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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 10:31 AM) Just got invited to do the in-person interview. Woot! They just sent me the itinerary so it's official. In the previous phone interview they just mentioned that they'd like to see me at some point. Yes! You're on a roll! So can I have the job that you turn down? You could just be like "Well, I'm actually off the market, but I can recommend my message board friend to you..."

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 07:47 AM) Yeah I'm definitely intrigued by this one. Very interested to see how the casting works out. Brad Pitt is a great actor...sort of inexplicably, but he is...he's just one of those actors where if he is in the movie, no matter how bad it should seem to be, it will at least be worth your time. Same with Denzel, Tom Hanks, etc. I'm pretty stoked for this now actually.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:15 AM) Loyalty to a fault. Right, so why even feel the need to pay some lip service to the media. He's here and we all know why. I love Oz, but it's time.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 09:57 AM) Same here, which is why I know they'll finish around .500. We'll hear things in the offseason like this: "Even with the slow start, they still managed to finish the season with a respectable record. A lot of that has to do with the team having to gel after bringing in a few new faces. I think Ozzie deserves a chance to see what this team can do when it's completely gelled for 162 games." But we're really beyond even having to pretend to make logical or rational solutions to explain why the guy is still here, aren't we? I mean, the guy called a reporter a f**, his son trashes the organization via twitter, he insults the fans, his teams are not beating their main rival EVER...I mean, we're past the point of explaining why he still has a job...

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 02:23 PM) It's not just about the tactical bulls*** that Ozzie fails at so poorly. How the f*** does your team continually get ass rammed by their primary rival game in, game out, series in, series out, year in, year out? Clearly there is a lot of work to do with the peronnel on the ball club but right now the best thing that could happen would be a new God damn manager. DAVE MARTINEZ

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 02:22 PM) I'm really glad I had something non-baseball related to cheer me up about 20 minutes ago. Is your wife prego?

FIRE THE f***ING MANAGER

Two of the worst PA's I have ever seen, both by Gordon Beckham.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:10 PM) So when are we allowed to critique our drafting? The standard excuse pre-2007 was that we're competitive all the time and we never have a top 10 pick. I bring up the Rays or another team and you all say it's only because they were bad and had top 5-10 picks. We finally get one in '07 and he's sucked for a year and a half. And there's no reason to believe he's going to snap out of it. His batting mechanics suck. He can't hit a fastball. You can't be good in this league and not hit fastballs. No one ever argues that our drafting has sucked. It's when you argue that perfectly well-reasoned and intelligently made decisions at the time, that failed to turn out well due to circumstances beyond our control, are signs of incompetence on the part of our front office - that's when people find your stance to be untenable.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:07 PM) the problem is the lack of money spent on the draft And the fact that for 5 years we were supporting a guy's house-flipping business instead of international signings.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) I didn't say that. I liked the pick at the time. But what I like or don't like doesn't matter. This team can't produce a f***ing thing internally. It's pathetic. I can hindsight all I want. I don't get paid to scout, draft and develop major league talent. This team has no future whatsoever going forward. Save your '05 DVDs. That's all you're going to be able to hold on to until Ozzie, KW and hopefully JR are gone. And this is why everyone thinks you're just emotional and ridiculous.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 01:01 PM) I guess he didn't want to waste 2 players making one move. Teahen would have had to come in anyway to play defense for Paulie. This way, he still has Lillibridge available to run for Dunn. That's the theory. How about you use your pinch runner for the MOST LIKELY SCENARIO in the situation? How many doubles does AJ have all year? 11. How many singles? 47. Which run is the most important? The 1st.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:55 PM) Why the hell would you pinch run for Konerko with Mark f***ing Teahen Ozzie? He is just dumber than f***ing rocks. Ozzie, you are dumber than f***ing rocks. My balls have more baseball intelligence than you.

PINCH RUN LILLIBRIDGE FOR QUENTIN

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:49 PM) Players drafted after Beckham: Smoak, Wallace, Weeks, Lawrie, Ike Davis. All are better prospects than Beckham, who's talent was greatly exaggerated. This is unfair and you know it.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:48 PM) I hate Juan Pierre. I will also sign that petition.

How much do those advertisements/banners flown by airplanes cost? If I get this job I interviewed for I am going to buy one that says FIRE OZZIE GUILLEN and have it fly over US Cellular Field.

FIRE OZZIE GUILLEN

QUOTE (pcullotta @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) Beckham is not a very good baseball player That was one of the worst at bats I have ever seen a professional baseball player have.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:30 PM) Just bench Rios for Lillibridge. He does nothing to help us win Rios is starting to hit the ball. And he can catch and throw. Why the hell would you bench him over Pierre?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:58 PM) These two gentlemen are hot: Michael Morse since May 23rd: .364/.423/.795/1.218 Adam Lind since June 5th: .457/.524/1.029/1.552 And both happen to play for the Kazahkstan Camelback Couriers....my fantasy keeper team

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 10:51 AM) F**K you Ozzie He is just going to refuse to let him play against a RH....PLEASE FIRE OZZIE GUILLEN.

Ugh, not this again. I wish Hudson well and I hope Edwin makes some key starts for us down the road too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 09:35 AM) About him trying to nibble on the mound with the Sox? It's still kinda fascinating to think how one lazy effort by Beckham at Oakland might have caused this trade. Yeah...and I remember the ball you're talking about...but come on, he was doing the Cuban special those games he pitched for us...and I know it was only 3 starts or something...but it was a very ill-timed 3 mediocre starts.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 10:30 AM) One game doesn't mean that much to me. I think it's safe to say everyone is in agreement is was a horrible trade by Kenny. Well after reading what he said in the article, I am kind of pissed at Hudson, to be honest.