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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:25 PM) Replacement for Konerko? I seriously doubt that they'd just give him that spot and expect that he can make up for Paulie's production. I could see a Viciedo/Konerko 1b/DH platoon with some other stuff like Vizquel and Teahen at 3b and Quentin and someone else in RF being the plan if they decided to go that route. As long as they get Kotsay out of the damn way.

One of the guys in the bullpen ducked for cover!

Lextacular!

Stone pony is correct...that is only a hit because the infield was drawn in...and the infield was only drawn in thanks to the bunt. I'm glad I defended that one. GET ON THE DAMN BASE JUAN

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:20 PM) Its just hard to guess if sending Dayan down now would hurt his confidence more than letting him struggle a bit on the big league club. Its hard to be patient in a pennant race. I'd imagine he'd have to be in the AFL anyway so there's a while before he earns any sort of permanent position.

QUOTE (aprec32 @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:19 PM) What is Southpaw? "It is green". (/appropriate star trek quote)

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) There is the bunt, I would have preffered hitting with Beckham and bunting with Pierre if Gordon got on. With a 3 run lead, Beckham just back from a couple days off, Pierre on deck, I think I can live with that bunt a little more.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) I cherry picked those 4 stats from baseballreference.com With some time I could probably give you the average for the past decade. Add a sacrifice bunt.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) 51000 of them were used in the Cubs thread. How dare you insinuate that I am fathom! (checking to see if he's here...)

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) Well, your signature was really intriguing me, but now it's driving me nuts, as I can't find the info anywhere. Go through the "ozzieball" thread in Pale Hose.

Hi Southpaw!

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:16 PM) Slightly more impressed with your affinity for the White Sox. 52000 posts doesn't do it?

BEAUTIFUL swing by Vizquel.

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:13 PM) Slightly less surprised. 2 years selling vacuum cleaners in the summer, 7 years in california, 1 in Tennessee. (Did catch them beating both the Dodgers and the Angels last year).

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) Send Dayan down for what? Minor league season is basically done in 2 weeks. Might as well having him working with Walk and hopefully he can be strong for us down the stretch. Might as well bring up Teahen and have Viciedo get some at-bats for the next 2 weeks. He's probably missed out on about 100 PA's since he came up to the big leagues. He's obviously shown growth, but especially now that pitchers are repeatedly beating him with teh same pitch, regular at bats could help

Ah, random Yaz story for no reason.

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) I'm surprised someone believed that statement. I've been to 1 game in 10 years.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) They implemented a cell phone ban at the cell....unless you have a US Cellular phone which no one does. Didn't search me when I went, but I didn't exactly like broadcast that I had it. They probably only care if you're in a seat talking loudly.

And he threw the inside pitch past him. I thought Beckham should have gone down in May, and I'm thinking it's time for Viciedo to head down now. That inside pitch is killing him right now and he's off balance on everything else because of it.

Viciedo's gotten 2 very hittable pitches, took the first one for a strike and fouled the 2nd one back.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:06 PM) Castro against a righty and AJ against a lefty is yielding terrific results in this series. At least it wasn't a DP.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 09:03 PM) lol, I just saw one of those Facebook polls that said "should we build a Mosque and Islamic Supercenter at Ground Zero?" with a picture of Osama bin Laden on it. Well no s***, what kind of asshole would answer "yes" to that question when you phrase it all distorted like that? I hate those polls, the only reason I don't block them off my profile is because I like looking at them and going "I hate these polls." Another stupid one I saw last year was "Should the Obama Administration shut down Fox News?" Well, it is the same amendment...

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Personally, I don't care. But I also realize that the whole thing is a publicity stunt. Frankly...if it is (and you've left me unconvinced)...I can think of few better publicity stunts than to have an Islamic Center on that site, in proving that this country actually believes the words that it wrote in its founding documents. Because this country should be a better place than to think it's a bad thing that they're there.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 08:58 PM) Hmmm, does coming here with all of those risks, when they know those risks, seem morally repugnant to you? Does what happens to those same people in their own home country seem morally repugnant to you? Does instantly giving these people citizenship seem morally repugnant to you when hundreds of thousands of people died so that "citizenship" means something in this country (of course not... helps your base and further erodes the "rich power" those evil Republicans have "pushed" on you). Does punishing a child for the actions of their parents strike you as fair? I do like how you talk about people taking risks for this country but only allow for it to count for the people you like.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) And demoloshing it, and taking what will end up being hundreds of millions and turning it into a religious attention whore. THAT location is muslireligous in nature, after all. Sacred ground and all. I'm sure now I'm a scared anti-Muslim freak now. How far away is appropriate? Does your offense decline linearly or exponentially with distance?