Milkman delivers

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) What is he going to realistically replace? Pods (we've been trying to get a stud CF for awhile). Getz (Not a lot of really big 2nd base upgrades out there). I'm just not sure who else you can replace on offense at this point. There really isn't much, and that's why I think we should trade off the valuable pieces we have. That's my top goal, and adding great pieces would be second (and that's not possible). Standing pat and going for it sounds like the worst idea to me.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:56 PM) Yah, I guess thats true, but I don't think we should do it at this point only 3 games out. Just try to build it in the offseason. We are constantly outbid in the offseason for the difference-making players. There's really no point in trying to add on talent at that point, as it won't happen. We should trade our pieces with value to prepare for more trades in the offseason.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:54 PM) Seriously. We're 3 games out with 2 months to play. Anything can happen in the playoffs, especially with a top 3 like we have. Kenny just needs to stand pat and hope our offense starts hitting. If not change things up in the offseason. WHAT?! If anything, they need to add pieces. This team is woeful without additions. I'm not for adding any pieces because I don't believe we could add enough to make us serious contenders, but to think we can compete with what we already have is absurd.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:51 PM) I'm still fairly confident our season will end some time in October. I'm positive of it. The final game is October 4th.

QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:49 PM) We're only 3 games out and I guarantee you this season is not over until the last week of our regular season. And then it may last another 4 games, but there's no chance in hell this team makes it past the first round of the playoffs. And even getting that far would almost need a miracle.

The fact that Pods proves repeatedly that he's a terrible defender, Getz broke the wrong way for no reason on an easy DP ball, and Kotsay hit a ball directly at Cuddyer are not due to the f***ing Metrodome. Shut the f*** up, you pathetic announcer. You're only making an excuse and further perpetuating the belief of the entire organization that it is impossible to win in Minnesota. f*** you, f*** you, f*** you. God, I hate Hawk Harrelson. I almost made this a thread, but figured that would only go badly.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:55 PM) When you say ashamed, you mean emotionally...right? Can one be physically ashamed? If so, that's how they should feel.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:54 PM) Please let that be Wise's last at bat in a Sox uniform. 4 straight losses due to our terrible defense!!!!! Ha.

The White Sox should be ashamed of themselves. Just completely embarrassed.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:51 PM) Who else would hit? Anyone.

How can he leave Wise in here?

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) This is what happens when you can not hit or field. Sadly I think it is time for Walker's name to come up again in conversation. I would bet any amount of hypothetical money that he will not lose his job this season. Any amount.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 05:52 PM) Jonah Hill is new on my list of "People I would like to punch in the face for no reason". I'm about a year ahead of you on that one.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 06:18 PM) Or drivers should learn that waiting a few extra seconds to pass someone on a bike doing 15mph isn't going to make them an hour late for something. Oh, come on. You know how dangerous it is to have to go around a cyclist who is 5 feet away from the parked cars when there is a constant stream of traffic coming in the opposite direction?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:29 PM) I love the emotional rollercoaster of this game. Scratch that--roller coaster implies ups and down. This is a swan dive off a large cliff. The Giant Drop?

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:26 PM) Coming back to somehow win this would be just absolutely phenomenal. Just do it guys, for the sanity of all of us. And crushing if (ha, if) we don't.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 09:20 PM) by injured, you mean not physically, right? Emotionally.

Get badly injured, Dotel. Or get traded. Either way, get badly injured in the near future.

I haven't posted in a game thread once this year, but I just have to post. First of all, congratulations to Mark Buehrle. This is just fantastic. But, how the f*** do we get embarrassed after such a monumental achievement? Only the White Sox are capable of such horses*** play in this type of situation. The last time I've gone from being as happy as I was to this pissed off was in game 2 of the World Series after Jenks blew the save. Dotel sucks, by the way. Podsednik is a f***ing joke in the outfield still. He looked like a retarded 7-year-old girl playing softball out there. And Getz, what the f*** were you doing?

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 06:13 PM) Normally I would be totally against this move, but we desperately need a lefty in the pen. Thornton will probably be missing for a couple games pretty soon. The problem is, I am sure they will keep Clayton "The Mask" Richard in the pen even after Thornton's wife has his kid. ?

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 05:58 PM) Dwayne Wise is the 2009 version of Andy Gonzalez from 2007...a garbage player who somehow manages to make it on the roster all year batting less than .200. At least...that's what I think his name was...he was so awful I tried to block that memory from my mind.... There seems to be at least one player a year that fits that description, actually. Timo Perez is an example from 2005.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) Perhaps because it was public and in the dugout on camera, instead of behind closed doors? Ozzie is the last guy to talk about airing s*** in public. He might not do it in the dugout, but he has said some stuff in post-game interviews. Talking about how Brandon McCarthy picked the wrong guy to be friends with is one example. I do believe that Alexei Ramirez is Hispanic, whereas AJ Pierzynski is Caucasian, though. I'm not saying. I'm just saying.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) you must suck at google No, I found out that he was a Rockies player, but I still had no idea who he was. Often times I will find out that ___ player is on ___ team, and then I'll realize I know of him. With this guy, not so much.

QUOTE (DanksFan @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 03:44 PM) It's safer for cyclists to use sidewalks, especially if those sidewalks are bigger then normal. True, it is law for them not too. That I do not understand. What is more dangerous, a sidewalk of people walking with a few bicycles, or a road of people on bicycles with cars and trucks? I've ridden on the riverwalk in the Fox Valley area and it's so easy to tell pedestrians "comin' up behind you!" and they can accordingly give you space. Cyclists on the road are not so fortunate. The cars on the road might not necessarily be in a hurry, but the last thing those cars on the road want to see is a cyclists swerve and fall into or in front of them while driving. The fact that you have to pass the cyclists makes it that much more dangerous. Normally when I'm passing a cyclists I like to yield them plenty of room for error just in case. That's tough to do sometimes because then you must temporarily take up a portion of the left lane or the oncoming traffic lane... another situation most drivers want nothing to do with. Law is law and it should be followed, but I would not be opposed to changing the law so it's not illegal for cyclists to be on the sidewalks. There are a ton of cyclists here in Idaho Falls... most of them just use the sidewalk. We have nice sized sidewalks here, no one seems to get in trouble for using them (because everyone does), and most important no one gets stressed out or gets put into unnecessarily dangerous predicaments. That's what I do, and that's the main problem. Cyclists shouldn't be allowed on the street if there is only one lane in each direction.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 02:55 PM) From the trib (and the reason that the Sox probably got Kotsay): Who the f*** is Seth Smith? (Note: I did google him, but I still have no clue who he is.)