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Moved this to the diamond club since it isn't Sox related. By the way, Sawx fans are worse imo.

Can't stand Red Sox fans and can't stand that team, I hate their fans and team more than any other in baseball. Yes, even more than those on the northside.

Freddy has this tomorrow, he's going to pitch well. I'm with ace on this one as well, I was not happy to see Brian pulled in the 7th today, he's absolutely killing the ball the last two days.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) I'm not saying he is a greedy bastage...I love JD, I just think the White Sox will start to look at Sweeney or even possibly Fields next year, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. With the numbers JD is putting up, he's not going anywhere with a 6 million dollar option.

Probably the Mack game as of now. A lot of our real late come back wins that he would have went psychotic during were on national tv, so we've probably missed some of the best calls this year. The AJ homer, the Iguchi come back, the Crede granny against Houston, the 11th inning come back against the tribe were all on national tv.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 10:39 AM) This will not mess JD's swing up.... he wants to get his paper from the Yanks next year, he will continue to have a torrid second half. Good try, he's got a team option for next season.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 10:36 AM) So who gets sent where in the meantime? Well I meant see Dustin perform a while in the minors. Basically, I don't expect him to just have a few appearances down there, I think you might see him in Charlotte for a few weeks. I'm sure Kenny is going to want to see him pitch in Charlotte as well. If he likes what he sees then maybe he'll be up quicker. Who knows but that's jmo.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 10:21 AM) I wonder if we will see Politte dropped for Hermanson if the back holds up for Dustin? I would think so but I think the Sox are going to have to see Dustin perform for a little while before they make a decision like that.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 10:13 AM) There are a lot of pitchers that could go 9-4 with 133 runs of support in 17 starts. This is true and he's avoided more losses because of the run support. That being said, he's only allowed more than 3 runs in one of his wins. So his wins for the most part have been well earned.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 09:46 AM) According to a fan on another Sox site: Hermanson pitched an inning for Charlotte last night. 12 pitches, 8 strikes. 1 ground ball, two fly balls, no walks. It's a start. Correct. He still has a ways to go but like you said it's a start and it's nice to see him out there again.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 09:26 AM) I am frustrated with Vazquez too, but he has great stuff. Based on the story I read today in the Sun-Times I would think he is frustrated too. There is some reason he is not as sharp as we saw earlier or pitching up to the potential he has, but there is no reason to quit on him. Maybe a kick in the butt is what he needs? He needs something positive on the mound to happen for him to get it going. He's such an emotional pitcher that he more than anyone needs to feel confident out there for him to pitch well.

There is only 4 other people who will understand this but oh well.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 08:44 AM) Garland does seem to be rounding into form pretty nicely. However, I guess I would just want my big guns going for the series, not my 4,5,1... O well, we will still kick there ass. Obviously it'd be nice to have Mark going but at this point I'd rather have Jon pitching against them than Freddy, jmo.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 12:52 AM) His walkoff tonight was a thing of beauty. Classic Frank right down to the cleared hips and line shot into the left centerfield stands, though in his hayday Frank probably would have hit that ball to dead left. That was the best swing I think I've seen him take in a few years.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 04:39 AM) It makes me sad in a way to see what Cliff has become this season. He was such an important part of our ballclub last season getting through that 7th and 8th innings without too many problems. He's been a good contributor for this team for a couple of seasons and he still remains one of KW's better signings price - wise, throughout his tenure as a General Manager. I'm not going to sit here and take potshots at him for what he's currently become. He's not getting the job done no question. But it shows you how this game can have you up on the top of the world at one moment, and have you right back down the next. Hopefully for Cliff's sake, they figure out what's wrong with him, arm and shoulder wise so he can get healthy again. If he would come back cheaply, the Sox should at least give him a minor league contract at the end of the season, and hope he can re-produce the form he showed last season. This is how I feel too. Cliff is a class act and was just a huge part of our success last year. I wish him the best and hope some how he can round into form. That being said, unfortunately he needs to be let go whether it's for Dustin or Montero or a trade because he's just not the same pitcher and isn't getting the job done.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 10:13 PM) well crap, how small does a file have to be to upload???? MUCH BETTER! Would someone like to buy one of those for me? I don't wear watches but I think I'd make an exception.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 08:19 AM) That doesnt make this Sox fan happy. I have no problem with Garland starting, I'm starting to become more and more confident with him with every start. Vaz on the other hand.....

Sox fans>America.

Just wanted to say that I BA, that catch he made today was unfreakin real. Anywho, he keeps having very good ab's as well. He's getting there. Only a game back now, lets beat down the sawx

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 08:08 PM) I would think Rowand would be the only other to know what he looks like, but did you see Jason?? Bah, I missed it. I'm getting ready to go out, so I saw Jim swing and just said "bye bye" and continued to get ready.

Ortiz is even getting a lot of help from the ump here.

Whoops. Might not want to fall behind Jim 3-1 with them loaded.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 6, 2006 -> 07:14 PM) All-Star #12 is calling a good game, no? Why would the O's trade for this guy? More walks than K's? A .330 OBA? Wow, what a joke! Because Leo Mazonne made him a 20 one game winner before.

Very nice for Javy. Cmon O, be patient against this guy and when you get your pitch just nail it.