this period.)



It's still a tough place to score, though it's not as extreme as it used to be. The reasons are:



1) The foul territory is immense. I mean, gigantic. The rounded playing field leaves seemingly acres between the baselines and the crowd - the backstop is 60 feet away and remains almost as distanced from the playing field from 1st to 3rd base.



2) Winds coming in off the San Francisco Bay hold up fly balls that get up too high in a wicked jet stream.



3) The thick natural grass holds up a lot of ground balls, benefiting ground ball pitchers.



4) Starting in midsummer, shadows often fall across the plate, making it harder for hitters to pick up pitches.



The wind patterns slightly favor left-handed batters, though statistically the effect seems not to have shown up in the past few years.



Defense: The right side of the infield and outfield suffers a severe sun problem, making tracking flyballs a problem. Because of the immense foul territory, speed at the corners of the outfield is more important than in any other ballpark. The thick grass favors infielders who have limited range but strong throwing arms.

Before the renovations in 1996, the smooth, round outfield wall made it relatively easy to play outfield here, and the number of doubles and triples was well below average. However, since the renovations, the number of outfield errors is much higher (thanks to the straight walls and quirky angles that have replaced the round outfield walls) and the number of doubles and triples has skyrocketed.

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Sounds good Gmoney

[This message was edited by raiders72001 on July 04, 2003 at 03:56 AM.]
 

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Count me in as a Chi Soxer (Western Burbs) who loves his Sox and despises those loser cubbies. The White Sox now have a line-up that compares favorablywith just about anyone out there. Add in the 4th best staff in the AL and I think we're in for a fun ride.

Never seen Frank so pumped as the other night.
 

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Koch isn't doing the job. Who should be the closer?

1. Marte
2. Gordon
3. Trade for a closer
 

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tonight was really disappointing...... i cant see how manuel could go with koch again... this had to be the last straw... Marte was pitching excellent and i saw no reason to take him out....and when i saw koch come in, its almost like i knew this game was lost
 

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