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QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 02:01 PM) I think he's referring to, say, Singleton and DJ, as well as making a crack about the farm. I don't know though. But no, Hawk isn't developed. The Sox don't employ Farmer and Singleton.

QUOTE(Colorado Sox Fan @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 01:43 PM) It's a shame the Sox won't put the best broadcasting team out there and instead employ "projects" who never develop. Hawk isn't "developed"...? And even if they did pursue others, the other party would have to be willing to take the job, no?

QUOTE(Beltin'Bill @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:34 AM) By how many ticks, do you think? At least 5.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:31 AM) Daggummit, whaddya mean by that? Not a snowball's chance in hell he was throwing 94, 95, or 96 mph.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:19 AM) Small sample size, but he looked pretty good in those two innings of relief last night. He was hitting 93 regularly on the Comcast gun, but I'm not sure what the (more accurate) stadium gun displayed. Moreover, he was locating his forkball. I think that command has been a much bigger problem for him than velocity this year. If he can re-gain that, we may not want to trade him next year. 95. And both are full of s***.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:26 AM) One thing's for sure, it would be a more enjoyable listen. ^^, Agree.

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:21 AM) Or, maybe pulling him out of the rotation pissed him off and caused him to focus more on his delivery than he had been. It was nice to see a 94 and 95 on the gun with him. It gave me a much needed laugh.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 09:06 AM) I say we replace them with Steff and Kapkomet. Oh my... I can't imagine my mouth would last more than 30 seconds.

Last night Stone was waaaaay too excited tossing out those t-shirts. Looked like he just got his teeth whitened he was smiling so much.

So it is true that some dudes will endure anything for the chance, as slim as it may be, at the vagine.

QUOTE(KevinM @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 08:33 AM) I honestly don't care if my manager has ever picked up a glove let alone a bat. You simply do not make the decisions Ozzie has made over the years if you are a good manager. I'm sure he has a great rapport with our players, but he simply does not know how to handle a ballclub properly. This is not the NL, Fields does not equal Eckstein, and Ozzie is not any more knowledgable for having been a s***ty ballplayer. It's a good think you are not a baseball player then.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 04:42 PM) But, he and Ozzie are buddies. I liked Rock Raines and when he was replaced by Ozzie for "not doing his job" I thought it was crazy. I must of missed something. What job wasn't he doing? I don't know what you heard, but Tim left on his own and gave the Sox months of notice. I don't think there were any issues with him and Oz.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 03:23 PM) Well, going from Harold to Rock/Joey was a move in that direction, no? I honestly think Joey talks less than Harold. And I do not trust his bug eyes..

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 03:09 PM) So there was a tornado in the Elgin area a bit ago. So I'm in the car on I-90, in Elgin, driving home. This guy comes on WGN Radio and says he just saw it in Elgin near Randall Road and I-90...about 3 miles behind me (next exit) and moving East, same direction I am. Yeah, not fun. Get back in the car and drive further east.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) Ozzie has a great baseball philosophy, in keeping with long standing White Sox traditions. With the right team he's also a great motivator. He's not a great game day manager, and I wish he had the right bench coach that could help him in clutch situations. Sorry, but that's just my opinion. He definitely manages with his emotions and could use someone a bit more level headed, and louder, at his side.

QUOTE(AirScott @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 02:36 PM) I wouldn't doubt that a lot of his stuff about him and Palmeiro or McGwire in the bathroom stalls or whatever is true. And I even think Bret Boone could have been a user. But to come out now and say he has "stuff" on A-Rod, when he hasn't been in the majors since 2001 and hasn't even been in spring training for a few years. So how did he get his information on Rodriguez when everything else he had in his book were hunches, hearsay and personal experiences? And fill me in if I'm misinformed, I wasn't about to drop $20 for that book. Surprisingly, as much of a snake as he is... he has a lot of close active players as friends. That speaks very loud to me in terms of how legit his info may be. Regarding ARod, I bet his dirt on him is related to his girlfriends. Big shock there. "MLB player cheats on his wife... and in other news.. the sun rose today."

QUOTE(AirScott @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 02:26 PM) Well Canseco apparently has "stuff" on A-Rod for his next book. Why not just put it in Juiced? He's not exactly on the level of the guys who wrote Game of Shadows, so I question his investigative reporting skills -- especially when Juiced had anecdotes like "early one season I hit a double and at second base I told Bret Boone he looked like he gained some muscle. Boone winked at me, so I think he did 'roids." Just because the guy is about as articulate as a box of rocks doesn't mean he's FOS. Raffy confirmed that for him.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 02:20 PM) And for anyone to think for a second that ARod or Pujols are just going to storm to the record and take it with no one booing or questioning how they got so big, you're wrong. There will always be controversy. It hasn't been brought up yet because they aren't close and nothing has come out yet. Lots of folks suspect Pujols of being assisted as it is. If ARod stays this productive for the next 6 years people will absolutely cry foul.

QUOTE(knightni @ Aug 6, 2007 -> 01:04 PM) I dunno. You can definitely see patches of fuzz there. He said totally naked, not totally shaved.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:36 AM) Yep. Show me a pro athlete without a massive ego and an occasional mean streak and I'll show you a someone who won't be playing at the professional level for very long. FWIW, a former roommate of mine played college ball with a guy who ended up in the Orioles farm system. Apparently this guy got called up one day back in the late '90s and, when walking out to RF one day, Cal Ripken completely b****ed him out for (gasp!) walking across the dirt on the left side of the infield. Even the nicest guys in professional sports can act like complete asses at times. Oh Lord.. you would be ill beyond your past worse illness if I repeated things I saw first hand in Baltimore from '97 to '99. Cal is not so nice. And Brady Anderson... oye. I asked Canseco if he wrote another book to PLEASE out Brady. The things some of these guys do is simply repulsive.

QUOTE(AirScott @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:36 AM) There's plenty of instances of Bonds being a jerk to fans. There was an ESPN.com spring training article a few years ago that began with an anecdote about Ray Durham arriving and being met by a bunch of fans asking for autographs, and he obliged. When Barry showed up, he yelled or said something to the effect of "Don't you people have lives?" But there's also plenty of stories about him being gracious and kind to people. When I read Jeff Pearlman's Love Me, Hate Me, I would hate Bonds one moment and almost like him a few pages or a chapter later. As for the record...it sucks that it came to this, it's very likely Bonds did use performance-enhancing drugs (I think he did). But he hasn't tested positive, and he wouldn't have even been breaking the rules of the game until 2002. If they put an asterisk next to this record, or wipe it clean, the same has to be done for EVERYTHING from about 1980 to 2004. For the record, I'm aware Bonds can be a s***. I've just not seen it so I share the other side.

QUOTE(juddling @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:31 AM) I can only speak for myself but i've never gotten mad at Ozzie or any Sox manager for being overly-aggressive. I would rather lose by getting a guy thrown out trying to steal then to not be able to get hm in from scoring position with only 1 out. Apologies as I didn't mean to single you out. As for the call, I try to have confidence in the vets in the lineup. I have to realize that they don't deserve that automatically anymore.

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:25 AM) When did I say he NEVER gets on base? I just agreed with the guy that said him not doing well in the clutch is getting old. Since when did actual comments take precedence around here...

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:25 AM) Barry's not-always-nice treatment of fans (and people in general) is pretty well-documented. I've also read that he can be an incredibly generous and caring person at times. It sounds like he has some psychological issues where he alternates Jeckel-and-Hyde-style between Frank on a good day and Albert Belle on a bad day. They all have mental issues. Some more severe than others. A mix between Frank and Albert I would agree is very close to what I have seen over the years.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 10:12 AM) I've never heard Frank to tell kids asking for autographs to "shut the f up." I've never heard Bonds do it either, and I've met the man and gotten his autograph over a dozen times at a park and away from a park.