BigSqwert

I've tried by staying away for long stretches of time.

Give the Onion News Network a try.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:04 AM) Wait just a minute...you mean a team boots a worthless, incompetent vet (Jack Wilson in this case) for a premium young talent that's done nothing but hit and hit and hit at AAA? Well I'll be god damned. Further evidence that our organization has a low baseball I.Q.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:49 AM) A full week, eh? We're only in the 12th week of the season. Just have to give him a little time to get used to DHing.

Happy belated!!!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:34 AM) Yes! You're on a roll! So can I have the job that you turn down? You could just be like "Well, I'm actually off the market, but I can recommend my message board friend to you..." No doubt. I already bring copies of your resume with me to all my interviews.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 09:25 AM) Thanks Mike! And I just had a successful phone interview with another major company in Austin, TX. Just got invited to do the in-person interview. Woot! They just sent me the itinerary so it's official. In the previous phone interview they just mentioned that they'd like to see me at some point.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 10:20 AM) If only we had room for him on our roster, but with Juan Pierre raking, I just don't see it happening. And I'd hate to cut into those limited ABs that Pierre is getting.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 10:07 AM) This is such an amazing post And likely a true statement.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 08:52 AM) That's a terrible point. One involves the actions of the President (or other members of the Executive) during the time of war, the other has to do with private citizens possessing photos of a Congressman. Which is gonna be easier to cover? Which is going to be more relatable to the average American? Which actions actually impact people in a discernible way?

Excellent post caulfield.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 09:44 AM) That's a bunch of BS. Everyone knows that 110% of 58 is 64

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 09:34 AM) But division titles aren't as important as getting to the ALCS, and getting to the ALCS isn't as important as getting to the World Series, and getting to the World Series isn't as important as winning the World Series, and winning the World Series isn't as important as winning the World Series twice, and winning the World Series twice isn't as important as becoming the Yankees. So I guess we'll just be happy to come in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place more often than not....in one of the weakest divisions in baseball.

^ Please take him for some minor league arms!!!

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 09:01 AM) Nearly everything has gone wrong at times, and we are 33-37 and 5.5 out. This is still a very talented team that's representative of a very good organization. I really wish other people believed that too. You can believe that this is a playoff and World Series contender but to most of us that's not very apparent. There have been numerous people that have cited this year how we've had arguably the most talent and the highest or 2nd highest payroll in our division each year in the past decade. We have underachieved under this regime more often than not and should have had a 90s Atlanta Braves type run given the circumstances. But I guess since we sucked in the 70s I should feel better about the terrible drafting, youth development, personnel decisions, and in-game managing that we have seen under the Kenny/Ozzie era.

I have no problem in getting rid of those 2 mid season. Do we really want to give Kenny another opportunity at a trade deadline given what's he done in recent years?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 10:36 AM) So essentially, the parameters should be any team with a .500 record or above the last 2-3 years (or longer) having a string where they're only winning 20% (or less) of the games between two teams (7-27). I'm sure there are some examples....but not very many....where you could name teams with payrolls of over $100 million (besides the Mets or Cubs) playing so poorly against a division opponent. It's not the only record on the road. It's the failure in the 2nd half of seasons so frequently. 2002 6-9 after All-Star Break 2003 2-5 after All-Star Break 2004 2-7 after All-Star Break 2005 7-6 after All-Star Break 2006 2-7 after All-Star Break 2007 4-2 after All-Star Break (that was a weird anomaly of a season for both teams) 2008 2-6 after All-Star Break (including Game 163) 2009 1-8 after All-Star Break 2010 3-10 after All-Star Break So that's a 29-60 record over a period of nearly a decade. Home and away. Winning only 32.5% of the most important games against our biggest division rival. 4-18 (18%) over the last two seasons. And yet Kenny and Ozzie are somehow still employed.

Any chance Ozzie and Kenny just resign out of embarassment?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:56 PM) Thank God. I can't even imagine what the Sox need to do to win a series against the Twins. They'd need a new GM and manager.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:27 PM) Isn't Pierre leading the AL or entire majors in plate appearances so far? Between Kotsay last year and Juan Pierre this year....it's almost like the Twilight Zone how KW and JR can watch this and actually side with "Ozzie's gut" over winning pennants? It literally makes me sick to think how stupid these guys are.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:26 PM) At least we're benching Lillibridge for him. Who needs better offense, better defense, better base running. You'd think Pierre was on a $75M contract for the amount of playing time he's getting.

Why the f*** is Viciedo still in Charlotte?!?!?! How f***ing idiotic is this organization?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:21 PM) Another leadoff double. Now morel will bunt since we play for 1 run while down 3. Then Pierre will fail to score him. Bingo. The sooner Ozzie is fired, the better.

Luckily we'll win a bunch of games against the NL soon to make it look like we're a contender in the division and then go back to playing like crap.

Ozzie needs to be fired for the simple fact that his team can no longer beat any AL Central opponents on a regular basis. This is embarrassing.