Princess Dye

even if you believe Frank is an idiot, give some applause for the good times. he's a guy who talks too much. most these players say nothing of what's on their minds and are all the better for it. he surely is not that. but i dont think his feud with KW should determine how we thank him for all those past years. a lot of his recent frustration, if you think about it, stems from the fact that he WANTED to stay a Sox, and call it a career with us. i agree that it was no longer feasible to keep him here, and i think he's wrong to assume he deserved to be here. but i can also appreciate a guy just being angry after he's told he's not needed. and whatever he said after that point pales in comparison to the historical importance of one of the greatest careers ever.

QUOTE(3RDBASE @ May 21, 2006 -> 01:52 PM) Im not justifying it Im just saying they did earn it from lots of fans, players, etc. you're right, and i guess i think that's something a bit screwed up. i'll also note that there are different degrees of this thing you're talking about. Thome and Konerko are the ultimate teammates, and there's a reason why they didnt throw any punches. obviously they're going to get onto the field and protect their teammate. but also...they're older and theyve been in a hundred of these things. they know the punching doesnt lead to any great revelations about camraderie, even if they wouldnt openly criticize what BA did.

i dont at all agree that bowling-over-the-catcher should be taken out of baseball. but he's right that Brian Anderson was being an idiot. i mean, most everyone else was holding back from throwing all-out punches, except him. why is that? is he this GREAT teammate everyone here thinks he is, because he did it? or just immature as hell? how isnt everyone seeing that action as just lowering himself to Barrett's level?

no more dye for the 9th aeh

Hawk: "Brandon!" (not in the good way)

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 13, 2006 -> 03:43 PM) He's a #4 or #5 guy who had everything fall into place for himself last season. If his control is off, like Buerhle he will get hit, especially if his sinker isn't working, which it hasn't much this year. His control is off more than Buerhle's. As long as he's not injured, he will still have some good games, he always has, but they won't be as frequent as last season. yes, on target. things fell into place with him last year. even with all those wins last year he hasnt had bigtime consistency ever. every now and then last year he'd get a win while getting shelled or semi-shelled. if that's a word which it's not.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 13, 2006 -> 10:47 PM) For some reason I don't think this thread would be here if we won the last 2 games... true but that place is still horrendous. the way the ball hops around on that turf is just embarassing to watch.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 13, 2006 -> 09:29 AM) The fact that we are world champs and off to another great start speaks volumes about the Sox organization. hopefully i'm not misunderstanding your point, but it sounds like you are saying something like 'because we won the series, our organization as a whole is in great shape" just ask the Marlins how that works out. i mean, we have put a lot into winning now, and that has meant getting close to decimating the farm system. you of course realize this, no? we may run into the problem that Yanks had when we were both competing for Freddy Garcia in a trade. after years of winning and cashing in prospects, it came time to make a big midseason trade and they were completely unarmed, compared to what we could offer. we apparently felt a little of that as we tried to get Baez last yr, even. maybe our one chance is Fields continuing his great year up til trade deadline.... but we'd better lock up Crede before that guy gets traded, or all leverage goes to Boras.

Torii to Sox is about the silliest possibility the papers have come up with in a while. somehwere maybe but he's not getting traded here

i'd probably enjoy having a beer with neither of these two guys. i suppose i'll root for the guy who wears S.O.X. though. rootin' for the uniform, we all do it. and yea, to echo what was said above, i respect Carl for all he contributed on the field these last few yrs. whatever he or AJ says ultimately doesnt matter a lot to me.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Apr 23, 2006 -> 02:32 PM) Sox win 7-3. Politte has a sexy 12.00 ERA. many thanks. ANGRY POLITTE!!!

QUOTE(Princess Dye @ Apr 23, 2006 -> 02:26 PM) we need the return of ANGRY POLITTE actually when we win this game, can someone post that photo?

we need the return of ANGRY POLITTE

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 23, 2006 -> 12:12 PM) He would have hit the back of the pitcher's mound, and he would have killed 100 worms on the throw. ya - and i shouldve used my green. BA has a (enter projectile-firing-unit of choice)

AARON ROWAND WOULDVE THROWN THAT GUY OUT

terror: imagine this pen w/o mccarthy

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QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 16, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) can you say ESPY? East coast bias means it's already preset as an auto-Jeter award?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Mar 14, 2006 -> 03:09 PM) Didn't say he wouldn't make the team. He could vary well make it but he really doesn't have much value to the Sox. anyone know his PH #s? more of a need than just an OF is someone who can grab a bat and go in cold.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 14, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) Did he forget how to hit? maybe he wants to be in WBC after all. usually if i make a decision not to do something, i do everything within my power to 1) greatly regret it 2) completely fail at whatever i decided to do instead.

Borchard with the i-just-lost-my-job high five.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 13, 2006 -> 10:51 AM) Maybe you should shoot an email to Ozzie to complain. Because after reading his quotes in the SunTimes, he has a similiar opinon on the leadership of Carl Everett and company and their affect on this years squad. In fact his example was the same one I used last week with Carl being dropped from 3rd to 6th. Ozzie is the leader of this team. /END OF THREAD this is unnecessary to point out, i'm not talking about Carl's leadership at all. Carl contributed a lot last year, and hasnt been out of line with these comments at all. ever lost a job and said "they'll be worse off without me?" thats all we have here.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) Carl was all team until he got dropped from the 3 hole where he wasnt producing to the 6 hole. Remember he went to the press about it. This was when we were fighting for our playoffs lives mind you. Ozzie snapped him back in line and we luckily found a 3 hole hitter for the playoffs. if someone gets dropped from the three hole, i want them to get angry. that's part of loving to compete, part of wanting that pressure on you. i've never understood why some fans want players to take any demotion absolutely quietly. they're going to be upset, whether they talk to media or not, so dont fool yourself. you make a good point that his prediction borders on cattiness, but thats about all i see one could take issue with. so what if he stands up for Willie? they were teammates. actually, that first point you make accuses him of not supporting his teammates, and in this Willie issue you accuse of him doing so to excess? which one is it?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) Carl thanks for your efforts last year, but as this is 2006, STFU. QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) I nominate this for the best post in this thread. no, that was the worst post in this thread. that blind go-team-go attitude, to the point of completely forgetting the contributors you rooted for in 05...it's just embarassing to read. Carl's hitting nearly carried us at the beginning of the year, a part of the season where more talented Sox teams in the past have shot themselves in the foot for good. he covered Jermaine's comatose bat early in the year, Jermaine covered his later. Carl also hit near .450 in the series. he argued his points well, takes no cheap shots, and actually represents the same beliefs of some still-diehard Sox fans. i dont see anything here inappropriate, and we'll just have to see whether KW's plans were right. i personally like our moves, but i'm not going to insult Carl's take on this.

QUOTE(MurcieOne @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 10:26 AM) Or at the end of the season, asking for alot more than he's worth and then signing with the Twins. and the Borasness is there too.