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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) DAMN!!! DNC Goes Nuclear on the Republican Party- I like how they even used the Patriotism argument. They really are going after the GOP playbook.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:41 AM) That was a tough one to swallow. We looked liked the better team for 53 minutes in that game. Which is exactly what killed the Hawks last year. Not 20 minutes, not 40 minutes... 60 minutes. That is how you win a cup.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:04 AM) They gave the award to the German chancellor before the wall came down, to Gorbachev for trying to reform the Soviet Union, etc. I mean, I'm not saying Obama deserved the award, but it's not unprecedented for them to do it this way either. It's not like it's something new where they just decided their award didn't mean anything anymore. I didn't say THEY didn't decide it doesn't mean anything. I am saying if it becomes a political carrot/stick, it will become meaningless to the rest of the world.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:58 AM) What the... YOU laughed at us losing the Olympic bid, you revelled in it. Are you now a member of the American Right Wing? Not to mention slammed the effort to do it the whole time...

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:22 AM) Eh the comparison is not a good one. The Olympics don't have anything to do with Obama directly. Awarding him a Nobel Peace Prize does (we all agree that he hasn't accomplished much yet besides laying out how he's going to get there). Why not? The big reason the left wingers gave us is that the United States image in the world has been completely destroyed beyond anything that Obama could do to fix it. But now that is good enough for a Nobel Peace prize? Don't get me wrong, he has tried in a few places, but when you look at the history of what people have accomplished to win it, I can see how it would be questioned. Let me put it this way, if Obama had succeeded anyone but Bush, we probably would have won the Olympics, and not gotten the Nobel prize. Both of these feel like BS international politics, and they really shouldn't. It totally cheapens the idea and concept behind both of these ideals. If both of these are going to become vindictive tools, the are both quickly on their way to becoming irrelevant.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:53 AM) Like I said, the GOP is awesome at this. If he donates anonymously, Kap and SS can slam him for being a hypocrite. If he lets people know, Alpha can slam him for using it as a publicity stunt. Awesome No matter what the poor bastard did, he was wrong Forget it, he's rolling...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:44 AM) I'm sure it was the same voting panel for both with the same criteria. Of course you missed the big picture.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:05 AM) Bush got nominated too. I think the US president just gets nominated by default. Being nominated is a joke. Winning it is a big deal.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 11:01 PM) Closer: Thornton 8th inning: Linebrink usually has a very good first half before blowing up. Hudson will be a stud for a setup man if he's still here and none of the starting 5 get hurt. When Linebrink falls apart again (sometime in July), Hudson can step in and take over. 7th inning: We need Kenny to pick up a good veteran lefty here. In the first half Hudson can take this from the right side assuming Linebrink starts off well again. In the second we'll need someone else to step up. And that man is??? 6th inning: Lefty specialist (Williams again?) and Pena can handle righty specialist duties. 5th inning and earlier: Carrasco. Also, Carrasco will probably appear in the 6th a lot, since the depth of our starting staff is going to mean a hell of a lot less IP for him than he had this year with the 4th and 5th rotation spots constantly up in the air. Assuming we still have Hudson, the biggest addition we'd need to make is a solid veteran lefty reliever to help handle the 7th inning duties. Another righty would be nice, but we do have quite a few in-house options as well. I'd love to *not* count on Linebrink having another good first half, but because of his salary we'll pretty much have to. So pretty much we have to find a whole new bullpen in between Carrasco and Thornton if we trade Jenks. Yeah, that doesn't help make the case.

So the rest of the world thinks enough of Obama to get him the nobel prize, but not the Olympics?

Yesterday by contract is not on the White Album.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 09:59 AM) Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey. Lately the White Album sounded damned good, so it got spun tonight.

Done and done.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 08:22 PM) Didn't really think there was any chance the Dodgers would take both of the first 2 games against those pitchers. I didn't know about the first two games, but I would have bet the Dodgers in this series. The Cards have been on cruise control for months.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 03:30 PM) One thing that will be interesting is what they do with the Busch Gardens name. On the one hand, it is a recognizable and known attraction, and renaming will lose that. On the other hand, without InBev providing some financial consideration, there is little incentive to continue giving the Busch name free marquis publicity. Seeing what they will do with the free beer Hospitality Houses at both parks will also be interesting. I can realistically see InBev giving them a serious deal on AB product in return for brand exclusivity and keeping the Busch name for X number of years. If that were to happen, I'd assume the Hospitality Houses would continue to operate. I imagine it would end up like Wrigley Field. How could you change the name at this point in its history?

QUOTE (SnB @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) disappointed in the wedding episode. My wife and I did the Maid of the Mist during our Honeymoon. It was that awesome.

Wow. There are a whole of big names behind Hudson. Are we looking at the second Brandon McCarthy?

In the end, not enough to make up for that melt down of a second period.

I thought we had established with the adds of Peavy and Rios, we ended up this year pretty much at the same payroll of last year?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 09:41 PM) Since he joined the Sox Matt Thornton has had 10 save opportunities that involved him pitching in the 9th inning (the other 17 took place between the 6th and the 8th). He's only started the 9th twice, both of those were in September of this year and he allowed 1 baserunner (a BB to Carlos Guillen) in those 2 innings of work while K'ing 4. Five other times his outing began in the 8th and continued into the 9th (not an easy situation for any closer), he blew only 1 of these saves and successfully closed out the other 4. In the 5 outings he allowed a total of 8 baserunners (only 1 BB) in 7.1 innings of work (1.09 WHIP) while striking out an absurd 13 batters, that's a 15.96 K/9. The other 3 save opps were 1/3 of an inning each, he picked up the save in each. So since '06 Thornton has had 7 save opportunities in which he went at least an inning of work and pitched into the 9th. This is what his numbers look like in those 7 games: 9.1 IP, 0.96 WHIP, 2.89 ERA, 17 K, 2 BB, 6/7 SV/SVO He's had almost no chance to prove himself in the closers role but the little work he's gotten in those situations most common to that of a closer he's pitched very well. Like I said before, I am not afraid of Matt in the ninth, I am afraid who takes over the 6th, 7th, and 8th.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 12:13 PM) Stark is saying Jenks would be "hard to move." In fact, he stated he would be the most difficult player to move on the Sox roster. What that implies is exactly what KHP is saying - that Kenny would either have to assume some of his salary in any trade, or to non-tender him. That is what is generally meant in baseball by saying "hard to move." I don't believe that will be the case here. I agree with KHP that Jenks would in reality be easy to move. If Kenny called up every GM in baseball the day after the World Series, and told them all "Bobby Jenks is available," I am certain he would get several offers which included decent prospects and did not ask that the White Sox pick up any of his salary. Kenny could then trade him that day if he wanted to. "Hard to move" is when you are calling every GM there is and trying to sell them on your player. You are making concessions, like throwing in half or more of his salary. You are throwing in another player that team likes as well to make it worth their while. THAT, in my mind, is "hard to move." And that is not the case with Bobby Jenks (at least I don't think it is). So I don't think KHP is agreeing when he thinks he is disagreeing. I think he is pointing out a subtlety in phrases here that somewhat drastically differs from what Jayson Stark is saying. Truly. Milton Bradley is hard to move.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 03:33 PM) This is by far the best post in this thread. I love how it got no responses because it insulted the masses. I'm with you on this one dude. This pitching staff is too special to not spend 100 Million. If we overspend and field the correct team, the attendence spike when we start 35-10 will surely pay for these players. And it starts with Bobby in the back. More like people have gotten bored talking to him about it because he just mumbles garbage and then when challenged doesn't back it up.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 03:39 PM) I document my hate and disdain for ESPN pretty well on this site, but I will actually defend them here - Millen was a pretty decent TV analyst before he became a GM and his total, unequivocal, thoroughly epic failure as a GM doesn't mean he couldn't still be a decent TV analyst. This was also before sports journalism became such a joke. Perfect example. Ken Harrelson. Horrible GM, great commentator.

That was about the worst period they could have played. They really just put Detroit back on the map. A two man advantage for pretty much two minutes and nothing? The Hawks really could have put a foot on their throat early in the season at 0-3. Now, who knows.

Crap. Not again. I apologize to all that I have offended, I apologize that you are so thinned skinned as to not understand my noble and patriotic intentions.