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QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 12:16 AM) or Haha, that's pretty good. QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 03:03 AM) Shoota is there anyone you think is UNDERRATED? And my feelings on Portman would be well known. Didn't like her with the short hair though. Good question. I think Hermanson gets underrated when Sox fans only acknowledge his great first half. His second half was impressive too--especially when we realize he sacrificed his career for the good of the 2005 team. Thankfully for him and us, it paid off. QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 11:57 AM) All I can say is, next thing someone's gonna tell me Kristen Kreuk isn't hot. WOW, it makes so much more sense why you think Crede and Uribe suck at defense too. 1. Bledner 2. Toaster Oven 3. Bbq 4. Dishwasher 5. Ice Cub Tray I agree that Kristen Kreuk is hot. QUOTE(farmteam @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) Let's see shoota make up the brackets for the next Hot Chicks Contest. Or have someone make up a real one, and watch him criticize it. Either way, hilarity is guaranteed. I'm game. QUOTE(Jimbo @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 02:05 AM) Natalie Portman is amazing. love to see your top 5, shoota! Without thought, Leeann Tweeden and Jessica Simpson have got to be in there.

It was harmless. 30 days in jail is laughable.

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 11:52 PM) so what season has been more frustrating, this one or 2004? It's painful to fall short of postseason play like in 2004, but we fans could at least temper our feelings knowing that the players were outplayed. If the Sox barely miss the postseason this year, it won't be because our team wasn't good enough, but because our manager misused his players. That is a clear definition of "frustrating." Ozzie's refusal to preserve and protect his best asset--starting pitching--was/is a poor decision. Not putting his bullpen in positions to succeed is another, his overuse of Rob Mackowiak in center field, his refusal to use McCarthy in the rotation were/are the easily correctable errors that could mean the difference in making the postseason or having more time to golf with Javier Vazquez this offseason. Tom Kelly plz.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 11:21 PM) Maybe it's because the bullpen is so used to coming in with runners on? It's a LOT harder to pitch with a runner on first. MacDougal and Thorton always seem to do great when they come in to start the inning, but the runner on first/second/third seems to throw them off. They seem to focus on them, and then they make a bad pitch and let the guy score. I think if Ozzie would start the inning with the relievers, they'd be a lot better off. That's a really good point.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) Well, I guess this is the only place you can go, since you've successfully deemed every player on the Sox roster overrated now. QUOTE(Brian @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 10:43 PM) Natalie Portman is kind of a plain Jane to me and nothing special, but Scarlett is the goods. I'd rather frappe my balls in a blender.

This homely pair should never be in a discussion of hottest women.

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2544230 Kinda sad, a guy can have all the talent in the world and just not "get it". He wasn't that talented.

Our society needs to rethink this whole "cheating is bad" stigma. There's too many hot b****es around, it's too much fun, and not taking advantage of an opportunity can leave lasting regrets.

I'm sorry to see him go on the DL. Hopefully it's just pain and not an injury.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 11:36 PM) Garcia for his last 3-4 starts now hasnt been great but has been good enough to keep us in games... and with how low my expectations are for him this season its all I ask for. I'm starting to feel the same way. I'm still a bit disappointed he gave up the lead though.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 11:00 PM) We do have Ruben Rivera in the system. Awesome.

QUOTE(Wealz @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:31 PM) I'm saying that it's ridiculous to want to replace a manager who is 20 games over this year, won a World Series last year, and has a .586 career winning percentage. It's beyond ridiculous really. Your response indicates you don't believe Ozzie is a better manager than Tom Kelly. Also, the fact Ozzie's team is 20 games over .500 doesn't mean TK or any other decent manager wouldn't have this team playing even better. QUOTE(Wealz @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) So you're going to evaluate Ozzie on a game-by-game basis starting now? Why now and not from the start of the season? They are 20 games + .500. Like any player, if there's another man who can manage the Sox better, why shouldn't we look to improve the team?

QUOTE(Wealz @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 10:29 AM) Is Kelly's winning percentage better than .586? I have no idea what Tom Kelly's winning percentage is, but conceding it's less than .586, are you saying that stat means Ozzie is a better manager than TK?

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 08:09 AM) After a week or two, your bullpen will be worn out completely. You're assuming every starting pitcher would need relief by the 5th or 6th inning for one or two weeks. That's not likely to occur. After a stretch like that, sure, the Sox bullpen would be worn out, but some starters would pitch deeper into the games. Hangar's point, I believe, is to remove the starting pitcher near the end of his effectiveness, before he surrenders multiple late inning runs, putting the game out of reach. If you're worried about wearing out the Sox's bullpen when they've thrown some of the fewest innings in baseball, why aren't you worried about the high innings pitched by the Sox's starting staff? If they were performing as they did in 2005, their current workload would be understandable, but they're not close to meeting that success. QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 08:30 AM) What about the argument that if you drag the SP earlier, it'll be harder for them to pitch better in the future, because it shows that you don't have the confidence in them to go more than say 5 innings? It's a fine balancing act though, and one that this team really needs to figure out, and in a hurry. I think saving the starting pitchers a few tough innings late in their outings would benefit them more in future starts by keeping them fresh. Some Sox fans excuse the poor pitching performances of the starting pitchers because of their extra workloads last season. I agree that it's a reasonable theory. So wouldn't it be a good idea to save the starters a handful of innings at times when they're most likely to fail? QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 09:44 AM) Wait so you are telling me that the bullpen would have come in and given up no runs in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th innings? Come on. There is no one in the pen pitching that well, and I know everyone is in this place where the starters have to be yanked as soon as they throw a ball, because it is the fashionable bridge to be jumping off of now, but to say that the pen would have thrown 4 scoreless innings is a joke. Even at our pens season long eras, we have to expect at least one run, and with the way Riske, Jenks, Cotts, and Thornton have thrown the ball, there is no reason to be surprised if they give up more than two runs. No, the bullpen only has to surrender less runs than the starter would for it to be a good decision. For example, last night Buehrle gave up 3 runs in the 7th inning. Had Ozzie replaced Buehrle with the bullpen, even if they surrendered 2 runs it would have given the team a better chance to win.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) Problem is McCarthy has been hit-or-miss all year. I agree that Ozzie should've lifted Mark after 6 tonight. I'm just looking at the entire season. This rotation flat-out hasn't performed. I don't know what Ozzie can do when 4 of your 5 starters have ERAs near or above 5. Yeah, you could yank a guy after 5 or 6 everytime, but then you put great stress on your bullpen. And as I've said, our bullpen hasn't exactly been stellar. Part of the reason Ozzie's starters have ERAs so high is because he allows them to surrender multiple runs in situations where they've proven they are unlikely to pitch out of the situation. And since the bullpen is one of the least used in baseball, your overworked argument is just as useless as Ozzie's managing.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:52 AM) And then people would diss Ozzie for overworking the bullpen. This team is built on starting pitching. Hell, nearly half this team's damn payroll is tied up in the starting rotation. If they don't perform, there's really not much Ozzie can do. And it's not like we've got the Angels' bullpen, either. The 2006 team is not built on starting pitching and Ozzie's failure to come to this conclusion has costed the Sox victories this year. Of course there's much Ozzie can do to increase the effectiveness of the starting rotation. Like Fathom stated, replacing them with a reliever before the starter surrenders multiple runs in the 6th or 7th inning is one solution. The salary of a player should never dictate his playing time. That's a ridiculous argument because often salaries are not commensurate with performance. If you don't understand that...

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:45 AM) There is a lot of truth in this. It's amazing how many times our starters are giving up like 2 runs in the 7th inning, and that's really blowing up their ERAs. I would love to know what the team ERA is by inning. And when your guys are underachieving/fatigued, it might be best to pull them sooner, rather than later. I know this stat has been brought up a million times tonight, but our relievers have thrown the fewest innings in the AL this season. Well stated.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:44 AM) He hasn't used them any differently than last year. They haven't performed. Period. And since their performances are much worse than they were in 2005, a good manager would have adjusted his use of them.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:37 AM) Get back to me when the Sox are eliminated from playoff contention. And even then, I'll blame the starting pitching more than I would Ozzie. It would be tough for a lot of managers to win when an entire starting staff, especially one as potent as this year's staff was supposed to be, craps its pants for an entire year. Ozzie is partly to blame for the performance of the starting rotation because of the way he used it.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:19 AM) Yeah, that's it. You stated the 2003 team was just about as talented at the 2006 one, so if the Sox don't make the playoffs this year, Ozzie, like Manuel is bad manager according to your reasoning.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:14 AM) you have to realize, band wagoners won't tolerate losing or a team that is only 20 games over. So you don't think Tom Kelly is a better manager than Ozzie Guillen?

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:15 AM) Caffey said Manuel never had a team as talented as the current team. The 2003 team was just about as talented as this one. I still don't know how that team didn't get into the playoffs. Right, so Manuel is a bad manager and so is Ozzie.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:10 AM) You should learn to read. Please explain.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 12:07 AM) The 2003 was LOADED. And the 2006 team isn't?

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Aug 7, 2006 -> 11:52 PM) and replace him with who....... That question makes it seem there are few managers better than Ozzie Guillen. Tom Kelly is near the top of my list.