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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:37 AM) Makes me wonder what Coop sees in certain pitchers that no one else does. Or does he just have a great calming effect on guys and making them pitch more at ease? I dunno. Just seems crazy that he can "fix" so many erratic arms. In this case I believe he said Jackson was tipping his pitches. It would be interesting to hear exactly what he was tipping, because it could be many different things.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) Rosters don't expand until September 1st, right, and don't the Sox need to have him on the roster for him to be part of a playoff roster? He has to be on the roster as of today to be playoff eligible.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:32 AM) Ugh, I should never have said anything. BA had a full and complete chance to succeed, and he failed, both in performance (offensively) and in approach. I have zero sympathy for him, and zero disappointment in the Sox for it. QFT

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:59 AM) Did anybody here go to last year's "Training Camp Festival" that the Hawks are repeating on 9/18? The Hawks website has the time of the event as 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but no specific schedule up as yet. Anyone know how they work it, and when they let you in the UC to see practice? Yes and yes. It was very cool last year, but there isn't supposed to be anywhere near the crowd that there is this year.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:03 AM) We have no situational lefty then. That isn't Sale's only role but right now he's basically that AND a setup guy, depending on how the game is playing out. This is the last ride with Bobby. For old times sake we ride it out and then next year he's probably in a different uniform. That's just it... If we are running our worst pitchers out in the 7th, there wouldn't be a lead to protect in the 9th

QUOTE (IChaseBlackWood @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 05:40 PM) Doesn't exist!! Hence the quotes around the word

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 11:53 PM) You guys hate Ozzie so much you want him to look bad when he speaks? You bag on the person who makes him look good? Wow. Can't believe anybody would hate a WS winning manager that much and a guy who played ss for our team forever. Most 6th grade dropouts don't speak well, let alone doing it in a second language.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 07:02 PM) Have the physical in Cleveland, or have a private plane ready for him. Seriously, if youre spending this much money on him you have to get the most out of him. No physical involved in a waiver claim. You get the player "as-is"

QUOTE (girlslikebaseballtoo#26 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) I want this!!!! You're a genius ...thank you also JPN!! OR ..how about just IChaseBlackwood?!?! The ladies was just a nod to your "competition". IChase is all good too

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) Is there even space to move closer to downtown? There's some park space, but not a lot and probably not space residents would be willing to give up. Personally. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see a ballpark on Northerly Island, but I dont see that every happening. The ideal thing would have been to build in the south loop before it was the in thing to do. If they had built into the ground like the Jake or Comerica with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop in the OF, it would have been unbeatable.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:41 PM) I draw that line at convicted felon.....I think Hitler had a decent shot at being convicted of some sort of felony offense. What crime against society did Ramirez comit? He violated his own body but so did a poster on this site on more then one occassion within this thread alone.....and at work none the less. The only reason he isn't a convicted felon is because baseball isn't releasing his drug tests from 2003 if you believe the reports. There could be a bunch of trafficing and using charges against him to do with that alone.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) LMAO! Ahahaha. I can just imagine that Greg was on a vacation in Boston and he comes into his hotel room to fine that Manny Ramirez took a dump on his pillow. "hmm, it doesn't smell like mint..."

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:16 PM) You don't like the Cell? At opening it wasn't very good, but since the renovations I think it's quite spectacular. It is one of my favorites now out of the mess of ballparks I have been too. Not the top, but definitely top 5.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:22 PM) You need to change your name to either MizzBlackwood or BrenBlackwood. I prefer LadiesChaseBlackwood.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:11 PM) So if you read the details, you will find that the real reason this happened was basically a big f***-up. Here is how it worked... --Sox threaten to move to Florida --After much tribulation, they say if they get state money, they may move to Addison --State legislature works out a last minute deal to give money to the ISA to build the park --Part of the negotiation was making sure the park stayed in the current location, more or less - to assure this, the bill said it had to be at 35th and Shields --In order to avoid going back to the IL House and risk not only delays but the possibility of not even getting the money, the Sox (Jerry) decide they have to follow the letter of the law, and make sure its address is actually at 35th and Shields All this could have been avoided if the bill had simply said something like "stadium must stand within 3300-3800 and Dan Ryan-RR tracks". This is one of those things that makes me feel old. I was a teen when all of this was going on, but a lot of people on here weren't even born yet. Ugh.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:01 PM) The best Manny story was when he ran over the trick-or-treaters or he beat the crap out of the thermostat....oh my these are classics. Manny impacts every hitter in the lineup. This is the difference between he and Quentin and/or Rios. If he bats third, Beckham and Pierre get better pitches to hit as you do not want to walk them to potentially get to Manny. Manny is a hitter pure and simple. Similar in ways to Konerko is this year and Quentin was in 2008 except pitchers know this and it affects them more than a guy having a career year. Manny is as clutch as they get and hte White Sox need this. Manny gets the big hits late as well as putting a game out of reach early. Stats be damned if Manny wants to play in the bandbox for the month of September the Sox are much better off for it. That was Albert Belle.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 12:20 PM) Plus he's tested positive for steroids and hgh about 50 times in the last few years, went on a drunken rampage in the clubhouse and ended the seasons of a few starters on his team and punched some 5 year olds in the stomach in LA. Is he a goof? Certainly. But loser? I don't know about all that. Wait he hit a five year old? What is the story there?

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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:55 AM) Van Dyke says he will be in the starting lineup tonight. Wow, lets hope he is motivated Manny.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) Actually they threw me in the basement with a can of roach spray. Now where the hell is my stapler? The spray was just to cover up the smell...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:03 AM) Great. Now I need to go run to the bathroom here at work to clean up my soiled pants. You act like this is a strange thing. There is a reason you have your own corner of the office.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 09:09 AM) But, wouldn't everybody want to see a DFA of you know who? They would, but it won't happen with the rosters expanding in two days.

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 07:04 PM) When we were in Chicago my girlfriend purchased a bag with Chicago and some of the landmarks listed, Oak Street Beach, Water Tower, etc. One thing caught me eye, Prarie Avenue. I can't for the life of me remember Prarie Avenue. Well after the Chicago Fire, they did do some changes to the street layout in the city...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 08:56 AM) I remember when I celebrated every thousand posts... Get off my lawn. Hippy. That would be like once a week during baseball season