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    CC: Hit - No Hit ~ You Make The Call

    in The Diamond Club

    Posted

    QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 02:55 PM)
    I think changing this from an error would be ridiculous. You can't retroactively go back and change a ruling just to make no-hitters happen. The call was made on the play at the time it happened, and it was a 50/50 call. Dozens of plays are ruled errors and or hits every day, and if we start changing them just to get no-hitters, well, that'll really mess the the rule books.

     

    Yost is so f***ing annoying it's ridiculous.

     

    I don't mind Yost doing this - its a sign of support for his player, but I really doubt even he (Yost) believes it will get changed. I totally agree that retroactively changing calls that aren't clearly 'blown' makes no sense (though the error/hit official scoring is changed post-game with some regularity).

    2008 General Election Discussion Thread

    in The Filibuster

    Posted

    QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 1, 2008 -> 01:42 PM)
    naw, this shouldn't matter. Troopergate might.

     

    I've been reading and lurking for awhile as I've tried to make up my own mind on the Palin VP pick. I disagree with Bmags on this... there seems to be a lot of discussion on troopergate (lol at the 'gate'-ization of it already), but I really do not see it as a major issue. Worst case, it is one firing (it does not make it right, but it is not a systematic process of firing a group of people) of an individual that, if the facts are true, deserved to get fired. However, since Palin was brought on as a social conservative, as I believe she was, then there are certainly some 'family values' implications of her daughter's pregnancy. It will not affect my vote, but I can see it being a bigger issue for some than the so-called troopergate.

     

    (Note: Just before I posted this, I did post in the "read and acknowlegde" thread for the 'buster)

    No Loser thread?.....

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    The Sox had a nice streak (5 straight 8/16-8/20) and 8 of 9 (8/12 to 8/20), and now they are struggling (3-6 since)... its pretty much been their MO all season. Win streak, loss/mediocre streak...this team has been incredibly streaky all season. I realize they beat some bad teams on the win streak (OAK, SEA), but the Sox are going to come back and win a few in a row, I promise you that.

    Tornado sirens

    in SLaM

    Posted

    The tornados that hit downtown Atlanta didn't knock down any skyscrapers, but they are still replacing windows several months later. The Westin hotel (one of the tallest buildings in Atlanta) looks like a checkerboard.

    Josh Fields

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (Karko's Throat Skin @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 08:34 PM)
    I have this feeling that Kenny will be in a corner and resign Crede...further delaying our eventual cleansing and rebuilding. Its amazing that the Sox haven't had to rebuild since the late 1990's but its due and I can't take these 35+ year old hitters anymore.

     

    I'd disagree that rebuilding is 'due,' especially for a team in first place for 100-some games, and a half game out of first after some of the worst stretches of the season. In addition, the team has some good young talent, but it's a mixed bag with Alexei playing great and Swish playing like crap, for example. Finally, I am not sure Kenny is able to rebuild - I don't think it is in his DNA.

    Positive Paulie Thread

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (TCQ @ Jul 29, 2008 -> 10:53 AM)
    Stop posting videos of konerko in 05 or 06. It is now 08 and he sucks, we will all move on. Live on nostalgia for now, but when you turn the game on and theres a guy on base with konerko up its no longer an rbi oppurtunity its a GIDP oppurtunity.

     

    I thought this was a "Positive Paulie" thread... Not to pick on only the poster quoted, but if you want to complain about Paulie, there are several other threads for your complaining needs. It isn't wrong for people to want to be positive about a guy that has given much to the team and its fans. I think there is near 100% agreement that he hasn't been productive this year.

     

    PK getting hot is a key to the Sox performance over the next couple of months. I don't think he is done yet, career-wise.

    2nd-half Rotation

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted · Edited by Disco72

    I think the bigger question is what to do with John Danks. He's the team's best pitcher, and with a narrow lead in the division, the Sox need him to continue pitching well. However, his most innings pitched in a season is 156 in 2005, and he only pitched 139 and 140 innings the last two years. Following SI's Tom Verducci's " Year After Effect" Danks should only pitch a maximum of 30 innings over his career high (and being conservative on this is a good thing). As the #3 in the rotation after the All Star break, Danks would be on schedule for 14 more starts and about 84 more innings (added to his 114.2 season total). If the Sox make the postseason, those innings would also be a factor. Right now, two of our veteran "innings eaters" are scheduled to pitch the least innings the rest of the way, which is great based on this season's performance but not great based on burning out the Sox's young arms.

     

    The question, then, is what to do with him for the rest of the season? With 6 off days, the Sox could skip his spot a few times. Masset could make some spot starts (thankfully the bullpen is low on innings relative to the rest of the league). When rosters expand later this season, some starts could be made by one of our AAA guys. While the Sox have limited Danks' innings pitched by pulling him earlier than other pitchers, I think the team will need to do more starting right after the AS break to make sure he's healthy and effective for the rest of this season, the postseason, and beyond.

     

    EDIT: fixed link

    6/20 Game Thread - CWS @ CHC, 1:20pm CT

    in 2008 Season in Review

    Posted

    QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 04:55 PM)
    You know, why is it a bad decision to take out your pitcher, who's 23 (or whatever Danksy is) and turn it over to your bullpen? They've been pretty damn good this year. And besides that, let's leave Danksy in for 100+ pitches, every game, and then start listening to you all b**** about how Guillen has become Dusty Baker and blows out all his pitcher's arms by overusing them. WTF. No one can ever win with some of you people.

     

    Agree 100%

    About this time last year...

    in Pale Hose Talk

    Posted

    QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ May 31, 2008 -> 09:34 PM)
    The Tigers have scored 261 runs to our 238. What is your point?

     

     

    Regardless of total runs scored, the Tigers have still been "shut down" more this year than the Sox. The Tigers have more runs on the season because they've scored 19 runs twice and have several other double digit runs scored games. However, the Tigers have been shut out more than the Sox (9 games for the Tigers, 6 for the Sox) and have scored three runs or less more times than the Sox (27 games to 25 games). Both offenses suck, but the Tigers are actually a little more susceptible to being "shut down" on offense than the Sox while having, on paper, a better offense.

     

    I agree with DA that changing the hitting coach won't matter much. At some point, the Sox are going to have to change the players. How long do you give the so-called Leathal Weapon 3? One more month at the most, in my opinion, as the Sox should face worse pitching, play at home more, and have warmer weather, which removes each of those as a potential excuse for not hitting. If, at the end of June, these guys aren't hitting, hopefully some changes can be made.

    $10 per gallon gas

    in The Filibuster

    Posted

    QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 12:03 PM)
    The areas where refineries would be built (in some cases on top of old ones) are usually where there is already heavy industry. No oil company is going to build a refinery in Winnetka. NIMBY isn't such a huge issue. There are large swaths of derelict industrial space in SE Chicago, Gary, Whiting, etc., for example, that are right on the lake (port access for oil) and that would be ideal. I really don't think NIMBY is the issue. The issue is that its expensive to build new capacity, and as someone else said, the image of them building more is that they aren't moving forward to alternative energy.

     

    I favor large scale investment in alternatives, but I ALSO think that some addition to refining capacity, and some upgrades to EXISTING drilled fields in and around the US, are smart investments.

    What's a better investment? Building more refineries to sell more gas or keeping supply limited and making more money on the gas that is sold? My guess is that the ROI on a new refinery does not offset the increased profitability of a limited supply. I don't work for the oil/gas industry...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

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