Marty34

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 1, 2011 -> 12:36 PM) For the love of god, let our next GM pick his own manager. If Reinsdorf hires LaRussa and promotes Hahn, then there's a high probability of organizational dysfunction in the near future. After all the KW/Ozzie bulls***, isn't this something we'd like to avoid? No reason to believe Hahn would not want LaRussa.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 10:56 PM) You're preaching to the choir. I'd say about 98 percent of this board at this point realizes that Ozzie is incompetent. . . . while less than 10% recognizes Williams' incompetency.

You have identified half the problem. The other half is the GM.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 05:49 PM) He's not nearly as bad as you seem to think he is, he's actually much better, and I do expect him to return to his career norms. I don't think he's bad. Overvalued even at career norms.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 05:40 PM) You mean like 35 y.o. Paulie is right before our eyes? Whatever, dude. If you think Ramirez can get better good for you, but I wouldn't put any eggs in that basket.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 05:25 PM) You don't like Lexi, I get it. He's another guy I'd like to see work with someone besides Walker. Lexi's known to be coachable and a good listener. Ramirez has passed the age where he's likely to get better.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 04:30 PM) Perhaps we'll get some off-day drama tomorrow - this festering boil on our team's ass is coming to a head and may explode soon. It won't be pretty. I was thinking that we might have seen the last home game with Guillen as manager. The seem to want to get compensation from the Marlins though. At this point, I'd just let him go.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 04:34 PM) Peavy's had 2-3 of these really bad starts. He hasn't been that bad in the other ones. He's been incredibly unlucky. If you haven't noticed, he's not giving up home runs or extremely hard hit line drives in most of his games, He got hit hard in that first inning today. I don't know if he's unlucky, but his stuff isn't near what it was. He can't get away with any mistakes.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) I don't think Jake gets himself warmed up enough to start some games. I agree with this. Of all the starters, he comes out the latest to warm up, like 10 minutes later.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) LOL Joe, would it have been any different if he gave up those 6 runs in the 5th inning? The truth of the matter is we had a legit chance in the 9th and blew it. Having Rios batting 4th once again is absolutely absurd, and we all know Ozzie is doing it to showcase Kenny's boy in a critical spot in the lineup so Ozzie can throw up his hands and say "these are the guys Kenny gave me!!". Great to see that Ozzie's ego trumps the team's well being because obviously that's all that matters to him... Wait a second, Rios' RBI single earlier in the game was part of the reason we still had a chance in the 9th. You should be more upset with Ramirez's 0fer in the 5-hole . . .

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 04:07 PM) If you want to go the root of the problem with this game (or any recent game), it's the fact that Rios is hitting 4th and playing CF instead of De Aza. You are wrong. The problem with this game was Jake Peavy. Peavy had to pitch because he's owed a lot of money.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) He sucks ass too. But please PLEASE PLEASE try and defend Ozzie for today. I would love to hear a logical explanation. I think Guillen should be fired. I think it's laughable to blame any manager for losing a game when your starter gives up 6 runs in the first.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 03:53 PM) I loathe Ozzie Guillen. What an idiot. How do you feel about Peavy?

That K was the best Dunn's looked in quite a few ABs.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) When has Williams ever brought this issue up other than to respond to the ozzie bulls***? Never. So your problem with this Guillen/Williams fiasco is that it is public? My problem is that it appears to be a factor in decision making.

How about it. Starting Peavy today was a BIG FU to Kenny "The Genius" Williams too.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:50 PM) Mark Buehrle is probably the biggest reason for the 6 man rotation this year. Bigger reason than Peavy, a pitcher coming of major surgery? Wrong.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) I assume that would have knocked in the runner at 3rd had he been hitting 4th. The reason he got the single is because he isn't batting 4th.

I don't think even Alex Rios will be able to save them today.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:22 PM) Right after he daily leg humping of Ozzie. Hillarious!!!!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:19 PM) Rios with misplay/bad read/late break number #171 this season. Why, oh why, does Ozzie still keep running him out there? That was not a misplay.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 01:17 PM) "I'm gonna say right now, Center Fielder should never have a ball hit over his head" Farmer reacting to Rios on that play. Was a rocket.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) LOL A routine double play ball that was botched by the Twins and a seeing eye pop up that dropped. WOW!! MVP! MVP! MVP! Rios has a .755 career OPS, he's currently at .572 this season. There's nothing wrong thinking he can be that .755 OPS player against Diamond today. You have to figure the averages are with him.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 12:43 PM) You're turning into greg. Correlation does not imply causation. He had a couple of hits and scored a couple of runs . . .

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2011 -> 12:40 PM) By the way, we all know that since Marty is so obviously wrong here, Rios will do something useful today, right? Can't do that. Stick to your convictions.