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If Sox win 1-0 maybe it is meant to be this year. A 1-0 win would be nice.

QUOTE (MAX @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 11:47 PM) I could never visit a place where people talk like that. It annoys the hell out of me. Me too. But they had that accent in the movie "Ted" and it actually didn't bother me that much.

Do it. Head over to the stadium.

QUOTE (soxmaniac! @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 06:45 PM) im glad this has finally been brought to soxtalks attention. trolls and flaming have gotten out of control. as stated above, we dont want this to be another red scare. people that we dont think to be trolls COULD be trolls, and we dont even know it. hell, some admins could be trolls and we have no idea. this needs to be stopped before it gets too bad. QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 10:32 PM) I'm pretty sure SS2k5 is a troll. He posts on another board under a completely different alias, so we won't catch on to him. Most people despise me, but please believe me when I humbly, truthfully state this fact: "I am not a troll." Go SOX!

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:40 PM) I think from 2004-2008 Ozzie did a great job as a manager of this ballclab. Two division championships and a W.S. title. From 2009-2011 it turned into this "Ozzie Guillen" show all of a sudden. His family would be tweeting terrible things about this ballclub and Ozzie would defend his children. The fact that he started bringing up a contract extension in the middle of last season (when they were only 4 games back) really pissed me off. His team pretty much underachieved the last 3 seasons and he wanted an extension. Ozzie started caring more about Ozzie and less about the team and that W.S. title officially went to his head which is very very sad. Ozzie is an excellent situational manager. However, he is NOT a good teacher of the game. He is never one to help out a slumping veteran or groom a young player. Makes me wonder why they even needed Omar Vizquel to help "teach" Alexie Ramirez play SS. Didn't Ozzie play SS his whole career? Ozzie is terrible at teaching, coaching and mentoring the younger players. I could not stand his mind set of "If they are in the big leagues, they dont need to be taught" mind set. From what i have seen thusfar, Robin is doing a great job with the veterans who slumped last year ( it helps having a calm demeanor) AND he is doing a great job with a very, very young bullpen AND he really brought the team together this year. Its pretty cool seeing Dunn hug Viciedo after he hits a HR and vice versa. This team looks loose and they are fun to watch. I haven't seen a team this relaxed since the 2005 season. Good post. I disagree with some of it, but you worded this so well, no reason to debate. QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) Anyone want Clayton Richard? He's supposedly on the White Sox radar. Yes.

QUOTE (MAX @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 08:01 PM) I've never seen the show. Most people say "danger will robinson". Not warning. You know who says that a lot, like once a week? Farmio during the broadcast. Not sure if you ever get to listen to it. That's funny. I forgot, it was "danger" not warning.

I wonder when the Sox would shut down Sale if the team was 12 games out like KC. I wonder if it'd be mid September or Sept. 1 or ?

Warning, Will Robinson. I didn't even like that show but whenever I see warning I think of Will Robinson.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 05:07 PM) I really dont' get it. I watch Santiago and he has good stuff. He should be very good and he is the one guy that I'm extremely confused as to how Robin has handled him. I agree with the stuff part. I thought he had way better stuff than some of the eight relievers I saw pitch last Friday. I thought Santiago looked good. Robin and Coop see him every day and would be the experts on how they want to use him, obviously but he looked like he had good stuff.

I don't even know how Juan Pierre is doing this season.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 05:33 AM) Um, yes. The Sox have won 6 more games than the marlins. There's no team as good as the nationals in our division. Robin Ventura is not the f***ing angel from angels in the outfield. I think he's done a good job. But that's it. Everybody is lining up to take shots on ozzie now. where were you guys before he left? I'm enjoying somebody else getting into it instead of me. I wonder if Ozzie would be booed if we played the Marlins in the Cell. That would be the lowest day of my Sox fandom. A WS winning manager conceivably could get booed by the home fans. Hopefully he'd be treated like Youk was in Boston or close to that.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 04:47 AM) Ok, then you make the Mark Buehrle thread. Not the Marlins thread. You're not this dumb, knight. I appreciate the support greatly. I don't mind the thread, though. Never did. I'll have to look through it to see when the first Greg argument started. I wonder if it was in the first 15 pages or not.

I really don't know AGAIN how you can watch this current video of Ozzie and not feel good about the man. Listen to his comments about Mark. I wish Sox fans would let bygones be bygones. You can hate his kids if you want if you hated their tweets, but Ozzie? Every tape I watch of the guy makes me laugh or happy he was our skipper. I guess we all agree to disagree. But again, critique this tape for me. I give it an A again for class/humor. http://www.chicagotribune.com/videogallery...tion-in-Chicago

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 01:10 AM) Greg, you form opinions quickly and stand by them in the face of facts that clearly expose you as being wrong. For whatever reason, people waste their time arguing with you over and over and over again. I'm not sure why. Cause usually my post is in response to somebody's blast of Ozzie. Then they must respond to my response. Then it angers me and I respond again. Then they must respond to me. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 01:26 AM) Blaming Ozzie for Rios not playing hard is just as ridiculous as any praise Greg continues to throw Ozzie's way. Alex is supposed to be professional. Playing hard should be assumed. I am glad he's playing hard now. . As usual, common sense from Dick Allen! I applaud this poster even though last week he inexplicably turned on me for a good while. QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 02:07 AM) Oh I agree with you. I don't argue with him either. And I have openly asked others why they bother to. Greg does this because it makes him feel special or important to have all the attention. No I don't. Why would I care about that? I hate when people take shots toward Ozzie. Why? Because I feel dirty if that's the right word criticizing ONE of the men responsible for giving me the greatest month of my sports fandom. QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 02:45 AM) OZZIE GUILLEN IS A TERRIBLE F***ING MANAGER BUT HE'S RICH AND FUNNY AND WON A RING BUT HAS WON DIDDLY SQUAT SINCE BUT HE WON A F***ING WORLD SERIES SO HE'S COOL I hate posts like this. They contribute nothing. We Sox fans are all in this together. These type of posts are derisive (sp?).

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 01:03 AM) Jose Quintana will more than likely unravel very soon. I saw him in the Padres organization. This guy is nothing that we dont already have in the minors. He definitely had nothing during the game I went to Friday in KC. Hope he bounces back. Before that he'd been outstanding. QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 02:02 AM) I've missed a few games, but when's the last time Beckham pulled a ball? I enjoyed reading the rip of Beckham in the Trib today about the big hole in his swing. He's been around long enough that it's time to start emerging as a better prospect than Chris Getz. I mean if he's a defensive specialist that sox never expect to hit, fine. But right now all he is is a GREAT glove man.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:57 AM) He will. He's not that bad guys, let's not get crazy. He may be a very valuable back of the rotation arm for us at some point. He throws meat to righties.

Now the only question is ... how many of you are playing fantasy ball against a team that has Cody Ross on the roster? I hope I'm not.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:56 AM) now do we still have a chance, greg? lol I guess not. This will be a game where Hudson gets to pitch probably. Hate to give away games. THose guys turned out to be right, that the game was OVA.

Oops. The Red Sox kicking White Sox butt tonight. This guy will be in the minors tomorrow. Next.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:43 AM) No. Just this one. Certain games feel lost before they start, other feel lost when you fall behind early, then there are others that feel like you are gonna come back. This one feels like it is over and that we aren't gonna score again. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. Oh, OK. I just wanted to clarify. If you have that feeling, I guess you have that feeling that tonight's game is OVA.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:37 AM) well with axelrod, humber, hernandez and quintana pitching in this series, atleast we won one. maybe get the win tomarrow hopefully. didnt expect much more than 1, 2 wins tops this series It'd be nice to get the split. I figured Youk would be the key to getting a split at least instead of the obligatory 3 of 4 or 4 of 4 when we travel to Boston and/or New York.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:36 AM) Not this one. Just out of curiosity. Would you say any game we are trailing 4-1 in the fourth that the game is over?

You might be right, but not all games are over in the third inning. Some victories are come from behind.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:31 AM) Ok, then. Hopefully get a split tomorrow. It's not over yet, but Sox will have to win a slugfest. 11-10ish?

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 12:28 AM) not for long. hernandez doesnt look impressive at all He does not look good. Too bad the Sox staff isn't healthy. This isn't going to cut it for too long.