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The best teams in the league--outside of Detroit--are built the same way the White Sox are: a HR powered offensive powerhouse, middling pitching, and solid if not spectacular defense. Who exactly could the Sox face in the postseason with better pitching outside of Detroit? There are many ways to win in baseball. Pitching is an important part of the equation, but so are offense and defense.

I'm going to smoke some dank and think about Tyrus Thomas and how excited I for college football season...wait, I'm a UM fan...f*** it. I'll just smoke.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) Hypothetical? How many threads would ABOZ have created if this outing was a JG outing? When does MB get a clever nickname like Judy? After all, he's the pitcher who allows the truly big innings, and never pitches over the defensive lapses behind him. My god, talk about comparing apples to oranges: maybe when JG has half the career success of MB?

Nah, the Cubs were stealing signs today, that's the only way the great MB could have been touched for 11 runs...

come on DP right here. f***ing Buehrle, what a junk outing.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 03:40 PM) I think if they're going to give Crede a day off, they're better playing Uribe at 3B and Cintron at SS. Ok...

wow, 4 posts in a row on that same line of thinking! I like it

Damn, well Z up to 87 pitches through 5. He's clearly not with his best stuff today, and the Cubs bullpen sucks. I still like our chances.

Alright Paulie, tie this game up. Good AB from Gooch there.

sweet, baker has matched ozzie for s***ty backup lineups. jeez, nobody here, PODS leadoff single.

MLIVE forums are a joke, as bad as ESPN. Here is much better. Welcome aboard.

The Cubs can fire Baker and pretend it's a shakeup, but the real blame lays with Hendry and upper management. They've got a 94 million dollar payroll, and the talent of the Pirates.

They just didn't get the breaks, dude.

I saw this over on NSBB and thought it was funny: "Actually, the fans just were completing the unholy trilogy: trash on the field, trash in the field, and trash in the dugout."

Yea, Albert.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 03:12 AM) Pinella needs someone to offer him a managerial job. He's Singleton-like brutal. Wow, Singleton like brutal? Touche. I'm unfortunetely a Detroit Lions fan, and our games always get the 4th or 5th FOX crew--try sitting through Ron Pitts and Kenny Mayne a few times in the midst of another disasterous season.

Man I love that sig.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 12:17 AM) Sometimes Miller will call Iguchi "Taguchi". That's the one that pisses me off the most. Sometimes? Seems like he does it every damn time to me. God, the people that are supposed to "teach" baseball to kids are some of the biggest idiots in broadcasting: Buck, McCarver, Morgan, Miller, etc. It's disgusting. Two random good Soxtalk posters know much more about baseball than these guys. Morgan has to be the worst. The sabermetric guys think he's the best 2B of all time because he hit with power and got on base and had speed, but he wants to hear none of it--"a computer can't tell me how to play the game", like there is some random AI program that Billy Beane or Dave Wilder asks every offseason: "who should I sign and trade for", and the Hal 2000 superbaseballcomputer spits out the answer. Ok Joe...

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 11:00 PM) I have no problem with warranted criticism but this IMO is just ridiculous. Exactly, well said.

Teams that have won over 54 games by the All-Star break aren't due for anything except more winning.

Anderson hit well in AAA last year despite the strikeouts. It's not being "rushed", it's being broken in to the big leagues. Rookies struggle, it's the very rare and very special rookie position player that comes in and lights up the scoreboard the first go round. He obvously was overwhelmed this spring playing for the Champs, but he's worked through it and isn't half as bad at the plate as he was even a month ago. It's growing pains with young players, and I can't believe some of you guys expected much more. I'm not making excuses for him, and he needs to continue his improved hitting to warrant a spot in the lineup everyday. However unless a trade is made, he should get the call most days in CF, as Mack is just brutal out there and doesn't slug well enough to justify it.

The Royals have a good shot to take the SERIES from Stl this weekend. The Royals are putting together a good stretch, and with the Pirates winning, the Cubs are even closer to the Cellar. Cubs only have a 2 game lead on KC and PIT for worst team in the league. Hahahahahahahahah, Cubs, Pit, and KC, the all s*** league.

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 10:12 PM) You wish, 1.5. Same as it ever was.

So are we 1 game back now?

Cool, then they're injured...