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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 11:28 PM) That is said around here quite a bit and I just don't buy it. He was a great, great player from 2006-08 - the Jays didn't give him that huge contact based on one season. He was having a bit of a down year in 2009 when the Sox claimed him, and then everything went south when he got to the Sox for whatever reason. He was good in 2010, and then he looked absolutely horrendous last year and because his swing was so tight, choppy, and mechanical. Not only is he standing straighter this year, but he looks smoother at the plate too. It really isn't a coincidence that when Rios plays well, the Sox play well. There have been a ton of other contributors this season as well, but he's as valuable, if not moreso, than anybody on the team when he's playing well. There's really no logical reason to be an every other year player. If someone could provide a cause for why he has had this go on in the past few years, I might take it more seriously. For now, I just can't.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 12:13 AM) Both Alomars Daubach Kotsay Andruw Jones Jeff Nelson Mike Jackson RIP

Hector has an adequate curveball, it's just inadequately controlled. All of his secondary pitches are okay, but never calling for them makes their ineffectiveness into a self-fulfilling prophesy. This is why he should be starting in AAA

Not much you can do when all of your good hitters don't get the hit you need

Dunn fared much better than I expected

With his set up, I don't know how he'd ever hit that pitch

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 07:04 PM) Not the way he's currently swinging, where he's not getting his arms extended and guiding the ball to right. He's barely hit any balls to left field of late. When he went on the tear a month ago, he was driving the ball to left. He only needs to pull when the count/pitch favors it, which is what he was doing when he got hot. Right now his pitch recognition is for s***, which is why his swings don't look good

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 07:02 PM) Yep, needs to go back to trying to pull the ball. Trying to pull the ball is the reason he was in a 2 year slump. The good Gordon goes the other way and does so frequently

That should be it for Dylan

Dayan should play as close to every day as possible. I think Gordon is going to be okay....but if not, sayonara

ADA didn't make the play, but let's not act like he did poorly. A perfect jump was the only reason he even got there.

I've seen enough. Get out of this inning and pass it to Septimo or whoever you wish

phew, Axelrod makes me damn nervous

yikes, that's a big missed opportunity

Dayan's walk rate slowly creeping up

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:29 PM) lol, we have the fastest 1,2,3 innings ever. Thats what happens when you swing at the first pitch eh? I'd rather see an aggressive 0-0 approach than the long standing tradition of taking a meatball strike on 0-0

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:28 PM) Except Danks hasn't really been good for a long time. And by "good", I mean better than a fourth starter. lolwut 3.77 ERA, 778 IP in the past 4 seasons 4th starter that is not

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:23 PM) Good K on AROID. Looks like I'm on delay compared to the TV broadcast

Dylan needs to not go 3-2 on every batter.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 05:12 PM) Is everybody just getting game sounds and no PBP? It happened to me, then had an error for a bit, but is all good now.

My favorite is the volume of people commenting on the failures of Obamacare before a huge portion of the important parts of the legislation have even been enacted.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 03:45 PM) Casey's pizza FTW Very underrated

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 09:29 AM) I had no idea that Rhodes did that. That's awesome. And I'm sure they have a deal with that cab company that lowers the rate b/c it gives them more business. Win-win for all parties involved. I think it's just a perfect idea and could be implemented elsewhere as well. Perhaps some larger campuses with less restricted access may have a problem since the whole transaction is basically done by our Campus Safety officers who take down all the information, etc at the gate QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 03:32 PM) NFL Network top 100 players list, Tebow made the list, Cutler did not. Are you f***ing serious? Not even going to read it then. There is some chance that after this season people will be talking about Cutler as a top 5 QB. Seriously, I believe that could be in the cards with the offense we're putting together.

Dan Johnson is more deserving.

First Buehrle, now THIS s***? I quit the White Sox