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Yup, firing the hitting coach is always the answer. Von Joshua, Gary Ward, and now Greg Walker, it's obviously always the hitting coach's fault.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 11:56 PM) I figure if you commit to go to a game, you are there for the long haul. Too much can happen, like tonight. Of course two hour rain delays and all that ... it might be time to leave. That's stupid to sit 3 hours waiting when you know more rain is coming, etc. Sounds like opening day. I must have been one of four people still at the park when the game resumed.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 11:35 PM) Was that you out there in the stands with your friends with your shirt off with the "I" in "White Sox!" ?! No, I was the explanation point.

The dumbest thing I did tonight was not wear a sweatshirt or jeans to the game but I stayed. The thing that bothers me about that whole 9th inning is that Jim and Mack hit those balls so hard.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 02:31 AM) A lot of you seem to be experts and/or know a whole lot more about exercising than I do. So I'm just wondering, what are some good cardiovascular exercises? Biking, running, and jump roping come to mind for me. Any others that would help burn off some of the fat? Any form of martial arts.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 01:54 AM) The more often he plays the sooner he will be exposed... ride him out at various positions while he is hot... but don't be shocked too see some errors thrown in. Pablo is a solid hitter... but then again he has very limited gap/power. His ability to draw a walk is lacking... in 408 career at-bats he has walked only 14 times while striking out 44 times ( which is not bad). Whoa...you're alive.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 12:19 AM) Me and my friend just had a conversation about these today, and voila, its on the internet Do you guys remember these? they were scrumptious Did they start remaking those? I swear I saw a picture of them on an ice cream truck a few weeks ago, I was real tempted to go get one.

If you're going to give Ozuna a chance to play everyday, try ss since that's actually his natural position. He's brutal in left, in center he'd be comical to watch play everyday.

QUOTE(soxhawks @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 05:32 PM) This would be great if Pujols was on roids, it would just turn all of these reporters into complete hypocrites because I guarentee they would not give Pujols half the s*** they've given Bonds. If by great you mean absolutely horrible then yes. I agree with southsider though, this s*** sucks because players will get their reputations ruined even if this isn't true. I really do hate Donald Fehr.

I played one year and was a third baseman. I was a great defender but couldn't hit at all. I had to quit after one year cause it interfered with my crazy basketball schedule at the time.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jun 10, 2006 -> 09:08 PM) i think alot of it is out of frustration. Pre 2005, we were all getting increasingly frustrated as jon never seemed to live up to his potential. Last year he came out of nowhere and dominated. Now it seems like we're right back where we started from 2 years ago. I wish we were back where we started 2 years ago. Jon has been horrible this year and I think it's comments like that, that make people dislike him even more, it's kind of like when a few years ago where he said something along the lines of "I don't come to your job and boo you." You add in the nice contract he got this past offseason and he's not going to be very well liked if he posts an era over 6. That's just not going to work.

What an enjoyable game to watch. I can't get enough of Pablo, that guy f***in rocks. Mark was fantastic, nice to see Pods and Gooch get the big hits when they've been struggling for a little while now. Absolutely awesome.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jun 10, 2006 -> 04:06 AM) Another good comparison would be 2000 Giambi - .333 43 137 108 .476/.647/1.123 Thomas - .328 43 143 115 .436/.625/1.061 Giambi was better in the saber categories than Thomas was by a sufficient margin, which didn't help Thomas at all, and in a case like this where the numbers are so close, Giambi playing defense probably did help his case. However, if hypothetically Thomas hit .345, hit 50 homers, and drove in 160, there's not a chance in hell Giambi beats him. It can be done...it just hasn't been done yet.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 10, 2006 -> 01:35 AM) The only things keeping me from saying it's an easy decision are the monster drop off in defensive ability and Cabrera's s*** work ethic/attitude. Otherwise it's pretty damn easy. I absolutely love Miggy but Joe is one guy that I just find to valuable to this team to replace because of what he does on both sides of the ball.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 10, 2006 -> 01:29 AM) That was typical Mizzou baseball before the last few weeks of the season. Offense blows and can't execute RISP. Jamieson left his starter in too long and the bullpen blows. Yeah, that's about right. f***ing hell. There is no way Mizzou should have lost that game. It should have been 4-0 early on without Mizzou adding any hits. Scherzer leaves during the 7th before the 2nd run scores and Wendte comes in (Mizzou's best reliever, Parker is garbage) and locks it down maybe letting in the 2nd run at most. Angry?

Joe Crede is the easy answer. Most of us want Joe to get locked up long term and even if he isnt, he's still here through 08. Yes, Fields has been brought up as an outfielder and that would be in lf but if that happens we're going to have needed to find a leadoff hitter elsewhere. Josh is a good prospect and could easily be the centerpiece of a deal to land us something we really need this year.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 11:15 PM) I was having a little debate with my roommate tonight about who (any sport -- even pro wrestling) was the toughest athlete to lace up and work their ass off on a field/rink/ring. I didn't want to make it a poll but I'm interested in seeing peoples' answers. I'll start -- and I'll throw out kind of an obscure one. He's a pro wrestler by the gimmick name of Sabu. First off, he came back to wrestle after breaking his neck (botched back body drop landed him on his head). Secondly, during the famous/infamous Born to Be Wired he tore open his bicep which started to bleed badly. He taped it up haphazardly with athletic tape and finished the match for another 5-10 minutes. A third time he broke his jaw during a match. Instead of stopping and rushing the finish, he duct taped his head to keep his jaw shut and continued the match. Most recently, he wrestled with a broken arm, numerous cuts and part of his finger missing. He refuses to miss bookings to reccoperate from injuries. I'd say he's one badass athlete -- yet one of the more obscure. So who else should get added to this illustrious list? Ya, that's pretty tough. To be honest, it's pretty hard to beat the overall toughness of professional wrestlers. Those guys are on the road day after day putting their bodies through hell.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 11:04 PM) Sorry, SEASON mvp award. Asshole.

Numbers wise, he should be right up there. I just honestly can't see Jermaine Dye winning a MVP award, not to mention we have a long way to go. Jim Thome has a much better shot then JD imo.

w00t

QUOTE(Brian @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 01:42 PM) Tomorrow is my first Sat afternoon game of the year. I live up in Gurnee. Should I expect bad traffic with the Dan Ryan mess as if it was a night game or should it be an easy ride? Trying to figure out what time to leave, I'm thinking 10am. You'll be fine, it just gets kind of backed up once you get close to the park.

.5 back again. Lets get our lead back tomorrow.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jun 9, 2006 -> 10:14 PM) Who woke you up? Dye did.