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QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:51 PM) "I never got a chance to ask those questions [before]," Konerko said. "I've never really had a guy that I could look up to on my team that you know I could gain a lot of knowledge hitting-wise. "We have a great coaching staff, hitting-wise, with Greg Walker and Harold Baines. There are a lot of guys who have been great hitters and been in big games. But there aren't too many hitters I've been around who have been older and who I've seen eye-to-eye with." You suck.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:50 PM) Paul said something to the effect that the organazation did a lot for him last year. Which I agree with somewhat. Besides that, he hasn't had anything bad to say. "I never got a chance to ask those questions [before]," Konerko said. "I've never really had a guy that I could look up to on my team that you know I could gain a lot of knowledge hitting-wise. "We have a great coaching staff, hitting-wise, with Greg Walker and Harold Baines. There are a lot of guys who have been great hitters and been in big games. But there aren't too many hitters I've been around who have been older and who I've seen eye-to-eye with."

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:46 PM) That's what I'm talking about. Players and coaches have had nothing but good things to say about Frank. Yet Kenny makes the "my players" and "my staff" hate Frank blah blah blah speech. That's one person. I'm sure there are mixed feelings on Frank as a person, and even Paul in a recent article kind of took a little jab at Frank.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:45 PM) I think he's more pissed about the "Frank Nation" quotes, which are pretty stupid in the first place. Of course, JMO. Aren't you to little to be discussing this?? I'm sorry, I had to.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:40 PM) What in here is ripping on the team. Maybe the editor twisted some of the quotes so that it didn't look like he was bashing the team. :rolly

We've all read the damn article wsj, no need to take up more space in this thread by re-posting it.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:36 PM) I understand that. But Kenny got personal. Nobody had to know about Jerry loaning him money. It wasn't his place to say "my players and "my staff" are glad Frank is gone. Who the hell is he to speak for those guys? Once again, I agree, the personal stuff was to far but he just exploded and everything came out. I wish he wouldn't have went the personal route but he did and like I said earlier I'm sure he'll regret it later but he was blinded by anger and probably couldn't think at the time. He was pissed and Frank brought that on himself.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:30 PM) You would have to be a complete fool to think Frank isn't in some ways at fault, or to think Frank has been a saint his whole career. I realize the kinda guy we're dealing with. He's very emotional and says stupid s*** sometimes. That's just the way he is. But to act like Kenny is some kinda hero because of what he said yesterday is pathetic. No one has called Kenny a hero. That being said sometimes a person can only take so much, you can tell by watching his interview that this was built up for a long, long time, he just exploded all at once. I'm sure he'll regret later some things he said but sometimes when frusteration has been built up for so long you can't help what you say. I know someone is going to say he shouldn't have done it in the public, etc, etc, and I agree but there's a point and time where you just can't take s*** anymore.

This is turning into the soxtalk civil war.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:24 PM) The point being? I will love Thomas nearly no matter what comes out of his mouth. Does that mean I can't be objectional and I have to stand by him no matter what he says? The point being, Jordan said some people are in the kenny can't do no wrong camp because of what he did this year, it goes both ways, some people are fans of the team just cause of Frank and have him in the can't do no wrong camp as well. It's a two way street.

I need one of those.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 04:04 PM) And you fickle fans that want to act like a guy wasn't s*** because he unfortunately wasn't able to be part of a magical title run are even more comical. Will somebody please pull up some of the old "fire Kenny" threads from last September? Or how about a certain someone saying they hoped that the Sox didn't make the playoffs.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) Nobody should be amazed that a player gets into a school for football or basketball. EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA cheats to get players qualified to play sports, end of discussion. Ding Ding.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 03:50 PM) Thomas wasn't the one who threw around the personal attacks. That was KW, not Frank. Honestly, his comments weren't a whole lot different than from what Benjie Molina said of the Anahiem organization a month or two ago. I didn't see comments from Bill Stoneman calling him a selfish idiot... Good to see those comments today. Hopefully this thing will just die. It wasn't just Frank's comments as of late, Kenny just finally had enough and you could tell in that interview. Frank's latest comments just pushed it over the edge I guess you could say. Whatever, hopefully this thing will just die soon.

Add me to the list that thought it was David.

Ha, ya, of course they misgraded it.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 02:23 PM) Non-story. If they suspend KG, that's just flat out ridiculous. ^

QUOTE(Brian @ Feb 27, 2006 -> 08:29 AM) Fixed it. You don't matter.

Lunardi was just on college gamenight. He has SIU and IU in now, so that's nice for me and greasy. I still think we have to get to the championship to get in but who the hell knows. Our resume is really better then most bubble teams but I just get the feeling that the committee won't want to take 5-6 mvc teams, though if you're just looking at the resume, all 6 should really have a good shot. We'll see, it's going to be a fun weekend in St. Louis and if we don't come out the winner there, it's going to be a nervous week.

So I finally get my hotel booked for this weekend in St. Louis and my friends car, which we're supposed to take broke down today.

I don't think we should use the heads good luck game threads until the regular season. But that's just me.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 11:10 PM) Wow, I just watched KW's interview on ESPN and he went at him hard. He was definitely angry. Looked like it was something he wanted to get off his chest for a long time.

QUOTE(Fourofakind @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 09:44 PM) Due to this post I have found and made myself a new avatar.....What you guys think??

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:55 PM) I ask this question, if everyone is such a sports fan, why don't you care about sports on the ultimate level(worldwide competition)? I never got that. Cause a lot of the sports in the olympics I just don't care about. For the sports I do, the rest of the world cares about the medals more then the U.S. to be honest. The olympics just never interest me. It's nothing against the olympics, I personally just don't care.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 26, 2006 -> 08:44 PM) Do all of you guys drive to downtown or something? I would love to have the olympics here. It would be a great thing for the city. Holding the Olympic Games here alone pays for costs and then some. I doubt the Metra schedule changes if the Olympic games are held here. Same with CTA. In fact, they'll probably run more frequent. I'm sure most of you guys take public transportation anyway. I say quit the complaing and have a good time watching a bunch of sports. If I cared about the olympics I wouldn't care about all that stuff but I don't so I do.