The Critic

QUOTE(SouthsideBlitz @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 03:36 PM) Anyone else very unimpressed with the way B-Mac has looked in ST? It seems like he's been behind almost every hitter all spring.

Mac gives up a jet plane. 5-5. Ugh.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 02:41 PM) Nothing to really add here, but, I still can't get over that Cintron deal. If Iguchi continues his sophomore slump--although he had a nice at-bat today--Cintron slides in and seemingly nothing is lost. To me, that's just incredible. Those moves are the moves that make championship ballclubs. To me, the only thing Kenny has "failed" at this offseason is addressing the 2nd lefty in the pen, and how many realistic options were even out there for that? It's been a more-than-solid offseason for the REAL 2005 Executive Of The Year.

We got us a good old fashioned pitcher's duel today, lol.

2 RBI single by Alex. 3-2. RE-EDIT: f***ing me.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 02:30 PM) Wasn't he supposed to have a solid arm? That's what I'd heard about him, but I haven't seen it today.

QUOTE(Aderal @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 02:27 PM) Are those one guys doing shows for sox again this year? They are funny as s***. If you mean Sox & Roll, I've heard that they are doing some shows again, but I'm not sure when.

Gload saves another run. 2-0 after 1.

Sweeney's throws look craptastic.

Stairs did Nomo a favor. Just missed a 2-0 pitch, popping it up.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 02:18 PM) Any TV for this game? What channel? Comcast Sports Net.

Nomo's pitches look VERY hittable. OOPS, Minky just did.....1-0 Royos.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 11:05 AM) A pinch deep in the armpit?? http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-cub20.html Yeah, but it's just a pinch, not a rip or a tweak or a scrape or a twinge. There are many levels of injury - sorry to get so technical right there....

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 01:50 PM) non baseball fans bought sox gear... there are a lot of people in chicago that just thought it was a great thing for the city... edit: i'm not gonna budge on this one... True. And the Sox benefitted from their purchases. And they're right - it was a great thing for the city. Stubborn mule....

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 01:14 PM) a couple points...as for the parade...frankly there aren't many ticker tape parades in chicago...so a lot of those people were just spectators, non baseball fans, cubs fans and sox fans. It was quite a sight! and secondly, you know...my dad was a baltimore orioles fan for his entire childhood...moved to chicago 23 years ago...and he's been a loyal sox fan for 16 years...Bandwagoners aren't as bad as people make out sometimes... There may have been a fair amount of spectators out there, but I gotta say, I've never seen so much Sox gear in one place before ever! A lot of the spectators bought World Champions shirts and caps, that's for sure!

So the "get your ass out to the games or else you have no right to talk about the Sox" threads are being replaced with the "is this still a Cub town" and "I hate bandwagoners" threads this year, then?

That's a lot of "ifs", there, Mariner Dave. If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its ass.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 14, 2006 -> 01:21 PM) Number of times Hampton over Iowa State is mentioned tonight, mainly just to tick me off? They don't make the news, they just report it.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Mar 20, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) The Royals don't have any major leaguers. Good point. Okay then, I would like to see him face the Royals' best players.

I hope Nomo pitches - I want to see if he has any gas left in the tank. I know McCarthy is going to be there. Also hope to see The Mythical Boone Logan pitch against major-leaguers.

You know, they could have an all-ex-Sox outfield if only that Suzuki guy was out of the picture. Borchard - Reed - Everett......just imagine it.....

Stay home and talk to your kids or take them to the park to throw around a ball. Save the $300 you spend on tickets and popcorn for their college education. Rick, you don't HAVE to buy tickets from the Cubs' in-house scalpers....either that, or cut back on the f***ing popcorn!!!

I like the honest approach Coop gives. He's been optimistic, but not dismissing the physical problems like other Chicago teams might. I just love this team.

I like what I'm seeing from Vasquez. A lot.

Not gonna get mine til the guy who runs our syndicate comes back from vacation. I can wait.............but not much longer.........