Wise Master Buehrle

28 and counting!!!

AIM chats sucks ass. Why would someone prefer AIM chat over IRC?

Leadoff walk for Willie on 4 pitches.

I'm there now! People, start joining!

Good for Matt Ginter. It was good that he got a change of scenery. I tell you what, the Mets have a great pitching coach. Unfortunately, Matt wasn't destined for anything here, so there's no point in believing he would have.

Yeah, you're right. I thought I saw it was in the 5's. Guess not.

I'm happy because I found my printer driver CD and now I can print stuff!

It will be a VERY interesting series indeed. Remember, Schoeneweis leads the AL in quality starts, (maybe not anymore) if he can pump out another for us, that'd be really nice! I also hope Jon bounces back well after that 10-run routing he recieved. His ERA got juiced to the 5's, which really sucks.

I do think that this thread means nothing, we've already had a "Why did you become a Sox fan" thread, and that's what people are doing in this one.

It was on the back of the shirts that has "Sox Pride" on the front.

I saw members of the staff walking around with the "It's about us" shirts and wondering where they came from. Reminds me of royals.com and their headline is along the lines of "Together we can", reminds of the Little Engine that Could for cripes sake! :headshake SOX PRIDE.

Actually now it's not a 100% guarantee that I'll be there. Something may come up with the girlfriend or other friends.

Milwaukee is above .500 and I believe about 4.5 games out of 1st place. They aren't ready to shop players yet. Sheets would be GREAT but I don't think it's going to happen.

Stick around and post a little! But really, there's no point that we as Sox fans have to make to the Trib. If we flood their inboxes, they aren't going to think any better of us. Why bother? Let all the Cub fans complain.

WOW I can't believe someone remembered about this thread! Rock on!

Weak comeback, honestly, if you get in an argument, be prepared to read a lot and back yourself up on every account.

Carlos, while not the smartest player on the team, has progressively been getting better and better every year. I wouldn't be surprised if he once again improves and hits .300+ for the whole season. I can't comment enough on how greatly his defense has improved.

Well, you don't seem too fond of this roulette wheel deal we have going on currently. Which would you rather have? Sticking with one 5th starter (who isn't Danny Wright), who could become accustomed the major league style of pitching. Or Spinning that wheel and seeing if we get a star or another goober.

I wish there was a stat that showed decent pitchers getting hammered their first few starts then panning out and pitching decently. I'd be willing to bet there are pitchers out there that had this happen to them.

I don't think I've seen enough Diaz. It was only two starts. Maybe he just wasn't accustomed to the major leagues yet. Even though I said otherwise when Diaz stunk against Cleveland (out of pure anger I suppose), I really think 1 more start might have been a good idea. Patience, however, is not a virtue on this team.

I believe Munoz will be the next one called up... I'd really liked to have seen Rauch again, but due to the unfortunate circumstances, I suppose he's not an option. Heck, I'd even like to see Diaz again. Oh well, time to see what Munoz can do.

Mike Imrem. Was that a Bulls game I just saw? Was that a Bulls game I just saw? Posted Monday, June 14, 2004 By Mike Imrem Call it the Bullification of the White Sox. A crowd of 32,589 went to see a baseball game Sunday afternoon and a basketball stage show broke out. Comiskey Park felt like the United Center. It seemed any minute the LuvaSox would start bumping and grinding to "Rock and Roll Part II." Jerry Reinsdorf recently transferred marketing specialist Brooks Boyer from his basketball team to his baseball team. If this Sox-Braves game was any indication, you might as well start calling them the Chicago Bull Sox. Whether recent initiatives hit the Bull's-eye remains to be seen, but for starters they were welcomed warmly. Of course, personally being me, I hate them. I hate all the activity swirling around the United Center. It's just too noisy with too many moving parts. I like to watch the sporting event I'm attending and during lulls talk to the guy in the next seat about the sporting event we're attending. Sunday's game would have been fun for White Sox fans if played in a cemetery. I mean, the first-place Sox beat Atlanta 10-3 and had enough stars drawing enough ovations to echo until the next homestand. But, just as the Bulls do, the Sox must feel - win or lose - that people show up as much for the circus as the bread. So in the great tradition of basketball, the Bull Sox now introduce players individually. Instead of running out to their positions together, they run out solo. Who said there's no "I" in "S-O-X"? This started on the last homestand. This weekend, Sox fans were treated to the NBA habit of throwing T-shirts into the stands. Now here's the topper: The Bull Sox have a mascot. Its name is Southpaw instead of Benny the Bull. Its gender is unspecified. As one club operative said, "It is what it is." Mascots certainly aren't foreign to major-league baseball. The first, if memory serves, was the San Diego Chicken. The best is the Phillie Phanatic. Others have come and gone ... including the infamous Ribbie and Roobarb at the old Comiskey Park and Augie Ojeda at Wrigley Field. Anyway, I was a friend of Ribbie's and an acquaintance of Roobarb's and let me just say, sir, that Southpaw is no Ribbie or Roobarb. At least the Sox have to hope it isn't because those creatures were pathetic. Southpaw, surrounded by kids and balloons, was introduced to the crowd just prior to the game. Fans cheered. Then players ran out one by one. Fans cheered. Then T-shirts were launched. Fans cheered. Me? I expected the last player announced to be, "From North Carolina! ... No. 23! ..." Home runs by Frank Thomas and Joe Crede reminded me of slam dunks. When Mark Buehrle retired the first seven Braves, it was like Scottie Pippen shutting down opponents. Carlos Lee's club-record-tying hitting streak was as impressive as Dennis Rodman's cursing streaks were offensive. Oh yeah, Magglio Ordonez and Kenny Williams sat together in the center-field fan deck. They looked like Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause socializing with each other in a UC suite. OK, maybe not that last one. Again, I'm uncomfortable with the ballpark busy business. Fans seemed to enjoy the NBAization of baseball, however, so it's here to stay. One request, Bull Sox: Please stop short of a bunch of fat guys called the Matadors bouncing their blubber around the court, er, field between innings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The comment I was really fond of was the Cubs mascot being Augie Ojeda. It's so true, the fans treated him just like a mascot!

Didn't hear that. While I as well would love to see Borch up and Timo gone, I've heard Ozzie and Timo are good friends... could have affected him coming here in the first place. Timo's defense is getting old. Just wait till he drops one of those routine flyballs. Everyone will be calling for his head.

The only reason I'd want him is because he played with Ozzie last year, and maybe, just.. maybe that might affect his performance somewhat. If he can be had for extremely cheap, I say go for it.