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QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 02:31 AM) look were all drunk lets just say f*** it mayne and were all cool, aighrt Pretti much. Man Wut I would don to Brittany spears right now. She hot again like back in the ima slave vid

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 11:51 PM) Again, nobody's saying don't criticize or state your opinion. But the tendency towards broad, sweeping statements not phrased as opinions makes you a lightning rod. I've also heard you use the "if it was the cubs/twins" thing a few times to try and point out hypocrisy, but I don't think it does. For one, soxtalk goers, as a rule, are not unbiased towards the cubs/twins, they're just biased in the opposite direction. So if you say something like "if Humber was playing for the Cubs, you'd mock them endlessly!" Well, of course I would, because I will go to almost any lengths to mock the Cubs. It's half the fun of being a Sox fan. That doesn't say anything about Humber. Additionally, the "if he was playing for the Twins" thing does not leave room for someone to actually LIKE a player you don't. To use Humber again, if Humber were playing for the Twins, many of us might mock them, but some of us might not because they think he has potential. Seems like you'd like the right to state your opinion frankly and without backlash. But when you make blanket statements like "so-and-so is terrible, PERIOD" you're really stepping on the toes of other people's opinions. That's why you're getting backlash repeatedly. I can take the backlash. I'm not as brittle as some think. And nobody would give two s***s what I said about bums like Lillibridge if he weren't a White Sox. And I think that is hypocritical. Tru threw me off a bit. I expect Shack and Balta to get all sensitive and not he able to sense when I'm somewhat joking. But TRU f***in laughed at Adam Dunn's tasteless Japan joke and nobody said a thing. But I make fun of Lillitrash and there's outrage. But I digress. Time to get drunk.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 11:27 PM) Dude, nobody's saying you can't criticize ballplayers. But you're asking to be piled on when you make contentious claims like "x can never do y" or "a is the worst b in history", etc. Go ahead and criticize, but when you pour on the hyperbole you get a lot of moderating answers pulling the discussion back towards center. That's the nature of living at a pole. So Lillibridge is not a bad player? What about Brandon Wood and his career slash line of .167/.197/.258/.454 in almost 500 plate appearances at the big league level? He doesn't flat suck? What about somebody like Rodrigo Lopez (just pulling names out my ass now)? He's not terrible at his profession? Do these guys have to be Cubs for it to be alright? This is simply a case of multiple posters getting sensitive about something rather inconsequential.

Note to self: Never dare criticize a player's performance or skill-set ever again because they made it to the major leagues and I never did out of respect to sensitive Soxtalk posters. Brent Lillibridge, Mark Teahen, Cesar Izturis, Cliff Penington, Yuniesky Betancourt, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Brandon Wood, the entire Padres lineup, ect.... Take a bow. I can't see any of you because I'm not in the majors. Now where's my beer!

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 06:02 PM) Damn...where the hell have I been...and when in the hell did Toronto trade Brett Wallace? St. Lou to Oakland to Toronto to starting 1B for Houston. :lol:

I was expecting a loss today. Glad to see I was proven wrong. Let's win the series tomorrow!

Sale got it done. Humber and Ohman got it done today as well.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:51 PM) http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...t&p=2336889 Awesome

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:49 PM) I like Oz, but not letting Sergio open the ninth was big D dumb. It was? Santos did his job. If Sale can't hold a 3-run lead then that's on him.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:47 PM) Can I get the condensed version....I missed it. With stats? I'm sure he'll post it later. I don't know where to find the post. We really need the search function to work again.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:42 PM) He's had a history of having trouble closing out games including this year. So yeah, I've seen enough of Matt. Didn't Kalapse disprove this notion? I'm not quitting on Matt on April 9th.

Are people seriously ready to hand over the closer role to Santos over the much superior Thornton over a couple games? Thornton has more than earned the benefit of the doubt at least through April.

The Rays are awful. I say this knowing full well they could come back and win this game. But it's sad to see a team fall this bad because of money.

A.J.! Awesome.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:25 PM) I just got here. Was Humber great today? How old is the guy? Is he gonna be serviceable? Yes, 28 and more than likely no. But he gave us a great start this day. I'll take it.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:16 PM) A sure sign of Gordon's approaching stardom. Young, cheap, elite talent is my Kryptonite (I think I spelled that right).

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 05:12 PM) Gordon is pretty amazing. Another week or so and I will replace my avy.

Ohman! One down.

I'm going optimistic today and predict that Ohman will get it done this day.

Big ups to Humber. I've got nothing to say. I don't root against guys to make me look good to people I've never met before in my life. He's done a great job so far.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 04:43 PM) It's the 6th inning and we're only up by 1. Way too early to even think about that. Dude, I love the scoring in your league. lol. I might lose. But I'm getting close. But over the course of the year I should dominate with the team I have in place. Though I do need another pitcher. Wanna talk Gallardo trade?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) Humber putting together quite a game folks. And if you're gonna replay with AAAA lineup, I will point you to boxscore from last night and our 'ace' on the mound. No hating on Humber. As the entire board knows by now, I think he's terrible. But I'll take 1 run in 5 innings every single time. Hopefully, Ozzie doesn't get greedy and gets him out of there soon.

Just now tuning into the game. Humber has given up only a run in 5 innings? I'll take it. Now get him out before reality sets in.

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 01:09 PM) Thats actually not the logic at all, I was just saying that because J4L made it seem like he could go out there right now and do the exact same thing as Lillibridge, which is ridiculous.. There is a difference between criticizing a player and saying a player is an embarrassment to the game, gimme a break.. Give me a break, TRU. U know damn well I don't really think I could get to the big leagues. That part was me joking. But Lillibridge being awful is not a joke.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 9, 2011 -> 12:40 PM) Also golfclap. Lol. Wite, you're my boy. But how u gonna support TRU and Qwerty? It's one or the other.