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I wonder if Youk, like Peavy, gets mad when taken out of games. We prolly could use a pinch runner and stolen base. Ah, keep him in the game. We might need him in extra innings or in the ninth or something.

That 2-1 pitch to Adam looked low. He swing. Whiffs on 2-2 pitch.

Man on base. Would be very nice to score. Nice hit, Youk.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:49 AM) I didn't see Humber pitch, but it seems like he did a hell of a job to keep the A's at 6. He was definitely the good Humber. Had some pop on his fastball and it wasn't straight.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:49 AM) Starting to feel like 2005 again with that huge break. DeAza pretty much misplayed that and then got bailed out by a freak bounce. Where u been caufield? You take a week off posting?

Nice pitch by Crain. Good call and good execution of the pitch.

What a break. I'd get Crain outta there. For whom I dunno.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:36 AM) Crain has pitched well lately. Not that great. He's an average reliever who is quite hittable.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:25 AM) He's got light-tower-power, he just sucks at making contact. Regular playing time will help with that, obviously. I agree. For a guy who plays as little as he does, he's fine. QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 01:26 AM) Konerko out for a week...blessing in disguise? No. We haven't won this game yet. We need another homer or two cause that's how we score.

Flowers plays so little I think he's better than some people on this board think. Home run, baby.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 12:35 AM) Doesn't it seem like when we get down, all our guys try to hit home runs instead of trying to get on base? Of course. Some things never change.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2012 -> 12:24 AM) Coco just destroys the White Sox. Time to root for Verlander to lose tonight. Awful, awful performance by Liriano the last two innings. I bet the bandwagon to extend him comes to a crashing halt on here When you have as good of a slider as he does, you hate seeing him get beat on his fastball. Liriano is simply not a good pitcher. He's OK.

That's the best pitch I've seen Humber throw in a long time. He's a confusing pitcher (to me).

Does it seem like the Sox play a lot of close games again this year? Last night's win was huge because Oakland is not an easy out for anybody the second half, never an easy out for the Sox.

Balta, you didn't respond to my generalities. That is ... my assertion that Obama is a horrible President/leader and my assertion that four more years of Obama will likely mean a Depression as well as social revolution. Society is becoming angrier by the day; very mean. It is getting rough out there, folks. Companies that are not cutting jobs are cutting pay, instituting furloughs making it damn clear you as the worker are just lucky to be employed and that is that. The very rich are getting very richer and snubbing their noses more than ever at the middle class and poor. I do appreciate your in depth commentary though. I learned a lot in reading your post. As I said I am not an expert, but I do know trouble when I see it and four more years of Obama ... wow.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 07:00 PM) This. Also Wise is kind of bad. Like, really bad. Wise could end up getting me banned from the site if he stinks. I am a huge Wise fan. QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 07:03 PM) He belongs because he hit one game winning homer? I agree that he belongs but not for that reason. Yes. That homer was his unofficial welcome to the big leagues. It can't be easy not getting regular playing time. That was huge. I would think he would be an upgrade over Wise. Why did the Yanks cut Wise anyway?

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 12, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) I'll give a testimonial!! not in this forum, but in the Sox forum I used this feature in the last week on one poster and it is awesome, I'm just annoyed that their posts come through when people quote them I ignored somebody and it is great. And NOBODY ever quotes this person which may say something about that person's posts. Of course I am on many ignore buttons as well.

Has any active athlete come out as being gay? Has anybody on this site come out as gay? Is it improper of me to ask? Society is still backward on this issue.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 04:35 PM) Greg, are job losses in January, 2009, hung on Obama? I just can't believe how bad a President he's been. The economy is just getting worse. Did you read that column? In answer to your question, though, I don't know. Probably not. I am not an expert on these things, but in Obama I see an incredible campaigner/politician and that's it. I want him to be good, but I fear four more years truly will result in a depression and I don't like the way society is going either. Getting worse. Meaner, angrier. We are in trouble, folks. And Romney is a horrific choice. So I just fear for our country cause Obama is not any good.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 06:55 PM) I don't think you send Danks down for Wise at any point. Not after last night. Danks belongs now.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 10, 2012 -> 05:17 PM) I used to have Cub hatred just because it was the proper thing to do as a Sox fan. When I took a step back and contemplated why, the only answer I could think of is "just because". Eventually, I managed to come up with "Go Cubs Go", the assclown Fukodome t-shirts and bandannas, and the combined effort of the fan base and media in managing to turn Bartman's foul ball into a significant historical event that places somewhere between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Neil Armstrong's moon landing. Wrigley Field, and also the ability to watch NL baseball if ever the urge arises absolve a good portion of that, so I'm quite alright with them- at least until they become contenders again. I'm not going out of my way to root for them, but I'm not going out of my way to root against them either. I won't make this a Bartman discussion, but kudos to the rare fan who does not stick his mitts into the face of his team's player who is trying to catch a foul ball or stick his hand down and interfere with a ball in play hit by the home team. If you have great seats you have to use your brain or you become Bartman if the game is important.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 06:19 AM) So do I, it means a easier victory for Obama. Romney won't win Fla now I don't like Romney at all, but do you actually think Obama is a good president? I disagree.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 04:07 AM) McCarthy tried hitting him once, missed, so he threw at him again, hitting him in the elbow. Yet that one game our pitcher gets ejected immediately.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 03:39 AM) It is much easier from the other side of the plate. I can see that. The ball just comes flipping in daring you to pummel it as Danks did.

How could the good people of the state of Illinois elect this guy? I'd think his hairdo would have made most people think he was a dweeb to begin with. He turned out to be a cartoonish imbecile.