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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) Just stop it. That's not true, and if it is PROVE IT, if you can't, don't say it again. Let me say I agree with kap right here. If Ozzie only loves Latin players, then Mark Buehrle, Neal Cotts, Scott Podsednik, and Rob Mackowiak have some sort of extensive latino background i'm unaware of.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 09:05 PM) There's going to be a long line at the doctor's office tomorrow. Lots of sprained ankles from people jumping off the bandwagon (not in this thread, but it's definitely happening with some Sox fans). No matter how bad we play, if we LEAD THE WILD CARD, you can't give up. But that may not last long, and if not for Boston collapsing and Lirano's arm falling off, we'd already be a few games in the hole. But can't jump off the wagon yet.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) Hardly. Most of the board is on the 'Ozzie sucks and always has. Why is he a manager in the major leagues?' train now. It's starting to get there. Good to see logic taking grasp.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) If you want to have a bullpen pitching for the rest of the week, then you wouldn't do this. ^^^^^^^ Your stuck with this rotation, so deal with it. The only change would be McCarthy, but it's not like he's Cy freaking Young or anything.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) How dare you say the "best Hawk has ever seen" and not refer to Catfish!!! You should be banned for this. What about Yaz? I'll tell ya in 1967 that guy was AMAZING....

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) First, let me say that hiring Ozzie was in no way a mistake. It brought us a WS championship, end of story. However, managers can wear out their welcome very fast, and it looks like this team has quit on Ozzie. If Ozzie can't motivate these guys, then no one can. However, if Ozzie says another stupid thing, I have no doubt he's gone. Hiring Ozzie wasn't a mistake, just like the Carlos Lee trade wasn't a mistake. Those can't be mistakes, because we won a World Championship. But it's 2006 now and people need to realize this isn't a World Championship team anymore.

Here goes Rongey!! "not many hard hit balls in that 1st, and the umpires didn't help". He should be a white sox interactive moderator.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:46 PM) Unfortunately, Ozzie won't quit. It just isn't in his personality. KW won't fire him because KW sticks with his guys and hates to admit a mistake. Ozzie would have to do something monumental to force KW to fire him. A few racial and homophobic epithets aren't going to be enough. I think he'd have to burn a church down. *sarcasm* Anybody here in a position of power willing to burn down a church and then frame Ozzie. Tampering evidence....YES!! */sarcasm*

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:43 PM) So, I'm likely to get a lot of anger directed at me after this post, but what are the chances that the Phillies don't use his option? He hasn't put up the numbers that he has in the past, plus his defense hasn't been nearly as good as it was last year. With them trying to go through a rebuilding process, is it a certainty that he'll be with them next year? If he does become a FA, what are the odds that he replaces Pods in LF, or even becomes the right handed fourth outfielder off the bench? Would he even accept the role of a 4th outfielder (even if this is a team managed by Ozzie)? I don't mind the post at all, but I think they'll pick up the option. Now if Abreu were stilll around there, HE GAWN, but with Abreu gone, they need another proven MLB outfielder like Rowand next year.

Of course we still have a shot, we have a 1/2 game Wild Card lead. But the team is playing like they are out, hence the anger around here.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:42 PM) Just hold out hope that if this team doesn't make the playoffs, Ozzie will either resign or say something stupid and get fired. DON'T SAY THAT!! OZZIE RULES, HE BROUGHT US A CHAMPIONSHIP!! THIS IS NOT HIS FAULT!! /most of the board

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:38 PM) Real simple: where's the passion and intensity on this team? BTW...that was exactly what I wrote last night. We now have Hawk, DJ, and Ed Farmer saying this team is flatter than Nicole Richie. When our P.R. puppe....errr....announcers....are getting on the team, you know we're screwed.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:37 PM) So, who's going to be the first member to suggest "Buehrle really didn't pitch too poorly?" Chris Rongey and Pat Boyle if they are members. Then Ozzie. QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:38 PM) Chris Rongey Damn Fathom, beat me to it!!

Offensive approach=bad Starting pitching=bad Manager=bad Intensity=bad Bullpen=good since trades Ladies and gentlemen, YOUR 2006 Chicago White Sox!! HOORAY OZZIEBALL!!

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:36 PM) You don't hear comments from Hawk this year like "Ozzie won't let this team lose focus", etc. Even Hawk is seeing Ozzie for what he is.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:34 PM) Almost 85% of what I type is a joke..isn't that terribly obvious? You'd fit in well with this team if your just a big joke then.

I never thought I'd see this team win the error column 3-0 and still be destroyed in a game.

At least I know our pen is still good and Gload cares. That's about it for tonight's game.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) Would love to see FG brush someone back See Kalapse's sig for my response to this.

QUOTE(GOD @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) who cares they'll just catch us tommorow For the first time all thread, I agree with you 100 percent.

Even Jermaine is in the bad at bat act tonight.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:29 PM) Will someone please send him to the Javier Vazquez Charity Golf Outing so that he can mingle with Ozzie? Free good words to Kenny from Ozzie for every player who proclaims his love of Hugo Chavez!!!

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:29 PM) Was that really necessary? Beat me to it.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:28 PM) I think I can safely say that 98 out of 100 members on this board would rather see Gload at the plate than Pods (you know who you two are!). If Ozzie is a member, he's 1 of the 2.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 08:26 PM) Isn't it nice to see a pitcher keep the hitters off-balanced by going in and out on the hitter? Yeah, but he's not Cy freaking Young, so screw him.