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QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 22, 2008 -> 06:03 PM) I'm not comparing Thome to those players, I'm just illustrating how foolish your comment about the Angels game is. You can't dispute that Thome has been awful in the clutch for the most part this season (and most of last season) by pointing to one instance of success. I hope Thome makes me look like the biggest fool in the world by winning this game with a big clutch hit. I'll be the happiest guy here. But I'm not holding my breath..... Honestly, I really am not bothered by a guy like Jim Thome not being "Clutch". With the way he hits, you'd actually expect him to be weak in the late innings because people would keep bringing LOOGY's in to face him and he's made a HOF career by destroying right handed pitching. You rely on Jim to win a game early in the game by destroying a pitcher. That's what he's done his whole career. In 2005, we had a lot of guys who were weak pitchers that we got a lead on but the game wound up close because we didn't have someone who could put them away like Jim. The problem...Right now he's not hitting righties!

Toby Hall is hitting .351

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ May 22, 2008 -> 05:59 PM) I don't know what to think about Swisher or Cabrera. I want to like both of them, but they're not making it easy. Has Swisher been prone to extended slumps throughout his career? Is Cabrera a known slow starter? I hope so..... Swisher has had his struggles at time (Last year in June/July he barely hit over .210) but usually he still puts up power numbers and walk numbers when he does.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ May 22, 2008 -> 05:59 PM) Ya, I just looked at his projected IP for the season, and it isn't nearly as bad as I thought. It just seems like he is pitching every day. It just seems that way because there have been a couple heavy use periods for him, but you don't really notice when he gets 2 or 3 days off in a row.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ May 22, 2008 -> 05:55 PM) Linebrink will be dead by July. Linebrink isn't even in the top 40 in MLB in appearances. He's pitched in 70 or more games each of the last 4 seasons.

Toby Hall is hitting .333

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 22, 2008 -> 04:38 PM) It will be nice when our offense, I mean Quentin, can bat again. Alexei hates you too.

God I look away from the computer for like 2 minutes and we're through another half an inning. I could have told you MB was pitching just from that even if I didn't know already.

Sexy.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 22, 2008 -> 05:05 PM) and then did what? Jersey.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 22, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) They will, just listen to this... Paxson's rather lengthly interview with Chad Ford. He dances around but you can tell that Rose is his man... I'm hoping so...but still, I want him to do his due diligence. Work both out, interview both a couple times, call around for trades, see if someone might have a PG on the block that you could get for Tyrus/Deng and one of your big contracts (Baron Davis?) and see if there's a better way to do things. I think the right move WITH THIS EXACT ROSTER is Rose. But that doesn't mean there aren't alternatives.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 22, 2008 -> 04:59 PM) What's the sound of one hand clapping? Derrick Rose!

QUOTE (knightni @ May 22, 2008 -> 03:30 PM) Bear AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 22, 2008 -> 03:49 PM) Who is "Charles Grant"? What is the background we are missing here? Must be this.

Pear.

Sandwich!

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 22, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) This is the one for you and me both then! Miles Autiomotive If they can pull it of it will be unbelievable. The problem with that description is that it's an electric-only car, which means that it's only good for short range commutes. If you ever wanted to drive across the state or anywhere else, you either have to fly or you take several days. That's the big benefit of the Chevy Volt or similar vehicles...you pull off the first 40 on the electric system, and if for some reason you need to go 45, 50, or 200 to visit grandma, you still can.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 22, 2008 -> 02:22 PM) Good to know who has the most IOUs out there. Actually, the $31 million in debt was a mistake, it's actually around $21 million. I think it was an LA Times missprint if I recall correctly, but it's so unimportant I'm not going to bother to look.

This isn't a hat! It's a beehive!

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 22, 2008 -> 02:21 PM) Crede for Figgins probably isn't enough, but would Thome for Figgins work? I'm not saying it is ideal for those that really like Figgins, but the Sox could than rotate the DH spot and utilize Fields. I'm really not sure the DH spot is that much of a problem for the Halos considering the number of outfielders they have. They have more OF's than At bats, including the DH. Their problem has been, quite simply, the poor performance of their middle and left infield bats.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 22, 2008 -> 02:21 PM) In 06 they won 9 or 10 in a row, I think. Upon checking, it was 9 in a row for '06. Prior to 2006 it had been about 20 years since the Sox had a winning streak of longer than 8. They did the 8 win streak at least 3 times in 05 that I can recall. One of them ended the season. I liked that one.

Hmmm...well, this is certainly convenient.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 22, 2008 -> 12:42 PM) You don't have to wait that long (Volt) - Tesla's Roadster comes out this year, and their sedan next year. And those 2nd gen hybrids that Toyota and Honda are working on, that are close to 100 mpg territory, are a year or two off. Tesla's roadster costs $153,000.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 22, 2008 -> 11:46 AM) also nice to see you try to hijack this thread into yet another Iraq argument I enjoyed that one.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 22, 2008 -> 12:00 PM) Definitely. We also need greatly improve battery technology so when we do get alternative energy sources more available we can juice up cars with this energy. We are probably about 2 years away from GM having the Chevy Volt on the market, which should be able to do the goal of being rechargeable overnight and being able to run 40 miles per day on batteries, covering most of people's travel demands. It'd be like going 100 miles per gallon or more in terms of the carbon released (depending on the exact source of the electric) and more like several hundred MPG in terms of costs to the consumer. In terms of Toyota and Honda, I honestly don't know. There are companies already out there that are converting Priuses in to those sorts of plug-ins.