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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 30, 2009 -> 06:10 PM) Cause on paper it isn't a mediocre team, it's actually a pretty solid one. We have absolutely 0 holes in our lineup yet we can't score runs. Our bullpen looked like one of the best in the league coming into the season and for the first few months it was probably the best. All Kenny has done is add and add and add to this squad and for some reason we're getting worse and it's not because he's bringing in bad players. These assholes(ya, this is how I feel about these guys right now) pretty much quit for some f***in reason and that's on them and the coaching staff. And btw I know it's going to be brought up, but I definitely don't want Ozzie fired this season, I just think he's done a poor job this year. I feel like Kenny is the only one who actually did his job this season, that's why I feel like he doesn't deserve any blame. This pretty well sums up how I feel about this bizarro team. The more holes we fill, the worse we get. Therefore I put 100% of the blame on Mark Buehrle. Isn't it obvious at this point that Mark Buehrle no-hitters are like kryptonite to this organization? See White Sox performance post-no-hitters, 2007, 2009. Case closed.

The guy represents. Period.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 03:56 PM) Take that, Contreras haters! The Titan of Bronze still has plenty left! Amen. Looks like I'm sporting the '06 Contreras All-Star jersey tonight.

Add today's performance to my list of reasons why Jose Contreras is my favorite player.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) Indeed and welcome 35th street Thanks. Feels good to finally emerge from the lurker cave...

So, in sum: "The Jake Peavy trade was not only bad, but one of the worst in the collective memory of the baseball world. Of course, the baseball world will not actually 'REMEMBER' it as a bad trade, since Jake Peavy will likely play very well. And White Sox fans will be very 'happy' with the trade for the duration of Peavy's contract. And the media will also heed the siren song of Peavy's excellent play, and will pronounce this a 'good deal.' This naive misconception will only be fueled by the fact that the players for whom Peavy was traded will, in common parlance, 'suck' for their new teams. But for complex reasons obvious to noone but me, the trade will continue to go down as a failure of epic proportions, the quaint exigencies of Peavy's real-world 'pitching' situation notwithstanding. Just remember, in a few years you will likely look back at this article and think 'Wow, the Peavy trade worked out great, this guy was an idiot.' At that moment, know that I will be sitting back in my parlor watching you fall into the web I have woven for you and the rest of the uninformed, your scorn only further proving my initial thesis. Checkmate, and you're welcome. P.S. - I am currently looking for a job."