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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) New York won forcing a game 5 in Aneheim on Monday. I really think there's a damn good chance the ALCS will be starting on Wednesday. If that's happening you'd think they'd announce that tonight, no?? To atleast give people a day who worked their schedules around these games.

Game 5.

MO locates his pitches so perfectly that if anyone has a chance at this guy it's Vlad cause he could careless where it is.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 09:01 PM) Yanks lead 3-2 top of the 9th. Top of the order up for the angels.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 08:52 PM) I think some of us, in our personal vanity, are missing the forrest for the trees: bandwagoners are nothing but a good thing! Think about it: revenue increases so does payroll. If its one thing Reinsdorf does well, its keeping payroll and revenue strongly tied together. So payroll increases. This only help. Furthermore, bandwagon fans are like first time crack users: they are likely to get hooked. Ok, maybe like first time pot smokers. Still, if we can get 1/5 to keep following the sox year in and year out, we've increased our fanbase and again--this can only help. Besides, if there was no bandwagon, we'd have nothing to complain about except Ozzie's love affair with Marte--and how boring would that be A lot of us just aren't happy right now cause those bandwagoners got our tickets for the alcs when the diehards on this site who live and die by this team got screwed over.

QUOTE(SnB @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:24 PM) lol nevermind he IM'ed me like 5 seconds after i posted this Same guy im'ed me too, I don't have the exact convo still but it basically went like this: Him: Hey Me: Hi Him: I am looking for a backer over at pokerstars......I've won almost 2k in home games w/ buddies, is there any chance u can back me some cash man? Me: No, but im chisox7546(wharris1), that guy is loaded. Him: Thanks a lot. Me: No problem. And then some other poker guy im'ed me asked me the same question and then he goes "what about the other guy, is he a highroller?" And my answer was "huge" then he answers with this "You're lying, so f*** off." then he signed off.

QUOTE(Art Vandelay @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 08:46 PM) Well, #30 Ordonez means even less now. At least your name and favorite # will always remain! I got one of those too, not authentic though.

Interesting, odd move by Torre here. Rivera in for the 8th but bernie goes into center and tino at first, the yankees have lost their dh for the rest of this game.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) Someone pull up those "Are you in or out?" threads that were going around 2 and 3 weeks ago. Ya think they might be an interesting read right about now? I was just reading that thread for the hell of it, there are quite a few bandwagon fans in that thread.

I betcha Hideki hits the ball hard somewhere.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 07:42 PM) If anyone thinks that Ozzie is going to put marte in that situation again instead of Neal you must be crazy. He is now relegated to last guy in the pen. And he is only there in case, thats it. How do you know that?? Nobody knows that, that should have happened a long time ago but oz kept running him out there in crucial situations only to f*** up time after time.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 07:42 PM) http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/bvsp...amId=3&sort=avg Marte vs the Angels in his Career. As long as he does not pitch to Anderson the numbers are pretty good. Don't get me wrong I DO NOT Marte in the roster but the numbers don't lie. Damaso used to be one of the best relievers in baseball as well, now...he sucks.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 06:03 PM) says what source? Just some things I've heard, nothing is official yet but it's a definite possibility they'll push back game 1 if the yanks win tonight. That would not make me happy.

QUOTE(Stocking @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 05:58 PM) what is the likely hood if this series goes 5 that Tuesday's game gets pushed back. I have game one tickets but leave for vegas Wednesday morning. Ill be so pissed if they push game one back. Unfortunately it sounds like this might be a possibility.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 05:53 PM) so with lackey starting today vs. the yankees... its possible that NY wins, forcing a game 5 im assuming they throw colon for 5. that means their best 2 starters wouldnt be able to go until game 3 or so. Correct.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:46 PM) I thought he was a Cubs fan. Am I wrong? He's sung the 7th inning stretch a few times at wrigley, he's a bandwagoner.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:32 PM) I can see a situation where the Sox would bring Marte in (to face a guy he's owned in the past like G. Anderson). I see no reason to have Viz on the roster over McCarthy. The thing about lefty pitchers is that it's not always about how they are vs lefty batters. Sometimes, it's the opposite of that which is important. Some lefty hitters lose a lot of power when they have to face other lefties due to changes in their swings, as well as turning some switch hitters over. Isn't Chone a lot better against righties? It doesn't matter at this point, they can go up there with the bat on their shoulders and be on first base.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:26 PM) than KW should talk to him about this. You can't go by your gut all the time. He doesnt have to look at stats at all in this situation, he just has to watch the games.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:16 PM) If our ALCS chances come down to Marte, I think we're f***ed anyways. Move on. That's the f***in thing that worries me, it really could, we could easily lose a game or two because of Damaso.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 03:04 PM) and then when he gets into a mess another reliever bailing him out. That's been damaso's speciality this year.

I think that ozzie wont pitch damaso at home cause he gets booed says it all.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 02:57 PM) Where's Viz? Oh i forgot, he can't get Lh's or Rh's out. He's Great. :rolly Hooray for him having a better era then Marte this season and being pretty damn good after the allstar break.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) OPS against LH batters Jenks: .414 McCarthy: .602 Politte: .579 Hermanson: .721 Marte: .767 So much for being a lefty specialist. Keeping Marte off the roster will prevent Ozzie from making the mistake of using Marte against a left hander. We have 4 right handers who are better than Marte against left handers. Tell me again why we must have Marte ready if a left hander steps up? Please post that great obp of Damaso's against lefties, that disgusts me more then anything, he really can't get lefties out.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 9, 2005 -> 02:34 PM) This is actaully kinda cool. Im in Texas right now, so its kind of more exciting being like close. Does that mean you're giving me you're alcs tix since you stuck in texas. Thanks.