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QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:59 PM) The sox play 16 of their next 19 at home. the Twins go on the road. thoughts? The Twins will face pitchers like R.A. Dickey, Miguel Batista, etc., while we'll be getting Verlander as well as Boston's 4 main guys.

Fantastic game by Konerko

Reed Johnson has been a godsend for the Cubs. He's batting about .340 against LHP.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:58 PM) Whoa, now. Stand by your guns. You should just admit you started this thread for a place to post negative comments. Why give people the satisfaction of deleting this thread? It'll be true in about an inning. You should know by now there are people who criticize everything you say. Earlier in this thread I was just attempting to get out their arguments so we can begin commenting on the nature of this ballcub (which, as of recently, is a large ball of sucktitude) People do sure seem to get a lot pissier about my comments when the Sox are losing.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:56 PM) I don't have any problems with a negative thread. But I think you're just wussing out. If I wanted it to be a perennial loser thread, I just would have called it "the official White Sox suck and Ozzie needs to be fired thread"

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:53 PM) So you started a thread about the Twins and called it "Your second place Chicago White Sox"? Screw it, just delete the thread if people have such a problem with it. Sorry for the confusion about my motives.

Ramirez looks much better at 2nd base than he does at SS.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:51 PM) Well, I'm going to ignore your supposed reason (which is crap) and just post my negative remarks in here if that's ok. Be honest Flash, do you think I would actually sugarcoat stuff?

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:47 PM) Also, just to get it out of the way -- why does this thread need to exist; isn't there enough negativity?! We should be able to create White Sox winner threads and first place threads, but nothing else! If the powers that be don't think we should put Twins related stuff in this post, they can feel free to delete this thread. I went out of my way to make my initial post as positive as can be.

Here's the reason I started this...I think it would be a good idea to put Twins related stuff into this thread. The AL Central thread has very few posts on a weekly basis.

Congrats to this team for holding on to 1st place for so long with such a red hot team on it's trail. Hopefully this is a very short thread.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:23 PM) I don't think Greinke should be suspended, even if he wasn't facing the Twins next. He didn't throw at anyone's head or anything. Automatic though in that situation.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:20 PM) I like you fathom. People call me negative and pessimistic, but I am nothing compared to you. It's true though, his next schedule start is supposed to be against the Twins. Hopefully he appeals it.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:18 PM) You knew that was coming. I'm surprised they let Grienke do it though, he's going to get a 5 or 6 game suspension. That hit Swish right in the hip I think. And watch him miss his start against the Twins next week.

This game has been so predictable.

So you're saying Farnsworth can't handle pressure situations?

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:14 PM) There are 30 teams asking that. Just a joke

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:11 PM) This is really embarrassing. It's simple -- we don't deserve to be in first place after this last week. Can we ask again....where's our Liriano?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:09 PM) If you love your team you don't claim that THIS.TEAM.IS.DEAD after every loss. I still can't picture what this board would be like if we were 15 games out like last season.....does the opposite happen? Like is everybody optimistic about how awesome we will be next year? Because its obvious when we're a 1st place contending team, the consensus is that the teams sucks balls. The game threads have about 75 posts in meaningless games.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:08 PM) you don't think these two teams are heading in opposite directions? Of course they are, but as of right now, the Sox have a realistic chance.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) Roscoe Goald is killing us today. Why did we trade that guy anyway? Cause Ozzie hated him?

When making their last 38 outs for the Royals, I believe they have 35 hits.

Too bad we didn't make that Buehrle for Wily Mo trade like he suggested.

So I turned on TBS to watch Yanks/Angels slugfest. In a tie game in bottom of 8th, Jeter was up with 1st and 3rd, no outs. The infield was in, and Jeter grounded out to SS. The runner got to 2nd base, but the runner on 3rd didn't score. Chippy goes "a very productive out for Jeter".

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:02 PM) Did his name start with red? yes