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Never did i ever imagine to see that Pebbles and Bam Bam song in Soxtalk. Sure made me laugh.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 11:08 AM) I think 20 is pushing the envolpe a little, however, you did say in the last 3 games, so taking that sample size, yes, he could win 20 if he pitched like that all season. I think it just does to show you other teams than the White Sox have a hard time agaisnt pitchers that they are seeing for the 1st time. I would like see how Brandon would far against Boston and Texas the 3rd and 4th time out against them. Bmac has seen Texas 3 times IIRC. This is just more ammo for the Ozzie haters. Why didn't he put BMAC in the starting rotation after his gems against Boston and Texas ? How many starts after that did El Duque screw up ?

The Sox were playing great with Frank around . He didn't have anything to do with the collapse and I truly believe had he stayed healthy we would not be in the predicament we are in now.

I love the Sox but a song by Paul Simon popped into my head tonight. " Slip sliding away, slip sliding away, you know the nearer your destination the more you're slip sliding away."

I know deep deep down in my heart the Rally Crede had nothing to do with anything but the timing was impeccable.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) Can't wait til we get that picture of AJ planting on Aaron Boone's back. That was classic.

Maybe Jeff Brantley is in charge .

HOly s*** !!! DANGGG well I'll be a monkey's uncle. I'm a follower for the 1st time in my life. Anything for some wins. CREDE CREDE CREDE CREDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(Clarkdog @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 09:20 AM) I have been a Sox fan for 30 years (I couldn't actually believe it when I did the math). Here is my take of the White Sox in the 30 years I've know them. This organization has never had the mindset of a winner. Ever. It is run like a business first, as it should - but winning has never been factored into the business equation and it should - and for successful teams it does. The byproduct of that is that no one in this organization really knows anything about winning. Winners focus on winning. This organization tends to lose that focus at critical times. Winners don't start a fire sale when the team is 3.5 out in July. You should be a buyer, and fill the holes for a pennant push. Winners don't encite a labor action when thier team is steaming toward the postseason. You figure out a way to come to an agreement. Bill Melton said something a few days ago that got me thinking. He said that in all his years of watching the Sox (beginning in his playing days) he has only seen one team deliver a consistent winning effort across an entire season - that was 1993. That says something about an organization and what it really knows about winning. Sure the White Sox have had spotty success in my 30 years - 1983, 1993, 2000, and this season. But there has been more consistency in the Sox being mediocre, then there has in them being a winner. The Sox have never had a period where they really considered a consistent winning organization - like the Braves, the Indians of the late 90's, the A's of the early part of this decade. Putting together a string like that develops the knowledge of what a winning baseball organization is. The Sox have always been also-rans. Good enough to finish near or above .500 but never good enough to capture the prize consistently. If the Sox have a curse - that is it. I appreciate Kenny Williams' fire and passion, and Ozzie Guillen's energy and enthusiam. But if this season goes by the wayside and the Sox fail to make the playoffs (which I don't think is possible) then you really need to look squarely at the two of them and question what they really know about running and managing a consistent winning baseball team. Anyone can run and manage a losing team. But it takes skill to win over the long haul. Look at the Braves John Shurholtz and Bobby Cox - those guys know what it takes and how to win. Does this organization really get it? Time will tell. But if what is past is prologue - then I'm betting against it. But such is the lot of a Chicago White Sox fan. Quite possibly the post of the year unfortunately. Good job.

I'm in but going to chat makes me more ill than losing. 9 out of 10 things said are negative. Even when we have a lead , it's "we're gonna blow it." If you don't join the negative banter you're an outcast.

Yea what they all said.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Sep 18, 2005 -> 05:24 PM) I think we will do to the indians what the 99 braves did to the mets that year. What happened was the Braves had a decent sized lead in August (i think it got up to 6 games at the most) and the Mets came back and were actually in first a couple of times. A big September series rolled around at Turner Field with the Braves just a half a game up over the surging mets. Well the Braves swept the Mets in 3 games and pretty much ended the division race. Chipper Jones pretty much won the MVP because of that series alone. He had something like 5 HR's in that series. That's exactly what i think will happen in the Sox-Indians Series. When did we get Chipper Jones ?

This is what baseball or any sport is all about. May the best team win and we all know its the White Sox !!!

QUOTE(rangercal @ Sep 18, 2005 -> 01:36 PM) Funny, all the posters with choking avis have not posted in the game winning thread yet. I noticed that too.

Oh yes , Score 4 runs in 3 games and win 2 of them. Great pitching all the way around. Bring it on Cleveland , let's rock !

I thought it was pretty funny. It's to be expected from Indian fans . However I do not find our fans with the choking and hangman noose avatars to be funny at all. I know there's a lot of tense people here and others ready to bust out the "I told u so's" but relax and enjoy the ride. If we crash and burn at the end so be it, but it's been one helluva ride so far and it ain't over till it's over.

QUOTE(ChiSox9 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 10:01 PM) Thanks for the welcome... I have actually been here for gods knows how long but have not posted in over a couple of years... but been following all of you very closely up until recently. Big Brother ??

Ozzie couldn't find room in the rotation for a guy who just pitched 14+ shutout innings against good hitting teams. That should tell you something.

Leave Pods in at the leadoff spot but the rest of the lineup needs a shakeup. Pods Iguchi Dye Kornerko Rowand Uribe Pierzynski (Everett here against lefties AJ dropped a spot.) Everett Crede

I'm not a big fan of that begging banner. Anything but that.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:57 AM) I don't give a rats ass about the Indians. The Sox need to take care of business. They are in a position where if they handle their business, they don't have to worry about anyone else in the AL. Now get err done Chicago I'm with you Jason. If we're counting on some help from KC and TB we're not gonna get it. The Sox gotta start taking the bull by the horns and win this division. Win some damn games and things will take care of themselves.

Franks ability to play through pain and his recent statement regarding playing 3 more yrs certainly show his love of the game.

The unbridled enthusiasm exhibited in that post was just b****in', totally rad, like so awesome ! God I'm bauling ! Ok OK nuff said peace out .

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that players fall for being setup by these writers. They are so out of touch with reality with their salaries its sickening. If you've got a family of 4 and don't make around $100,000.yr. it's actually quite expensive to attend any sporting event. Tickets,gas, ballpark food, parking etc. take quite a chunk out of a paycheck. Also the Sox fanbase seems to be pretty young. Kids with the energy to travel to the ballpark don't have the cash or are back in school and the people with the cash don't appear to be Sox fans. I would be willing to bet that the avg. Sox fan travels a lot farther to see the Sox play then the avg. Cub fan. Hence more time and money needs to be spent.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2005 -> 03:05 PM) wtf...i updated my avatar with a Randy Moss pic (big raider fan). I see it on my PC. Guess it didn't go through?? I see Moss and oh yea Raiders suck. Go Bears !