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QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 07:02 AM) Have you considered avoiding watching/listening Cubs games on TV/Radio? Perhaps tone down the Cubs article reading? Turn the channel when Chicago Tribune Live slurps the Cubs? Avoid anything that had to do with Dan Plesac, Len Kasper, Bob Brenly, Ron Santo, and Jay Marriotti? Not reading the Cubs thread in The Diamond Club? I've done just this, and been Cubs free for months. It's quite refreshing. I've been back in Chicago on Summer break for almost 3 weeks now and I haven't had many run-in's with the Cub craziness. And I've been downtown more than usual the past couple weeks. It's funny, I actually refuse to watch Chicago Tribune Live. David Kaplan is such a sellout. I enjoy talking about the Cubs in the Diamond Club, as usually it's other Sox fans in there that hate the Cubs.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:46 AM) May I ask you why you follow the Cubs and their fans so much? I assume it involved being surrounded by them at work or something? Oh yeah, it's horrible at work. Consider yourself lucky you're in Michigan most of the year. The Cubs bandwagon is getting pretty bad already. Oh, and Ron Santo might be my least favorite person in the world, besides my mother-in-law.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:40 AM) fathom...are you Mike Downey? This article is just so stupid. 5 days ago, Cubs fans were in panic mode after getting blasted by the Reds. Now they're putting in vacation requests to go to the World Series celebration.

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:35 AM) I'm sure he would be an upgrade over mark at this point. Why not put mark on the DL and give him a mental break? Mark's game is more mental than stuff anyway and he is not mentally there right now. Don't forget all the "breaks" the Sox were giving earlier in the season. Some have speculated that he's not 100 pct physically. And if we're going to DL someone, it has to be Konerko.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:29 AM) Why are these Cubs threads so popular? I just don't get it. Maybe it's because of an article like this: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...,5112032.column

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:26 AM) I don't get it either. I mean he looked damn good in aaa. Granted, it was only 7.2 innings of work. Maybe a Broadway sighting could be near? No reason to take him out of the starting rotation. I'm sure we'll need a 6th starter sooner than later.

My dream LOOGY/ROOGY combo of Logan and Wassermann has been disappointing. Ozzie's done a good job of using Wassermann, but it's just not clicking for him this season.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 13, 2008 -> 06:03 AM) Vlad shouldn't even have been to bat that inning. You predicted the Sox would be below .500 coming into the season, so I don't see why you should be dismayed by this. The division also is a lot worse than I thought it would be, so I have more hope than before the season that this team can be playing meaningful games in July. Danks and Floyd are better than I would have ever imagined.

BTW, Hunter has hit into 6 double plays already this season, including 3 against Buehrle in his career. Vlad also had a 1.344 OPS vs Buehrle in his career coming into the game.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 06:01 AM) It was the 5th inning! And we were up 4-2. You can't be a pussy and IBB walk the opposition's best batters all the time. Why must you nitpick? How in the hell is that nitpicking? You have an open base with Vlad up...I didn't even think for one second that we wouldn't walk him. If you think you pitch to Vlad in that situation, then you and I will never agree about anything in baseball.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:57 AM) Our defense blew it and you know that. 9 times out of 10 with this team, the way we've been pitching, 7 runs is going to get us a win. Our defense did suck tonight, (most overrated left side of the infield in baseball) but do you honestly think it was a good decision to pitch to Vlad in the 5th inning? I haven't seen such a stupid decision all year among all the games I've seen. It's pretty simple when you play the Angels...anyone beats you but Vlad. I will now add Torii Hunter to the list along with Matt Stairs.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:53 AM) Are you really a Sox fan? Sometimes I wonder. I really want to see Dye batting 3rd right about now. I'm absolutely a Sox fan, and I think Ozzie's time with the organization should be done. There's very little energy displayed by the team, even though they supposedly brought in more spark to the clubhouse. Besides that, his decisions to pitch to Vlad tonight were inexcusable. This team needs all the help it can get to win games, and they don't get that from their manager.

Fitting way to lose. Maybe Ozzie will say something stupid and get fired?

What a great at bat by Jermaine.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:42 AM) I believe ... that we are at best a .500 team. At worst, I could be convinced a pretty low win percentage. If it ends up being that the Sox suck this year, are you going to be saying how every win at the end of the season matters like you did last season?

Good thing we have Pablo hitting for Quentin in a 4 run game. Chalk this up to our fearless leader. Nothing like a 600 point difference in OPS.

Terrible article by a terrible writer. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...2.column?page=2

Are the White Sox the slowest team in MLB history?

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:27 AM) holy crap anyone see the end of that reds marlins game? griffey almost reallllly blew it No, what happened?

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:26 AM) That's 30 extra-base hits in 39 games. For the White Sox? Kidding

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:24 AM) Bootcheck is gone if they hadn't added those 4 IMO. Of course, but it's the principle of the situation. Could you imagine the outrage if Fields had done a similar thing in a 2 week span?

Good job Ramirez. At least we made Shields enter the game.

If the Sox score again, one could argue Crede's fielding cost the Sox for the 3rd time in two weeks.

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:20 AM) I know that hit doesnt mean anything but why not put JD in the 4 spot? Atleast he's shown to get some hits this year and isnt an automatic out like PK. Funny plays at second base for AJ tonight. He's looked better at the plate lately. I agree with you though, we have to move Thome and PK out of the 3/4 spot. Maybe it will take some of the pressure off of those guys.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 13, 2008 -> 04:18 AM) I went to a game in full Sox gear in 2006 in Houston, and he still threw me a ball during BP. I can't speak to the character of a man I haven't met or known personally, but that act says it if any one act can. He's supposed to be one of the nicer guys in all of baseball. I really enjoy watching the middle of the Astros order.