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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 09:12 PM) Yes. I thought Ozzie cost the Sox about 5-10 games so all things being equal I thought the Sox would have a chance to compete. Wow! Impressive optimism.

QUOTE (Baron @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 09:09 PM) But see he can build off this which I think is a pretty exciting prospect. I think it was a pretty good hire just looking at this season alone. But with experience it should hopefully get much better. I think your first point is fair. But I would say, and I could very well be myopic here, that he's regressed as the season has went along. That very well could be a factor of the division race, but it's very frustrating.

Alexei!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 09:06 PM) When I watched the games and I saw players were basically completely done in terms of energy a month ago and when I looked at the schedule of the Tigers versus Sox, I knew that this was going to come down to the wire. Its not over yet, and Im going home with the girl that brought me to the dance. You completely sidestepped my question. So I'll reword it: At the beginning of the year did you foresee this team playing meaningful games down to the wire?

Jeez, AJ with an eight pitch AB. Good to see.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 09:00 PM) lol The "industry landscape" changed? The Sox were dramatically better this year with relatively the same team. The only "landscape change" was the hiring of Robin, and you are blaming him. You are literally the guy who wants to fire Steve Jobs because his newest gadget is "failing" because it "only" sold 2mil in the fourth quarter after selling 10mil first quarter, even though the original projection was only 5mil units sold. CUT MY NOSE TO SPITE MY FACE! CUT MY NOSE TO SPITE MY FACE! Literally laughing here. I can remember what the fans were saying opening day this year. Right, because the Tigers didn't s*** the bed for the first 100 games of the year. Are you really telling me that after beating the brains out of Texas, being up three games with fifteen games to play, etc., that you didn't start to expect more out of the team than you did at the beginning of the year?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 08:43 PM) They are fluid for arm chair Quarterbacks. I would hope they are not for million dollar corporations who had very low expectations this year and Robin has exceeded them all. Every corporation has long term goals when it enters a year. However, if you think that expectations don't change as the industry landscape changes, you're insane. It's pathetic how people like you are trotting out the "Well, we were supposed to suck!" excuse with eight f***ing games left in the season in a pennant race. Unbelievable.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 08:40 PM) Its his first year managing, there are going to be growing pains. How many of you thought the Sox would be contending this year? People need perspective. Sorry, expectations are fluid. Robin has been below average to abysmal for weeks now.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 26, 2012 -> 08:39 PM) It really is sad. KW has to shoulder all of the blame for this right now. Robin may well turn out to be a decent manager in five years, but he's f***ing wretched right now.

Robin is in way over his head. This is terrible.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 09:52 PM) Wonder why he brought in Veal instead of keeping Thornton in there? If Cleves had used a righty pinch hitter, Reed was ready right? Choo has a BA over .300 against Thornton. Absolutely the right move by Ventura.

FJJKLFSJLFSJSJSLJFFJSSLFJFLS THANK GOD

It's never easy.

LOLOLOLOLOL

So Reed is going to face Hafner. Awesome. Edit: Wait, Veal in? Huh?

lol Thornton almost nailed the ump

Was watching the game on delay, so please excuse me here: ADAM f***ING DUNN UGHGDGHDGHKJDGSHKJSDGHKDGSLGDSH

f***ing mortar shot there, damn. 3-2!

DEAR LORD A RUN THANK f***ING GOD

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 08:28 PM) They keep showing it like it's conclusive, but you can't tell if he's tagging him or not when the foot hits the plate from that angle. So you might! You're blind. Full stop.

Rios was out. lulz

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) Maybe the Cleveland broadcast had conclusive evidence, but the Sox one didn't. Even on the last replay they showed, Stone said it "looks like he touched the plate before the tag." Which it does. But that wasn't indisputable at all. Do I have a super secret broadcast or something? The replay stopped showing De Aza's toe on the plate while the catcher was tagging air.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 08:17 PM) Was there conclusive evidence he was safe? Yes. Was just showed. I cannot wait until baseball joins the 21st century and institutes full instant replay.

Dunn and Konerko continue to drive in those big runs.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 08:13 PM) Looks pretty bad, but the replay are not showing if De Aza's foot was up in the air. He was safe. Unequivocally.