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QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ May 19, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) KW being the selfish person he is waited this long to clarify him a bust. A real GM would lick their wounds and move on. Did you just say "A real GM?" Really...

I'd like to send a big shout out to Austin Texas, the allergy capital of the U.S. I never had allergies until I got there. Now I have them back here in the Chi. Jackasses.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 19, 2009 -> 01:16 PM) I've been booing all day at work already. Co-workers looking at me like I'm crazy. That's not because you are booing...

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 19, 2009 -> 10:03 AM) Dude I'm sorry, but you are missing the whole point. You presume to know too much information that you, quite frankly, just don't know. Saying "Just because someone is good at something, that is NOT the same as being good at teaching it" is just as ambiguous as the weak counter argument. I could say, "Dude, Harold had great stats, he should teach the guys how to hit." That argument also addds zero to the conversation. The point is he deserves to be discussed just like anybody else, and like I said, that is 100% dead nuts correct. Does Harold even WANT to be a hitting coach? Might be an important little tidbit.

Happy Birthday! (Can we still call you a kid?)

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 19, 2009 -> 09:44 AM) Since Walk is on the hot seat you can actually do whatever you want. If a potential replacement lies within the system, then OF COURSE he needs to be discussed. OF COURSE is the key phrase here. ABSOLUTELY fills in as well. The OP is right on the money 100% in opening this dialouge, 100% dead nuts correct. Harold can't be considered because he was too good of a hitter? Someone with almost 3000 hits doesn't suck enough to teach hitting? GMAFB that he can't be discussed. And here's the best part...when this team continues to struggle...people will be calling for Harold's head because he's not a good hitting coach. And when the Sox hire the next guy...when this team struggles...people will be calling for THAT guy's head because he's not a good hitting coach...and on and on we go.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 19, 2009 -> 09:18 AM) Right now in the Sox line up you have one hitter who is playing up to his ability in Konerko and one starting pitcher who is in Buehrle. Kenny is looking at this team and knowing that they have played no where near as good as they are, and that the Central sucks. Giving people a reason to quit going to games because the organization has quit on this team will just mean that we will have a $50 million payroll next year. It just isn't going to happen this early. I think this post should be copy and pasted into every "Blow up the Sox" thread that is started. Thanks ss2k5.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ May 18, 2009 -> 03:28 PM) he really does have to but it probly isnt happening. like they said, kw and jr are way too loyal to all the coaches-something has to be done I don't think the Sox would fire one coach. They would fire all the coaches. And that's just not happening. We're going to have to live through this because the Sox don't want to rush the Beckhams and Flowers and Poredas of the organization. And frankly, why start the arb clock if you don't have to? Jeez, we are Sox fans aren't we? We've been through much worse than this...well, maybe not you youngsters, but the 70's and 80's (minus '83) was pretty bad, on the whole. I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

Will someone...anyone...push Holmstrom away from the net. Just get a body on him. Don't have to cross-check him, just push him around a little. And if the 'hawks can just stay in this series, I think the longer it goes, the more the younger legs can tire out the older Wings. Of course, I could be full of s***.

First of all, right or wrong, Ozzie likes to break up same-sided hitters, so he breaks up two righties with a lefty. Second, usually your best hitter is in the 5 hole and Paulie, right now, is the best hitter. Let's go boys. How's about salvaging something here.

My nanny's nephew was recently diagnosed with leukemia. He's 5. They are doing chemo. He is on steroids. It has spread to his brain. He has lost some eyesight (which hopefully he'll get back). He will not grow for a year. He is constantly going to the doctor, poked at, prodded at, MRIs, CT scans, surgeries. While in the hospital, he was put in a coma by the doctor so he wouldn't freak out. Now, as a parent, I would do anything and everything in my power to keep my kid alive. But, don't you think there are parents out there that would think that's just as much torture to a child? Especially ones that believe in the healing power of a God? I understand that chemo is usually more effective than, well, doing nothing. But my point is, many people would rather go through the suffering during prayer, hoping that this is God testing them, than someone at a hospital, who they don't know, has a bunch of patients and doesn't know your child from Adam.

I start a thread in my head called Fire Rudy Jaramillo, mentally post each and every crap-ass response, spit them out on a manual typewriter, bring the paper and typewriter to The Cell, set the paper a-blaze at the old Comiskey home plate marker, take the typewriter, bring it to the game and bury it deep underneath Lillibridge's locker. Then I go have a Pabst.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 15, 2009 -> 12:01 PM) Toronto, Texas and Kansas City are all playing as good as anyone in the A.L. right now and the Sox played them 11 of the last 18 games. Harrison for Texas looked good yesterday, real good. I think they take one of the four and hopefully take two. The AL Central is terrible. Explain the Cleveland series...

QUOTE (shipps @ May 14, 2009 -> 06:00 PM) ^^^^^^^^^ Yeah they need some major league baseball players on that roster. Shhhh...people on this board might actually get the feeling that there's another team out there that's...*gasp*...in worse shape than the White Sox.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 15, 2009 -> 11:17 AM) Hard to blend private business and government that way. If the airline screws you, you go to another airline, or drive or take a train or whatever. With government, elections are supposedly the way to do this. But maybe there should be more liberal laws allowing for recalls. How often do we vote for Cook County Board? If its every two years, then I think that works fine. I know the question was very broad...but it was meant not so much as a private vs. public question, but as a broader consumer vs. service question.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2009 -> 09:18 AM) Yup, this is a class act right here. Hopefully all of Cook County can think this is too much and not pay their taxes either. This brings up a good point. And maybe it's own thread. But, what response do we, as citizens, have to retaliate. And I don't mean directly to Stroger or any public figure who doesn't get it. But, I'm talking on a grand scale. When we get screwed, and a public employee, corporation, etc. gets off or a slap on the wrist or less than what is deserved...what can we do? One example is ss2k5's above. Another would be airlines. They charge us for everything. So, what if I am unhappy with the service I get, could I send them a bill for what I think it was worth? (Obviously not, because the amount of time they would have to spend going through all of that would cause fares to rise across the board.) I guess, besides switching banks, moving out of Cook County, etc., there isn't much we could do. But...is there something more direct?

QUOTE (shipps @ May 14, 2009 -> 05:53 PM) kyyleycyrus Winna!

I'm feelin' a turnaround. I think they are pissed at themselves and that usually gets them going. Then again, I could be full of s***.

I know he looked great in Spring Training, but he needed to have an extended spring. That's just me though.

Read. Every. Single. Post. On. Soxtalk.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:34 PM) Toews 2nd goal was not luck, if it didnt deflect in Sharpie would have buried it. It was luck for Toews. Hit a skate and went in. Can't assume what would have happened if it didn't hit the skate. And thanks for clearing that up about 7 goals against Luongo, Kap.

Are you gonna drop the 23 and just go by Kyyle? Like Madonna or Cher? Oh yeah...and congrats (there goes the neighborhood).

This just reeks of a Drew Peterson deathbed confession... ...and book deal. Every time I see Drew...I feel like I need to take a shower. And not in a good way.

This game could be over by noon.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2009 -> 04:15 PM) Yep, Ozzie's stubborness to put Alexei in CF continues to hurt this team. This is the worst lineup for a Sox team in many of years. Not good news about Quentin, just hope it's nothing serious. Really? When was the last time he played there. At this point...Lilli and Alexei are a wash. both have potential, but both are better suited for the infield and neither can hit a lick right now.