Kyyle23

Say the Cubs get swept by the Phillies, do you think Hendry panics and makes a trade?

I wish Liney were the one to go, but I agree that his contact is much more of a burden than Dotel. I dont trust either of them right now, but I trust Liney even less than Dotel.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 11:55 AM) The propaganda of the time wasn't too far off of that. the propoganda was lies, but there are plenty of factual cases that show that Pits are capable of being very dangerous animals, and there are people that own these dogs that like to bring those qualities out in them. Sorry, but these animals are built to fight. If the people who own them cannot be trusted to bring them up the right way and the attacks within certain areas(like Miami, Detroit, etc) continue to escalate, then something needs to be done.

QUOTE (longshot7 @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) The same was said about blacks, mexicans, and jews at various times thru history and how do we feel about these statements now? Hmm, I never heard of a Black, Jew, or Mexican eating a small child. You learn something new every day, thanks longshot As for my homework, I worked for Pet Rescue, and my friend ran a Pit rescue herself. I have plenty of cases right in front of my face that proved my opinion to me. I also know a girl in Carbondale who is going through pretty intensive reconstructive surgery because she was mauled by a few pits that escaped their yard. Not fighting pits, just pits. So, your teacher and my teacher are giving us different grades

How has Santana been since he has been in NY? The same?

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:58 PM) Yes, and no one will ever convince me otherwise after that s***job "managing" he did in that game vs the Cubs we gave away. But... I have EYES. It didn't take me NEAR that long to realize Ozzie is an idiot. Do you seriously have to repeat this every time the subject of Ozzie comes up? We all know, thanks.

Reading through the Halladay thread, a lot of opinions are thrown around of who has been "arguably the best pitcher" of the past few years. Kalapse commented that he would love to see the argument that Halladay has been the best, and after thinking about that, I agree. So present your argument of why any pitcher has been the best pitcher of the past 5 years. Since this year has not concluded, lets use 2003-2008 for the statistics of your argument. I am sure that there are plenty of statistic-savvy posters on this site who will have plenty of different perspectives and opinions of what they feel is the best pitcher of the past 5 years. So who is it going to be? Halladay? Santana? K-Rod? Beckett? CC Sabathia? Haren? Present your case. And please, lets keep it civil.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 08:42 PM) I'd love to see this argument. hmm, I am feeling a new thread in Diamond Club

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:21 PM) All of his moves so far. JP Howell for Joey Gathright, Mike Jacobs as a starting 1B, etc., etc., etc. He has done nothing in the past 2 years or so to improve that ball club at all. It was just a random statement, I was just wondering where it came from. He has definitely made some very odd trades. Betancourt and Freel are a few more head scratchers

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 06:12 PM) Dayton Moore is a failure of a GM. Did I miss a trade or something?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) There's been countless analysis on Jeter. Basically, Jeter does the things you said he does well. He makes the plays he can get to. Thing is, how many balls did he not get to? That's the thing. It's great that he made the plays on the balls he could get to, but when he can't get to a ball that a fairly average SS can get to, you have yourself a problem. According to Bill James and his Plus/Minus system, Jeter missed 93 routine plays in 2005. That's a whole lot of plays to be missing when a normal SS would have no problems getting to the ball. Jeter has a lot of good intangibles and he's one of the best offensive SS in our era. But that doesn't excuse him from being a totally below average SS. Im just curious why you picked 2005? How did he do the last 3 years as well?

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:29 PM) For the people wanting Aaronn in a high leverage situation, here it sort of is. wow you would have pulled him after giving a 1 out single to Jones in a 1-1 game in the 5th? Ozzie must not have your magic ball

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 12:55 PM) Ask your parents about how DUI's were treated when they were growing up. My dad was drafted for Vietnam but couldn't go because, a year before the lottery, a drunk driver leaving a bar backed into my dad as he was walking home from work. It tore up his knee. Even though his brother at the time was a Chicago cop, nothing happened because DUI's weren't of any concern to anyone. Although yeah, drinking and driving will ruin your life. It's the stamp of death with any job, from law enforcement to Wal Mart. I'm even reluctant now to post anything offensive on Soxtalk. I found out awhile ago if you Google my name, on Page three of the results is a post I made in 2003 where I included my real name. I fear a future employer would find this, wonder to them self who this Flash Tizzle is, then without much effort come across something ridiculous in the "State your unpopular opinions" thread. Now I just use the chatroom to vent my rage. it all makes sense now

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 01:08 PM) The Blue Jays supposedly will absolutely not grant the negotiation window. I just dont understand the logic in this

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 01:01 PM) Everyone needs to remember that Halladay can demand a trade this offseason if he gets traded. If the Sox don't grant it to him, he automatically becomes a free agent. which makes the negotiation window important. I dont think KW wants the rental, I think he wants the ownership if he makes this trade

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 12:28 PM) I read the Morrissey article in the Tribune. I can see why he is a writer and not a GM or maanger. Trade Danks and/or Ramirez in the deal for Halladay? Put Beckham at SS and FIELDS at 3B? Keep our young studs is what I think is best. Build from within. We keep The Doc for a year and a half and even though the guy is a super pitcher we give up a super pitcher in the making. Danks is good right now and will get better. Ramirez is good and they are both with this team for awhile longer than Halladay would be. I think the idea of trading either of these guys is just crazy. Maybe we win this year with Halladay and maybe not, but I'll guarantee he will be gone no later than the end of season 2010 and we will have nothing. Except if we win this year with Halladay and he leaves in 2010, we will not have nothing. We will have another World Champioship

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 12:14 PM) No offense to Getz, but why the hell is Beckham (a big-time RBI producer) after Getz? JD/Thome/Konerko have been on base a lot recently, so why not let your better RBI producer protect them. Because everytime Getz gets on base, which has been a lot lately, Beckham drives him in. Those two have been on automatic for about 3 weeks

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 09:11 AM) McCutcheon is their CF, I believe. Duke, Ohlendorf, Maholm, Hanrahan, and Karstens are all still young and cheap. I don't think that they'll be dealt for a few years. They also have Snell in the minors. He could be a Coop style reclamation project, but I think Pittsburgh hangs on to him a bit longer to see if they can get him back to the form they thought he had when he signed his deal

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 12:48 AM) Kyyle, JPN, and BigSqwert suck. That is all. Brian, you are cool. I like Gump, its just that Comedy Central overwhelmed me with other movies.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 07:43 AM) I'd love to get Ohlendorf. He'd be so perfect for this rotation. I would love to have Ohlendorf too, but I think the Pittsburgh players and fans would collectively burn down PNC park if the front office continues to trade away their future for another future down the line. I think they have finally had enough in Pittsburgh

There is a possibility that Gatti hung himself

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 11:07 PM) I enjoy the humerous content of that site (outside of the silly obsession with the hot, but overrated, Erin Andrews), but the actual commenters there are pretty lame. They meet all the stereotypes you hear about people who post at sports blogs. The back-and-forth between Dualerio and Scrappy McHustle was the interesting part. Daulerio said thanks for sending the video, putting it back on Scrappy(as if he were the source of the problem), and Scrappy had a good response to that. The rest of the comments are pretty atypical I agree, but the back and forth between those two stood out to me.

QUOTE (whitesox91403 @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 10:14 PM) Anyone else think that WWE should make Christian be Jericho's mystery partner? It would re-hash their old partnership and they could spend the next several months trashing Edge leading to his return as a face. Jericho talking about how Edge is unreliable, injury prone and washed up and Christian talking about how he carried E/C back in the day. Tomko is supposedly under contract, bring him back as the muscle and have a nice little stable going?? Wishful thinking?? I can see that happening. WWE has really screwed around with Christian since he came back, from what I was reading they were talking of giving him a major push when he came back, and they just stuck him on ECW and let him rot for a while. I dont know, I dont see Christian as a major contender at all times, but I think he is capable of a Jeff Hardy-esque run with the title. Nothing too long, just a short run between the heavyweights they like to pass the title back and forth between(Cena, HHH, Orton). The thing about him is that he does have good history with a lot of the older wrestlers, so it isnt as if he couldnt have a storyline whipped up in a minute. They can always go back to the Edge and Christian feud whenever either of them get stale.

Rick Morrissey, there is something wrong with your head Alexei and JOHN Danks for Halladay? Forget that noise

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Jul 18, 2009 -> 07:06 PM) I'd save your money and wait to rent... You dont have to worry about that. I dont go to many movies nowadays, they come out on DVD pretty quick anymore. In fact, I cannot even recall the last movie I saw that I didnt go to with my daughter. LOL, thats sad