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QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:30 AM) I went on a Marlins website, and one marlin fan asked the other why SOX fans were so jealous of Cub fans (stereotype propogated by the Tribune-now widely believed myth). Another Marlin fan said it was because SOX fans were "poor" and the area around Comiskey is "rundown" and "desolate" and nobody wants to hang around the park because its "dangerous". Wow, bridgeport is home of gangs and crack houses apparently. Of course the Trib wont hurry anytime soon to quash that stereotype. I told him in no uncertain terms that Bridgeport, TheNearSouthside and Pilsen have been the HOTTEST realestate markets in Chicago Metro for years .........that million dollar homes are just in the shadows of the park, and that the area is actually one of the "safer" ones (compared to wrigleyville). SoxFan1 will say Who Cares what the Trib says, but this is what happens when people start believing Stereotypes. These are all perceptions put out by your Chicago Tribune, in order to make their product look better. Its a clear conflict of interest. Soxfan1 willsay "who cares, its their paper why should they cover the SOX?" in 1981, when the Tribune shocked critics by announcing they were buying the Cubs, Critics said wont that cause a conflict of interest (reporting the news/sox) they said NO, we promise, we will provide unbiased coverage to both teams like we've always done. We see now that was a bunch of BS. We're all new to this, but isn't that exactly what you're doing by doing a media count? There's certainly some jealousy involved with you counting/complaining about the coverage between the 2 teams. I'm very content with the amount of coverage the Sox get. All the papers do is repeat themselves anyways; there's only much you can say after one game.

Okay, I went with an old Frank sig I used last year to track HRs. He has 460, but I never updated the sig.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 02:33 AM) Wow, this guy is really good. ^^^

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 01:09 AM) . Ha very nice.

He's selling cars in my hometown. http://www.bendavischevrolet.com/en_US/

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:41 AM) Frank is starting to heat up a little bit. Remember, he was hitting .178 coming into USCF, and now he's at .230 with 12 HR, 29 RBI, and an .830 OPS. He hit HR #460 tonight. He now has two straight games with an HR. I was pissed to see his career OPS fall from .996 to .989, but now it's back up to .992. Let's hope that he can stay healthy enough to get 400 to 450 ABs. He only has 3 doubles thus far, which is an indication that he ain't trying to force the issue. He probably has some of those off-the-wall type singles. And I mean literally off the wall. He had a line-shot single off the wall, while he was in Chicago. So that's probably true. And note that this time, I'm deleting any posts that we've seen in previous threads discussing Frank. This thread is to discuss Frank's season and is staying kosher.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:44 AM) Gage/Scalise ^^^^ >>>>>Rooner/Farmer

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:35 AM) Let me add a word of support for Barry Bonds as White Sox analyst. His future pairing with Ed Farmer will produce tremendous awkward and surly interactions, as these two jokesters vie to be RadioTopDog.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 12:28 AM) I find it funny that some people really assume Kenny Williams is ignorant of the situation and is attempting nothing. It must be their first year following the team. :headshake ^^^ KW's more pissed than any of us are.

QUOTE(Dan @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 11:58 PM) i didnt read the whole thread but JD cant be as underrated as you say, hell he was MVP of da series Do you ever hear Dye's name mentioned when people talk about the Mannys, Crawfords, Damons, Vlads, etc? Dye is constantly overlooked by the national media and White Sox fans. People just take his numbers for granted. This thread is well-deserved.

QUOTE(Big Hurtin @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 11:51 PM) Hypothetically, if the White Sox were in the Twins' shoes in 2003, what percentage of the board would be b****ing about the deal and not wanting to give up A.J. ? I bet it would be high. They did have Mauer waiting in the wings too; that's got to be taken into consideration.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 10:37 PM) The Mavs are done. Thank you for the jinx. I know you aren't mad either.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 11:22 PM) Did you see the way he cleared his hips and launched the ball into the left field stands? What a little b****.

That's #460.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 11:05 PM) These new and improved banners have a terrible record. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50661

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 10:44 PM) Questioning a team's heart or chemistry is the dumbest thing ever in sports. If a team wins, people think they have heart/chemistry. If the Sox held on to win after Dye's homer, people would be saying how much heart we showed. Haha I remember getting all over people for that after the Expos game where Munoz pitched and we lost 14-12.

And if the banner ever changes to a poorly photoshopped BA banner, Heads is a whore. QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 10:42 PM) Poor Deplorer...I still luv his work... It's just temporary. But we need to get out of this funk, and Crede's capable of getting us wins.

Alright. Ask and you shall receive. We're all baseball fans here, so superstition is real to us. I present the Crede banner.

I called the sweep in the series preview. And it's happening.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 10:08 PM) THEY ARE GOIN' TO THE CUP, BABY!!! GO CANES!!!! Congrats QP!

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 1, 2006 -> 04:02 PM) We are just a couple games off our 2005 pace. If the Tigers were like they were last year NO ONE would be complaining. But we have competition this year so it's the 2006 edition of: