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Any postgame press conference tidbits?

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:30 PM) I didn't think I needed green for that bold statement. My sincere apologies...and well done then! SSI....I don't think KW could have asked for a worse 30 hour span if he was set on trading Buehrle over the ASB in regards to how the fans would react to the trade.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:24 PM) You're kidding right? It was a Buehrle quality start/win, a Jenks save, a Konerko HR, and we are now only 6 GB from the Twins. We can close to within 5 games with a win tomorrow. 5 games within 3rd place? Hell yeah, if we finish in 3rd this year, there better be a DVD after the season with highlights of our dramatic climb towards .500.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:19 PM) Is it just me, or does it just seem like the organization just doesn't want Buehrle anymore? It's not about the money, and it's not about the NTC, they just want him gone, for some reason... I don't know, I just get that vibe. If they wanted him here for sure for the next 4 years, they would give him the NTC. The ironic thing with Buehrle is that he's the one guy in baseball you could give a full NTC, but if needed, I'm sure he'd waive the NTC if a deal with the Cardinals was made.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:16 PM) 70 for 78 in saves in his career. I'm sorry he didn't blow it though so you could keep saying he sucks, he only throws 93. He better keep working on that cutter then if he wants to keep throwing 92 mph fastballs with no movement.

Nice play by Iguchi to end it. I wish the season didn't come down to the games being a distraction from the Buehrle contract issue.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:12 PM) You say it everytime he comes in. And how many times do people say...don't worry, he'll regain it as the season goes on. I just want to know how you lose 5 to 6 mph in a year and a half?

Haha...it's sad seeing what's become of the velocity of Bobby Jenks.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:05 PM) Thome does not hit lefties, but they have the heart of the order up and Thome could easily still make it 5-0. That is beyond inexcuseable to be picked off. It's a given....any game in which we have a lead in the 8th inning, we'll have the runner caught stealing with 2 outs. I forget who keeps saying that on here, but it's so accurate.

Neither Garland or Buehrle has textbook great stuff. And if you ask a scout, they'd say Garland has the better stuff. Of course, I'm sure our scouts would tell you Garland throws 94 mph with a dynamite change.

If the Sox do not re-sign Buehrle due to the NTC, can we then ban any post that states the Sox will try to sign any marquee player like Ichiro, ARod, Zambrano, etc.? in today's day and age, you're not getting a good player in free agency without a NTC.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 10:01 PM) Watching Buehrle tip the cap and hug Ozzie made me very, very sad. Since you disagree with 99 pct of the stuff I say, did you agree with me that there was a lot more to Buehrle packing up his locker yesterday than what people believed?

All I can say is KW better hope he gets a hell of a package for Buehrle.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 09:58 PM) Yeah, he got to it quickly, then stood on his back foot for 3 seconds waiting to throw the ball in. It's a double if Ford's cleat never came off. After watching Dye out there for so long, it's just nice to see someone cut it off before it hits the fence, which is all that matters on that play. And Buehrle will be traded within the next 10 days.....that's too bad.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 09:52 PM) I hope your not talking about Terrero. Ford's shoe fell off and it would have been a double otherwise. Did you see how slow Terrero's turn was to get the ball back in? Are you serious? He did a great job of cutting that ball off.

Isn't it nice to see an actual fielder ou there, and not a piano?

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 09:49 PM) Punto is making some great picks at 3rd. Of course, it's because he's playing the ball poorly and into some bad hops, but still he's picking it. Garland is a righty, hasn't had nearly the career that Buehrle has, and he'll get us that much more because he's signed 1 extra year? Umm Well, that was the reasoning everyone gave us for why the Rockies got a lot more for Jennings than the Sox did for Garcia.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 09:35 PM) To me its simple. If he is going to be traded. It should be for the creme of the crop top shelf guys. Like a Gomez/or Milledge and Pelfry or a Bucholz package from the Red Cubs or a Kemp package from the Dodgers, or a Saltallamacia package from the Braves. I dont want to see him moved, if its a B prospect and 2 Cs. Take the the picks and allow this to be his fairwell tour. If he is going to sign a deal, then move something else. Gomez is out for a few months. And please, why do people keep saying we should keep the picks? With the way this team drafts, that would be such a waste.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 09:28 PM) We can't give Buehrle a NTC cuz it will prevent us from building to the future! Yet we're hoping Floyd and Masset can be big additions to the team with their mediocre fastballs and awful control.

QUOTE(briguy27 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 08:49 PM) Owens has no clue at the plate. It's OK though, because Cy Bonser is on the mound. Our idiotic manager wants him up though because he has "lead off experience".

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 08:28 PM) And trademark Buehrle pitching today. This makes me sad. In your non expert, not informative position, do you think he's traded before his next start?

AJP's really been unproductive at the plate recently. I can't remember the last time he had an RBI. QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 08:19 PM) He is really pissed about the whole Buehrle situation. He thinks the Sox are treating Buehrle like dirt. The problem is everything is speculation until something happens. Yesterday's comments by Buehrle make it seem as if most of what we've heard about the contract situation is actually true....it's now in the Sox's hands about whether or not they'll give the NTC, as Buehrle's camp won't give in (nor should they).

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 08:09 PM) Dye has flulike symptoms. I know, I know....just hoping that it's a cover for right now.

Dye gets pulled just before game time, and not one trade rumor? I'm disappointed in you guys!

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 05:36 PM) I saw him get a lot of hitters behind and in ST Floyd was pitching as hard as 95-96 according to quite a few reputable posters here that were watching the games both on tv and at the spring training parks (now those guns could have been loose). I know I want to see him pitch the rest of the season up here and I'm not stupid enough to write him off after one start, even if it was a bad one. Yeah, I want to see him stay up in the majors. He really has to improve his mound presence though....he looked scared to death out there. Garza's fastball was consistently at 95-96 mph last night though.