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An Ozzie lover would counter by saying 11 in a row at home, baby! World Series champion in a city that doesn't win World Serieses, baby! Funniest gawddamn quote in the game today, baby! Here's a vote to extend, yes extend, the contract of Mr. Ozzie Guillen ... NOW! From tonight's Associated Press if you want a smile to be put on your face regarding Oz and the Team "Since June 9, the AL Central-leading White Sox are 33-11 overall and 18-1 at home. Before the surge, they were 24-33 and 9 1/2 games behind Minnesota. They are now 57-44 and 1 1/2 games in front. “It feels like that was another season ago,” Konerko, the White Sox captain, said of the spring struggles. “It’s remarkable. I’ve never been on a team that’s turned things around so quickly, where we went from doing pretty much everything bad to everything good. Carlos Quentin also homered for the White Sox, whose previous home winning streak of at least 11 games came in 1989 — two years before they left old Comiskey Park for U.S. Cellular Field. “We can’t say, ’Hey, we’re going to run the table.’ We know we’ll lose some more games at home,” Konerko said. “There are no guarantees, but we’re having fun with it.” Also ... NOTES: The White Sox have seven series sweeps, their most in a season since they took 12 in 2005, when they went on to win the World Series. ...

Why? It seems to be working just fine starting AJP the majority of the games. Omar looking good tonight after getting no love in the game thread when the lineup was announced. Good job Paulie, Quentin, Castro, Beckham, Freddy, Beckham. 11 in a row at home. I like it.

Guys need to just pitch. How bout Strasbourgh (sp)? He's out with inflammation in his pitching shoulder? My god. You never know with pitchers. Just heard on radio Royals are shopping Soria big time.

Wow, if he's been quoted on it, then I apologize. If he's been quoted on the fact he's trying to stay healthy, that shocks me. He may be a headcase if he's saying that stuff. I always thought if you try to stay healthy by doing stuff like that, that's when you really get hurt.

You've got to move the runner to third there. I love how we complain in games that we've won. And as far as the lineup selection, what are the Sox, 10-0 in their last 10 home games. I like all 10 of those lineups. This board is going to be insane after every loss the rest of the season I predict. The tone of the board is utterly negative this year IMO. You may disagree, but I think the tone is soooooo negative this season on here. Maybe it's the economy putting many in a bad mood most of the time and needing to vent on here.

How do you know this stuff? I think the stay healthy stuff is a bunch of b.s. I just don't know how people come up with some of this stuff. When a pitcher or anybody tries to stay healthy, that's when they immediately get hurt. I think Bobby has been a pretty good closer for a long time now, though you don't need to remind me people that you disagree. I am well aware of your disagreement with me on Jenks. I get it. I just strongly disagree with this stuff about him wanting to "stay healthy." He's kinda fat to be worried about that.

I'd be more into the missing Thome talk if I didn't remember Thome getting bashed pretty heavily in the game threads last year. There was lots of station to station baseball hate on here. I liked Thome though. But I agree with the last poster. I don't like our current mess at DH; I just am ready for it to be somebody besides Thome.

OK. I called 3 different Sox fans friends of mine tonight while I was making a long drive on the highway, friends who live in the great city of Chicago ,to get some different perspective than on the board. All 3 liked Oz and KW and did laugh when I informed them of the title of this thread and laughed more when I told them how I am the site's whipping boy. One guy was at the game Jenks blew against the Blue Jays early in the year, and was crushed by that loss (he took his mom and wife and kids there for Mother's Day), then returned to the Cell for a game during Jenks' hot streak. Some guy seated behind him at the Cell was complaining about Jenks and my friend actually turned around and defended Jenks. And he was at that one game Jenks blew a three-run lead early in the year. Another said he didn't like Thome and didn't want a Thome clone coming back who couldn't go from first to third on a hit. He mentioned Dunn by name, not wanting him. And one other said he LOVED this team because it had heart and was finding ways to win. He said it had a chance to become one of his favorite Sox teams the way it came back from 9.5 games out and the s***ty April/May. He also said he loved Oz for not "quitting on the team" as he said Piniella has on the Cubs. Whatever that means, he said it. No offense to anybody here, truly no offense, but it was refreshing that all 3 had only positive things to say about the Sox. And I did not shape the conversation in any way to make them support the Sox. Their positivity came out on their own. And they all are South Siders. Positivity!!! Gotta love it! GO SOX! And f*** you Twins. That team is amazing every damn year.

Paulie, Rios, Alexei, Beckham , Thornton, Putz and ........ Yes, Bobby. Go Sox!

Thank you, sir. You are a class act. There was some bobby love in the game thread which is good.

What is with the Twins? Is it that they were constructed to just be better than anybody in the Central? Year after year they are champs. Their early exits in the playoffs never seem to demoralize them or take away their momentum.

So they are paving the way for that now I guess. Fathom, you must agree at the ridiculousness of the timing of this thread? I mean the team is coming off that wild win streak, the road trip wasn't a disaster and there's a big home win streak going on. Viciedo is looking like the real deal; Danks and Floyd are on fire. Alexei is looking like a real ss of the future, etc. When we fall six or seven out, I would suspect this place will be on fire demanding resignations and firings because it's pretty bad right now and we're in first place (til tonight probably). I mean this is a nonsequitir (sp) deluxe. People can't possibly want these two fired with where we stand today or I think they need some counseling.

Viciedo and Hudson for Dunn. Would you do it today? I bet the Nats would. That's our only hope for a significant trade IMO and I wouldn't do it. Viciedo would be a nice bat the rest of this season if given the chance IMO.

I do think this is the thread of the century, though. The timing of it is mind boggling. And no I don't drink the koolaid. I think the Twins will ultimately win the division by six or seven games. But as of today we are in the race which isn't really a fireable offense for either of the above mentioned subjects.

Mets fans should immediately boycott all games if their GM acquires Linebrink. It's hard to imagine a worse pitcher than he. Except Randy Williams, of course.

Your company must be a good one. The companies I've examined in this depression (it's more than a recession) are really treating workers like s*** and implementing pay freezes or cuts for the second straight year. I can't believe a majority of you do not think this thread is kind of embarrassing with the Sox having won 10 in a row at home and still hanging onto first place by a thread. We're in the pennant race entering August again.

Thome didn't have universal support on this board last year. I did grow weary of the shift. I still say Viciedo would be a great DH/3B the rest of the season. Even if we don't win the division (Minnie is looking like Minnie again) it'd be good for his development. I don't miss Thome as much as just wanting something better than we have at DH.

I agree. Tank should stay. I was going to copy and paste something off the AP notes story tonight. It said Kotsay's teammates burned 2 of Kotsay's bats before the game to take the hex off him. That's bad news. They are playing around trying to help Kotsay which probably means he's a great clubhouse guy and he's going nowhere. It was written in a light tone like Kotsay's teammates were trying to take the hex off him. He's obviously well liked and his role won't be reduced.

I'm not trying to stir anything up, but wouldn't it be nice to move this thread somewhere else until at least the Sox, say, finally fall out of first place? I think it gives internet Soxdom a bad name. Am I wrong to think this is a dumb topic at this time?? It's a nonsequitir (sp). I mean we are in first place, even though it is a weak division. Teams don't fire people when they are in first place. Also, the team's road trip wasn't disastrous (if you want disastrous, wait til we go to NY and Boston on the same trip), and it is on a nine or 10 game home win streak (knock on wood). I do realize we could fall out of first at any time, but still, isn't the name of this thread kind of embarrassing considering the "current" status of the team?

How bout an entire season (or next 2 months) of Dayan instead of Kotsay. I'd even want Viciedo over Thome right now as regular DH. I hate that Thome shift.

I've said it before. What about Brian Bannister? Royals have a lot of pitching in the minors. They might ship him to us for very little in return. Maybe even for one minor leaguer and a lot of money. Could Coop work his magic? He's had some decent starts in his otherwise lousy big league career so far.

No. Zambrano right now is worth being paid the major league minimum, Andruw Jones money, no more. He's an awful pitcher. If Coop can fix him, then more power to Coop. I don't know why the Cubs would want Teahen or Linebrink. Teahen is blah and we all know what Linebrink is. He should not be in the major leagues.

Man, we play like that and all is well in the world. It's like we don't need to make any moves on nights like this. Seriously ... Viciedo needs to play almost every day at 3B and/or DH. Just forget Kotsay, Oz and KW, and play the kid. Also, Alexei! My gosh is he hot. Andruw Jones may stink but somehow he has 14 home runs. Alexei is up to 10 hrs. I know the M's are one of the worst teams in humanity, but so were the Indians when we kept losing to them. So I'll take this. I also like the fact we continue to roll at home. The No. 2 hole sure didn't jinx Lexi. Go Sox! When Teahen gets activated, who the f*** is going to go down? Sending Viciedo down would/will be sad. The guy should be playing more. I'd rather send Lillybridge down or Linebrink but we know that isn't going to happen.

Two good posts following mine. Wow. Nice. I do think answering my questions would be an interesting exercise and introspection of you, the fan, identifying exactly what you expect out of the franchise.

That actually might not be a bad idea. I would think Coop has considered it.