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QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 13, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) Cutler the Offensive line looks extremely shaky so far.

The tiger announcers were curios why Hudson would bat in that situation. They should glance in the dugout and see iVentura, Robin.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 10:25 PM) Did he sign a 3 year deal? You have to wonder if he's enjoyed this or not. If he quits, I guess it'd be the same candidates again. None of those guys excited me. I'd rather keep Ventura than Alomar or Martinez. I'd be OK with Big Hurt replacing Robin or Steve Stone. Or give it to Cooper and let Mr. Ego manage a year. How about a guy who has some coaching experience instead of the former whitesox allstars of the 90s. Frank Thomas would make no sense at all.

QUOTE (chisoxt @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 10:21 PM) My take is that Robin hates managing after all and wants to get fired. Either that or he found Ozzie's magic 8 ball and it's broke.

QUOTE (chisoxt @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 10:17 PM) Donny Veal??? Now??? I swear Robin has been replaced by a kid on Xbox live.

Now Veal pitches.....

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) They seem to have decent scouts. Decent scouts and they also were willing to overpay before Buds cap got placed in there.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 10:06 PM) Where do the Tigers come up with all of these guys throwing in the upper 90's. Well investing in the draft and the international signing period is how they have been able to fill their roster out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:47 PM) It doesn't work? Lefties are 0-20 vs Veal this year. He is also forgetting that the Latin love of his life used to play matchup like he was Larusa.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) Why is Septimo pitching in a game that matters? Because we decided to allow someone to learn on the job.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:25 PM) It's worth asking whether head-to-head is a valid way to measure it. A team may not be good in general, but the individual matchup of two teams allows the generally worse team to be better head-to-head. Is it more important that you can beat a wide variety of teams or that you beat a particular, good one? The formula to win this division is to beat your division, beat the poor teams, and then to play 500 against the better teams, we have done fine against the better teams, however have dropped a ridiculous amount of games to the NL, the Royals, and the Tigers. We play 500 against just that group and this race is over.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:20 PM) Obviously they're more talented. I'm still not convinced they're better. They have more upside, but they're so bad defensively. Well luckily we play quite a bit of games against each other to see who is better.....ooppsss

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:12 PM) Scherzer is the best pitcher in the AL right now, and it's not even close. Guthrie takes offense to that. We at least scored a run here.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 09:10 PM) If Liriano was the answer last night, why is he not the answer tonight? Santiago is pitching well and it has worked out but the theory behind it makes no sense unless they were just pushing Liriano back and threw him yesterday to get him work which makes no sense either. Anyway the pitching has not been the issue the hitting is abysmal and getting Hudson in there over Beckham is not helping matters. A decent consistent offense and we are talking about what day we are clinching. That and of course not completely getting owned by 50 % of your division.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 12, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) So, I was out driving, but Gavin was cruising and up 1-0. How'd they get the 3? Their offense is pretty good is the answer.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 06:33 PM) How was it a failure? Do the 7 people that actually own a Zune HD organize meetings on how great the product is? Do these meetings conflict with the HD Dvd meetings or is there an effort to keep these from overlapping.

QUOTE (Baron @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:51 PM) Take a Tylenol and go to bed. You seem to be the only one with sand in their vagina. Maybe you should self medicate.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:45 PM) What f***ing town do we live in? We are Sox fans right? Not Mariners fans who don't give a rats ass about their team, who cheer when the team wins and shrugs when the team loses. We're a passionate fan base who expects nothing but the best from the players all the way up to management and the owners. I'm sick of the lollypop licking pansies who can't take any form of criticism when things aren't going well. Get some f***ing balls people or go follow the Padres, Cubs or some other losers. It was sarcasm without the green. Anytime someone dares to say that RV might of made a mistake we have someone point to the standings and how we should be just happy we are here. Its the same argument that people made with Guillen. Its okay if his team takes off the second half because he single handledly won the world series. RV has been f***ing brutal lately and his decisions are costing the team wins down the stretch.

QUOTE (Baron @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:40 PM) Were in 1st place in the division and your talking about how we should have hired a different manager? Based on this we should of never ditched the last one. He won a world series you know.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) This isn't the time to experiment with bullpen options. Well this is what happens when you hire a guy with zero coaching experience and have him in a pennant race. Its all over the place with his decision making these days. Its like a kid with ADHD and XBOX live.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 09:02 PM) Let's stop being crabs in a bucket and fight for better employment protections for everyone instead of no protections for anyone. You mean bringing the tenured/contract system to private companies. No thanks. While cruel at times companies need to be competitive and the decision to end employment for those who are not working out should be up to the company. Imagine if we could reward the good teachers and remove the bad. Even those who are tenured.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 08:47 PM) It is not difficult to fire a teacher prior to tenure. It is not called firing because until tenure your contract is "renewed" every year. Thus a teacher can be called to the principal and told they are ineffective and let go. There is a grievance process but it rarely works in favor of a teacher. This is why they work hard to get tenure. Well its hard for non-teachers to really get behind this. You just have to sweat it a bit until you get tenured. Most people don't have the benefit of a contract. Just take your system and imagine that your principal can fire you next week because he feels you are ineffective. Then pretend there is no contract or an appeals process.

It is still a hell of a lot harder to fire a teacher than it is to fire a normal person in the private sector. Illinois is an at will work state. Do you know how they fire you in the private sector. You get called into a meeting usually with HR, you are given some papers to sign and then you are gone. As long as its not for sexual orientation, age, or gender discrimination you are pretty much good to go. You can fire people for just about anything. And they don't have any appeals process.

Thank the rookie manager with no experience at any level who decided to play hard guy and bench a major leaguer for this pile of filth. Congrats you enforced the rules and we lose a valuable game.

The bumbler is going to end it.