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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 01:28 PM) If you read through this thread where people have talked about the organization's history...the answer appears to be "absolutely." As long as Hawk Harrelson is remembered, no one else will ever win the "Worst Sox GM Ever" game.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 09:13 AM) Philip the Good, Duke of Southside WE ARE THE KNIGHTS WHO SAY PHILIP!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) It's also how well he's actually throwing when he's in there. He's not walking anyone. That curveball can still wipe people out. He gets hit some if he doesn't have it, but since he's not walking anyone and pitchign ahead of people, he's able to get around that sometimes. Besides the curveball, he really doesn't have a plus pitch. That is the amazing part of it all. This is all about his location and his approach to the hitters.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 11:10 PM) How about this then? Here's a yardstick for you. .277 BA 1138 R 2254 H 342 HR 1331 RBI 35 SB .826 OPS 14 seasons 9 AS 6 GG 317 ERR versus Ventura .267 BA 1006 R 1885 H 294 HR 1182 RBI 24 SB .806 OPS 16 seasons 2 AS 6 GG 220 ERR Player A is not in the Hall. I know Santo isn't the most popular guy in these parts, but when you consider the era he played in, Ron should be in the HOF.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 08:30 AM) I love when people make statements like this. No one saw this coming, but it's not as if he's been getting by on smoke and mirrors. Maybe he's turned the corner, or put it all together, who knows. But what he has done is been damn consistent for a few months now. I see no reason he can't continue this for the rest of the year at this point. Doesn't mean he will, but based on what we've seen so far, making a statement like that seems pretty foolish to me. I keep waiting for the fall to reality to happen, but we are almost halfway through the season. It is amazing what Humber has given us.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 11:47 PM) Paul Konerko has to be the most underrated player in the majors. He needs a contract dispute or something so that the world notices him.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 10:46 PM) FWIW, he prefers Philip. Hates being called Phil. The way he is pitching, I'll call him just about anything he wants.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 09:00 AM) It makes a ton of financial sense if these games are guaranteed sellouts to have them on weekdays. Which is why I am surprised they did them on the weekends for so long.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 08:15 AM) Dump a ****load of baby oil on that team.

Maybe if you'd quit posting it in it, it would die.

They obviously broke the one rule.... Lesbians are only cool if they are hot.

Kindles should let you access Soxtalk too.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 03:04 PM) Yeah, he was a Corporal in the Austrian Army in WWI. I think he also won the Iron Cross First Class, and was 25% Jewish, but I might be wrong about those two points. He narrowly avoided dying in WWI.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 09:02 AM) She's been that way her entire life. It freaked me out when she was a baby. But, we've found out that Motrin drive the temp down pretty quickly to an acceptable level (100-102) When you get the superhigh fevers, you can combine tylenol and motrin. It works really well.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 05:58 AM) Vince + Kobe or KG's work ethic and drive = a top 5 player ever. No doubt in my mind. Rasheed Wallace is another guy that comes to mind. He should've been a perennial MVP candidate with his size, length and skills. The NBA has a maddening percentage of guys like that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 07:57 AM) So with the bonuses being gone too, that's nearly $9 million more the Hawks will have. It should be enough to take care of any raises coming up and maybe sign a vet for more than $500k. Being able just to stay pat is a huge step forward for the Hawks in terms of stability and building off of last year. If they are able to add to this, the Hawks will be in great shape, especially if Vancouver hits the cap wall now.

I was Robins biggest fan growing up. His 23 was the first jersey I ever bought. I still have the thing. All of that being said, he isn't a Hall of Famer.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 01:29 PM) Erik Johnson (2nd round pick out of California) is pitching right now on ESPN. I said when he was drafted that he reminded of Danny Wright based on numbers, height/weight and stuff. Now watching him pitch on TV, I am convinced he is Danny Wright 2.0. Has a very similar delivery. It's almost scary how much Johnson resembles Wright. Wright was really turning into a nice pitcher until his surgery. If we get similar out of Johnson, I will be thrilled.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 12:55 AM) It was a sick attempt though. He had it above the wall but the collision forced it out of his glove luckily back into play on the ground for an easy scoop and toss. And then Danks pitching out of 2nd/3rd no one out like it was the White Sox hitting.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 09:07 PM) I know people hate hearing this and it's a cliche around here, but based on the combination of number of posts, tone of said posts, and the timing of said posts, I really have to wonder if some people are happier about being "right" when the Sox are terrible so they can post over and over about the reasons why than they are when the Sox are winning, maybe because there's not as much to hyperanalyze. I don't know, but oftentimes PHT is a pretty depressing place because of this. And I'm someone who's spent more time feeling pessimistic than optimistic since '07 and a pretty big critic of Ozzie and some moves by KW that I thought were boneheaded. NO doubt about it in my mind. Pay attention to who posts when we lose, and who posts when we win.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 06:13 PM) Did not know that. Who's the biggest shareholder? Honestly I have no idea. It sticks with me that I read it somewhere, but I sure can't remember right now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 05:40 PM) Or, for example, guys like Quentin, Ramirez, Danks, and Floyd (who, when we turned the franchise over to them in 2007/2008, had us in the playoffs the next year). Handing the franchise to young guys is not a priori a mistake. It's a mistake if you can't handle them. You are making my point for me. How many different occasions did we here about what failures those guys were and how we should get someone else

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) AH it's just a game so when something seriously dumb is going on let's ignore it completely? I have to ask if YOU'RE serious, Balta. Don't see how I'm doing that. I'm responding to a similar reply. You missed the point. I was mocking the idea that somehow this was an intelligent thread from the beginning.