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AJ 3 for 3? Wow.

Can the Sox go ahead and sign Konerko to an extension...couple o'years with a hometown discount?

Keep piling it on, boys.

The Novella "Wreck of the Titan" was written 14 years before the sinking of the Titanic. There were many eerie similarities between the Titan and the Titanic.

Peavy definitely has to pitch better, but the quote (which has had an extremely long life here) to me did not say he wanted to be traded. As a matter of fact, he said he wants to stay because the team will not be rebuilding.

Nix!

The team that is now the Chicago Cubs were originally known as the Chicago White Stockings.

Wow, angry thread.

Jake gets to hit today. I like the Sox in this one. They're going to be bolstered by the two nice wins against the Tigers. Peavy will step up and pitch his ass off. Wells is going to get shelled.

Right now I'm thinking that both have to go. I like KW, and would rather see Ozzie go, but this whole situation between them is out of control. Unless KW is given the green light to fire him, I see KW resigning. That would piss me off if that happened and Ozzie was still here. So, I think the best option to rid of boith of them.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2010 -> 01:46 AM) Exactly. Many of you just f***ing ignore him when he gets the job done in victories and that pisses me off. Why no credit? Bobby rocks! Just like Oz getting fired I hope we trade Bobby so many of you get your wish. It'll be fun to see somebody else get ripped after blowing tie games. Oh wait, it'll be Oz getting the blame for using the wrong closer. I don't understand the cliche where fans get sick of guys who have been around a long time. Bobby is still an effective closer whether you believe it or not. First of all, the Sox just took two in a row from a division rival, including a great 3-0 victory yesterday, and arguments are still breaking out. Stop taking your frustrations out on each other!! But, to my two cents in, I see where you are coming from Greg about giving Bobby credit. However, he did what he was supposed to do. That's awesome, and he's been solid in June. But he's supposed to be solid...all the time. He's the closer and has one job to do and gets paid well to do it. I think his June numbers look even better because of how bad he's looked before that. Bobby is an effective closer, you're right. But when he's bad, he's really bad. And when a player in such a high profile position is bad, it's really noticeable. Yes, Bobby has only blown one save, but he's blown other opportunities (and blown them badly). Obviously in those situations he wasn't being used as a closer, and I have a problem with that. I like Bobby, and what he did for this team in 2005 will never be forgotten (remember the 100 mph fastballs that brought Bagwell to his knees in fear!?). I'm glad when he does well. I hope he continues his ways of June for the rest of the season. But he saved a game yesterday when the team had a three run lead, and he did it pretty convincingly. Great job, Bobby. Now go out and do that every time, and I'll stop cringing and looking away from the TV when you come into the game.

Luposlipophobia is the fear of wearing wool socks and being chased around a linoleum floor by wolves.

At first I was going to say yes, yes, yes! But, the more I thought about it, it really doesn't matter. When you see s***, you know they actually typed the naughty version of poop. And I agree with someone else's post that said having the filter forces more intelligent posts...or at least posts with more thought. What I find strange is that b**** is censored but not piss or asshole. Anyhoo, I like the idea of substituting words. But it would have to be random to keep it fresh. So you'd see posts like "Those darn tootin' White Sox can't win a cottonpicking game it they were given a fudgin' 10 run lead!" or "Pants dammit!".

Lillibridge kept a straight face until he got into the dugout then he was grinning like a 7-year old. Nice to see the excitement.

Buehrle for Pujols straight up...and the Cards take on a big chunk of Pujols' contract.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:08 AM) Cover of SI this coming week should say "Lillibomb", and show his pose. I just hope the SI jinx doesn't cause him to go into a funk. What's the chances he can keep up is .500 batting average? As long as he doesn't get another at bat, he'll keep his .500 BA.

Being originally from Pittsburgh, I'm still a fan of the Steelers and Penguins, but the Bears and Blackhawks are my adopted home teams now. Since 2005, I've seen the Sox win the WS, the Steelers win the Superbowl (twice), the Penguins win the Cup, and now the Hawks win the Cup. What else could I ask for? Just the Bears now. Way to go Hawks!

I heard about a second baseball club in or near the city that hasn't won a title in a while. I think it's something like the Shlubs or Scrubs? No wait, that's a TV show...

I feel it. It'll be low scoring after yesterday, but the Sox will score a few and Danks will shut down the kittens.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 03:41 AM) Jesus Christ Lillibridge..... Love the crowds reaction to it too. I laughed out loud when he hit that HR. That was an absolute bomb. He'll never do that again...maybe not even in BP.

What's the word on Salty besides the fact that he can't throw the ball back to the pitcher? How's his hitting?

What a day for Chicago sports. The Hawks win the Cup and Brent Lillibridge hit a ball farther than he'll ever hit a ball again!

So the next poll will be who's next?

Gone to Texas? The only other team I heard about was Milwaukee, but I doubt they would take on the salary.

If and when some trades are made and some young 'uns are brought up, I will have more interest. Right now it's depressing.