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QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 07:08 PM) I would answer you, but you've been cherry-picking my posts since you joined this board, your presence here means nothing to me. I'll just put you on ignore from now on. I just like to point out things in which I find fault. And don't worry, I won't ignore you so I can continue "cherry-picking," ha.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 03:34 PM) Aside from RH-ness....I like the looks of it. Then eventually we could move out AJP for T-Flow. Get Quentin to DH if Mitchell/Danks proves ready. Although, For next year, I have this feeling the Sox (if this Rios thing goes through) have internally started leaning towards saving money by cutting ties with Dye and trotting Thome out for one last shot. They need a lefty bat in there, and Dye is now in his second straight year of second-half slumping. It seems to me that it's becoming more and more clear that Thome will be the guy sticking around next year. Dye will probably be offered arbitration, if it's possible to do so, and allowed to walk. I can't say I disagree with the decision, as we are going to need some power from the left side and Thome doesn't seem to have quite fallen apart yet. I'd miss Dye, but I'd also miss Thome if he left. One of them has to go if this trade happens, though.

Watched The Kite Runner earlier. Really good movie...I can't remember if someone from this site told me to watch it before, or if it was a Netflix suggestion. Either way, I thought it was great. Since it's way too hot and muggy to bother going out, I'll be making it a movie day/night. Plan on watching Gandhi and Public Enemies later.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) His UZR numbers in CF last year were elite. Aside from idle speculation all we have to go on are his UZR numbers in '08, his athletic ability and elite numbers in RF. I haven't read any of this thread besides this last page, but this would be great. I had no idea Rios could play CF, and well at that. This would help the team incredibly. Let's hope this goes through.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 11:03 PM) What happened to this ?? After you compared Beckham to Francouer I thought you were done making ridiculous threads. 1. Have you been watching lately or just looking at the boxscores? CQ is hitting the ball pretty hard. He almost single handedly beat the Yankees a week ago, and even his outs have been tough outs. 2. People may have been tired of Paulie for KILLING us last year, because he KILLED us for the entire 2003 season. (maybe we make the playoffs if he decided to show up that season) CQ will hear it from sox fans if he hurt us for long periods of time that are similar to Konerko slumps. 3. The timing for your thread is comical, CQ is hitting .316 with a 1.093 OPS the last 7 days. That won't happen because he'll be too busy hurting himself for long periods of time. QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 11:05 PM) And what do you base that on? CQ will be fine. What do you base that on? His sterling record of health?

QUOTE (Fedor @ Aug 7, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) That's not exclusive to Soxtalk, though, but most fans our age and younger. Neurotic and hard to please. Yankee fans, for instance, haven't felt joy or exhibited sense of good-will toward fellow human beings since, what? 1950s? It's, like, a scientific fact. Are you EVER going to fight in the UFC?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) He should ban himself for 2 months. Minimum.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 09:11 AM) We already took the series, which Greg was worried we wouldnt(what else is new?) Im a happy guy right now, the Sox have played very well against some top competition Thanks, jerk!

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 12:30 PM) It did go flying all around but didn't explode and that was the myth. Yes, but I bet that would also kill the shark.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 11:14 AM) Hey I was there too. Actually, I think I got those tickets from a poster on this site. I believe That Funky Motion was giving them away for free, and I was the first to grab them. EDIT: Lower reserved, too. It was awesome.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 10:39 AM) Yeah, I was pretty siked while in attendance when we hung a 20-spot against STL in June of 2006. At that moment I was positive like HIV that the Sox would roll through everyone again... Shortly afterwards, the friggin 57-win Cards that we outscored 97-3 in a 3 game set won October. My head hurt for almost a year after that. First off, that is hilarious. Second, I was at that game, too. It was great.

Sqwert, it seems like nobody has used them.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 10:06 AM) Yes... the tank did not explode. Th myth was busted Didn't it go flying around the semi trailer or whatever they had it in, though?

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 10:11 AM) Torres looked servicable against Tampa and the first start jitters should be gone. Hudson will have all of this stuff to work through. I'd also like to see if Torres does ok for him to stay up until Peavy is ready and then stay with the team through September. The starters could use that extra day I would think which they will not be getting if they skip the number 5 spot. Torres is the clear choice. He already put in a good effort, so he has shown the ability to pitch in the majors plus he earned a second try.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 09:11 AM) We already took the series, which Greg was worried we wouldnt(what else is new?) Im a happy guy right now, the Sox have played very well against some top competition Fine, but if we lose tonight and eventually lose the division by one game, this is squarely on you.

QUOTE (Pumpkin Escobar @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 09:56 AM) If we can start going first half 2005 on everyone for the rest of this season that'd be great. Win the first two and take the pressure off for the remaining 1 or 2. This team is starting to get me excited. Or even first half 2006. As I recall, I was more excited about that team's chances as they were destroying teams.

Man, his arm must be about to fall off. He's been throwing from the mound "right now" for like a week.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) The shark in the first Jaws was supposed to be 25' — stiil bigger than the accepted max. record of 21' for a Cuban specimen from the 1940s, but not nearly as large as the (likely erroneous) 30'+ historic reports. The biggest myth that needed busting from jaws is the myth that a ruptured scuba tank would cause a fiery, head-exploding spectacle as it did in the film. Are you saying that it is completely impossible that a Great White could get to be that big? I mean, it doesn't sound like an enormous stretch to go from 21' to 25'. You're the authority around these parts, though, so what do you think? And in regards to the scuba tank, even if it didn't explode, I would figure that the force of the tank (as they usually go flying around when ruptured) would possibly kill or at least irreparably injure the shark.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 07:44 AM) Angels in our backpockets, bi****** Couldn't wait one more day for that?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2009 -> 10:05 PM) Awesome win. Pods again. Pods naysayers DIAF. I looked that up on urban dictionary. Die in a fire? Is that seriously what you were going for there? And in regards to this game, I still can't believe Pods is doing this. It's great to see, and he's been very clutch. Beckham is just unbelievable. Great jobs by Carrasco and Thornton, and good jobs by the rest of the bullpen. The rest of the team didn't perform very well, and I am starting to get more and more sure that Contreras will not be on this team next year...and that is fine by me.

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Aug 4, 2009 -> 07:41 PM) Mike Cameron is a guy who had a pretty rotten year at age 25 as Young seems to be doing. Cameron was .210 / .285 / .336 in 1998. He turned it around pretty nicely, but never really is going to hit .300 and always will strike out. I'm a little surprised by how Young has struggled. Young's year in Birmingham was ridiculously impressive. Not only did he set extra base hit records, but he got progressively better every month - fewer strikeouts and more walks. I thought he was going to be the kind of guy who makes adjustments and has eye-popping peak numbers....like .290 / .400 / .520 with plus plus defense in Centerfield. His problems may be mental - maybe he stopped working hard enough when he made it to the big league level, or maybe he got super conservative and he just keeps going back to the same routines because he had early success, even if they were bad habits. Young needs a change of scenery - I think he should go to a pitcher's park so he's not trying to jam the ball out of the park every AB. So, you're saying Young should start doing the same steroids Cameron did?

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Aug 4, 2009 -> 02:55 PM) I went to see Major League 3 in the theater. I was the only person in there. Felt like a tool. I thought it was straight to DVD.

Before even opening this thread, I knew the Red Sox would have been involved.

Masturbate.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 4, 2009 -> 08:31 AM) The Peavy deal allows them to move Danks or Floyd and only need to find a number 4 in the rotation........ f*** that. f*** that right in its ass.