Texsox

Easy boy! I was ahem, adding to my post count

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 12:31 PM) Here is a picture live from the Valley, where Tex celebrates the only way he knows how... chasing kids off of his lawn. Hmm, this has me thinking . . . Bobby Hill or Bobby Jenks?

And I am back in the thread.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 11:00 AM) True, but the Sox were more effective offensively during the first half of the season, when Pods was healthy. He was a difference-maker. The Sox were also MUCH more effective at bunting and moving runners along via productive outs in general. This latter point is a lost art that has cost them since. icing on the cake.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:57 AM) The Sox scored 127 more runs in 2006 than they did in 2005. Thome was the major reason for that but I guess it was station to station baseball that did the Sox in that year rather than the fact that the pitching staff gave up about 150 more runs than the previous season. It is Thome's fault Politte became a terrible pitcher, Cotts sucked, Buehrle sucked, and Contreras got injured. If only we had more speed and a less productive hitter we would have won it all that year. And this myth that the Sox won with speed that year really needs to end. That lineup included Everett, AJ, Dye, Konerko, Crede, Uribe none of whom could really run. Rowand had above average but not great speed, Iguchi had decent speed but nothing more. Pods was the one guy who could really run on that team that was an everyday player. The Sox hit 200 HR, as already pointed out most of the big hits in the postseason were HR. The 2006 offense with the 2005 pitching staff wins 100+ games with ease and just about any year your pitching does what the 2005 Sox did in the playoffs you win the WS. When the other team doesn't score you win. amazing that someone actually has to post this on a White Sox message board. But maybe 2005 was just so long ago. Great post.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:41 AM) Have a great day taking a ride around town. Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild

I was in until the end. And today is the end. Play out the season, hopefully no one gets hurt, and wait until next year. And hope that the Cubs do something spectacularly bad to make us laugh.

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:13 AM) IMO the Thome trade wasn't for us... it was for him. Nobody trades a productive player + cash for a 26 year old A-ball scrub because it's good for the ballclub. It was a class move by Kenny to give a future Hall-of-Famer at the end of his career a chance at a ring. Period.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) ALDS Game 1 - we hit 5 homers, including two 3-run bombs ALDS Game 2 - we won on a 3-run homer ALCS Games 3 & 4 - 1st inning 3-run & 2-run homers gave us the lead we didnt give up and set the tone WS Game 1 - game winning run was on a homer WS Game 2 - the big hit was a grand slam, then a walk-off homer WS Game -3 - won on a 14th inning homer Shhh, you may wake up some people.

Valentines Day is a long ways away

thankfully no, but that's another great song

really trying to get this song out of my head "uh, Long Distance, Directory-Assistance, Area Code 212", i Said, "hey Mama, This Is Mr. Rhythm-And-Blues" he Said Hello And Put Me On Hold to Say The Least, The Cat Was Cold he Said, "don't Call Us, Child, We'll Call You" i Said, "you Got My Number?" he Said, "yeah, I Got It When You Walked In The Door." don't Call Us...We'll Call You don't Call Us...We'll Call You "i Got Your Name From A Friend Of A Friend who Said He Used To Work With You do You Remember The All-Night Preacher From Stereo-92?" i Said, "could You Relate To Our Quarter-Track Tape? you Know The Band Performs In The Nude." he Said, "uh-Uh, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You." "listen Kid, You Pay For The Call you Ain't Bad, But We 've Heard It All Before yeah, It Sounds Like John, Paul And George." anyway, We Cut A Hit And Toured A Bit, with The Song He Said He Couldn't Use and Now He Calls, And Begs And Crawls, it's Telephone Deja Vu we Got Percentage Points And Lousy Joints and All The Glitter We Can Use, Mama, so, Huh, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You! you May Have Heard This One Before, Too: "listen Kid, You Pay For The Call well, You Ain't Bad But I've Heard It All Before." don't Call Us...We'll Call You. don't Call Us...We'll Call You.setup_params();

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) I know he had a high on-base. An I'm not making an argument. I didn't like him. We moved away from slug-ball in 2005 and we won it all. Then we moved back to it in 2006 and we went back to mediocrity. It's not a coincidence IMO. Give me guys who can run and play defense....not the complete opposite (Thome). Amazing, they went away from slug-ball and ranked 4th in home runs in 2005.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) Oh no, good forbid someone say anything negative about Jim Thome. The guy was a class act, but the fact of the matter is that we won the division just once in his 4 years here. He was not nearly as clutch are some of you are saying. He struck out all the time and could hardly score from 3rd on triple. Thome can't hit a fastball anymore. He is done. I guess I'm not a "fan" because I didn't like Thome. You are definitely a fan, and when a player says f*** this place and leaves, I never blame them, call them greedy, or anything like that.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) Interesting that Thome knew the night before. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_leagu...?urn=mlb,186333 I assume he knew because he had to wave a no trade clause. And I am certain when he found out the team he had to have had a wtf response.

perhaps it will be better in '10

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 08:23 AM) Good riddance to both of these guys. Jose, you were great for a year but you have been awful for 3 years. Thome, you are a nice guy, but I never liked you and I'm tired of you strikeouts. It's posts like this I think of when I player decides to leave via free agency.

I have always valued character, and he has shown a lot.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 08:23 AM) What did you wish for on your birthday, new knees, new hips, or some other part that has failed you? I Kid Because You're Old Have a great one, Tex!! Thank You, I thought I would use a larger font so you won't need your bifocals who you calling old

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 07:04 PM) Riiiiiiiiiight. Remember, we're talking ILLEGAL immy-gants. No, catch up. NSS plan calls for car insurance style, Mr said no to Visa and green card holders buying direct, he wants the companies to pay for the policies instead of the folks here *legally* with Visas, H1B, green cards, etc., So in genious' modification of NSS plan Citizens buy individually from companies and pay for it themselves Legal non-citizens have it purchased for them by the companies that sponsor them.

Nice guy too

I am glad the team for a classy way to part with Jim. It makes a s***ty situation better. I usually pull for the AL Central, then AL, in the playoffs. The Dodgers just went to the top of my list. He'll be back in the AL next season.

Congrats to the four or five posts that actually were worth reading I guess a few people like this place.

After various checks and trying to fit everything into the new case, it was the mobo. Only two cuts working with these cheap cases lol

Lacking enthusiasm for Big Jim in LA