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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 01:58 AM) I think you're being a bit cynical, but it gave me a thought. If Hamilton doesn't take a hand in helping look after that kid, I will hate him more than any player in any sport. I think he will and I hope I'm right. Q, you're a cool dude, but WTF? Hamilton did absolutely nothing wrong. He doesn't owe that kid a damn thing. It was the fluke of all flukes.

It's getting to the point that calling somebody a 'nerd' is going to spark outrage. This is ridiculous. Getz and Beckham are good friends. Gordon was messing around. Simple as that. If you want to hate on Gordon for being bad at baseball, go for it. This? GMAB.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:03 PM) Ozzie's excuse on Beckham not bunting... That he "trusted" him to hit the ball to the right side of the infield (with how he's been hitting that way in recent weeks) or get a base hit and that he felt very confident with two lefties (Teahen and Pierre) coming up behind Gordon. Yet if it had been the second or third inning he would've undoubtedly called for a bunt. Ozzie is rare in that he makes you root against your own team sometimes. I'm like 95% happy we won. But there's part of me that feels like Ozzie bought himself another week with this win that he had absolutely nothing to do with.

Tyler Flowers will make Dunn look like Ichiro. Hope AJ is ready to play every day.

Horrible managing by both guys. How do you pitch to Ramirez with Omar on deck? lol. I'll take it.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:44 PM) Looking at the stats, the Twins pen sure looks awful. Throw out every stat in the book when we play them.

They'll just walk Ramirez here.

Yeah, Ozzie wants out.

Yes, AJ!

Sox with rare momentum right now. Let's end this s*** here and not f*** around with extra innings in which you know they'll find a way to lose.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) Are we even sure, to this point, that Rios has talent? I think he does. He's simply your classic underachiever.

CQ AGAIN!

With BJ Upton going nuts the last few weeks, Alex Rios, IMO, is officially the biggest waste of talent in all of baseball.

Man I hate that guy. He has no pop in his bat whatsoever.

Unfortunately, Alex Rios is up.

CQ! Finally.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 05:18 PM) Well done Ozzie. 0-4 for Dunn against a lefty, now 2 for 60 on the year. If we lose this game, I will for the first time in my life (outside of late in the season when we're already out of it hoping for better draft position) I will be actively rooting against the Sox. If a 4-game sweep at home to end the first half by the team you're 7 and 5745763474 against the last three years doesn't call for change, nothing will.

Well. gotta go. Can't sit and post at the same time. Hopefully we rally.

Oh, and Gavin Floyd can go. He peaked in '08 and has regressed ever since then.

I'm just tuning in. I've been sitting all night. So please Shack, I don't want to hear that I just show up when we're losing. I called the Ohman facing a righhanded hitter from the beginning. Ozzie is terrible and should be banished very soon.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 06:28 PM) Sure. Since when does 7 straight seasons of 38 homeruns make somebody they worst they have ever seen? Dunn's 2011 season reminds me a lot of Paul Konerko's 2003 season. It was pretty much the worst season he had at that point in his career, and he has not had a one worse since. Konerko struggled the first half of that season but did turn in around the second half. Konerko's '03 was trash by his personal standards. Dunn's is bad by historical standards. There's a difference. Can Dunn recover in time to salvage this season? I thought so a month ago. Now I'm not sure. PK wasn't striking out at a damn near 44% clip. Dunn looks f***ing clueless.

If the Sox fall behind early again I'm totally switching to Braves/Phillies. Arguably the two best teams in baseball right there. And, of course, there's a delay.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 06:17 PM) Who's the backup to Jeter right now? Asdrubal I guess Michael Young as well, as he can play SS (just not well).

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 06:12 PM) Do you think he'd get a look as a backup? You would think so. Either him or Peralta.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) Can we just stop the Buehrle trade talk? Amazing things happen when he pitches and he's our boy. I want him to be our Wakefield. I want his name retired here. I want a statue. I want him here forever. That man has defied all the conventional pitching wisom. I want Quentin AND Tank to be our corners for years to come. They just pile up RBIs period. CF needs addressing if possible. I'm all for packaging players to acquire a real stud 3B...which makes me wonder who's out there to get. I still think we pulled the trigger one year too early on 1b/dh. I think both Fielder and Pujols would have at least seriously entertained the idea of coming to the cell. I love Mark as much as anyone on this board outside of Rowand and Heads. But this organization is bigger than Mark. By AL standards, he's a #4 starter. If he wants $12 million a year for another 3-4 years, see ya! If he's willing to take a discount or if you can get a piece or two that will help you well into the future, you do it. Baseball is a cruel business. No room for sensitivity or nostalgia.