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That's probably enough nuts talk...

Ahhh...a thread of reason. I like it.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 11:35 AM) Let's stick it to those socialist commie nazi bastard canucks! And if they don't like it, they can go the hell back to their fuhrer in Russia! Wait. The Sox are playing Vancouver?

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 09:51 AM) Let's string together some hit, wake up those bats. Let's do it for America! *wipes tears from eyes* I'm on board! For the USA!

One of these days Ozzie will go too far. He came pretty close on this one, but like others have said, stupid stuff like this is almost laughed at when coming from Ozzie. It would be a HUGE news story if Ron Gardenhire or Jim Leyland said it.

QUOTE (SteveB23 @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 09:05 AM) Don't be so sensitive...all I'm saying is that in "White Sox Nation", team performance should be what matters most. I could care less what Ozzie says to the f**king media. They love to goad him into saying stupid things, then jump on him when he does. Whether you want to believe it or not, Ozzie is a great manager. IMO the Sox probably don't win the 2005 WS without him. Great manager, no. He has his moments, and he did a good job in 2005. I'm less convinced of his managerial abilities this year. I will say that he's a better choice than quite a few of the other managers out there, but he's not one of the best.

Ugh. You'd almost think Ozzie talks like this to get a reaction. "Hey look, it's me, crazy Ozzie." But, he actually is just speaking his mind...and that can be a bad thing sometimes.

Maybe we need more Tiggers to balance the Eeyores.

The Sox will be 4-5 by tonight. Danks has his first win. And a new thread is started calling for the indefinite retention of Ozzie as Sox manager.

Yeah, we can argue the point of firing Ozzie or Ozzie resigning after every loss. Last night's loss was the result of stellar pitching, not necessarily a bad lineup. We all know there are concerns with the lineup, and we all know that Ozzie played a big part in creating the team as it is built now. If things continue to go badly, I imagine KW will do something. But calling for the head of Ozzie after 8 games and a 3-5 start is ridiculous.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 10:23 AM) Perhaps, but that doesn't have much to do with his recent "struggles". He walked two batters last night because of mild struggles with command, not because of the type of pitcher he is. If he was a two-pitch pitcher with higher velocity, he still would not have hit the strike zone. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but when Bobby retired all those batters in a row, he was beginning his change to a more versatile style of pitcher, right? There's no telling what kind of pitcher Bobby would be today had he not changed his style. Hell, he might have burnt himself out. Who knows. I see your point, but I wonder if his struggles would be as mighty if he was still the fireballer/wicked curve pitcher.

I've mentioned this before, and I still think it's true: Jenks was a better closer when he had his 100 mph heat and the deadly curve. I'm not saying it's not wise to diversify (especially to avoid arm damage), but I'm not sure Jenks has caught on to what Coop wanted from him. He seems timid with his curve, and his fastball is not as effective. He had some great pitches last night, and the change-up for the final strike was nice. He seems to get too selective after two outs...almost as if he's trying too hard.

Nice to see an extra inning win...especially on the road. I was impressed by Jones. He obviously can still hit. Last night's game was the first time I got to see Santos pitch. All I can say is wow. He's got nasty stuff. I'm moderately concerned, but not necessarily worried about Peavy. His next start will be very important. He needs to get back to the form he was in late last year.

It's way too early to panic. And it's way too early to start the Peavy bashing. I imagine (and hope) that we'll see him settle down over his next few starts, and the ERA will be whittled down. If he's still pitching like last night after two more starts, then we can start worrying.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 01:07 PM) Hopefully Alex has a big series. Four game series...let's see. 5-14, 2 BBs, 1 HR, 4 RBIs That would be nice.

Wonder what kind of reception Rios will get...if any.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 02:32 PM) "Cut my milk!" "I can't. It's liquid, sir."

Sounds like the bats woke up a bit. Good news. Hopefully the momentum carries into Toronto!

Looking at the negatives right now would be very easy. There are some positives, however. The pitching has been good. Not necessarily stellar, but good. With some hits in the right places, this team is 3-2 or 4-1. Rios looks great. He's hitting the ball hard, which is something he didn't do at all last year. Konerko looks like he's on his way to another decent year. He could smack 30+ HRs. And, Quentin isn't hurt...yet.

I hardly think that 5 games into the season we could proclaim it over, but damn thing are looking bleak. I don't know if I've ever seen such an anemic offense. 4 or 5 more runs over the past 3 or 4 games could've resulted in a 3-2 record vs. 1-4. I know it won't be like this forever, but I'm a little concerned right now.

If I was at the game, he'd get a standing O from me his first at bat.

Lucky for me I'm up and out of the house by 5:30 every morning during the week. If I had time to eat cereal in the morning I'd be much larger than I am now...and have fewer teeth.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) I used to love Quisp. Anyone even remember that? I saw Quisp at Food 4 Less a while back.

One of the nice thing about having kids is always having a good selection of cereal in the house. And I'm talking about the good kind of cereal. Fruity Pebbles, Apple Jacks, Cap'n Crunch, etc. Thinking about that, I was wondering what the favorite cereals of SoxTalk nation are. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is one of my favorites, and I could devour an entire box on a Saturday morning while watching SportsCenter. But, one of my favorites from when I was a kid was the Vanilla Cookie Crisp. Why did they stop making it?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 10:33 AM) Getting nothing done against their mediocre bullpen was very disconcerting. Indeed.