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QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 8, 2010 -> 01:50 PM) Whoa there, it's your tone; it's the wrong tone. When, during any of this pile of generalizations, was the condescending, high school tone necessary? I never liked Thome, you apparently did. In fact, I grew up disliking him on the Indians; you apparently didn't mind him those years. So he hit a few nice homeruns for the Sox over a pointless 4 years did he? Good for him. Good.....for........him (slow, sarcastic clap). I swear some of you act like Jim was Mr. White Sox; Mr. homegrown, glad to be home, king of the South Side. That's Buehrle, Konerko, Baines, Thomas territory that he has no business being in the same discussions with. He grew up a cub fan, played forever on the Indians, co-founder of CWS Corpseball, played on 4 meaningless Sox teams that didn't accomplish dick. What's the big deal? I don't think Thome was the missing piece this year; the first 2 months were. We disagree; why give your arguments that personal attack feel, man? I'm not understanding that avenue. :crying

Alexei.

QUOTE (daggins @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 09:22 PM) Give it up for Infante, who looks like mini-Pena He was just called up from AA and made his ML debut (which I happened to miss cause I fell asleep when Torres was getting rocked). Give him a break.

Tampa Bay now 11-6 against the Red Sox. They are also pretty good against the Angels. The only team besides the Yankees (who they also have a winning record against at 6-5) that will give them fits will be the Blue Jays (8-7) though they give the Yankees even more fits and play New York 3 more times in late September. Oddly enough a dark horse team I would watch out for is Kansas City oddly enough (2-2 against them) and I believe Greinke is scheduled to pitch in a series against them late. Is it impossible? Of course not. Does it make me wanna pay attention to that instead of a team who is 4.5 games ahead of us? Not a chance. It is not leaving the AL East, and I'll gladly eat crow if Tampa decides to pull a San Diego during the final two weeks.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 02:39 PM) Beacon of sanity? He has been preaching on how the DH will never really matter. We get a real DH and win 7 straight. On posts on a message board, he has not had a good year (said alot of stuff that did not make sense). On the radio show.. I haven't heard him, but judging on what people say here, he's been very good and we know how we as sox fans can get so I'll take posters here words for it..

Quentin.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 11:51 PM) Definitely something to keep an eye on but 6 games is an awful lot to make up with 25 remaining and no head to heads left. I don't even think it's definitely. Tampa would pretty much have to go San Diego on us the next two weeks for us to have a shot. But hey.. I will literally keep "an eye" out, as in one.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 05:01 PM) There's no way to know if Thome would have helped us. All we know is that he wasn't a fit here for 4 years. He didn't fit in whatsoever. He never excited anybody, only made them cringe and pray for anything but a strikeout. If you think differently, I have to ask if you ever watched Sox baseball with a big group of Sox fans? If you weren't cringing or pulling hair out when Thome was up at crucial times, then...uh...what were ya doin??? Cheering confidently that Thome was gonna make that pitcher pay??? My ass. He came through like 1 outa 15 times; let his meaningless memory go. QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 05:30 PM) It's the #1 reason why I find myself still cheering for him even while he's sleeping with the enemy. It's utterly ridiculous. So here's what I did: I just started with the first game of the 2009 season (it's the most recent so it should be pretty fresh in everyone's memory) looking at Thome's HR logs and went through the first 2 or so months of the season looking for Thome HR that finished #1 in that particular game in WPA (ie: the most important hits of the game). Well it was 9 HR in until I got to June 1st and this is what I found: Bottom 8, Down 1, Runners on: 2 Bottom 6, Tied, Runners on: 1 Top 5, Down 1, Runners on: 1 Top 8, Down 2, Runners on: 1 Bottom 8, Tied, Runners on: 2 I don't get how a hitter goes about failing in every crucial situation but still finishes #1 or #2 on the club in WPA each year he was here: #1 in '07 and '09 and #2 in '06 and '08. I hardly ever say this (since I'm not a big fan of the word personally) but this is what you call getting PWNed ladies and gentlemen. Kalapse, still killing people..... with kindness.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 09:44 PM) Yeah, Gartrell led the lead with 152. Not good obviously. Danks will have to show the ability to adjust his swing. It's the only way he'll make it. Gartrell has a better chance at this point than Danks does. You could use Gartrell as a LHP killer in the bigs. (ala Marcus Thames. or semi poor man's version of him) Danks does not have strong splits against righties or lefties (oddly enough, he hits LHP better albeit, only 133 ABs). Not saying Gartrell will ever make it, but it is what it is at this point unless Danks really adjust next season. He'll still be looked at based on his tools.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 03:37 AM) Holy. In RTTS, Sox have acquired: Yonder Alonso, Dominic Brown, David Wright, Michael Young, Derek Norris, Ryan Theriot, Mike Napoli, Shin Soo-Choo, Mike Leake, Boof Bonser, JC Romero, Jesse Crain, Renyel Pinto. Yet they are 29-35. The RTTS Ozzie must have batted Mark Kotsay in the 3 hole.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 6, 2010 -> 12:00 AM) Gilbert by the Jets. Yikes... Rex Ryan will probably make the Bears front office look like idiots (more-so nationally than locally) if he uses Gilbert right/gets production out of him.

Manny.

Bears got back seven players on PS. LeFevour was claimed by the Bengals. (who have been snatching up guys he let go left and right it seems) Shaw was claimed by the Titans.

Wow.... http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/1388856...rip-apart-cards I'm sure there will be threads here in the off-season asking what St. Louis wants for Rasmus. Never thought he would be available, but apparently hes as good as gone next year... or LaRussa will be done as a manager there.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 04:55 PM) i lovbe you all!!!!!!!!! ev en jordan gfor liefe an d soxace i hate you&e posts but i love you bothy as sox fans i love youa alll muthaf***jsas go soooxxxxs bringf this thing hoooooooooooooooooooooooomaweeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... ha.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 06:13 PM) lou piniella, bobby cox, dusty baker, tony larussa, best managers ever Yikes...

QUOTE (typewritermender @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) I personally love Kenny & think he's one of the best GMs in the bigs. Keep KW, fire Ozzie. You don't think KW tried earlier in the season? As long as JR is the head boss, Ozzie has a life time pass unless he quits. In fact, I see KW re-signing sooner than Ozzie quitting.

Whoa.. we won?!?! f*** yes! I left when Victor Martinez hit that 2 run homer, beyond pissed why Buehrle was left in to face a guy who hits much better from the right side. Glad we came back there. Hopefully I'll catch the reply tonight.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 12:29 AM) Haha. Don't forget Jeremy Reed. This guy has it right. I love Reed (forever will since my 16 year old days and an autographed ball as a Baron), I only liked G. Jones as far as a LH cheap acquire when the sox rotating DH was sucking (so did fathom, pittshoganerkoff, pktmotion, lord chas etc..)

What I love is you starting these game threads you sexy piece of ass.

Charlotte won 9-2 McCulloch Birmingham lost 10-5 (They faced Teheran) Long W-S Lost 2-0 in Game 1 DH. Axelrod W-S won 3-1 in Game 2 DH. Sauer Kanny lost 3-0 (they faced Julio Rodriguez, who is in the Philly system. He has been a straight phenom down there in low A.) Wickswat G-F won 10-5 Delk

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 11:06 PM) Huge 2-run homer for Uribe in the 9th tonight. Padres are falling apart. They are playing like how they were projected. 9 game losing streak now. Giants now are only 2 games back (3 back in the WC) and the Rockies are 5.5 games back. Amazing. I don't know what it is with the Rockies and miracle Septembers, but they seem to thrive at it. Might have to hold off those Bud Black manager of the year award here.

Konerko.

Well that sucks. Lefevour (and Gilbert) has alot of upside. Maybe we'll still get one of them (more than likely Lefevour, I don't think Gilbert is eligible) and put em on the PS. I find it odd Beekman got cut too. But hey, our boy Rashied Davis gets to stay cause he's great at special teams and his fluke pre-season has Martz not quite know yet he has stone hands at WR! Looks like Chris Harris is going to start at FS too, like he did a few years ago with us, even though he was moved to SS at Carolina and was much, much better there. God I hate this organization. Also does suck they don't know that Major Wright is by far their best option at FS right now sadly cause he got injured the first pre-season game. (and he was very good in that game) Martz will also learn not to listen to Lovie when Cutler is throwing more to Aromashodu as his #1, not Devin Hester. I do like him keeping a couple of those young OL men and Josh Moore though. Some interesting names were cut by other teams as well. (I know some people here liked Myron Rolle who was cut by the Titans and Larry Asante who was cut by the Browns. Second rounder James Hardy was cut by the Bills, Dolphins cut Pat White and Patrick Turner. I'm sure they will clear waivers though and join their PS)

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 07:31 PM) He has put up fantastic numbers at home this season, and obviously that isn't all because of Coors. However, over his short career his numbers away from Colorado say he is a very average baseball player. Until he shows otherwise, I'm not marbles in on the "CarGo" hype. Agreed. The Rockies are my second favorite team in the MLB, I like CarGo alot, more than you Tony. But J4L's consistent over-ration of him makes me like him less and less by the day. No offense bro.