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Wow, that was Taylor? A shame it didn't sail over the guy's head.

Nice catch on a Sierra rope to center. Ouch.

He's got talent. He's just amazingly inconsistent and oft-times lousy. HR Viciedo. Nice job.

How bout a little in-game poll. Do you want the Sox to win or lose this game. I'm in the WIN category. If you want, just put WIN or LOSE. Or ignore me, I'm used to it.

Scary. Garcia was kinda shallow. Nice little catch, albeit nothing spectacular.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 03:20 AM) Him playing more = better prospect/prospects for us. I don't mind if any of them are heroes. They had to go.

I don't know if Paulie is losing his eyesight like Fisk did at the end, but that was a dumb play by Webb.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 02:51 AM) OT- Jeff Fletcher ‏@JeffFletcherOCR 54s Gordon Beckham is 7 for his last 16 after starting 0-for-7 with #Angels Sox have a lot of guys who will be playing in the postseason to keep it interesting: Dunn, DeAza, Beckham so far. Should be interesting to see if any of 'em are heroes. The Angels seem intent on playing Beckham a lot. Dunn's going to play a ton. And I bet DeAza plays a lot.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 03:08 AM) Here comes the walk-off loss. Which I wouldn't mind because I'm all for the draft pick mindset. Yep, we don't win games like this.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 03:07 AM) He's not an extreme slappy guy like Pierre is, but he has 10 career homers in 1860 minor league ABs. That's still scary. I guess he'll be more of the dreaded utility guy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 03:04 AM) He does not have a lively bat at all. He does a good job of making contact, but he's pretty much a slap hitter. Damn. I had liked what I've seen. Slap hitters disturb me.

That ruined a nice base hit by Sanchez. Too bad we didn't get a hit and run base hit rather than a s***ty stolen base try. Can Sanchez steal well? Any minor league history of swiping bases?

He was out. They called him safe.

I like Sanchez's aggressiveness. Another nice base hit. I really like what I've seen, especially compared to Gordo. You guys agree Sanchez looks like he has a lively bat??

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 07:50 PM) Yawn, thats like 3 hours worth of killings on a chicago weekend. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) Should we be incredibly alarmed that 2 people ventured far into unfriendly territory and were murdered? Maybe the analogy hasnt been used enough. I think the whole world is too insensitive like your above comments. To me, an American or two getting their heads sliced off is beyond horrifying. I can only imagine what it's like to be sitting there having some British asshole berating Obama as you kneel there and prepare to have your head sliced off. It is beyond belief. It is horrid. It is f***ing against humanity. And yes I hate all the murders, every single one, in Chicago. The link to all the shootings in Chicago over the weekend is equally disturbing. Innocent people getting picked off left and right. http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-n...ight-shootings/

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 05:53 PM) http://fortressamerica.gawker.com/the-isla...te-4-1629599572 2nd journalist gone. Bomb the whole region back to the stone age and then GTFO. Sad beyond belief. They are a bunch of savages. If somebody gets taken hostage by those evildoers they will be beheaded. They aren't going to let anybody go.

Another flight diverted because of passenger rage over reclining seats. Life is a b****. Can't we all get along?

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 03:23 PM) I was a little busy the past couple days, but the Sox series vs. Detroit kind of screwed us a little. Sox now fell back to the #9 pick. Back to 9 GB of the #1 pick, and 4 GB of the #5 pick. Us? Not me I wanted three or four wins. Two wasn't enough in the Cell

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 04:30 PM) Yes, but 150 pitches thrown used to be not a big deal. Probably just about every starter up until the 5 and dive mentality hit, had done it several times. Who would have ever thought pitch counts on scoreboards would become a must have addition to a ballpark? Now it's called abuse. I don't think humans are made weaker, but collectively, you have more guys throwing 90+ these days, and certain pitches do put more strain on pitchers. Sliders weren't originally meant to do what pitchers want them to do today. The top power guys didn't throw sliders or cutters. TB won't even let their minor leaguers throw cutters IIRC. And speed guns everywhere I am sure makes some pitchers overthrow. I was also reading that many kids are becoming more sport specific these days, and some think that may help cause the rash of injuries. Back many years ago, kids played baseball during the summer, football during the fall and basketball or hockey during the winter, developing different muscles. Yep. There is way too much specialization. Aau basketball. Traveling teams in baseball. Kids can't be kids and play many sports

Jim Maloney threw 160 or more pitches in his no hitter. Before pitch counts became a fad that was not unusual

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 02:12 AM) Hey greg, who was Dunn's manager when he put up the worst season in the history of baseball??? (hint: it wasn't Robin Ventura) Ozzie handled Dunn's lousy year pretty well. If Dunn somehow has an amazing September and DeAza and Gordo get good, then we have to question either the coaching in Chicago or the water or something. They are all on WS contenders so it should be interesting to see if they continue to stink or get good suddenly.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Sep 2, 2014 -> 12:32 AM) Yep I watched part of the game the fans in Oakland were cheering their ass off for the big guy. Good for Adam glad he's gone as always though. I don't mind the A's they are a scrappy bunch that spends next to nothing on payroll so I root for them against teams like the Angels or Tigers or Yankees. Yep, cause he's the new guy. New blood. Second team quarterback syndrome. If he keeps hitting home runs, he'll be a fricking hero there for sure. I have nothing against the A's, so it'd be neat if Dunn defines their postseason run. I still say Robin will have some explaining to do if Dunn finds the fountain of youth in Oakland after reeking on the South Side.

QUOTE (BaconOnAStick @ Sep 1, 2014 -> 09:42 PM) I'd much rather these record 20 HR in September go in pursuance of a World Series with Oakland. Me too but it will be kind of embarrassing if he bashes 15-20 home runs in September and during the postseason. If that happens, maybe Robin should be canned, not getting the best out of some of these guys like DeAza, Beckham, Dunn.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 1, 2014 -> 08:07 PM) No more than being tired of being outcheered/outattended in our home ballpark by Orioles, Blue Jays and especially Tigers' fans. Couldn't believe how loud the Detroit fans were on the radio. It felt like a Tigers' home game, honestly. What next? Indians' fans outcheering us down the stretch? It's not even a matter of "hating" Dunn. It's the fact that standards for who is deemed worthy of praise have fallen so far, it's almost like a political correctness thing. If we want to actually celebrate performance, it should be those guys like Conor, Putnam, Noesi, Nieto, Eaton and Abreu who have surpassed expectations. The reality is that receiving a huge contract simply to hit necessitated a certain expected level of performance. What kind of fans would we be if we were simply contented with "the 'ol college try" and "wait until next year," etc.? Let's face it. Our "fans" are loyal but there aren't many of them. That's the way it is. And they don't make much if any noise at games if you've watched them or listened to them. That'll change if they ever get in the World Series again.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 1, 2014 -> 09:22 PM) HR in first at bat He'll be the story in all of baseball today. He'll probably hit 20 home runs in September and sign with somebody for 10 million a year next year and excel. That's how it goes for the White Sox since the world championship.