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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 6, 2010 -> 12:02 PM) The Quotable Ozzie Guillen from The Onion The colorful White Sox manager is in the spotlight for comments about supposed favoritism toward Asian players, but it isn't the first time he's had something to say. * 2006: "I very much love the people and the fans of Chicago, because they pay me very much to play a baseball manager in Chicago, even though I very much hate the people and fans in Chicago" * 2006: "I don't give s*** about the home-field advantages for the World Series. You know what I care about? Where the f*** is the Smash Mouth? Why aren't they here for singing the 'All Star' song? I love that s***" * 2007: "I love Dustin Pedroia. He is very good hitter. And he has a strong back, so he could be climbed up on and I sit on his shoulders and ride around on him like riding a little horse that loves me and eats apples and I have to pitch around because he is a good hitter" * 2008: "I never say one bad thing about those stupid f***ing Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-s***ting pieces of f***" * 2008: "If we win the World Series, I will quit baseball and run for mayor mostly on a campaign platform of minimizing the city's budget, while still raising revenues with strategic tax plan for Chicago businesses" * 2009: "Wrigley Field makes me puke. When I eat a little bit of the ivy on the wall it make me puke barf everywhere" * 2010: It's not the fair for Japanese players have the interpreter. I want the interpreter so I can understand what the f*** it is I am talk about"

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Aug 6, 2010 -> 09:21 AM) Every closer in baseball is not sharp every time out. If Bobby had two bad outings, we'd overlook it. Three, half the board jumps ship. Four, everyone is overboard. I'm not saying I disagree with removing him, but the margin of error here is nada at this point. You're right, and I alluded to that saying that every closer will blow saves. I suppose I should have worded it differently. The closer is expected to be one of the sharpest pitchers on your staff because of the nature of their task. One inning (usually) not giving up hits, walks, or runs. Hits and walks happen...no one will get around that, but it's the runs that are the most important. Bobby's biggest issue is his pattern of failures. He has two or three miserable outings, he gets "dropped" from the closer role, he pitches well and gets his job back, closes a couple games well, and then blows it again. That is what is so frustrating.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 6, 2010 -> 08:33 AM) There are a lot more telling stats besides blown saves that tell the full picture. A truer statement may not have uttered in this thread. Bobby has had some great outings, but so has Linebrink, Threets, and even Williams. The big difference there is that Bobby's job is to close games. It's a high pressure situation, and the closer has to be sharp every time out. Every closer in the game will blow saves. Bobby isn't sharp...a lot. A team should have a lot of confidence in their closer, and aside from Ozzie's misleading statements, I think he's the only one who has confidence in him. Bobby has a big ERA (and I don't care what Steve Stone says, it DOES matter) and his WHIP is quite chunky, too. Those numbers do not belong to a great or even good closer.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 05:46 PM) He can give me a billion, I'll buy the Sox and donate it to Soxtalk Every member would be part owner, with me the chairman of the board. Then we can start wheeling and dealing and make a superteam. And then sign Kotsay to a long extension...to sit in the clubhouse and be the "chemistry guy".

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 03:39 PM) The sequence today will be: Ozzie will declare the closer's spot open again The Sox will either win big tomorrow or lose, Sale will get his first outing in relief, everyone will be excited about that. There will be no need for a closer. Sometime over the weekend, a closer will be needed. Both Thornton and Putz will be used in the 7th-8th, Jenks will come out again to close. Announcers and sportswriters will pretend that Ozzie never said anything about the Closer's spot today. Wait, that's happened before, right? I mean, it's like deja vu...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) Bobby is the goat. Literally with that lame ass beard. Sto-o-o-o-p being me-e-e-ean!

Hey hey it's Kotsay!

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I can't see or hear the game. Maybe that's a good thing?

Kotsay > Jenks

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) I wonder if we could put Jenks back in again here, if he would blow it again... Yes, and Kotsay would save the day again.

Holy s***

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) Took out Konerko for a baserunner and somehow made our offense more potent... Stranger things have happened. Kotsay hit a HR Jenks blew a save Ooops

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 02:57 PM) Put Jenks on waivers PLEASE. Nobody would claim his dumpy ass.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 02:28 PM) Ahem Can you make predictions about Kotsay getting 2 or 3 hits every game?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 01:29 PM) Konerko goes from 2 bad at bats to lining a ball to right center. Nobody's perfect.

With Kotsay being in every game as of late, I wonder if Ozzie was told that he will be DFA'd when Teahen comes back.

QUOTE (Hawk09 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 07:44 AM) You know, our .400 hitting over the last 16 game backup catcher who is Freddys personal catcher, Ramon Castro. Ramon has been unbelievable at the plate since May. Oh yeah. I agree. I was confused...I thought you were still referring to a left-handed bat.

Paulie recently hit his 350th career homerun. I started to think about him getting to 500, but he'd have to play at least another 4-5 years. It's possible, but who knows how his performance would be over that stretch.

QUOTE (Hawk09 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 07:12 AM) Not so sure of that. Schwerzer is pitching well of late,has a crackling fastball,and Ozzie will want a lefty bat in there. Good news? It is Ramon time....he will drop the head on that ball and hit it hard,I predict. The Guy has been unconscious. Big Game Freddie needs to find a way....no party with Miggy last nite,right? Ramon who?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) I just don't get it. He can't hit righties or lefties so why have him as a DH? Just plug in Frodo or the Tank. Hmm...that could be a good sitcom, Frodo and The Tank. Or Stealth Elf and The Tank Law and Order Elven Tank Tank the Elf Slayer Kotsay could be the annoying neighbor that always gets drunk at a party and falls off the porch.

I hope Edwin pitches a gem. A little offensive support would be nice, too.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 02:25 PM) So if nobody that age is getting a multi year deal, the key for a player is, at 29, to sign a huge, six-year deal like they do in the NBA. Right, but they'd have to hold a one hour special on ESPN announcing that they just signed a huge multi-year deal with a team.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 09:12 AM) fixed Thanks. Much better.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 4, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) Dude, he flew out to the warning track. The WARNING TRACK. That earns him a week. He just missed that one, dag gummit.