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And Saunders decides to walk the world. Sacks packed with Sox for yourmainguy

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) I think Vazquez is first out the door if they can find a buyer for him. Then Garcia...Buehrle...Contreras...Garland. Just a guess. Could not disagree more, KW loves Vazquez he's wanted him forever, Ozzie also gets along well with him and he's been the 3rd best pitcher on the Sox' staff this year. He'll most definately be in the rotation next year.

Brian Anderson with a SHOT to left field for a single, breaking ball out over the plate and he hit it HARD.

Let's say Freddy pitches a perfect game/no hitter today and goes on to end the season strong though the Sox still do not make the playoffs. Do you suppose KW would retain him for next year?

Jim Thome with an RBI single off a left handed pitcher. WOW

QUOTE(ptatc @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 02:17 PM) When I watched the game last night I saw the opposite. I was thinking why the hell is everyone trying ti flip the ball the opposite way. Kornerko and the other righties were popping out to the first baseman and Gurrero all night. There was no effort to pull the ball. Pods had a base hit up the middle at hit it back to the pitchers twice. Guess it's just a matter of perspective. Pods' basehit was through the left side between the 3B and SS.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 02:12 PM) hes some brand new guy, he has been on mainly weekends, his quote was from a Fiery show they had, with Abbatacola, regarding are cub fans' racists. He correctly pointed out, that there have been about a dozen major incidents involving that other team and their fans, and how the incidents have all been downplayed in the Media here, and that the Media here seems to be sweeping this under the carpet. Ive been saying the same thing for years and years ........... thats why I LOVED his quote. His name is Jason Goff and he's been on the Score for quite awhile now, he's not really new.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 01:45 PM) Not at all. I think the gist of what was quoted is in spirit of their conversations. I dont think any of them are different from what was said. Now, if my sig was actually condemning them for the statements .....that would be different. To deliberately misquote someone in order to make them look bad, is Petty, Deceitful and very Tribune-esque. There is no such person as Jeff Goff.

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) Careful. I know some people who will DELIBERATELY MISQUOTE you and say your dumb for making this statement, even though what your saying is basically the truth. Funny you mention misquoting when you've gone and done that exact thing in your sig.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 12:55 PM) All of us know the team is going through such a TOUGH time right now. I don't believe the constant whining, complaining and crying will do any good for the team. What good is it to be constantly negative of the team? If we win the next two games, things will look much better, and I FEEL the wins in my bones. I tell you one thing. It was one hell of a ride FOR ME last year, and it has been a good ride for me this year. The majority of the teams in the league do not have what we have right now - the race to the finish line! Enjoy your baseball folks! What I post on the internet is not going to have ANY EFFECT WHAT SO EVER ON THE TEAM'S PLAY. It does do good to be "constantly negative" and "constantly whining" about the team, it helps people release their frustration and just because you view it as whining doesn't mean it is. So you know what, if it really bothers you that much, then don't read it. What is more annoying? Someone b****ing about the team or someone b****ing about someone b****ing about the team?

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 11:27 AM) The hell with pessimism. I SECOND you on this. We WILL get ìnto the playoff. PERIOD. Yes they will because they did it last year therefore they'll do it again this year. I mean this team has shown no consistency in the second half, have been shutdown by s***ty and good pitchers and have not been able to beat the bad teams or good teams for that matter. It seems the Jenks is now bad atleast for the time being, MacDougal was nowhere to be found yesterday when he most definately should have been in the game so we have to think that he's hurt. Thornton is great, Cotts sucks, Riske is mediocre at best and McCarthy has been brutal of late so the Sox now have 1 reliable arm in the bullpen in Thornton. The starting pitching has been better of late, of course Garcia still sucks and Buehrle is incredibly inconsistent so they do seem to have 3 solid starting pitchers going right now, so that's a positive. Podsednik is possibly the worst player in baseball but continues to play nearly everyday in LF. Iguchi looks tired though is still producing. Jermaine has looked pretty brutal of late as well as tired. Thome's power numbers have dipped though he's still getting on base. Konerko is comming up with some hits but still has a knack for the clutch double play as seen last night. Pierzynki is in all out homerun mode but at times has found himself cutting down on his swing with 2 strikes and going for a basehit instead, as for his defense, well he's been pretty disappointing this year with both pitch calling, transfering the from glove hand to throwing hand, blocking balls in the dirt and throwing out baserunners. Crede is still awesome offensively and defense but has some major back concerns after another small flareup last night. Rob Mackowiak, a top 3 worst defensively centerfielder continues to get starts out there despite being a lesser offensive and defensive option than his platoon mate since the break. Juan Uribe has been just lazy in the field this year, is a pathetic baserunner and with his 0-3 night yesterday his OBP is now .259 only Angel Berroa is worse than Juan Uribe at getting on base amongst starting shortstops in all of baseball. I'm not so sure where a lot of the optimism regarding this team is even comming from. The starting pitching comes around FINALLY so the bats and bullpen decide to suck, that does not instill much confidence.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 10:59 AM) The starting pitching has been very solid, but it's foolish of you to think the top offense in baseball can turn it on. They suck and even with great pitching the season is over. I'm working on picking a date that it ends...this is so much fun... #2 offense (runs scored) #4 in team batting average. They havn't been the top offense in baseball for quite awhile now.

QUOTE(Deadspin @ Sep 12th, 2006 -> This Morning) In what seemed more inevitable two years ago than it necessarily does now, screenwriters are hard at work on making a movie out of Moneyball. While some of the main characters -- Jeremy Brown, Scott Hatteberg, Chad Bradford -- have faded in time, there's still that plumb role of Billy Beane to account for, and some big names have expressed much interest, including George Clooney and Vince Vaughn. Dirty Laundry Blog looks at the rest of the cast of characters and tries to decide who'd be a good fit. We particularly like Jeff Daniels as Art Howe (poor, duped, kinda dumb), Superman Returns' Brandon Routh as Jeremy Brown and, our favorite, Paul Giamatti as Bill James, in what they describe as the "Lester Bangs in Almost Famous character." That makes absolute sense to us, though we still think somehow Charlie Sheen needs to be involved. Oh, by the way, as much as we love the book, we can't imagine a scenario in which the movie isn't insufferably boring. Good luck, screenwriters!

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 01:13 AM) Pods obviously is not a communist. Because no matter what he does to get benched he gets trotted out. bmac and anderson could very well be on their way out due to Ozzie. I bet bmac or anderson is traded for some wittle fast guy who cant hit or some latin pitcher that has a 5 ERA than needs some coop time. Runelvys Hernandez did get into a fist fight with John Buck today.

QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 01:07 AM) I have a hard time seeing KW just let Anderson "not play." He's done that enough this season, even when he's been batting good. KW has basically come out and said Ozzie is handling Anderson all wrong, he did it on the radio Labor Day weekend. Along with that he also said that he will not tell Ozzie how to use his players, his job is to get Ozzie his horses it's then up to Oz to use them how he sees fit. KW will not be stepping in anytime soon and telling Ozzie how to do his job.

QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 12:58 AM) Anderson is KW's boy, I doubt he goes anywhere. This is Ozzie's team though and he's going to want a new leadoff hitter next year, a short, low OBP, no power, no arm, no defense, low SB%, low SLG%, .270-.280 hitting semi-fast guy to take over Pods' spot. Juan Pierre fits the role perfectly, he played for Ozzie (sort of) when they were both with the Marlins organization and Oswaldo fell in love. Oz obviously has no interest in using Brian Anderson as an everyday player so what would be the point in KW leaving a guy on the roster like Anderson who's not going to play?

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) Pierre won't be coming here to play LF...it will be in CF. With each passing day, I think that situation is more likely. I can't bring myself to say it no matter how likely it is, it just makes zero sense to bring in Pierre to play CF. The first step in booting Anderson's ass out the door will be leaving him off the playoff roster (if we make it) in favor of Jerry Owens.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 12:48 AM) That was obvious. He was completely fooled by the fastball. So...I can say one guy who had a good game tonight. How about the catch by DJ? He had a great call during the one inning the offense decided to show up. After f***ing up the score twice in a row he simply blurted out; "I'm getting excited up here!" So great. QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 13, 2006 -> 12:49 AM) Kalapse tell me that KW will override Ozzies obsession next year with having the miniature speed guy who doesnt do anything in an OF position. I have a nasty feeling that Owens who is worthless except as a 4th OF for a bad team, or Pierre see Owens. Why else would Pods play day in and day out no matter how bad he is. I wish I could say with any confidence that the Sox would turn to a nice high OBP, above average defender at leadoff next year but I just can't. I just have that sickening feeling that if Pierre isn't resigned by the Cubs sometime soon we'll be seeing Juan "I suck at life" Pierre prancing around LF next season.

And yet another horrid game for Scotty Dergen. He'll make a fine DH for some Independent League team someday.

Atleast I still have the Bears.

The Twins will win the World Series this year. They have the perfect combination of 2 dominant starters, a sick bullpen, excellent defense and a good enough offense fueled by lefty thump and good average situational hitters.

Was Jerry Owens any good at TE during his UCLA days?

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 11:14 PM) Is Ozzie going to leave Thornton in or put Bobby in, in the bottom of the 9th? You usually don't go with your closer on the road unless you have the lead.

I see a 6-3 score comming in the near future.