Comments on: What They Need – Chicago White Sox: A Starting Pitcher http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/21/what-they-need-chicago-white-sox-a-starting-pitcher/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/21/what-they-need-chicago-white-sox-a-starting-pitcher/comment-page-1/#comment-56252 Nick Kapur Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:43:47 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2461#comment-56252 Good points Alejandro. What I see as the problem with the Sox potentially trying to get offensive help, and why I didn't suggest it, is that who do you replace? The two guys who have been slumping are Konerko and Swisher, but those guys are stars who would not at all be easy to bench. I think that offensively the ChiSox are in a position where they just have to ride the horses they've got, unless someone got injured or something. That's one of the risks you take when you lock up so many aging veterans the way Kenny did recently, when I thought they should be rebuilding. Good points Alejandro. What I see as the problem with the Sox potentially trying to get offensive help, and why I didn’t suggest it, is that who do you replace? The two guys who have been slumping are Konerko and Swisher, but those guys are stars who would not at all be easy to bench. I think that offensively the ChiSox are in a position where they just have to ride the horses they’ve got, unless someone got injured or something. That’s one of the risks you take when you lock up so many aging veterans the way Kenny did recently, when I thought they should be rebuilding.

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]]> By: Alejandro Leal http://umpbump.com/press/2008/07/21/what-they-need-chicago-white-sox-a-starting-pitcher/comment-page-1/#comment-56251 Alejandro Leal Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:34:03 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=2461#comment-56251 I think this second half will unravel like 2006. Pitching has been lights out but I'm not sure if they can keep it up all year, and, there's always the possibility of the hitters going back to slump mode. Something that is becoming more of a reality as the second half gets underway. Is that enough to go get more offensive help? I don't know; Nick is right in that the Sox have good hitters at every position, so as long as they're firing on all cylinders, they can get the job done – like in the first half. Oh the ambivalence! I think this second half will unravel like 2006. Pitching has been lights out but I’m not sure if they can keep it up all year, and, there’s always the possibility of the hitters going back to slump mode. Something that is becoming more of a reality as the second half gets underway. Is that enough to go get more offensive help? I don’t know; Nick is right in that the Sox have good hitters at every position, so as long as they’re firing on all cylinders, they can get the job done – like in the first half.

Oh the ambivalence!

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