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QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 12:59 PM) probably not, this is the NL for goodness sakes, Ryan Ludwik and SKIP schumacher are stars. Suppose that's a good point, particularly when you mention those two. But that also might tell us something about Lannan's numbers, too.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 12:45 PM) Have been listening ot the Score and have not heard anything. Although Murph thinks Theriot could hit .400 Then he'll be in for a rude awakening when he drops below .300 by the end of the year. Still a quality player (big fan of his, actually), but I don't think the end of this year will be pretty for him at the dish --a little over his head right now.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jul 29, 2008 -> 12:31 PM) Funny thing is that Uribe is a GG caliber player at the most important position on the team. His third base defense would be GG without a doubt. If you don't sing and dance and unnecessarily run into walls, forget about you. Anderson and Uribe add more to a team but because the press isn't blowing them, they get no respect at all. If Anderson was given the opportunity that Swisher has this season, the Sox would be a better team but the commercials and dugout highlites wouldn't be all that entertaining. I want to agree with some of the sentiment behind the bolded portion. For years, I've loaded up on the Chicago media for its stupid adoration -- and kid glove treatment -- of players like Mark Grace and Ryan Dempster, the guys who appeared to be good with a quote, addicted to cameras, and were often portrayed (because the bar is so low, I suspect) as the "team funny guys." (To a lesser extent, Chris Zorich fits into this mold, though part of that is the same, stupid Notre Dame mystique now attached to Samardzija.) Bu the fact is that Grace and Dempster were pretty mediocre at what they were during these times -- Grace as an underperforming first baseman and Dempster as a middle-of-the-road closer. But we were inundated with stories about how funny they were and what great guys they were -- and very little focus on how they held their teams back. Well, what's fair is fair. With all of Hawk's "Swish" boosterism, the stupid Comcast interviews with him before games, the shots of his fake laughter when Cooper pulled his hamstring, we're getting close to the same phenomenon here. The fact is, Swisher's never been a truly outstanding player. His numbers the past few years have been inconsistent and/or pedestrian. And his performance this year has been pretty woeful. Maybe he does contribute a lot to morale, I don't know. But I am getting sick of the routine -- and the pass he gets for being so crappy so far. Cuz he has been.

QUOTE (FranktheTank35 @ Jul 28, 2008 -> 08:42 PM) Well, if nothing else, that video gave me chills... I wish it were 2005 again.. Totally agree. That video is awesome. Pure joy. Thanks for sharing it.

I think I've seen this game in the Metrodome before.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 01:45 PM) Wow, just give them the game. And the Detroit fans, having watched their team s*** the bed for the past two days, get excited . . .

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) Swisher swings at ball 4. He should've let ball 3 hit him. Swisher is the team funny guy. His job isn't to hit, it's to be funny.

QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 01:01 PM) I didn't think Javy would still be out there. Javy is being told: "You screwed up today's game; you're not going to screw up the next four. Keep pitching."

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 12:57 PM) He's had a couple outstanding seasons. I think it shows he has talent. The thing is he does best the worse his team is. Not fan of his, never have been. And I completely agree that he's not to be trusted in any situation requiring fortitude. But having watched him for 3 years now, I also think he's just not as talented as many believe. His stuff is just too inconsistent to consider him otherwise.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) I've had enough of the Javy era. This guy will always be a talented underachiever. The only thing he's done in three years here is f*** up our draft position last year. I hate the guy. But the thing is, I don't really think Javy is all that talented. Sure, he nibbles, which is ridiculous. And his location on pitches is often bad. But the fact is that he hangs an awful lot of breaking pitches, which means that they're basically not breaking. And that's a matter of consistent execution, which IS a reflection of talent.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) It's not as bad as when we had Everett out there, but it's the same type of danger - that at some point it's going to hurt you in a real bad way, and you'll know you could have stopped it very easily. Kenny Williams has done a fine job as GM, but we really haven't had a center fielder for 3 years. He must know that.

QUOTE (southsidesoxfan1983 @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) lol javy becoming a joke real fast Silver lining: we won't have to watch Vazquez pitch in Minnesota.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 12:13 PM) All the Konerko ripping yet none for Swisher who is now down to .229. April, May and July his combined average is .196. But he sure is one funny, funny guy. Did you know that? Swish is funny. Funny, funny, funny. Funny guy.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 02:05 PM) Well he was getting tossed immediately, umpires don't listen to base coaches or put up with their s***, ever. Sinatro is Piniella's lackey. Kinda like all the Chicago writers who refuse to ask Lou a tough question for fear that he'll yell at them.

QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 01:57 PM) Damn Lou just won't go away! Side replay made it appear DeRosa was out.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 04:03 PM) Nah, Wood and Prior has elite stuff, Samadjanasdja has a good fastball with pretty pedestrian breaking stuff, and only projects as a pen guy. Those two were both Aces at one time or another. No, I meant with respect to the media riding the guy's nut sack.

QUOTE (JFields27 @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 03:32 PM) i already had the HOF induction ready Latest in the line of Wood and Prior -- the Chicago media, in concert with Jim Hendry, has been pumping this guy up for more than a year.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Jul 20, 2008 -> 03:52 PM) Wow we are bad all of a sudden. This seems strangely kinda accurate. We've looked like a bad club for the last few series.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 20, 2008 -> 03:51 PM) This is one of the worst managed/coached games you'll ever see. Cox has done a good job over there this year, but that was poor.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 20, 2008 -> 03:39 PM) I have a feeling Linebrink didn't feel 100 pct when warming up today. DL him. If he can't pitch, DL him. I feel like Guillen is managing knowing he can't use him, and it's affecting his handling of every pitcher all the way back to his starters. If he can't pitch, don't have him on the roster.

QUOTE (Maxwell @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 05:42 AM) Dumpster looked like such an idiot hitting the water cooler. I feel like I could kick the s*** out of him with my right arm tied behind my back after watching that. These guys all like to put on a show -- for the fans, the cameras or both -- at Wrigley. That's about 50% of Zambrano's act. That's why Soriano does his hop. Dempster -- "character" that he is -- isn't any different. It's really something to watch.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 13, 2008 -> 05:13 PM) Konerko = horrible. He blows, we are a much better all-around team with Swish at 1st and rotating Wise and Anderson in CF. Konerko's D costs us two games now in the 6 he's been back. Not to mention his bat sucks. Plus, he sucks big-time.

Jermaine takes 1/2 hour to get to the ball.

I don't know about you guys, but I'd like to hear Hawk talk more about the ballpark.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 13, 2008 -> 04:10 PM) nice blanket ozzie It would be cool if Coop came over and snuggled up into it.