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QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 07:17 PM) Saves girlfriends dog from gator That's great. The guy had some size to him, judging from a picture of him in the article. There are so many stories of dogs saving their masters' lives, and it's nice to read one of man saving dog. Whether it's the family dog fighting off an animal attacking its master, or by pulling a drowning kid from a fast-moving stream, dogs don't think twice about protecting its family.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 3, 2006 -> 02:45 PM) I'm not worried. I don't think JD is, either. If he thought for a second that participating in a HR derby could potentially throw off his swing/timing, he wouldn't be going. Yeah, it's definately worth the risk of throwing off his swing during one of the best season's of his career during a pennant race.

"Do your f***in' job in dominant fashion or I will find men who will." That is the message KW needs to tell 3/5 of his starting rotation. I despise the argument that says "no other team has a better 5th starter in the league." It is faulty logic because only one team wins the World Series and thus, that team needs to be better than every other team in the f***ing game. The objective is not to keep pace with other teams, but to lead the pack. The better the players are on the Sox, the better chances they have of winning the World Series. Give me dominance or get your mediocre ass off my team.

What an incredible low Politte must be feeling right now. He knows he's pitched nowhere near what he's capable of, probably feels embarrased at times around his teammates, and knows he might be fired from his job at any moment. Cliff must be feeling great pressure from Coop, KW, and especially Ozzie, and sense that their patience with him is lessening. He knows he is in danger of losing one of the best jobs there is. Cliff, this might be the valley of your career, but your career's peak was one most players never experience. Not only did you win the World Series, but you performed an integral part of your team's ultimate success.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) They just didn't get the breaks, dude. Awesome avatar.

The Dream Politte has become a Nightmare.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 04:36 PM) . . . and it was a triple with the dive . . . Exactly. If today was the first time Pods had dived for a ball and missed, I wouldn't have mentioned it. Since I've seen him do it two other times this season, I mentioned my disappointment with his diving-and-missing trend.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 04:25 PM) If he didnt dive you would be all over him for giving no effort. WTF. I wouldn't criticize Pods for not diving for a ball he couldn't catch. Even if I thought he was dogging it, I'd rather see him dog it and give up a single than to dive and miss, turning a single into a triple.

Podsednik needs to stop diving at balls he can't reach. WTF.

I didn't see the game today, but I heard bits of it from the 7th inning on. From my limited perspective of the game, this loss is on Ozzie for allowing Politte pitch in a tie game.

I can't get enough BJ.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 06:55 PM) Sorry. Not everyone can post as eloquently as you. Sorry, I didn't mean to post with a negative attitude. I was sincerely looking for further explanation.

QUOTE(1549 @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 04:23 PM) Jobs for election season. I do not know if they are incompetent, they just seem to follow the light pattern exactly. Maybe not incompetent, but needless for sure. I don't think Daley needs any reelection help.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 01:52 PM) I'm wondering why there are still doubters out there. 29 games over .500 is ridiculously good. That's a vague comment. Doubters of what? That the Tigers won't win the division? That they aren't a good team? QUOTE(Zoogz @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 09:30 AM) Yep, another Detroit fan, but hopefully this message will be applicable for most people here. Firstly, I would like to say that I have also enjoyed the Tigers' start. BUT... posting on an opposing team's BB to brag about it is not my main plan. I don't know how many other Detroit fans may agree or disagree with me, but for all the Tigers fans that come here I do have a question. When your team is playing another team who happens to be 19-6 against your team through the start of 2005 and who has won a World Series just last year, and your team happens to be holding a razor-thin 2-game margin over them, how many of that team's fans do you expect to say that your team will be playing for a World Series? The Sox have been good for many prior years and awesome for the past two. I came here and signed up because it is nice to see what your rival says about your team. However, Tigers fans, please know that you cannot demand pragmatic arguments. This isn't a media outlet, this isn't even a newspaper which has to hold to any sort of journalistic standard. This is a webboard made up of rabid fans of your *current rival*, the team that has the same goal as the Tigers do which in some regards is mutually exclusive; only one team can really win the Central, and only one team can win the World Series. A team which is 53-25 is clearly a good team so far but ultimately has not even played half its games. As a fan of a Tigers team with win totals of 43, 72, and 71 through the past three years getting to 90 is terrific and the playoffs is just gravy. Why go out of your way to pick fights with other fans and then feel antagonistic and crummy about them when something special is finally happening to your baseball team? If you need to talk junk to your competitor to get yourself into the game more, so be it, but don't be surprised if some people don't exactly like it. Ultimately this is just my opinion, but I know I feel better by just taking in the debate and continuing to enjoy the Tigers breaking every *reasonable* projection that was made about them through the past offseason. White Sox fans, thank you at least for the candidness that you provide, and for your hospitality here. I love to hear honest opinions and as many as possible, and while some things on the White Sox (notably their manager) have rubbed me the wrong way personally, I must admit that I have been enjoying everything that this season has brought to begin with and hope that it will continue... and also have found a healthy respect for a club who has been 149-89 since 2005. There's a lot to emulate, even if I don't believe the manager is one of those things (so sorry...). With that said, I hope you White Sox fans don't mind a question as well and I also hope you don't think me too forward... as fans of the White Sox, and taking in account what has happened this year... was last year more fun where you had little doubt all year and little to play for until the end more enjoyable, or has this strange little streak for both teams been enjoyable to watch and follow? I certainly know my response, especially since the Tigers have never really been in the first situation since I started watching them in the early-90s, but I am curious to learn your reactions. Thanks for putting up with some of the more vocal of us, and I hope that I can come here for a long time even when the Tigers return to being bad. (Though I'm crossing my fingers that this won't happen for a while.) Welcome to Soxtalk. Please post here in the future.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 11:35 PM) This thread has me confused, why do we need SS help? To improve the team.

QUOTE(Hurons @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 11:21 PM) It's been fun guys...I will see you in October. Later and good luck with you're season and you're board. Still not right. You should come to our parade this fall.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 11:19 PM) I love how a 42-34 second half record constitutes tanking. The Sox ended up winning the division by 6 games last year, oh how horrible. It helps a team to dominate its closest competitor as the Sox did Cleveland last season. The Tigers' closest competitor owns a healthy 5-1 record over them. Oops.

QUOTE(Hurons @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 10:58 PM) Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something. So your saying that is enough of a reason to lose a 11 game lead on the Twins? My post was in direct response to that. I never said the Tigers were better than the Sox. In fact I think I said the Sox were a better club. With that said, the Sox kicked the Tigers butts in Detroit....the games were very close in Chicago. If you think the Sox are going to manhadle the the Tigers based on the early season results, you may be mistaken. Do wise men routinely spell "you're" incorrectly?

QUOTE(Hurons @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 11:06 PM) It means nothing. Keep telling yourself the Tigers will fade because they sucked last year. A year without Rogers, Granderson, Zumaya, Verlander, Leyland, etc. It really has no bearing on this years team. You guys take it so personal. The SOX are great...they are the champs. I never said the Tigers are better. Insult because the team was bad? Please its a freaking game. Your analysis has a huge flaw in that you believe the Tigers have control of their own fate. No matter the difference between the 2005 and 2006 Tigers, they cannot beat the World Champion White Sox.

I predict the Tigers will fall apart faster than one of its Big 3-built automobiles.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 09:02 PM) All i know is i want the sox and tigs to run away from the f***ers on the east coast.... Meh, it doesn't matter who wins the Wild Card since no team will beat the World Champs in postseason play.

How did he make his fortune, and are there any good books on his rise?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 11:15 PM) That was a seperate point from the debunking of your theory that Freddy only has wins because of run support. Here's Freddy's run support in games he has lost: 2 2 0 8 (6 runs in the almost miracle 9th inning.) This is in regards to all of the Freddy Bashing; The late inning runs result in final scores that mask his very good pitching performances. He has only been hit hard against Two Teams: The Blue Jays and the Indians. Unfortunately because he has faced the Indians 3 times and the BJ's twice (although the rain and umps had a HUGE factor in that game) his overall numbers have been hurt. His velocity is down, but he is doing it to get more movement on his pitches. Why? Who knows? Maddux made the same change (although much later in his career,) but if Freddy is still getting wins against all but two teams, who cares in the end? I know this isn't a solid point because of its subjective opinion, but I just don't feel comfortable when Freddy's pitching. It seems like he often pitches from behind, regularly allowing first and second inning runs. Since I don't see him dominate offenses, but labor and throw many pitches to many batters, I sometimes get the feeling that he's almost lucky to record an out or earn a victory.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 10:22 PM) If I edited the wrong post, my mistake, that would have been on accident. I was editing the stuff on the Tigers. In fact, what happened was you must have reposted at the same time I was making my edit so I erased over the post you had with the pitching matchups. Go for it and repost the matchups . I just wanted to make sure the city stuff came to an end and we got back to discussing the Sox and Tigers You did not edit the wrong post. zoomzoomK had a couple sentences directed at me questioning my knowledge of Detroit before adding a paragraph about Tuesday's matchups.

Who the f*** hired the lazy thugs who direct traffic around the city? Now those are some incompetant hoodlums.