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QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) Rally Crede sure didn't help today. It was the Rally Popup today! I call for the return of the rally seizure! The Rally Seizure makes very few appearances and for good reason, it's an incredibly powerful tool with the ability to alter play on the field with amazing results. It debuted in the 19th inning of a certain game earlier this month and did it's job, it has made very few appearances since and will only appear in the most important of times.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:14 AM) Lance isn't in the same league as Brandon. I really hope we don't trade Mac in a deal for Soriano, hopefully we're just driving up the price for the Tigers. I don't see any conceivable way that KW trades good major league pitching for more hitting. I think Brandon is safe.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 12:32 AM) Well, that's not what it says in the article, but that would be the better scenario. Still hate to lose give up Brandon. There ain't a chance in hell Ozzie would allow for his outfield defense to become that dangerously pathetic, it's a Whitesox.com article, I'd hardly believe much that's written in anything being put out by MLB.com. I really don't see any scenerio in which Brian Anderson is traded this year or in the anytime in the immediate future for that matter. I really think the organization is down on Scott Podsednik right now, he's become a liability on the field and isn't producing the way they expect the table setter to, Soriano would be a HUGE upgrade over Podsednik and I really think that's the way KW sees it. Alfonso Soriano makes $10M this year, prorate that for the last 2 months of the season and he'd make approximately $3.33M if traded.

QUOTE(beleiveinbrian44 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) pods would go bye bye as in where???? IMO he would either go to Washington as part of the package (unlikely) or be moved for relief help. I don't see much of a use for him if the Sox were to acquire Soriano.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) So we would likely have to give up McCarthy and then move Pods to center? Please don't do this. Actually Podsednik would go bye bye, Brian would stay right where he is.

He'd be the starting LF and would give this team a legit offensive threat at the top of the order.

The Sox have done nothing but lose since Brian Anderson was removed from my sig, in a desperate attempt to bring this team any sort of luck possible; I'd like everyone to welcome back Final-BA-NOJ AKA The fucture GG BA sig.

Atleast Garcia went a loooong way to up his trade value tonight.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 03:50 PM) Oddly enough, as so many assumed Owens was stolen for him, Escobar probably could really help the White Sox this season if he could remain healthy which probably is a huge question. He can bearly walk right now, everytime you see him run he's hobbling. I doubt he makes it through the week without going back on the DL.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 12:04 AM) If the defense is pathetic, whose fault is that? Is Uribe the guy we should dump? It's got to be more than Mack and Scotty on the defensive end sucking. It's the all-around team defense, they're all slumping defensively right now. Hell even the 2nd best defensive player on the team in Brian Anderson had some problems in CF tonight. The team moral is absolutely pathetic right now, they're losing, losing badly and feeling sorry for themselves is what I'm thinking.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 11:44 PM) Food for thought, tell me I'm a moron if you feel so: I approve completely of the Thome trade cause I love Thome. However, for Steff or whomever knows the players. Do you think Rowand's loss kills our club's personality? Was he one of those incredible guys in the clubhouse we miss big time? Or would nothing matter with the way our starters are going? I just wonder if Rowand's personality more than his bat/glove even have been a vital loss to the squad. 1.) Brian Anderson is a better baseball player than Aaron Rowand. 2.) The White Sox were quite good for half of this season without Rowand. 3.) They are now losing because 3/5 starting pitchers are toast, the defense is pathetic and the timely hitting has gone out the window. 4.) Winning brings chemistry, not the other way around. Rowand would not fix any of these. He was a good player for the Sox but his absence has absolutely nothing to do with the 2nd half failures of this ballclub.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 11:44 PM) There's a name noone talks about. When our whole team plays badly (meaning pitchers, hitters) then some of the coaches can be affected as well. Cora has been just bad his last few games down there. He might have cost us some runs that could have won at least a couple games for us during this stretch. I've heard the names of Ozzie, most of our starters, some of our hitters (mostly from the bench) Coop here and there, but never Cora. Cora has been horrid since the day he got here, they say a 3B Coach is doing his job when no one mentions his name, well Cora's name has come up an awful lot over the past 2 years. He has this creepy fetish where if there's an ultra slow baserunner (Pierz and Crede especially) on second and the ball is smoked into either left or centerfield he must send him everytime. It's gotten absolutely ridiculous, the time he sent Crede against Cabrera in New York and this one today with Pierzynski and Hairston should be enough to have Cora removed from his duties at 3B.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 11:18 PM) Aw, it's not that high. I know he's working himself up to a 42.00 whip, but I don't think he's even hit the 20s yet. I have no idea what you're talking about

Has anyone been listening to the Fuzzy Pink Bunny do the Sox Post Game show tonight? I would LOVE to hear how he's attempted to spin this one.

Russ Ortiz' WHIP is now .40 points higher than Francisco Liriano's ERA.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:53 PM) Even after Russ Ortiz's no outs, 6 run night? Oritz has only pitched 12 innings in July, he's allowed 18 ER but he's pitched about as much a very active long reliever.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 03:48 PM) Buehrle is gonna jump up the list tonight. My spidey sense is tingling. Actually he is now hovering around Garcia territory.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:35 PM) All of you that are stressing over this loss should stop paying attention to the Sox for a few days. It really makes things a lot less stressful. For the last two games of the Detroit series, I Tivod the game so I could fast forward through all the bullspiff. Tonight I came home, saw Mench rounding the bases, and turned the tv off. I really wish it were that easy but it's not.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:27 PM) If Garcia would get tossed for plunking someone in the first, it'd be bullspiff. Padilla hit AJ on two consecutive pitches in two consecutive AB's after having perfect control for the majority of the night, but he didn't get ejected. By that logic alone, even if its intentional, Garcia shouldn't be tossed if he were to do that. Then again, this won't happen. Garcia won't hit anyone unless its later on in the game, so whatever. Showalter didn't go around threatening Sox hitters or gauranteeing retaliation though.

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:26 PM) Honestly i still think were gonna win the division, but this needs to stop now! I don't know how any can possibly say that with any confidence right now.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 10:24 PM) Anyone who believes, as Hawk/DJ did, that Podsednik's HBP wasn't intentional is certifiably baseball retarded. It couldn't have been a better situation to drill one of our hitters. And gues what? Not only were our pitchers disgraced, hitters overwhelmed, but Texas stomped on our corpse at the end. It's embarrassing to even think about. 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th with the other team not having any chance to retaliate until tomorrow, beyond perfect. But Buck is far too classy for some petty spiff like that right? RIGHT?

Just remember Buehrle was great for every inning except the 3rd today so everything is alright with him. Just ask Hawk.

They're now 2.5 games closer to 3rd place than they are to 1st.

This is just depressing

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 09:04 PM) But Jon Garland has numbers like Willis.....where's that post that said so. Lil' help?