Chicago White Sox: 2 Week Evaluation

By Kanderson1485 on 4/18/10 8:07pm
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Ozzie Guillen hasn't had a lot to smile about in AprilOzzie Guillen hasn't had a lot to smile about in April

The Chicago White Sox made plenty of bold moves during the 2009 season and this off-season.

Trading for all-star pitcher Jake Peavy, claiming former all-star OF Alex Rios and his $60 million contract and trading for Juan Pierre, showed this organizations desire to win another championship.

The Sox may have the desire, but apparently desire doesn't win games.

After the first two weeks, the Sox haven't lived up to their full potential.

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Chicago Cubs: 2 Week Evaluation

By Kanderson1485 on 4/16/10 5:31am
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Carlos Zambrano is having a rocky seasonCarlos Zambrano is having a rocky season

 

The Chicago Cubs came into the 2010 season with hopes of rebounding after a dismal 2009 season. 

With an aging roster, concern over the bull pen and new owners, most did not expect much from the Cubbies.

Here are my observations after the first 9 games of the season:

Record:  4-4

  -          Only 8 games into the season, so people shouldn’t look too much into the record.

 

Pitching

  -          The starting rotation is headed by Carlos Zambrano, who has a 1-1 record, with a 9.45 ERA through his first 3 starts.  Not a good start for the Cubs ace.

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Chicago White Sox after 3 Games

By Kanderson1485 on 4/10/10 12:11am
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I’ve heard it a million times if a series doesn’t go the way of your favorite team:

There is a lot of baseball left.

Most of the time, I still get upset about my team loosing the series.

 

But I take a deep breath and realize that there is a lot of baseball left.After the first 3 games of the season, the White Sox don’t look anything like they did in their home opener.

 

After witnessing the White Sox play great baseball in every category, including a play of the year play by pitcher Mark Buehrle, the last two games they looked very dossal.  

The pitching kept the team in both games.  The hitting looked a lot like last year.

Not hitting, bad bunting and not being able to get on base.

 

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Chicago Bears Draft: Safety

By Kanderson1485 on 4/5/10 11:08am
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Chicago White Sox Roster

By colormejosh on 3/7/10 1:18am
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NO. NAME POS
65 Greg Aquino RP
38 Cole Armstrong C
15 Gordon Beckham 3B
70 Jason Botts 1B
66 Ryan Braun RP
56 Mark Buehrle SP
47 Daniel Cabrera SP
-- Justin Cassel RP
27 Ramon Castro C
50 John Danks SP
76 Jordan Danks CF
30 Alejandro De Aza RF
53 Freddy Dolsi RP
-- Eduardo Escobar SS
17 Tyler Flowers C
34 Gavin Floyd SP
43 Freddy Garcia SP
63 Stefan Gartrell RF
81 Miguel Gonzalez C
58 Lucas Harrell SP
41 Daniel Hudson SP
61 Brandon Hynick RP
45 Bobby Jenks RP
25 Andruw Jones CF
14 Paul Konerko 1B
7 Mark Kotsay 1B
74 Josh Kroeger LF
78 Charlie Leesman SP
18 Brent Lillibridge 2B
71 Scott Linebrink RP
55 Donny Lucy C
64 Santo Luis SP
48 Jeff Marquez SP
-- Christian Marrero 1B
80 Jared Mitchell CF
77 Brent Morel 3B
5 Jayson Nix 2B
54 Jhonny Nunez RP
62 Brian Omogrosso SP
44 Jake Peavy SP
57 Tony Pena RP
79 Josh Phegley C
1 Juan Pierre CF
12 A.J. Pierzynski C
40 J.J. Putz RP
20 Carlos Quentin LF
10 Alexei Ramirez SS
75 C.J. Retherford 3B

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Bears 2010 Free Agent Needs and potential signs

By Kanderson1485 on 2/1/10 6:22pm
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By: Kevin Anderson

      Kandrsn11@yahoo.com

  After another loosing season in 2009, the Bears showed how many holes they have to fill in order to become the elite team they were only three years ago when they made the trip to Miami for the Super Bowl.

  The Bears have to address the safety position, defensive end, defensive tackle, offensive guard, running back and wide receiver.  They need a good quality back-up running back to compliment Matt Forte and another WR to go along with the young group they have in place.  Offensive guard and defensive end are the team’s biggest needs.

  Here is my list of potential free agent pick-ups the Bears could go after:

  • Julius Peppers, DE, Carolina Panthers

-  The Bears would strike gold with this soon-to-be free agent.  The Panthers

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Bulls left that road winnin

By Kanderson1485 on 2/1/10 2:57am
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Bulls left that road winning

 

The Bulls are coming home with a 5 game win streak: (Chicago Tribune; Chris Graythen, Getty Images / January 29, 2010)The Bulls are coming home with a 5 game win streak: (Chicago Tribune; Chris Graythen, Getty Images / January 29, 2010)

 

 

By:  Kevin Anderson

      Kandrsn11@yahoo.com

Seven days on the road is tough for any person doing any kind of job. 

The Bulls ended their seven game road trip on Friday with a nail biting win over the New Orleans Hornets.  The Bulls finished the road trip 5-2, winning five in a row.

The five wins put the Bulls record above .500 at 23-22. 

The trip did not start so well, with the Bulls loosing two in a row to the Golden State Warriors and the LA Clippers.

Not the best way to start a two week trip.

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The OC comes 'Martzin' in

By Kanderson1485 on 2/1/10 2:34am
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Mike Martz: (sports.espn.go.com/.../story?page=simmons/041230)Mike Martz: (sports.espn.go.com/.../story?page=simmons/041230)

By:  Kevin Anderson

       Kandrsn11@yahoo.com

Why is it so difficult to grasp what the Bears organization is doing with their empty offensive and defensive coordinator openings?

I mean, this is the Bears.  I shouldn’t be surprised by the lack of action to fill these two positions, but for some reason, I can’t put my finger on it.

The last three weeks we have heard six names come and go for the next Bears O.C.  The first was Mike Martz, who was immediately dismissed as a potential candidate.

Now he’s the front runner?

The Chicago Tribune reported that Martz flew to Nashville to meet with Bears QB Jay Cutler to pitch his credentials for the position. 

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Bears NFL Mock Draft (Rd. 3 & 4)

By Kanderson1485 on 2/1/10 2:01am
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By: Kevin Anderson

     Kandrsn11@yahoo.com

  With the Super Bowl a week away, the NFL off-season begins.  This is always my favorite time of the year.  This year is going to be an exciting one.

  The NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) and the NFL are going to have an uncapped off season, where any NFL team can spend as much or as little as they want on free agents.  With this comes some drama though.  Unrestricted free agents must have at least six years in the NFL, when they only needed 4 years before.  This means a lot of would be free agents this year become restricted free agents, which means their current team can match any offer from another team, keeping their star player.

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Return of Big Jim?

By Kanderson1485 on 1/25/10 11:45pm
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Jim Thome: (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune June 1 2009)Jim Thome: (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune June 1 2009)

 

 

 

By:  Kevin Anderson

       Kandrsn11@yahoo.com

  During the 2009 season, the White Sox always had hope and the belief they were still in the hunt for the playoffs. 

  The end of August of 2009, that all changed when the White Sox traded DH and fan favorite Jim Thome to the the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Thome was a pinch hitter for the rest of the regular season and saw limited action.

  Word is that Thome is open to a return to the South Side, but it sounds like Manager Ozzie Guillen might not be interested in having the left handed power hitter back in the Sox line-up. 

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