Greg The Bull Luzinski

I have never felt so insecure about a 5 runs lead.

What the hell is that tattoo on Roberts neck? It looks like two people square dancing.

Who is that pitching in Javy's spot in the rotation?

Pods is a great base runner.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 11:56 AM) I heard this before. I will believe it when I see it. He said the same thing before the Orioles start and what happened, 5 runs later the Javy damage is done. He still left Garcia in the other night too long. Still worrying more about the starting pitcher getting the W instead of the team. Nice idea and all, lets see if he actually follows through with his words. Bottom Line.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 08:56 PM) Ross Gload SB! Leading off and playing LF, Ross Gload.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 06:48 PM) I'll always thank him for that year, but I live in the now and Ozzie doesn't work with a team full of quality players. He works best with a scrappy firy team and this team isn't exactly that. I also think ozzie would be one of the worse when it came to developing young players on a rebuilding ball club (not that we will be there). People call Mike Ditka great, I call him crap. To only win 1 superbowl with that team was a travesty. I'm not saying its as big of a travesty for the Sox not to do so (and we don't know what will happen) but when this taem misses the playoffs and fails to make noise (note I didn't say "if") it will be a total embarassment and joke. I realize its not easy to make the playoffs, but we haven't had injuries to blame thus far (not saying it couldn't happen). Bottom line is this team has played without fire and while thats on the players its also on the manager. I'd hate to see Ozzie cost us a few more years just like I think Jerry Manuel cost us a few times. 1. I always thought Chicago's worship of Ditka was misplaced. It would be hard not to win at least one championship with that defense. Ditka has proven (um, New Orleans) that he could not manage a fruit stand. 2. Championships in Chicago earn the coach cannonization. 3. Ozzie must use a ouija board to make his line ups.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 06:47 PM) Dodgers so screwed themselves when they mistreated Scoscia. As for Ozzie, the first WS title in 88 years will get you a lot of free passes on bad behavior. It's not right, but it's true. ^^^^^^ Bad behavior and putting players in positions they can't play. Maybe Garland can get a start at SS tomorrow; good arm and a decent hitter.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 06:43 PM) Disagree. Ozzie handled himself absolutely disgracefully between the Garland and Tracey incident (more so with the Tracey incident, especially when you consider behind the scenes stuff). Than his lone strenght (being agressive) has dissapeared and he continually puts players in a position where they can't possibly succeed (Mack in CF, Pablo in LF, sadly Pods in LF, not giving Bmac a chance a month ago after we had contiuosly horrible starting all season). Its one thing if we didn't have the players, but we do. Our guys in the rotation are also totally to blame as well, Ozzie hasn't hung or made the poor pitches, but at the same time he's sat there expecting them to magically get better as opposed to being proactive and trying something. My problems with Ozzie are with all of his dumb idiotic comments and statements (see Tracey/Garland) and with his failure to be proactive and try to improve things. I've been saying this for a while now and I've called for his firing more than once (not that it really means anything). Give me Mike Scioscia any day of the week. Then the championship honeymoon for Ozzie is rapidly coming to a head.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 06:34 PM) This is bullspiff. Amazing. Ozzie pisses me off before the game even started with Mackowiak in center, and of course the ball just finds him. Get someone that can play centerfield as a backup from Charlotte here, I don't care if he hits under .200, at least we'll have someone who knows how to judge fly balls in center. How about just leting Brian Anderson play centerfield? He is supposed to be our everyday centerfielder . Mac has shown time and time again that he can not play CF. Does Ozzie think Mack is going to just wake up as a good CFer one day? Or is Ozzie just stuck in his stubborn and stupid mode?

When will the honeymoon on Ozzie's inept post-championship managing end?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 4, 2006 -> 06:23 PM) When will Ozzie learn? He obviously has a very slow learning curve.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) I know, but hes still one of the worst hitters in the game. That's because he is.

Uribe is by far less valuable than Anderson.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 08:38 PM) What makes his defense any worse than Pods now? Good point. Thoughts on Ross Gload as a lead off hitter than?

Too bad Ross Gload is not good inthe outfield, otherwise I might suggest him as a LF.

Update Vazquez is still awful after 5 innings, just in case Ozzie forgot already.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:33 PM) whats better is the royals no longer have matt stairs! we're gonna kill 'em now! ... and as an added bonus, Sox killer Mike Sweeney is not in the line up.

Casey is a solid pick up for the Tigers that makes them a better team.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 05:21 PM) If Ozzie pulled Contreras and used Pablo Ozuna to pitch from the 2nd inning on, he would salute it as a brave move and he is saving Contreras for next week. Truth.

Dear PFB,

Javy's biggest problem is thatr he can never pitch a meaningless game for the Expos again.

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 04:19 PM) A smoother? No Vazquez is a slider

Reality -->

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 04:17 PM) The Pink Fuzzy Bunny makes hawk seem like fathom. He's more of a Homer than Homer Simpson.