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Bring 'em all on. To be honest I really don't care what team we face, lets just get in and take it from there.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:41 PM) This is the part that was making my wife crazy. She unfortunately had to listen to me going around in circles: "I don't know how it can be a choke if the Sox still have the best record in the AL.....But they've lost 10 of their last 14 ( before the Twins series )...... But it wouldn't matter if Cleveland wasn't playing out of their minds.....I just don't want it to come down to next weekend in Cleveland......But in a weird way, I kinda DO want them to take the division title in Cleveland, to prove a point to them.....but that f***ing HAFNER......" and so on. The woman is a SAINT to put up with me..... What about all of us here who have to put up with you.

I honestly don't remember.

QUOTE(HeGone! @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) Why not? The Sox play the worst team this month and one of the worst this year. Be optimistic. The Sox sweep the Tigers and the Indians lose one to the D-Rays and all is right with the world. (For Sox fans at least) He meant at the end of this week, not the week upcoming.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:11 PM) His .734 OPS ranks higher than only Podsednik and Uribe. And tied with Pierzynski. I'm sorry, but your designated hitter -- key word being hitter -- shouldn't rank in the bottom third of your lineup in OPS. That's pathetic. And, I know that you can't just hand the spot over to someone else, but when Carl starts to b**** about being moved down -- then we have problems. FWIW, I certainly believe that a platoon of Gload/Anderson could easily give us a .750 OPS. If Carl doesn't start hitting in Detroit, maybe it's time to see what these guys can do...? I've wanted gload to have a chance to play all season so no argument there. If we throw Anderson in there he's going to look awesome some games and horrendous in others. Besides we both know this is a moot point cause ozzie won't pull carl.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:08 PM) There's a difference between keeping him as a "starter", and resting him a game or tow to sit back, relax, and not press so hard. Everett should still be the Sox DH, but he should also get a day off soon, as he's in a terrible mindset at the plate. That I completely agree with.

QUOTE(SnB @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:06 PM) what's his numbers in the last month? he's been dreadful and there's no reason that he NEEDS to start everyday. Ok, that's fair. He's been awful as of late you're going to get no argument out of me there. However, I think he's earned a spot in the lineup as he has been productive most of the season. He should never bat 3rd again though.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 08:03 PM) .738 ops from a three hole hitter? Ya... Who said he should be batting third?

QUOTE(SnB @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 07:49 PM) there's no reason carl everett deserves a starting spot in the lineup every day, none at all. 23 homers, 83 rbi's, and .297 with risp?

QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 06:23 PM) FLIGHTPLAN seems to have a predictable ending but is getting good reviews. I may have to check it out after all. I enjoyed it.

Stevenson beats Lake Forest 36 to 6.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 07:15 PM) If the Sox fail to make the playoffs after sporting a 15 game lead just 6 weeks ago, what else would you call it? It's all good, though, I think we're gonna hold on and win this thing. We're playing right around .500 ball since then, Cleveland is just playing out of their minds. I don't know how you can call it a choke but whatever I think we're all tired of talking about this subject anyways. Lets just win the division and not worry about it.

That's the best article I've read all season.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 06:11 PM) Im still not sure if the real Buehrle is back yet. Did anyone look at their lineup. Of the players who had enough ab's to count the highest avg. was like .260 That lineup sucked. I was encouraged though cause he was getting ahead and throwing strikes. Also his change wasn't fluttering up and way to righties all that much like it's been doing for a while now.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 05:14 PM) Read the first post. Amazing. BTW, LMAO at my screw up with the numbers I know, I saw it. I still wanted to blame you, more fun then blaming a newbie.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 05:03 PM) And he's a prick for wanting to go somewhere else? grow.the.f***.up.newbie Boo, don't make this thread about Maggs. Go miscalculate magic numbers tex.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:46 PM) Best possible Yankee / Bo Sox records after sweeping their next series would be 94 wins going into the weekend. Best 1-2 finish 95 and 96 wins. 96 wins assures staying ahead of at least one of them. 2 to clinch. AL E winner 96-66 AL runner up 95-67 Any wins added to the winner subtracts from the runner up. And the runner up is who we need to stay ahead of. Still looks like two to clinch to me. SHow me how the Yankees AND the Red Sox could end up with 96 or more wins?? Tex, I said this in the other thread you posted that scenario in as well. Your math is a bit off cause the bosox and yankees each have 7 games left not 6.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:34 PM) Here goes a try at the current numbers (Sunday Evening) Yank/Bo Sox 91-65 with 6 games remaining White Sox 94 wins If both the BoSox and Yankees win all three games to start this week, they would be sitting at 94 wins going into the final weekend. Possible outcomes 3-0 Wildcard winner would need 95 wins (Sox need 1) 2-1 One team finishes with 96 the other 95 (Sox need 2) As Freddy Prinz would say "Loooking Goood!" Tex you're math is off a bit because the yankees and the redsox each have 7 games left. Just add one win to what you said, 3 wins and we clinch the wildcard.

QUOTE(DaGame2584 @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:31 PM) Do you think hte Sox would put him on the Playoff Roster? I mean that why is was signed for right? He'll be on the playoff roster but no where near the rotation. If we make it of course.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:29 PM) 3 is the amount of wins, but 3 isn't the magic number for the playoffs right now. That number won't go down if just one of the teams lose. Correct, both those teams have to lose for that magic number to go down.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:18 PM) Bench him for Dino Is dino a switch hitter?

I'd do exactly what ozzie is doing. Put him down in the order and hope he gets out of it.

QUOTE(DaGame2584 @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 04:19 PM) I hope we can finish this thing of in Detroit right in front of that prick :puke Magglio. It's doable lets hope it happens, it'd be f'n awesome to go into cleveland and able to set up the playoff rotation.

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QUOTE(TLAK @ Sep 25, 2005 -> 12:46 PM) Its raining hard at Archer and Austin, about 15 mins from the park. Memo to Mark: no tarp sliding today. Let him do it, he was pitching well back in those days.