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QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:40 PM) Biggest game in 8A, possibly ever. Undefeated Warren vs. Undefeated Stevenson in Gurnee. Winner could get #1 seed for playoffs next week. I had to go to the field to do some equipment tests and it is huge. Lots of seats added, plus the home Warren side was redone over the summer and is huge. Should be a classic. Comcast is taping it as their Game of the Week to air next week and it will be LIVE on WKRS 1220 AM in Lake County. I expect some unbiast announcing. :rolly

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:49 PM) Just the coolest guy eva Hi8is.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:43 PM) Ichiro, Brady Clark, Brian Roberts, Brad Wilkerson, Carl Crawford, David DeJesus, etc... But yeah, almost all the good leadoff hitters in the game made the playoffs. If by almost all you mean less than half. :rolly There are at least 15 better leadoff hitters in the game than Podsednik, especially when he's running with a CS% over 50. According to what? Win shares?? There aren't to many other guys I'd rather have leading off then scott, this team went down the f***in tubes when he was out.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:47 PM) That lineup is marginally better than this year's one. I shudder at the thought of having Everett as the DH for a whole 'nother year. And, when you factor in defense -- according to BP's RAA, which I believe is Runs Above Average -- has Rowand at something like 23 runs better than Griffey defensively (Rowand at a +7, Griffey at a -16). Another metric (UZR), IIRC, I thought I read had Griffey as the second worst CF'er in all of baseball (it might have been just the NL). Pretty much, there's little to no improvement on that team. It's going to be hard to improve a team that went to the world series, no? Anyways, your post went down hill once you mentioned BP.

QUOTE(SnB @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:03 PM) Felix needs to be suspended until he changes his rally crede back I second that.

QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 05:31 PM) yes 2 for every game Got any you'd like to give to a fellow soxtalker.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 05:08 PM) Yeah, the same cap that he helped get a whole season cancelled in order to get put in place. I cant believe how people like you can support a man who cares nothing about the fans and everything about his wallet. I think your loyalty for a team which season after season is built for mediocracy at best is really hilarious. I know absolutely nothing about hockey but nuke just cause you don't like the owner doesn't mean you can't stay loyal to a team that you've always liked. There are a lot of people that don't like Reinsdorf but that doesn't mean they can't like the sox or the bulls. Whatever I really don't know much of the topic being discussed so I probably shouldn't get involved but just stating that you can remain loyal to a team even if you don't like the owner.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 05:08 PM) I think the idea has merit. I also think the follow-through is almost completely impossible. I dont think people are going to want to be removing and putting their shirts back on everytime a lead changes hands. Here's the thing, people who are diehards at the park are already going to be wearing black or white or gray but people who just dont care aren't going to be wearing these things anyways even if they are being given out but meh..I could be wrong.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 08:39 AM) apparently you missed saved by the bell. Another one I'd nominate.

QUOTE(farmteam @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 04:56 PM) Boy Meets World, I say! Great show.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 03:48 PM) They probalby sold out of their alottment of tickets. Season ticket holders will get an invoice to purchase tickets. So cozy up next to your favorite season ticket holder and beg... Ribbie, you've always been my favorite poster on soxtalk.

QUOTE(Felix @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) I fixed the Rally Crede up a bit, the white part bothered me Get rid of that imposter, it might fight the rally crede's magical powers.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 02:22 PM) Clemens on the road scares me Not to hard to figure out why he's been so much better on the road and it's not to hard to figure out that the cell aint exactly a pitchers park.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 02:15 PM) I cant believe it sold out already. Usually I pick up my tickets in early november. This will be the first time in years that I won't be able to go. Hopefully someone has extras that I can buy. It would suck to not go this year. If KW and Ozzie thought last year was a love fest holy s***. Everything you said goes for me. Usually book the freakin hotel in early November and have been to the last 5 or so, wow, what next regular season tickets sell out before I buy my ozzie pack next year?? With my luck that will somehow be possible.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 12:32 PM) Also if you are 21 years old or older (much older in some cases) you can always spend the evenings at the Hyatt bar. That is one of the highlights of the weekend as many players, coaches, and fans hang out up there. LIES, you know you don't have to be 21.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 12:28 PM) Jay has to grow some balls. To learn how, he should listen to Gammons talk about the Red Sox, or Rush talk about Reagan. That kind of criticism takes big balls. Not the crap that Jay writes. I know you like Jay but I'd still love to see Hawk just knock his ass out one day.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 12:22 PM) There will be plenty of daily passes around. Remember when someone books a room they give them 4 passes for each day, which means most people will have two extras to each day, as more rooms are booked by two people. Your best bet is to ask around here as it gets to be January. Ahh....good point. Anyone nice enough to help a rowand out.

So.... no alcs tix, no world series tix, no soxfest tix. Hooray, I'm on a roll.

Holy s***, already??? That's not good.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 12:13 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2194428 Daniel Cabrera is going to be scary next year.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 12:15 AM) be(a)ware..... i eat poop. that is all. True Story.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 19, 2005 -> 11:58 PM) does anyone see a little LaRussa in Oz? I wonder where you got that idea from. :rolly

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 19, 2005 -> 10:32 PM) Ok let's chuck Kevin Walker out on the mound for us then. Bahaha, the aussy made a funny. You know what I mean, all the splits can be thrown out the window imo come saturday.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 19, 2005 -> 10:30 PM) Ok so lets get the lowdown on Roger Clemens. Away splits, 1.32 ERA with a .191 BAA. Gulp. Night games, his ERA is .77 worse than day games at 2.10. Outdoors he has a 1.52 ERA. Gulp again. In September though, he had a 5.40 ERA with a .292 BAA. He just wasn't K'ing batters that month as he had only had 13 in 4 games started, way below the usual norm. He's not good with RISP with 2 outs, 12.23 ERA there. 5.87 ERA with RISP, which is pretty good compared to other pitchers. Looking at his pitch counts, if there's a slight weakness, it's his starts. ERA's of 2.63, 2.40 and 2.21 from 0 to 15 - 30 - 45. So we need to get on him nice and early, because after that well he's pretty damn good. Looking at our hitters against him, Jermaine Dye is 6 for 18, Joe Crede 3 for 5 with 2 HR's, Paul Konerko 8 for 18 with 5 doubles, Pods 5 for 14. Pierz, Everett don't have good numbers, Uribe is 1 for 2, while Rowand's never faced him. Throw all those stats out the window, come saturday they mean nothing.

Most of these games are going to be decided by 2 runs or less so one of my key is if Taveras is in the lineup keep him off base cause he'll produce a run himself if Freddy or Jose is out there. Besides that, get Podsednik on base the way he was getting on base for the two previous series.