Rowand44

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:36 PM) Players have bad years. We have had some real ups and downs with our pitching, but thinking that we have to trade away any one of our five starters may be a knee jerk. It's not knee jerk at all, Kenny has been saying all year that we need a spot next year in the rotation for Brandon.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:27 PM) The Sox are a pretty damn good team. Will probably win over 90 games. Thanks to the national league.

Internet and tv for me.

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:18 PM) You seriously need a swift kick in the ass. Maybe, but so does this team.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 12:01 PM) I also think booing would be a pathetic thing to do. As far as the guys trying their hardest, I certainly hope so but at times it hasn't looked like it. Why is it a pathetic thing to boo if our players havent been trying their hardest?

QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 06:50 PM) You've been called worse, I'm sure of it. I said I liked it. Those kind of posts make me feel like I'm doing something right.

QUOTE(BainesHOF @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 12:58 AM) Giving big bucks to Buehrle after the season he had and all the innings he's pitched in his career makes no sense whatsoever. You sign a guy for what he's going to do not what he did. At this point I have serious reservations whether he can return to all-star form. His arm may be shot. So do we keep Freddy then? If not, who is taking Mark's place in the rotation?

QUOTE(Drew @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 12:56 AM) Zito isn't coming to the South Side for more than a series. Boras. End of story. The Yankees come to the Cell twice next season.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 06:07 PM) No, it's because the fall was going to come even without the injury. His last year in Oakland, he gave up a career high in homers, a career high in walks, and a K/BB ratio that was under two, not to mention the fact that he finished with a 4.43 ERA, which is only slightly above league average. He was good last year in St Louis, but I'm questioning whether or not that would hold up in the AL. Oh, and there's the fact that I think the Sox should aim higher than relying on a hope and a prayer that Mulder heals fully from his injury. And then there's the fact that Mulder, according to some St Louis and Oakland fans that I've read over at BTF, is apparently a pretty stubborn pitcher who didn't change his mechanics despite pleading from his pitching coaches. Ever since that hip injury a few years back he hasn't been the same. I don't want Mulder near this team. Anyways, picking up Mark's option is a no brainer imo.

QUOTE(Wealz @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 09:33 PM) You mean lose. Nope. I mean quit.

QUOTE(Wealz @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 09:07 PM) What did this team do to deserve such venom? Quit.

QUOTE(Nokona @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) We'll take our stupid tradition and Division I football. lol ok.

I hope they get booed big time on Sunday.

Ah yes greasy, we actually had talked about that exact thing before the season started.

QUOTE(Nokona @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 10:33 AM) You're an idiot. It's tradition to rush the field after a Hawkeye victory. Mainly due to the fact when we lost something like 10 games pre-Hayden Fry. But nice try. Oh and Heads. HAWKEYE STATE. HAWKEYE STATE. HAWKEYE STATE. Well then it's a stupid tradition. And I appreciate being called an idiot as well.

I hope they just decide to not play the playoffs this year.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 01:09 AM) Consider it a very conservative, slightly pessimistic projection. What did I say again -- 180 IP, 4.60 ERA? And someone is actually complaining that that's not good enough, from a first full-time year starter? I'm not as optimistic as R44 -- I can't see Brandon putting up a sub-4 ERA. If I were to range it like PECOTA's Percentile thingy, I'd go... 90th - 3.80 ERA, 200 IP 75th - 4.15 ERA, 190 IP 50th - 4.50 ERA, 180 IP 25th - 4.80, 175 IP 10th - 5.15, 170 IP I'm usually one who projects a first year starter to have some issues. But like I've said over and over again I really believe Brandon is a special talent and I really believe he'll put up a sub 4 era next year.

Pauly is evidently a robot.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 12:54 AM) . That sounds just oh so damn sweet, it really does and plausable at that. Alright lets just say for a second that this is all true and Ozzie/KW really don't like eachother just imagine for a second what it would have been like if the Sox had retained Frank Thomas for the '06 season. Kenny hates Ozzie Ozzie hates Kenny Kenny hates Frank Frank hates Kenny Ozzie hates Frank Frank hates Ozzie Reinsdorf loves Frank Frank loves Reinsdorf KW is so so with Reinsdorf Reinsdorf is so so with Kenny It's like a badass baseball soap oprah. That'd make such a better movie than the moneyball movie.

Just cause wite can't do math doesn't make his point any less significant.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 10:31 PM) It would also mean a playoff spot, I noticed something today. 2005 = Rowand 2006 = Anderson 2005 = World Series 2006 = Disapointment Coincidence? I THINK NOT! You have to remember last year's team was built solely on chemistry, the #1 producer of said chemistry??? AARON ROWAND. I personally blame this travesty of a season on Chris Rongey. This team had a perfect Season to Championship ratio with Bryan Dolgin.

Shot through the heart

I will say this thread is probably going to be like 10 pages on arguments we've all had before. Everyone knows how I feel about this topic and I'm just going to leave it at that. Maybe BA and Ozzie can be on celebrity boxing sometime in the offseason. I'd enjoy that.

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Jesus Tony. BTW, the picture in your avy makes me wanna stab my computer.