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I think Dye has good hitting left in him and he will do fine for 2 more years at least in his new home. Yes I think he slumped, struggled, whatever you want to call it. I don't know why some people get the benefit of the doubt as having an off year and will certainly rebound and a stud like Dye gets none of that same regard. Dye also has a proven track record of excellence. It's obvious he won't be back; I just hope we acquire bats to replace Dye/Thome. You know what ... we are going to miss both. Our pitching will not alone win us a division.

The I hate Dye gang seriously needs to give it a rest as well.

Can you forgive the others who lay down and died? I won't go through all the names.

We are going to miss his production. My question is: Why do the Dye naysayers immediately claim he's finished and not just say he had an off year? Rios ... oh he had an off year. Swisher last year ... oh he had an off year. But Dye is finished? Dye will have 2 good years with whomever acquires him. I'm just saying KW needs to replace some big time production in Dye and Thome. Why can't some people just say Dye had an off year or rotten second half?? I know why. We know him too well and people are sick of him and want new blood. Hope the new blood can produce like the Jermaine of the first half.

I agree with Jeremy. I don't get all the optimism. Even in our next to last game, Johnny got hit. It's not like these starters are assured invincible status. I hope KW approaches the offseason like he has a mediocre at best baseball team and tries to fix it the best he can. We're not that good, folks.

I just can't imagine a team giving Pods a great contract. He should return here for one year. I mean he was great, but it was his comeback season. He's too old for a team to necessarily count on him. He hit great this year, no doubt about it, and was healthy. But for a team to give him some great contract, I can't imagine that happening. One year, 3 mill from the Sox? Or is that too much? One year 2.2 mill?

For the glass half empty fans, both teams have a lot to lose in the playoff. Minnie will have lost 2 playoffs in a row, finally getting this one in their home dome where they have a fantastic advantage. It would be a major disappointment. Though the good fans would realize with no Morneau they had a great run just to catch the Tigers. Showed a lot of fortitude. Detroit will have choked away a title that was theirs since May. Would be a bitter pill for a team that has had high expectations since Cabrera joined the team and not fulfilled them. It would be considered a monumental choke. Didnt Detroit lead by as many as 7 or 8 games in mid September?

I love Hawk and Stone as a team. Great broadcast today to end a lousy sesson. They had a great season in the booth. I love Hawk.

How bout Hudson be one of our relievers starting NOW. I'd rather see him out there than the usual suspects.

It's definitely the worst day of the year I feel. End of baseball. At least under KW and Oz we've had meaningful baseball for the majority of most of the seasons.

Sure hope so. The Rios I saw was a trainwreck at the plate. Tall guy with weird crouch who hit one bomb otherwise many many feeble outs the times I was watching. He is 0 for 0 for the 2010 season so that is a plus. He gets a clean slate. It would be nice if he had a huge April.

I think we may have swept Cleveland once. That may be it. We didn't do much sustained winning all year. It really was a blah season. No momentum except I believe one decent run where we won eight of 10 or nine of 11 or something. We need to fix a lot of things for next year. Starting 0-0 in April won't magically make some problems of this lethargic team disappear.

Very true. I forgot about all the extra days, starting with the MN Football delay.

Will next season's theme be, "Blame it on Rios?" Or will he bounce back? He truly sucked as did many other Sox in the second half of '09.

Rios needs to get good and drunk and forget this season. Assuming he cares about how bad he was for us.

Granderson saves the season. Wow. If that falls, no decision for Verlander.

Verlander is havin some fun today. Wow.

True, also we are not the best hitting unit. We rarely win 3 in a row.

Wow, that is harsh from SI. Rios has a lot to prove.

I'm just baffled by that. We had so many dogs in the bullpen and in the lineup. And soft saves? That's a new one.

2009 White Sox: Very forgettable. Easily forgettable. Mark's perfection; the catch; home dominance of Yankees and Cubs; Beckham the bright spots.

Even if the Tigers survive this, no Verlander for Game One. That is something the Tigers will regret. I still think they win the division; but no Verlander in Game One. Not good.

I agree Wanne, that's why I'm predicting Detroit survives. I think it really would carry over for them. Also, our starters do indeed appear to be dominant as the season ends. That's why so many of us were disappointed we tanked. We really look like a team that pitching wise could have done some possible damage in the postseason. Great post.

He definitely stunk as that article proved, but tonight was something to build on. And like I said the other day, there's been no reports of him being a lazy bum or a cancer in the clubhouse. That is a great sign unless the writers have ignored the issue out of laziness. I'm hopeful. I do think we will not win the division if he hits this badly next season. We can't afford another black hole in the lineup. To get four hits in a game finally is a great plus for Rios.

I'd love to see a playoff. Predict it now, though. What happens Sunday? My prediction is Verlander beats us in a pretty easy fashion, say 8-1. Also I say KC beats a Twins team that has given it a valient try, but just can't quite do it. KC wins 9-8 in extra innings. Twins fans applaud the team as they leave the field for battling so hard w/out Morneau. So Detroit wins the division with no playoff. What's your prediction?? Cmon. Pick it before it happens.