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QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 05:55 PM) JD's having some nice swings. That's very encouraging. Yep.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 05:54 PM) Another just amazing at bat for Thome. Jimmy does a great job adjusting to lefty breaking stuff.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 05:48 PM) I thought Choo had his second. That was another of Javy's patented hanging sliders to left-handed hitters. Good break that he missed it.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Sep 27, 2008 -> 05:45 PM) poop Good thing Brian isn't overswinging.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 11:34 PM) Most of us have been saying that for a few months. The team has a good power core, and should stick with it. It would dumb to move away from it, seeing as we play 81 games in a launching pad. However, the lineup needs more balance surrounding the core. Williams needs to address it. This has never made much sense to me, with the White Sox or any other team in a small ballpark. If the park is small, doesn't it make just as much sense to build a team with, along with a few thumpers, some speed and line-drive guys. I mean, if it's really a small park, won't they hit their fair share of home runs with that approach anyway -- AND ALSO have the diversity to be a good team on the road?

QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Sep 25, 2008 -> 07:33 PM) http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/wh...-ssep25.article I don't understand two things what OC does here. He says: "There are guys that want to be clowns...". He contributes to all of that. What do you call all of his crazy handshakes during the games? Don't get me wrong, I think they're hilarious, but he shouldn't be talking about joking around during games when he participates in it. I also don't understand why he decides to make these comments now. Does he think this will help them in their game tonight? Does he think it will help them if they actually make the playoffs? What do you all think about this? I'm not a big Cabrera fan (I think his fundamental abilities, including defense, were greatly oversold), but Cowley isn't credible on this. He's clearly upset because Cabrera doesn't talk to him after the games -- typical writer move -- this guy doesn't talk to us in the press, so he's a bad guy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:39 PM) f*** that...he walks first batter, and then on 2 pitches, there's 3 outs. Alexei really sucks now. Tired and pull-happy. Basically, he's imitating the much older Jermaine Dye.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:38 PM) That looked like Adam Sandler with a golf club. Pretty similar to what he did on the first pitch there. Comical.

LOL at Konerko swinging from the heels in the on-deck circle.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:35 PM) It's a no win situation. Dotel gets used in the 5th. Who are the Sox pitching right now? Horacio in a 1 one run ballgame? It's just a terrible situation all around. No team with Horacio Ramirez logging serious innings should expect to make 5th place.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) MotherFcker what the Fck? Motherfcker what the Fck? I thought we was Cool de La? Larry, why you gotta throw the jacket?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) One problem with that....his coaches and teammates don't talk to him. Good point. But how about with the rest of these guys going up there and swinging from the heels?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:23 PM) Swisher, Jenks, are not going anywhere. I'll put a 100% gurantee on that. KW will not give up on a guy that he gave up 3 prospects for after an off season. Never gonna happen. Not to mention his trade value is squat and it would be like selling a $1 for $.10 And we only have 50 cents.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) Selfish swings by OC so far. Seriously, I mean, is it only in Little League where a coach or teammate says to the guy before he heads to the plate: "Don't overswing here. Nice and easy."?

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) We have Griffey on the bench, and our manager is pinch hitting Wise for BA. Jesus f***ing christ. Ozzie and Kenny want Griffey to hit the walkoff.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:20 PM) Swisher ending the season on a somewhat positive note would be nice, even though I don't think he is going to be here next year, according to some. The clubhouse would sure be a whole lot less Swishy.

Quick realization: if we'd won both of our 1-run losses the past 2 days, we would've just clinched the division when the Twins lost tonight.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) What I don't get is Dotel had 2 straight strong performances, and then it's like Ozzie forgot he was in the bullpen. Ah, who knows which Dotel you'll ever get?

QUOTE (daa84 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) dotel looks pretty good stuff wise tonight....hes had a lot of rest which i think has probably helped him He and Linebrink pitch best when they get 5 days between appearances.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) I want to thank everyone for being civil on this site the last two days. It's made it much better than the back-and-forth that usually occurs with loser threads, etc. And the many very funny posts have made this bearable. Truly.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 10:34 PM) I disagree. We're just getting older and s***tier, and there's no way the other teams in the Central are going to fall apart in another fluke fashion next season. If we were going to go down to the very last game of the season to lose it, I'd rather have just done terrible the entire year. That way, we'd get a good draft pick and we'd turn to rebuilding (which we should). This is a good season for this team for 4 reasons -- Danks, Floyd, Quentin and Ramirez. Two excellent starting pitchers and two dynamic position players, all under the age of 27.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 10:18 PM) f*** Carlos Quentin for injuring himself by being a dumbass. Games like tonight might go the other way if we have him. And Jermaine Dye needs to be benched, he's been useless for several weeks now. Problem is, the replacement options aren't good either. "I mean, DJ, don't forget . . . about . . . Swish. He'll come in there, and make some funny jokes and keep . . . these guys . . . loose."

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 08:47 PM) I laugh at these every time I see them.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 08:54 PM) Ozzie is a terrible manager, just absolutely terrible. the offense totally bit it again tonight, JD and Thome have been ridiculously bad. The Wise thing was cute and they got some big hits out of him, but he's a 30 year old minor leaguer for a reason. MB showed up tongiht and Linebrink did a good job holding it where it was at. Well Gavin, you've kicked ass all year, can you give 7 innings and nothing more than 1 run? That is excatly how sweeps happen, the Sox flat out handed that game to the Twins. I'm not a huge fan of stolen bases, but to not try with OC with the hack that has become Dye up and Wise in the first is a joke The lineup isn't that good, really. Konerko's reverted to who he was for most of year, a lousy hitter with no idea what he's doing up there. Thome is what he is at this point -- a .245 hitter, who walks a fair amount, strikes out a fair amount, and hits home runs. That's okay for a 5th or 6th hitter on a contender, but not at cleanup. Dye's in a terrible slump and is showing how much he needed Quentin. That's the heart of the order. I'm sorry, but it's really not very good.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 24, 2008 -> 08:52 PM) If Wise is your leadoff hitter in a game this big, KW's job should be on the line. Kenny's all talk. Leadoff guy. Aggressive players. Whatever. The guy's all talk. Even the player he really wanted to trade for, Miguel Cabrera (though a great hitter), fits Kenny's model of immobile power guys. When it comes to offensive guys, he's completely full of it.