Farewell Jim & Jose
Posted: Wed Sep 2, 2009 6:31 pm
First off I would like to wish Jim & Jose well. They have been a big part of the team over the past few years and Jose came up big for us in the championship year of 2005.
The Deals:
Jim Thome to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Class A infielder Justin Fuller, 26, and dealt pitcher Jose Contreras to the Colorado Rockies for Triple-A pitcher Brandon Hynick, 24. In addition, The Sox sent cash to the Dodgers and Rockies in both deals.
The Hopefuls:
Fuller is batting .254 with four home runs and 17 RBIs for Inland Empire.
Hynick is 10-9 with a 3.83 ERA with Colorado Springs.
The pitiful finish:
Not to long ago Buehrle pitches a perfect game, we pick up Rios & Peavey. It looked like the playoffs are a realistic possibility. I get tickets for the 26th thinking it would be the crucial finish against the tigers. Now a few weeks latter the team looks like it has nothing. We have dropped 11 of 12 including another ninth inning loss yesterday. Peavey looks like next year. With the heat turned up for the finish Ozzie and the gang are just melting away. This is one of the worst stretch runs I can remember.
The Deals:
Jim Thome to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Class A infielder Justin Fuller, 26, and dealt pitcher Jose Contreras to the Colorado Rockies for Triple-A pitcher Brandon Hynick, 24. In addition, The Sox sent cash to the Dodgers and Rockies in both deals.
The Hopefuls:
Fuller is batting .254 with four home runs and 17 RBIs for Inland Empire.
Hynick is 10-9 with a 3.83 ERA with Colorado Springs.
The pitiful finish:
Not to long ago Buehrle pitches a perfect game, we pick up Rios & Peavey. It looked like the playoffs are a realistic possibility. I get tickets for the 26th thinking it would be the crucial finish against the tigers. Now a few weeks latter the team looks like it has nothing. We have dropped 11 of 12 including another ninth inning loss yesterday. Peavey looks like next year. With the heat turned up for the finish Ozzie and the gang are just melting away. This is one of the worst stretch runs I can remember.