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QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 10:49 PM) Some of them. It's difficult to believe that Peavy isn't a good player, though. I'd have said the same thing about Beckham and Quentin coming in to this year. They're working hard to convince.

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Here's the Soxnet.net game writeup, in case you were watching something else.

Yeah, that game ended. 3-3 in the game everyone's actually watching.

The Hawks seem like they're not in attacking mode right now and the Flyers have been for a while.

Brent Lillibridge hit a 3 run homer in this game. Shame no one in Chicago saw it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) Cleveland isn't he first team to offer him an assload of money. But...it's the first team that has a Spartan as an owner.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Yup. The Bulls may have a good coach, but they're not spending big $ to bring him in. Izzo might get 2x as much per season or more, and will probably get a much longer deal than the 2 + option Thibodeau got.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 10:09 PM) That tells me that LeBron isn't going anywhere. Really? You think the matchup Lebron/izzo works well?

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) I don't profess to know what is wrong but maybe some of this is just plain attitude if as you point out the team has a good amount of talent (I don't say a lot or a little). If you just give up then no amount of talent is going to help. You have to believe you can do it. In this desperate season people like me will make desperate comments. It goes with the territory. If it is attitude or giving up is that all on the player on some on the coach for not inspiring confidence? If it was all just attitude/confidence, these guys would have snapped out of it just by feeling lucky after a game.

That might have been Vizquel's hardest hit ball of the season.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:47 PM) Anyone think the Phillies would be willing to take another chance on Freddy? If they got a good deal on him, they'd be stupid not to consider it. If the Yankees are willing to take back Vazquez...

QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) Most of them are still in their primes, though. There's no reason why guys like Peavy, Floyd, Quentin, and Alexei should be playing like garbage. And while Beckham experiencing a sophomore slump after an outstanding rookie season is reasonable, hitting below .200 isn't. Which raises the possibility they're just not good players.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:41 PM) It absolutely does. And if they aren't, well, they fooled me. Me too.

The cup is in the building and the champagne is on ice... (or do they like, heat the champagne in hockey or something? So it doesn't freeze on the ice?)

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:35 PM) Well, I don't share your pessimism. I think the core of this team is still very solid. I know I am in the minority, however, I refuse to believe that this many good players can perform this poorly all at one time for much longer. That raises the possibility that they're just not good players.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:28 PM) I meant mid-season. I'd be shocked if more than 5 players were traded in-season. Obviously in the offseason, 5+ players isn't unusual. If you count Poreda and Richard, there were, by my count, 5 people from the Sox 25 man roster traded away last season. Anderson, Richard, Poreda, Contreras, and Thome.

Neither the wind nor Juan Pierre were keeping that ball in the park.

Nice timing Sharp.

Ok, I like it when Finals series announcers say "That is not a penalty". You don't get that too often in Basketball

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:10 PM) How is it people here don't get this yet? 1. KW doesn't do rebuilding. 2. The Sox realize that they can't dive into a 3-4 year rebuilding expedition, because the fan base won't show up. They retool on the fly, that's what they do. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, though the past decade (2000-2009) has been the most successful for any Chicago baseball franchise in the modern era, so it obviously works more often than not. I'm as frustrated as anyone, but everyone should just forget the idea of some huge 5+ player purge and rebuilding exercise. Not happening. How is there not going to be a 5+ player purging? There's at least 5 guys who won't be resigned next year. PK14, AJP, Jenks, Garcia, Jones, Putz. Kotsay and Vizquel and Castro presumably as well. That's 8 people who either have to be extended or replaced just from free agency. And that's without a single player from the roster being traded. And Hell, I could see Quentin not even being offered arbitration at this point. Not seriously, but you know, kinda.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) Hmmm...yes, I'd do that to get out of Peavy's deal. Really? I thought you were one of the Porcello adorers?

AN EXTRA BASE HIT FOR BECKHAM!!!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 09:07 PM) CASTRO! Wow, 7-1 Sox. Porcello is so unimpressive. So...what you're saying is...Peavy for Porcello?

Castro with the missile crisis!