Heads22

The Swiss D has been strong. Granted, it wasn't a killer group that they were in, but they've got to be high on confidence right now.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 03:42 PM) Beating Ukraine and then one of ITA/AUS? I think they can do the first, and I don't think an upset in the second set is out of the question....

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) Do yourself a favor and get a life. 15+ posts/day is laughable. I bet you are the kid who got pushed around on the playground during recess, and now is using his all power "moderator" role to get revenge without having to deal with any consequences. It must be rewarding to hide behind the computer and act bad ass knowing you will never have to deal in person with any posters here.

Sounds like Bates is trying to work his mojo on players to come to ISU, including Bernstine. It still boggles me that the kid has ISU, Arizona St, Nebraska and USC listed as his interested schools on Rivals and he picked ISU.....

The Swiss will win at least their next two.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 03:03 PM) Don't f***in touch the NCAA tourny. It's absolutely perfect. Indeed. There's no reason to make the majority of the regular season pointless. Good teams that have a legit shot rarely get snubbed anymore.

Will update after tonite.

The difference between the Sox and Tigers are how each team has fared against KC/Cle.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 02:41 PM) That's a terrible comparison. The Nationals were never even close to THIS good, THIS late in the season. Furthermore, even when the were 10 or so games over .500, they had a NEGATIVE run differential. Anyone with half a brain knew they were going to eventually suck. The Tigers lead MLB in RD this year. I'm sick of people making dumb comparisons. They aren't a fluke. BP has them at over 80% odds to make the playoffs. Before you scream, the Sox are at 76% odds. Take that with a grain of salt, but historically, teams this good record wise and RD wise don't miss that playoffs that often. I think they'll make the playoffs. The key for the Tigers is to not crap themselves playing a team named the Yankees or Sox. 50% chance of them playing the AL East winner in the playoffs depending how they finish in the Central. I'm still not buying the Tigers as a WS contender until they beat the White Sox/Red Sox/Yankees. Any road to the playoffs and in they playoffs goes thru these teams.

Also, as an admin, I'd like to welcome the Tiger fans in here. I realize things may rub wrong at times, but it's great to have fans of other teams thinking of Soxtalk as the place where Sox fans are. To the Tiger fans: Understand you're coming into a harsh environment. Don't troll and don't maker personal attacks and you'll be fine. You'll join Twins, Cardinal and Marlin fans, among others, who coexist in peace. Soxtalkers: I moved this to the Diamond Thread, so if you don't want to hear about the Tigers, it's not in Pale Hose Talk. If the Tiger posters annoy you, like any posters, set them on ignore. This could be a pretty neat discussion as long as everyone stays rather civil.

So.....this thread is getting moved to the Diamond Club

QUOTE(Soxpranos @ Jun 25, 2006 -> 01:22 PM) I think Fields will be our 1st baseman and Konerko will be the DH or vise versa. In three years? Or will Jim get hit by a train?

Knights Castle vs. Hoover Met.

Norfolk (29-46) @ Charlotte (52-23) Jose Lima (6-4, 3.67) vs. Tim Redding (6-5, 3.87) SUSPENDED Birmingham (3-3) @ Mississippi (2-4) Ray Liotta (2-7, 3.98) vs. Chris Waters (3-6, 4.52) Birm W 4-3; W - Liotta; Sv - Wasserman; Aldridge 3B, RBI Wilmington (3-2) @ Winston-Salem (3-2) Kevin Guyette (0-0, 3.60) vs. Adam Russell (6-2, 2.38) WS L 4-3; L - Hernandez; Smith HR (7), Allen 1-2, R, SB, Mercedes HR (4), De Los Santos 1-4 Kannapolis (0-3) @ West Virginia (3-0) Noe Rodriguez (0-5, 3.65) vs. Matt Kretzschmar (1-2, 6.32) CANCELLED Missoula (3-2) vs. Great Falls (2-3) Jordan Norberto (0-1, 7.71) vs. Tim Day (0-1, 27.00 ERA) GF W 9-8; W-Urena; Hunter 3B; Carter 4-4 (.545), 3-R Walkoff HR; Rote, Corley, Sabo: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K Bristol (2-2) @ Burlington (2-1) TBD vs. TBD POSTPONED TO MONDAY

I seriously hope you're just bonding with Jack tonight.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 11:20 PM) I hated Keny when we seen his true colors. It was only a matter of time. What are his true colors......doing anything to win? f*** that noise.

That Ozzie is impeccable.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 11:16 PM) all we do is f***ing win with OZZIE. Kenny should have kept this private. Kenny brings in good chemistry guys, but he, himself is a f***ing bad apple. He needs to go. I'm tired of him trying to get his name in the headlines. We win on the nights hes been suspended this year too, if that means anything.

Crack is bad.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 10:49 PM) Actually: So, I'm not judging him off of some stupid ass commercial, I'm just not a big fan of his sound and believe me I am not one to hate on unique styles (anyone who knows what kind of music I like can vouch for this). It's just something about his singing that I'm not a fan of. His anti Mike Caruso stance?

It's similar to what happened earlier when y'all couldn't post but could still read.... And, I might mention.....this would give all of you a real nice chance to check out our sister sites at talkbears.com, talkbulls.com and talkbhawks.com

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) How bout some duct tape for KW who says he may have to fire Oz someday if he keeps this up. Nah. KW was not in the wrong at all.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) This is what I'm thinking also. It's probably the most realistic and best situation out there. Although, who's gonna lead off for us once Pods is gone? That could be a potentially big problem in a couple years. Also, another scenario is that Fields plays 1B. I like this situation a lot as well. Thome isn't gettin' any younger, and Paulie could move to DH. Depends on the 2b situation after Gooch.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 24, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) OK, I'm going to look up the 2nd half ERA's in the past three years for each pitcher on the Tigers....I don't know what this will look like, but I'm going to keep updating this post as I look at each one.... Fernando Rodney 3.48 Jamie Walker 4.10 Todd Jones 4.55 Roman Colon 4.79 Kenny Rogers 4.80 Jeremy Bonderman 5.13 Mike Maroth 5.15 Nate Robertson 5.69 Jason Grilli 6.34 Justin Verlander 7.50 Zach Miner --- Joel Zumaya --- Done.