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QUOTE (T R U @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 02:15 PM) his batting avg is only what, 20 points higher than Konerkos? that's not that big of a difference if you are considering Hamiltons to be ridiculous.. Anyways, that's why I said a shot at it if he finishes strong which would require him to prolly hit 40 HRs, drive in 125+ and keep that avg in the .320 range.. and of course, we make the playoffs.. either way, hes having a pretty damn good year that I think is going unnoticed by most everyone who isnt a part of this board.. Try 42 points higher. Hamilton is batting .361. That's pretty ridiculous.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 02:13 PM) Looking down the road, is it a forgone conclusion that we'll see a picture of Paulie on the wall with a statue of his on the concourse? That's a really tough question actually. Not sure I would unless he has another 2-3 years with us. He has been extremely steady, but never had a massive year in his career other than this year really. His 2006 was very good, but nothing spectacular.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 02:10 PM) Are Hamilton's numbers THAT much better than Konerko's? I honestly don't know. Not really. But his batting AVG is so ridiculous and the fact that he plays CF will help his case. I would say Paulie has a good shot at finishing 2nd or 3rd. Unfortunately, that doesn't get you anything but a massive contract from a team like the Red Sox.

In what may be the worst looking sweep I remember in a long time, the bottom line is 3 wins and 0 losses. NOW LET'S GO TIGERS! DON'T s*** THE BED AGAIN TONIGHT!

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 12:54 PM) I remember him saying how Vizquel was not the reason that alexei improved so I guess I doubt that Vizquel was really brought in for that. Yeah, he gave all the credit to Joey Cora, who is, non-coincidentally, a candidate for every open managerial spot. Ozzie just helping out his buddy Joey Cora.

Really, Manny Ramirez at 10% in that Comcast poll? I would rank them as.... 1) Jake Peavy 2) Manny Ramirez 3) Ken Griffey 4) Jim Thome

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 10:12 PM) What if Pierre doesn't get doubled off, what if Q, AJ, PK or Rios knock in a RISP? The only "what if" game you can play is "what if we had a pitcher in the bullpen capable of an out". A 3 f***ing run lead in the 9th against one of the worst teams in baseball should be enough, Manny or no Manny *facepalm*.....nevermind.

Mitchell in the AFL. :headbang

Morel says "September call-up? Nah, I'm good dominating here in Charlotte" 3/5 with a 2B, his 24th double in just 80 games in AAA.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:44 PM) Was Manny coming in for relief or....? If we lost this game it was because we don't have a single pitcher in the pen who can get an out. I am saying someone could argue that if Manny was playing over Kotsay, that we may have scored more than 4 runs, and then we would have won the game. Not saying it is the right excuse, just saying that someone would mention it. But because we won, Ozzie won't have to hear anyone say "Well, if you started Manny, you could have scored more runs".

Ozzie is lucky we won this game. Because now we are 1-0 without Manny even getting an AB. If we had lost this game, anyone could have made a case that Manny would have helped us get a win. But now that we won, Ozzie saves himself from LOTS of ridicule.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:12 PM) he looked pretty dominant so far.....give me whatever your havin all that matters to me is he's getting the job done better than anyone else on our staff and it's at the right time of the year QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) his ERA + was very good for the Cubs, but it topped at like 130, 30% better than an average pitcher, Edwin coming into tonight with 4 starts was 454, 354% better than an average pitcher... comparing apples to oranges... not sure if this was meant to be in green, but who cares, I wanted to post how freaky EJax has been, even before tonight! QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:14 PM) I think Jackson has been the definition of dominant with us. His FIP is at 2.29 since joining the Sox. That's 1.4 WAR. 1.4 WAR over 5 starts, stretch that out over 30. You're talking 09 Zack Greinke. My comment was in reference to the game thread last night where someone said something like "We have no dominant starters" and I said "Edwin Jackson and his POTY award say otherwise". Then 4 or 5 people starting commenting saying how bad he was in AZ, and how Carlos Silva started 8-0 for the Cubs, and other things disputing Edwin jackson being dominant for us.

Just remember guys.....Edwin Jackson isn't dominant. Afterall, Carlos Silva had a good month or two for the Cubs....

Damn, Edwin just gets stronger as the game goes on. Popping it at 99. If pitch count wasn't such a bulls*** made-up thing, and 100 was the nice neat number to use, I would use Edwin in the 9th too, but I am sure he is around like 110 pitches or so.

We need Manny in RF as a defensive replacement....

I better be seeing Manny pinch-hit tonight for Kotsay at some point tonight.

This is such a joke to be honest. If we weren't in such dire need of wins right now, I would be rooting for a loss just to make Ozzie look even dumber for not playing Manny. But alas, we can't afford to take losses in spite.

QUOTE (TomPickle @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 01:22 PM) I'm all for it if he uses as his closer entrance music. That is what they use currently.

QUOTE (a21schizoidman @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 11:55 PM) it's well known the Sox get treated like crud outside of US Cellular MLB Network seems to like us unless maybe that's just Harold Reynolds.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 11:02 PM) I'm just glad Pierre found out how to hit line drives and got his OBP up to around .350. Run this one through your optimizer..... Pierre Alexei Manny Konerko Rios Quentin Beckham AJ Vizquel

Let's see Manny drop 2 HR and Jackson strike out 15+! :headbang :headbang

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) I can't fing wait. I hope he is as hungry as he was when he got traded from Boston. If he Can be ManRam of old for 30 games I think we make the playoffs, then who knows. If his desire is there, Mannypaloosa will be successful on the SouthSide. (He better play tomorrow, not too tired BS. He has had 5 days off.) With a Z man, a Z!

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) I got TB Rays, but not Lightning or Bucs. And I got Carolina Panthers but not Hurricanes haha. But did you get the Patriots or the Warriors?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 09:07 PM) Manny Christ does heal the lame and injured!! Kotsay?

How many weeks was Bobby with us in '05 before he was handed the closer role? History shall repeat!