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QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 03:48 PM) Any chance we see Morel as a defensive sub late in the game? I like that lineup as well. I'd say a pretty big chance of that happening.

It was actually Dustys test to see if his pitchers needed to come out of a game. If he could get his hand above his shoulder, he wasn't tired enough yet and kept pitching.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 01:04 PM) PK in a 1-2 count. If Omar times it better he scores. No need for any ulcers After Rios gets into the rundown, Omar has to try to steal that run. I am not sure why Rios was running, but Omars play was exactly how you draw it up.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 12:14 PM) .....what channel is the game on? WCIU

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 10:21 AM) Pierre LF Vizquel 3B Rios CF Konerko 1B Ramirez, M. DH AJ C Jones RF Ramirez, A. SS Beckham 2B Danks -P Put Q in for Andruw and you have my ideal line up.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 11:38 PM) How do you figure? What's better in a vacuum, a player with a .750 OPS or a player with a .820 OPS? You can't quantify the exact number of runs created by having a higher OPS but it's not like it's hard to tell which one you'd rather have, either. Given the choice between giving away a free out with one of the team's better hitters in the middle of a game I'd rather not... given the choice between a player who gets thrown out stealing unnecessarily often and staying on first more (or even better, only being sent to steal when it's advantageous to do so) I'd take not being thrown out. Except it isn't "giving away a free out". More often than not, they are successful.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Part of it is because how Beckham and Sale flew through the minors though. The crazy thing is Beckham could have just been getting his call up, and it would have still been impressive how quickly he moved through the system.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 11:26 PM) Ozzie's tendency to waste outs leads MLB by a pretty wide margin (see BigSqwert's sig) That obviously hasn't been killing the hitting, but it doesn't help at all either. Too many times the team ends up losing a baserunner who later would've scored, or they are in a position where they are forced to have to produce with a runner on 2nd and 2 outs when there should've only been one, etc. Unless someone has a stat that talks about the runs created by the same activities, it is impossible to quantify if it has helped us or hurt us over the course of the season. Keeping track of just the negative numbers is an embarrassment of onesidedness in an age of any stat you want at your fingertips. That's some Keith Olberman type stuff right there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) Span already robbed a homer off Murphy's bat. If the White Sox brought up a journeyman AAA pitcher with a fastball topping out at 90 MPH, what are the odds the Rangers would only have scored 1 run off him? Then again, Harrell wasn't expected to do anything and he at least held his own in his spot start. Oh, well. Holland has pitched pretty well for the Rangers too, he's had his way with Mauer so far. Is that Keith Moreland's son playing 1B? I know I'm getting older when there are so many kids of former players in the majors these days. Like Harrell?

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) So I took my 2 oldest daughters to their first concert last night. They had a blast. That is seriously one of the most fun shows you could ever go to.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 08:13 AM) People have short memories. Until about 3 weeks ago, the Sox had one of the best pens in the game, and that was part of why they were even IN the race. Now lately, the Sox offense has been on fire - and that has kept them from completely imploding. I will say this in defense of Ozzie though - throughout his career managing the Sox, he's actually been quite good at handling his pitchers (nto perfect, but no manager is). This amazes me, because he's never pitched, and he handles his position players poorly. I'd have to think he is taking a lot of queues about the pitching from Coop, but who knows. The pen would have been in way better shape if it hadn't have been for injuries to Putz and Thornton. These things obviously didn't just happen when they went on the DL.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) It does mean that if there was any chance he'd be back this season...someone would have to clear waivers to make room for him. Which tells me he isn't coming back before the playoffs, if at all, or they would have just cleared the roster spot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 12:38 PM) Actually, the reason why he didn't make a move in 2006 is that Soriano wouldn't sign a contract extension and he didn't want to give up McCarthy without getting a longer-term commitment from Soriano. I'd call that the right move...

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) What exactly is there TO understand? Nothing, because you dont add anything to the discussion. Instead, you make stupid little comments that only make you look worse (coming from a person who really does have alot of conservative beliefs) and just makes you look like an asshole. If that is what you want, if that is what you want us to "understand," then you did a great job of that. If you genuinely believe in another idea, why dont you speak up intelligently about it? Is that really to hard for you to do (and I dont mean intelligence wise, but ego wise)? And really, is it that bad for people to try and better themselves or their country? Even if you dont agree with it, atleast acknowledge that they are trying something besides typing 3 word responses. That's kind of the point. There really isn't a difference between a long winded blog post that all boils down to "Evil, racist f***ers" and just typing the three words. Just because you make it 500 words long, doesn't change the underlying meaning a bit.

A lot of Konerkos votes depend on the next three weeks for the Sox. If they can catch Minnesota and Konerko stays solid, he will make up some ground. If we don't catch the Twins, he is probably looking at third or fourth.

I have always said, if I ever win the powerball, I am buying a minority share of the Sox so that I can sit on the board of directors. I want Jerry's job more than anything, but to even sit on the board would be it.

The first post of this thread was a fail. It should have started with... "PLAY SOME f***ING JOURNEY" That is all.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) Apparently Vizquel isn't doing the job? It appeared to me that the Tribune writer was a bit out there on this story. Viciedo-Morel-Teahan and Vizquel- Whoa nellie! Depth and rest are the reasons here. Vidiedo can't play D at third, and neither can Teahen and Lillibridge. Morel is your D replacement if Omar isn't in.

Split double header tomorrow starting at 11:30 Chicago time

QUOTE (SnB @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 10:49 AM) We cracked open our bottle of Buehrlot last night. It was FANTASTIC. I heard it went quick, but it came as a nice change.

The amazing thing about Pauly's season is that Hamilton has Vlad protecting him. Pauly has had Kotsay protecting him for a good chunk of the season.

Awesomeness. Congrats to all!

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 02:11 PM) Boo! No free gyro for Florida. No Gyros until you guys learn to either use a ballot right, or to turn off your left turn signals.