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LIMEWIRE!

He should sell the Hawks, then they might be good for a change.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 12:34 AM) Better question: Who cares about the NBA Finals this year? I don't care about, if the Bulls were in it it would be a different story, but i still think the Spurs will win it.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 09:33 PM) Typical f***nut Twins (that's my cute batgirl type name for them) win. Leadoff walk because Reyes is a fat dumbf***. Cheap ass motherf***ing turfjob double. walk the bases loaded turfjob single that wins the game on some career minor leaguers' first ever major league RBI :fyou Twinkies, Why can't you lose when we win?

Good for James, I hope he stays up there long.

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 08:56 PM) Did anybody see the Dbacks gave up 10 runs in a inning for the second straight game. Does anybody know if that has ever happened before? Wow that sucks.

Way to go Lance. Hopefully he can win those awards.

Thanks for the article BHAM, it was a good read.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:47 PM) Marte gave up 3R, 2ER in game 2. Besides that they have been doing well.

QUOTE(Nokona @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 10:42 AM) AND BRING UP ROGO Rogo is the man. He should be called up to Charlotte. He deserves it.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) I dont know if this has been said but Carlos Zambrano licks his fingers alot it could be him! Carlos Zambrano is a nutcase too, but he does lick his fingers alot.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) Billy Pierce and Dick Donovan were the aces of the White Sox staff between 1955 and 1958. Only Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves had more wins in that time period. Unfortunately they both slumped in 1959, as Early Wynn and Bob Shaw picked up the slack. Billy actually pitched well into August and had an outside shot at another 20 game season. On August 6 Billy went 16 innings against Baltimore in a game that ended up tied 1-1 after 18 innings. Shortly afterward he went on the disabled list. In September he had his ups and downs. On September 15 he beat Ralph Terry and the Yankees in NY, but got rocked in his last two starts against Detroit. Nevertheless, he was expected to make at least one start in the WS. Al Lopez was the best White Sox manager in my lifetime, but he could be somewhat of a dicatator. He played favorites and could hold a grudge. Pierce was never a favorite of his, and he thought the world of Early Wynn. Wynn started the first game and pitched 7 innings of shutout ball but strained his shoulder. He stunk in games 4 and 6, making his last start with 2 days rest as the Sox were shellacked 9-3. There was a lot of controversy at the time, with folks wondering why Billy was kept on the shelf. Bill Gleason a prominent sportswriter and a White Sox fan (amazing ain't it?) supposedly never forgave Lopez for not starting Pierce. There were other "insider" accounts that Nellie Fox, longtime roomate of Billy also voiced his displeasure with Lopez during and after the Series. This was supposedly a reason Lopez did not campaign to have Foxie enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Billy Pierce was traded to the San Francisco Giants after the 1961 season. He is the winningest left hander in White Sox history. He led the AL in strikeouts in 1953 and the entire Major League in ERA in 1955. He tied for the AL lead in complete games in 1956 thru 58 and tied for the AL lead in wins in 1957. He was the AL starting pitcher in the 1953, 1955 and 1956 All Star games. Fortunately for Billy his career enjoyed a brief resurrection in 1962 with the Giants. He went 16-6 in the regular season and that included a shutout of Sandy Koufax in the first game of a best of three playoff with the Dodgers. In those days if teams were tied after the regular season ended they played a best of three in the NL and a one game knockoff in the AL. Those games were considered part of the regular season. Billy pitched well and lost in the third game of the 62 WS against Bill Stafford and the Yanks, and then pitched a complete game 5-2 win, allowing only 3 hits in game 6 against the great Whitey Ford. Billy Pierce was a big game pitcher. If Lopez hadn't been so bullheaded in 59 the Sox might have beaten the Dodgers. Thanks for the info.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 01:17 AM) Why is everyone STILL so quick to give the Yankees, a team that has been floating around .500 at it's best points this year, and is currently only 2 games over .500, so much respect and benefit of the doubt? They haven't shown themselves to be worthy of the $200 million Steinbrenner has spent on them, and they haven't "flipped the switch", like they did last year after a bad April. Anyway... For those of you who are defining the best division in baseball as the one with the best combined record, here's how you would rank them, as of today: 1) NL East 178-155, 23 games over.500 2) AL Central 170-152, 18 games over .500 3) AL East 167-165, 2 games over .500 4) AL West 130-132, 2 games under .500 5) NL Central 188-206, 18 games under .500 6) NL West 154-177, 23 games under .500 It just proves that money can't buy you everything, and a TEAM is better than a team of allstars who normally care just about themselves.

And some say patience is a virtue.

Frank is awesome. No matter what anybody says, Frank kicks ass. And the nickname "The Big Hurt" is actually applying to him now. The last couple of years it took a break.( last year he was hurt and two years ago he hit .267, and three years ago he hit .252, not typical Frank numbers)

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 02:36 AM) He's not going anywhere. Kenny signed the Duke so obviously that the sox would have 5 major league starters but also because he is a big game pitcher, if we need a win in September or October to either get up past the Twins or get us through the playoffs El Duque is going to be there pitching his ass off and pitching well, I'll guarantee you that. Something else I wanted to add is even though Orlando has been struggling lately, he's had an absolute HUGE influence in making Contreras one hell of a pitcher. El Duque is actually clutch. He is a big game pitcher, which could partially be the reason to why kenny signed him.

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) Jermaine Dye .260 AVG 13 HR 32 RBI Maggs Ordonez .000 Avg 0 HR 0 RBI So far so good right Yeah i'd have to say so myself. And Welcome to Soxtalk

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 08:21 PM) God that was an awful swing by Crede. What the hell was he doing the first month of the season that was so different? Not sucking as bad.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 12:43 AM) If Mark had said this about any other team besides the Flubs, Red Sox, Or Yankees, we wouldn't hear a damn thing about it. Exactly, and because he did, every cub-fan, coulmnist, to sport show host is literally crapping their pants because of what MB said.

QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 07:52 AM) I see your point YAS, but it's all just pointless fun. Keyword being "pointless". If you like dicking around with the polls, it's cool because it's pointless. If you think it's "childish", it's cool because it's pointless. It's more laughing at the Tribune than anything else. Either way you look at it, the sox are going to dominate in every position thanks to the three amigos up there.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 05:31 PM) Hopefully PK doesn't become a GM. He would absolutely ruin a team. Yeah, you would have to feel sorry for whatever team he took over....if he was the gm.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 17, 2005 -> 10:40 PM) I will make sure the sox get every position. But what about Jose Macis?

QUOTE(marsh @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 06:14 AM) the fact that we play alot of close games weighs heavily in pods favor of swiping six. If pods ever swiped six bags, the game should be a blowout. If it's not, then there's a problem.

I didn't see the entire game, i just saw when Tadahito fisted a grounder into rightfield and scotty was on second and scored. It was a beautiful play. (it was the third inning i believe)

Why not go after a thirdbasemen from Japan? Crede's contract is up after this year(hopefully he isn't resigned by us), and fields isn't going to be ready for a couple more years.