Dick Allen

Cliff should do the honorable thing and retire, or KW should do the honorable thing and tell Cliff he's done. He has to be embarrassed.

The white flag has been waved. Politte in, goodbye.

The Braves are 5 1/2 out of the wild card. 1 game farther out than the White Sox will be behind Detroit after the Tigers beat up KC again today. Jones isn't available.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:18 PM) Looked like Uribe might've thought that was gone for some reason. Anywhere but Yankee Stadium, it most likely is.

When Politte comes in, I'm leaving.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:06 PM) Is that true about the flu rumor? Anyone heard anything besides Farmer's statement? Maybe they just get sick looking at Farmio. He is Herman Munster-esque in the looks department.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:04 PM) gload showing off the leather... With as great of reputation Gload has as a defensive firstbaseman, I've never been that impressed.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:59 PM) So wait, should I even care because Ozzie looks like he doesn't with Ross Gload in the lineup. Unless Konerko is sick or injured, I agree. How do you yank him it what now is a 5 run game?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:58 PM) Lots of (dissapointed) Sox fans in New York. I usually go, but for some reason I didn't this year. Thank God.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:57 PM) A BOMB. I saw Leifer hit one even farther off the Rocket in 2002.

Well the Sox will be 1-4 against Boston and NYY with Contreras and Buerhle each getting 2 starts. I think this should end the "Detroit can't beat good teams" crap, because apparently the White Sox can't either. I think it also sets up ESPN as being all east coast all the time.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:47 PM) Dude's thrown 220+ innings over the last five seasons. But if he were hurt, he probably wouldn't be throwing as hard. Haven't seen today's game, but he didn't look like he's lost much velocity in his last two starts. I was reading a scouting report that said he's actually been throwing harder this year.

Buerhle doesn't have his command, and there is a very fine line with him being great or terrible. His stuff isn't good enough to get out professional hitters if he can't spot it. When he's pinpoint, he's a stud.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) Buehrle just quit and let all of teammates down. I have never seen a pitcher who quits on his team after errors as much as Mark. This is the third straight start he just didn't care. Its incredible how much Buerhle becomes batting practice when the Sox commit a miscue in the field lately. I think there may be something wrong with him. He's struggled before, and snapped back, but I can't ever recall him getting hit as hard as he's been the last 3 or 4 starts.

Buerhle has a shot to give up double digit runs for the second time this month. Nice job Mark.

Take Buerhle out, and go get him an MRI.

The White Sox look pathetic, and we know Buerhle has difficult times pitching over mistakes lately.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) Does anyone else think that Aquafina encourages binge drinking (with beer of course?) I think binge drinking gets a bad rap.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) I know you've been saying we need to add another starter. While I admire your passion about doing this, it's very unlikely. Considering people in another thread were saying Garcia and Vazquez would be the best starters on the market, I think you're right. The only way the Sox improve the rotation is either their pitchers pitch better or they move McCarthy into it. The series in Detroit is going to be big for Detroit, huge for the Sox.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:20 PM) Yes. Curse this last place offense. You can't possibly think the offense is going to be able to keep their pace up do you? The pitching needs to step up, and it may be too much to ask. They are either tired or injured or both.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:19 PM) When does 2 runs = 5 or 7? Its 4 now, and we're in the 3rd inning.

It may be time to start getting very concerned about Buerhle.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:12 PM) Thats a bulls*** call. Thats not a strike It was a lot better pitch to hit than a couple he swung at. It may have been outside a little bit.

If you play the infield in the first inning with ARod up, why don't you bunt a man to 3rd with BA in the 3rd?

I'm at the point right now where I think the Sox will need at least 6 or 7 runs to win just about any game.