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Putting this back into PHT. We are clearly discussing whether he'd be a fit for the Sox, therefor it belongs in Palehose.

Just 60 in the US with my last name and I have the 39th most common first name in the US.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 11:52 AM) I got "surprise gayed" by one of my college friends recently. It’s a weird feeling, because it makes you reexamine every conversation you ever had with the guy. I don’t think I’ve ever said anything homophobic to him, but I was pretty open about talking to him about getting girls, essentially, I talked to him like a straight guy would talk to another straight guy. I know this shouldn’t bother me, because I never even suspected he was gay, but I do wonder if I ever seemed like an asshole in any of our conversations. Dude, you guys need to get over stuff like this. I know it isn't easy, but just cause someones gay doesn't mean you have to talk to them any different. And I will say this is easier said than done, but I was once pretty homophobic and now I'm pretty far from it. And my best friend from age 3 into high school ultimately came out and is openly gay. I'm not best friends with him anymore but it has nothing to do with the fact that he's gay, we just evolved and have different interests but still keep in touch.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Sep 19, 2009 -> 06:54 PM) Being an SC fan isn't so fine and dandy lately. They always have to lose a Pac-10 game, and with road games still looming against Oregon and Cal, they could end up with 2 P10 losses which I'm not sure is good enough to win the conference. Cal's the best team in the conference anyway. USC is going to have a rebuilding year, although they'll still finish top 15, probably top 10.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Sep 19, 2009 -> 04:55 PM) Really can't be too upset by the way Tennessee played today, though we really could have won. If not for a dumbass play by Gerald Jones stepping out of bounds on a route in the endzone, Tennesse would have had 4 more points with a TD instead of the FG they had to settle for. And then of course, the epic fail of not tackling Tebow on 3rd down in Florida territory when UT had 2 defensive players ready to tackle him behind the line, when one dove and missed and tripped the other guy. That play was lucky as s***. 99 times out of 100 the defensive players take Tebow down, and Florida punts rather than scoring a few plays later. []nChris Low (from ESPN) said it best - If Florida doesn't have Tim Tebow, they don't win that game. Or if Tennessee had some semblance of a passing game, Tennessee wins that game."[/b] Too bad we just couldn't finish. 2 FG's in the red zone can't happen when you're playing a team like Florida. Thats like saying if the Bulls didn't have Michael Jordan the Jazz would have at least two titles, Ewing would have won a ring and countless other things.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) why is he still drawing double teams? I didn't see him getting double teamed by the Steelers, but maybe I'm wrong. The Steelers were putting double teams on Ogunleye and Alex Brown made them pay.

I was just talking to Shipps this weekend asking how the hell Tyler Perry is so famous cause all of his stuff is pure s***.

QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 02:51 PM) So when is the baby due? Unless something unexpected happens, not for a couple more years, haha.

Thats it, I'm finally cancelling my HBO. Biggest rip ever. Showtime has better shows and is cheaper too. Not that I'll be subscribing to Showtime either, I'll just pocket the extra 14 bucks each month.

Thanks for the well wishes!!!

Kotsay is a perfect bench player and a great fit. f*** yes I want him back and I think he'll be back.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 09:30 AM) Anyone else got an opinion on Harris from these first 2 games? I'd actually be curious to hear it. Usually with a quality DT, you don't always notice what they're doing because they're not the ones getting to the QB, you notice them when you see that the outside guys and LB's are getting to the QB because the DT is blowing up the center and you notice them in the stats when you see that the opponent's running game sucked. Garbage, absolute garbage. He'll be cut at seasons end.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 09:16 AM) I think AB will give it a go no matter what, and it was encouraging that he walked off the field as opposed to being carted or half-carried off. Anderson has filled in pretty nicely so far, and Ogun has been at a Pro Bowl level so far A few minutes after being helped off the field, I saw Brown jumping up and down on his own weight trying to get the fans excited. I'd say he'll be okay.

As of late last night, I am officially engaged. Worked perfect, saw the Bears win, got interviewed by CBS TV, went to a nice dinner,and proposed in downtown.

You are jaded Tex. Vince is a good guy, he told Steve's wife that he'd be there for them and he was. Young gets a lot of grief, but I'll be cheering for him and I hope he finds a way to make it in the NFL.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 09:55 AM) hey, good times. Again, all stat jackasses are painted as one, which is not true of many of us. Stats are meant to be used as a scouting tool and applied in general to a game day-in-day out. Of course there are special/unique situations. I posted before that I thought Ozzie should have tried a freakin' safety squeeze with Q on third an AJ at the plate at one point because the team couldn't get anyone in from 3rd with less than 2 outs. My argument is I don't think it should be the general philosophy of them team considering they play in the AL and 81 games at the Cell. and of course you can call anyone what you want. I realize the AL is the AL, but the Rays excelled last year playing an NL style of ball and the Angels have dominated the West (albeit a poor West) for a number of years playing some of the best fundamental baseball and I've seen it all first hand so I'm incredibly biased in my desire for the Sox to become the Angels of the Midwest. We've seen lesser Twins squads beat us because of there fundamentals. So ya, I think its good, but I continue to point out that it needs to start at the ground level and I certainly hope Buddy Ball is focusing on these things!!!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 09:54 AM) Bunting can slightly increase your chance of scoring one run but also decreases your chances of scoring any runs and greatly reduces your run expectation. I don't think people have a problem playing for a single run late in games but doing it early in games is dumb. You can call me a jackass all you want but that is fact. I'd again counter that it depends on the situation. If you are facing an ace and have your ace on the mound than I think you play for the one run whenever you can. if you have a dud on the mound and they got there ace, than you might sit back for the big inning in hopes that you can blow things open and somehow get to the ace cause really, the only way you'll win is if you score a ton anyway. That is strategy and I think from game to game, one run matters a lot more than a bunch or runs and the reason good teams win is because when its necessary they can get that one run. And it doesn't mean you are giving up outs. Hit and runs, bunts, everything is a factor. Anyone whose played competitive baseball should be able to point out the added pressures of defending a team that is effectively agressive on the base-paths and can hit and run and will occasionally bunt. I can also speak as a pitcher, albeit, not the greatest one of all time, that I would feel more pressure to make the big pitches with a runner on 2nd than a guy on 1st so you are working a pitcher more in those situations just as a team will feel a bit more pressure in those cases. And big league players aren't immune to pressure, they feel it. Sure they deal with it better than most but it still exists. There is a reason why agressive teams also tend to have more opposition errors made than those unagressive teams. And I'm not saying the Sox should be stupid, but I will say the way a lot of the Sox vets handle a bat with runners on 3rd base is f***ing in-excuseable and these guys would have been chewed out on my high school team for not getting guys in.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 09:42 AM) I'm so glad mods can just call a group of posters "jackasses" I swear to god, some of you guys have never played the game of baseball. I don't care what some dweeb from Stanford has calculated. Sure, the new wave of stats have become a great way to further evaluate players and a great way to try to determine who are the best players in the league by factoring in stadiums, etc. However, sometimes all you need is an extra run, not 3 or 4 and while the stats may show that bunting is going to hinder run production, the way it does it is by potentially preventing the big-inning, but sometimes you just need a f***ing run, not a big inning. If the Sox got a few extra runs, we'd have seen there 1 run record swing drastically the other way and that starts with playing good fundamental baseball. There is such a thing as a productive out and the Sox are one of the worse teams I've seen in a long time at doing that. And part of fundamentals is good defense and I think we all know the Sox have sucked awfully at that all season. You find a way to improve the defense and get the club to make more productive outs as opposed to useless outs and we are talking about a 2010 team that should content for a World Series. And I'll call whomever I want a jackass. I'm one of the most behaved posters on this site and when people get too far away from the way the game was meant to be played and start thinking it really is just fantasy baseball, than I'm going to step up and speak up. Note: I'm also the biggest supporter of the hit and run possible and if the Sox get a team of guys that can handle the bat this could turn into a huge benefit. You essentially open up a massive hole every time you do a hit and run and a guy that can handle the bat well can essentially sky-rocket his batting average in that situation.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) We try this s*** every year in Spring Training and still nobody gets it. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Hopefully with Dye and Thome gone and kids like CJ Retherford getting lots of time in there we'll start seeing some better execution. The only thing worse than bunting in a no-bunting situation is watching the player fail to get it down after the manager called for it anyway. It'll work better on a younger team. Guys like Konerko, Dye, Thome, AJ, it doesn't matter. They've been too far along in the game. But it is very important to preach it to all the younger guys so that we might see this team turn into a good fundamental offensive team.

I'm all for fundamentals. Some of you stat jackasses can get ridiculous about the giving up outs part of the game. Sometimes it just makes sense and it can push things and help get the offense rolling. So Ozzie, I'm all for it!!! And I certainly hope Buddy Ball down in the minors is preaching all of the fundamentals.

A ton of class Mr. Young, a ton!!!

Vasher got burned on that one play, but he wasn't all that bad this past week. I just think he's the back-up when Bowman and Tillman are healthy and there is nothing wrong with that. Vasher has excelled in a nickel role in the past and I hope he will again.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 08:11 AM) Not sure why Bowman did not start the first game. The Bears were easing both Bowman and Tillman back because of injuries.

Congrats, you look to be in great shape in that pic.

I liked this weeks episode. Interested in seeing what happens with Lloyd.