Texsox

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 03:45 PM) Southsidesox is not a message board, it's a blog. And a damn good one at that. Oops, my bad. I was thinking of southsiders.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 07:42 AM) For 3 of those guys, "Career average" is nearly all-star level. Which is why I am thinking it won't take all four to come around, three out of four with a rebound to career averages would win the division (without other implosions). I believe Robin has walked into the ideal situation.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 08:04 AM) If you plug the result into Google, there are 156 results that pop up with this quote. They didn't just make it up. Right, but the other stuff is one of their posters. Plus the quote is 5 years old and speaking about a specific player.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 03:58 PM) I understand the general doom and gloom entirely. The Sox's season next year will be a successful one if Adam Dunn, Jake Peavy, Alex Rios, and Gordon Beckham perform. After watching 0 of those guys perform last year, and all of them struggle or be injured for more than 1 of the previous 2 seasons, having success from all those guys seems like a long shot. For all four to perform at what level? All-Star? Career averages?

Another sign that Thanksgiving is just around the corner . . . I was about to type Go Mark, but that looks too cold in light of his contract situation.

Just a reminder this was off southsidesox another internet message board. We're accepting it as correct. It's the same as taking a post from anyone here that includes a old quote from somebody which may or may not be accurate. I know it's the off season and we ware looking for anything to discuss, but this stuff becomes legend and pretty soon we all "know" what Manto is trying to do when in reality it's just some guy posting on an message board writing a feature post on what he believes Manto is trying to do.

I can see the objection to him being the highest grossing actor of all time. He has had bit parts in some of the biggest box office movies. It's like after all the roles are filled let's find something for Sam our "good luck" charm.

It's true

My free comment. I'm tired of watching first pitch swinging outs, so boo in his comment. I'm even more tired of a lack of clutch hitting from guys who seem tentative, so yeah! But if that quote was from 2006, I'm guessing in those five years he may have some more refined ideas.

Whoa, are we really discussing a quote from 2006 and then part of a southsidesox "feature"? WTF

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 08:58 AM) Bowling alleys have oil on the lanes. I think that's pretty much a given, but there are different ways to put oil down onto the lane to change how the ball rolls down the lane. If you throw a straight ball, the oil pattern means absolutely nothing to you. However, when you actually hook the ball, there isn't some magic force that allows it to start "curving" three-quarters of the way down the lane...instead, what the ball is doing is attempting to curve but because there is no friction - due to the oil - it simply skids down the lane. As long as there is oil, the ball simply will not turn unless the weight block within the bowling ball itself flips over and changes the direction that the ball itself is rolling all together. There are several differently shaped weight blocks too, but that's a different topic for a different day. A pretty standard house is what I've always referred to as a Christmas tree pattern, which simply means that the oil on the lane looks almost exactly like that of a Christmas tree. This is an easy shot to throw on because there is a lot of room for error. If you get it too far outside, the ball will start hooking a bit sooner and come into the pocket. If you throw it too far inside, the ball will skid for a while and still come into the pocket. Here is a decent and quick read about oil patterns with some illustrations. This will help clear it up too if what I've written here hasn't. Once you get onto the professional level, those sport shots become even more ridiculous. If you are using the ratios and typical sport shot being 2:1, pros will shoot on stuff that is 1:1 or even less. That makes for an incredibly difficult shot and one that I would probably average about 130-150 on, where on the typical house shot I average about 180-200. I thought the pattern was created by so many balls coming down the lane causing the outside to dry more. My favorite spot is between the second and third arrow heading slightly towards the gutter and swinging it back in. I even try that while playing nintendo. I haven't picked up my ball in years, was moving and pulling it out of a very ugly bag, stuck my finger tips in and cried. Damn, how can finger tips get fat.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 05:57 PM) One of the women involved in Cain's harassment settlements wants to come forward, and her lawyer is now trying to see if Cain's public statements denying the harassment means that he has vacated the confidentiality part of the agreement and thus would allow her to do the same. Ouch, seems fair. I'm not ready to convict him based on a settlement.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) All I can say is look at how all of them were viewed in their own times... Washington demolishes the rest of them. Actually Franklin was on par with Washington in that respect. It was Franklin's suggestion of a two house system that saved the Constitutional Convention when they could not find a compromise that the small and large states could agree upon. Franklin was one of a few, like Washington, that everyone would listen to.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 07:44 PM) Newt Gingrich can be a total jackass, i will not deny that. But he's still probably who I would vote for in the primary. I'm wondering why I will vote in the primary. If the Texas race is close, I may go vote.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 09:58 AM) Another managerial opening?? Good thing the Sox scooped up Ventura when they did.

Five people did not have Slapshot on their list. I will assume it was either because A. They did not see it or B. Five women voted and it definitely is not a chick flick

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:41 PM) I have said over and over again that experience can come in the form of managing in the minors and being a coach in the majors. Mark Parent would be a fine bench coach, if the manager were a veteran that could teach him. But when your manager has literally no managing experience at any level of professional baseball, then the bench coach should be someone with managing/coaching experience at the major league level. I am fine with hiring Robin, but I wish they had someone with some experience as a manager on the bench with him. But, who? Some washed up manager who can't get hired for the #1 anymore? Another team's version of Bevington or Manuel?

The question becomes how they knew to get started. Almost always they get tipped off by someone. There just isn't the budgets anymore to do a full scale hunt for anything. Remember Woodward and Bertsein had Deep Throat Mark Felt

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) Konerko could stop hitting. I have faith in Manto leaving Kong alone unless there is a problem, and trust Kong to be ready to go, and with the ability to fix small problems before they get big by directing his coach. If Manto will listen Konerko will create the coach that Konerko needs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) Oh, so now you have a problem with a person on the coaching staff who makes a public decision that you find to be incorrect. And yet it's impossible to think that management may have made a mistake by hiring people who weren't up to the job. tex circles the minnow slowly, it looks tasty, smells nice, he is a little hungry and could use a series of posts to boost that post total. As he hovers he suddenly sees the shiny hook in the bait and slowly fins past. Maybe SS will play.

Thinking about Petco, if he is interested in HoF building stats, yeah, that could cause him to look elsewhere. Damn, I wish that hadn't of come up. He would need a couple 20+ win seasons to have a legit case.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:21 PM) Or say something like they believe they've identified holes in his swing, and they'll be working on it throughout the offseason and ST. fixed

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:19 PM) Tex, you're not allowed to insinuate that management doesn't know what they're doing on any issue...you know that. I don't think he is controlling the message very well, which is different than not believing he is fixing Dunn's problems.

I hate to admit this but my iPad collects dust most of the time.

Really wish one of my athlets could arrange a ride instead of waiting for the athletic bus at 5:45.