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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 06:30 PM) ERA+ of 206 and 2nd in ROY voting in '04. But yeah, he was bad after that. It's funny. He was pretty much my favorite player after Frank and Mark that year, yet I don't remember a single game he pitched in. Then again, I wasn't an alcoholic at that time. I'll never forget the Frisbee.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 02:44 AM) http://comments.startribune.com/comments.p...ns&start=20 100+ posts ripping Gardenhire for "pulling" Pavano when he had asked to come out, ripping Mauer for being soft (the Twins have only homered 3 times in 12 games now) and worrying about All-Stars Nathan and Capps both blowing consecutive save opportunities back to back. The weird thing is the Twins are now an 6-19 dating back to the end of last season, the playoff sweep by the Yankees and the first two weeks of this season. Outscored 148-79 by the opposition during that timeframe (25 games, roughly 1/6th of a season)....pretty amazing the Twins are only scoring 3 runs a game for that long a stretch, but then you look at their stadium, missing Morneau, a hobbled Mauer, etc. They should still be better than our offense in April and May, 2010, right? Are they merely lulling White Sox fans into a false sense of complacency? What unpredicted Piranha (last year, it was Duensing and Valencia) will victimize the Sox this season? That is mirror image creepy.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 09:05 PM) I'd like to point out that the team with 2 bonafide closers on their roster just blew a save against the Rays and that "all I know is this type of s*** would never happen to the Twins". That is all. Not to mention the manager took out the starter after a 4 hit, 8IP shutout and 104 pitches thrown.

Someone needs to fire that idiot Gardenhire.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 02:02 AM) It feels like Silverio has been with this organization for like 6 years. The crazy part is that he is turning 20 in three days. He is still really young.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 07:05 PM) Let's not forget the Canucks rang the post twice on good scoring opportunities. We didn't lose because of bad luck. And Crawford played out of his ass for long periods of time as well.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 03:47 PM) Why would he make that 2nd comment about Sergio being the toughest mentally? Now the rest of the guys will think that he thinks they're mental midgets. Maybe if he makes them a swan, they will be happy again?

Bring back Bajenaru and make my jersey relevant again!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) I guess it would like like this though: This means nothing without pictures.

http://www.csnchicago.com/04/13/11/Sox-Dra...665&qv=1#bp

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 02:09 PM) I like Santos but there's no guarantee he'll be a good closer either. You need an overpowering guy uh like Thornton was last year and the year before. He's lost something. How bout the Royals' Jeffries (sp) in the Brewer deal? Wow. Throwing 99 in setup role. Oh how I wish we had a guy with a heater to close. You mean like Chris Sale, Sergio Santos, and Matt Thornton?

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chi-ball/2...new-closer.html

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 10:10 AM) You mean like 3/4 of our elected politicians do?... Except they aren't usually under oath...

I wouldn't cut him, but I have no problem with him becoming the long reliever.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 09:14 AM) I could get terminated for saying derogatory and homophobic slurs. While it might happen where I work, it isnt ok by my employer I know I work in a different world, but the things I have been called, and have called people would have gotten about 99.9% of people fired.

I bought my laptop at an office store too. Their regular prices suck, but their sales are great if you can find what you want.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 09:32 AM) No Sox, Bulls or Hawks today. I'm beyond lost on what to do with myself for the night. Its a "Clean out the DVR" kind of night.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 09:39 AM) Speculative article is speculative. Exactly. It is something to talk about.

Anyone going to see Obama today in Chicago?

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) A good way to spin it is to put Thornton on the shelf with an "injury" while Santos closes, then have MT return to his old setup role when he comes back. And then have Jeff Gray with Jeff Marquez in the pen? No way.

http://www.thesportsbank.net/chicago-white...e-for-a-closer/

The crazy thing it is usually the opposite, with the pen having better numbers than the starters

The minor league relievers have to be licking their chops to prove themselves with the way things are going with the big club righ tnow.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 08:33 AM) It's funny how two sports with the exact same 1st round seeding setup can have such different odds of each team winning. The Blackhawks are underdogs but have a fighters chance to knock off the #1 team. It can basically be said that the Pacers have ZERO chance to knock off the Bulls, and that's how it usually is in the NBA with the 1 vs. 8 matchup. The 24 second clock in the NBA makes it a lot harder for series upsets to happen in the playoffs.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) the guys at a god damn workplace. Do you start yelling f** at your work place? You guys all need to grow up. It happens a lot in many of the places I have worked.