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LOL at Hawk, "We are still in this thing." He's amazed. High comedy.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:59 PM) Hey guys, I put my rally thong on. I'll post a pic of me in it in a second. Take that to the Sox Make Me Almost Naked thread.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:59 PM) The good news is I will be in the scout seats tomorrow acting like a Wrigley yuppie. Call Soxtalk on your iPhone.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:57 PM) Yep, it's a great post. Think of how we almost blew that one Tigers game with a 7-0 lead cause we pulled Danks after 6 innings. Thanks, guys -- I wish it were otherwise.

Here comes Mr. Funny Pants.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:53 PM) Haha. Our entire bullpen sucks. Not one person is pitching well. The pen was struggling for a few weeks, but going to a 4-man rotation really plays with your whole staff, including the pen. Managers start managing differently to save guys, and the pen begins working harder. It's just a mess. A total, f***ing panic move.

QUOTE (SoCalSouthSider59 @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:51 PM) Has Comiskey Park emptied out yet? About this time in 1990.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:48 PM) I would of brought Matt in to face Choo, but that is just me. It surely isn't Ozzie.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:49 PM) He should have started the inning. We are to the point of the season where you use your best relievers no matter what in big situations. No f***ing around Agreed.

We're just not a good team, especially when we only go with 4 starters.

And for the 15th time this season, Cabrera cannot handle a short-hop line drive.

And now he's going to burn Thornton anyway.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:44 PM) So by having Linebrink pitch instead of Thornton, I guess Ozzie fears Jamie Carroll more than Sizemore. It's ridiculous.

And now an intentional walk! Damn it, if you're going to manage like you can't give up any more rus, then bring in Thornton to face the lefties to start the inning.

Jensen Lewis -- meet Chad Qualls.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:28 PM) Swisher would strike out looking because he'd make hilarious faces at his reflection in the bat. Swish would make that bat laugh.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:27 PM) Can you imagine how high Swishers pop ups would go? So high that Swish could drop to the ground and do the worm to his position in left.

My God. Thome went the other way. Repeat. Thome went the other way.

QUOTE (chisoxdavid @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:24 PM) Oh my stomach, I think I might be pregnant or Im just feeling sick...can guys get pregnant? What day is it? I think everyone on Soxtalk is now on the same cycle.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:24 PM) Perez has a better chance of hitting Thome. If I were Thome, I'd ask Griff how to hit those tough lefties. That would be quite a conversation to hear.

Who's excited about watching Thome try to hit Perez? Goddamnit.

Griffey catches that.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:08 PM) In what dimension do the Orioles give Brian Roberts for Javy Vazquez? When Reinsdorf writes a check for $25 million and sends it with Javy.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 08:00 PM) The White Sox have to get more speed next year, and will need a lead off guy. They need to keep power. You need power at USCF. I think that's the attitude that's gotten them into trouble. It's not a big park, so why not get guys who have a line drive approach? With the small park, a lot of those line drives will go out anyway. But more importantly, the team is less likely to slump and will be better on the road. A good example of building wisely with that kind of park is the Phillies. Yes, they have Burrell and Howard, but the rest of their lineup is filled with guys like Victorino, Rollins and Utley, all line-drive hitters. And they hit plenty of home runs. The Sox are not alone in falling prey to the idea that a small park means you need power. But I have never understood why teams in smaller parks feel like they have to get big thumpers up and down their lineup -- home runs will come in these places WITHOUT going for power guys.

You know who's had a nice year? Swish.