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Best part of Modern Family was when the little boy asked his mom what happened at the Rose Boewl, but the dad thought he meant what happened to his wife not looking as good as she used to in the picture from the Rose Bowl.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 04:33 AM) You don't think a cocky guy like Ozzie deep down looks down on Kenny cause he was a lousy ballplayer and Oz, though he tended to swing at every pitch which was maddening, was a good ballplayer? Big league ballplayers are cocky. That's why Ozzie doesn't give a f*** what the fans say. He'll win any shouting match with KW or a fan, cause he's ozzie. a giu spoiled by the life and money accorded a big league starter/huge contributor. He was a good ballplayer and I think you are naive to think Oz doesn't shove that back in KW's face. KW was a horrible ballplayer; Ozzie a good one. I'm not saying a bad ballplayer can't be a good GM. I think it's something Ozzie can scoff at Kenny during their "discussions" about teams. Yes KW is his "boss" -- sort of. Please stop acting like Ozzie was Barry Bonds. I've never heard a worse argument than the one you're trying to make about Ozzie not respecting KW because of their athletic ability. If he really is that arrogant, then why the hell would you want him managing your favorite team?

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 04:47 AM) Very rarely though do good signable prospect guys fall. It's usually guys who either want over slot money or guys represented by Boras. Yep, being higher gave the Sox a greater chance to get a guy that fell. In the 20-30 range, the Sox aren't likely to draft a guy that's falling because they're not going to go over slot.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 04:15 AM) I just don't see why a couple draft slots matter. There are too many examples of busts in the first round anyway. Wasn't Ben Davis a first round draft pick? I just can't believe you'd be foolish enough to continue to have this thought process after the early contributions we've received from Beckham and Sale the past few years.

Tribune reporting Floyd to see specialist L. Yocum...GULP! Not supposed to be serious, but who knows.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 11:31 PM) After reading Cowley's story, I don't see how anybody could want Kenny over Ozzie. Kenny sounds like an egomaniac with his restauranting and pretty boy attitude. His acquisition of Teahen was a joke and his trade of Hudson for a similar type pitcher was equally dumb. As far as Ozzie, he is an egomaniac as well. But at least he was a far better player than Kenny. Give Ozzie another GM to work with. Yep, there was a lot of hard hitting, indisputable evidence in that article about Kenny Williams turning into a diva. And as for you saying Ozzie was a better player than Kenny....well, I think I've heard it all now. But hey, KW's kids are better athletes than Ozzie's!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 12:28 AM) A higher pick means nothing. There are too many variables in the baseball draft to think a spot or two matter. I'd think you would say Teahen "screwed us over" by maybe impressing somebody to not get rid of him this winter. Hopefully Kotsay simply won't be invited back. Thanks for the victory today, though, Mark and Mark. I'll take it. This team won't lose 13 in a row and tie for the all time record White sox losing streak. Oh great, posts like this again

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:14 PM) Doesn't matter much today, since the next game is not until Friday night. Thornton will get rest, and since the games don't matter too much now anyway, he's not critically needed on Friday or any other game for the rest of the year. It's more about protecting Thornton, who had some health issues a month ago after extending himself in a game.

Nice comeback, but I hate seeing Thornton pitch 2 innings in a game.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) That Boffie Bonser. What a guy! Looks like a Dennis Eckersley against us. I ike Morel's glove, but he needs work at the plate still His balance is really bad at the plate, and he's looked silly against slow and outside pitches.

9 in a row, here we come!! Yep, these boys haven't quit.

Another splendid game for Rios. That's his 78th double play over the last 3 months.

Flowers struck out? NO WAY!

Anyone else watch The Event? It was going pretty well until the final minute or so.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 06:55 PM) Every championship has a degree of flukiness about it. Check out the Blackhawks Stanley cup winning journey. TONS of flukes contributed to their run, as is with every championship. Perfectly articulated Rock! You look at the World Series games, and we were a pitch or two away from losing each and every game. We had a lot go our way in 2005, but the key is we capitalized and won the whole thing. Some teams do have magical years, yet can't win the championship.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 01:22 PM) If Jerry Manuel were managing, this collapse would have been all his fault. Its pretty much been disgusting how the Sox have played they last 14 games. Well said! It all started when the players started talking to the media about how disheartening it was to not gain ground on the Twins despite winning 7 in a row on the road.

Omar and Kotsay better not start another f***ing game this season. Shut down Sale and Santos while you're at it.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 05:35 AM) Ouch, first real bad at-bat by Morel the same night he makes his 1st ML error. Ouch. Morel struck out in his first AB by swinging and missing a slow curve by about a foot.

Morel looking absolutely overmatched so far in Oakland. He seems to really struggle with offspeed pitches.

Read that Floyd is still having soreness behind the shoulder. Hopefully it's no big deal if they haven't done an MRI, and he's had shoulder pain for a week now.

Seems like Ozzie and Sox might go their separate ways in a few months if JR/KW don't extend his contract http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2031227.story

1st and 3rd, no outs...and Manny still can't manage to get an RBI. He might as well just keep his bags in Oakland, as it's very possible that is his next team.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:29 AM) Are we Sox fans in for some serious misery for some time to come? Our pitching staff should be good enough to make us respectable, but it's scary to think how big the talent gap between Twins/Tigers and then the rest of the division could be next season. Indians don't have much going right for them either, so we should be middle of pack for a few more years.

QUOTE (typewritermender @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:29 AM) Package Gavin to the Brewers for Prince! I think Floyd, Harrell & Quentin could at least get the talks started... Harrell's not a prospect, and why would the Brewers want Quentin when they already have Braun? Also, why trade a starting pitcher and possibly our lone returning power threat for a one year player who wants a king's ransom and Boras is his agent?

QUOTE (Cali @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 03:13 AM) What kind of package could we get for Mark from St. Louis? At this point, freeing up his salary while getting an average package for him would be just fine with me.