[Game Thread vs. D'Backs 6-13-05]

True, they've won on FOX, but never on ESPN.

 

Anyway, there may be no game at all. 70% chance of rain tonight...look what's coming straight for us:

 

[Game Thread vs. D'Backs 6-13-05]

Can the Sox finally win on national TV?

[Jose Contreras the All - Star?]

I can't wait until the BoSox manager smacks down all of this arrogant talk and stacks the staff with AL East hurlers.

 

Really, guys. Focus on the real games ahead, not on an exhibition weeks away. We're not safely in first by a long shot.

[I hope the Cubs get rained out all weekend]

Hand a Nobel Prize to those BoSox for finally proving that Glendon Rusch is human.

[6/12 Game Thread - Garcia vs Lawrence]

The umpire who called Everett out was once attacked by fans at US Cellular Field.

 

I might attack him next time he's over here.

[Which pitching rotation was the best]

This isn't even a contest. There's no way this rotation will accomplish anything close to what the 83 guys did.

[Owner of heavethehawk.com]

Who the hell is Ncorgbl

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That is a name I have not heard in a long time.

 

I don't know if he ever posted here, but at the old mlb.com White Sox forums, there was a poster named Ncorgbl who claimed to be a partial owner of the team. He always defended Thomas and Valentin, no matter what they did, and seemed to have a grudge against a lot of guys, especially Bartolo Colon and Tony Graffanino.

[7.5 Game Lead]

WERE ARE CURRENTLY IN FIRST PLACE RIGHT NOW, STOP THINKING ABOUT THE WILD CARD.

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A relatively slim lead. It won't disapear over the course of a single series, but a prolonged slump will get rid of it.

 

One must always think of the WC if one has not yet clinched.

[7.5 Game Lead]

Uh, guys, if we lose 4.5 games on the Twins, we'll probably lose a similar number of games on the Rangers, Red Sox, and others. So we'd be closer to 3-2 up for the WC.

 

Don't get too cocky. It's division or sitting out of the playoffs for us; we're not going to be able to beat the other WC contenders.

[I hope the Cubs get rained out all weekend]

The only thing I want it to rain at Wrigley this weekend is David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez homers, Jonny Damon triples, and Bill Mueller singles.

[Twins - Dbacks series]

Finally the Diamondbacks are useful.

[first team to 40 wins]

This means very little. We have the best record in baseball and are only 4 games up, and that will probably be 3.5 games after today, assuming the Twins play.

 

How unlucky is that?

[This day in Recent Sox History]

Is that 2001 game the 7-3 win I'm thinking of? The one with the Carlos Lee slam.

[FutureSox to interview Lance Broadway]

Lance, given your name, were you a detective in your previous life?

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Lance, given your name, are you a detective right now?

[Sox @ Rockies 6/8/05 Game Thread]

I'm looking forward to seeing Ozuna play at Coors.

[Hopefully this won't be a repeat of last year!]

 

If that's what's on your mind, you need to jump off the bandwagon.  We are in first place, which at the end of the year would be a lot more pleasing than a victory over the Cubs.

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Thing is, if the Cubs end up in the postseason and Prior and Wood are healthy in body and mind, the Cubs are a lock for the World Series title. That's not what I call pleasing, and it'd be just enough to ruin a first-place finish by the Sox.

 

So, yes, there is a reason to worry about them.

[Hopefully this won't be a repeat of last year!]

Last year, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays had like a 9 game winning streak.

 

And I have a lot of trouble thinking that people will be coming back from the DL and not going back there pretty fast.  And even if they do...Kerry Wood will not perform any better than Sergio Mitre did today.  Right now, all of the Cubs replacement pitchers are holding it together.  That is luck.  Even if they get people back, they won't be a better team than they are now.  (Unless Prior comes back healthy)

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The Devil Rays were not tied for the WC after their 9 game winning streak.

 

Given how weak the NL seems right now, and with all those teams beating up on each other in the East, the Cubs are the wildcard favorite. Amazing that this can still happen after their start.

[Hopefully this won't be a repeat of last year!]

What the hell are you talking about?  We are the f***ing best team.

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Because of what we did at the begining of the season, not because of what we're doing right now.

[Ugie Traded]

The dream is dead. No Polanco for us.

[why y'all so down on timo]

Farmer, of course, said that before Timo was put at 1B.

[why y'all so down on timo]

Consider Timo vindicated! When he gets the glove up, it is caught!  Fantastic! 

 

Wait a second, what about when he muffed those plays at first. His glove was up, yet he didnt catch it.....very strange indeed.

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Hey, I'm just repeating what Farmer told me.

[Hopefully this won't be a repeat of last year!]

The Cubs, sadly, are a contending team now. And they're about to get a ton better as people get off the DL.

[why y'all so down on timo]

timo can barely play the outfield let alone any other postion.

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When Timo Perez puts the glove up, you know he's going to make the catch.

[Broadway Moves to Chicago]

Sounds like a guy who just went on a rip despite playing most of his career at a higher level. The fact that somebody posted that he doesn't have a heater also disheartens me.

 

Sounds like a sure-fire failure to me. The minors will still be useless for us.

[AND THATS A WHITE SOX WINNER!!!!!!!!]

If I were Ozzie, I'd stick Timo at SS briefly during a blowout game or send him in to pitch. Move him around as a sort of running gag.