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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 09:55 PM) Well, that team will f***ing suck then. It'll work if we have Carl Crawford in LF and Victor Martinez at catcher.. and Adam Dunn at DH. (or Quentin gone if RF for a Choo like bat).

Florida and Toronto won again today, but St. Louis and Detroit lost. Florida quickly joins the circus that is.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 08:15 PM) I'd been trying to get info for the game thread for 10 minutes, but the internet is s***ty right now because of the weather. I'm sick of your LIES! QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 08:12 PM) Look at Manny, drawing walks like it's his job.....well....it kind of is. And then there is AJ.....lol, wow. I gotta commend you for still watching these games Joe. Usually I don't even bother anymore, and if I do, I quickly turn to see when Brent Morel (or Viciedo/Flowers if they play/ever play) is up or due up in the inning.

UGH.... The Rudy dream is nearly over. A big f*** you goes out to Portland. Would have been a pretty damn good fit here. Only interesting thing is the deal is "non" guaranteed so there is hope. But wow... Scalabrine?

You got bragging rights over Knight since you did the thread first, so I'll post here.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 08:08 PM) He did Kim's client - Paris Hilton. Who hasn't?

Very odd that he had less talent (offensive potential) on the roster as a whole this year than in previous years, and we actually hit better this year than in recent years under his tenure.

Konerko.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 07:55 AM) Fractured Fibula, 4-6 weeks out for Reggie Bush. Boy he is very lucky he only broke it. I thought for sure he had torn ligaments watching that play. Horrible year for Bush after the Super Bowl. Lost his hot girlfriend, got his Heisman taken away and now has a broken fibula.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 10:57 AM) Seeing the name Chris Broussard makes me want to vomit and reminds me of very, very, very bad times earlier this summer. Hey... he's been money for the most part this off-season.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 11:01 PM) Yeah, probably. But I enjoy being rudely sarcastic too. I thought it was pretty obvious. Then again.. I already knew you were one of Manny's biggest supporters for a while. If the A's sweep us, it's going to be an interesting week and a half for the 15th pick. I firmly believe the Tigers will sweep KC, or at best take 2/3. Hopefully the Cardinals actually give a s*** and take the next game against Florida and the next two against the Mets. I'll update it every five games or so. Hey.. people here were actually crazy enough to follow the Wild Card chase when we were like 6.5 back. I might as well do this with the 15th pick.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:22 PM) So much for being able to get rid of Teahen! This is turning into one of the worst seasons to watch/endure in a long time. 2007 was just bad all the way around, but with Peavy, Floyd now, giving away the division on a silver platter to the Twins, choking/quitting. What a disaster. I'll add most of our top prospects all being out with injuries enough to sustain loss of development. Pretty much has been a horrid season all around for the organization.

If anyone is mildly interested.. Tigers won, but St. Louis lost. If the A's win, sox will still be 2 games back from St. Louis for the 18th pick but there will be a tie between the A's and Blue Jays for the 15th pick. Tigers slide down to 17th now. Can't believe they could be only 3 games back of us in the division (they are playing KC so it's possible they could be as close as a game back of us after this series).

Holy s***, 49ers blocked the field goal kick and it still went in! Saints win, me and Sonix advance in the survivor pool.

I'll say this. That 49ers team is legit. They are having some bad luck this season (pretty much the anti Bears in that regard) but if they wind up not doing well, it certainly isn't the end of the world for them. That team is loaded, especially offensively. I'm not a big Alex Smith fan though.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) Do you really think that Gio Gonzalez would have an ERA below 4 (let alone the 3.47 he's at) pitching half of his games for the White Sox? Surprise surprise, he's been phenomenal at home (2.70 with a completely unsustainable .229 BABIP) and a bit more human on the road (4.22 ERA, a somewhat unlucky but closer to reality .322 BABIP, and 1.44 WHIP). I would say his road splits are closer to his natural talent level than his overall numbers indicate because he's pitching in a great pitching environment for half of his games. He had a 3.47 ERA, 1.28 WHIP (or something around those lines) before that 2 IP 7 ER game his last start versus Kansas City on the road. I would think that would attain more from pitching 30+ more IP this year than he ever has in his life (hell he has more K per 9 IP on the road than he does at home). So no.. he's legit.

Shut him down. He's pitched about 190 innings anyway. I honestly would shut down Danks and Buehrle too, but I know we won't do that. But hey.. we get to see more Lucas Harrell and Carlos Torres! Might have to keep an eye out of that 15th race more closely.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 05:38 PM) What about Viciedo in RF for 2011? His arm would fit there and he hopefully would be a an improvement over Quentin. I've wanted him there for 2-3 years now since he was in B-Ham. The arm, average speed, supposedly from reports from Cubano took solid enough routes out there in Cuba (though didn't play too often there) and is pretty athletic. That is probably not going to happen however.

Whoa.. wait.. he got injured? I guess thats one way to sort of regret not watching games anymore.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 05:58 PM) I have a question for those in college: when are you too old for freshman girls? I almost feel bad.....almost. Dude.. as far as I'm concerned, as soon as they turn 18.. it's fair game. So ya.. if a hot high school senior female, who is 18, came up to me and wanted to do the deed, I wouldn't hesitate. Then again.. I'm going on 24 so it might not look as bad, though one of my girls went out with a guy who was 32 back when we were in high school and she was 18, so I've seen my share of "age ain't nothing but a number" cases.

C'mon Saints. Don't make regret not picking Philly in the survivor pool.

Alexei.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:42 AM) That was a 93 mph changeup. I love him. Has been my favorite young pitcher since he came up. He is my "CarGo" (J4L.. ) as far as pitchers.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 02:54 AM) I wouldn't say have to finish at or below .500. Going 4-9 is certainly a possibility that puts the Sox are 83-79, and all 3 of Oakland, Florida, and New York can get relatively hot and finish above the Sox in the standings. I figure they'll probably end up with the 16th overall pick, which is a pretty terrible spot to be in. That is exactly the spot I was picking them to land as well looking at everything, which is scary and unfortunate to think about. Looking at the rest of our schedule comparing with the others.... Sox: 3 @ OAK, 3 @ LAA, 4 vs. BOS, 3 vs CLE (who owns us) Cardinals: 1 @ FLA (make-up game), 3 @ PIT, 3 @ CHC, 3 vs PIT, 4 vs COL Tigers: 3 vs KC, 3 vs MIN, 4 @ CLE, 3 @ BAL Blue Jays: 3 vs SEA, 3 vs BAL, 3 vs NYY, 4 @ MIN A's: 3 vs CHW, 4 vs TEX, 3 @ LAA, 3 @ SEA **Mets: 2 @ FLA, 3 @ PHI, 4 vs MIL, 3 vs WSH **Marlins: 1 vs STL (make-up game), 2 vs NYM, 4 @ MIL, 3 @ ATL, 3 vs PIT **Dodgers: 3 vs SD, 3 @ ARI, 3 @ COL, 3 vs ARI **Angels: 3 vs TEX, 3 vs CHW, 3 vs OAK, 4 @ TEX **added teams since they are so close together. On paper, some of those teams are locks to finish strong or likely stay around where they are at. I'll throw out a possible outcome on what could happen on likely finishes in games overall. (others can form their opinion as well) And mind you this is pretty much worst case, everyone else plays .500 or better cept us. Sox: 5-8 (I'll add one win from what wite said) 84-78 Cards: 8-6 (85-77) Tigers: 8-5 (83-79) Blue Jays: 7-6 (82-80) A's: 7-6 (82-80) Mets: 6-6 (80-82) Marlins: 7-7 (80-82) Dodgers: 7-5 (80-82) Angels: 7-6 (80-82) Which puts us at 18th. In other words... I hope the Blue Jays, Tigers, A's, and Cards play very well the last stretch (I could see the Cards, Tigers and Blue Jays finishing strong.. the A's are the wild card.. if they don't finish well, that puts us at 16th).. or we struggle a bit.

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