chetkincaid

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I hate the Twins more than I hate the Yanks. I hope they get swept in the first round again. And I hate pompous ass Twins fans too. The ones that I've met think they're entitled to something. f*** them.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 24, 2010 -> 07:57 AM) LOL this is funny and sad at the same time. I wish Ozzie could get his s*** together and stay.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 10:17 AM) Well, I see his point. They hit our guy in the head, and we had our softest throwing pitcher respond and left it at that. ON TOP OF THAT they then turned around and hit Juan Pierre later on that same game without retaliation from the Sox. There should have been a at least one Twin leaving the field with a concussion or a broken hand that night. And I know I know... concussions are serious business and you never want to purposely injure another athlete and blah blah blah. Tell that to Pavano and punk ass Delmon Young. Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn don't own the Sox. The Twins do. And as much as I love Ozzie, if he doesn't have the balls to inspire his team to protect themselves, then he can go have a nice life managing the Marlins or the Braves.

I wonder if Boof Bonser's parents were big fans of Teen Wolf...

I don't know if Pujols is enough to make me feel good about Larussa being the Sox manager again. Please no.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) If this is true then I'd like to amend each of my stated opinions concerning the hiring of LaRussa. Drink n Drive, run over kids, I don't care. Pujols is my price to sell off integrity. Would Reinsdorf sign off on a 200 million contract... even for Pujols?

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) The Sox are on an eight game losing streak and the jerk says he wants an extension. Talk about bad timing. Either Ozzie thinks he's entitled to the Sox manager job for life or he's intentionally trying to force the issue so they will let him quit and release him from his contract. DING DING DING... we have a winnah!!! I think he's trying to force Sox management's hand.

lol I was just thinking... if I was one of KWs sons I'd wanna beat Oney's ass...

It is becoming more and more apparent that either Kenny goes or Ozzie goes. That's a shame because I like them both.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 11:11 AM) I hate this argument. Why does this count as a valid reason? EVERYONE HATES TO LOSE. I say that meaning that I don't believe that the Sox will have to go through a long "rebuilding" period like Cleveland and Kansas City when we know going into the season that we'll suck. I think as long as KW is at the helm, the Sox will field a competitive team.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:17 AM) Agreed. And don't forget money. As long as KW stays aboard, I have faith. The guy hates to lose. I wonder what Kenny's thoughts were about the Delmon Young-AJ incident and the Pavano hitting Konerko in the face incident. I wonder how he feels about the team's lack of retaliation. (And no, I don't think soft tossing Buehrle's throw at the twins count). The team's lack of an adequate response really sickened me. Not only do you continue to lose to those f***ers, but you also let them punk you. Inexcusable.

Play the freaking kids!!! Play Flowers, Viciedo, Lilly, Morel, De Aza, and let Harrell and Torres, and Infante pitch. Why the hell not? I know Harrell and Torres suck, but maybe they'll use this big league experience, so the next time they're called upon when we need them they won't go out to the mound and poop a brick in a big game.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 11:27 PM) I'd love to see what kind of hitting coach Dave Martinez could bring along... Dude... don't tease me like that...

I wonder if Florida Marlins fans are excited about the thought of Ozzie being their next manager. Has anyone seen anything? EDIT: I just answered my own question...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) Floyd shut down unless he is "200% healthy." Tony Pena will fill his rotation spot for the rest of the season. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...estionable.html http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/25092859888 Cowley also tweeted that Floyd didn't feel it was serious. Why not Lucas Harrell?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 02:41 PM) I'd be down. It's easy to blame Manny, but we were 4.5 out when we got him, and the team has given up like 6-10 runs per game since he was acquired. Our pitching staff has been HORRIBLE down the stretch, and the possibility of coming back before Manny even swung a bat for us was hard to fathom. I'd be down too IF the Sox got a legitimate RF (SHIN SOO CHOO!!!) and some more bullpen help.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) Nahh.... Well who else can we get? A full season of Manny would definitely be better than Kotsay or Jones. I know we don't wanna go down that road again.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:59 AM) I remember hearing rumblings about Manny talking to Thome (or visa versa) about signing one year deals with the Tribe their last season and riding off into the sunset. Stranger things have happened. That being said...just standing there in two consecutive at bats with men on base like that and just watching 2 strikes with the bat on your shoulder is unexceptable... I don't think Manny is done yet. He just have to get his timing back. You could tell he was pressing at the plate. I'm not saying that I'd want to definitely have him back next year (I don't think it would bother me all that much), but I believe that wherever he goes, he will mash again... as long as he can stay healthy.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 02:24 AM) after reading the article, i think a good reclamation project would be Joba Chamberlain. This guy has the so called "Chicago tough" Kenny is looking for, and is going the adversity of failing in a big city media right now. Peripheral wise, he gave up 21 homerun and 76 walks in 155 innings last season, If Coop can get him to throw a cutter and reduce his HR rate and walk rate like his work with Ejax, Joba can be scary good, can be sort of like the Josh Johnson of AL. I thought about Joba Chamberlain a lot this season. I think if he were to get away from the ultra bright limelight in NY, he'll have a good chance to figure things out. I'd love to have him if we wouldn't have to give up much to get him. Coop might be able to work wonders with him. I believe that a starter (Floyd or Danks or Jackson) is going to be traded in the offseason to fill one of the many holes we have right now (PLEASE get Chin Soo Choo), so if coop can fix Joba, that would be an immense improvement.

Eh... I don't even get mad anymore.

I predict another 11-0 drubbing of the Twins tonight just like last time when we were in Minny about to get swept. Like it will make a difference. Yeah the Sox win big tonight while the Twins will be in their dugout laughing their asses off at us.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 12:47 PM) Joe Crede was Josh Fields mark 0 until the Sox gave him time to learn the position. Alexei Ramirez was the same way. Viciedo hasn't spent a whole lot of time at the hot corner. He's a big guy but he's quick enough on his feet that he wouldn't be a liability there...but the thing that he would really have going for him is a howitzer for an arm. Overall I prefer Morel there if Morel can be an average hitter because he's almost certain to be more mobile than DV...but writing off the defense of a 21 year old is just about as silly as writing off the bat of a 20 year old in AA, as a lot of people did with Viciedo after last year. Yeah but do you think we can afford to wait for Viciedo to develop some defensive skills? I don't think so. We want to compete every year. Maybe he'll do better with a team like Cleveland that would give him the time he needs to fully develop.

Morel at third. Man I hope he can hit.

Dear KW... A couple of notes... Don't feel bad about the Peavy or the Edwin Jackson trades. At the time, the Peavy idea was a good one. It was a bold move by a bold GM of a big city major market team who's fans wanted the team to play like the big boys. Who would have thought that the guy's back muscles would fall off? As far as the Jackson trade, I STILL think you made the right move. We thought we were in a race to the post season, and I'd take Edwin Jackson over an unproven starter (Hudson) 10 times out of 10, no matter how much of a shiny record and ERA he now has with the DBacks - a team in the NL playing without the pressure of a pennant race. As far as the rotating DH thing goes... it actually sounds good on paper. I would agree that it is cool to have a DH that could give PK a break every now and then and keep Carlos Quentin from killing himself in right field going after a routine fly ball. But MARK KOTSAY is not going to get it done. If we do go this route again next year, we have to have someone who can not only play the field, but can actually HIT too. It would be nice to finally get Adam Dunn – even though he is a butcher with a glove. But I think we could deal with him sporadically relieving PK. The 50 or so bombs he will hit would offset whatever defensive deficiencies he’d bring to the team. I know I know, we can’t afford him and PK though, right? And as far as Jim Thome goes… I don’t blame you for that either. Hey, you win some and you lose some. No one… I mean NO ONE could have predicted that Thome would have the impact that he has on the Twins. Not even the genius posters here at Soxtalk. People won’t admit it, but we were looking for an upgrade over Slugger Jim during his last days here – especially when word got out about how much preparation the training staff had to put him through just to get him to play. He looked old and slow, and we were looking to get away from that at the time. Some here on Soxtalk just can’t seem to remember that. Now for some notes about next season… The starting pitching staff seems pretty solid. I hope that Peavy can come back and contribute SOMETHING. If he does, then we’re that much better off. Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, Jackson, and Floyd sounds like an excellent starting five, with Chris Sale (ANOTHER solid move getting him in the draft) starting off in AAA. The bull pen will need a few tweaks and added pieces, and I think that we can all agree that the time has come to part ways with Bobby Jenks. I think it would be best for both parties if he finds another home. I know he’s tired of the fans constantly b****ing about his weight and how he sucks and his grotesque beard and blah blah blah. I’d bet he’d flourish with an NL team. I just hope we don’t see him in the World Series against us. Now here’s an idea… if Peavy shows that he is back to normal and can last an entire season, why not trade a starter to fill one of the few holes that we have? I believe Gavin Floyd would net a good return, so why not? I think we’d have a surplus of starters if Peavy comes back fully healed. I know this is probably a pipedream, but I would love to see Adrian Beltre and Chin Soo Choo with this team next year. Beltre would finally plug the hole at third, and Soo Choo would be an excellent addition to the outfield. Maybe we could somehow flip Gavin Floyd or Dayan Viciedo to get Choo here? I don’t know, but with those 2 additions, I think the team would be greatly improved. Now for the DH. I know this is a sore subject, but it does need to be addressed – even if only to shut people up about it. All I know is that people would be happy with someone with a high OPS. But I think the idea of trying to catch lightening in a bottle with older players has passed. So that means PLEASE no Lance Berkman, no Hank Blalock, no Carlos Delgado, no Nick Johnson or anyone like that. I honestly don’t have any good ideas for the DH. Maybe keep Quentin and make him the full time DH? Anyway good luck next season. I know you hate to lose, so I know going out like this to the Twins is not sitting with you very well. You probably hate them more than we do, and I trust you to make the right moves to get us back to the playoffs. Regards, Chet

As far as trading away prospects go... it's actually GOOD for the Sox when a prospect is traded and finds success with another club. That makes other teams that much more likely to trade their talent for Sox prospects. If every Sox prospect sucked when they got to another team, GMs would be reluctant to trade with us. I actually root for Richard and Hudson. Maybe Cleveland will see that and go ahead and sign off on that Chin Soo Choo for Lucas Harrell trade...