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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:43 AM) This offense is actually outperforming last year's offense. We're 10th in the AL right now; last year we were 12th. And we all agreed that last year's offense just wasn't good enough. However, I COMPLETELY agree with what you're saying. It's hard to win when almost all of your main players are having bad years.

McGehee!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:39 AM) I just can't accept this line of reasoning. This roster was fine. The players are just all regressing to absolute s*** at one time. It's almost impossible to comprehend. This roster needed a lot of near career years to compete in this division it felt like from the offense.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:38 AM) I was having more fun in 2006 than 2005. When Gooch hit that slam off Lidge to tie the game at 9 when we had been down 9-1 I think I screamed louder than when Konerko hit the slam off Qualls. that was an amazing game...the Sox felt invincible. A similar game that week which was awesome was the 1-0 game vs the Cardinals.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:35 AM) It really is an indictment on Kenny Williams that they have nobody better to replace Teahen. We have Omar Vizquel and Mark Kotsay in our everyday lineup....in 2010!! What a bad organization this is right now. It's embarrassingly bad. We were talking about it earlier. You can't keep making bad trades and expect to have a competent roster. The Swisher debacles really hurt the talent in both the majors and minors, and then the Peavy trade killed our pitching depth. KW should thanks his stars Rios has rebounded this season.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:34 AM) I will say one thing, at least this team isn't teasing us. They've been horses*** from day 1. I give them props for that. I'm still not over 2003 and 2006. People forget how good the team was in 2006 during the first half of the season. Those games vs the NL were magical.

Ozzie's going to burn a lot of bridges on his way out of town...and hopefully it happens soon.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:32 AM) Wood is actually a really good example, because he's a guy who had great stuff, and even before the injuries took over, he never put everything together for more than brief stretches. yes, but he never had close to the command and repeatable delivery that Strasburg has. Wood also never had anything close to a change-up.

Way to jinx it Brian, as his hit in the 9th contributed to the go-ahead run.

In honor of the CWS starting soon, can Gordon use an aluminum bat again? I want warm, fuzzy memories of him.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:28 AM) i agree he's got nasty stuff but so did mark prior and look where he's at (im just jealous he's not a sox) Prior's fastball average was like 94 mph and he never really perfected his change-up. Strasburg is like a combo of Wood's stuff with Prior's command.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:28 AM) You know, even if we'd have had a higher pick by a couple, there's a good shot we'd have wound up with Gordon anyway. And I'm fine with that, it was a good pick. It's when you end up in the 15-20 range even though you were never really in contention.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:26 AM) There are plenty of really talented pitchers who bust for reasons other than injury too. I doubt it'll happen with him, but there's a chance. yes, but there stuff looks like Mark Buehrle's compared to him. I wasn't even a believer heading into tonight.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:26 AM) I realize you're joking. But ain't nothing more annoying to me than a .500 (or a few games above or under) season. I remember in 2002 we were 12-15 games below .500 all year before a dumbass hot final month (led by Joe Crede) saw us finish the season at 81-81. I remember Hawk saying something like "You know, with the way the team has played this final month, this season to me has been saved." I wanted to jump through the TV and decapitate his ass when he said that stupid ass s***. Agreed, and you know I would have been on here telling certain posters that those wins were worthless

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:25 AM) What is the statute of limitations for the statement "Relax....this is a good team......it's a long season"? No one says that anymore besides for Hawk and sin city sox fan.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:24 AM) omg you dont understand how annoying it was having to listen to the nationals announcers basically already throwing strasburg into the hall of fame today.....his stuff was pretty nasty today i just hope they have plenty of beer on tap when i go to D.C. to see him pitch against the sox If he doesn't get seriously injured, he will make the HOF. Most talented pitcher of our generation.

Shades of that Indians game where Danks pitched and it went from a Sox lead to a Sox blowout in 10 minutes. What a bunch of weak motherf***ers.

haha...hopefully Ozzie will be joining his son in Florida soon.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:21 AM) If you'e going to be bad, be REALLY bad. Being really bad is why the Nationals are the envy of baseball right now. Oh shut up, it's important to win so that the 5,000k in attendance in August are happy! They could lose every game the rest of the way, and it would be the best thing that could happen.

Wow, Thornton absolutely sucks right now. I'd say blow it up, but we know we are anyways. Positive of tonight is Gavin was good. Negative is that Quentin and Beckham continue to suck.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:18 AM) Outside of Bobby Jenks.....nobody in this bullpen is currently giving us a strong chance to win. Yeah, Putz is getting rocked right now. The length to which Jenks apologists will go is pathetic.

Colvin continues to be far and away the best young player in Chicago.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 03:15 AM) Has anyone been watching the radar gun? What's thornton been throwing? 94-96 mph

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:15 AM) Jesus Christ Gordon First time Gordon reached the outfield all game.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 02:14 AM) I blame it on the fact that Hewitt is an awful coach ME TOO!