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R-L-R-L-R due up in that order in the Royals lineup....hopefully Ozzie doesn't play the percentage crap and just brings Thornton in for the 8th.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 09:09 PM) Yeah, it was very nice start. It's hard to get excited though given who we're playing. Considering we were playing the leagues leading offense since late June.....i'll be pretty happy with it.

Man does Eminem have some great stuff.....please stay freaking healthy somehow. Scoreless inning there for him, 3-2 lead heading to the 8th.

QUOTE(SadChiSoxFanOptimist @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 09:02 PM) Don't forget self-righteous. Someday you'll grow up, young man. So what makes you dislike Jermaine? His 29 homers, 78 RBI's, 1.000 plus OPS, league leading slugging percentage, slightly above average defense, near .400 on base, cheap price tag, quiet mouth, or World Series MVP award from last year? This teams problem stands 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate every game, not in the batters box itself.

The best leadoff hitter and LF option on the team steals 2nd. *stirs pot*

QUOTE(SadChiSoxFanOptimist @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:50 PM) With all due respect...BITE ME. Soxfan 101 and fellow critics: I've been a Sox fan since the early 60's. Like all you guys, I've.seen alot of baseball. I may have a different perspective than you and a posting manner that challenges the conventional wisdom of the blindly-loyal, self righteous Sox fans who may not be objective enough see a players strengths, weaknesses and impact on the collective capabily of the team. If you can't handle that and need to challenge my team affiliation or mental health, that's your problem, not mine. Frankly, I think a little diverse opinion makes for a more interesting discussion. There is a big difference between diverse opinions and lacking common sense. And the fact you've been a Sox fan since before my dad was born shows great loyalty, but it doesn't make your opinion any less nonsense.

Rob Mackowiak=Professional Hitter Extrodinare

BA is due a couple of bloop hits from the baseball gods after his last 2 at bats.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 05:55 PM) I think with the way Ozzie manages and if he is our manager we got to get a new speed guy to replace Pods. Carl Crawford is the perfect fit, the only question is whether we'll be able to make a deal that the Drays would have interest in. I think we could use one of our starters to get prospects, than move some of those prospects and some of our own (not named Bmac) to land Crawford. Following that move Pods and maybe someone else for a prospect that could maybe help out our pen or be a 6th starter option. With the freed up salary, maybe make one other move and who knows maybe Kenny goes out and moves two starters with one bringing back prospects and the other bringing back another starter. Agreed, although I hope we don't act stupid and put speed as a priority for the leadoff man moreso than patience and OBP. I don't give a damn about speed, I want a guy that gets on base a lot leading off, even if he can't steal 50 bases.

MacDougal has the odd full facial hair/neckbeard thing going. His beard is almost as bad as his mechanics. Nice inning Mark, heading to the 7th up 3-2.

Speaking of nice defense, Gload with a nice play to go along with a couple nice picks over at 1st.

Well done by Joe, he's made a couple nice plays tonight now.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) You'd think Ozzie would have a fundamentally sound team. Why doesn't he? Because Ozzie Ball is one of the great myths in recent sports memory. He's a good manager, but the "Ozzie Ball" stuff is a bunch of crap.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) His windup wasn't nearly as side-armed as I thought it would be. When I heard Hawk say chicken-winger, I was expecting Chad Bradford-esque. Bradford's motion isn't anything like a chicken winger, he's a pure submariner.

Only getting 1 there is going to come back to haunt us. Ugh.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 05:11 PM) = ? Another person learns the wise idea to never post your picture on a public forum.

If the publication and author had it's way, we'd be a communist state. Bush may be a horrible president, but I won't even waste my time with this drivel.

QUOTE(SadChiSoxFanOptimist @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 07:59 PM) Here's his deal: White Sox | Dye Signs Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:02:34 -0800 Dye will be paid $4 million in 2005 and $5 million in 2006 with the club holding an option for 2007 at $6 million (with a buyout of $1.15 million). Simple... After this bummer year of homer ball, Kenny will look to improve this team, including getting younger and faster. Although JD hasn't lost much and he's relatively inexpensive, he is on the decline. I'm guessing that the Sox will see his contract as an opportunity to change the profile of this team. With all do respect.....you should become a Cubs fan. Your knowledge of the game would fit better with that fanbase.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 03:04 PM) I disagree about the lack of power pitchers in baseball. Whether it's Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Oswalt, Verlander, Bonderman, Liriano, Santana(both), Zambrano, Kazmir, Mussina, Harden, Felix Hernandez, Lackey, Carpenter, Peavy, Smoltz, Schmidt, Beckett, Bedard, Cain, Sabathia, Penny, Contreras etc etc, you have plenty of guys that have been healthy in their careers for the most part. Through your list....... Randy Johnson is atrocious now, and wasn't much better last year Sabathia most certainly has injury issues King Felix is 9-9 with an era not too far south of 5 this season Penny has had all kinds of injury issues, and has been AWFUL since the break Mussina a power pitcher?? He can barely even hit 90 Clemens is a 5 to 6 inning pitcher in his last year Pedro also can barely hit 90 anymore Cain has proven nothing as of now Harden is constantly injured Peavy is what, 4-10 this year?? Schmidt has had injury/consistency issues for 2 or 3 years now Contreras isn't a power pitcher IMO. He can throw hard, but he's all about getting ahead in the count and using the forkball and arm angle changes to get easy outs. He's not a k machine at all either. Beckett was amazing in the 2003 playoffs, but has yet to put together any sort of really good regular season, and his ERA also blows (and he's give up like 25 homers already). Bedard is healthy and on fire right now, but he hasn't been a stallion who throws up QS's every 5 days in his career yet either. There are still some power pitchers in the game obviously, but WAY less than there were 2 decades ago. Also, the power pitchers we DO have now are either very young, or very old for the most part, and most have had significant injury issues.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) Not so fast. Raul Castro takes hold when Fidel leaves. He's all about toeing the line and maybe ratcheting it down even tighter than Fidel did. Fidel was an opportunist. Raul was the Marxist. Raul is an even bigger penis than Fidel, however unlike Fidel, he doesn't have the undying love and support of his military. If Fidel indeed bit the dust, Raul is going to have some issues keeping the status quo in order down there.

QUOTE(Jake @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 03:46 PM) The Royals aren't a bad offensive team, they just always have terrible pitching. Anyone can put on a Royals uniform and all of the sudden become Arnie Munoz/Felix Diaz/Danny Wright. (you get the idea) Yep, they sure suck with pitchers but lead the league in runs since late June (or at least they did as of last Saturday, which was only a couple games ago).

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 03:48 PM) I guess some people are born stupid. More than some, there is a reason Wrigley is always sold out.

I have it since it's the easiest way to keep up with casual friends and those who I was friends with and have parted ways with since HS as we all went to different colleges. I'm not the most computer literate person, and it's a lot easier for me than facebook, so there I am. The people that freak me out are the ones with like 800 friends who constantly ask for comments, that's a bit bizarre.

Cashman's sensitivity is due to the fact that the moves being dissed were moves that Cashman was forced to make by the Boss IMO. Now, with Cashman signing the extension combined with the fact that King George is beginning to lose it and become alzheimer's-esque (there's a reason he doesn't make many public statements anymore), it seems like the team is gradually trying to get younger and not hand out as many stupid ass contracts. The Abreu thing is an exception, but then again they were DESPERATE for corner outfield help, and Abreu's OBP is still about .425. However I will say this.......Cory Lidle does suck.

Your not a die hard unless you expect the worst thing possible to happen. Heartbreak is so much more common than joy for 99.9 percent of sports fans, so that's what most fans tend to expect, even during the best of times.