Middle Buffalo

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 24, 2005 -> 03:24 PM) Right now...if I'm the manager, I take that 4th starter spot and give it to whoever out of Buehrle and Garcia performs better in their last 2 starts. That makes me incredibly sad to say considering how much I love Mark pitch too. Damn Mark...stop tipping your f***ing change up! I'd love to see a 94 minute MB playoff gem, but I think it's obvious that he's tipping his pitches and lacks confidense. Damn Mark...stop tipping your f***ing change up!

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 11:32 PM) We owe Contreras an apology. We all wanted Kenny to trade his ass a couple months ago and he has stepped up and become the sox best pitcher this season. Sorry Jose. I did not want to trade Jose OR BMac. I like KW - thought Schuler was terrible. I like Ozzie and Ozzieball. Not a Jerry Reinsdorf fan. Don't like DJ, tolerate Hawk (needs a stronger partner), and hate to see Rooney leave. Ready to let the Big Hurt go, I like Crede, & wouldn't mind them resigning PK if the price is right. If not, see if Dye can play there every day and go young in the OF. I think if Pods isn't healthy enough to steal a base, he should quit trying. No need to lead the league in SBs and CSs. I still like Magglio. Never a huge CLee fan. Thanks for asking.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 24, 2005 -> 01:24 AM) Knock Gammons all you want, but he's a pretty good reporter and I think he knows his stuff. I really wouldn't expect Gammons to "out" players who took steroids. However, when he and so many others were asked about it a couple of years ago when Caminiti said something like 80% of ballplayers were on roids, Gammons and these other guys acted like it wasn't possible. I think we're seeing now that Caminiti and Canseco probably weren't far off in numbers and who they named. As often as these guys are in locker rooms, I'm pretty sure that they can look at a guy from month to month and season to season and see who has had drastic physical changes. Kind of like looking at Giambi's rookie card or Bonds' rookie card, and then looking at them now.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 07:18 AM) I have never heard Peter Gammons rip someone like he did on a clip on Mike and Mike in the morning. Called Palmerio pathetic, and should be asked to leave the game all together. I still don't understand how a guy like Gammons can be such a baseball insider, but when it comes to steroids, he knew nothing. All you get from him (and Kurkjian, et al) is reaction after the fact. Before all of this testimony came up, all of these so-called experts were apologists for the players. They'd always say stuff like, "I talked to so&so, and he worked out for a month with Barry Bonds in the off season. So&so said that he couldn't believe how hard Barry worked, and nobody could keep up with him in the gym, etc." Totally missing the point that steroids give you that edge in the gym. Now Gammons jumps on Palmeiro because it's safe. What about the rumors about his beloved Red Sox? Nothing, Peter?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Sep 22, 2005 -> 04:49 PM) Ozzie called McCarthy the next Jack Black Some kind of obscure "School of Rock" reference?

I don't know why, but all season I would do this weird math in my head, "If the sox play .500 from this point...." So when the sox were 40-12 (I don't know that they ever were, but for example), I'd say they have 110 games left. 55-55 gives them 95 wins for the season and virtually assures them a spot in the playoffs. They were on this pace all season, but I can't believe it's actually come to this. Anyone else do this? Thank God for Jose Contreras tonight. At least BMac and Jose are stepping up at the right time.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 07:43 AM) Are we finally getting the national attention we deserve? We've always said we have a better curse than any team in sports. They never listened. We'll be the darlings of the national media if this keeps up.

I've used it in the past to read old posts from people. Kind of helps form a better mental picture of some of the people who post. Eg. I read several pages of one of the more prolific soxtalk posters a few days ago and was surprised at how aggressive some of the early posts were. For whatever reason, I find that kind of search kind of entertaining when the current threads don't interest me. I also searched a topic before because I made a new thread one time and was reprimanded by one of the "10000+ post members" because the thread had already been introduced in the past. God forbid I make that mistake again.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Sep 21, 2005 -> 09:56 AM) I like the NCAA overtime better. Not only do I like it because both teams get the ball, but I like that most of the time a touchdown wins the game. NFL overtimes just seem so anti-climactic most of the time. A couple of first downs and teams play for the FG and stop going for the endzone. With the threat of your opponent matching or beating it, you can't let up. I like the idea of starting them further back though. The 50 yard line would be a good spot in my opinion because it forces you to about 25 yards to get a reasonable field goal attempt. This is why I'd like to see both teams guaranteed one possesion. In the NFL, it seems that 75% of the time the team that receives the kick goes down and kicks a FG to win it. Doesn't seem fair. However, if they knew that the other team was going to get a chance to receive a kick and drive down for a TD to beat them, it would make the OT more exciting. If they were still tied after one possesion each, the game would be sudden death. The current NCAA system doesn't work for me because the field is too short (starting from the 25), so the defense is kind of forced to play passively. If the team had to drive the length of the field for a score, the teams would play more true to their natural style.

What, a guy can't get lucky and time the market right every so often?

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 10:47 PM) I'm not sure how all of this works, but why does it seem like when I'm in a game thread everyone else is instant messaging posts, but I have to keep hitting the view new posts button or going to the page before then back to seenew posts? Am I doing something wrong, or is that how the gamethread works for everyone? Sorry, I meant for that to be in green. Um, thanks. :banghead

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 11:05 PM) bathroom trip with great atmosphere, sounds like wrigley Sounds like the forest preserves.

I was on the MLB.com gamecast. It showed Crede at bat. Then it said "ball in play." Then nothing for about 10 minutes. I think it was stunned. Me too.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 10:48 PM) Not even close. Agree.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 10:54 PM) Just click refresh and voila. I don't see refresh anywhere.

I was watching the ND-MSU game Saturday, and I have to say that I hate the way NCAA overtime is handled. I am an ND fan (beat you to the punch), but that isn't the problem. I just think that giving each team the ball from the 30yd line and seeing if they can score is not a good way to handle OT. I like that each team gets a chance (the NFL should adopt that rule), but think a regular kickoff is a better way. Both teams should be guaranteed a possession in OT. If the game is still tied after one possession for each team, the game should be sudden death. What do you think?

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 09:25 PM) The server is huge. The problem is when people search for things during games that sloooooooows us down so much, At least that is partially what jason has told me before. I'm not sure how all of this works, but why does it seem like when I'm in a game thread everyone else is instant messaging posts, but I have to keep hitting the view new posts button or going to the page before then back to seenew posts? Am I doing something wrong, or is that how the gamethread works for everyone?

Rally Crede I believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 08:27 PM) How are you typing this then? I'm not going to waste my good pc on this dogs*** team.

I just threw my computer out the window.

Ozzie's got to show these guys the "Tale of Two Seasons" video about the '89 Sox for inspiration. "Watch dis, meng, dis is where I hit de walkoff single again Boston."

QUOTE(AirScott @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 08:03 PM) "watching" gamecast...what happened? ^^^^^^ Did Rowand drop the ball or something?

I'm "watching" this on mlb.com. This is excrutiating. Who says Sox fans don't care?

QUOTE(Brian @ Sep 20, 2005 -> 07:50 PM) I'm timing my pee break for the start of the bottom of the 9th. Want to have an excuse not to watch. I wouldn't go in there. Hawk just finished.

What's the score?