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QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:27 PM) At least we only have 3 more weekends left of baseball. If this team isn't going to make the playoffs, then the season might as well end ASAP. Then, let the ridiculous XBOX trade rumors begin. I'm looking forward to the Bears game this Sunday, I have the up most confidence in that team they actually play with swagger and for the most part put their best players in the game as much as possible unlike some teams in this city.

This is just disgraceful. It really doesn't even look like they're trying anymore, they very well could be but it doesn't show one bit.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:20 PM) Man, Garland might not even make it through 6 today. Not a very good start at all, even though the defense hasn't been very good behind him. Yep, he's already up to 79 pitches through 4, if he doesn't come out and shutdown the A's order in the bottom half of this inning, he'll be lucky to see the 7th.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) Ozzie, Oakland is a pitchers park with lots of territory. This is a park you must have your best defense out in the field. If you really want to put Mack in, I suggest the prancing stiff out in LF that provides nothing. It's never going to happen, if it ever would it would have been tonight. 330-367-388-400-388-367-330, those are some insane dimensions it doesn't make much sense to have a bad fielding CF with no range out there and yet here we are.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:03 PM) Actually, all you're doing is repeating "Ozzie sucks" and "Brian Anderson should be starting" every single post. That doesn't qualify as anything intelligent. Plus, the insults and threats are truly a sign of a great baseball mind. Have fun. I'm done discussing this in here, if you'd like to continue I'd be happy to converse with you through PMs.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:01 PM) Kalapse, you are out of line here man. Tell me if this is your board. Are you implying that anyone who does not see your way is not welcomed here? STOP insulting others because of their different views from yours. Do you really think your thoughts have always been intelligent? I'd appreciate it if you would not butt into this. If you have a problem with me or anything I post in here, PM me.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:01 PM) Any word on MacDougal's availability? Very nice catch by Payton. He said he'd likely be ready to go today. I do believe he's available to pitch.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:56 PM) So everyone who doesn't see Brian Anderson as anything great has no place here? Yes that's exactly what I'm saying, obviously. It seems you have a reading disability to I'll cut you some slack, if you want to add something to the thread then by all means continue to post but if all you have to say is the same s*** you've been posting in here then I suggest you go elsewhere. This is the last I'm going to say on the subject. I'm sure you're intelligent enough to figure out exactly what has transpired here.

Seemed like Frank got in there between Bradley and the umpired, made sure Milton didn't do anything stupid what a cancerous move by the big skirt.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) I'll keep that in mind. Maybe you can come up with some other ways to immortalize Brian Anderson in the meantime. Seriously though do you have any intelligent thoughts to add to this thread? If not I suggest you leave.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:49 PM) And here we go again with the Brian Anderson fan convention... Or you could maybe bring something of value to the site instead of lame ass comments like these.

Brian Anderson is batting .317 since last Thursday.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:44 PM) I dont think he has any HR or RBI in September. He's struggling. It's hard to tell if he's struggling seeing how we don't really get to see him play.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:43 PM) Yep, you won't even see many complain too much about it right now. We need as much offense as we can get. It's just too bad we never gave Mackowiak a chance in LF this season. Mackowiak should be starting in LF and leading off right now, either him or Gload it just makes no damn sense to me.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:42 PM) BA is back in his bigtime struggles. He went 2-4 on Wednesday.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 09:41 PM) Does sometimes = a lot of the time? All the time. I'll just never understand why Podsednik continues to start for this team when he is one of the worst all around ballplayers I've ever seen.

Sometimes I just really want to kick Ozzie in the nuts, this is one of those times.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 07:18 PM) Very cool for people into that style of music, but there's exactly zero artists on that site for me. If that's the case then I doubt there's anything for me either.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 06:48 PM) I love how Sizemore kills us then tanks against the twins And yet: 2006 Vs Sox: 64 AB | 13 R | 4 2B | 3 3B | 1 HR | 10 RBI | 5 SB/0 CS | .313/.408/.516/.924 2006 Vs Twins: 64 AB | 10 R | 9 2B | 0 3B | 1 HR | 7 RBI | 3 SB/0 CS | .328/.434/.516/.950 Nearly identical

QUOTE(MSHAWKS @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 11:59 AM) No kidding. Did you see the dogs that Cleveland and Baltimore are throwing out there on the mound tonight? Wow. Hayden Penn is the #3 prospect in the Orioles system right now, he's struggled at the major league level thus far but the ability is still there. Fausto Carmona on the other hand has just been horrendous since being promoted, I really havn't seen anything positive from him.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 08:18 AM) I'm sorry but this is just 100% incorrect. Mack is just a step slower than Pods to 1B, and Gload has better speed than two thirds of the team. Mind you, I do not think Gload is a leadoff hitter. But to say they don't have speed is just false. It doesn't matter if you think both have speed or if we all see the obvious lack of speed from Podsednik, all that matters is what Ozzie Guillen sees and he's made his feelings pretty clear this year as to the leadoff hitter. He thinks Podsednik and Ozuna are the only players on this team that can leadoff for whatever reason and it's highly likely that these are the only 2 who are going to see any time in the 1 spot.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) DBAH0, come on man...Pods is horrible out there too. The upgrade Gload would provide offensively would be worth any loss on defense. This isn't about the rest of '06, it's about a fulltime replacement next year. There's no way I want to go into 2007 with another s***ty fielder with no arm in LF. I WANT SOME DEFENSE DAMNIT!

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 11:22 PM) So would a rotation of Jason Marquis,Steve Trachsel, Freddy Garica, and Josh Beckett would get the job done for you. Wow that would be like a bagillion homeruns right there. Imagine the possibilities.

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 10:54 PM) I sure wouldn't let Freddie Garcia go, a 14-6 record isn't bad. You know, you guys in the Game Thread yesterday thought I was completely out of line and even "dispicable" with my comments involving Garcia's perfect game but you know what I'm starting to think I was right. I know Freddy Garcia is a bad pitcher, most of the people of here know Freddy Garcia is a bad pitcher but he's managed to trick a whole hell of a lot of people out there into thinking he's half way decent, who's to say he hasn't done the same with Ozzie and KW? I'm frightened.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 10:44 PM) How come, heads? Why no Olivo? For starters, his departure was not exactly pleasant on his end and the remarks of some in the organization as to his catching ability did not help matters either. I'd say there's about as much of a chance of Carlos Lee comming back as there is Olivo returning to the south side. Also Miguel Olivo is basically Victor Martinez with a stronger arm and none of the offensive ability.