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QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:51 AM) One week. Im in on that. Deal.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:22 AM) Avatar bet that the Sox beat Mr. Swarzak's ass... Duration of said avatar?

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 08:26 AM) 6.0 IP / 3 HITS / 1 RUN / 4 K / 1 BB Ha, I was literally going to post the same thing but with one more inning pitched.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 10:18 PM) Oh look. Another White Sox prospect who everybody assumes is the next ace. He's a future pen arm. I dont know, maybe he is, but either way he has major league stuff and a live arm. 95 mph with 3-4 nice breaking balls doesnt come every day from the left side. Especially with a screw ball.

Seriously Joe, stop it. You are an idiot. Ignore this b****.

No offense, but she wouldnt be with you if she broke up with him anyway. Its time to just think of her as a huge slut, maybe bang her once or twice and forget about it. She's not he type of girl you date bro. If for some reason you would end up dating her (not likely) she would cheat on you and lie to you about it.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:56 PM) Nice to see the recognition. It's amazing the number of batters that swing at that pitch when it's so far out of the zone. It must break so late. The feedback is that is breaks ridiculously late, and he also has the big breaker that looks almost like a straight change then takes a left turn.

Puke. Sorianos contract is actually a worse investment.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 01:17 PM) Google didn't create the search engine, email, or lots of the things they do now. But they sure took them to the next level. If anyone can beat facebook, that is google. True, but I still think they are taking on very tough markets in smart phones and social networking. We'll see if they can succeed.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 12:42 PM) I'd give it a shot. If it fails, so be it. EDIT: And that's what Friendster and Myspace thought. Did those come first though? Facebook took it to the next level. Someone could certainly do it to Facebook, the problem is that it would be difficult to be as revolutionary as Facebook was

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 10:02 AM) Joe, I also echo the sentiments of the posters above. She has "trouble" written all over her. If you are looking for a relationship (and judging by your posts, you were) than you never want to start you relationship with someone when they are already in a relationship. She has been cheating on her boyfriend for a while with you (maybe not physically cheating, but emotionally). She'll eventually do the same to her next boyfriend as well. Those b****es are crazy. My ex is like that. She cheated on me with her now 50 year old husband (shes 27) and immediately cheated on him after they got married. Word is she is pregnant now with another guy's kid. b****es be crazy.

The Walker defense is laughable. Who cares if he isnt "the cause", you arent going to change the entire lineup, therefore you HAVE to change something and thats the voice they hear on a daily basis. If you want the same results keep things the exact same. As it is, this team is not going to make the playoffs. What is the harm in changing a hitting coach? If they get worse, so what. if they get better, good.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) What would the realistic expection for improvement be if Walker were to be replaced? I just find some of the argument laughable. Yesterday someone said Walker tells them to take fastballs down the middle, then said it was Walker's fault when they "just miss" cookies. If a guy can't hit a "cookie" no one is going to make him a major league hitter. Go through the line up. AJ is hitting about .290 with limited power. Who will get him to improve. Konerko having a MVP type season. A new hitting coach makes him Albert Pujols? Beckham-struggling. His swing has to get shorter, and I think it will, but many of the same people who will blame Walker for his struggles are already calling him a bust and want to dump him. Ramirez, doing what he always does which was a lot better than most scouts thought when the Sox signed him. Morel-no power, doesn't get on base, but a rookie, may improve. Pierre, nearing the end of the line. Always streaky, a new hitting coach will make him better? Rios- total headcase. Toronto happily dumped him. Sucked for the Sox except for first half of 2010 when he was outstanding. Seems to not care. Is pinning his lack of success on Walker fair? Quentin-doing a lot better than a lot of people calling for Walker's head thought he would do. Dunn-easily the worst power hitter in baseball so far this season. Thought he may be out of it with a single that I'm sure if you asked the RF, he would have told you he should have caught, and an obviously wind aided HR Monday night. He's back to looking horrible. Does a new voice turn him around? I don't see how a hitting coach could have that much negative effect on a player, especially if he's well liked and respected like Walker is. I just look at the teams that people mention fire coaches and don't see a huge jump in performance afterward. I think we should be concentrating the blame on the players rather than a hitting coach. Well then I assume you believe our lineup is league avg. Because if you think they are better, than the hitter need to improve and since they've been under achieving, the axe falls on the coach.

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Shouldnt even be a f***ing crime anyway.

The biggest story right now downtown is this one: http://www.chicagotribune.com/videobeta/?w...fb-ddcba0f2f536 Ultra minority, gay and black.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 04:01 PM) Again, us in the midwest have no idea how big this trial was in Florida. True. I only saw it covered like crazy when I went to Michigan. It was only a passing story to me here to be honest. I have been more worried about getting robbed at the taste.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) Fielding pct, doesn't say the whole story Yeah...So....The fielding bible isnt based on FPCT. But still, wouldnt that statistic show that he made the routine plays?

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) Forget it, I understand myself. Fine Lexi is the god of all Shortstops he can do no wrong, I'm not worthy...... Nobody said that Extreme Reaction Eddie. But you need to have something of more substance to your argument than "Use his melon" or "make routine plays." He was the best defensive SS in the AL last season, apparently he made those plays.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 12:07 PM) I didn't understand the insane amount of coverage either. Maybe it has to do with her being a sort of typical average suburban American? She wasn't a gang member who killed someone, she wasn't some hillbilly house wife that shot her abusive husband. She was the sort of "everyday" girl that the majority of people in the country could relate too that did something truly awful in killing her own child. It's almost straight out of one of those Dateline crime shows. You mentioned two situations where the outcome wasnt a surprise. An avg good looking woman like her sadistically killing her daughter and then partying for a month before reporting her missing is not an everyday occurrence. Thats why it got a ton of press. And I watch a s***load of mysteries on ID channel with really f***ed up plots and stories and many of those were never reported like this case. This just happened to be one of those where the public reaction fueled the coverage.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:47 PM) Use his melon, and really show off that talent he has, cause he has talent that I won't argue but ..... http://content.usatoday.com/communities/fa...-bible-awards/1 He should have been the GG award winner last year beating out Derek Jeter for the AL based on his defense. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/...slugger-awards/ Alexei was the silver slugger award winner for the AL at the SS position. Once again, what else do you want from the guy?

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:45 PM) I agree with you 100%, it's my same beef with lexi Alexei should have won the GG last year statistically speaking, he also ranks in the top echelon offensively of all SS. What else do you want from him?

Santiago has a really nice arm. I wanted to see the screwball though.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:30 PM) Here's a serious question. Would you take KC's lineup 1-9 over ours starting tomorrow? And take their relief corps over ours? No on both. KC still sucks even though they are beating us.

Would the offense really be hurt that much by injecting Danks2 and Viciedo in our lineup instead of Rios and JP/Dunn?