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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 11:34 PM) I worked for an African-American NFL football player (wide receiver from UGA who played for the Broncos and Giants from 92-97) and he was VERY much a Republican. Most of them wouldn't admit to not voting for Obama, but I would guess 75% of them vote Republican because the main issue they care about is taxes. Especially this last election, when Obama was very open/honest about taxing those in the $250K and above bracket at a higher rate. It would be interesting to see which players (NFL, NBA, MLB) voted, and for whom. Exit polls showed that 52% of the population that made 200K or more voted for Obama. Quite surprising if you ask me.

He's the second coming of Jose Valentin if you ask me.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 07:49 PM) You can always add tie breakers. Go to division records then. I still think they should keep the coin flips in, but not do it in the beginning of September. I think the most logical thing is to base it off of head-to-head record and then have the coin flip there if it's needed.

How are they going to decide who gets homefield for a Wild Card tie-breaker where the teams played a even amount of games and ended up tied for the season series then?

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 03:24 PM) Sabean aint that stupid, you would have to throw in a bunch of young prospects, even then I think any team can beat our offer for what they need (which is younger players who are cheaper, unless Sabean really believes his team can compete after losing Cain). If we can get Cain for Jermaine Dye (or even better...Swisher), I would piss my pants in joy.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 05:52 PM) I don't trade Vazquez for him though. I'd trade Vazquez for Hardy and that's about it from Milwaukee. I would like to know how you know he undervalues Lincecum...because I imagine if he did that, Lincecum would be in a different uniform right now. In other words, I highly doubt he undervalues Lincecum. J.J. Hardy's a good hitting shortstop, but he is extremely streaky.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Oct 18, 2008 -> 02:52 PM) Poreda throws a slider and changeup and they are both average pitches. He can start in the majors with his repetoire because his fastball is explosive with movement. An Ace? No. Top of the rotation guy? No. But a 4 or 5? Certainly. Jon Garland: 4.90 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, .303 batting average against, 59 BBs and 90 Ks. Javier Vazquez: 4.67 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, .263 batting average against, 61 BBs and 200 Ks. By these numbers, it is also safe to say that Vazquez underperformed based on peripherals and Garland overperformed. Garland, as much as I love him, is trash. Garland didn't overperform. He had his worst year this season since 2004. I don't think he likes Anaheim very much.

Rays in 6.

No. He won't take anything less than 5-6 years. Sox don't give pitchers 3 or more year contracts. He's too expensive and he wants to stay in the NL.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Oct 16, 2008 -> 10:06 PM) Forget heat - If you have location, accuracy, and a frisbee-like release, that batter is dead to rights at least once, maybe twice. Like Shingo?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 10:05 PM) David Eckstein also wins rings. Because he's not the only one that always sucks in the playoffs for the Yankees? I understand the whole "he's making 5 billion dollars a year so he should produce" argument, but when you get little to no help from your teammates, it tends to be hard. Anyways, Alex Rodriguez plays 3B, doesn't need to be traded to be motivated, and he annually puts up better regular season numbers than Manny Ramirez. Alex Rodriguez is easily more valuable than Manny Ramirez. David Eckstein also won a WS MVP.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 16, 2008 -> 10:31 AM) Apparently you didnt read the article above. It states he didnt have the curve BEFORE he learned the cutter, when in actuality his curve was his out pitch all through the minors. It was a plus pitch. Ah, Ok. Then that's obviously false.

I saw a lot of maturation from Danks this season. Earlier in the year, he was effective through 5-6 innings but had thrown way too many pitches. This went on until about June, but then he started being a little more economical and started going 6 innings more consistently and at times 7 or 8 innings, which is why he started to get more wins towards the middle of the year. Unfortunately, he got tired at the end of August and really started to suck for a good two weeks. He got on track at the end of the year and I think we really saw the mature Danks in his last two starts against the Rays and Twins. He conserved his pitches very well and went deep in both of those games. I don't know if he's an elite pitcher, I think he still has some developing to do.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 15, 2008 -> 11:24 AM) Uh what? Wasnt Danks voted having the best curve in the texas system before we got him? What are they talking about his lack of a curve? He doesn't have the curve anymore because he throws the cutter more. Steve Stone talks about this a lot. When you go to one kind of a breaking pitch (cutter isn't a breaking pitch, but it has a slider-like movement), it's very hard to master another. Gavin and Javy are two pitchers who can throw both a curve ball and a slider at the same time effectively. However, most pitchers can only throw one consistently. In HS, Garland had a great curve. After he got to the Majors, he used the slider alot more and the curve gradually went away. The same transformation has happened to Danks. You rarely see him throw a curve when he pitches now, let alone get it over.

Position Players C - Pierzynski (B-), Hall (C+) 1B - Konerko © 2B - Ramirez (A) SS - Cabrera (C+) 3B - Crede ©, Uribe © LF - Quentin (A+), Wise (B-) CF - Swisher (C-), Anderson, © RF - Dye (A-) DH - Thome (B) Starting Pitchers 1. Buehrle (B) 2. Floyd (A-) 3. Danks (A) 4. Vazquez (D+) 5. Contreras (C-) 6. Richard © 7. Broadway (D) Relief Pitchers LR - Masset ©, Russell (C+), Carrasco (B-) MR - Dotel (B), Wasserman (F), MacDougal (D+) SU - Thornton (A-), Linebrink (B+) CL - Jenks (B+) Overal Grade - B+

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 13, 2008 -> 05:30 PM) frankly, the most interesting thing there is the Lexi in CF idea... what do people think? I mean, if we can find another MI then actually i'd be interested in seeing how that worked out - but i love Lexi's D in the infield. Alexei's defense on the infield is way too valuable to have him play center. Plus, shortstops and second basemen don't just grow on trees. The possibility of the Sox acquiring a new SS and 2B this off-season is remote.

I re-upped my second video.

35 is next after Frank retires (which could be next year). Then it'll probably be 13. Then in about 10 years, 14 should be retired for Konerko.

QUOTE (MAX @ Oct 12, 2008 -> 09:42 AM) Awesome video. Not to criticize but I was simply hoping to see that play by john danks where he beats the runner to home with the ball and tags him out. Or that liner he snared in LA to start the DP. Yeah, I forgot about both of those. It's a bit too late now though.

QUOTE (Yoda @ Oct 12, 2008 -> 07:56 PM) Boy, you look back and remember how bad the weather was the first month and a half. Now, Oct 12, it's a happy 86 degrees in Chicago. Awesome video. Not to be critical, but I feel the Journey song is a 2005 thing and should only be associated with that team. But that's just me. Most of the clips during that Journey song were after the trading deadline. The Sox looked like they were going to the playoffs, so I thought it was time for some believin'. Lol.

I made another video, just for the hell of it. This one's only 1:25 and matches the music in the background (literally). It's more like a music video... He's a White Sox

QUOTE (Felix @ Oct 12, 2008 -> 11:21 AM) Great video until the song when the players names were being listed. Oh well, can't be perfect, right? Hey, it met the criteria... I wanted to thank the Sox for the memories.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 11, 2008 -> 07:22 PM) Excellent video. As much as we sometimes b**** about being a softball team, wow those homers are exciting. Call me a fool, but I still think CQ mighta led us to greatness in the postseason. It sure makes one hell of a highlight reel.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Oct 11, 2008 -> 04:42 PM) Soak it all in. I dont think you want to pout about it Great video by the way. I didnt realize there were so many walkoffs this year The walk-offs are what made this season so awesome.

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