hogan873

I find it hard to believe that he is hated. I'm sure there are a few guys who don't like him, but I would think he's generally liked or at least tolerated. He's not nearly the same type of player he used to be, and by that I mean a nuisance (asshole) to other teams. I can remember watching his antics throughout 2005, and especially in the playoffs (dropped third strike!) and saying, "He's an asshole, but he's our asshole." If he's that type of player towards other teams, one would think some of that persona leaks into his interactions with his own team. And some of his teammates may not like that.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ May 2, 2011 -> 10:54 AM) I like that. A lot. Ditto

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2011 -> 03:56 PM) We have a WAY better chance of the talent on this team being successful than we do going into a White Flag situation. There is zero question there. Absolutely. But, we can use one of our favorite phrases here...on paper. I thought this time would kick ass, and maybe they still will. But just about every part of the game needs to turn around right now. I won't stop watching the team even though I have been saying after almost every game that I've had it. I'm a fan, good team or bad. But, I'd rather see a team being built for the future playing .340 baseball than a $128 million team playing .340 baseball. There's no way the team keeps playing like this. But what is scary is that it's going to take a 10 game winning streak to get back to .500! How late in the season will it be too late to turn it around? If they're still 10 games below .500 in early June, is it time to ready the White Flag?

I'm impressed with how quiet it was kept. This was a long time in planning and I for one was shocked when I heard the new last night. I sort of thought for the past few years that he has been dead for a while since we really haven't heard much about him...aside ffrom purported sightings and audio recordings. I'm not sure this secures a victory for Obama in 2012 but it certainly helps him. A year and a half until the election, but people will remember that "Obama got Osama".

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 1, 2011 -> 09:42 PM) Would I be a bad fan if I blamed many of our offensive problems on high-paid, low-producing Dunn? If he had had a decent April, just a f***ing decent April, we wouldn't be 10 out already. He has had plenty of key RBI situations and FAILED. Oh I forgot, he's all screwed up because of the appendectomy. Maybe I'm cruel for blaming him when he had that problem. All I know is he's sucked and the team offense also has sucked. If he was hurt I'd rather have had him sit out all the games or do a minor-league rehab rather than him resemble a big dung pile. The whole team has not produced. And to me it doesn't matter how much someone gets paid. Whether it's a guy getting paid $1 million of $12 million, failing to get a hit or strike someone out or whatever they're supposed to do is equally responsible.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 1, 2011 -> 11:28 AM) What the team is doing right now will set the franchise back 20 years. I agree...provided nothing is done come the trade deadline. It's going to take a major turnaround right now to get this team back into contention. I'm actually starting to believe that there will a fire sale. If it's done right and they collect some good young players for the future, I'm okay with that. I'm certainly not okay with what this team is looking like right now.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 30, 2011 -> 02:43 PM) * 1. Pierre, LF * 2. Ramirez, SS * 3. Quentin, RF * 4. Konerko, DH * 5. Dunn, 1B * 6. Rios, CF * 7. Pierzynski, C * 8. Teahen, 3B * 9. Beckham, 2B Can Teahen make another good play at 3rd tonight?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 28, 2011 -> 10:33 AM) What was your original name? hogan873 A very original combination of my last name and my birth month and year.

Lillibridge!

Great job! Totally original.

7 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings. Sox hit the bullpen a little better and eek out a 4-3 win.

He's proven himself to be better at strategy this year...so far. He will make some bonehead moves, and that's what will bother me more than his emotional explosions or tweets. Right now the players aren't playing well. The pitching has come around the past three games (Buehrle made only one BIG mistake), but the hitting is still lacking. That's not Ozzie's fault.

I was slightly hammered one night and asked in a post what would be a good new user name for me. I threw out a few suggestions, and shipps took the liberty of creating one for me...combining the suggestions I tossed out there. Now I like the name.

This game could be the antithesis of the first two. I'm hoping Buehrle is sharp, but history shows the Yankees hit him well. Our hitters should be able to hit Fats Domino. I wouldn't be surprised to see 12-15 runs combined.

You can't but like Lillibridge...as a person. From what I've seen of his Twitter posts he seems to have a great sense of humor. Now with those two ridiculous catches, I can't help but want to see him play more often. He's probably a lifetime utility player, and that's fine as long as he fills that role like he has been this year. And speaking of utility players, Teahen has been playing fairly well this year.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 11:35 AM) That's one of the best things in sports, the unlikely hero, if only for one game. Like Geoff Blum.

Lillibridge's outstanding plays are fresh in my mind, but I don't know if we'll ever see a play like Buehrle's between the legs ridiculousness.

Floyd was top notch tonight. Konerko was Konerko. And Lillibridge was unbelievable for two straight plays. These past two games have gotten me interested again!

Brent Lillibridge! After the first catch I saw "Wow!" After the second catch I said "Holy s***!" Unbelievable. Should be 2 web gems on Baseball Tonight.

Regardless of what pitches he threw when and to who, what impressed me was his confidence. He never seemed shaken or nervous. Even after losing the no hit bid he came back and continued to pitch well.

I turned the game on during the 5th inning and was surprised to see the Sox winning. I was damn near floored when I saw Humber had a no hitter going. I didn't think he would be able to get the no hitter (there's got to be a ton of pressure in Yankee Stadium). But I was extremely impressed with his performance. It was nice to hear the announcers actually acknowledge how well he was pitching, although they were praising Burnett even more. Santos looked good. I think he needs to be the closer. Remember last year that his pitching faltered a bit towards the end. I wonder if that was a result of a lot of innings. Maybe being in the closer role would cut down on his innings and allow him to remain sharp all year.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) It would make no sense to win 3 of 4. The Yankees feast on teams playing as s***ty as the White Sox. I'd be more than satisfied with 2 of 4. Something has to wake this team up. Maybe it was being outscored 21-3 this weekend.

This is a pretty scary video of the tornado hitting the airport. Look way down the corridor and you can see people scrambling like crazy. That must have been quite a fright. http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/2...t-louis-airport

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) You're telling me it's difficult for you to have faith when the team is playing .364 baseball? Exactly. Now, it they were playing .367 baseball, I might feel a little better.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 01:34 PM) Yeah just go ahead and start the new panic threads and get a jump on things. I was being sarcastic (sorry about the lack of green), but it's hard to have a good feeling at all about this series.