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Jesse Crain and his gas can came in in the 8th and torched the place Nick Blackburn had to come in for relief and lost it Scott Baker sore elbow Jason Kubel sore wrist Joe West tosses Gardenhire Who's Gardy going to start in Blackburn's place now? White Sox now 3 1/2 out

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 08:27 AM) Yelling at the TV because the Twins score is not poping up fast enough on ESPN' or MLB Network... How about sneaking and looking down at MLB at-bat and damn near dropping an F bomb in your Business Law class when the Twins score a run against the Tigers late in the game?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 12:09 PM) I gave some thought today as to why there are always 2 different sides on this player in particular, but on other Sox players as well, and I think a big part of the reason is that the Sox as an organization haven't yet decided if they want to be a team that develops players in the minor leagues and brings them up slowly, fixing all their mechanical flaws and expecting them to contribute from day 1, or a team that pushes guys hard to the big leagues and expects to fix any issues they h ave once they get to the show. A guy like Anderson...or Fields, or Getz, or Hudson, or Hell, even Beckham...these are guys who, even if they came up somewhat slowly...had some things to work on that they could legitimately have worked on in the minors. Fields; fastball. Getz; consistent batting. Anderson; full swing overhaul. Hudson; throwing strikes. Beckham; consistent swing (see; earlier this season when his body flew open). If you're not going to fix these problems in the minor leagues, if you're not going to be extra-patient with the guys who legitimately need an overhaul, then when they do get to the big leagues, they're going to struggle at the start. Some teams are going to tolerate this...if you're trying to build like the Pirates, or the Marlins, whatever...you can live with a loss or two. Some teams are deep enough to let guys struggle and adapt (think about the Red Sox with their young guys). What the Sox keep doing though is playing it half-way. They push these guys hard to get them to the upper levels of their system...a lot of times their raw ability carries them that far, but they don't get the level of correction/coaching they need to fix problems that will get exposed once they reach the top level. Once they reach the top level they're then expected to perform immediately, and if they struggle, they wind up on the bench or traded. If you're going to bring these guys up without working on correcting their flaws, then benching them can't be an option. They're only going to fix things and learn if they are playing constantly. If, on the other hand, you work guys well enough in the minor leagues, then they get to the big leagues, keep doing what they've been taught, and they turn into Danny Valencia, Jason Kubel, and Denard Span, and they start performing a lot more quickly. I think that the patience level of the Sox is directly tied to KWs insatiable desire to field a competitive team each and every year. KW doesn't believe in rebuilding, and he doesn't have time for a prospect to develop. I remember Joe Crede used to suck at the plate earlier in his career, but the Sox were patient and allowed him to figure things out and become valuable. Same with Jon Garland. When the Sox won it in 2005 and they traded Rowand, I thought to myself there's no way that the Sox can afford to let Brian Anderson develop and stay competitive at the same time. I didn't want them to either. Once you get a taste of winning, you don't ever want to go back. With all that being said... I really wish someone could have gotten to Brian Anderson and taught him how to hit. Anderson and Rios in the outfield at the same time would have been insane.

EMM VEEE PEE!! EMM VEE PEE!!!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:52 PM) Ladies and Gentlemen, Edwin f***ING Jackson. You could have closed this thread after this post. Nothing more needed to be said.

ManRam cometh. I say he goes 2-3 with a walk and an RBI.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) Cowley shouldnt throw stones in glass houses Cowley should disappear. I really wish he would take his act somewhere else.

QUOTE (since56 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 07:28 AM) Jackson is capable of throwing a lot of pitches. Didn't he throw something like 140 in his no hitter? I hope he gets a complete game. Our bullpen is more than scary it's terrifying. No lead is safe. Only Sale and ( I hate to even say it but ) Linebrink are throwing half way decent now. Every game is vital at this point. You DO NOT want Jackson throwing anywhere near 140 pitches again. I think it took him a while to recover from that no hitter. I see what you're saying though. Don't worry... E. Jackson will dominate again tonight. He'll get the job done without throwing that many pitches.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:16 PM) EAT s*** INDIANS!!! NOW 4 BACK; LET'S GET MANNY UP HERE AND SWEEP THIS f***ING THING!!! KOTSAY!!! (can't believe I'm saying that) RIOS!!! BECKHAM!!! (hope he'll be okay) SALE!!! LINEBRINK!!! (again, WTF) VIZQUEL!!! PAULIE!!! Did I miss anyone??? It's just too bad some asshole in the crowd is responsible for 8 dead kittens. A shame. Did you miss anyone? Are you serious?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:05 PM) Sign Greg Walker to a contract extension. This is the game where the tide turned, leading to the first ever 32-0 stretch to end a season in baseball history, twin fueled by Lilli-elf and Manny The Predator Ramirez. ManRam got a haircut tonight, didn't he?

THANKS ALOT PEREZ!!! 'preciate ya buddy!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) And the Gods declared "trust ye not in the locks of dread, but in the elf of stealth." Holy s*** that is signature worthy.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 09:40 PM) Who gets the walk off game winning HR? Brent f***ing Lillibridge

I don't know what's worse, this f***ing game or those f***ing lame ass Miller Lite commercials that they play 100 times a night. Oh look... It's SCOTT LINEBRINK!!! SaaWEET!

Bases clearing double

Let this guy walk home the run.

Hey there's a Jake Peavy sighting...

Huge play for Alexei is going to mean nothing.

Alright Mark time to stop f***ing about...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:48 PM) No. I want him to play tonight. Me too. Dammit.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:43 PM) No Manny tonight, flight gets in too late. Is this official?

QUOTE (Real @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:30 PM) IMO you need to find a lineup that punishes a pitcher for pitching around konerko or manny, manny 3, konerko 4, quentin 5, rios 6, imo. Wow. Imagine if they all got hot at the same time.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 12:26 PM) Hyperbole, much? A little when I'm bored.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 12:14 PM) Well he only has 2 World Series rings. Plus he's tested positive for steroids and hgh about 50 times in the last few years, went on a drunken rampage in the clubhouse and ended the seasons of a few starters on his team and punched some 5 year olds in the stomach in LA. Is he a goof? Certainly. But loser? I don't know about all that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 12:00 PM) The Sox have lost 8 of their last 9 one run games. They have come back when down late. They are going to get a couple key guys (Thornton, Putz) back from the DL relatively soon. And there are 5 weeks left to play. This Sox team screams "one more player will help more than it appears". As long as he's healthy, I think he makes a significant impact. Any stat that tries to simply value his run production as projected to wins isn't really useful here. I wonder if all of the Manny haters would rather have Kotsay taking those at bats. I think it has been proven that Kotsay probably won't get the job done.