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QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 13, 2010 -> 01:08 PM) My thoughts exactly. He was in Bill Wirtz territory for a long time until the last 10 years or so. RIP you crazy guy. Except for all of those championships...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 13, 2010 -> 01:24 PM) Kenny inherited the best farm system in baseball back in 2001. With it, he got Todd Ritchie, David Wells, Billy Koch, Bartolo Colon, Carl Everett, Roberto Alomar, Freddy Garcia, and Carl Everett again. There might be some more, but he didn't use it in the best of ways. Outside of Colon, Freddy, and the first year of Jurassic Carl, it was pretty much complete fail. The good thing is that none of the guys he traded turned out to be anything of importance. Really does tell you how hype of a farm system can turn into absolutely nothing. Pretty much all of those guys ended up being injury busts. Think of guys like Barcelo and Rauch.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 04:03 PM) Does anyone know why Keith Law hates the Sox? I thought someone said he worked for the Jays front office during the Sirotka/Wells deal.

Ken Harrelson is one of my inspirations as an announcer when I call games for sure. Between him, Pat Foley, and Bob Chase, I love fans of the team as guys who make the game fun. I want a fellow fan in the booth. I don't want to hear a guy who could care less if we win or not. When we are down I want to hear misery, and when we win I want to hear elation.

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) This team has a lot more similarities to 1983 than 2005. Pitching not as good as '83, however... That would be an interesting argument for sure. The pitching has been incredible for the last month. The 83 team won a lot of blowouts during their run.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 07:53 AM) Is it, Lost? Is it really? Having been there before, I could call it a whole nother country...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 09:54 AM) Why the f*** do they call it a "short" sale, if it takes so damn long for the bank to respond?????? Its a financial term that has to do with selling something you don't own. You don't own it, er go you are short it. It is mainly used in stock and commodities trading.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 08:06 AM) Really??? I'm not doubting it, but its hard to believe that in about 110 years of baseball, they only had 6 perfect homestands??? Wow. Of at least six games...

QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 08:29 PM) Morneau supposedly had 2 concussions playing hockey, and he suffered another concussion a few years ago when he was drilled in the head with a pitch in Seattle == I remember a time when a lot of you Sox fans were jumping ship from your team and when to watch the hockey playoffs. Baseball's a funny game Wow, so this is pretty serious. Usually they make you have a day symptom free for every day you have symptoms. That would make this last a while potentially.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 08:10 PM) I thought the Cuban Tank was quite official? Hawk is using it, so it is pretty much official.

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 05:20 PM) Sheer disbelief. Loving every minute of it!! Please change that avatar.

QUOTE (Hanky Panky @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 03:52 PM) This is starting to be a storybook season like 2005! Try 1983.

No girl is worth a winning streak. Keep your priorities straight man!

That is THE Carlos Quentin to you mere mortals...

Here is your chance kid... Go take it.

QUOTE (Queen Prawn @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 10:48 AM) Can't wait to get to the ballpark today. Going with Brian (husband), my coworker and her husband. Should be a good time! Its great to see you around again QP! Have fun!

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QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jul 10, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) Jason or Mario (molto) would know to notify you guys of what retarded way I kicked the bucket....when they got around to it. So when is your wedding day anyway?

I'd love Berkman, but I wouldn't pay a lot to get him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 10, 2010 -> 11:51 AM) Despicable Me was fun for me and my daughter, the little minions are hysterical. I like Steve Carell so that may sway my opinion a little bit more, but it was a funny movie That is a redbox for me when it comes out;

Lately we have been a little lax around Soxtalk with keeping up the expected posting standards. The amount of personal attacks and the like has been much higher lately that it has been for a while. In response we have dug in a bit and handed out suspensions to about half a dozen different people. The time ranged based on past problems, and the infractions, but a couple of them are going to be for significant amounts of time. Basically all we want to see here is for people to at least be respectful. You make an angry point without making it into a personal attack. Please remember this while posting. Thanks!

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 10, 2010 -> 10:58 AM) Marquez didn't have a very good showing for his first inning pitched in the bigs. Gave up a two run homer. He should go down and Hudson be up on Sunday He was throwing the curveball too hard and not getting any break on it. I am guessing that was adrenaline. I haven't seen the kid pitch before, but that didn't sound like what they had talked about with him.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 10, 2010 -> 10:27 AM) It's interesting how on the down-low teams keep this sort of thing....because you're correct, they may be able to cash a check in the mid seven figures now to offset a good portion of his salary for the remainder of the year, and yet we will probably never hear that. All in all though, I don't think money will hold us back this year as much as a lack of bullets to fire. It looks like Peavy is making $15 million this year. We are pretty much at the halfway point of '10, so we have about $7.5 million left. If we get, say, $5 million back, that gives us the cash to acquire Adam Dunn, without taking on any "salary". Usually the Sox throw in extra prospects to keep get the other team to pay some salary. We could literally be keeping a Hudson or a Flowers in the system because of that insurance check. It could make a big difference. It might even allow us to make another trade by saving that prospect for another deal.