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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) Dunn made contact! Rios hit a ball hard! It feels like when either of these things happen, it's some sort of accident. Having both occur back to back is almost miraculous.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:34 PM) Honestly, this disaster is going to end up being good for the franchise. Had we somehow managed to win this Comedy Central, KW and OG would be brought back. Now that it has blown up in their faces, they will surely both lose their jobs. The franchise will FINALLY be able to move forward. I hope you're right. Well, I'm confident that you're right about this blowing up in their faces and the squad not making the playoffs (again). But, I'm still worried that Kenny, Ozzie, or both will be back next year.

QUOTE (Baron @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:32 PM) a fastball right down the middle called a ball. Got to love an Ump with bad eye sight. The 90 MPH ish fastball right down the middle with no life or movement to it seems to be Peavy's security blanket pitch these days.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:29 PM) I hope the Sox either develop or sign or trade for a couple of guys who actually look like they have fun playing baseball. Our organization, since 2006, seems to frown upon such players.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) He's 47 years old. I'd take him 13 more years. We need a new GM and this GM must make moves and give Ozzie the players to work with. Take no further input from Ozzie. You honestly can't believe this. There is no actual logic to support such an opinion.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 06:25 PM) Wouldn't that be Don Cooper's fault? I would say the Peavy thing is almost entirely on our GM.

I seriously can't see how we're going to score 3 runs tonight, and it's not like the Yankees are done for the evening.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 05:58 PM) I could see that, but shots at his wife are way out of line. Teahen does have a Jim Thome-like reputation as a person so it would be surprising to me that he would suddenly air some dirty laundry. But I could be wrong. Teahen and his wife did have a scheduled charity event the day he was traded. I wonder if something happened then. What does it tell you about the standing of the Guillen family in our clubhouse if somebody with a spotless reputation as a person like Mark Teahen is taking shots at them? And then, a "fair number" of our players are enraged not at what Mark said, but the way Oney responded?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 05:53 PM) By lowering himself to Oney's level? I didn't say I agree with Teahen making the decision to tweet that. I just said the tweet was 100 percent true, and it was. If Oney is pissy about it, it's because he can't handle the twitter bullying that he normally is dishing out, and can't handle the truth.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 05:50 PM) Yeah if Teahen fired the first shots as it appears, then he gets what he deserves. I can't stand Oney as much as the next guy, but you can't expect a guy to say nothing when you get called out like that. What Teahen said was 100 percent true. If he's getting mad, it's because he can't handle the truth.

Never thought I'd say this after 2005, but I will literally be THRILLED the day Ozzie (and his stupid kids) are gone. I hope he goes to Miami, they can enjoy his crap.

And Mike Martz officially has full control of the offense. God help us all. I still wouldn't be surprised if Sims-Walker is also brought in, but kiss Floyd goodbye.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 10:56 PM) I challenge you to follow any other team closely and, believe me, you'll have the same concerns about the manager in any games that team loses. People that get mad when we "leave a pitcher in too long" slay me. If a guy has it rolling through five innings and gets rocked in the sixth, it's not the manager's fault for "not having anybody ready." A starter needs to be able to f***ing pitch six innings. My god. It's fine to second-guess or first-guess or whatever you want. I'm just saying if you follow any team closely chances are you'll find a million things wrong with that manager, too. Ozzie is fine with me. I follow baseball closer than I do any other sport except college football. I wouldn't feel as strongly about Ozzie as I do in relationship to other managers if I didn't see so much of them.

The Texans look like they might finally be putting together the combination that will unlock the playoff safe IMO.

The Jets, 49ers, and Buccaneers look like the top 3 for Nnamdi right now.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) Man, those 30,000+ that pack the Cell every night sure are going to be mad when they find out we've traded Carlos. You make a fair point. I understand the fans anger with the team this year, but there are consequences when a team with a payroll this high isn't drawing.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) He'd cost a lot more than Ozzie. I do wonder what the St. Lous fans feel about LaRussa. Sometimes guys like that don't know when to retire. It's just Phil being Phil of s***. He should be a low paid yahoo blogger. I enjoy reading the comments to his columns. The Cards wanted Sale for Rasmus. They didn't want to take on Thornton's salary for next year. It will be interesting how much Pujols will make next year? The Cardinals are doing a lot of things that make me think they think there's a very real chance Albert leaves. Either way, I'd be pretty surprised if La Russa is there in 2012.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 10:07 PM) BS. He can still trade Quentin and Thornton and Danks and Floyd in the offseason. He could, but teams with a full winter to build their team aren't nearly as willing to offer major parts in return as teams fighting to make it to the World Series are right now. That's the risk/reward. In particular with a guy like Quentin, he could suffer a season ending injury at any moment and nobody would be surprised. That wouldn't do much for his value this winter. It's all a risk/reward thing. Just one of many tough parts of being GM.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:57 PM) This is such a general criticism of Ozzie. I think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody and Florida is lucky to get him. It's general because it doesn't need to be specific. Ozzie makes blatant managerial errors on pretty much an everyday basis, and they're obvious for all to see. If you think he's as good an in-game manager as anybody, I mean you have the right to think that but I'm not sure how you could possibly come to that conclusion.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) I call BS on this rumor. You don't trade a key component of your team ( thorrnton) who could get you a hell of a lot more talent just to salary dump Rios. And worst of all you trade him for a mark teahan type who you just dumped. If brewers are even remotely interested in Rios, just waive him and let them put in a claim and have him. Sure you do. Thornton is about to be 35 and is very expensive. This rumor is BS because even if you throw in Thornton, they wouldn't take Rios.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:47 PM) F*** a WR. Get Harvey Dahl, please. Umm there's money for WR AND OL help. Both of which are badly needed.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:44 PM) :lolhitting That's a phenomenal idea Look at that page. Before all of the Sox stuff, his last tweet was one about the draft in April. And before that, his last tweets were in September of last year. I wouldn't rule that theory out.

I'm pretty confident Kenny won't trade Q unless he gets an awesome package back. If he doesn't get what he wants, he'll just trade him this winter. The interesting dynamic here is that we're in the race, but if somebody overpays for Q now, it's hard to say no. Especially with his injury history.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) Ballantini brings up a valid point though. This is Trader Kenny we're talking about here. We're 3 games out of 1st place at the trade deadline. Think about it. This is what makes the deadline so fascinating this year. All the talk is trading off parts, but we're 3 out. And Kenny is always in stealth mode. There is really nothing that could happen between now and the deadline that would surprise me. Also, side note, the comment about Joe Cowley being the only person you can trust about the Sox a few posts back is the funniest thing I've ever read on this board.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:12 PM) Sims-Walker is apparently looking for a 1 year deal to prove he's healthy and show his real worth, which would be great for the Bears. I'd really be fine with any of the 3. Floyd would be my primary option though. Then Sims-Walker, then Williams. That's exactly why I think it'll be him. I agree that Floyd is a better option, though.