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Getting back to Joe. If he was writing for the Trib and homing it for the Sox like that we would errect a f***ing statue to him at the Cell. I wish a Chicago paper would hire a guy like that to counter the "objective" journalist we have now. If you had a choice of reading a guy like Joe being blindly loyal to the Sox or Jay Marriotti who would you rather read?

IMHO and I'm certain someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but Frank sets the tone for this team. He might be the third or fourth best player on the team but he provides some great leadership. When Frank retires it will be a toss up between Maggs and Lee but until them Frank Thomas is the guy. He also deserved it a couple times in the mid 90s and didn;t because we basically sucked. There is always the sentimental factor in voting. E-Lo Cy Young possibilities may effect Frank or any other Sox from winning. When was the last time a team had the Cy Young and MVP? I'm old and forgetful. If we are going to give reasons for Lee or Maggs I'm surprised no one mentioned they play the field while Frank is DH.

they don't buy fireworks for a walk, stolen base, bunt, and sac fly.

Damn and I just figured out how to pronounce his name

I was looking for a post from "everyone's favorite old man" saying at least the guy was trying, unlike the tub of goo who pitched a complete game. I really like the intensity he shows. I think he could have really lit up this team Do you think his agent accepted his collect call this afternoon?

I thought Carl's wife started this thread He was a class act in Texas. Did a lot for the community. Almost without exception fans and the team where sad to see him go.

Overall the mood is somber over at the KC Boards. They have all but given up. I tried to cheer them up pointing out what a great summer they had. It was bothersome that some of their regulars find it easier to cheer for the Twins. Twin fans seem to think we are unstoppable right now. Even with the scheduling down the stretch favoring them, they fell the next two games are their season. Surprisingly not too much trolling by MLB.com Sox fans. We know eevryone here is a knowledgable baseball fan and doesn't care to resort to trolling

We have the S-W now let's buy a vowel with Cy Garland then we'll let E-Lo "P" on them. Hmmm, I like that, rather witty for so early in the morning. It'll be funnier if everyone was drinking.

I guess winning games by more than 4 would be a problem . . .

Are Selig and Sosa gonna kiss in your sig? You've never seen Playmakers on ESPN, have you? I've been watching Playmakers but Shamee and Selig in a big wet sloppy kiss is far more amusing

He should have to sit up there between ncorgbl and tub-o-goo holding a small order of fries. Next time your up there look south -- there I am in Texas waving

Colon's season mirrors almost everyone else on this teams. He's getting hot the second half along with the rest of the team. A strong performance from Mark tonight and then enjoy the rest of the week. Damn I wish we were feasting on the Tigers instead of Yankmees. I hope the Yanks are switching to glide soon. E-Lo, Bart, and Mark you gotta love that 1-2-3 rotation and Cy Garland's been showing up.

This thing always seems to get moody. As in do we want to honor a rising young star or the heartwarming story of E-Lo. IMHO too much of the voting revolves around non between the lines issues. Sentimental favorite and all that b.s.

LOL, very good Mr. ncorgbl The nice thing is a suspect you were pulling more for him to succeed than fail. I also liked the wing of crow. I respect you for coming around after your bold prediction. Simple trolls would have hid. You're not trolling in the purest sense, you really believe the tub of goo isn't trying. If he ausitioning for big payday winning his last couple of starts in complete game fashion will add more to his great-great grandchildrens inheritance than sleeping and eating through the pennant race. Next season, when he takes Clemens spot in the Yankmee rotation, we'll move that much further away from a WS win.

RibbieRubarb Don't change the sig. I love ribbie and rubarb and the quote is awesome. The avatar is equally great.

yo But he does haul ass The more I think about it I have to thank ngorgbl for spending so much energy enlightening us on Bartolo. I agree with ncorgbl now. You don't have to post anymore about our lack of effort Tub of Goo. I encourage everyone else who agrees with Ncorgbl to also let him know how much we thank him and agree

I play a lot of match play golf and to stay in the right mental state you always expect your opponent to hit the miracle shot, recover from anywhere on the course. Assume the Twins are going to sweep the worst team in MLB history. If Detroit manages a win that will be a gift. We have to beat Min and KC head to head. No other scenario his probable enough to worry about. We have tough games against our likely playoff opponents ahead.

The biggest series will be next week. Two possible situations next week. We lose or split this series and go into Minny 1 or 2 games down adn need a sweep to keep our dreams alive. Or we go in 1 or 2 games up and can hook 'em. This series is bug but not nearly as big as next weeks.

I was hoping you'd tip that one in. Not that he needs and help on my part but corg is correct that Bart is not having his usual season. Perhaps it's lack of effort or age. If we made a historical look at corg's beloved Frank we will find he's not having a career best season either. I don't believe Frank's efforts are lacking and I don't believe Bart's efforts are lacking. Wins and ERA for Bart 1997 4-7 5.65 1998 14-9 3.71 1999 18-5 3.95 2000 15-8 3.88 2001 14-14 4.09 2002 (combined) 20-8 3.31 2003 12-12 4.08 The only career best catagory that Bart may reach this year is innings pitched and some baseball fans might consider this a plus based on our bullpen woes early in the season. After tonight, this will be his 2nd most innings pitched. Corg, I guess by the time I got around to reading your posts they were all after the start which is why you were generally wrong half the time. I'll be more attentive in the future. Now back to watching paint peel.

Are you saying I don't have that many friends?

Unlike other senior citizens, at least corg is regular This week's is different, he jumped in before the game, not waiting for disaster. I admire that. I also know he'll come around tomorrow and be happy he's wrong maybe eat a little crow. Of course he'll gloat if he's right. Guys (?) like him are necessary on the boards. They add charcter and charm, like the peeling paint on an antique. I would love to start a collection for corg and Bart to have lunch and discuss their differences. As long as he's wearing a WS Jersey I'm cheering him on.

It grows longer when she talks to it. Sometimes a few beers. oops, what are we talking about

No, Steff, not 'whiney'. Stated flat out, the guy makes no effort for us. Where did you ever read me post anything 'whiney'? No effort. For the sake of debate, I'll agree with you and say ok no effort. Then I will still take Bart and no effort over 2/3 of the MLB pitchers. A no effort 2 hitter is a nice thing to watch. I'm enjoying our rotation around here: Mark - no comment from ncorgbl E-Lo - no comment from ncorgbl Bart - Tub of Goo thread restarted or new from ncorgbl Garland - no comment from ncorgbl Whomever - no comment from ncorgbl ncorgbl, keep on posting I love your stuff. I almost never agree but I love your persistance and consitancy. I also can't believe the same people rush in to argue withh you. They can't win. It's like trying to wake a person pretending to be asleep.

. . . or Wednesday or the next time we play Minnihaha