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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 25, 2013 -> 06:04 PM) I always thought one of Ozzies strengths was how he ran the pitching staff. When his starters gave him those complete games no one said it was stupid then. In fact wasnt Jerry Manuel criticized for yanking Garland consistently in the 6th and 7th innings? Ozzie would have been blasted had he removed a starter who was cruising and the bullpen got rocked. That was more Hawk than anything. I'm certainly not bashing the way he handled the staff in the 05 playoffs but the stuff with Garland was always overblown in my opinion.

The Cubs would actually make sense if the Sox were going to move Sale but ya, not happening.

Love it.

I'll never get excited or angry about a hitting coach hire, it's a wait and see for me. That being said, I'm sure we'll want him fired soon.

Well Peyton and Charles have been the 2 best players in fantasy, it shouldn't be that surprising that team has the most points.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 03:46 PM) I actually picked up a wax vac this morning with no luck...I'm sure the wax vac isn't near the "strength" of what a doctor would use, but I'm nearly positive it's some sort of damage vs wax/build up. You guys think the knee to the head that knocked me out is a plausible reason? Happened about a year ago, for much of the past year I was unemployed, and thus didn't have a cell phone or encountered anything that would have isolated the ear. I'm not a doctor but I'm pretty certain you would have noticed at some point, whether you're isolating the ear or not. I'd have to guess it's some type of build up that happened recently.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 10:00 AM) One of the Bella twins They're horrendous actors.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 10:23 PM) I know this can be filed under "no s***, asshole." But Anthony Davis is going to be some kinda f***in' beast. No s***, asshole.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 10:15 PM) I agree! I stayed up way past my bedtime to watch it yesterday. I want one of those masks bad! I saw it was on tv, read the info for it and was very confused why Michael Myers wasn't in it, now I know.

Derrick somehow looked quicker that half. Him and Buckets are running around like crazy people.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 08:26 PM) Didn't Rodgers throw a 60+ yards in the air td pass recently? Ya to Jordy on their play action that's been working forever.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 07:35 PM) Jon Lester is inexcusably slow. The Bulls game is on, why are you watching baseball?!?!?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 07:29 PM) Oden Dunk. It's been so long. It's very hard for me to root against Greg Oden but signing with the Heat has made me have to do such a thing.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 08:18 PM) There is no such thing as a Bill Simmons prediction jinx. This is a weird post. Having a very knowledgable NBA analyst predict your team to win the championship can only be a bad thing.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 06:05 PM) Drew Brees has a weak arm, current Peyton Manning has a weak arm, Andy Dalton weak arm and honestly dont think Tom Brady or even Aaron Rodgers have that strong of an arm. That list contains the best QB's in the league plus Dalton so I think arm strength is a bit overrated. Not saying Manziel will make it in the league but I'm sure if he has the talent his arm strength won't be as big a factor as some make it out to be. Tony Romo is another guy who doesn't really have the best arm strength and an extremely successful QB. Rodgers and Brady have very strong arms. And everyone that you mentioned except Peyton and including Andy Dalton(why the hell did you mention him?) has a stronger arm than Johnny. Anywho, I'm not saying Manziel isn't going to be a starting QB just cause of his arm strength. When you add up all of his physical tools(arm strength, height, non elite accuracy), I don't see him being a successful NFL starter.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 02:55 PM) He did get another ring, but getting rid of him seemed to be a good luck charm for both the Phillies ('08) and Giants ('12) You shut up.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 02:24 PM) I mean I guess it depends on what your scouts think of Lawrie and why he is regressing the last two years. Is it just injuries? Is it something mechanical? The thing that frightens me about Lawrie (and our ability to accurately scout him) is the fact that he IS so similar to Gordon, who we can't seem to get on track. I just think trading Q is difficult because he isn't flashy. I don't feel like you're going to get fair value for him very easily. Oh ya I'm definitely with you when it comes to Q. Lawrie and Sanchez at least makes some sort of a starting point when before we were just talking Q straight up for Lawrie which was ridiculous to me.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 02:11 PM) Even with that very important strength, I don't like the idea of trading Quintana for a prospect and another guy that seems to be on the same path as Gordon Beckham. Sure the 22nd best prospect is nice and all, but I'll take the guy who has been proving it in mlb for the last two seasons anytime unless I am getting something better than Lawrie. I've been very against trading a starter for Lawrie but you add in Sanchez and it gets much more interesting.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) Some places are projecting him top 5, so the Eagles may have to pay to get him. Ya, people are saying he's right on Bridgewater's heals now for the top qb in the class.

Johnny has a weak arm, he's not going to be able to make some NFL throws unless he has Drew Brees like accuracy, which he doesn't have. And Russell Wilson is not only more accurate of a thrower but also has about three times the arm strength that Manziel has. Obviously we'll see but I just don't think the physical tools are there for Johnny to be a successful starter in the NFL.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 22, 2013 -> 09:45 AM) Forgive me for not getting excited about guys coming off seasons of 4.53 and 5.66 ERAs respectively. Still, there was genuine excitement about Hermanson... http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26944 Not so much Politte http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13936 People were pretty stoked about Duque too because the Sox had a real 5th starter. Pods, yes; Dye, no; AJ, no. We were also excited about Iguchi: http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29022 Sox fans generally do have a pretty good grasp of the team's signings Fun to go back to old threads and look at which posters were around back than.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 22, 2013 -> 09:52 PM) I don't know, are you about to go acquire Roberto Alomar for your flex? 2 and 5 isn't done, 2 and 6 depending on your playoff set up and where teams are, likely is. 8 and 6 if you have high points usually gets the 4th and final playoff spot in my league so I'm basically banking on going 6 and 1 the rest of the way. Not impossible but extremely difficult. I just really don't want to give up on my team, it's too good of a roster.

I feel like Kenny Williams, I'm 2 and 5 so I should probably sell and load up on keepers but since I have the most points in the league I refuse to. I feel I have the best team in the league but I'm just not winning, I am Kenny Williams aren't I?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 22, 2013 -> 04:08 PM) Any hype that Trayce had received up until about the half way point of this year has been thoroughly deflated at this point. Even with the improvements in his peripherals, it's been a disappointing season. Obviously the tools are there but he's off my own personal radar at this point, I don't think he'll ever be a major league starter.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 22, 2013 -> 08:04 PM) Was that before Flacco and Rodgers got extensions? That's definitely going to impact that number, but good point some of it is probably in the bonus Joe Flacco just sucks.