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And what a matchup England and Germany would be.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) They better be careful, if the Serbs can sneak in an injury time goal, Ghana won't be playing anyone for a while. Very true.

I don't think Ghana wants to tie/win and play England.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 03:03 PM) If Ghana ties it up we're playing Germany though FYI Yeah, which would suck. But I think Germany holds on.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 11:22 AM) Actually, i'd prefer Serbia win to top the group and Germany/Ghana draw so we'd face Ghana in the second round. I want nothing to do with the Serbs It's looking like this will happen. Serbia down 2-0 to the Aussies. Germany up by 1 on Ghana. Unless Germany scores two more goals, it's looking like we're playing Ghana.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) Judging from the nice DP he turned the other day, I'd take Viciedo right now. And give Omar starts at third two days a week and starts at second for hitless Beckham 2 days at second. Viciedo needs to play 5 of every seven games or it's worthless ruining his progress up here. One play doesn't make a defender. From all accounts, Viciedo's a below average 3B.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 01:22 PM) Pierre LF Vizquel 3B Rios CF Konerko 1B Quentin RF Kotsay Dh Pierzynski C Ramirez SS Beckham 2B Buehrle P So yea.. Looks like Alexei's fine. I was hoping that he wouldn't be, so we can play Viciedo at 3B and Vizquel at SS.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 01:34 PM) And what about Morneau? He wins the voting and starts. You can take 3 guys at one position...especially one like 1B.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:48 PM) Its not about them being THAT bad, its that people thing we have all of the sudden become a playoff team because we have creamed the Cubs, Pirates, and Nationals.. It certainly raises the team's confidence. They don't care who they beat. The thing is, this team was probably mentally screwed the first couple months of the season. By winning all these games against s***ty teams, they've probably got a little swagger back. Early on in the year, we would have laid down in a game like yesterday. You're seeing a difference in attitude and the team is playing up to their talent potential.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:39 PM) Its not overblown at all The NL is not THAT bad. People have been saying all along that a .570 NL team would be a .500 AL team and vice versa. Yes, that is the difference between playoffs and mediocrity, but with the way some people treat this, it's like their minor league teams or something.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:33 PM) but I thought this NL thing was waaaaaaaay overblown? I can't take credit for something KHP said. It is overblown. If it was really that bad, the White Sox would be a .670 team against the NL.

God, don't tell Ozzie that Kotsay had one good game against Hudson. Please don't.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:29 PM) I was told that UZR does not work with 1B. It doesn't work as well. UZR is usually strictly about range, especially when it comes to infielders. It doesn't take into account the picks Konerko makes at first. As a 1B, Konerko's range is definitely below average to average. However, he is pretty sure handed, which is good. Still, UZR at 1B is better than something like fielding%, which is why it's still a usable stat there. What does take account the nice scoops is Plus/Minus. So far, Konerko's made 11 scoops on the year. What has hurt him is his lack of range. His current zone rating is .63, which is pretty bad. And he's only made 7 plays out of his zone.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 10:54 AM) And I'd say Konerko is actually better than that number as well. Quentin is the only real laggard on the field right now, as far as I can see. Maybe AJ. I don't know why his defense has been deemed bad by UZR so far. At this point last year, he was the leader in UZR at 1B. It's weird how UZR swings with sample size. Quentin is straight up bad in RF. That's why he needs to heat up with the bat to be at least a semi-valuable player. And to add to what I said up there, we have very good defenders at all the key defensive positions (CF, SS, 2B, 3B).

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) Hate it. Always have hated it. I don't buy that it helps attendance, because for every Sox-Cubs game, there are extra Sox-Royals and Sox-Indians game that has nobody there. I'd like a balanced schedule where the Sox play everyone in the league 12 games. You should love it. We've played .570 ball against the NL all these years. Only .511against the AL.

You win today and you have more than a legit shot at a 4-2 home stand. If you are that successful against the Cubs and Braves, you should sweep KC. So I think by the end of this month, we should be 3-5 games over .500.

Konerko's current numbers will get him in for sure. It doesn't look like Teixeira will win the 1B ballot, so there will be 3 1B to take in Cabrera, Youk, and Konerko.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 11:04 AM) USA has gotten this far before. But it will be one of the first times where in the round of 16 they may be a favorite to advance. They got a hell of a draw this time. They were in a weak group to begin with and group D has been pretty wild so far.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 23, 2010 -> 11:04 AM) If Germany wins, don't we get to play Serbia or Australia anyway? Germany will have 6 points, and with their +3 goal differential, I doubt Serbia passes them up, they are at even 0. 1st tiebreaker is goal differential, not head-to-head (which is dumb if you ask me). I think the only way we face Germany is if they tie & SRB-AUS ends in a tie, or if AUS wins, or if Germany & Serbia both win, but Serbia drops a 5 or 6 spot on the Aussies. Maybe I'm thinking ahead, but it'd be good to get rid of a really good team like Germany right now so they'd have a chance in the quarter finals.

Hopefully, Germany loses and we get to play Serbia or Australia.

Wow, the U.S. are going to come out on top of the group, nice.

Donovan!!!!!!

That was a yellow card?

Beasley's in, lol.

It's do or die in the last 15. Either that or hope Slovenia helps you out.