Kalapse

QUOTE(Dan @ Sep 22, 2006 -> 07:22 AM) The whole entire reason for out downfalls this season is . . . . . . lack of Rowand.

Ok, so now the tornado sirens are going off, the wind is picking up and the rain is comming down pretty damn hard. I'll likely be dead before the night is through.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Sep 21, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) whatever. this team won the world series last year, and is almost 20 games over .500 this year... take your ass to Kansas City, the North Side, or f***ing seattle man. This team didn't win s***, the 2005 team won 99 games and a Championship this is a completely different team even if a lot of the same players are still around.

QUOTE(MHizzle85 @ Sep 21, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) I'd like to think the same thing, but with KW as our GM who knows what he's thinking. Personally if the price tag wont be too high i'd like to take a shot at Zito, and thats only because i've had a man crush on him and his curve for years. Zito is an above average pitcher who's going to get Ace money this offseason. 3.91 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, .256 BAA, 95 BB/140 SO (this is just horrendous). 5 years, $12-$14M per for that? No thanks.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 09:43 PM) since you arent able to have a memory here we go one more time: take notes please for gods sake! YOU RESPECT YOUR WS CHAMPION PLAYERS BY KEEPING THEM! AT LEAST THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS! GM couldve reevaluated at All-Star break.... It worked for the Angels the year after their Championship.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 09:30 PM) Their execution and managing is amazing tonight. The stats also don't show the late game defensive struggles that Rowand had last year. Crede's walkoff Vs the Indians never happens if Rowand doesn't botch a ball hit right at him in the top of the 9th.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 09:23 PM) ok enough already Dr. LaRussa. you are killing me with these silly stats. Arow did more with those averages than Thome has done the entire last 4 months. for that ROSS GLOAD has been better for our team in his short spell in the lineup than JT! could there be a correlation between our losing late and Arows .230 average? did we win when he hit well? hmmmm.... You're beyond insane.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 09:18 PM) Well the Ozzeroo with another great pitching decision. 8th inning after 4 runs given up, lets keep the starter in there. Kalapse, did you see where Cooper was on the pregame and was saying that Freddy wasnt healthy for most of the year. And he is finally feeling good, and didnt want to miss a start because he is a gamer. The excuses and the pitty party for the 2006 whitesox have begun. It's been an incredibly annoying season and it's going to be an even more annoying offseason with all the excuses that will be tossed around. I'm also done debating the future of Freddy Garcia with people. This whole f***ing team sickens me.

Well, Garland has been pretty terrible tonight.

The Sox are once again getting their asses handed to them but hey they won it all last year, so you really can't complain about this disgrace of a second half.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 09:00 PM) Thome just cant handle pressure situations... Same goes for Konerko.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:55 PM) LOL..that was a pretty rude comment...but oh well... the most misunderstood aspect of this site is that it is ez to hate on here but when we meet wearing the same gear at the park we love each other to death...strange but true... I have no ill will toward you, I do however think the "lack of Rowand" argument is a crock of s***.

I do love it when the Gooch goes oppo. Is that 11 straight runs via HR? Or did they score some last night that I didn't see?

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) Same as Thome lately. Well Thome is capable of taking the occasional walk which Uribe NEVER does.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:49 PM) I get a kick out of how people crap all over Anderson the rook, who has a .231 BA, who started out like crap, and has turned it on. Yet Captain Profundo over at SS, who has a 3 point advantage over BA, who is a vet. Whose BA has dropped year after year gets a free pass from fans and from our goofy manager. I see the lift and pull offense is in full effect, we score a bunch of runs last night, and now we are struggling to get hits again. This is so 2003/2004 of our offense. That right there is why he gets a free pass, the occasional pointless blast into the left field stands is worth a lot in some people's minds.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:45 PM) Somebody posted Rowand's batting average last august and september, it was around .230-.240. Don't forget his bonehead play game 2 of the WS. We aren't losing because we don't have Rowand. That's why people always bring up "intangables" with Rowand because the very definition of the word makes debate impossible.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:42 PM) IMO AROW's marked stamp on this club "will to win" is the missing piece to this club in the second half... And IMO you're certifiably insane.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 07:04 PM) If Buerhle really wants to pitch for the Cardinals, pick up his option and trade him there. Everyone is happy then, and we get a spot for B-Mac. The Cardinals don't have enough good young talent to even land Buehrle, there's much better trade partners out there than St. Louis.

You also have to turn on HTML which is just above the add reply button. Either of "raw break" or "auto break" will work just fine.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 05:41 PM) You should add a ± 1.5 onto each of those average ages to account for Contreras. I originally had him down for 52 but the averages looked ridiculous and kind of depressed me so I went with the listed 35.

NAME AGE SALARY Garland 27 $10M Garcia 31 $10M Vazquez 30 $9.5M Buehrle 28 $9.5M Contreras 35 $9M McCarthy 24 $400K JC, MB, FG, JG, JV = $48M, 30.2 AVG. Age JC, MB, JG, JV, BM = $38.4M, 28.8 AVG. Age If the Sox keep the starting 5 intact and trade McCarthy, this rotation just gets older and more expensive.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 02:34 PM) Thanks. You're very welcome, I have a way with numbers.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 02:32 PM) Had both an 8-game and 9-game winning streak this year... Neither of those are 10 games.

QUOTE(letsgoarow @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) how about last year in the playoffs and the last week that was like 16 of 17 or something like that The Sox won 5 straight to end the regular season last year, they then won the first 3 games in the playoffs only to lose the first game of the ALCS, so that's 8 straight. They then won another 8 straight to end the playoffs. So that's two 8 game win streaks, so yeah 16 of 17. I'm not sure the Sox have ever even won 10 straight games.

QUOTE(alexgtp @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 08:01 AM) Seems 50 % this board has stopped beleiving. And with good reason.