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Awesome victory tonight. Finally a clutch hit (by A. Garcia). Hopefully that will do wonders for Garcia and get him in the "star mode" for next year. Sox truly need him to be well above average going forward. With Viciedo a bust, but likely LF next year, it'd be nice to have Eaton and A. Garcia all-star caliber or just below all-star caliber which many think they are capable of. Loved seeing him get that game-winning hit! Great starting pitching, too. And nice to see the closer whiff Adam Dunn.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 04:49 PM) I am amazed by the number of people that think that taking nude photos of themselves is something that needs to be done. Some guy on Catfish last night confessed he'd sent tons of nudes to a stranger he met on the Internet but never spoke to in person or on the phone. Of course she turned out to be lying about everything. She sent him nudes but of some model in Playboy. In real life the Catfish liar weighed about 300 pounds.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) I'm amazed by people who let themselves get so emotionally affected by every piece of bad news that they have to start threads on baseball message boards. This is a forum where people comment and talk about stuff. Are you serious? You can't shoot the messenger. All of this stuff is appalling and sickening and IMO worthy of social commentary.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 08:48 AM) Darned Cubs!!! If they wouldn't keep losing more than us, we'd be at 8. Interesting how in 2013 and 2014 we're almost parallel records. Back in the day there were fights at our grade school and high school over Cubs record vs. Sox record. I can imagine how the teachers are so happy nowadays there are no fights. At the grade school recess or gym class the Cub fan says, "Ha ha. The Cubs have a better record than your Sox." And the little Sox fan instead of tackling him counters with ... "who gives a s***? I want to lose We get the better draft pick! Ha ha. We win. We get the better draft pick."

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 09:07 PM) I strongly disagree that Danks is better than Jackson. Jackson is another guy you don't want on your team. Now as a one-inning bullpen guy? Sure. I'd take him in a second over hacks like Bella.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 12:41 PM) Fisk is now 4 Great name for a dog. Is that a beagle? Does he/she howl a lot? Are beagles as tough a dog to own as they say?

Royals getting owned by Detroit again. Detroit has won 11 of 15 this year vs. KC. Royals are trying to ride their excellent defense and pitching into the playoffs. Thing is, KC's offense is so putrid (nobody walks; nobody ever homers) it is putting the postseason in jeopardy. Can defense and pitching win out as the cliche says? Or do you need some hitting too?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 09:34 PM) This is why Wilkins should have been up on August 1. He has taken months to get comfortable at every level he's stopped at. That should have been expected again at this level. Maybe 1 extra month wouldn't have been enough, but it's a helluva lot better than not giving it to him. Good point. Now in this small sample size, he's looked lousy.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:59 PM) Interesting that Hawk said if you want to win you have to spend money the other day. I thought we were going to be more like the Yankees after we won it all in 05. I was hoping we'd always re-stock with GOOD free agents. This other way isn't going to get the Sox back into the postseason anytime soon.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 03:52 AM) I know he made a boneheaded mistake today, but Sanchez hasn't been that bad this year...And he just turned 22 a few months ago. Even if Micah isn't ready he seems like a capable stop gap. And Semien, though I'm not as high on him as others here, fits that same bill as well. Hope you are right. I'm just thinking Semien has looked pretty pedestrian. Hopefully Sanchez is good. I want players who excel and Hawk got me excited about Micah.

I hope Micah is as good as Hawk says. Is he? He'll be ready next April, right??

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 04:12 AM) The September call-ups have been awful. Goes to show you how bad the talent in the high minors is/was for the Sox Very sad how badly they've looked. Looks like Micah gets second base and Sox must keep Lexi for some time to come, which is fine. Lexi is a good player. Gillaspie gets third again next year, which is OK. He deserves another full season after hitting .300. Semien certainly has done nothing; Sanchez OK but blah and Taylor, yuck.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) It's hard to believe that people would do something so cruel, particularly to such an undeserving victim. With that said, I'm pretty uncomfortable with some of the vigilante justice that folks appear to be asking for. There are some sickening cases of bullying out there and this is one of them. Re. the vigilante justice ... That's why I said the families of the little brats who did this will have to be moving and changing schools, etc. In this day and age of social media and TMZ, everybody's gonna want those kids who did this to suffer big time. Those kids publicly should be protected by being juveniles though. Life is gonna be hell on their parents who will have to face the media/public on this one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) Uh, no. Pity the real victim. For sure. I thought I expressed outrage for the victim, too. If not, sorry.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 03:45 AM) Most mental and physical errors I have ever seen in a Sox game. Absolutely unacceptable I'm not calling for Robin's head, but his managerial resume looks as bad as his Sox team's resume in his tenure.

QUOTE (1dog @ Sep 10, 2014 -> 03:42 AM) Who can watch this s***? All of the young guys play like De Aza and Viciedo combined. I'm a glutton for punishment. I really don't see how we're going to be any good next year. Too many holes. Yeah, there are a few of us diehards who watch the Sox still. There are not many of us out there. This team is pathetic. Like you said, so many holes to fill.

Sox playing like clowns. Dumb to get thrown out at third there. Kinda embarrassing.

So the police have identified some kids who dumped urine and spit on an unsuspecting kid all part of the ice bucket challenge. Celebrities are out wanting proverbial blood so to speak offering rewards to find out who did the crime. Police are going to press charges of assault. Pity the perpetrators and their parents cause they are gonna be forced out of this school and town over yet another act of stupidity in our world. Would like to get into the minds of these dumbass kids who thought it was a good idea to dump crap on an autistic person and put it on the Internet. Really smart. Really a nice thing to do to a fellow human being. What a cruel world. I feel sorry for the autistic kid. How terrible to be the brunt of bullying. I wonder how a modern parent in this day and age of Johnny can do no Wrong, disciplines their little darlings who did something like this. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/09/us/horrific-....html?hpt=hp_t2

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:10 PM) Then you're very unlikely to get him. If you want to play the free agent market you have to overpay what a player should reasonably be worth. James Shields is going to push somewhere close to 5/$100 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got more than that, because that is what happens on the modern day free agent market. Pass on Shields. He's already despised by Royals fans who DO NOT want him pitching any key game down the stretch. They LOL want Danny Duffy (before injury) or Vargas to pitch any one-game wild card game. The point is the fans here already hate him. You do not want to give him five years (again with the caveat I could give a s*** about Jerry's wallet).

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:10 PM) Then you're very unlikely to get him. If you want to play the free agent market you have to overpay what a player should reasonably be worth. James Shields is going to push somewhere close to 5/$100 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got more than that, because that is what happens on the modern day free agent market. Pass on Shields. He's already despised by Royals fans who DO NOT want him pitching any key game down the stretch. They LOL want Danny Duffy (before injury) or Vargas to pitch any one-game wild card game. The point is the fans here already hate him. You do not want to give him five years (again with the caveat I could give a s*** about Jerry's wallet). Sox aren't going to give Shields 4-5 years.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 05:00 AM) Idk. I mean if you look at the line, it still isn't really starting caliber. .241/.298/.382 (89 wRC+) might not KILL you at C, but it's still a hole that should be upgraded. ANd it's coming with a .352 BABIP, which would be normal-ish if not for that insane 900-BABIP April he had. Isn't catcher a black hole all over baseball now? Fathom's point might have been that considering the crap at catcher throughout baseball, Tyler actually may be acceptable. At least he battles. Like I said I hope he flips off all fans, including me. You can tell he's a competitor. He probably actually gets the most out of his ability unlike guys like DeAza, Viciedo, etc.

Tyler seems like a helluva guy. I am happy when he succeeds.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 04:44 AM) Not sure. Petricka, Putnam and Webb seem likely. You have to think a LHP is brought in. This is why I don't get the other thread that has the Sox winning 90 next year. What is suddenly going to make THAT a decent bullpen?

Maybe Tyler will hit another homer to win it at some point.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 04:41 AM) I don't think anyone is giving up on him. He definitely gets a pass this year. It's imperative that he shows improvement next year though, as he needs to get more out of his ability. Well put.