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I think alot of posters on here had alot bigger hopes for the Sox during Ozzie's tenure and feel like we underperformed. Its great we won a WS title, but didnt we all expect ALOT more?

about 60% through it. Wow I love this book. I understand that nothing really comes to "conclusion" but I feel ALOT has happened in the grand scheme of things.

Collie or st bernie coloring. He has TINY paws though so I lean toward collie though his snout isnt very thin. And I bought a thundershirt for my anxious dog, ill report back on the results.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 10:43 AM) Ray Ray Armstrong just got dismissed from the Miami football team.. What a waste of talent! I wonder what route he chooses now. I'm guessing hookers and blow.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 11:49 PM) W. Michigan's probably a game again, La Tech will be too. Thats just sad. Those should be cake walks.

In case anyone wondered what a difference a manager makes, Bobby V just proved it. Awful decision.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) I wish Season 6 was on iTunes. I would rewatch that one. I think I got that one off of Vuze. I know I got 4, 10 and 12 off of it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 01:45 PM) Awesome. f***in awesome. PSU fans have flooded the local police line with complaints about the threat calling it a "terror threat". Yup, its gone there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 11:59 AM) We could have been winning MORE games. I disagree. And the losses werent on the offense which has been very good. I know we all think we should win every game, but its not possible. I am hoping to make it to 20 games above .500 and just stay there. Based on our current rate of winning we could be there by the end of August if not sooner.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 12:39 PM) Carimi is really good, Ive watched him play a ton. I always thought he should be the Bears LT, as that is the position he played in college. He took over for Joe Thomas. +1, still wondering why he isnt our LT. He was the best player on the line at the beginning of the season last year at least in pure talent. Also, our WR core is 100% better and its not even close.

Regression to the mean, you didnt think he was going to hit 400 all year did you? Moving one of your best hitters for a short period of time is not all that smart or effective. Especially since we have been WINNING games.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Jul 17, 2012 -> 11:19 AM) Can we just change the name of this thread to "Everyone argues with greg about whether or not Ozzie sucks" and then start a new Miami Marlins thread? I would like to be able to ask if anyone is going to see MB pitch on Thursday at Wrigley, but I'm not going to because the answers will be too hard to find between "Ozzie sucks" "Ozzie sucks" "No he doesn't" "Yes he does" "Yes he does" etc etc etc. He's pitching on thursday? f*** yeah Ill go.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 11:55 PM) Is there any way the family could be right? Is this Freeh guy prejudiced with his conclusions? He got THAT much info without the power of the courts behind him, and he was technically supposed to be independent and unbiased. There was alot of damning evidence in there even handwritten notes by Joe talking about how Sandusky having kids is a liability. Now with kids from the 80's coming out, I suspect we will know even more about what these guys knew. I know for a fact that as the courts and feds dig deeper into this his reputation as well as the university's will get much worse. The fans arent helping however, check out deadspin and the comments of the PSU faithful when Paternoville changed its name. Wowza.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:40 PM) Rock, its the 8th inning in a tie game with Ortiz in the middle of it. Its not a reach that Matt should of started that inning over a rookie who has a hard time throwing strikes. Hey I agree we should win every single game. I bet he looks back on it and thinks that same thing. We dont even know if he was available at that moment.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:40 PM) So you're saving Thornton for a 9th inning with all righties up? If the Red Sox had a lineup full of lefties, then I understand you saving him. However, the 8th inning was clearly the trouble inning, and you hate losing without your best option on the mound. Who knows, his f***ing forearm could be tight. Hindsight is awesome and all but Septimo got squeezed and gave up a bomb to one of the best hitters in the game. It happens.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:38 PM) Terrible use of Axelrod in last game before the ASB, using the much slower Hudson to pr instead of Danks/Escobar, and the absolutely terrible decision of leaving Peavy in way too long on Saturday. LOL, I have no issue with any of those and I thought he managed us probably the other two wins in that series. Funny how that works.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:35 PM) Just what was Ventura saving Thornton for? The bottom of the order with all righties? Maybe the 9th if it was tied. Who knows, if he brought him out and he got hit around you would be all over that decision too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:33 PM) He's been unbelievably awful the last handful of games. How so? OUr last manager loses that series at KC for sure. The ump closing his strike zone didnt help there but I'm sure there is a reason he trotted out septimo instead of someone else. Seems like frustration at the scoreboard makes alot of opinions sway towards the overreaction zone.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 04:59 PM) It's on iTunes. That was a great season to watch Chilltown run things. I think on it were, George Will Boogie Danielle Marcellus Erica ALLISON Nikomis Diane Jase Kaysar Howie James Janelle Downloading now. Totally forgot this season so it will be good to watch it again.

I need to watch all stars again, I forgot who was in that.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 04:53 PM) Dani already played twice, too... as did Jordan. Yup. So did Boogie though and I believe Janelle. s*** so did Alison and Danielle.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) u guys do realize that your never going to change gregs opinion on ozzie right? never lol theres no point trying to get him to realize these things It has nothing to do with changing the love of Ozzie, people have loved players and managers that have left yet seen that the team was MUCH better off with a superior person in their stead. He cannot even see that. Greg is basically akin to PSU fans thinking Paterno never did anything wrong. They have their heads so buried in the sand its ridiculous.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 03:58 PM) She definitely looks saggier this year. Janelle looks like she had another bob job. Agreed on Britney. Never much of a game player. Wonder if they just wanted someone more recent or a bunch of girls declined. They had to ask a few and nobody said yes. You could bring Rachel back but shes already played twice. Off the top off my head: Dani Allison Jun Danielle Maybe Jordan Porsche Maggie Alison Are all better female choices

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 03:52 PM) Yes but players always say "the attitude is so much better this year." "things are so much better this year." I guarantee if you ask, "Oh, so what needed changing last year?" Then they won't come up with anything. It's on the players. It's not like Ozzie is some buffoon like Bevington. He's a WS winning manager. His time ran out in Chicagoo, but he's still a good manager. Actually alot of players have come out and said what was bad last year and how distracting it was. They've particularly pointed to more emphasis on fundamentals which has statistical evidence backing up those claims. ANd you need to stop saying he's a WS winning manager, many men have won WS as managers and that doesnt mean they are above average, in fact some are quite below average.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 03:14 PM) Flat ass. Also true. Also has a strange looking husband for how hot she is.