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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 09:56 PM) That's exactly what everyone said about Nick Swisher too. Now everyone wants him back. I know who I won't want back next season...Mark Kotsay.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 08:51 PM) There has to be a whipping boy on the club. I wonder who is next in line, when or if Kotsay leaves. It's not that there has to be a whipping boy. If there were no crappy players on this team, nobody would be complaining. We'd all be happy happy joy joy and I think almost everybody would want that. I don't know how you can't complain about Mark Kotsay. He sucks at hitting and he's is DHing the most games on this team. Chris Rongey brought this point up on the post game show, how there always seems to be one guy the Sox fans hate...well...let's run down this list. 2010 Mark Kotsay 2009 Dewayne Wise 2008 Javier Vazquez 2007 Darin Erstad 2006 Rob Mackowiak 3, if not 4, of the past 5 most hated people on this team are terrible baseball players. Kotsay is a even worse version of Darin Erstad. Ozzie keeps running this guy out there even though he hasn't proven he could hit in the past 4 months. Don't blame the fans for pointing weaknesses out, blame the players for not performing and blame Ozzie for trotting him out there.

Horrible base running by the Rays.

QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 08:38 PM) Again, why? Where is he going to play? They need a bat, they don't need Mannywood. Bat = Manny. At least this is how we all see it.

Kotsay got limited playing time in the A's series. This must be Ozzie's way of making it up to him.

I hate how almost every manager has that guy he puts out there every day no matter how much he sucks. Dusty Baker has Neifi Perez. Tony La Rusa has Skip Schumaker. Ozzie Guillen has Mark Kotsay...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 05:48 PM) Yes, if you are protected with a NTC, you don't have to go. But you can't go through waivers again...right? So it's still possible to block us.

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 08:18 PM) If they dont win tomorrow it will have been a HUGE mistake throwing Torres out there for the second game. A split with the reeling Tigers? Come on.... They didn't have much of a choice.

The good thing is that the Rays are winning by 3 in the 7th.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:52 PM) I literally pictured your avatar today when Kotsay was robbed again earlier. Brilliant. I hope Kotsay becomes depressed enough about his "bad luck" to retire from baseball.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) Last 3 full seasons on the road: .278 .376 .486 .862 Much better than ordinary. I don't know if Hawpe is the same hitter he was a couple of years ago. I used to really like the idea of him DHing for this team, but now I'm pretty eh.

You can waive waiver claims with an NTC? I know you can reject a trade, but once a team claims you, you probably have to be pulled back.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:31 PM) Listening to Boers and Bernstein on the Score, it really looks like Manny Ramirez is a big possibility. It seems like Kenny is just sitting back waiting to pounce. Unless an NL team puts a fork into his plans.

Brad Hawpe outside of Coors is extremely ordinary.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:24 PM) OK, TFIW, this is from B & B and their sources, Manny isn't hurt, Dodgers sent him home because he was being "Bad Manny" and White Sox have sent "unofficial feelers" out to him and he said the White Sox are the only team he would play for at this point... Again, who knows, but it's new. WTF? Really? This is something new. Almost seems false.

He'll come back, just watch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 04:05 PM) If you believe some reports, last season was the first time he'd ever been put as a SS for any extended length of time, so it only took him about 1 season to turn into a GG SS. That aint' bad in my book. And he wasn't bad there, contrary to popular belief.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:57 PM) Precisely. If anything you could make the case for Carlos DHing. Anything to get Carlos to DH would be great. He looked so lost out there today.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:56 PM) Ozzie said in one of his pregame interviews that Omar in no way is taking credit for Alexei, it is all Joey Cora and the work they have put in together. he was emphatic about it It really took a while for Joey to get though to Alexei didn't it?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) If you look at the line up, Konerko is playing DH. So if you want to sit Konerko in favor of Dayan, that would be an interesting argument. As for Dayan starting at 3b, he hasnt been that great defensively (arguably a liability) and I believe the game Kalapse is referring to the other team was starting a lhp. I want Dayan to get more at bats, I just think that the majority of those at bats should be coming from the DH spot, which is being used by Konerko tonight. Konerko doesn't have to DH. The "he's old" or "he's tired" argument goes out the window because 43 year old Omar Vizquel is playing third and will be playing there TWICE today.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) Just out of curiosity what lineup do you want tonight? I think it would be cool to see those who complain pretty much about every lineup despite our winning ways list their lineup of the day. I know I'd like to read them every single day and compare them to our skipper's lineup. You know, it would be nice if he plays Viciedo... Who you have been clamoring for to get playing time.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 03:01 PM) Need more assholes. Needz more Mark Kotsays.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) Omar is latino, though. He's naturally at least 15 years more resilient because he didn't have a translator in the minor leagues. Haha.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) Had this discussion in chat Furcal and Tulo have higher WARs and thats it. Furcal does. But this isn't a one year thing.

I'll go as far as to say he is the best in the AL. The NL is another story.