Jordan4life_2007

Happy b-day, brothers!

QUOTE (Tex @ May 20, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) It's no big deal and kind of nice, but think about this . . . Both guys played for the team in 2006 and 2007 plus Uribe played in 2008. So Garland probably had 30 appearances since the WS and Uribe over a hundred. They earned and received many nice ovations from the fans. It's not like they left after the WS and this is their first time ever at the Cell. We are recognizing their first appearance as an opponent. Kind of ironic we are cheering them while booing other players from that team off the roster Yeah, I'd cheer, I was always a fan of both of those guys, but an official team thing? I can take it or leave it. No big deal the organization is doing this, but it seems kind of funny. It's not funny. It's stupid. Sorry to be blunt.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 20, 2011 -> 12:51 PM) When I first saw the thread title, I thought J4L made the thread to talk about how the Sox will recognize that stud Clayton Kershaw and possibly somebody else. Now that would have been an entertaining premise for a thread. Matt Kemp would be the other. I love that guy.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 20, 2011 -> 11:08 AM) LOL, OK. It's not bothering me, so I don't need any pity.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 20, 2011 -> 08:16 AM) If we were the types of mods/admins you seem to think we are... or if this were a site that was actually restrictive like WSI (nothing against that, its just their preferred style)... then you wouldn't even be able to read these responses to your posts, would you? Carry on. Am I slow? I thought he was being sarcastic.

Have Garland/Uribe not frequented the Cell since '05? What are they going to do? Announce their names and all 275 fans do the slow clap? Stupid. Edit: I obviously meant since they left the Sox.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 20, 2011 -> 05:48 AM) So how does a major franchise wind up with a manager and a GM who 2/3 or more of the amateurs can outperform them at their jobs? Why do you create these threads just to mock people?

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ May 20, 2011 -> 06:55 AM) I will never forgive Ozzie for leaving in Linebrink against the Cubs at Wrigley field. I forget which year it was but we all knew it was the wrong decision and it cost us the game. We had a 5-1 lead going into the 8th and we could've thrown Thornton and Jenks at them and instead we gave them Liney, the Cubs scored 4 in the 8th and one in the 10th to win it as I recall. 2009

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 19, 2011 -> 09:48 PM) Well said. Can't complain about the sweep. And Cleveland was hot. Hopefully the Sox will remain fired up for the NL this year as they were last year. One at a time, baby. greg, stop saying "baby." lol.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2011 -> 07:54 PM) These would be 2 big wins Got that right. Huge difference between being 8 games out or 12 games out.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 19, 2011 -> 07:38 PM) He's not the hitter he used to be, but the average AL catcher is hitting .225 with a .650 OPS so far this year. Offensive catchers are becoming extinct. If I suck at my occupation it doesn't matter that others suck as bad or worse. I'm gone. I'm sick of AJ.

PK is so amazing.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 19, 2011 -> 08:18 AM) I can see two different types of "ignore" posters. One who just rambles (as TRU alluded to) but at times has a fair point or one who just post their say, but really offers nothing more to the board (won't bring your I.Q. down or this board's quality down in any convo.. sports, politics, etc., but won't bring it up either) and is just your "average guy" no more, no less. The only thing I'll say is, IMO, Brian has got to be the quietest 20K poster on this site. It seems he is never noticed even with all those post and being a regular, at least to me observing. (hell I still see YASNY noticed, and he posts like once every 3-4 weeks now-a-days) He's not ignored in a bad way, but ignored as in he really doesn't stand out on his style of posting as the others here, even with solid points. Well you don't have to worry anymore Brian... I just noticed you. Brian never posts in PHT. That's pretty much why he goes unnoticed. Kyle and Greasywheels are in the same boat. All three are some of the best posters around.

Kalapse acts like he's 75.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 19, 2011 -> 01:36 PM) I was at the night where about 4 different people ran out years back. I remember at least one of them being black. And really do you want to give the CPD a chance to kick your face in while no one watches? But I'll wear a shirt that says "I post at Soxtalk." Think about how famous I can make this board.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 19, 2011 -> 11:24 AM) Make headlines tomorrow. Cheer for the win and then get arrested or something for excessive celebration, if that's possible I'm thinking about running on the field one of these days. It doesn't appear that the punishment is too severe. And it doesn't seem like a black guy has ever done it. I'd have to drink about 40 beers to do it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 19, 2011 -> 01:19 PM) It's on Rose, Bogans, and Deng to hit from the outside right now. We're in trouble if it's on him.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 19, 2011 -> 01:14 PM) No, it's not that part at all...it's the "if his elbow pops then so be it..." part...even though it was a response to Milk, who of course had to bring up injury concerns like 8 minutes after the guy pitches a 3 hit shutout. Nothing wrong with you guys having your little pity parties all the time...but why do you need to go into the mainstream threads and post some evil s*** like that even when we have things going our way? When things are finally starting to look like they are turning around? You rip on them if they lose, you say blow up the team if they lose these games....so they go out and win the darn game and you guys are immediately in the thread spreading your doom and gloom there too. You guys are just thriving on the negativity at this point, it seems. Alright. I can see where you're coming from. My fault. I didn't mean it like that. I don't want the Sox to lose. lol.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 19, 2011 -> 01:03 PM) I said it before this series even started, Korver should not be on the floor during this series. He is a terrible match up when it comes to defending Wade or LeBron. Then that's going to be a problem. He needs to be out there to stretch the floor. Miami is too good defensively.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 19, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) Seriously, wtf is this? You both have passed the point of being the "realistic" fans and entered the zone of actually cheering against good things happening to this team. Go ahead and do that, but I can't wait to see all the s*** you continue to catch for it. Do you need a valium? I'll say this ONE more time. I was responding to milk. I assumed he was quite pleased with Peavy's performance. As was I, though I didn't see it. But you're always going to be worried about him getting hurt again. I clearly said in so many words I wasn't going to worry about that right now and be positive. Edit: I see I used the word content. I guess that can be construed as still being negative. Which I wasn't trying to do. I'm very pleased with Jake right now.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 19, 2011 -> 09:49 AM) I'll say this about Haslem. I didn't see the game (work) so I really can't go after the discussion, but looking at the stats, the Bulls had 0 offensive rebounds when he was on the court. That has got to change. I've been saying all year that the Heat supporting cast took a huge hit when Haslem went down. He's basically what Taj is to us.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 19, 2011 -> 09:34 AM) The chances of Peavy having his elbow blow out is no more or less than any other pitcher. I get that. Like I said, I was responding to milk. An injury is an injury. He just mentioned elbow, so I did. So it's his fault.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 19, 2011 -> 09:37 AM) Are you going to disregard all of the clutch performances and shots that LBJ/Wade have had before this season? I know this is their first time playing together, but it does take a while to figure it out. And it worked against Boston twice and last night.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2011 -> 07:40 AM) When did Jake Peavy have elbow problems? There you go being all literal again. I was responding to Milk. I think he just meant that JP can go down at any moment and to be forever skeptical. Which I kinda agree with. But Peavy was great last night. I'm going to be positive for now.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 19, 2011 -> 12:50 AM) They are playing a video game in real life. That's like the only way I can describe that. They lost Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena (who cares), and their entire bullpen, a member of their rotation, their starting SS, and it's no big deal. Seriously, WTF? That's the kind of s*** you pull off in OOTP, not with a major league team. The Rays are like quite literally the polar opposite of the White Sox. I'm a Sox homer - not as big as some, but more than most - so I want to clarify that and point out that I don't mean that in any negative connotation whatsoever, because both styles can work. But the Rays don't resign their free agents, they make tons of trades to bring in young players, they use the prospects within their system for their major league team and nothing else, and they build, manage, and coach their team through sabermetric philosophies. The White Sox have done, for the most part, none of those things over the past 10 years. Neither style is necessarily wrong (I think both are wrong, personally, but the Rays are forced to do so because they are not a wealthy franchise, not by choice), it's just attacking the monster with different tactics. Your vocabulary continues to impress. Great post.