drowninginflame

you guys are so picky, I said bajillion and everyone is all over it

Bet he feels really awesome about his age finally catching up to him and becoming a Yankee over playing for the Sox

Oh, I know in years past he's been awesome and robbed us numerous times of hits. I'm a simply speakin on right now, this year. Getting a dude on a down year or hoping next year he's amazing does nothing for us at this moment. That's not saying he couldn't breakout and destroy the ball

Last night I was looking at their stats and Chavez doesn't seem to be much better, well to me at least

I hope people just stop with the 3rd base trades. Crede is going to give you consistant numbers 20-30 HRs and some RBI's and a sick defensive glove. I'd rather keep him and have him take peoples runs away then get some guy who'll cost a bajillion dollars and not much better.

refresh my memory will palmero..........

Everyone in baseball knows the White sox have a shot at going to the big game, if one of the big fish are approached and they've got a clause in thier contract, they'll come. Say, Andy or Roy....We're thinking about sending you to a team that with your help is a shoe in for the world series, it's a three month loan so think about it....all those dudes want rings. I think its a pretty easy move on thier part.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 06:36 PM) We next play them on July 25-27. @ K.C. We play Boston before them and Baltimore after them. In other words, the BoSox and the O's are in deep sh*t. I hope you're right, I'll be at camden yards the 29th 10 rows behind the sox dugout screaming my head off. My big goal is to score a picture with Sosa in his uniform and us in all our sox gear, I'll make it my christmas card Merry Christmas, CUBS SUCK Love, Bob

Dodgers Tigers Indians Rockies and I can't think of the rest can you?

Santo's number is retired and he isn't a HOFer Ventura's number would be awesome

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I about had a heart attack

That was awesome

Simple observation, dicks.

That bulls***, whoever did that needs a f***ing slap.

Me, I would go with Ozuna and trade off Uribe. That's just me, I think Ozuna is a better fit player and given the chance to play daily could be really good. I know Ozzie is in love with Uribe's SS skills though and it'll never happen.

Jose should be our no.5 Make Garland no.3 again and then the new guy then contrareas

I love that video, it gives me chills.

Our first shutout of the year.......f***ing cubs...WHAT THE f***

QUOTE(hi8is @ Jun 25, 2005 -> 01:13 PM) Yahtzee = name of a dredg song dredg is goodness

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 22, 2005 -> 10:53 PM) We got a great team and crowds have been good of late. We should be drawing a minimum of 30,000 a game from now on in, but that ain't gonna happen. I have a question for those who have been going to games loyally the past 5 or so years. With the renovations of the past couple summers ... is the park much more attractive than it was before the renovations? Just curious. I haven't been to a game since the renovations and was just wondering. Has the rooftop, etc. made it much better? Just asking. The place gets better every year, get your ass in a seat dude.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox are the best team in the majors, with no idea what second place is like this year. They're a likable, entertaining bunch, and their manager is one of the most colorful in the game. Anywhere else, they'd be the toast of the town, adored by casual fans and diehards alike. But the White Sox are the second team in the Second City, consistently underappreciated while their neighbors on the North Side are showered with love no matter how dismal their record. ``It's always been that way,'' said Bill Hyde, 68, a lifelong White Sox fan. In Chicago, South Siders root for the White Sox, North Siders for the Cubs and that's all there is to it. Allegiances are handed down from generation to generation, and they aren't switched or shared, even when crosstown moves, marriages or politics are involved. Richard Daley may be mayor of all of Chicago, but his loyalties are on the South Side. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich remains a committed North Sider. With more than 7 million people in the Chicago area, though, there should be more than enough fans to go around for both teams. Yet here the White Sox are, with a seven-game winning streak and a 49-22 record, and they're still trailing the Cubs in attendance. The White Sox had drawn 885,906 through Tuesday night's game, an average of 24,609 per home game. The Cubs, who began the day just three games above .500 and 8 1/2 games behind St. Louis, have already drawn 1,354,376, an average of 37,622 per game. ``The Cubs, they draw regardless of what type of team they put on the field,'' said White Sox slugger Frank Thomas, who qualifies as an expert after spending his entire career on the South Side. ``It's always more of an event over there to see a ballgame,'' Thomas added. ``Over here, it's about winning. When we win here, we draw very, very well. When we don't play well over here, we don't draw well. That's just the way it's been.'' Attendance has picked up lately. The team averaged almost 31,000 fans over the last five games, and they're sure to get another bump with this weekend's visit from the Cubs. But on a warm, sun-splashed afternoon, only 24,544 turned out for Wednesday's 5-1 victory over Kansas City. While that's the largest crowd the White Sox have drawn on a Wednesday this year, it's still well below the 39,000-plus who were at Wrigley a week ago. ``It's a shame, because they're in first place,'' said Lisa Lopiccolo, a longtime White Sox fan who goes to about a half-dozen games a year. ``I don't understand, because they pack them in at Wrigley.'' The reasons are varied, but lore and location can be blamed for most of the White Sox's attention deficits. The White Sox have gone almost as long as the Cubs without a World Series title -- 1917 to 1908 -- but the Cubs were so inept for so many years that fans couldn't help but root for them. They weren't just losers, they were lovable losers, and the curse of the billy goat only adds to their folksy charm. Bill Veeck tried all kinds of gimmicks to sell the White Sox -- remember those uniforms with the shorts? -- but their history isn't quite so endearing. There was the Black Sox Scandal, when Shoeless Joe Jackson and seven other players were suspended for throwing the 1919 World Series, and a near riot on the ill-fated Disco Demolition Night. In 1994, Chicago had one of the best records in baseball when the strike occurred. Only Montreal was hurt worse by the work stoppage. ``The strike didn't help,'' said John Klepitch, who brought his 11-year-old daughter Shelly to a game earlier this week. ``It took me a few years to come back.'' It doesn't help that the Cubs play in a shrine, a must-see for fans of any team. Wrigley Field is the second-oldest ball park behind Boston's Fenway Park and still looks much as it did when it opened in 1914. The ivy on the outfield walls and picturesque upper-deck views of Lake Michigan give Wrigley a quaint, old-time feel, and the dozens of bars and restaurants nearby turn games into a daylong party. ``The Cell'' can't compare. When it opened in 1991, the topmost upper-deck seats were so dizzyingly steep they should have come with a Sherpa, and the outfield concourse was little more than a bland stretch of concrete. The view was of one of the city's meanest housing projects, and there were few bars or restaurants nearby to entice fans to come early and stay late. ``They have a unique thing going there, playing in a shrine, in a great neighborhood,'' said Brooks Boyer, vice president of marketing for the White Sox. ``But we think the experience we provide fans when they come here ... is second-to-none.'' The White Sox have taken fans' complaints to heart, starting with a wide-ranging makeover of The Cell. In the last five years, eight rows were taken off the upper deck, and the dated, slanting roof was replaced by a flat one, giving the park a more cozy feel. The bullpens also were moved so fans could see pitchers warming up; a multitiered batter's eye with a ``Fan Deck'' -- and ivy -- was added; and this year, the three-story ``FUNdamentals'' was put up in left field, complete with a child-sized diamond, batting and pitching cages. The team has also tried to make games more affordable, with ticket deals most Mondays and Tuesdays. ``The ballpark right now is family friendly,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said. ``That's how you create fans. Make sure the kids are White Sox fans.'' While the White Sox aren't about to replace the Cubs as the city's favored team just yet, there are signs they're gaining ground. With attendance up about 12 percent so far, the White Sox are on pace to have their best attendance since 1994, and Boyer said sponsorships are at an all-time high. When the White Sox traveled to San Diego and Colorado earlier this month, left-hander Mark Buehrle was stunned at how many White Sox fans they saw -- and heard. ``We'd be coming around the bases and we'd be like, `Are we at home or on the road?''' Buehrle said. ``You're seeing more Sox gear, more stickers on cars, people wearing shirts and hats.'' But to win over a city like Chicago, the White Sox know their best bet is to just keep doing what they're doing. ``Our fans, much like us, we're tired of second place. We've got to prove to them they're coming out to a see a winner,'' general manager Kenny Williams said. ``That's something to aspire to.''

Prolly hurt his back swingin around that big ole ass of his

We tailgated for the first time today and it was awesome. Got Drunk on our own beer and cooked up some burgers and dogs. We didn't spend a dime inside, I am tailgating any chance I get from not on. Speaking of which we are tommorrow and friday

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 19, 2005 -> 11:52 PM) The indians in there winning streak have beat a horrible Giants team. Then swept the d-backs and rockies at home. Tell me when there beating the good teams. Those same d-backs took 2 outta 3 from us

I don't know how people thought our division would be weak, our teams are fighting more than the west and is even keel with the east