Friend of Nordhagen

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) and all of them better than Ramirez. WHIP around 2.50 and batting average near .400. RELEASE HIS ASS! He seems real confident when he comes in -- has a real plan and is totally aggressive. Not too much.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:06 PM) Don't be afraid to dive for the ball, Alexei. He doesn't do that. Too tall or something.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) Horacio Ramirez is one of the worst pitchers I've ever seen in a White Sox uniform. Poor man's Juan Agosto.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) f*** you kenny Ding. No need to get that 5th starter. We're fine.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 08:02 PM) I was a believer in letting Carrasco go 4-5 innings as a starter. I think if Ozzie and Cooper had any confidence in Linebrink and Dotel right now, we might have seen that. Nice pitch, Horacio.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Sep 15, 2008 -> 07:57 PM) Why are we playing September call ups in the heart of the pennant race when we are a few weeks from seasons end? You know it's bad when I'd rather see Adam Russell.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 08:19 PM) If Hawk entered a room alone with "Doc" and Gomez, I wonder if he would leave it still married. Married? Sure. Hawk's a swinger.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 08:15 PM) Served up a meatball, but got the DP. It's very frustrating to be able to identify Dotel's tendencies, and not be sure that the manager and pitching coach do.

And they cut to the dugout, and only now is Cooper getting on the phone. Goddamnit, know your personnel. Always have a man up when Dotel is going in.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 08:11 PM) Dotel sucks, as usual... Time to get him. Now. Right now. When he gives up one . . .

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 10, 2008 -> 01:00 PM) Outside of the cubs, I dont think there is an NL team that could beat an AL team in the world series. One team that I do not think will be in the playoffs is Milwaukee. The Amazing Ned Yost Our Sphincters Are Too Tight Show, now in its second smash year, continues. That, and the complete failure by GM Doug Melvin to improve their bullpen at the deadline, makes them a team living on borrowed time.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 08:13 PM) I love the Nick Swisher is good arguement... the guy is hitting .226 with 120 strikeouts, but is considered good because he is "patient" (which is BS anyway as he is much too patient at bat, letting good pitches go and K'ing way too many times looking) and walks a fair amount of times. He's fake funny, though. Can't put a price on fake funny.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 08:39 PM) First time that I'll agree. It's done. I'm glad we passed on Paul Byrd.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 9, 2008 -> 08:37 PM) club house killer is absolutely right. no doubt there. I liked the approach of our guys in that inning, particularly Dye and Thome. They really looked excited to be playing baseball right there. Cool.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Sep 5, 2008 -> 02:51 PM) Hahaha. I could see us going in a HUGE funk without him. s*** happens. I want to punch a wall. But at least I won't get as pissed if it does happen Watch it. You could fracture your wrist.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 3, 2008 -> 05:11 PM) No kidding. One thing that I'm shocked hasn't become a bigger deal is just how much of an asshole Piniella is being to the media. If Ozzie was acting the way that Lou is, you'd have articles all over the place. Piniella's been like this for 2 years and hasn't been called on it. The guy's a first class grouch and bully, and those media members are completely intimidated. Why doesn't someone ask what a lot of us have wondered: how the hell can you take a guy from the DL and let him throw 120 and 130 pitches just a couple of weeks later? Yost rightly gets criticized for riding Sabathia too hard -- but Lou deserved questions about this a LONG time ago.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 31, 2008 -> 01:22 PM) Swisher is 1 for his last 22 with 12 K "DJ, I loooove the approach of Swish."

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 04:45 PM) Maybe Top 50 Adulterers Ryno says hi.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 05:35 PM) The White Sox have never taken on a contract in their in-season deals, they've always favored not giving up the cash OVER giving up a prospect. Well, that's kind of the problem, isn't it? I mean, they could decide to change that policy for, I don't know, a guy who would really help them. No problem -- Liney will be back for the December stretch run. What's even more questionable is that no move was made BEFORE Carrasco had even emerged as reliable.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 05:29 PM) OC's defense has led more rallies for the opposition than anyone I can remember in Sox history. For a guy with no range, he sure manages to screw up the balls hit at him, too. Sweet Jesus.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 05:28 PM) So when we trade Poreda to get someone like Chad Bradford, you'd be satisfied when the White Sox are 72-90 in 2010? No, but stop blowing smoke up my ass about Linebrink, Kenny. And I thought Bradford was acquired for cash, was he not?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 05:26 PM) I've never seen veteran plays so terrible at fundamentals. Toby tripped on a shaving cream pie.

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 23, 2008 -> 05:22 PM) what a terrible series. we should just go home and cry Meanwhile, Linbebrink continues to be out with what Kenny Williams termed pretty unserious, in fact, it really was just totally precautionary to put him on the DL. Meanwhile, no relief pitchers were acquired. But, cool, we got Griffey.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2008 -> 09:20 PM) Does Russell have a slider that doesn't hang? Well put.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Aug 22, 2008 -> 09:18 PM) everyone is sayign that the twins schedule is difficult with the long road trips they have...and that certainly is difficult, but our schedule is f***ing brutal too god it still makes me so mad knowing that dotel was f***ing smiling walking off the field after that bulls*** You misunderstand. That was Octavio's special way of showing disappointment.