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QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 02:44 AM) Legit information? We're in 2nd place. Thanks. I didn't think a real Sox fan would know this. You're the man. Here's an example of the information I wanted in here....information on A. Casilla was in about 5 different threads earlier in the week, and no one seemed to know what spot to put it in. And I know I'm not the first person to express disappointment in the catch-all threads, as information gets easily lost.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 01:38 AM) Not me. I have no idea. But hey, Chicken Little might be appropriate, might not. Time will tell. Hell, change the whole name to the August Catch-All thread for the Sox if it makes people feel better. It would be nice to combine the catch-all for Sox with updates on Twins/Tigers.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 02:32 AM) If KW could have got Street for Fields and Poreda i garuntee you he makes the deal, but according to Cowley, the A's asked for Danks or Floyd to go along with Fields and Poreda. The asking price for guys like Fuentes and Street were beyond crazy. So i dont blame KW on this one. Thankfully he didn't trade Fields/Poreda for Street.

Who changed the title to "sky is falling"?

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:35 PM) im saying we go 13-6...lets be positive. Everyone has a bad stretch especially with our 5th starter, 3rd basemen, and set up guy out at the same time Twins have been without Neshek, Cuddyer, and Liriano for most of the season, and their catalyst Casilla is now out. This is where having players in your minors that can come up and contribute right away is extremely important.

Crede isn't playing again today, and Contreras was clocked at 90 mph in the first inning. I honestly have doubts about all 3 of our guys coming off the DL to help again this year.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:44 PM) Cowley just said that Cederstrom apologized to the Sox for throwing Carrasco out. They looked at the tape and admitted they were wrong. There was nothing wrong with them tossing Carrasco.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 10:37 PM) Jose Contreras' line after the first inning today: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 K, 3 R, 3 ER. 28 pitches -- 13 strikes. 3 ground outs. Awesome!! But Ozzie was encouraged when he talked to him!!! Mercy, just start Carrasco or Poreda.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) Oswalt has been bad for the most part this year. Wandy Rodriguez owns the Cubs. At least if Oswalt sucks vs Cubs, he'll probably throw at one of their hitters.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) At least the Pirates took one game, that's all I was really hoping for. And now the Cubs get the great Houston Astros. And they miss Oswalt for the 100th time this year. Can Berkman improve on his .010 batting average vs the Cubs?

Tigers continue to have bullpen trouble, as they lost on a bases loaded walk in the 10th

Big Brown to race in about 30 minutes.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 10:09 PM) Not really. Hadn't he gone like 10 scoreless until today? Of course, he should only be facing righties, but we have to use him as a long man for some reason.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) I think Clayton Richard will be with the big club eating innings successfully before long. He absolutely can do it, but just like Buehrle and everyone else, he can't throw pitches right over the middle of the plate. As mentioned in the broadcast, he definitely wasn't throwing so many fat pitches in the minors or his fate would have been similar. / The hitting in AAA is just terrible, why don't people realize this? Jo-Jo Reyes was amazing in the same league this year, and had an ERA over 5 with the Braves before getting sent down.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 09:02 PM) Ha, yeah they do. Which is why this thread may be a blend of negativity/ posters coming in just to say this thread is your dream. Yep, those would be the posters who don't seem to comment on the game. Rather, they just comment on posts made by people criticizing the team.

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.